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1170971

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Australia: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether financial support has been (a) requested by and (b) provided to the Australian Government by the UK Government as a result of the bushfires in that country.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	3806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>As I (Minister Wheeler) set out in my Oral Statement of 9 January, we deployed a team of UK experts to Australia which returned to the UK on 16 January.</p><p>The team included a senior member of UK Fire and Rescue Service, a medical specialist in trauma and mental health, and a military liaison officer specialising in crisis response.</p><p>They have been working with Australian counterparts to establish what further UK support will be of most use to Australian emergency responders, and ensure that such contributions are fully integrated with Australian efforts. At this stage the Australian government has made no specific requests for assistance however we are exploring areas where we can offer assistance.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 20/01/2020 17:35:38 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1171035

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Bahrain: Political Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the re-imposition of the death sentence for Bahraini prisoners, Mohammed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa, if he will make representations to his Bahraini counterpart on overturning the death sentences of those prisoners on appeal.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	3750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>As I said on 8 January, we are deeply concerned about the death sentences given to Mohammed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa. The UK has raised the matter with senior members of the Government of Bahrain. The UK's position on the use of the death penalty is longstanding and clear; we oppose its use in all circumstances and countries. The Government of Bahrain is fully aware of our position.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/01/2020 17:27:01 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1171087

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Interserve
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 reports he has received from Interserve about a potential break-in at a confidential waste room in his Department's headquarters between June and July 2019.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	3735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>There was no break-in at a confidential waste room. The door to a room containing confidential waste was forced in a controlled manner by appropriately cleared Interserve staff. This was the result of the key being misplaced. The room is managed by Interserve in accordance with the delivery of contracted facility management services.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 20/01/2020 15:41:10 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1171088

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Security
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 incidents of security breaches involving (a) unescorted visitors and (b) visitors with inadequate security clearance in secure areas being used by contracted staff were reported at his Department in each month from April to November 2019.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	3736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>​a)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p>​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Oct</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Unescorted visitors</strong></p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>b<strong>) </strong>All those who visit the Foreign and Commonwealth Office without requisite Government security clearance must be escorted. FCO contractors are appropriately security cleared to be able to undertake their duties around the premises. We seek to reduce the number of breaches being committed through targeted communications and training offers including specific briefings to departments with poor breach records.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/01/2020 17:08:05 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler previous answer version 1776 answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1171089

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Interserve
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 reports of (a) uncompleted cleanliness tasks and (b) rodents were reported to Interserve at his Department's headquarters in each month from April 2019 to November 2019.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	3737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>The Facilities Management Client Unit measure the delivery of key areas of Interserve performance in line with contracted service standards.</p><p>For reactive cleaning requests we measure the performance against the initial response time and the rectification time. The cleaning figures attached represent the number of occasions where Interserve failed to meet the contracted standard and the representative percentage based on the total number of tasks reported. The level of cleaning performance is generally within contracted tolerances and is monitored on a monthly basis as part of contractual governance procedures. Where failures exceed tolerances, these are assessed and actions taken with the Service Provider to address them. Where rodents are reported, visits are made to the rooms to ensure adequate prevention methods are in place and that no food is left out overnight.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/01/2020 17:22:57 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler attachment 1 file name PQ 3737 Data.docx title PQ 3737 Data previous answer version 1778 answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1171107

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Interserve
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 planned preventative maintenance issues were missed by Interserve at his Department's main building in each month from April 2019 to November 2019.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	3738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>The Facilities Management Client Unit measure the delivery of key areas of Interserve performance in line with contracted service standards.</p><p>The figures below represent the number of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) tasks that were not delivered in month and in accordance with the contracted standard and the representative percentage based on the total number of PPMs due in the month.</p><p>Performance in relation to PPMs is monitored on a monthly basis as part of contractual governance procedures. In the main performance is within contracted tolerances. Where failures exceed contracted tolerances, these are assessed and actions taken with the Service Provider to address them. A new PPM regime was instigated from February 2019 under a new contractual arrangement.</p><p> </p><p>È</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>PPMs failed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>No.</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="9"><p>2018</p></td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="12"><p>2019</p></td><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>11.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>3.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>7.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 22/01/2020 17:14:21 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler previous answer version 1779 answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1171117

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Palestinians: Foreign Relations
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 his Department has had with his EU counterparts on Palestine ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 20 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	3756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is strongly supportive of a regional and international approach to the Middle East peace process. We have regular discussions with EU counterparts, the United States, other key partners and multilateral institutions like the UN, to support resolutions and policies that encourage Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories to take steps that rebuild trust. This is crucial for negotiations to succeed. We work closely with EU partners to make clear our serious concerns about the situation on the ground.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/01/2020 15:37:13 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1171118

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	UNRWA
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 has taken to provide support to the UN Relief and Works Agency.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	3757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is an essential humanitarian and stabilising force in the region, providing vital services to millions of Palestinian refugees every day. In 2019/20 the UK has committed £65.5 million to UNRWA, matching our 2018 contribution. The UK’s support helps provide education to more than 532,000 children (half of which are girls), health services for around 3.1 million people and social safety net assistance for 255,000 of the most vulnerable. UNRWA’s three year mandate was renewed at the UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee on 13 December; the UK voted in favour.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/01/2020 17:28:55 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1171134

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Tanzania: Diplomatic Relations
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 strength of the UK's diplomatic relations with Tanzania.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	3687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK has had a positive and close diplomatic relationship with Tanzania over many decades, especially in the areas of trade and investment. We are the largest foreign investor in Tanzania in a range of industries including agriculture, energy and hospitality. Tanzania receives a large amount of British Overseas Development Aid, with £152m spent in 2018-19. UK aid has supported efforts to tackle organised crime; improved education access and quality especially for girls; created jobs and trade by investing in infrastructure and agriculture; and shared the expertise of Britain's democratic values and traditions to strengthen Tanzania's judiciary and parliament.</p><p>As a close friend and partner, we are honest about the challenges facing British investors, and the progressive erosion of freedom of speech that infringes civil and political rights. In our engagements with the Government of Tanzania, we raise our concerns and urge it to meet its obligations towards democratic governance and due process. We also raise our concerns regarding the business environment which has led to productive dialogue between the British business community and key authorities. Tanzania is a committed member of the Commonwealth and valued partner on climate change.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 23/01/2020 11:22:33 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1171136

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	Christianity: Oppression
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 tackle the persecution of Christians overseas.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	3688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>​The persecution of Christians, and indeed individuals of all faiths or beliefs, remains of profound concern to us. The scale of this persecution prompted the former Foreign Secretary to ask the Bishop of Truro to examine how the British Government could better respond to the plight of persecuted Christians around the world. The Bishop of Truro published a hard-hitting report with 22 ambitious recommendations. We have accepted the recommendations in full and work is ongoing to implement them in a way that will bring real improvements in the lives of those persecuted because of their faith or belief, Mr Rehman Chishti MP. This work is being overseen by the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 21/01/2020 16:38:19 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell