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1217866

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
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	Development Aid: Departmental Coordination
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 international development policy is coherent across all Government Departments.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	64979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to a coherent international development policy that advances our national interests and maximises our influence and impact on development and poverty. The new Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office will bring our world-class expertise to bear and ensure our development and foreign policy goals are fully integrated.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 06/07/2020 14:59:28 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1217585

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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: Reorganisation
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 had with (a) NGOs, (b) aid recipients, (c) local actors and (d) other key stakeholders ahead of the decision made on 16 June to merge the Department for International Development with his Department.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	64267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government continues to engage with all relevant stakeholders, including UK and international Non-Governmental Organisations, on issues relating to the merger. The Prime Minister has concluded that in the next decade, international issues will be even more important to the lives of our citizens and our own national interest; that the world will become even more complex and competitive, with growing, interconnected challenges and opportunities for the UK; and that therefore we need a new all-of-government approach if we are to secure our values and interests in a changing world.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 06/07/2020 10:42:07 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1217587

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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: Reorganisation
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 made of the potential merits of merging the Department for International Development with his Department prior to the planned Integrated Review of foreign, defence, security and development policy announced by the Prime Minister on 26 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	64268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Prime Minister is committed to a unified British foreign policy that will maximise our influence around the world. The review will define the Government's ambition for the UK's global role and its outcomes will shape the objectives of the new department.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 02/07/2020 14:15:41 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1217589

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Development Aid: Poverty
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 plans to take to ensure that all Official Development Assistance is fully transparent and used for the primary purpose of tackling poverty.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	64269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>To tackle poverty and advance our Global Britain objectives, the Foreign Office takes evidence-based spending decisions. The FCO is committed to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) standard, and publishes on GOV.UK all the information on ODA that can be released whilst safeguarding FCO's obligations under UK national security, diplomatic relations and individual's personal information. Further details on how the Foreign and Commonwealth Office allocates Official Development Assistance funding can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/official-development-assistance-oda-allocations-aid-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/official-development-assistance-oda-allocations-aid-policy</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 06/07/2020 08:46:21 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1203587

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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	British Nationals Abroad: 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 debt recovery agency his Department plans to refer debts relating to emergency repatriation loans to in the event that they have not been repaid within six months.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	59528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>British nationals who are overseas and wish to return to the UK, but cannot afford travel costs and have no other options for getting funds to return home, may apply for an emergency loan from the Government as a last resort.</p><p>Those eligible must sign an Undertaking to Repay (UTR) in which they agree to repay the loan within 6 months. Loan recipients are unable to renew their passport until they repay the loan in full. If loan recipients do not repay the loan or set up a repayment plan with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) within 6 months, their passport may be cancelled, and their details passed to Indesser, a cross Government debt management service. The FCO will always work with British nationals to agree flexible repayment plans tailored to individual circumstances. We will not cancel the passports of those actively seeking to repay their loan. All loans are interest free.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/06/2020 14:11:26 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1201768

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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	Turkey: EDO MBM Technology
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 make assessment of whether equipment supplied by EDO MBM Technology Ltd to Turkey has been incorporated into drones sent by Turkey to Libya in violation of the UN arms embargo on that country.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	57303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>HMG takes its arms export responsibilities seriously and operates one of the most robust arms export control regimes in the world. All licence applications are assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, which include Criterion One, upholding the United Kingdom's international obligations to enforce arms embargoes; and Criterion Seven concerning the risk of equipment's diversion to an undesirable end-user or end-use. We are aware of reports of Turkish military involvement in Libya. Licences have been granted to EDO MBM Technology Ltd for military items for use by the Turkish armed forces. We are monitoring the situation in Libya and if extant licences are found to be no longer consistent with the Criteria, those licences will be revoked.</p><p>The UK publishes quarterly and annual statistics on all our export licensing decisions, including details of export licences granted, refused and revoked. These can be accessed here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a></p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 17/06/2020 14:24:24 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1198624

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus
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 people have applied for an emergency repatriation loan since the start of the covid-19 pandemic; and how many of those applications have been (a) accepted and (b) rejected.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	52282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The welfare of British nationals remains our top priority, and we remain committed to helping British travellers around the globe return home. British nationals who are overseas and wish to return to the UK, but cannot afford travel costs and have no other options for getting funds to return home, may apply for an emergency loan from the government as a last resort. We estimate the FCO has issued over 2000 loans on behalf of the FCO since 7 April. We are unable to provide an accurate number of people who have had their applications for emergency repatriation loans rejected as we do not have full details on our systems to be able to provide comprehensive figures.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 16/06/2020 15:32:43 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1189176

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
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	Overseas Companies: Israeli Settlements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he plans to take in relation to JCB, Opodo and Greenkote in the light of the publication of the UN Human Rights Council's database of companies directly doing business with Israeli settlements.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	38939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK, along with a number of other European countries, opposed the creation of the UN Human Rights Office's database. Human rights obligations are directed at states, and not individuals or businesses. Ultimately it is the decision of an individual or company whether to operate in settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The British Government neither encourages nor offers support to such activity.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 38940 question first answered 01/05/2020 13:10:50 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1189177

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
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	Israeli Settlements: Overseas Companies
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 report by the UN Human Rights Office published on 12 February 2020 on companies involved in certain activities relating to settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, what discussions he has had with (a) JCB, (b) Opodo and (c) Greenkote.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	38940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK, along with a number of other European countries, opposed the creation of the UN Human Rights Office's database. Human rights obligations are directed at states, and not individuals or businesses. Ultimately it is the decision of an individual or company whether to operate in settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The British Government neither encourages nor offers support to such activity.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 38939 question first answered 01/05/2020 13:10:50 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1183309

registered interest
date	06/03/2020
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	Israeli Settlements: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department plans to respond to the report by the UN Human Rights Office, published on 12 February 2020, on business enterprises involved in certain activities relating to settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	26160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK, along with a number of other European countries, opposed the creation of the UN Human Rights Office's database. We neither encourage nor offer support to individuals or companies who operate in settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 11/03/2020 15:22:51 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor