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521145

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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: Bomb Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will produce resources, equipment, personnel and training to Yemeni organisations to assist in the de-mining of areas affected by the use of cluster munitions.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	38339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK is supporting UNDP led efforts to urgently re-build the capacity of Yemen's national demining institutions and support mapping and clearance operations to reduce the physical and social-economic impact of mines and explosive remnants of war on people and communities. The UK is contributing £1.05 million for this work in 2016 through the Conflict Stability and Security Fund. This is part of the UK’s wider efforts to help address Yemen's urgent humanitarian needs and contribute to effective stabilisation.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/06/2016 12:47:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

521187

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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, what the average hourly earnings were of his Department's (a) BME and (b) non-BME employees in (i) 2015 and (ii) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	38221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the average hourly salary rates for all employees (Senior Civil Service and below) within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. However, I would note to the Hon. Member that such simple overall averages do not paint an accurate figure of our workforce and recruitment practices. The table therefore also includes a breakdown for each Foreign and Commonwealth Office grade.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>2015</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>BME</p></td><td><p>Non-BME</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>BME</p></td><td><p>Non-BME</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A1</p></td><td><p>9.76</p></td><td><p>9.95</p></td><td><p>9.55</p></td><td><p>9.59</p></td><td><p>9.71</p></td><td><p>9.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A2</p></td><td><p>11.14</p></td><td><p>11.07</p></td><td><p>11.09</p></td><td><p>11.18</p></td><td><p>11.09</p></td><td><p>11.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B3</p></td><td><p>13.01</p></td><td><p>13.11</p></td><td><p>13.06</p></td><td><p>13.04</p></td><td><p>13.16</p></td><td><p>13.08</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C4</p></td><td><p>15.06</p></td><td><p>15.15</p></td><td><p>15.36</p></td><td><p>15.39</p></td><td><p>15.64</p></td><td><p>15.64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C5</p></td><td><p>18.28</p></td><td><p>18.97</p></td><td><p>18.93</p></td><td><p>18.66</p></td><td><p>19.01</p></td><td><p>19.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D6</p></td><td><p>25.75</p></td><td><p>24.91</p></td><td><p>25.30</p></td><td><p>26.49</p></td><td><p>25.86</p></td><td><p>26.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>D7</p></td><td><p>30.05</p></td><td><p>30.75</p></td><td><p>31.21</p></td><td><p>30.60</p></td><td><p>31.09</p></td><td><p>30.84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SMS1</p></td><td><p>36.48</p></td><td><p>36.48</p></td><td><p>37.61</p></td><td><p>36.45</p></td><td><p>36.63</p></td><td><p>36.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SMS2</p></td><td><p>46.37</p></td><td><p>46.80</p></td><td><p>49.78</p></td><td><p>46.78</p></td><td><p>47.39</p></td><td><p>48.84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SMS3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>64.79</p></td><td><p>70.00</p></td><td><p>60.94</p></td><td><p>66.32</p></td><td><p>66.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SMS4</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>92.52</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>96.16</p></td><td><p>89.66</p></td></tr><tr><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>Overall</p></td><td><p>15.81</p></td><td><p>20.82</p></td><td><p>20.64</p></td><td><p>16.15</p></td><td><p>21.58</p></td><td><p>19.81</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Civil Service is changing, and our recruitment seeks to reflect the make-up and composition of our nation as a whole. Historically, BME staff were under-represented, both in terms of previous recruitment patterns and the number and proportion in higher grades. These factors have contributed to the differences in overall average salaries.</p><p>We are making progress - the proportion of BME staff in the Civil Service has risen from 9.2% in 2010 to 10.6% in 2015 - but we recognise that there is still more to do.</p><p>In March, the Government published its 2016 Talent Action Plan for the Civil Service. It provides a progress update on initiatives to increase diversity in the Civil Service, including cross-Government talent programmes aimed at under-represented groups.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/talent-action-plan-2016-removing-the-barriers-to-success" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/talent-action-plan-2016-removing-the-barriers-to-success</a></p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/06/2016 14:19:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

521188

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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	Iran: 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 assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	38148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>The human rights situation in Iran continues to cause great concern, in particular its use of the death penalty and the restrictions on freedom of expression and belief. Although President Rouhani pledged to improve the rights and freedoms of the citizens of Iran when he was elected, we are yet to see concrete improvements.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/06/2016 12:41:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

521190

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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	Iran: Baha'i Faith
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 representations to the government of Iran on the imprisonment in 2008 of seven Bahá' í leaders in that country.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	38149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK regularly raises our concerns at the treatment of the Baha’i community in Iran. We call on the Iranian Government to end all persecution of individuals on the basis of their faith and to fulfil its international and domestic obligations to allow freedom of religion to all Iranians.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/06/2016 13:45:32 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

521193

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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	Iraq: Iran
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 his Department has made of the human rights situation in Camp Liberty, Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	38116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>We remain concerned about the residents of Camp Liberty. Our Embassy in Baghdad regularly raises this issue with the Government of Iraq and we support the United Nations’ calls for more to be done to protect residents. We are working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to relocate all the residents to safe third countries.</p><p>That being said, Monitors from the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) regularly visit Camp Liberty and issue daily reports which provide an update on the situation there. Their assessment remains that the provision of life support systems such as water, electricity and food continue to be well in excess of basic humanitarian standards. They have reported that the relocation of protective bunkers and installation of additional protective concrete walls, to increase the security and safety of the residents, has been completed. Iraqi government officials have reported that diesel tankers and trucks containing food and other supplies continue to routinely enter the camp, that residents continue to be referred to hospitals and that the clinic remains in operation. Residents’ representatives have confirmed this to be accurate.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/06/2016 12:39:47 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

521194

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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: State Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what parts of the UK the President of Colombia will visit during his state visit in November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	38283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Gentleman to my answer to PQ 38282.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 02/06/2016 14:46:41 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

521195

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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: State Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he holds on which members of the Colombian government will accompany President Santos on his state visit to the UK in November 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	38284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Gentleman to my answer to PQ 38282.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 02/06/2016 14:48:50 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

521196

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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: State Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he holds on the (a) military representation that will accompany President Santos of Colombia on his state visit to the UK in November 2016 and (b) rank and function of each such military representative.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	38282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>I am delighted that Her Majesty The Queen has invited President Santos and the First Lady of Colombia to the UK for the Autumn State Visit. HMG is in regular communication with the Colombian Government in the preparation for the Visit. Details of the programme including the composition of the Official Suite accompanying the President are yet to be confirmed.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 02/06/2016 14:33:56 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

521197

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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	Syria: Religious Freedom
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 the Government is taking to ensure religious minorities are protected in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	38253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>Syria’s conflict has developed from peaceful protests against the government in 2011 to a violent insurgency that has complex international angles. Asad’s brutal actions have fuelled sectarian violence and the growth of Daesh. His regime is ultimately responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians. We support the efforts of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan De Mistura, to seek agreement on a process of political transition in Syria. We are clear that there can be no military solution to the conflict. The UN led negotiations remain the best opportunity to end the conflict and achieve political transition away from Asad, leading to an inclusive government which can represent all Syrians.</p><p>The UK, as a core member of the International Syria Support Group has agreed that protecting the rights of all Syrians, regardless of ethnicity or religious denomination is fundamental. This means seeking to ensure that Syrian minorities are included and safeguarded as the political process progresses. We are supporting non-governmental efforts to promote dialogue between different ethnic and sectarian groups in Syria, as we seek further progress on a political settlement.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 38252 38257 question first answered 02/06/2016 12:44:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

521199

registered interest
date	24/05/2016
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	Syria: Christianity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information he holds on the number of Christians in Aleppo.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	38256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2016 answer text <p>There is a lack of reliable information on the number of Christians in Aleppo. At a press conference at the UN in Geneva in March 2016 the Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo, Antoine Audo (also President of Caritas Syria), estimated that the population of Christians in Aleppo had fallen from 160,000 pre-conflict to only 40,000 in 2016. My noble friend, the Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns recently met with Armenian Church leaders, including one from Aleppo, who stated his congregation had fallen by 50%.</p><p>Overall, prior to the conflict, Christians numbered about 2.2 million — 10% of Syria's population. 40% of the Christian population have now left Syria. Many of the Christians left because of the widespread perception they supported the regime. Those remaining vehemently reject the claim.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/06/2016 12:46:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon