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1698555

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to paragraph 2.22 of the National Audit Office's report entitled Progress with the merger of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DFID), published on 25 March 2024, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the conclusion that development capability has reduced since the merger.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	20460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The NAO report notes FCDO has made progress in key areas, including on development.</p><p>The White Paper on international development published in November set out UK ambition and commitment on this agenda. These commitments have begun to be implemented including through the appointment of a second permanent undersecretary focused on development and wider action on strengthening FCDO and HMG development capacity.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 25/04/2024 16:11:55 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell previous answer version 30316 answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1604086

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department met hon. Members, broken down by political party, in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	165470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) do not hold this information centrally and it can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 20/03/2023 15:23:52 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1352601

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will provide a copy of the FCDO ministerial rota for each day in August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	41959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>There is a well-established system across Whitehall of Duty Ministers which ensures that all decisions are made in a timely fashion.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 08/09/2021 16:08:44 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1352604

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what dates during the month of August 2021 he spoke with (a) US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, (b) NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg and (c) High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	41962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>Our immediate focus is on ensuring safe passage for anyone remaining in Afghanistan who needs to leave, supporting the thousands of new arrivals in the UK, and continuing to provide assistance to the Afghan people. The Foreign Secretary told the FAC that he understands the importance of learning the lessons from this response.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 08/09/2021 16:07:21 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1351260

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has an up-to-date organogram of his Department; and if he will publish the most recent organogram of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	41119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office publishes its organograms on gov.uk. The latest published versions were released on 21 July 2021 at https://data.gov.uk/dataset/73e0260a-0516-44ff-b4eb-ba9fec420c45/fcdo-organograms</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 07/09/2021 13:10:13 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 18893 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1273991

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequate scrutiny of his Department by (a) external bodies and (b) Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	134144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs is maintaining full accountability to parliamentary and select committee scrutiny. He has also reported to parliament on 16 December on the Review of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) and will continue to respond effectively to, and learn from, ICAI's reviews, as well as those of other external bodies.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 15/01/2021 09:39:19 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1252126

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Permanent Under-Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 10 November 2020, whether the size of his Department will be reduced.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	115762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>The future shape and size of the FCDO will be influenced by the outcome of the Spending Review and the Integrated Review. As the Foreign Secretary stated, there will be no compulsory redundancies. We are working closely with staff throughout this process, and the full details of the merger, will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 24/11/2020 16:00:23 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1241375

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Written Question 95716, whether any Parliamentarians were consulted on the merger prior to the Prime Minister's 16 June statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	100510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>As with any such change in the machinery of government, the announcement of the forthcoming creation of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office was brought to Parliament first.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge grouped question UIN 100511 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:04:14 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1237900

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government Response to the Foreign Affairs Committee, Second Report of Session 2019–21, Merging success: Bringing together the FCO and DFID, published on 22 September, were staff from the Department for International Development and the Foreign Office consulted about the decision to merge the departments.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	95715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>Machinery of Government changes are for the Prime Minister to decide and as with any government change like this, the announcement came first to Parliament. We've been engaging closely with staff ever since the announcement and will continue to work closely with staff throughout the process of creating the new Department.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 06/10/2020 14:52:45 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1237901

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Government Response to the Foreign Affairs Committee, Second Report of Session 2019–21, Merging success: Bringing together the FCO and DFID, published on 22 September, which Members of Parliament were consulted on the merger.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	95716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary and the wider Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Ministerial Team engage with Parliamentarians from both Houses, both formally and informally, on a continual basis and discuss a wide-range of issues when doing so. As such, it is not possible to provide a full account of the Parliamentarians whom they have consulted regarding the creation of the FCDO.</p><p>The Government has consulted widely across Parliament following the Prime Minister's 16 June statement announcing the forthcoming creation of the FCDO. Key Parliamentarians consulted include Sarah Champion MP (Chair of the International Development Committee); Tom Tugendhat MP (Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee); Baroness Anelay (Chair of the International Relations and Defence Committee); Mark Garnier MP (Chair of the Committees on Arms Exports Control) and Tobias Ellwood MP (Chair of the Defence Committee).</p><p>In addition to the above consultation, the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary listened carefully to the views of ninety-nine Members of Parliament expressed over the course of discussion in the House immediately following their statements to the House of 16 June 2020, 18 June 2020 and 2 September 2020 on this subject.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 06/10/2020 16:58:47 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill