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934939

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	Armed Conflict: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the letter from the Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 24 April 2018 to schools that participated in the Safe Schools Declaration, what steps he is taking to encourage international partners to endorse that Declaration.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	161113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK is actively encouraging international partners to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration at both official and ministerial level. I was pleased to see the recent endorsements of the Declaration by Germany and by Djibouti. At a UN Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict on 9 July, the UK called upon all UN Security Council members and UN member states to endorse the Declaration. We will continue to make representations to countries who have yet to endorse the Declaration.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 13/07/2018 13:21:54 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

934778

registered interest
date	04/07/2018
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	LGBT+ People: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the Government is supporting young LGBT+ people in line with the Safe Schools Declaration.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	160696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK is fully committed to the promotion and protection of LGBT rights. The Safe Schools Declaration is a humanitarian pledge to protect all children, students and education personnel in schools and educational facilities from attack during armed conflicts and protracted crises. The Government is in the process of implementing the Declaration and its supporting guidelines. The Declaration and its guidelines do not make specific reference to matters relating to LGBT persons.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/07/2018 15:41:15 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

750412

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Cyprus: 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, what steps the Government is taking to help facilitate a negotiated solution to the dispute over the status of Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	900353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK continues to be a strong supporter of a settlement to reunite Cyprus. I am disappointed that the Conference on Cyprus in Switzerland ended without agreement. We are encouraging all the parties to reflect on the outcome and consider next steps.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/07/2017 13:45:07 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

604260

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role his Department has taken in discussions with the EU on UK membership of the single market after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	906653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Although my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Exiting the EU (Mr Davis) leads on negotiations with the EU, as I said to the Foreign Affairs Committee last week, our Departments are working closely together to get the best possible deal for the British people</del>.<ins class="ministerial">The Department for Exiting the European Union is the lead department for such matters. As the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson) said to the Foreign Affairs Committee last week, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Exiting the European Union are working closely together to get the best possible deal for the British people.</ins></p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/10/2016 13:18:07 question first ministerially corrected 18/10/2016 15:22:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 14956 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

451999

registered interest
date	10/02/2016
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 of (a) female, (b) male, (c) full-time and (d) part-time employees of his Department were in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	26980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office pays salaries according to a fixed banding structure. Pay rates, including hourly rates, for each band are the same for male and female employees.</p><p>The average hourly earnings for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office UK based staff, taken as a snapshot on the 31st of December each year, are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Full-time</p></td><td><p>Part-time</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£18.63</p></td><td><p>£22.58</p></td><td><p>£20.83</p></td><td><p>17.98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£18.33</p></td><td><p>£22.19</p></td><td><p>£20.54</p></td><td><p>17.74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Data not yet available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Data not yet available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>Data not yet available</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Average earnings and average salaries are determined by a number of factors – length of service, levels of performance, promotions, type of work etc but a key factor is the distribution of staff throughout the FCO grading structure.</p><p>Further information on average salaries of staff is available on pages 6, 10 and 11 of the FCO Diversity &amp; Equality report 2015. <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/450587/FFFCO827_Equality_Report_2015_v5.pdf</p><p><br>The figures do not include local staff directly employed by our embassies and missions overseas. To obtain this data would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/02/2016 12:22:20 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

424584

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
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 undertake a review into how his Department advises British citizens on the ethical rating of nations in line with performing to international standards on the illegal wildlife trade.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	13747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK plays a leading role in encouraging countries to take action to stop poaching of endangered species and to reduce demand for illegal wildlife products. For example, the UK drafted both the London Declaration from the London Conference on IWT in 2014 and the Kasane Statement from the Botswana Conference of March 2015 to push countries into committing themselves to ambitious actions to tackle the illegal wildlife trade. A review was compiled for the Botswana Conference showing progress by countries on the commitments to action agreed at London. These documents have been made publicly available on www.gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/11/2015 14:29:59 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

424585

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
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	Sustainable Development: Public Appointments
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 work with his international counterparts to request that the UN Secretary General appoint a Special Envoy for Sustainable Development.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	13748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>Effective follow up and implementation of the now-agreed 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is one of the UK’s top priorities at the United Nations. We continue to discuss this with the UN Secretary General, the wider UN system, and Member States. It would need to be clear what value any new UN special envoy would add to existing UN activity before the UK advocated such an idea, over and above existing sustainable development activities.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/11/2015 14:33:06 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

424586

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
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 diplomatic staff whose work includes tackling the illegal wildlife trade are based in (a) China, (b) Vietnam, (c) Laos, (d) Malaysia, (e) Botswana, (f) Mozambique, (g) Gabon, (h) South Africa, (i) Thailand and (j) India.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	13749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The numbers requested of diplomatic staff whose work includes illegal wildlife trade are as follows:</p><p>China - 5<br>Vietnam- 3<br>Laos- 2 <br>Malaysia – 1<br>Botswana -2 <br>Mozambique- 2 <br>Gabon -2 <br>South Africa -2 <br>Thailand- 2 <br>India -1</p><p>In most cases our diplomatic staff in these Posts spend a proportion of their overall time on this issue and are supported by locally engaged staff who also work on tackling illegal wildlife trade.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/11/2015 14:37:30 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

385882

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	France: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of acts of criminal damage or violence undertaken in the pas de Calais region against vehicles owned by UK companies or citizens since July 2014; and what representations he has made to French authorities on that matter.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	4269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text Policing in the Pas de Calais region is a matter for the French authorities. The UK Government therefore does not hold details on the number of acts of criminal damage or violence undertaken in the Pas de Calais region. I and my Ministerial colleagues regularly discuss matters of law and order in the region with our French counterparts. The Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Ms May), was in Paris on 2 July to meet her French counterpart, M Cazeneuve, the Interior Minister. Law and order was among the topics they discussed. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 03/07/2015 13:19:57 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson