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927066

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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: Undocumented Migrants
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 US counterpart on the detention of unaccompanied children on the USA-Mexico border.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	155382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister said on 20 June, the reports and pictures we have seen in the past couple of days are deeply disturbing and wrong. We do not apply similar measures here and will never do so. Later on 20 June, President Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at ending the separation policy.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/06/2018 14:35:26 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

917541

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	Peacekeeping Operations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of UK citizens serving as UN peacekeepers.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	150239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>740 British forces personnel are currently serving in seven UN missions in six countries: primarily in South Sudan, Cyprus and Somalia, with smaller deployments to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mali and Libya. Further data including a detailed breakdown of troop contributions to UN missions by country can be found on the UN website at <a href="https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/troop-and-police-contributors" target="_blank">https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/troop-and-police-contributors</a>.</p><p>Alongside troops and police, there are 12,830 civilians currently serving in UN peacekeeping operations. These civilians are employed directly by the UN. A number of these civilians will be British citizens. Information on the number of British citizens working for the United Nations is not collected by the British Government. Data relating to civilian personnel in UN peacekeeping missions can be found on the UN website at https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/data.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/06/2018 15:41:54 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

906326

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 Cabinet colleagues on the recent violence at the Palestinian border.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	145397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The Cabinet discussed the Gaza events, on the basis of a briefing by the Foreign Secretary on 15 May.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/05/2018 16:11:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

906327

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government condemned the violence used by Israeli forces on protesters at the Gaza-Israel border at the recent UN Security Council meeting.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	145398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>At the UN Security Council Meeting in question, the UK Permanent Representative urged Israel to ensure that its security forces did not resort to the use of excessive force, and noted the urgent need to establish why such a volume of live fire continued to be deemed justified.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/05/2018 16:07:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

892321

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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: Plastics
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 reduce its use of single-use plastics .
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	138550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>​On 27 February , the Foreign Secretary announced that the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office (FCO) would eliminate avoidable single-use plastics from its UK operations by the end of 2018, and from its global operations by 2020. It is the first British Government Department to announce such a ban. This ambitious target makes the FCO a leader in the fight against plastic pollution not just in the UK, but globally too. Since January the FCO has taken steps to remove avoidable single-use plastic from its UK catering outlets. For example, in its UK canteens, the FCO has switched plastic cutlery and food packaging and cups to biodegradable alternatives and provided additional glasses and china mugs to reduce waste. In early April in the UK we introduced a 50p 'latte levy' on single-use coffee cups which has increased the use of reusable cups from 3% of total hot drinks sales to 46%. In the year to date, our actions have reduced plastic waste from our UK catering operations by about 40% compared to the same period last year. We have requested all Heads of Mission overseas take similar action and are working with our suppliers to further reduce avoidable single-use plastics to enable us to meet the Foreign Secretary's target.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/05/2018 13:04:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

886220

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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	Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
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 progress his Department has made in discussions with the Iranian authorities on the detention of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	136415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>​We remain very concerned about all our dual nationals detained in Iran. We continue to raise their cases with the Iranian government at every opportunity, and make decisions in line with what we believe will produce the best outcomes in their cases. However, we will not be providing a running commentary. We judge this will not be helpful, or in the best interest of each case.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/04/2018 15:01:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

773979

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	Climate Change Convention
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 recently taken to support the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	108744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office supports international implementation of the Paris Agreement through our ministers, diplomatic network and the Foreign Secretary’s Climate Change Envoy. This includes pressing for continued political commitment, providing advice and assistance to other countries in meeting their Nationally Determined Contributions, and promoting UK best practice. Building on the Government’s climate policy framework, the Clean Growth Strategy has given us a further set of policies to action and influence others.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/10/2017 13:39:51 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

167027

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
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	Kashmir
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received from international non-governmental organisations and private sector organisations on human rights violations in Indian-administered Kashmir.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	216483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>We are aware of reports from non-governmental organisations on the human rights situation in Indian-administered Kashmir, and we continue to follow developments in the region. We are clear that allegations of human rights abuses must be investigated thoroughly, promptly and transparently. We regularly raise concerns through our High Commission in Delhi as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 08/12/2014 16:42:00 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

167028

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
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	Kashmir
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 discussions he has had with his counterparts in India and Pakistan on finding a resolution to their dispute over Kashmir.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	216484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to my answer of 27 November 2014 (PQ 215726).</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 08/12/2014 16:40:11 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney

167029

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
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	India
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 discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on that country's ratification and implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Jason McCartney
uin	216488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government recommended that the Indian government expedite ratification of the UN Convention Against Torture during India’s Universal Periodic Review in May, 2012. The issue was also raised at the EU-India Human Rights Dialogue in December, 2013. <br><br>The former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) discussed the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative and the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict with the Indian Minister for External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj during his visit to India in July 2014. We welcomed the Indian High Commissioner to the UK's attendance at the the ‘End Sexual Violence in Conflict’ Summit in June 2014.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 08/12/2014 16:57:21 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3953 label Biography information for Jason McCartney