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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

539781

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
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	UN Refugees and Migrants Summit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many delegates and from which Departments the UK plans to send to the UNGA Summit on Refugees and Migrants.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	43262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p>The Government has three priorities for the UNGA Summit on Refugees and Migrants:</p><p>- tackling forced displacement, including through conflict prevention and reduction, and safeguarding human rights and protecting civilians</p><p>- shared global responsibility for the protection of refugees, as well as for regular, safe, and orderly migration and control of irregular migration; and <br>- encouraging controlled, regular migration that has significant development benefits.</p><p>We are finalising details of the UK delegation, including plans for ministerial attendance.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/08/2016 15:23:01 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 7957 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

539782

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
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	UN Refugees and Migrants Summit
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 objectives are for the upcoming UNGA Summit on Refugees and Migrants.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	43263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p>The Government has three priorities for the UNGA Summit on Refugees and Migrants:</p><p>- tackling forced displacement, including through conflict prevention and reduction, and safeguarding human rights and protecting civilians</p><p>- shared global responsibility for the protection of refugees, as well as for regular, safe, and orderly migration and control of irregular migration; and <br>- encouraging controlled, regular migration that has significant development benefits.</p><p>We are finalising details of the UK delegation, including plans for ministerial attendance.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/08/2016 15:33:14 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 7960 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

539783

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
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	UN Refugees and Migrants Summit
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 attend the UNGA Summit on Refugees and Migrants.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	43264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p>The Government has three priorities for the UNGA Summit on Refugees and Migrants:</p><p>- tackling forced displacement, including through conflict prevention and reduction, and safeguarding human rights and protecting civilians</p><p>- shared global responsibility for the protection of refugees, as well as for regular, safe, and orderly migration and control of irregular migration; and <br>- encouraging controlled, regular migration that has significant development benefits.</p><p>We are finalising details of the UK delegation, including plans for ministerial attendance.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/08/2016 15:38:47 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 7961 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

675505

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
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	Russia: 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, what funding has been provided through the Conflict Stabilisation and Security Fund to projects in Russia in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	60807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) has been operational since April 2015. Our programme work in the Russia Federation is limited to the North Caucasus. The funding goes to NGO's that focuse on areas such as radicalisation and extremism. The current allocation for FY 2016-17 is £375,000. In FY 2015-16 our programme spend was £391,262. Under HMG’s Conflict Pool fund, we spent £703,777 in FY 2014-15, £780,000 in FY 2013-14 and £767,476 in FY 2012-13.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/01/2017 16:19:42 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 31898 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

681323

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
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	USA: Travel Restrictions
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 he has made of whether the recent Executive Order on travel to the US applies to people resident in the UK who were born in Somaliland and (a) are British citizens, (b) are citizens of another EEA country, (c) have indefinite leave to remain in the UK and (d) have another immigration status.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	62377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has received assurances that all British passport holders remain able to travel to the United States, and the Executive Order makes no difference to any British passport-holder, irrespective of their country of birth or whether they hold another passport. Questions about non-uk passport holders are a matter for the government of the USA.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 06/02/2017 17:33:18 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 33873 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

631060

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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	BBC Monitoring
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 he has made of the effect on national security of the (a) proposed reductions in the (i) staff and (ii) budget of BBC Monitoring and (b) the closure of Caversham Park.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	52146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The Core Services from BBC Monitoring will be defined and set down in the new Monitoring Agreement that will run from 2017 to <ins class="ministerial">2028. </ins><del class="ministerial">2018.</del> This agreement will be an improvement on the existing [2013-2016] scheme, as it will be better focussed, reflect changes in the nature of open source information and have improved performance monitoring and strategic prioritisation mechanisms to ensure BBCM outputs remain topical, reflective of new media and focused on customer needs. We are confident that the changes to the services which will result from this new agreement will benefit the national security community.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 16/11/2016 16:28:48 question first ministerially corrected 18/11/2016 13:16:10 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 20753 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

536273

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
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	Brexit: Scotland
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 article 50 of the Treaty on the functioning of the EU enables the EU to negotiate separately with the Scottish Government towards a different agreement to that which applies to the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	42762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p>The legal and constitutional responsibility for the UK’s relationship with the EU lies at Westminster. The Government will fully involve the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland Governments to ensure we get the best deal for the UK as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/08/2016 13:16:42 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 7520 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

681322

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
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	Colombia: Embassies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, by what date the UK Embassy in Bogota plans to comply with the Colombia Constitutional Court's judgment in the case of Action for protection of fundamental rights initiated by Darwin Ayrton Moreno-Hurtado, against the embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland before the Republic of Colombia, dated 22 July 2015.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	62342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The British Embassy responded to the Colombia Constitutional Court's judgment on 23 September 2015. No further response is necessary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Embassy in Bogota take their employment responsibilities very seriously and pride in being an equal opportunities employer dedicated to inclusivity, a diverse workforce and valuing difference.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK has complied with its international legal obligations, and the British Embassy responded to the Colombia Constitutional Court's judgment on 23 September 2015. No further response is necessary.</ins></p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 33866 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan 34309 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 06/02/2017 17:36:53 question first ministerially corrected 27/02/2017 12:28:10 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

536269

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
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	International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
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 list the UK representatives appointed to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	42733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2016 answer text <p>The list of the members of the UK delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) is available on the country pages of the IHRA website. The current UK delegation is:</p><p>Sir Eric Pickles (UK Envoy for Post Holocaust Issues) – Head of Delegation <br>Sue Breeze (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) – Deputy Head of Delegation <br>Karen Hamling (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) – Deputy Head of Delegation <br>Samantha Abrahams (Holocaust Educational Trust) - Communication Working Group <br>Paula Cowan (University of the West of Scotland - Faculty of Education, Health and Social Sciences, School of Education) – Academic Working Group <br>Alan Fell (JW3 - Jewish Community Centre London) – Education Working Group <br>Trudy Gold (JW3 - Jewish Community Centre London) <br>Jerold Gotel (JW3 - Jewish Community Centre London) – Education Working Group <br>Ben Helfgott (’45 Aid Society of Holocaust Survivors) – Museums and Memorials Working Group <br>Olivia Marks-Woldman (Holocaust Memorial Day Trust) – Museums and Memorials Working Group <br>Alex Maws (Holocaust Educational Trust) – Education Working Group <br>Michael Newman (Association of Jewish Refugees) – Communication Working Group <br>Alice Pettigrew (Institute of Education, University of London) – Education Working Group <br>Karen Pollock (Holocaust Educational Trust) – Education Working Group <br>Paul Salmons (Institute of Education, University of London) – Education Working Group</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/07/2016 14:53:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 7522 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden