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349262

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the HM Treasury press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what efficiency savings his Department plans to make to achieve reductions of £20 million in its budget.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	1636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The reductions will come through continuing the work we have done to make the Foreign and Commonwealth Office more efficient, with savings in consultancy and running costs, including a reduction in grants to arms length bodies, such as the British Council, along with the removal of our £12 million unallocated contingency fund. This will not affect our core diplomatic activities or the UK’s position as a leading global power. We will maintain our current global network.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/06/2015 14:03:03 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

349345

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
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 conduct a public consultation on the franchise for the referendum on membership of the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	1525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government introduced the EU Referendum Bill to the House of Commons on 28 May 2015. The franchise for the referendum is based on the longstanding UK Parliamentary franchise, with the addition of Members of the House of Lords and Commonwealth citizens in Gibraltar. This is an issue of national significance, so it is appropriate that the UK Parliamentary franchise is used.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/06/2015 14:12:33 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

349347

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
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 potential benefits of the inclusion of EU nationals in the franchise for the referendum on membership of the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	1527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government introduced the EU Referendum Bill to the House of Commons on 28 May 2015. The franchise for the referendum is based on the longstanding UK Parliamentary franchise, with the addition of Members of the House of Lords and Commonwealth citizens in Gibraltar. This is an issue of national significance, so it is appropriate that the UK Parliamentary franchise is used.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/06/2015 14:15:53 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

349350

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
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 potential benefits of the inclusion of 16 and 17 year olds in the franchise for the referendum on EU membership.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	1534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government introduced the EU Referendum Bill to the House of Commons on 28 May 2015. The franchise for the referendum is based on the longstanding UK Parliamentary franchise, with the addition of Members of the House of Lords and Commonwealth citizens in Gibraltar. This is an issue of national significance, so it is appropriate that the UK Parliamentary franchise is used.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/06/2015 14:16:23 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

349390

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what preparations his Department has made for the upcoming UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	1606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK's participation in the July UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing is being coordinated across Whitehall by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The UK will be represented by delegates based in the UK Mission to New York. We will also field a UK expert to take part in the panel discussion on “Ageing in Cities”. We are working closely with EU partners on preparation for the meeting, and have ensured that UK policy is reflected in the EU contribution on proposals to strengthen the protection of the rights of older people. The UK will also contribute to EU statements on each of the panel sessions.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/06/2015 13:57:33 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

349423

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	UN Open-ended Working Group on Ageing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role the Government has on the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing; and what representations the Government will be making at the meeting of that group on 14 to 16 July on proposals to strengthen the protection of the rights of older people.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	1524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK has participated in the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing since the working group was established in 2010, and will take part in the July meeting. The UK will be represented by delegates based in the UK Mission to the United Nations in New York, and we will also field a UK expert for the panel discussion on “Ageing in Cities”. We are working closely with EU partners on preparation for the meeting. We have ensured that UK policy on more effective implementation of existing measures is reflected in the EU contribution on proposals to strengthen the protection of the rights of older people.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/06/2015 13:50:32 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

348898

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
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	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on the age of suffrage for the referendum on membership of the EU.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	1398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), and I have received representations on many aspects of the Bill including the franchise. This includes correspondence from Parliamentarians and members of the public.</p><p>The franchise for the EU referendum is based on the UK Parliamentary franchise with the addition of Members of the House of Lords and Commonwealth citizens in Gibraltar. This includes those who are 18 or over on the day of the poll and who are either British citizens resident in the UK; qualifying Commonwealth and Irish citizens who are resident in the UK; and British citizens who have lived overseas for fewer than 15 years and were registered to vote before they left the UK.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/06/2015 13:51:40 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

348533

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has received from the Welsh Government about votes at 16 and 17 in the proposed EU referendum.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	1232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), has received no recent representations from the Welsh Government about votes at 16 and 17 in the proposed EU referendum.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 10/06/2015 13:55:50 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

348669

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Azerbaijan: 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 recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Azerbaijan; and whether the UK will be represented by a minister at the European Games in that country.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	1128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government is concerned about the reducing space for civil society and freedom of expression in Azerbaijan, including the detention of a number of high profile members of civil society. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued a number of statements expressing concern, most recently on 17 and 23 April 2015, following the sentencing of human rights defender, Rasul Jafarov, and human rights lawyer, Intigam Aliyev respectively. We consistently raise our concerns both bilaterally and in international organisations such as the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the UN. We have encouraged Azerbaijan to use the opportunity of hosting the European Games to address legitimate concerns about restrictions on human rights. <br><br>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Tobias Ellwood) will represent the UK at the Opening Ceremony of the European Games on 12 June.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/06/2015 11:35:15 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

348288

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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	EU Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role he plans to play in the UK's renegotiations on reforming the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	1057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), will lead on the renegotiations, working closely with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, my right hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Mr Osborne), and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), and supported by myself and Cabinet colleagues. The Foreign Secretary and I are also responsible for the Referendum Bill. The Prime Minister has already started working with other leaders on how best to address the UK’s concerns and will hold further talks ahead of the June European Council. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 08/06/2015 15:05:39 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone