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388593

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	British Nationals Abroad: Homicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what financial assistance his Department has provided to families of British nationals murdered abroad in (a) terrorist-related and (b) other incidents in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	6147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) provides a range of support to bereaved families after the murder of a British National abroad, but does not normally offer financial assistance. We do however provide funding to specialist external partners, Lucie Blackman Trust and Victim Support, who can provide practical support to bereaved families. This help takes many forms, but can include securing financial help. answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 13/07/2015 14:04:48 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

388599

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	British Nationals Abroad: Homicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what compensation the Government has provided to families of British nationals murdered abroad in (a) terrorist-related and (b) non-terrorist-related incidents in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	6256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text In cases of terrorism, the Statutory Victims of Terrorism Scheme covers both fatal and personal injury applications, and is administered by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). The latter, reporting to the Ministry of Justice, has received 18 applications related to fatalities since its introduction, on 27 November 2012, and has paid £228,807 across eight successful claims, with seven claims still in process. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not provide compensation to the families of British nationals murdered abroad, but does provide advice when there is a relevant local compensation scheme in the country concerned. answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 13/07/2015 14:09:38 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

388604

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	Gibraltar
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 illegal incursions there have been into Gibraltarian waters from Spain by (a) official Spanish vessels and (b) civilian and other vessels in 2015 to date.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	6277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Between 1 January and 8 July, there were 234 unlawful incursions into British Gibraltar Territorial Waters (BGTW) by Spanish State vessels. Unlawful incursions are violations of international law by foreign State vessels. The Government does not record the numbers of non-State vessels entering BGTW. They would not, in any event, constitute unlawful incursions.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 13/07/2015 14:46:20 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

388211

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Pakistan: Terrorism
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 his officials have had with the Pakistan government on tackling terrorism in that region.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	6044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK and Pakistan have a shared interest in the battle against terrorism. We are committed to working together in a number of areas to combat the terrorist threat and the extremism that sustains it. UK assistance includes the appointment of the Prime Minister's Counter Terrorism (CT) Capability Envoy, who visits Pakistan regularly and has detailed discussions with the Pakistan Government on a range of CT issues, including Pakistan’s implementation of the National Action Plan against terrorism.</p><p>Both my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) and the National Security Adviser have had discussions with the Pakistan Minister of the Interior and the Chief of Army Staff during their recent visits to the UK.</p><p>The UK-Pakistan Joint Working Group on CT is our framework for continuing dialogue. UK officials at the High Commission in Islamabad and from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Home Office Counter Terrorism Departments hold regular meetings with their counterparts in the Government of Pakistan to monitor progress and review areas of co-operation. UK assistance includes a long-term commitment to developing rule of law capacity in line with international law and human rights. Alongside this we have pledged further assistance, including UK strategic expertise, capacity development to improve detection and disruption of improvised explosive devices, support to developing effective approaches to countering violent extremism and strengthening aviation and infrastructure security.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/07/2015 14:46:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

388212

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Nabeel Rajab
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 the Bahrain government on the imprisonment of Nabeel Rajab.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text The UK government is concerned by the decision to uphold Nabeel Rajab’s conviction. I raised this case at Ministerial level during my visit to Bahrain in June. We will continue to make clear to the Government of Bahrain that the legitimate exercise of freedom of expression must be respected. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/07/2015 14:58:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

388213

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Bahrain: Prisons
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 review the assistance that his Department provides to Bahrain for prison reform.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK is providing a wide range of technical assistance to the Government of Bahrain to support its reform programme. FCO officials evaluate training programmes on a regular basis to ensure that projects are on track for delivery and to assess their impact. Bahrain has made progress in its reforms, but more needs to be done to implement fully the recommendations of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry and UN Universal Period Review. The UK remains committed to supporting Bahrain in this process.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/07/2015 15:02:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

388214

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Japan: Whales
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 discourage Japan from resuming Antarctic whaling.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	6017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government has made clear its opposition to Antarctic whaling. <br><br>Most recently, the UK Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) reiterated the Government’s concerns in relation to Japan’s proposal to resume whaling in the Antarctic at a meeting with the Japanese Commissioner to the IWC in May 2015, and with officials from the Japanese Embassy in March 2015. The then Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural Environment, Water and Rural Affairs, my hon Friend the Member for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle (Mr George Eustice) and Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Japan, have also both written previously to the Japanese government on this issue.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 13/07/2015 14:11:01 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

388216

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	EU Nationals: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contingency plan he has made for if it is viable to secure agreement with his EU counterparts for the introduction of a four-year qualifying period for EU nationals to access in-work benefits in negotiating the UK's membership of the EU.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	5881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), said in his speech on 21 May 2015, the Government is concerned that under the current free movement rules, national welfare systems can provide an unintended additional incentive for large migratory movements. Consequently reforming welfare and particularly access to benefits for mobile EU nationals in order to reduce incentives for migration is one of our priorities for the renegotiation. The Prime Minister is working with his European partners to achieve this.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 13/07/2015 14:45:52 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

388217

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	USA: Visas
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 discussed delays in the processing of visas for UK citizens with the US Ambassador to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	5812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>I asked our officials to raise this question with the US Embassy and they were informed of global delays to the US visa system in June which impacted visa processing worldwide. I understand that this has now been resolved.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 13/07/2015 14:05:21 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

388218

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	USA: Visas
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 UK citizens waiting for a decision on a visa application from the US administration.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	5813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of UK citizens waiting for a decision on a US visa application is held by the US authorities and I am therefore unable to make an estimate. We were aware of the delays in processing visa applications in June, but understand this has now been resolved.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 13/07/2015 14:06:34 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty