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731941

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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	Department for International Development and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Ministers' Private Offices
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 civil servants of his Department will be employed in the private offices of the joint Department for International Development and Foreign and Commonwealth Office ministers.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The FCO employs 11 civil servants working in the private offices of the 2 joint DFID and FCO ministers. We will keep this under review and will make adjustments accordingly as the Ministers settle into their new roles.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 27/06/2017 15:28:17 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

731942

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
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	Department for International Development and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Departmental Responsibilities
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 ministerial responsibilities are of the new joint Department for International Development and Foreign and Commonwealth Office ministers.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Ministers of State Stewart and Burt will build on the existing close cooperation between FCO and DFID to strengthen the coordination of Britain's diplomatic and development work around the world. Individual responsibilities for all FCO Ministers are available on our <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office" target="_blank">website</a> (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/people/rory-stewart" target="_blank">Rory Stewart OBE MP</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/people/alistair-burt" target="_blank">Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP</a>).</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 27/06/2017 15:19:39 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

693270

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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	United Arab Emirates: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Governments of (a) Somaliland, (b) UAE and (c) Saudi Arabia on the establishment of a UAE airforce base at Berbera.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	65150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>​I have not had discussions with the Government of Somaliland, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) or Saudi Arabia on the establishment of an Emirati airforce base at Berbera.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/02/2017 16:26:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

683010

registered interest
date	01/02/2017
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	Kenya: Missing Persons
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 Kenyan authorities on the safety and whereabouts of Dong Samuel Luak and Aggrey Idri, who have been missing from Nairobi since 23 and 24 January 2017 respectively.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	62684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>We are aware of the two individuals and we will continue actively to engage the Government of Kenya, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a senior level. We are in close communication with human rights organisations who are voicing concern over the disappearance of the two. We will continue to urge the Kenyan authorities to respect the principle of non-refoulement.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/02/2017 16:52:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

681323

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
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	USA: Travel Restrictions
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 whether the recent Executive Order on travel to the US applies to people resident in the UK who were born in Somaliland and (a) are British citizens, (b) are citizens of another EEA country, (c) have indefinite leave to remain in the UK and (d) have another immigration status.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	62377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs has received assurances that all British passport holders remain able to travel to the United States, and the Executive Order makes no difference to any British passport-holder, irrespective of their country of birth or whether they hold another passport. Questions about non-uk passport holders are a matter for the government of the USA.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 06/02/2017 17:33:18 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 33873 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

681357

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
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	USA: 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 discussions he has had with (a) The Speaker, (b) Lord Speaker, (c) the House of Commons Commission, (d) the Serjeant-at-Arms and (e) Black Rod on the use of the Palace of Westminster for an address by the President of the US.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	62378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>​President Trump has accepted an invitation from Her Majesty the Queen to visit the UK. The arrangements for the State Visit have yet to be agreed.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/02/2017 16:35:57 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

675505

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
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	Russia: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funding has been provided through the Conflict Stabilisation and Security Fund to projects in Russia in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	60807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) has been operational since April 2015. Our programme work in the Russia Federation is limited to the North Caucasus. The funding goes to NGO's that focuse on areas such as radicalisation and extremism. The current allocation for FY 2016-17 is £375,000. In FY 2015-16 our programme spend was £391,262. Under HMG’s Conflict Pool fund, we spent £703,777 in FY 2014-15, £780,000 in FY 2013-14 and £767,476 in FY 2012-13.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/01/2017 16:19:42 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 31898 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

670217

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Ministerial Corrections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date his predecessor was informed of errors in answers to Parliamentary Questions and Statements on Yemen which resulted in the correction of 21 July 2016, HCWS125, being issued.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	59078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>An update was sent to the Private Office of the previous Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), on 28 June.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/01/2017 15:10:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

649411

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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	Prosperity Fund
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 plans to (a) expand or (b) reduce the number of countries eligible for Prosperity Fund Projects in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	55868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The Cross-government Prosperity Fund is primarily Official Development Assistance (ODA) and is open to all countries that remain ODA eligible under the OECD Development Assistance Committee classification. Detailed design of the Prosperity Fund is still ongoing, and in order to maximise impact, Ministers have agreed that the Fund should concentrate on countries with large numbers of poor people and that still face significant development challenges but which are also key for driving future global prosperity. Those countries will be kept under regular review throughout the duration of the Fund.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/12/2016 15:38:11 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

649412

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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	Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what official development assistance funding has been allocated to the Prosperity Fund for 2016-17 by (a) recipient country and (b) sector.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	55859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>For the first year of the fund, 2016-17, the Cross-government Prosperity Fund has allocated Official Development Assistance across a range of programmes, focusing primarily on countries, but also focusing on certain key sectors.</p><p><strong>Countries</strong></p><p>Approximately £39 million was allocated by country, broken down as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>​<strong>AFRICA</strong> ​</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>AMERICAS​</strong> ​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>​Kenya</p></td><td><p>​£651,000</p></td><td><p>​Argentina</p></td><td><p>£76,000​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>​Mozambique</p></td><td><p>​£81,000</p></td><td><p>​Brazil</p></td><td><p>​£3.8 m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>​Nigeria</p></td><td><p>​£752,000</p></td><td><p>​Chile</p></td><td><p>​£846,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>​South Africa</p></td><td><p>​£471,000</p></td><td><p>​Colombia</p></td><td><p>​£923,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>​Southern Africa Region</p></td><td><p>​£384,000</p></td><td><p>​Mexico</p></td><td><p>​£4.6 m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>​Africa Region</p></td><td><p>£769,000​</p></td><td><p>​Peru</p></td><td><p>​£1.5 m</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>​<strong>ASIA PACIFIC</strong> ​</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>​<strong>EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA ​</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>​Burma</p></td><td><p>​£407,000</p></td><td><p>​EECA Region</p></td><td><p>£230,000​</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>​China</p></td><td><p>​£9.8 m</p></td><td><p>​Kazakhstan</p></td><td><p>​</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1"><p>​Indonesia</p></td><td rowspan="1"><p>​£634,000</p></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="1"><p>​<strong>MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA</strong> ​</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1"><p>​Malaysia</p></td><td rowspan="1"><p>​£584,000</p></td><td rowspan="1"><p>​Iran</p></td><td rowspan="1"><p>£307,000​</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1"><p>​Philippines</p></td><td rowspan="1"><p>​£646,000</p></td><td rowspan="1"><p>​Jordan</p></td><td rowspan="1"><p>​£1.5 m</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1"><p>​SE Asia Region</p></td><td rowspan="1"><p>​£946,000</p></td><td rowspan="1"><p>​Lebanon</p></td><td rowspan="1"><p>£1.5 m</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1"><p>​Thailand</p></td><td rowspan="1"><p>​£169,000</p></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="1"><p>​<strong>SOUTH ASIA ​</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1"><p>​Vietnam</p></td><td rowspan="1"><p>​£880,000</p></td><td rowspan="1"><p>​India</p></td><td rowspan="1"><p>£5.4 m​</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Sectors </strong></p><p>Just over £10 million was allocated to sectors and programmes for 2016/17 as follows:</p><ul><li>​Anti-Corruption: £5m</li><li>Commonwealth Marine Economies: £5.6m</li></ul> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/12/2016 15:36:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty