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622057

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Ilois: Resettlement
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 24 October 2016 to Question 49326, on Ilois: settlement, if he will provide an estimate of in-house costs associated with legal action.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	50497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text ​As details are not held centrally, this information is not readily available and could only be estimated at disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 31/10/2016 16:01:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

622058

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Ilois: Resettlement
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 oral contributions of the Minister of State on British Indian Ocean territory and the Chagos Islands, Official Report, column 77WH, and with reference to the further work being undertaken to refine policy options for resettlement considerations for the Chagos Islands, what the terms of reference for this work are; who is undertaking that work; who drew up the terms of reference and is overseeing that work; what the agreed timescales for completion of that work are; what consultations are being undertaken as part of that work; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	50530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>I refer my Hon. Friend to the answer of 15 March 2016 (PQ 30618). We expect to announce the decision to Parliament before the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 31/10/2016 16:09:50 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

620923

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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 Indian Ocean Territory
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 provisions of part two of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 will apply to the extension of the agreement between the US and the UK outlined in article 11 of the 1967 Exchange of Notes number 8737 on the availability for defence purposes of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	50170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>The provisions of Part 2 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 providing for treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification do not apply to a treaty which has been presented to Parliament by command of Her Majesty before section 20 of the Act came into force. The Exchange of Notes concerning the Availability for Defence Purposes of the British Indian Ocean Territory was presented to Parliament in April 1967 as Command Paper 3231 in Treaty Series No.15.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/10/2016 12:21:04 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

620927

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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 Indian Ocean Territory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on whether the 1967 exchange of notes between the UK and US concerning the British Indian Ocean territory is, or has the effect of, a treaty between the US and UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	50198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>The Exchange of Notes constituting an agreement concerning the Availability for Defence Purposes of the British Indian Ocean Territory entered into force on 30 December 1966. It was registered as a treaty at the United Nations on 22 August 1967. We have, therefore, not taken advice on the status of the exchange of notes.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/10/2016 12:25:47 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

620022

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
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	Middle East: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which projects in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories receive funding through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	49936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The following projects are funded from the Conflict, Security and Stability Fund (CSSF) during the current financial year (2016/17).</p><p>- Small training team as part of the United States Security Coordinator to provide institutional development and professionalisation of the Palestinian Authority Security Forces</p><p>- Technical assistance to the Palestinian Ministry of Interior (MOI) to improve its capability to provide oversight and management of the security services</p><p>- Support to EU Coordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support</p><p>- Empowerment of young Israeli leaders to strengthen support for peace in their communities</p><p>- UK-Israel Informal Security Dialogue</p><p>- Legal Aid and Settlement Monitoring in the West Bank.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/10/2016 13:49:09 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

607526

registered interest
date	21/10/2016
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	Nuclear Weapons: Arms Control
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 expects the UK to play in discussions at the UN General Assembly on multilateral nuclear disarmament; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	49768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text The UK plays a full and active role in the UN First Committee on disarmament and international security. We are considering nearly 70 resolutions covering the whole spectrum of First Committee activity working with other States to prevent proliferation and to make progress towards multilateral nuclear disarmament. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 31/10/2016 16:13:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

607527

registered interest
date	21/10/2016
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	Nabeel Rajab
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 12 September 2016 to Question 45526, what representations he has received on the new charge brought against Nabeel Rajab by authorities in Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	49777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>Our Ambassador to Bahrain most recently raised the case of Nabeel Rajeb with the Bahraini Foreign Minister, Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, on 17 October. An Official from our Embassy in Bahrain has attended all of the hearings to date, including most recently on 6 October. We will continue to monitor the case closely.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 31/10/2016 14:27:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

606238

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	Office of UK Permanent Representative to EU and Treasury
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to replace the permanent secretary to the Treasury or the permanent representative at the UK Permanent Representation to the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>There are no plans to replace the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury or the Permanent Representative at the UK Permanent Representation to the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 01/11/2016 16:32:13 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra