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156988

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date	20/11/2014
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	Iran
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 assessment he has made of the extent of Iran's financial and material support for Hamas.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	215509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by Iran’s ongoing financial and material support for Hamas and other Palestinian rejectionist groups. The supply of arms to Hamas contravenes the embargo on Iranian arms exports established by UN Security Council Resolution 1747 and undermines prospects for peace and stability in the Middle East.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/11/2014 14:26:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

156983

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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	Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of British ambassadors and high commissioners were educated at (a) private school, (b) state school, (c) the universities of Oxford and Cambridge and (d) other universities.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	215445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>As the details of where British Ambassadors and High Commissioners were educated are not held centrally, this information could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/11/2014 14:31:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

156986

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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	Diplomatic Service
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 estimate he has made of how many members of his Department's advisory board on the appointment of ambassadors and high commissioners were educated at (a) private school, (b) state school, (c) the universities of Oxford and Cambridge and (d) other universities.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	215447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>There are three boards within the FCO that advise on appointments for High Commissioners and Ambassadors, depending on the grade of the position. Some members of these Boards overlap.</p><p>4 Officers attended private school;<br>7 Officers attended state school;<br>We do not hold school details for 1 of these officers.</p><p>5 Officers attended Oxford or Cambridge and<br>7 Officers attended other Universities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/11/2014 14:32:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

156985

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
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	Iran
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 his Iranian counterpart on the case of Ghoncheh Ghavami.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	215448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government has raised the case of Ghonceh Ghavami with the Iranian authorities on many occasions, including most recently on 23 November. Both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have raised this with President Rouhani and Foreign Minister Zarif. We welcome news that Ms Ghavami has been released on bail. I met with the family on 25 November to discuss ways we can work together to ensure the best possible outcome of this case.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/11/2014 14:28:18 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long