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1195611

registered interest
date	13/05/2020
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 and Foreign Nationals: Coronavirus
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 (a) UK nationals and (b) British residents who are non-UK nationals, who were stranded abroad on 7 May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	46665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>We estimate that the number of British travellers that may still require support to return home across the globe is now in the low tens of thousands. It is difficult to be more precise, including in relation to the numbers on 7 May, because there have been instances of multiple registrations by the same individual and people not reporting their return to the UK via other means. Our priority has been to get British travellers home. But, exceptionally, during the crisis, where there is space on HMG repatriation flights we are seeking to help vulnerable non-British UK residents with indefinite leave to remain return to the UK. This goes beyond what we usually do, since our consular assistance is ordinarily for UK nationals.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 46664 question first answered 18/05/2020 16:00:40 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1194917

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to his Department's guidance last updated on 7 April 2020, Financial assistance abroad, if he will provide additional assistance to UK citizens required to pay higher airline fees to return to the UK from overseas as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	45960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The welfare of British nationals remains our top priority, and we remain committed to ensuring that British travellers around the globe are able to return home.</p><p>We hope most travellers will be able to claim their costs from their travel insurance but for those British nationals that cannot afford the cost of a flight to return, and have no other funding options, they may be eligible for financial support through an emergency loan from public funds.</p><p>To help more British nationals who need a loan return to the UK during the coronavirus pandemic, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has streamlined the process for emergency loans, and begun working with a commercial travel agency (Corporate Travel Management or CTM) to ensure loan recipients' have travel arrangements in place to return home.</p><p>More details can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-assistance-abroad/financial-assistance-abroad#if-you-need-financial-help-abroad" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-assistance-abroad/financial-assistance-abroad#if-you-need-financial-help-abroad</a>.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 18/05/2020 15:56:21 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1194939

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Coronavirus
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 UK nationals had registered with his Department an interest to return from the Democratic Republic of Congo prior to 11 May 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	45950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>Helping British nationals who need and want to return to the UK is one of the Government's highest priorities. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is working around the clock, through our Posts overseas and in London, to make sure all British people who need help are receiving the support and information they need. We have now brought home nearly 31,000 people on 146 flights organised by the Foreign Office from 27 countries and territories.</p><p>A repatriation flight, with capacity for 150 British Nationals, departed DRC on 14 May with 102 British nationals registered on the manifest. The flight then continued on to Cameroon to collect more British Nationals. This is in addition to the 73 British nationals previously assisted to depart DRC on chartered commercial flights in conjunction with other Embassies.</p><p>Our British Embassy in Kinshasa continues to provide support to British nationals who require assistance.</p><p>Our consular team continues to work around the clock to provide support, advice and information to British nationals in DRC. Our travel advice pages are also regularly updated to ensure that those wishing to return are aware of further developments. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/congo" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/congo</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 18/05/2020 14:44:37 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1195084

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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	Republic of Ireland: Coronavirus
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 plans to update his Department's Covid-19 Exceptional Travel Advisory Notice for the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	46015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign Commonwealth Office is advising British people against all non-essential travel worldwide due to the unprecedented international border closures and other restrictions currently in place in response to the global pandemic.</p><p>We are monitoring the international situation very closely and keeping all our travel advice under constant review to ensure it reflects the latest situation on the ground and our assessment of risk to British people. This advice does not affect travel between Northern Ireland and Ireland or intra-UK travel. British nationals in the UK should continue to follow government guidance on staying alert and safe during coronavirus, and those in Ireland should comply with the advice of local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 18/05/2020 13:50:24 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1195094

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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	Canary Islands: Coronavirus
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 arrange a direct flight from Fuerteventura in the Canary islands to the UK for British nationals and residents wishing to return to the UK during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	45968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>Helping British nationals who need and want to return to the UK is one of the Government's highest priorities. Since the outbreak in Wuhan, we estimate that over 1.3 million people have returned to the UK via commercial routes - the majority supported by our work to keep vital routes open. Additionally we have brought home over 31,000 people on 146 flights organised by the Foreign Office from 27 countries and territories.</p><p>Special charter flights will only operate for priority countries where commercial flights are not possible. At the current time, there remain commercial options to return to the UK from Spain. Our Embassy in Madrid have been working closely with the Government of Spain, airlines and other travel providers to keep vital routes open and help bring back British travellers to the UK.</p><p>Our consular team continues to work around the clock to provide support, advice and information to British nationals in Fuerteventura. Our travel advice and social media pages are also regularly updated to ensure that those wishing to return are aware of further developments: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 18/05/2020 11:12:12 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1195095

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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	Canary Islands: Coronavirus
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 British nationals and residents who have been unable to return to the UK from Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	45969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>Helping British nationals who need and want to return to the UK is one of the Government's highest priorities. Since the outbreak in Wuhan, we estimate that over 1.3 million people have returned to the UK via commercial routes - the majority supported by our work to keep vital routes open. Additionally we have brought home over 31,000 people on 146 flights organised by the Foreign Office from 27 countries and territories.</p><p>Our Embassy and Consulates in Spain have helped 200,000 British nationals return home and continue to provide advice and support to those who remain and who have contacted us. In the case of Fuerteventura, we currently have five consular customers and, additionally, 80 British nationals have registered their desire to return to the UK with the local authorities.</p><p>Our consular team continues to work around the clock to provide support, advice and information to British nationals in Spain. Our travel advice and social media pages are also regularly updated to ensure that those wishing to return are aware of further developments. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 18/05/2020 11:10:23 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1195121

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 UK nationals are awaiting repatriation as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	45972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>Helping British nationals who need and want to return to the UK is one of the Government's highest priorities. Since the outbreak in Wuhan, we estimate that over 1.3 million people have returned to the UK via commercial routes - the majority supported by our work to keep vital routes open. Additionally we have brought home over 31,000 people on 146 flights organised by the Foreign Office from 27 countries and territories.</p><p>We estimate that low tens of thousands of British travellers remain overseas. We continue to work round the clock to keep them informed of options to return and support them where necessary when they choose to take those options, whether that is commercial routes or special Her Majesty's Government charter flights.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 18/05/2020 10:59:45 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1195123

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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	Aviation: Coronavirus
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 EU Civil Protection Mechanism flights the UK has participated in since the start of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	45974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK has activated the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism (CPM) on several occasions, as part of our international response to coronavirus, which has helped repatriate British travellers and EU citizens. As of 24 April, the EU estimated that around 2,000 UK citizens had been repatriated under the CPM.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 45975 question first answered 18/05/2020 11:01:46 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1195124

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
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	Aviation: Coronavirus
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 EU Civil Protection Mechanism flights the Government has agreed to participate in since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	45975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK has activated the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism (CPM) on several occasions, as part of our international response to coronavirus, which has helped repatriate British travellers and EU citizens. As of 24 April, the EU estimated that around 2,000 UK citizens had been repatriated under the CPM.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 45974 question first answered 18/05/2020 11:01:46 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1194147

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
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	Coronavirus: Emergency Powers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking with his international counterparts to ensure that states use their emergency powers proportionately during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
uin	902376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK is playing a major role in the global response as we galvanise support for our Four-Point Plan: 1) co-ordinating the global health response; 2) accelerating the search for a vaccine, treatments and testing; 3) securing a sound economic response; and 4) bringing our people home.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary and Ministerial team are carrying out extensive bilateral and multilateral engagement, including with G7/G20 counterparts, and working with international companies to tackle the crisis.</p><p>We are also working closely with UN Security Council members and the UN Secretary-General to address pandemic and secondary impacts, including instability.</p><p>Through our international engagement, we have repeatedly made clear that measures taken by States to tackle CV19 must be necessary, proportionate, time-bound, transparent and regularly reviewed.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/05/2020 15:59:58 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black