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1150365

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Bosnia and Herzegovina: Migrant Camps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential increase in severity of the humanitarian situation for refugees and migrants in the Vucjak camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a result of changing seasons.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>​The infrastructure that supports migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is under pressure, especially as we come to the coldest part of the year. A number of humanitarian organisations assess that the Vučjak site is unsafe and undignified and have urged the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to relocate those based at the site urgently. Since 2018, EU funding to Bosnia and Herzegovina on migration issues has amounted to a total of €34m, including the United Kingdom contribution, and the United Kingdom provided £565,000 of bilateral funding to communities affected by migration at the start of 2019.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/10/2019 11:10:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1150396

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Abdullah Öcalan
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 representations he has made to the Turkish Government on the imprisonment of Abdullah Ocalan.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	1584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>​The former Minister for Europe raised this issue most recently on 13 May with the Turkish Ambassador. The United Kingdom has encouraged the Turkish authorities to implement the recommendations made by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) following their previous visit to the prison in 2016.</p><p>The British Government engages closely with Turkey to encourage the full protection of fundamental rights, including with regard to the treatment of detainees. I emphasised the importance of these issues when I met the Turkish Ambassador in September. We shall continue to monitor the situation closely and maintain our support for legitimate and democratic Kurdish groups in Turkey.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/10/2019 11:02:47 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1150437

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	North Macedonia: EU Enlargement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to his French counterpart on support for opening EU accession negotiations with the Republic of North Macedonia.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	1725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>​The United Kingdom regards the EU Accession process as fundamental to delivering security, stability and prosperity in the Western Balkans. At the European Council on 17-18 October, the United Kingdom made clear that it was ready to support the opening of EU Accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania. We continue to discuss regularly Western Balkan issues with international partners, including France, in bilateral contacts.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/10/2019 11:12:33 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1150525

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Catalonia: Sovereignty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Spanish counterpart on the recent prison sentences for Catalan separatist leaders; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	1625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>​As I outlined in Parliament on 15 October, this is a matter for the Spanish courts. Political leaders, like anyone else, have a duty to abide by the law.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/10/2019 11:04:25 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1150526

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Embassies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which embassies represent the UK in more than one state.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	1626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The following Missions represent the United Kingdom in more than one State, as duly indicated:</p><p>British Embassy in Angola (São Tomé and Príncipe)</p><p>British High Commission in Barbados (Dominica, St Kitts &amp; Nevis)</p><p>British High Commission in Cameroon (Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Chad*)</p><p>British Embassy in Costa Rica (Nicaragua)</p><p>British Embassy in Democratic Republic of Congo (Republic of Congo, Central African Republic)</p><p>British Embassy in Ethiopia (Djibouti*)</p><p>British High Commission in Fiji (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Kiribati, Tonga*, Tuvalu)</p><p>British Embassy in France (Monaco)</p><p>British High Commission in Ghana (Togo, Burkina Faso, Benin)</p><p>British Embassy in Guatemala (Honduras)</p><p>British High Commission in Guyana (Suriname)</p><p>British Embassy in Indonesia (East Timor)</p><p>British Embassy in Italy (San Marino)</p><p>British Embassy in Madagascar (Comoros)</p><p>British Embassy in Mali (Niger*)</p><p>British High Commission in New Zealand (Samoa*)</p><p>British Embassy in Philippines (Palau)</p><p>British High Commission in Rwanda (Burundi)</p><p>British Embassy in Senegal (Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau)</p><p>British High Commission in Solomon Islands (Nauru)</p><p>British Embassy in Spain (Andorra)</p><p>British Embassy in Switzerland (Liechtenstein)</p><p> </p><p>*Resident Heads of Mission are due to be appointed to these countries by the end of 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Information on British Missions overseas including through links to details on their services and responsibilities can be found on the following public website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/world/embassies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/world/embassies</a></p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/10/2019 11:06:56 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1150528

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Official Cars
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 Government (a) cars and (b) drivers are allocated to Ministers in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	1627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) does not allocate specific cars to Ministers. Instead the FCO uses the London Car Service (LCS), which is run by FCO Services, to transport Ministers, Officials and documents. FCO Services has 5 vehicles, all of which are Petrol/Electric hybrids.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/10/2019 13:07:43 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1150529

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Spain: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met his Spanish counterpart; and what issues were discussed at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	1628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary met his Spanish counterpart in the margins of the Gymnich on 29 August and they discussed no deal contingency planning and EU Exit. I met the Spanish Ambassador on 18 September and we discussed EU Exit no deal contingency planning, the bilateral relationship and the situation in Catalonia. I further met the Spanish Ambassador on 10 October.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/10/2019 11:08:41 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1149899

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Syria: 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 (a) diplomatic and (b) economic steps the Government plans to take to encourage the Turkish Government to stop its military incursion in territory in Syria controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces; and if the Government will suspend existing licences for arms exports to Turkey until that military incursion is ended.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	1064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>​The UK has repeatedly called on Turkey to end its military action in north-east Syria. The Prime Minister made this clear when he spoke to President Erdogan on 12 October and 20 October. We have also, with European partners, raised this issue at the UN Security Council.</p><p>As the Foreign Secretary told the House of Commons on 15 October, the Government takes its arms export control responsibilities very seriously and keeps our defence exports to Turkey under careful and continual review. No further export licences to Turkey for items which might be used in military operations in Syria will be granted while we conduct that review.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 25/10/2019 13:45:04 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1150108

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Private Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent from the Continuity of Education Allowance on placements at (a) Eton, (b) Charterhouse, (c) Harrow, (d) Rugby, (e) Shrewsbury, (f) Westminster, (g) Winchester, (h) St Paul's and (i) Merchant Taylors schools in the last financial year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	1130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>Members of the diplomatic service are expected to be widely deployable throughout their career. Whilst many parents prefer to take their children with them abroad, in some of the 168 countries and territories where the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has UK-based staff, we do not permit staff to take their children either for health or security reasons. However, frequent moves by staff and families between the United Kingdom and overseas, and between Posts overseas, can be disruptive to the education of the children. Therefore, the FCO provides Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA). This enables staff who meet certain eligibility criteria to choose to provide an uninterrupted education for their children at a British boarding school in the United Kingdom while they continue to take up postings overseas at regular intervals during their career. CEA is a long-standing FCO policy dating back in its current form to 1996 that provides clearly defined and limited financial support to staff to help maintain the continuity of their children's education.The FCO refunds standard term fees up to a ceiling which is reviewed annually. Where staff opt to send their children to more expensive schools, the difference in cost is met by the individual member of staff.</p><p>The figures below represent the data for financial year 2018/19. For context, we have set out the FCO's total spend on education for children of staff posted overseas in PQ 752.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>School </strong></p></td><td><p>​</p></td><td><p><strong>CEA Costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eton</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£295,440.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Charterhouse</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£97,428.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rugby</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£119, 233.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shrewsbury</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westminster</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£78,651.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£163,345.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Pauls</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merchant Taylors</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 30/10/2019 16:46:54 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher previous answer version 615 answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1150175

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Kosovo: Recognition of States
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 is taking to support the recognition of Kosovo as a sovereign state.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	1078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>​The United Kingdom was among the first countries to recognise Kosovo as an independent state in February 2008. We remain one of Kosovo's foremost allies and strongest supporters. The United Kingdom lobbies, along with key international partners, to ensure countries have a full understanding of the facts regarding Kosovo. The United Kingdom supports Kosovo's integration into the international rules-based system through membership of international organisations, which can help promote security, stability and prosperity. The FCO actively supported Kosovo's Interpol membership bid in 2018 and continues to support them in their membership of the World Customs Organisation. The EU (and a number of other organisations such as NATO and the OSCE) have a &quot;status neutral&quot; approach towards Kosovo, since not all members recognise Kosovo as a sovereign state.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/10/2019 10:53:32 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq