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1187038

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2020
	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	Ecuador: Coronavirus
	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 his Department is taking to (a) provide advice to and (b) repatriate UK citizens from Ecuador as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	33604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p><strong>Following the change to date for answer of this PQ, I submitted a response by email on 26 March, with the following response. The Table Office have agreed this approach.</strong></p><p>Our Embassy in Quito is regularly updating their travel advice, and publishing information on flights on their social media channels to ensure UK citizens are aware of all options. The Embassy have also set up a register for those wishing to return to the UK, which has been shared through email, and amplified via social media. Information includes a video from our Ambassador, requesting telephone numbers to enable the Embassy to contact British nationals swiftly when flight opportunities arise. Details are being passed on to airlines to enable further commercial flights next week.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 21/04/2020 06:34:13 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

347708

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2015
	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	Armed Conflict: Schools
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will (a) sign the Safe Schools Declaration and (b) support implementation of that declaration in countries where armed conflict is taking place.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The intention of the Safe Schools Declaration is for countries to endorse the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military use During Armed Conflict. While we support the spirit of the initiative, we have concerns that the Guidelines do not mirror the exact language and content of International Humanitarian Law. We consider that the full implementation of International Humanitarian Law provides the best protection for civilians in all situations of armed conflict. The UK and several other countries therefore did not sign the Safe Schools Declaration in Oslo in May.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 04/06/2015 08:59:06 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

381151

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	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	Religious Freedom
	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 he is taking to ensure that the right to freedom of religion or belief is upheld across the world; and if he will appoint an envoy for that purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	2498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>All FCO Ministers raise the issue of freedom of religion or belief in bilateral and multilateral fora, whenever relevant, as a core part of our existing human rights work. We consider this the most effective approach.</p><p>The Minister of State, my noble Friend the right hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns met the All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief on 17 June to set out the UK’s commitment to uphold globally freedom of religion or belief. On 18 June she met the US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Rabbi David Saperstein, to discuss upcoming joint action. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials attended the inaugural meeting of an International Contact Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief to discuss how we can better work together internationally. Last week, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Grand Mufti of Al-Azhar addressed staff in the FCO on the subject of “Faith, Freedom and Foreign Policy” as part of the FCO’s ongoing religious literacy initiative.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 22/06/2015 13:27:56 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington previous answer version 7065 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

416687

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Refugees
	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 he is taking to help co-ordinate (a) a European and (b) a wider international response to the refugee situation.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	9055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) told the House on 7 September that the UK would meet its moral obligations and take 20 000 Syrian refugees over the lifetime of this Parliament. He also said we are using our aid budget to alleviate poverty in those countries of origin, we are the only major country in the world who has kept our promise to spend 0.7% of Gross Domestic Product on aid, and that we are the second largest donor to the Syrian conflict, including providing over 18 million food rations, and providing clean water for 1.6 million.</p><p>The Prime Minister also announced on 4 September an additional £100 million in aid, taking our contribution to over £1 billion. Sixty million pounds of this additional funding will go towards helping Syrians still in Syria. The remainder will go to neighbouring countries – to Turkey, to Jordan and to Lebanon where one quarter of the population are Syrian refugees.</p><p>The UK is taking part in the UN’s programme to resettle refugees who have fled their countries of origin. Additionally the UK operates three resettlement schemes in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: Mandate; Gateway and the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Scheme.</p><p>We continue to work closely with our EU partners, to develop a comprehensive approach that will help reduce the pull factor. We are also seeking to disrupt those criminal gangs engaged in people smuggling ad trafficking. There will be an EU/Africa conference in Valletta in November. The UK is fully engaged with the preparations for it.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 09/09/2015 16:54:43 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

723146

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2017
	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	Sri Lanka: 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, what discussions he is having with his counterpart in Sri Lanka on implementation of UN Human Rights Council resolutions relating to human rights in Sri Lanka.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	71609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>I met with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Samaraweera at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 28 February. I also wrote to both the Foreign Minister and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on 20 April. In the meeting and subsequent letters, I recognised the Sri Lankan government's efforts to improve the human rights situation in Sri Lanka. I also welcomed their co-sponsorship of UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/1. I encouraged accelerated progress towards fulfilling the commitments their government made in co-sponsoring Resolution 34/1 and raised the importance of the return of all military-held private land, the delivery of devolution through constitutional reform, the establishment of credible transitional justice mechanisms and the development of new counter-terrorism legislation in line with international human rights standards.</p><p>The UK is committed to the full implementation of Resolution 34/1 and will continue to support the Government of Sri Lanka in its efforts to promote reconciliation and human rights.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 26/04/2017 09:01:28 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

706733

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2017
	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	Sri Lanka: 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, what recent assessment his Department has made of Sri Lanka's progress in implementing UN Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	66241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>Sri Lanka's co-sponsorship of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution 30/01 in October 2015 was a landmark moment. The High Commissioner for Human Rights presented his final progress report at the UNHRC's 34<sup>th</sup> session on 3 March. The report acknowledged the positive engagement of the Government of Sri Lanka and noted some progress in the human rights situation in Sri Lanka since 2015. However, it also highlighted the slow fulfilment of transitional justice commitments.</p><p>In my meeting with Foreign Minister Samaraweera on 28 February, I welcomed Sri Lanka's engagement with the UN and international community and their progress to date in implementing Human Rights Council Resolution 30/01. I raised the importance of further land releases, constitutional reform, the development of new counter-terrorism legislation in line with international human rights standards, and the establishment of credible transitional justice mechanisms – starting with making the Office of Missing Persons operational.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/03/2017 16:47:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

706802

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2017
	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	Operation Blue Star
	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 commission a public inquiry into UK involvement in the 1984 Amritsar massacre.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	66238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>We recognise the scars that this tragic event left and the strong feelings in the Sikh community, but believe there are no grounds for a public inquiry.</p><p>The Cabinet Secretary's investigation in 2014 was extensive. It concluded that UK assistance was advisory only, ended several months before Operation Blue Star and had limited impact in practice.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/03/2017 16:38:15 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

778190

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2017
	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: Brexit
	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 plans to spend on preparations for no deal being reached in negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	109941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Like all departments, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is planning for a number of EU exit scenarios to make sure we are ready on day one. Over £250 million of additional funding has been approved across a number of departments in 2017/18 to prepare for Brexit. The FCO has received additional funding this year, and has reprioritised to meet new pressures arising from Brexit preparations. Additional funding received from the reserve for 2017/18 will be set out at Supplementary Estimates. Decisions on funding in future years will be confirmed at a later date.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 01/11/2017 17:35:33 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 19125 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

778810

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2017
	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: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funding his Department has allocated as a contingency in the event that no deal is reached in negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	110044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Like all departments, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is planning for a number of EU exit scenarios to make sure we are ready on day one. Over £250 million of additional funding has been approved across a number of departments in 2017/18 to prepare for Brexit. The FCO has received additional funding this year, and has reprioritised to meet new pressures arising from Brexit preparations. Additional funding received from the reserve for 2017/18 will be set out at Supplementary Estimates. Decisions on funding in future years will be confirmed at a later date.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 01/11/2017 17:33:39 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

707724

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2017
	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	EU Grants and Loans: Falkland Islands
	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 EU funding the Falkland Islands has received in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	66512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The Falkland Islands has received funding from the European Commission's voluntary scheme for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories of European overseas (BEST) Programme and the European Development Fund (EDF).</p><p>According to the Falkland Islands Government, over the last 5 years, they have received €491,032 of BEST payments and the following EDF payments:</p><ul><li>2012: €0</li><li>2013: €0</li><li>2014: €1,030,000</li><li>2015: €925,000</li><li>2016: €950,000</li></ul> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 13/03/2017 17:57:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting