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	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	Cyprus: 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 discussions he has had with the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs on organising repatriation flights for British nationals who wish to urgently return to the UK from Northern Cyprus.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	33714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p><strong><em>Following the change to date for answer of this PQ, I submitted a response by email on 30 March, with the following response. The Table Office have agreed this approach.</em></strong></p><p>Our teams around the world are working urgently to ensure that governments have sensible plans to enable the return of British and other travellers, and, crucially, to keep borders open for a sufficient period of time to enable returns to take place on commercial flights, wherever possible.</p><p>The administration in the north of Cyprus has introduced a total ban on entry for all foreign nationals, including the UK. This includes those holding residency, work, or student permits. Following policy changes announced by the Republic of Cyprus Government and the administration in the north, all crossing points between the Republic and the north are effectively closed to travellers. British travellers should contact their tour operator or transport provider now if they want to leave. We are working closely with the Government of Cyprus to explore options.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 21/04/2020 06:31:22 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

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	registered interest
	date	12/04/2016
	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	Afghanistan: Corruption
	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 assist the government of Afghanistan in tackling corruption in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	33714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p>Helping Afghans to tackle corruption is critical to the UK’s engagement in Afghanistan. We are taking a leading role in raising the profile and priority of anti-corruption efforts and coordinating international efforts focused on interventions that contribute to the building of a stable political settlement and a viable state.</p><p>The UK’s objectives are to:</p><ul><li>Change norms and incentives: supporting increased transparency, citizen engagement, civil society advocacy and oversight, and applying greater political pressure;</li><li>Strengthen systems to reduce opportunity: supporting stronger private sector regulation, strengthening public financial management and administrative controls;</li><li>Increase risk to individuals: supporting enforcement to increase sanctions, controlling access to the UK and increasing reputational risk; and</li><li>Minimise risk in UK-funded activity: improving use of evidence and further strengthening programme and risk management.</li></ul> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/04/2016 13:28:42 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas