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1173567

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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	United Arab Emirates: Freedom of Expression
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 freedom of expression in the United Arab Emirates.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	8231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>We continue to raise the importance of respect for freedom of expression with the United Arab Emirates. We believe that freedom of expression is a universal human right. Citizens must be allowed to freely discuss and debate issues, challenge their governments and make informed decisions in accordance with international human rights law.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/01/2020 16:53:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1173568

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
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 estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) size of armed groups trained by the United Arab Emirates operating in Yemen; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	8232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>The complex situation on the ground makes it difficult to assess the number and size of armed groups trained by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Yemen. The UAE announced they were reducing their military presence in July 2019, and have now withdrawn many of their troops from Yemen.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/01/2020 16:55:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

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

1170477

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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: Pay
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 and what proportion of staff in his Department would receive an increase in their salary in the event that their hourly pay rate was (a) £8.72, (b) £9.30 and (c) £10.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	2496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>All civil servants are paid at least the current statutory National Minimum or National Living Wage rates of £7.70 and £8.21 per hour respectively. The Government is committed to paying people a decent living wage, which is being addressed through the statutory National Living Wage. In April 2020, the National Living Wage increases to £8.72 per hour. By 2024 the National Living Wage will rise to £10.50 per hour, reaching 66% of median United Kingdom earnings. The scope will be expanded to everyone aged 21 and over and is expected to benefit over 4 million low paid workers.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 21/01/2020 17:44:43 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1170506

registered interest
date	13/01/2020
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: Pay
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 increase in the National Living wage announced by the Government on 31 December 2019, what discussions he is having with private sector companies undertaking facility management work for his Department to ensure that the cost of wage increases for their employees are not passed on to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	2525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>To date, there have been no discussions with private sector companies undertaking facilities management work for the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office (FCO) to ensure that the cost of wage increases for their employees, as a result of the increase in the Government National Living Wage, are not passed on to the FCO.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 21/01/2020 17:05:12 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1167926

registered interest
date	05/11/2019
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: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of international co-operation on tackling climate change.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	900311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face today, and no country alone can solve the problem. That is why we bid to host the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) in Glasgow next year in partnership with Italy. As the first G7 country to legislate for net zero by 2050, the UK is leading the world’s response, and other countries have been following our example.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/11/2019 14:56:02 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris