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1486668

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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	Indo-Pacific Region: Visits Abroad
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 Ministerial visits to the Indo-Pacific region there have been in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	31182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministers from now FCDO and legacy FCO and DFID Departments made 296 visits to Indo-Pacific countries in each of the following years, including countries being visited more than once in a year.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>xFCO</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>xDFID</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 [from May]</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 [Jan-Aug]</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Post FCDO merger</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FCDO</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 [Sept-Dec]</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Ministerial visits as recorded on Gov.UK between May 2010-September 2021 (xFCO) FCO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and (xDFID) Ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings with external organisations in the Department for International Development - data.gov.uk</p><p>No data published for xDFID Ministerial travel between July-August 2012 and July- September 2017.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 11/07/2022 15:40:37 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1486157

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	Indo-Pacific Region: Diplomatic Service
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 her Department plans to increase the UK's (a) diplomatic presence and (b) economic support and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	30084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to increasing engagement and economic and security partnerships in the Indo-Pacific. Since 2019 we have opened three new High Commissions in Vanuatu, Samoa and Tonga.</p><p>As part of our Indo-Pacific tilt, the UK has secured free trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand and aims to conclude the majority of talks on a free trade agreement with India by the end of October. We are in the final stage of accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. We are negotiating a joint Plan of Action with Association of Southeast Asian Nations for the next 5 years, and through British Investment Partnerships, we are promoting clean reliable investment into infrastructure in the region. We aim to commit up to £500 million over the 2022-26 period for climate finance in the Indo-Pacific. We have launched AUKUS, and have enhanced our bilateral relationships including through the UK-India 2030 Roadmap and the UK-Indonesia Partnership Roadmap.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 07/07/2022 15:59:56 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1486159

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	Indo-Pacific Region: EU External Relations
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 specific discussions she has had with European counterparts on future European engagement with countries in the Indo-Pacific region.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	30085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>At the G7, European partners supported the $600 billion Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, building on UK proposals at the Carbis Bay Summit in 2021, which will enable significant infrastructure engagement with Indo-Pacific partners. The Foreign Secretary met Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the US at the G7 Summit, where they discussed global security, including China. The Foreign Secretary met European Foreign Ministers who are members of NATO at the NATO Summit, where they discussed China and met with Indo-Pacific NATO partner countries (Australia, Japan, New Zealand, ROK). UK senior officials attended the High-Level Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific in Prague on 13/14 June, joined by partners from across Europe and the Indo-Pacific.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 07/07/2022 15:47:30 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1486172

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	Indo-Pacific Region
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 of her Department's personnel have been deployed to the Indo-Pacific region in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	30086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reference date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Indo Pacific deployed headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>500-519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015</p></td><td><p>480-499</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2016</p></td><td><p>400-419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>380-399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>400-419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>440-459</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>460-479</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2021</p></td><td><p>380-399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2022</p></td><td><p>380-399</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 07/07/2022 16:27:12 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1486175

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	China
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 people in her Department have been (a) deployed to China (b) working on China policy in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	30087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>A significant and increasing number of FCDO roles both at Headquarters and across the global network, involve an element of China policy. This shift in focus and resource has been underway for a number of years. In 2020/21 the FCDO dedicated an additional £3million to increase our capability on China, including a significantly expanded China Department. In 2022/23, the FCDO is establishing additional China-facing roles in London and the network to provide analysis, reporting and policy delivery.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 07/07/2022 15:56:33 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1471787

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
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	Bangladesh: Disaster Relief
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 the Government has offered any assistance to Bangladesh following recent flooding in that country.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	21242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>I [Minister Ford] am deeply saddened by the impact of the recent floods in Bangladesh. The UK provided £195,000 to the START Fund Bangladesh in May to help during the first wave of flooding. In response to the most recent wave of flooding, the UK has contributed a further £442,500 to the START Fund. This funding will support the provision of cash assistance, water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, search and rescue operations, shelter management and provisional education materials.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 23/06/2022 15:14:20 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1470154

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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	Jagtar Singh Johal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will raise the case of Jagtar Singh Johal in her next discussion with her Indian counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	18001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government takes all allegations of human rights violations very seriously, and we regularly raise Mr Johal's case directly with the Government of India at official and Ministerial level. The Prime Minister raised Mr Johal's case with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 April as part of a wide-ranging discussion. The Foreign Secretary last raised Mr Johal's case with the Indian Minister of External Affairs, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, on 31 March 2022. Consular staff have attended a number of hearings in Mr Johal's case in an observer capacity, and did so on 2, 3, 4, 7, and 9 June. This Government will continue to look to raise our concerns about Mr Johal's case at all appropriate opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 22/06/2022 11:32:54 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1469767

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Pakistan: Missguided
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of reports that workers in Pakistan making clothing for the fashion brand, Missguided, have not received salaries for more than four months and as a result are destitute and starving.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	17065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>We are looking into reports of the negative impact on workers in Pakistan after the alleged collapse of the UK firm, Missguided.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/06/2022 16:36:14 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1469768

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Pakistan: Missguided
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 had discussions with her Pakistani counterpart on the impact on Pakistani garment workers of the collapse of the fashion brand, Missguided.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	17066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text We are looking into reports of the negative impact on workers in Pakistan after the alleged collapse of the UK firm, Missguided. answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/06/2022 16:34:03 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1469866

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Jagtar Singh Johal
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 discussions she has had with her counterpart in India on the detention of Jagtar Singh Johal.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	17067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government takes all allegations of human rights violations very seriously, and we regularly raise Mr Johal's case directly with the Government of India at official and Ministerial level. The Prime Minister raised Mr Johal's case with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 April as part of a wide-ranging discussion. The Foreign Secretary last raised Mr Johal's case with the Indian Minister of External Affairs, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, on 31 March 2022. Consular staff have attended a number of hearings in Mr Johal's case in an observer capacity, and did so on 2, 3, 4, 7, and 9 June. This Government will continue to look to raise our concerns about Mr Johal's case at all appropriate opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 21/06/2022 14:27:45 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West