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1003655

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Energy
	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 quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department and (ii) Wilton Park in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	189704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The quantity and cost of electricity and gas to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) UK estate and Wilton Park since April 2015 is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FCO</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Wilton Park</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Usage</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Usage</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>kWH</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GBP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>kWh</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GBP</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>26,750,416</p></td><td><p>£3,285,904</p></td><td><p>277,496</p></td><td><p>£17,811</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>24,776,275</p></td><td><p>£3,309,304</p></td><td><p>15,660</p></td><td><p>£14,269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>23,126,619</p></td><td><p>£3,052,563</p></td><td><p>247,222</p></td><td><p>£13,997</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>682,365</p></td><td><p>£24,060</p></td><td><p>276,274</p></td><td><p>£11,170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>603,753</p></td><td><p>£24,440</p></td><td><p>308,927</p></td><td><p>£12,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>738,219</p></td><td><p>£26,742</p></td><td><p>313,945</p></td><td><p>£11,378</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Wilton Park electricity usage during 2016/17 was not accurately monitored due to a faulty meter. The fault was finally resolved by British Gas in July 2017. Costs for the period have been confirmed and reconciled.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/11/2018 16:06:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003656

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Energy
	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 cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department and (ii) Wilton Park in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	189705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The quantity and cost of electricity and gas to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) UK estate and Wilton Park since April 2015 is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FCO</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Wilton Park</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Usage</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Usage</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>kWH</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GBP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>kWh</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GBP</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>26,750,416</p></td><td><p>£3,285,904</p></td><td><p>277,496</p></td><td><p>£17,811</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>24,776,275</p></td><td><p>£3,309,304</p></td><td><p>15,660</p></td><td><p>£14,269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>23,126,619</p></td><td><p>£3,052,563</p></td><td><p>247,222</p></td><td><p>£13,997</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>682,365</p></td><td><p>£24,060</p></td><td><p>276,274</p></td><td><p>£11,170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>603,753</p></td><td><p>£24,440</p></td><td><p>308,927</p></td><td><p>£12,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>738,219</p></td><td><p>£26,742</p></td><td><p>313,945</p></td><td><p>£11,378</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Wilton Park electricity usage during 2016/17 was not accurately monitored due to a faulty meter. The fault was finally resolved by British Gas in July 2017. Costs for the period have been confirmed and reconciled</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/11/2018 16:09:05 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003700

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Land Mines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on the clearance of landmines and improvised explosive devices in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	189555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Between October 2017 and October 2018 the Department for International Development spent £45,308,302 on programmes that reduce the humanitarian impact of landmines and improvised explosive devices (ERW). These programmes survey and clear land contaminated by landmines and ERW; provide mine risk education sessions to help communities understand the dangers of landmines and ERW; and support national mine action authorities to manage contamination effectively and efficiently.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/11/2018 16:52:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1003822

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Algeria: Elections
	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 he is taking to help ensure that the 2019 Algerian presidential election is free and fair.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	189638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK is aware that presidential elections are due to be held in Algeria in 2019, and is following developments. A number of aspects remain unclear. As a general policy the UK provides financial and technical assistance to international organisations that carry out election observation missions, in particular the European Union, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and the Commonwealth.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/11/2018 13:05:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1003834

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the military offensive on Hodeidah on her Department's aid package to help (a) screen, (b) prevent and (c) tackle malnutrition in Yemen that was announced on 16 October 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	189767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>On World Food Day this year, the UK announced a package of £96.5 million to help UNICEF continue to tackle malnutrition in Yemen over the coming three years. This package will screen 2.2 million children under the age of five for malnutrition and provide urgent treatment for 70,000 of the most vulnerable children.</p><p>The recent increase in military activity in and around Hodeidah has had a relatively limited impact on this programme so far, as the programme’s activities are implemented countrywide, not exclusively in Hodeidah. The continued flow of goods through and onwards from Hodeidah port, however, will be critical to ensure that humanitarian supplies can reach those in need.</p><p>In Hodeidah city, stocks of supplies, including nutrition and fuel are still available thanks to the pre-positioning by UNICEF and its partners. Efforts are now focused on scaling up lifesaving activities within the humanitarian response.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/11/2018 17:00:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1003835

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment has her Department made on the effect on the humanitarian situation in Yemen of the military offensive in Hodeidah port.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	189768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK continues to raise concerns with the Saudi led-Coalition about the potential impact of any assault on the port and city of Hodeidah and is monitoring the resumption of hostilities in and around Hodeidah closely. As we have consistently made clear, the Coalition must ensure that any further military operations in and around Hodeidah are conducted in accordance with international humanitarian law and do not disrupt commercial and humanitarian flows.</p><p>The impact of the violence around Hodeidah on commercial and humanitarian access is one of the main reasons behind the UN’s warning of the growing risk of food insecurity in Yemen. We are concerned by reports that access to the Red Sea mills has been restricted as a result of the latest fighting.</p><p>UK aid partners continue to deliver life-saving support on the ground as part of our £170 million response in Yemen this year, including cash transfers to 21,000 people displaced from Hodeidah, as well as access to 75,000 litres of clean water a day.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/11/2018 17:02:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1003836

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to increase the level of (a) food, (b) medicine and (c) fuel imports to Hodeidah port.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	189769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK government continues to raise concerns with the Saudi led-Coalition about the potential impact of any assault on the port and city of Hodeidah and is in regular contact with the Coalition about the need to ensure that any further military operations do not disrupt commercial and humanitarian flows both through the port and onwards across the country. To date, Red Sea ports remain operational and continue to import most of the food and fuel on which Yemenis rely.</p><p>We have consistently made it clear, the Houthis must facilitate access throughout areas they control which is where most of the population live.</p><p>As a part of our effort to secure vital access for food, fuel, and medicine into and throughout Yemen, the UK is also providing £1.3 million to the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism to give the Saudi-led Coalition confidence that weapons are not coming in to Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on large commercial ships.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/11/2018 17:03:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1003837

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Yemen: Ceasefires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has plans to table a new UN Security Council resolution on the cessation of hostilities in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	189770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>At the UN Security Council meeting on Friday 16 November, the UK announced that we would be bringing forward a UN Security Council resolution calling for a cessation of hostilities, steps to improve the humanitarian situation, and support for the work of the UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/11/2018 17:56:38 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1003869

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Azza Soliman
	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 the Egyptian Government on the (a) detention and (b) interrogation of Azza Soliman, the Egyptian human rights activist and co-founder of Lawyers for Justice and Peace.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	189540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>We have followed Azza Soliman's case closely, as well as the related Foreign Funding case. We understand that Ms Soliman was released on bail, pending further investigation, in December 2016. On 6 December 2017, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon highlighted Ms Soliman's case in his speech at an Amnesty International Human Rights Day event. UK officials raised the Foreign Funding case with the Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights on 18 April 2018. On 18 September 2018, we made a statement at the UN Human Rights Council in which we expressed concern about the &quot;arrests of activists, bloggers and journalists&quot;.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/11/2018 13:00:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1003636

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on Welsh speakers and Welsh-speaking communities.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	189596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to securing a deal that works for the entire United Kingdom, including Welsh speaking communities. We continue to engage the devolved administrations, including the Welsh Government, fully in preparations for the UK's exit from the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/11/2018 09:48:53 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams