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927836

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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	USA: Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the US policy of separating families of arriving immigrants.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	155890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>​As the Prime Minister said on 20 June, the reports and pictures we have seen in the past couple of days are deeply disturbing and wrong. We do not apply similar measures here and will never do so. Later on 20 June, President Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at ending the separation policy.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/06/2018 15:56:18 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

926911

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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: Visits Abroad
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 plans for overseas travel on departmental business on 25-28 June, 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Justine Greening
uin	155230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>​It has been the policy of successive governments not to publicise itemised details of Ministers' forthcoming travel plans.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/06/2018 16:03:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening

926945

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	USA: Undocumented Migrants
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 urgent representations to the US Administration on the separation of children from their parents in immigration detention in that country.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	155174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>​As the Prime Minister said on 20 June, the reports and pictures we have seen in the past couple of days are deeply disturbing and wrong. We do not apply similar measures here and will never do so. Later on 20 June, President Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at ending the separation policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/06/2018 14:26:17 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

926972

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	Antarctic: Marine Protected Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made on encouraging other members of the Antarctic Commission to accept an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary in the Weddell Sea.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	155315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a proactive member of the Commission on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and is committed to establishing a representative network of marine protected areas around Antarctica. The UK is a co-proponent of the proposal to establish a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Weddell Sea, which was submitted by the European Union and its Member States to the annual meeting of the CCAMLR in 2016. UK scientists continue to lead on the development of the proposal, chairing an expert workshop earlier in the year. The finalised proposal will be tabled for adoption at the next annual CCAMLR meeting in October 2018. The UK will continue to work with other CCAMLR Members to secure agreement to the Weddell Sea MPA proposal, and further MPA proposals around East Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/06/2018 14:33:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

927009

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	Official Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) protocols, (b) agreements and (c) understandings are in place on visits by Ministers of other countries to the UK for official purposes.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	155195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>There are no formal agreements in place. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has responsibility for organising inward visits by senior Ministers from other countries at the invitation of Her Majesty's Government. Visit programmes are discussed and agreed with the visiting delegation on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/06/2018 14:47:22 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

927066

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	USA: Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with his US counterpart on the detention of unaccompanied children on the USA-Mexico border.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	155382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister said on 20 June, the reports and pictures we have seen in the past couple of days are deeply disturbing and wrong. We do not apply similar measures here and will never do so. Later on 20 June, President Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at ending the separation policy.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/06/2018 14:35:26 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

926624

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
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	Russia: Sanctions
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 (a) supports and (b) is taking action to align UK sanctions policy with the EU sanctions policy in respect of the Russian Government’s annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol which was renewed on 18 June 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	154674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK fully supported the renewal of Crimea and Sevastopol economic sanctions, in line with its firm stance of non-recognition of Russian control of the peninsula. The UK currently implements sanctions through the EU, including those on Crimea, and has been at the forefront of sanctions against Russia since 2014. The UK remains fully committed to our obligations and commitments as an EU Member State.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/06/2018 14:44:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

926646

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
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	World War II: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the total amount of compensation paid by the German Government to the UK Government as reparations for World War II.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	154658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>This information is not readily available and would incur disproportionate cost to retrieve.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 21/06/2018 15:49:29 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

926684

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
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: Currencies
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 had discussions with the Turkish Government on the fall in the value of the Turkish lira.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	154706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>​We have regular discussions with the Turkish government and the Central Bank of Turkey over economic and fiscal issues as part of our normal day to day diplomatic engagement. This includes fluctuations in currency values.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/06/2018 14:45:41 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

926749

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
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 Indian Ocean Territory: Ilois
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2018 to Question 14886, on participation of Chagossians in scientific and conservation work in the British Indian Ocean Territory, whether this was before or after the 2015 FCO consultation; and in which years the visits took place.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	154746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>Seven people of Chagossian heritage visited the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), prior to the start of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s BIOT Resettlement Policy Review consultation in 2015. One of these people visited as part of a science expedition in 2012, the other six visited as part of the Connect Chagos project, one in 2012, one in 2013, one in 2014 and three in 2015. One further person of Chagossian heritage visited BIOT as part of the Connect Chagos project in 2016, after the consultation had ended.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 21/06/2018 15:52:47 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady