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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-14more like thismore than 2016-04-14
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Israel: Palestinians more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with G4S on that company's adherence to the terms of the (a) Fourth Geneva Convention and (b) UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights related to the detention of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. more like this
tabling member constituency Edinburgh East more like this
tabling member printed
Tommy Sheppard more like this
uin 34141 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The UK considers Palestinians arrested in the OPTs and detained in Israel as contrary to Article 76 of the Fourth Geneva Convention. The UK Government encourages British companies to show respect for human rights in their operations in the UK and internationally and we have made this clear in meetings with G4S.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bournemouth East more like this
answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood remove filter
question first answered
less than 2016-04-19T16:32:12.703Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-19T16:32:12.703Z
answering member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
tabling member
4453
label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard more like this
510064
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-11more like thismore than 2016-04-11
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Palestinians: EU Aid more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what position the UK representative at the MaMa-COHAFA meeting in Brussels on 11 April 2016 took on proposals to (a) demand compensation from the Israeli authorities for demolition of structures in the Occupied Palestinian Territory funded by the EU and its member-states and (b) make the EU damages registry publicly available. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Northfield more like this
tabling member printed
Richard Burden more like this
uin 33436 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>We do not comment on ongoing discussions between EU Member States in the Council, as they are confidential. However, our position on demolitions is clear: they cause unnecessary suffering of ordinary Palestinians and undermine the prospects for a two-state solution.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bournemouth East more like this
answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood remove filter
question first answered
less than 2016-04-19T16:29:10.85Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
tabling member
301
label Biography information for Richard Burden more like this
510068
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-11more like thismore than 2016-04-11
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Resignations more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of officials of his Department resigned in each of the last six years. more like this
tabling member constituency Leicester South more like this
tabling member printed
Jonathan Ashworth more like this
uin 33291 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>In the past six years, 334 officials resigned from the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office. The breakdown is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Resignations</p></td><td><p>Resignations as %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>0.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures do not include staff recruited locally by our Missions overseas.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bournemouth East more like this
answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood remove filter
question first answered
less than 2016-04-19T16:30:39.317Zmore like thismore than 2016-04-19T16:30:39.317Z
answering member
1487
label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood more like this
tabling member
4244
label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth more like this