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386634

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
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	Ukraine
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 security situation in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	4812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine reports that the situation on the ground in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of eastern Ukraine remains tense. A ceasefire agreed in Minsk on 12 February has led to a general reduction in fighting, and some withdrawal of heavy weapons. But some fighting has continued in Shyrokyne and Donetsk Airport, and heavy weapons continue to be used. The OSCE needs to be given full and unhindered access to all areas of the crisis zone so they can verify and monitor the heavy weapons withdrawal.</p><p>The heavy fighting around Maryinka, near Donetsk, on 3 June constituted the most serious violation of the ceasefire under the Minsk agreements since February. The OSCE’s report of 3 June presented a clear picture of large amounts of heavy weapons from Donetsk moving westwards towards Maryinka, indicating this was a provocation by the separatists.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 06/07/2015 15:05:07 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

228542

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Ukraine
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 Defence Attaché in post in the British Embassy in Ukraine was aware when the Government gave export licence approval in December 2014 for the export of 75 Saxon Armoured Personnel Carriers to Ukraine that they might be armed on their arrival in Ukraine; and what steps were taken by the British Embassy in Ukraine to inform the Government of this possibility.
tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
tabling member printed	Sir John Stanley
uin	228444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Our British Embassy in Kyiv were consulted on the export licence application and made enquiries with the Ukraine Ministry of Defence and Ukroboronprom (state-owned defence enterprise) who stated that the Saxon Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) would be used by two battalions operating in the Anti-Terrorist Operation area and by airmobile units for reconnaissance and general patrolling. Our British Embassy in Kyiv was not aware that the Saxon vehicles might be armed on their arrival in Ukraine and we are not aware that the Ukrainians have armed any of the APC’s. We have however been informed by the Ukraine Deputy Minister of Defence that some may be converted for use as “Medevac vehicles.”</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 25/03/2015 17:04:25 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	91 label Biography information for Sir John Stanley

227431

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 9 March (HL5328) concerning the supply of 75 armoured vehicles to Ukraine, for what purpose other than military action those vehicles could be used.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text The Saxon is a lightly armoured personnel carrier (APC). The information we have received from the Ukraine Ministry of Defence states that the APCs will be used by two battalions operating in the Anti-Terrorist Operation area (ATO), and by airmobile units for reconnaissance and general patrolling. We are aware that the Ukrainians are also considering converting some of the APCs for use as “Medevac vehicles.” answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 14:03:38 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

226696

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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	Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether there is a Defence Attaché in post in the British Embassy in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
tabling member printed	Sir John Stanley
uin	227269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>There is a Defence Attaché in post in the British Embassy in Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 17/03/2015 16:27:34 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	91 label Biography information for Sir John Stanley

226253

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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	Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the Government has given to the government of Ukraine against Russian aggression.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	227084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>On his visit to Kyiv on 5 March, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) met President Poroshenko and other senior Ukrainian government officials and underlined strongly the UK’s support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and the importance of maintaining pressure on Russia until full implementation of the Minsk agreements has been achieved. The UK wishes to avoid a path of confrontation with Russia and strongly supports all diplomatic efforts to bring a peaceful solution to the crisis in Ukraine. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the member for Witney (Mr Cameron) also discussed the situation in Ukraine with President Poroshenko on 12 and 15 February and agreed on the handling of the UN Security Council resolution which called for full implementation of the Minsk agreements.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to diplomatic support, the UK is providing practical assistance to Ukraine. The UK is providing £10 million in technical assistance to support economic and governance reforms in Ukraine, and to provide humanitarian assistance. In response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation an additional £15 million of humanitarian support to Ukraine was announced by the Prime Minister on 23 February. Over the last year we have increased our defence engagement and are providing additional support on crisis management, anti-corruption, defence reform, strategic communications and we are now also providing advice on procurement. We provided two non-lethal packages of equipment, including protective gear, winter clothing, medical kits and winter fuel. We are now planning to send a third package, as well as sending short-term training teams to strengthen the capacity and resilience of the Ukraine Armed Forces. Our non-lethal equipment is designed to reduce further Ukrainian fatalities and casualties and to help improve situational awareness on the ground.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 17/03/2015 16:28:42 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

226455

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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	Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what contingency plans they have to evacuate United Kingdom nationals from Ukraine; and when any such plans were last updated.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL5577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text Our Embassy in Kyiv has a Crisis Management Plan in place to support the possible evacuation of British nationals from Ukraine. The plan was most recently updated on 30 May 2014. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 13:45:31 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

225799

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many United Kingdom nationals are employed in Ukraine as part of the British Embassy.
tabling member printed	Lord Radice
uin	HL5558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>There were 17 UK based staff working in our Embassy in Kyiv on 28 February 2015. In addition, there are UK nationals working as local staff in the Embassy.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 23/03/2015 17:03:06 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	510 label Biography information for Lord Radice

225801

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many United Kingdom nationals they have deployed on training and assistance projects in Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Radice
uin	HL5559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Since the beginning of 2014, 36 UK nationals have been deployed to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, nine to support the EU in Ukraine and two to represent the UK’s technical assistance programme and humanitarian support in Ukraine. Additionally, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has had a Special Defence Advisor based in the Ukrainian MoD since 2004.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), recently announced that the MoD would be providing further non-lethal support to Ukraine and up to 75 personnel would be based in Ukraine to deliver training and advice in logistics, medical, infantry and intelligence capacity building to the Ukraine Armed Forces. Some of these personnel are already based in-country to develop the training and numbers will increase as the elements of the training are delivered.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the British Government is funding UK, Ukrainian and international experts to provide expert advice on economic and governance reforms in Ukraine through the £10million technical assistance programme to Ukraine.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 23/03/2015 17:04:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	510 label Biography information for Lord Radice

225802

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of United Kingdom nationals holidaying in Ukraine at any one time.
tabling member printed	Lord Radice
uin	HL5560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text We do not regularly seek these figures and the number will vary year-round and according to the security situation. The most recent estimate was compiled for Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice in 2013 when it was estimated that 82600 British nationals had visited Ukraine that year. In 2014 we provided consular assistance to approximately 90 British nationals in Ukraine. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 23/03/2015 17:03:24 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	510 label Biography information for Lord Radice

225804

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of United Kingdom nationals working or living in Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Radice
uin	HL5561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>We do not assess this. According to the Ukrainian authorities, there were 499 British nationals registered as working or living in Ukraine on 1 April 2014.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 23/03/2015 17:04:06 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	510 label Biography information for Lord Radice