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1469101

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
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	Wales: UK Trade with EU
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 she has conducted an impact assessment of the cost of increased UK-EU trade barriers to the Welsh economy.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	15194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) is a comprehensive free trade deal which maintains zero tariffs and zero quotas on trade in goods between the UK and the EU. It also secures market access across a broad range of key service sectors and establishes close cooperation in areas like transport, digital, and fighting crime.</p><p><del class="ministerial">The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has not prepared an economic Impact Assessment on the TCA. The Government is taking action to support businesses across the UK to trade effectively with Europe, including through the free-to-use Export Support Service. The Government is committed to working with the Welsh Government where it has an interest in TCA implementation.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Given the tight Parliamentary timetable the Government faced in December 2020, we were unable to produce and publish an impact assessment of the TCA before passing the EU (Future Relationship) Act 2020.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government is taking action to support businesses across the UK to trade effectively with Europe, including through the free-to-use Export Support Service. We are also making use of the freedoms we now enjoy as a result of leaving the EU, including amending our subsidy control regime to help all public authorities, including the Welsh Government, attract investment into the United Kingdom.</ins></p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 14/06/2022 16:42:11 question first ministerially corrected 17/06/2022 14:05:07 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 6251 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1452478

registered interest
date	18/03/2022
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	Development Aid
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 her Department plans to announce the Official Development Assistance thematic allocations for 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	142509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We intend to publish our annual report pre-summer recess.</del> <ins class="ministerial">We intend to publish FCDO's annual report for financial year 2021/22 pre-summer recess. The report will include our annual accounts for 2021/22 and will publish a forward look budget for the coming financial years.</ins></p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 24/03/2022 17:02:15 question first ministerially corrected 28/03/2022 09:03:07 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 60241 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1383890

registered interest
date	01/12/2021
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	Gaza: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 9 June 2020 to Question 57198 on Gaza: Demonstrations, what recent assessment her Department has made of the progress made by Israel in (a) investigating and (b) holding wrongdoers accountable for potentially unlawful killings by its forces in the context of the 2018-19 Gaza protests.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	85214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The UK has repeatedly made clear to Israel our longstanding concerns about the manner in which the Israel Defence Forces police non-violent protests and the border areas, including use of live ammunition. We will continue to do so.<del class="ministerial"> The UK supports an investigation which establishes the facts about the violence that occurred during the Great March of Return in Gaza. Given the importance of accountability, we urge that any investigation be independent and transparent, that its findings be made public, and, if wrongdoing is found, that those responsible be held to account. The UK continues to monitor progress of ongoing investigations by the Israeli authorities. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK supports an independent and transparent investigation which establishes the facts about the violence that occurred during the Great March of Return in Gaza. The UK continues to monitor progress of ongoing investigations by the Israeli authorities.</ins></p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 09/12/2021 17:09:27 question first ministerially corrected 10/12/2021 10:55:28 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 38159 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1366911

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
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	Afghanistan: Refugees
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 she is taking to support (a) Afghan Nationals and (b) the dependents of Afghan nationals who are in Pakistan and are at risk of deportation but are (i) not eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and (ii) at high risk of fatal Taliban reprisal in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Operation PITTING was the biggest UK military evacuation for over 70 years and enabled around 15,000 people to leave Afghanistan and get to safety. This is in addition to the families we had already welcomed under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP). Following rapid work by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Home Office and Ministry of Defence (MoD), we were able to 'call forward' a number of other people for evacuation, in addition to the ARAP contingent and British nationals. These people were identified as being particularly at risk. They included female politicians, members of the LGBT community, women's rights activists and judges.</p><p>We have created a new Joint Afghanistan Casework Unit, staffed jointly by officials from the FCDO, Home Office and Ministry of Defence, which is taking forward the UK's commitment to resettle individuals and those family members confirmed to be eligible. We have also made very clear that if the Taliban want international acceptance, they must ensure safe passage for those entitled to go to another country, and they must respect the human rights of all Afghans, including those of women and girls, and allow unhindered humanitarian access. We remain committed to supporting Afghanistan and we will use every diplomatic and economic lever at our disposal to restore stability to Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 16/11/2021 17:09:24 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 32252 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1366913

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
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	Afghanistan: Home Country Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Afghan nationals with UK visas who served (a) as interpreters and (b) in other locally employed staff roles are in Afghanistan as of 8 November 2021; and what steps her Department is taking to facilitate the return of those people to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	71332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>It remains a top priority to help those British nationals and those Afghans eligible to come to the UK, to leave Afghanistan. We have created a new Joint Afghanistan Casework Unit, staffed jointly by officials from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Home Office and Ministry of Defence, which is taking forward the UK's commitment to resettle individuals and those family members confirmed to be eligible under ARAP or who were notified by the UK government that they had been called forward or specifically authorised for evacuation, but were not able to board flights in line with the published policy statement. We have also made very clear that if the Taliban want international acceptance, they must ensure safe passage for those entitled to go to another country.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 16/11/2021 17:10:49 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 32251 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1366404

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
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: Detainees
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 recent steps she has taken to secure the release of UK citizens arbitrarily detained in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	70283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary continues to raise Iran's practice of detaining British dual nationals with her Iranian counterpart, most recently in a call with Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian on 8 November and Minister Cleverly raised this with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, Bagheri Kani, on 11 November. Our Ambassador in Tehran continues to raise our detainees regularly with the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We remain committed to doing all we can to ensure that British nationals being unfairly detained by Iran are released and allowed to return home to be reunited with their families.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 17/11/2021 16:46:51 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 32256 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1366405

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
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	Anoosheh Ashoori and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
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 recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending diplomatic protection to Anoosheh Ashoori and Nazanin Ratcliffe.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	70284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>We have received Mr Ashoori's application for diplomatic protection. The Foreign Secretary is considering the matter carefully. In Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's case, the Foreign Secretary was clear that diplomatic protection would not lead to an overnight resolution. We remain committed to securing Mr Ashoori's, Ms. Zaghari-Ratcliffe's and Mr Tahbaz's immediate and permanent release. The Foreign Secretary raised the UK's strong opposition to Iran's practice of detaining foreign and dual nationals with her Iranian counterpart on 8 November and will continue to do so. Our Ambassador in Tehran regularly raises Mr Ashoori's, Mr Tahbaz's and Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's cases with the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 19/11/2021 10:43:02 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 32255 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1366443

registered interest
date	05/11/2021
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	Christianity
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 recent representations she has made to her foreign counterparts to prevent the abuse of the human rights of Christians living overseas.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	70324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>In line with the Government's commitment, work continues to implement the recommendations of the Bishop of Truro's review into what more the then Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) could do to address the persecution of Christians in a way that will bring real improvements in the lives of those persecuted because of their faith or belief.</p><p>We also work with the UN, OSCE, Council of Europe, G7 and other multilateral fora to promote FoRB. Lord Ahmad hosted a successful Arria meeting in the margins of the Security Council in March 2021, raising awareness on persecution of religious minorities in conflict.</p><p>The UK will host an international Ministerial conference on FoRB in 2022 to energise collective efforts on this agenda, demonstrating our enduring commitment to promoting FoRB for all.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 16/11/2021 17:13:44 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 32254 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1363446

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
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	Jerusalem: 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, what recent representations she has made to her Israeli counterpart on the potential forced evictions faced by Palestinian families in the Karm Al Jaouni area of Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	63858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK regularly raises the issue of demolitions and forced evictions of Palestinians from their homes with the Government of Israel, most recently with Israel's Ministry of Defense on 19 October. The former Foreign Secretary raised ongoing evictions, demolitions and settlement activity with the Israeli Authorities during his visit to the region on 26 May. The UK is clear that in all but the most exceptional of circumstances, demolitions and evictions are contrary to International Humanitarian Law. We continue to urge the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships to avoid actions which make peace more difficult to achieve.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/11/2021 12:13:08 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 28951 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1363447

registered interest
date	26/10/2021
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	Jerusalem: 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, what assessment she has made of the accuracy of reports that on 11 August 2021, a one-storey building was demolished by its owners, displacing four families in the Shu’fat neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, following a ruling by the Israeli High Court.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	63859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2021 answer text <p>We are aware of these reports. Demolitions and evictions of Palestinians from their homes cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians, call into question Israel's commitment to a viable two-state solution, and, in all but the most exceptional of cases, demolitions by an occupying power are contrary to International Humanitarian Law. We continue to urge the Government of Israel to avoid actions which make peace more difficult to achieve.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/11/2021 11:40:58 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 28952 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran