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987808

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: Conferences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether representatives of the UK Government plan to attend the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	179180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Officials from our embassies in the region will represent the UK, including Her Majesty's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/10/2018 16:19:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

987829

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: Conferences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any Government ministers are confirmed to attend the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	179282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Trade has decided the time is not right for him to attend the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh on 23 October. Officials from our embassies in the region will represent the UK, including Her Majesty's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/10/2018 16:15:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

987836

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Business and Human Rights Steering Group
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 (a) membership and (b) remit of the Cross-Whitehall Steering Group on Business and Human Rights is; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	179152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>​The Cross-Whitehall Steering Group on Business and Human Rights is chaired jointly by officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Business Energy and Industry Strategy and is attended by representatives from the Ministry of Justice, the Department for International Trade, UK Export Finance, the Home Office, the Department for International Development, the Department for Exiting the European Union, the Department for Work and Pensions, the Government Equalities Office, the Department for Communities and Local Government, Crown Commercial Services, and with the Devolved Administrations. It builds on the commitments which the UK Government made in response to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights report 'Human Rights and Business 2017: Promoting responsibility and ensuring accountability'.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 18/10/2018 13:57:19 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

987837

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Business and Human Rights Steering Group
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 the cross-Whitehall steering group on business and human rights has met since the publication of the updated National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	179153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Since the update of the National Action Plan, the Cross-Whitehall Steering Group on Business and Human Rights has met five times and also liaise between its meetings.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 18/10/2018 13:59:22 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

987838

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Human Rights: Business
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 (a) the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and (b) UK businesses on updating the national action plan on business and human rights after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	179154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Our shared focus is implementing the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights as it stands and on sustaining the UK's high standards in protection of human rights. There is no intent to review the Plan before at least 2020. Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy officials liaise frequently on the Plan and its implementation. We are clear that any future development of the Plan, must be informed by wide consultations, including with business representatives, about our approach and the delivery of commitments, so officials intend new engagement early in the New Year.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 18/10/2018 14:01:11 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

987839

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Human Rights: Business
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 effect on the implementation of the updated national action plan on business and human rights of the UK leaving the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	179155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth officials discuss the implementation of the National Action Plan regularly at working level, with officials from the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, and through the Cross-Whitehall Steering Group on Business and Human Rights, taking all relevant developments into account.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 18/10/2018 14:06:45 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

987853

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Jamal Khashoggi
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 Saudi counterpart on the disappearance of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	179146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>​We are very concerned by the reports of the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi on 9 October. The Foreign Secretary and I conveyed this message to the Saudi Ambassador to the UK. The Foreign Secretary also spoke to the Saudi Foreign Minister on 9 October and met the Turkish Foreign Minister on 15 October. A joint statement from the Foreign Secretary and his French and German counterparts was issued on 14 October stating their grave concerns and calling for a complete and detailed investigation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/10/2018 14:18:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

987854

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Israel: Bedouin
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 the Government has made to the Government of Israel on the demolition order against Khan al Ahmar village in the West Bank since the beginning of September; and (a) on what dates and (b) to whom those representations were made.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	179088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>I raised our concerns about the proposed demolition of Khan al-Ahmar with the Israeli Ambassador to the UK on 11 October. ​Our Ambassador to Israel raised the issue with the Israeli authorities on 3 October. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv raised our concerns with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 6 September.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/10/2018 15:25:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

987863

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	National Cyber Security Centre: Recruitment
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 people have been recruited by the National Cyber Security Centre in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	179324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) was established formally on 3 October 2016. At that time, the NCSC had a team of approximately 700 people. For reasons of National Security, we will not be providing further releases on staff numbers and recruitment.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/10/2018 15:06:07 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

987872

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	National Cyber Security Centre: Staff
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 people were employed by the National Cyber Security Centre in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	179328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) was established formally on 3 October 2016. At that time, the NCSC had a team of approximately 700 people. For reasons of National Security, we will not be providing further releases on staff numbers and recruitment.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/10/2018 15:01:39 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt