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1538657

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Brazil: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Brazil Prosperity Fund Programme Full Business Case published on 10 December 2020, whether opening up Brazil’s energy markets remains a Government aim; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	77568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK has been working with the Brazilian Government to support Brazil's low carbon and renewable energy priorities. In January, following years of UK - Brazil cooperation, Brazil brought in a decree to regulate the offshore wind sector. We are providing continued support in this space. Our Brazil Energy Programme is helping Brazil move towards the development of an inclusive hydrogen industry by working with Brazil's Energy Research Office to develop understanding of the evidence base for Blue and Turquoise Hydrogen. This will allow Brazil to accelerate the implementation of its National Hydrogen Program (PNH), launched in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/11/2022 17:26:13 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1538717

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Brazil: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the outcome of the 2022 presidential election in Brazil on UK-Brazil relations.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	77455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a deep and longstanding relationship with Brazil. We share commitments to human rights, democracy and the rule of law, and enjoy strong bilateral ties in security, trade, climate and nature. We will be working to further develop these alongside the new administration. As the Prime Minister has also done, the Foreign Secretary publicly congratulated President-elect Luis Inácio Lula da Silva following his election victory. We look forward to the UK and Brazil working together as we continue to strengthen our historic partnership.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/11/2022 17:28:38 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1538753

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to answer named day Question 65661 on Israel: Embassies, tabled by the hon. Member for Hammersmith on 18 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	77328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>There are no plans to move the UK embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv. Israel is a close friend and key strategic partner, built on decades of cooperation. We will continue to strengthen our relationship with Israel through our Embassy in Tel Aviv.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/11/2022 17:23:08 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1538033

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason the UK-Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council in November 2022 was postponed; if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of that postponement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	75933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>To enable substantial discussions between UK Ministers and leaders of the Overseas Territories, the Joint Ministerial Council on 7-9 November will be rescheduled. The UK Government values its relationship with the Territories and wants to ensure this important meeting is fruitful and substantive. Following changes to Ministerial portfolios, Lord Goldsmith was recently appointed Minister for Overseas Territories. Lord Goldsmith will be attending COP27 and is unable to co-chair the conference. There will be minimal costs to the UK from the postponement as arrangements are provided largely in-house. The UK Government does not plan to make a statement on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/11/2022 17:25:03 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1538238

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Australia: Subversion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Australian University Foreign Interference Taskforce at tackling foreign interference; and whether he has held recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the potential merits of establishing a similar body in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	76033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government regularly liaises with international partners, including Australia, on the issue of foreign interference. We also support the UK university sector to mitigate the risks. With our support, Universities UK has worked to increase understanding of the threat, issued guidelines for institutions in October 2020, and co-signed a statement on 'safe, secure and stable internationalisation' with counterparts, including Australia. The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill will also empower English providers to address concerns about freedom of speech related threats and possible influence of overseas money, without reducing the ability of our world class universities to collaborate globally.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/11/2022 17:18:52 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1538297

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Guyana: Borders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Guyanese counterpart on submissions to the International Court of Justice from both Guyana and Venezuela on the Guyana's objections to the border controversy case, in which Guyana is seeking a final and binding judgment to ascertain its territorial boundaries.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	75800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>I have not yet had the opportunity to meet with my Guyanese counterpart but hope to do so in the near future. The UK and Guyana have a close relationship, evidenced by President Ali's visit to the UK earlier this year when he met with the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and His Majesty King Charles, as the Prince of Wales. The UK is clear that the 1899 Arbitral Award settled the border between Guyana and Venezuela; we recognise the ongoing court case in the International Court of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/11/2022 17:28:19 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1537600

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Bermuda and Cayman Islands: Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with LGBT activists and organisations from the (a) Cayman Islands and (b) Bermuda where the right to marriage for same-sex couples is refused by their respective Governments.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	74735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The inhabited British Overseas Territories are separate, largely self-governing jurisdictions with their own democratically elected representatives. The relationship with the Overseas Territories is based on partnership. Policy on marriage law is an area of devolved responsibility.</p><p>The majority of Overseas Territories have legal recognition and protection for same sex relationships, either through marriage or through civil partnerships as is the case in Bermuda. In 2020 the Governor of the Cayman Islands enacted civil partnership legislation to recognise same-sex partnerships in order to comply with the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal. The UK Government continues to engage with and encourage remaining Territories that have not put in place arrangements to recognise and protect same sex relationships, to do so.</p><p>The UK Government remains open to further engagement with LGBT+ activists and organisations across the Overseas Territories to support increased recognition and protections for same-sex relationships in the Overseas Territories.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/11/2022 17:30:33 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1537161

registered interest
date	28/10/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Correspondence and Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps their Department is taking to reduce the time taken to respond to (a) written parliamentary questions and (b) correspondence from Members of Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	73823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of written parliamentary questions and correspondence from MPs, either directly or on behalf of their constituents. All departments have access to regular training led by the Parliamentary Capability Team through the Government Campus.</p><p>Following the significant increase in numbers since 2020, the FCDO has an ongoing focused programme of work to streamline processes and improve response times to tackle the high volume. Annual and Quarterly data on MP/Peer letter performance, published on https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/data-on-responses-to-correspondence-from-mps-and-peers shows the FCDO has improved from 50% on time in 2021 to 72% so far this year. The latest House of Commons Procedure Committee report published in July 2022 records the FCDO improvement in answering ordinary written parliamentary questions from 87% for 2019-21 Session to 94% for 2021-22, and similarly for named day written parliamentary questions from 84% to 89%.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/11/2022 17:26:01 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1536739

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Iran: Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will introduce new sanctions on Iran to prevent the import of spares and parts used in the manufacture of drones used for attacks against (a) Ukraine, (b) Israel and (c) international shipping.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	72967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Iran's support for the Russian military campaign in Ukraine is deplorable, and the supply of drones is in violation of UN Security Council resolution 2231. Iran is profiting from Russia's attacks on Ukrainian citizens, causing human suffering and the destruction of critical infrastructure. On 20 October, the UK introduced a sanctions package that targets Iranian individuals and business responsible for supplying Russia with drones. It is longstanding practice not to speculate on future sanctions designations, as to do so could reduce the impact of the designations. A full list is available on the UK Sanctions List.</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-sanctions-on-iran-relating-to-human-rights</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/11/2022 11:12:03 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1536938

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) night-time and (b) daytime Israeli military raids there have been on Palestinian homes in the West Bank in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	72947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>While we recognise Israel's legitimate need to deploy security measures, we encourage them to deploy these in a way that minimises tension. We call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and we have a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation. We stress the importance of the Israeli security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/11/2022 11:07:41 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter