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999612

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Cameroon: Ethnic Groups and Languages
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 his Department made of trends in the level of reported ethnic and linguistic tensions in Cameroon in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	187055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Cameroon is a highly ethnically diverse and bilingual country with over 250 ethnic groups and English and French as official languages. The violence in the Anglophone regions is not founded in ethnic roots, but generates from perceived marginalisation of the Anglophone minority. The UK is deeply concerned at the deteriorating violence, deaths and displacement of people which has increased since the end of 2016 with severe effect on civilians. We are working closely with the wider international community, including the UN, to build as full and accurate a picture as possible. The UK continues to raise our concerns with the Government of Cameroon to take urgent action to call for restraint and to end violence on all sides.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/11/2018 13:02:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

990432

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: 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, if he will place in the Library the assessments his Department has made of trends in the incidences of human rights abuses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	181350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>​Saudi Arabia remains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) human rights priority country. The FCO's annual human rights reports are available on the gov.uk website. Ministers frequently discuss human rights and raise concerns with the Saudi Government at the highest levels.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2018 16:05:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

987986

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Middle East: Minority Groups
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 his Department has made of trends in the treatment of non-recognised minorities in countries in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	179247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Human Rights and Democracy report gives our annual assessment on the situation of human rights internationally, including in the Middle East. We are committed to ensuring the protection of human rights of all minority communities, combating religious intolerance and promoting pluralism in society. We raise these issues regularly with partner countries in the region.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/10/2018 15:19:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

971742

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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	Emergency Travel Documents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of providing emergency travel documents from UK embassies in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	173638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>In line with HM Treasury (HMT) guidelines, we are required to recover the full cost of providing all of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) consular services, including the provision of Emergency Travel Documents (ETDs). Fees introduced in April 2016 took account, for the first time, of the full cost of providing consular services and forecast income over the Spending Review period. Consular services are funded through income received from the Consular premium (£14.93 on each standard passport issued) and fees charged for specific services provided to British nationals abroad (for example, the issue of ETDs) and legalisation services provided in the UK. Fees are differentiated between types of service. The fee for providing any individual service is the same throughout the overseas network.</p><p>We conduct an annual review of consular fees to ensure that the fees charged are appropriate and reflect the costs of providing consular services. The costs attributed to providing consular services fluctuate from year to year depending on the overall cost to Government of operating the overseas network and how these are shared amongst the different Government Departments and FCO services using the platform. The Consular Fees Model then further allocates costs across four categories of service (providing assistance, ETDs, notarial acts and legalisation of documents). For example, the increased cost in 2017-18 reflects changes to how the Consular Fees Model makes use of staff activity recording which should allow for more consistency in future, but does make comparison with prior years less relevant.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total Cost of Issuing ETDs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£7,493,409</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£5,046,453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£4,632,489</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£8,257,673</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£12,918,549</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/10/2018 15:41:46 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin previous answer version 77294 answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

968150

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Emergency Travel Documents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has received in charges for providing emergency travel documents to UK citizens in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	170804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>​Over the last five financial years the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office has received income averaging £3.2m per year from providing emergency travel documents to UK citizens. These are designed to cover the costs of providing the service. Details by financial year are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Income from Emergency Travel Documents</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>£3,283,723</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>£3,613,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>£3,098,571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>£3,082,406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>£3,019,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019 (to 31/08)</p></td><td><p>£1,223,115</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/09/2018 15:13:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

931156

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
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: UN Human Rights Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Department is taking to encourage the US to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	157190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>The United States’ decision to withdraw from the Human Rights Council is regrettable. As the Foreign Secretary <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/boris-johnson-us-human-rights-council-withdrawal-is-regrettable">has said</a>, Britain’s support for the Council remains steadfast. It is the best tool the international community has to address human rights violations and abuses and to advance many of our international goals. It is for the United States to decide when to seek election back onto the Council, but the UK is committed to working to strengthen the Council from within and will continue to set out the case for US engagement. We will also continue to work with the United States on a number of human rights issues outside the Council including at the UN General Assembly and Security Council. ​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 28/06/2018 16:05:22 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

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

919272

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
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	Sudan: Capital Punishment
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 discussion he has had with his Sudanese Government on the use of the death penalty in that country.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	151214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The British Ambassador to Sudan made clear our strong opposition to the use of the death penalty at a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 15 May. On the same date, in partnership with EU members, we released a statement in which we reconfirmed our firm opposition to the death penalty, and noted our commitment to the universal abolition of this cruel and inhumane punishment, which is a serious violation of Human rights and human dignity.</p><p>The UK's Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan most recently raised our opposition to the death penalty on 5 June when he met the Sudanese Ambassador to the UK.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/06/2018 15:15:02 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

891470

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Colombia: Politics and Government
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 representations to his counterpart in Colombia to support the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in test cases such as that of Congressman-Elect Jesus Santrich and other institutions created under the peace agreement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	138072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>​The arrest of Seauxis Hernandez (Jesus Santrich) for allegations of drug smuggling since the signing of the Peace Agreement is a significant challenge for all those working to uphold the aims of the Havana accords. The British Ambassador in Bogota has discussed the case with the Attorney General, and the Embassy are monitoring the situation closely. In her statement on 19 April, Karen Pierce the UK Permanent Representative to the UN Security Council made clear the importance of handling it in accordance with the Peace Agreement. I understand that Mr Hernandez’s case will be reviewed by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace. I welcome the joint message of commitment to due process made by President Santos and FARC Party leader Rodrigo Londono following their meeting on 11 April.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 30/04/2018 14:37:26 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

887068

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
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: SCL Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total value is of services delivered to his Department through contracts with Strategic Communications Laboratories since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	136636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not held any contracts with Strategic Communication Laboratories since 2010.​</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 24/04/2018 15:59:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens