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997393

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	British Council: Staff
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 staff (a) are employed directly by, (b) are seconded to and (c) work under contract in the British Council.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	185152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>(a) Employed directly -10750</p><p>(b) Secondees - 0</p><p>(c) Work under contract*- 1115</p><p>Total 11865</p><p> </p><p><strong>* </strong>This figure is a total of external Non-Permanent Workers (NPW) that the British Council have recorded both in the UK and overseas, this however does not capture invigilators/examiners, those provided by other companies to fulfil contracts or other cases of short term duration external workers.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 01/11/2018 16:06:23 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

992822

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
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	USA: INF Treaty
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 his US counterpart on the announcement that the US will be leaving the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	182294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>We have a close dialogue with the US at all levels on foreign and security policy questions, including the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. We share US concern at certain new Russian missiles. We believe the INF Treaty has played a valuable role in supporting Euro-Atlantic security and want to see it continue to stand but that requires all parties to abide by it. While the Treaty remains in force, we will continue our efforts to bring Russia back into full and verified compliance. We will work closely with US and other Allies on next steps.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/10/2018 14:21:49 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

987829

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	Saudi Arabia: Conferences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any Government ministers are confirmed to attend the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	179282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Trade has decided the time is not right for him to attend the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh on 23 October. Officials from our embassies in the region will represent the UK, including Her Majesty's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/10/2018 16:15:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

973278

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Living Wage
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 staff in his Department that work (a) inside and (b) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	174803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>No Foreign and Commonwealth Office UK-based staff are paid at a rate below the Real Living Wage either inside or outside Greater London.</p><p><br>​</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 09/10/2018 12:36:22 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

973288

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Working Hours
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 contracted hours are for the highest paid member of staff in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	174813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The contracted hours for the highest paid member of staff in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office are 42 hours per week, inclusive of a one hour paid lunch break each day.​</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 09/10/2018 12:42:29 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

972501

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Staff
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 staff (a) are employed directly by (b) are seconded to and (c) work under contract to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	174093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>As of 31 August 2018, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has:</p><p>a) 4,544 UK-based staff employed directly (of which 583 are on inward interchange loan from other government departments);<br>b) five staff on secondment;<br>c) 95 staff on contract to the FCO.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 09/10/2018 12:28:37 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

972513

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Living Wage
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 staff in his Department that work (a) inside and (b) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the Real Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	174103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>No Foreign and Commonwealth Office UK-based staff are paid at a rate below the Real Living Wage either inside or outside Greater London.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 09/10/2018 12:06:33 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

964863

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
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 implications are for his policies of the recommendation by the UN Human Rights Council Group of Eminent Experts Report on Yemen that the international community should refrain from providing arms that could be used in the conflict; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	169613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>We assess all export licensing applications for Saudi Arabia and other members of the Saudi-led Coalition on a case by case basis against the Consolidated EU&amp; National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. Our assessments take into account evidence from a wide range of sources including the Foreign and Commonwealth Office network, other government departments, international organisations, national and international media, and Non-Government Organisations. We consider reports by UN bodies as part of the process, and will look carefully at the recent report by the UN Human Rights Council Group of Eminent Experts. We keep all licensing decisions under careful review. ​</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2018 15:20:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

964864

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Yemen: 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 assessment he has made of the merits of the UN Human Rights Council group of eminent experts report on Yemen; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	169614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The recent report from the Group of Eminent Experts further underlines the deeply concerning human rights situation in Yemen and the importance of reaching a political solution to this conflict. We are carefully considering the contents of the report ahead of the upcoming session of the UN Human Rights Council.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2018 15:03:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

964865

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Yemen: 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 discuss the findings and recommendations of the UN Human Rights Council group of eminent experts report on Yemen with his counterparts in Saudi Arabi, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	169615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The recent report from the Group of Eminent Experts further underlines the deeply concerning human rights situation in Yemen and the importance of reaching a political solution to this conflict. We are carefully considering the contents of the report ahead of the upcoming session of the UN Human Rights Council and will discuss this with our allies</p><p>As we have consistently done we will continue to emphasise to all parties the vital importance of compliance with international humanitarian law, press for action to address the humanitarian crisis, and encourage all parties to engage in the UN-led political process in good faith.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2018 15:04:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West