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631845

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Turkey: Arrests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Turkish counterpart on the arrests of Idris Baluken, Ferhat Encu, Gulser Yildirim, Leyla Birlik, Nursel Aydogan, Selma Irmak and Abdullah Zeydan of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic party in Turkey.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	52313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text I refer the Hon. Member to my written answer to written question 51984. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/11/2016 14:54:37 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

631847

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Colombia: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Colombian authorities on the recent attempted murder of Esneider Gonzalez, a member of the Colombian agricultural workers' union FENSUAGRO.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	52314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text Our Embassy in Bogota is aware of the recent attempted murder of Mr Esneider Gonzalez. At UK instigation, we expect it to be raised in future correspondence between the local EU Human Rights Working Group and the Colombian Attorney General. The Group has already raised similar cases of attacks against human rights defenders and trade unionists, including other FENSUAGRO members. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/11/2016 14:15:32 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

631146

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Turkey: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in Turkey since the attempted military coup on 15 July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my answer to written question 43847.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/11/2016 15:04:15 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

631147

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Turkey: Arrests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Turkish counterpart on the arrest of the joint leaders of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic party in Turkey, Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text ​We continue to follow developments in Turkey closely and underline the importance of the rule of law and the protection of freedom of expression. I raised these issues most recently with Turkey's Minister for Europe, Omer Celik, in a phone call on 7 November, and in a meeting with Turkey's Ambassador on 10 November. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/11/2016 15:03:08 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

631148

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Turkey: Civil Liberties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of political freedom in Turkey since the detention of Peoples' Democratic Party parliamentarians in Ankara on 4 November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text We continue to follow developments in Turkey closely and underline the importance of the rule of law and the protection of freedom of expression. I raised these issues most recently with Turkey's Minister for Europe, Omer Celik, in a phone call on 7 November, and in a meeting with Turkey's Ambassador on 10 November. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/11/2016 15:02:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

627353

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of women are employed by his Department on an inner London pay structure in the following pay grades (a) Administrative Assistant, (b) Administrative Officer, (c) Executive Officer, (d) Higher Executive Officer, (e) Fast Streamer, (f) Senior Executive Officer, (g) Grade Seven, (h) Grade Six, (i) Senior Civil Service Band 1, (j) Senior Civil Service Band 1A, (k) Senior Civil Service Band 2 and (l) Senior Civil Service Band 3.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2016 answer text <p>As of 31<sup>st</sup> October 2016 the proportion of women in each grade employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth on an inner London pay structure was as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Pay Grade</strong></td><td><strong>Proportion of Women on an inner London pay structure</strong></td></tr><tr><td>AA</td><td>1.9%</td></tr><tr><td>AO</td><td>14.8%</td></tr><tr><td>EO</td><td>22.8%</td></tr><tr><td>HEO/Fast Streamer</td><td>21.2%</td></tr><tr><td>SEO</td><td>10.0%</td></tr><tr><td>Grade 7</td><td>16.0%</td></tr><tr><td>Grade 6</td><td>8.6%</td></tr><tr><td>SCS 1</td><td>3.5%</td></tr><tr><td>SCS 2</td><td>0.9%</td></tr><tr><td>SCS 3</td><td>0.3%</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The proportion has been calculated as a percentage of the total female workforce. We do not employ staff at SCS 1A.</p><p>When considered against the total number of FCO UK-based staff in each grade, the proportion of women on an inner London pay structure is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Pay Grade</strong></td><td>​<strong>Proportion of Women on an inner London pay Structure</strong></td></tr><tr><td>​AA</td><td>​53.7%</td></tr><tr><td>​AO</td><td>​58.6%</td></tr><tr><td>​EO</td><td>​54.6%</td></tr><tr><td>​HEO/Fast Streamer</td><td>​45.5%</td></tr><tr><td>​SEO</td><td>​42.0%</td></tr><tr><td>​Grade 7</td><td>​45.3%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">​Grade 6</td><td rowspan="1">​44.6%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">​SCS 1</td><td rowspan="1">​38.3%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">​SCS 2</td><td rowspan="1">​25.6%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">​SCS 3</td><td rowspan="1">​30.0%</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 10/11/2016 17:01:15 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

625957

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Diplomatic Service: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on UK embassies, high commissions and consulates accepting donations from private companies and for hosting events.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>British embassies, high commissions and consulates around the world may accept corporate sponsorship for events that they host from a range of organisations and companies, in order to reduce the cost to the British taxpayer. The Foreign and Commonwelath Office (FCO) provides guidance to Heads of Mission on assessing the suitability of potential sponsors for events. Our missions must act with integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality and consider value for money. Acceptance of sponsorship must not create any expectation or obligation of influence.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 03/11/2016 16:19:10 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

623421

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Diplomatic Service: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether UK embassies, high commissions and consulates are required to declare donations they have received in their annual accounts.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	50890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office publishes details of all sponsorship contracts awarded by UK embassies, High Commissions and Consulates valued over £5,000 in the FCO Annual Report and Accounts. This information is disclosed in a table in the accounts (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/539413/FCO_Annual_Report_2016_ONLINE.pdf" target="_blank">Annex A, page 119</a> ), setting out corporate sponsorship by post and activity, and whether it is cash or benefit-in-kind.</p><p>With regards to gift donations that are not classified as corporate sponsorship, the FCO maintains a register detailing all gifts received, their estimated value and what happened to them. &quot;Managing Public Money&quot;, HM Treasury's official guidance, does not set out a requirement for gift donations to be noted in the accounts unless HM Treasury or the Department concerned considers there is a special need for them to be brought to Parliament's attention.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/11/2016 16:28:47 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

605907

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will confirm which Minister of his Department has responsibility for (a) Akrotiri and Dhekelia and (b) Gibraltar.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	49329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister responsible for Cyprus and Gibraltar is the Minister for Europe and the Americas (Sir Alan Duncan MP). The Secretary of State for Defence, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Sevenoaks (Michael Fallon) is responsible for the Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 27/10/2016 16:02:02 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

604692

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: European Convention on Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government is responsible for the Overseas Territories legal compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	49220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The protection and promotion of human rights are primarily the responsibility of territory governments. However, as the State party, the UK Government is ultimately responsible under international law for the Overseas Territories' compliance with their international obligations. These include any international treaty to which the UK has extended its ratification, such as the European Convention on Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 27/10/2016 15:57:12 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West