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387237

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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	Romania: Corruption
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 Romanian counterparts on tackling corruption in that country.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	5406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>During his visit to Romania in January 2015, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), met President Klaus Iohannis and set out the positive impact that the Romanian government could have on the business environment by further tackling corruption and improving the predictability of impact of legislation.</p><p>The British Government will continue to carefully monitor the development of the rule of law and the fight against corruption including by encouraging Romania’s ongoing efforts towards meeting the benchmarks of the EU’s Cooperation and Verification mechanism. We continue to expect Romania, as with all other EU Member States, to respect and abide by its obligations to comply fully with the laws and values of the Union, including judicial independence.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 08/07/2015 14:16:57 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

387238

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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	Romania: NATO
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 counterparts in NATO countries on the new NATO Force Integration Unit to be built in Romania.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	5407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2015 answer text <p>I frequently have calls with my NATO counterparts and discuss a range of issues including NATO. We are in regular contact with Romania and NATO Allies on the implementation of NATO’s Readiness Action Plan (RAP) agreed at the Wales Summit last September, which includes the development of the NATO Force Integration Units (NFIU) in six eastern Allies. In March 2015, the Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend the Member for Sevenoaks (Mr Fallon), visited Romania, calling on the President, Prime Minister and Defence Minister to discuss these issues. NATO Defence Ministers met in Brussels on 24-25 June to assess progress since Wales. It was agreed that overall there continued to be good progress on RAP implementation and that the six NFIUs would be fully manned by the end of the year. The UK is playing a leading role in this effort. Romania’s NFIU will support planning, conduct host nation liaison and facilitate the rapid deployment of the new Very High Readiness Joint Task Force. The UK will support the NFIU through the provision of a Staff Officer.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 07/07/2015 14:54:55 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

387245

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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	Bribery Act 2010
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department have held with business organisations to discuss the Bribery Act 2010 and guidance on that Act since January 2015; and on what dates those meetings took place.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	5441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers and officials have regular contacts with businesses, during which the UK Bribery Act is often discussed. We do not hold central records of such discussions.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 08/07/2015 13:48:55 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

387276

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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	Andargachew Tsege
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 is taking steps to secure the release of Andargachew Tsege in Ethiopia; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	5392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>I remain deeply concerned by the continued detention of British national Andargachew Tsege in Ethiopia and about his welfare. The Secretary of State for Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon friend, the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Philip Hammond MP) spoke to the Ethiopian Foreign Minister on 30 June and made a public statement on 25 June. He made clear that Ethiopia’s failure to grant our repeated requests was unacceptable, and informed Dr Tedros that the lack of progress in the case risked undermining the UK’s relationship with Ethiopia. We will continue to press the Ethiopian government for regular consular access, for our concerns regarding Andargachew’s welfare to be addressed, for a clear and transparent legal process through which he can challenge his detention.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 10/07/2015 13:25:58 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

387290

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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	Ascension Island: Fisheries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of commercial fishing around Ascension Island occurred in the outer (a) 25nm of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), (b) outer 50nm of the EEZ, (c) outer 75nm of the EEZ and (d) outer 100nm of the EEZ.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	5375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Since 2014, no commercial fishing licenses have been issued whilst options for marine management around Ascension Island are considered.</p><p>However, between 2010 and 2013:</p><p>a) Fishing took place on 32% of available fishing days in the outer 25nm of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)<br>b) Fishing took place on 66% of available fishing days in the outer 50nm of the EEZ<br>c) Fishing took place on 79% of available fishing days in the outer 75nm of the EEZ<br>d) Fishing took place on 90% of available fishing days in the outer 100nm of the EEZ</p><p>The above data is generalised and not a definitive amount per area as catch data was reported by vessels weekly, however, only based on a single location per week.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/07/2015 13:18:53 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

387307

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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	Tunisia: Politics and Government
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 hold discussions with his French counterpart on improving collaboration between the French and UK governments in providing governance and capability training for Tunisian national and regional government bodies.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	5352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text Since the 26 June terrorist attack in Sousse, The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) and The Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) have spoken to their French counterparts and discussed areas in which we can work more closely together to support Tunisia. The Home Secretary and I also visited Tunisa with the French (and German) Interior Ministers on 29 June both to pay our respects to the victims of the Sousse attack and for discussions with the Tunisian Authorities. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/07/2015 13:01:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

387345

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions his Department applied the exemption in section 38(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (disclosure likely to endanger the physical or mental health of any individual) in wholly or partly refusing a freedom of information request in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	5285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>In the last five years the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has used Section 38 in a total of 94 cases. In 42 cases both sections 38 (1) (a) and (1) (b) were used simultaneously. Section 38 (1) (a) was used in a further nine cases and Section 38 (1) (b) was used in a further 43 cases. The following table provides a breakdown by year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>Both</td><td>38(1)(a)</td><td>38(1)(b)</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>11</td><td>2</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>9</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In all Freedom of Information (FOI) cases handled by the FCO dedicated FOI case managers provide advice to Desk Officers on the correct application of exemptions. To do this case managers draw on Information Commissioner's Office guidance notes, including Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No19, as well as Freedom of Information Guidance for Practioners provided by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and available publicly on the MOJ web-site (<a href="https://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners</a>).</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 5306 5327 question first answered 09/07/2015 16:16:56 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

387346

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what instructions have been given to staff in his Department dealing with freedom of information requests on the application of Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No. 19, issued by the Information Commissioner's Office, in considering whether to apply the exemptions in section 38 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	5327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>In the last five years the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has used Section 38 in a total of 94 cases. In 42 cases both sections 38 (1) (a) and (1) (b) were used simultaneously. Section 38 (1) (a) was used in a further nine cases and Section 38 (1) (b) was used in a further 43 cases. The following table provides a breakdown by year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>Both</td><td>38(1)(a)</td><td>38(1)(b)</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>11</td><td>2</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>9</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In all Freedom of Information (FOI) cases handled by the FCO dedicated FOI case managers provide advice to Desk Officers on the correct application of exemptions. To do this case managers draw on Information Commissioner's Office guidance notes, including Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No19, as well as Freedom of Information Guidance for Practioners provided by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and available publicly on the MOJ web-site (<a href="https://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners</a>).</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 5285 5306 question first answered 09/07/2015 16:16:56 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

387347

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions his Department applied the exemption in section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (disclosure likely to endanger the safety of any individual) in wholly or partly refusing a freedom of information request in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	5306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>In the last five years the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has used Section 38 in a total of 94 cases. In 42 cases both sections 38 (1) (a) and (1) (b) were used simultaneously. Section 38 (1) (a) was used in a further nine cases and Section 38 (1) (b) was used in a further 43 cases. The following table provides a breakdown by year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>Both</td><td>38(1)(a)</td><td>38(1)(b)</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>11</td><td>2</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>9</td></tr></tbody></table><p>In all Freedom of Information (FOI) cases handled by the FCO dedicated FOI case managers provide advice to Desk Officers on the correct application of exemptions. To do this case managers draw on Information Commissioner's Office guidance notes, including Freedom of Information Act Awareness Guidance No19, as well as Freedom of Information Guidance for Practioners provided by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and available publicly on the MOJ web-site (<a href="https://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners" target="_blank">https://www.justice.gov.uk/information-access-rights/foi-guidance-for-practitioners</a>).</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 5285 5327 question first answered 09/07/2015 16:16:56 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

387403

registered interest
date	02/07/2015
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	Colombia: Human Rights
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 reports he has received on human rights abuses in Colombia.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	5484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) and non-government organisations (NGOs), such as Amnesty International, regularly report on the human rights situation in Colombia. <br><br>Our officials received an update of figures from the Office of the UNHCHR on 22 June, when they reported that 21 human rights defenders (HRDs) had been murdered this year. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) will publish its in-year update to the annual Human Rights Report on Colombia later this month. This will contain the most recent data collected from a wide range of official sources, such as Human Rights Watch and other NGOs, as well as the UNHCHR. <br><br>The FCO will publish its in-year Human Rights update on Colombia later this month. It will include a thorough update on the human rights situation in the country, with data regarding human rights abuses threats made against HRDs, journalists and trade unionists, minority and women’s rights and other issues. Once published, this report will be available on the FCO’s website at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/colombia-country-of-concern/colombia-country-of-concern" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/colombia-country-of-concern/colombia-country-of-concern</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 08/07/2015 13:58:43 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil