Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

631845

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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	Turkey: Arrests
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 has made representations to his Turkish counterpart on the arrests of Idris Baluken, Ferhat Encu, Gulser Yildirim, Leyla Birlik, Nursel Aydogan, Selma Irmak and Abdullah Zeydan of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic party in Turkey.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	52313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text I refer the Hon. Member to my written answer to written question 51984. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/11/2016 14:54:37 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

631847

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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	Colombia: Trade Unions
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 make representations to the Colombian authorities on the recent attempted murder of Esneider Gonzalez, a member of the Colombian agricultural workers' union FENSUAGRO.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	52314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text Our Embassy in Bogota is aware of the recent attempted murder of Mr Esneider Gonzalez. At UK instigation, we expect it to be raised in future correspondence between the local EU Human Rights Working Group and the Colombian Attorney General. The Group has already raised similar cases of attacks against human rights defenders and trade unionists, including other FENSUAGRO members. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/11/2016 14:15:32 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

631848

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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	Burma: Human Rights
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 human rights situation in Burma.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	52315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Burma has made considerable strides forward on human rights since State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi came to power in April 2016. The new Burmese Government has released over 300 political prisoners, begun to abolish draconian laws, initiated a peace process to resolve the long-running internal conflict, and established a new Rakhine Advisory Commission led by Kofi Annan. Despite this progress, we continue to have a number of concerns about human rights. We are concerned by reports of violations in Northern Shan and Kachin involving civilian casualties and the restriction of humanitarian access to internally displaced people. We are also concerned by the ongoing persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State and allegations of human rights abuses in the security response to the 9 October attacks on Border Guard Police posts in northern Rakhine. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my noble Friend, the Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE, visited Burma from 9-12 November specifically to address issues of human rights, with a focus on the prevention of sexual violence in conflict.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/11/2016 14:23:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

631147

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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	Turkey: Arrests
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 has made representations to his Turkish counterpart on the arrest of the joint leaders of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic party in Turkey, Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text ​We continue to follow developments in Turkey closely and underline the importance of the rule of law and the protection of freedom of expression. I raised these issues most recently with Turkey's Minister for Europe, Omer Celik, in a phone call on 7 November, and in a meeting with Turkey's Ambassador on 10 November. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/11/2016 15:03:08 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

631148

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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	Turkey: Civil Liberties
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 the level of political freedom in Turkey since the detention of Peoples' Democratic Party parliamentarians in Ankara on 4 November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text We continue to follow developments in Turkey closely and underline the importance of the rule of law and the protection of freedom of expression. I raised these issues most recently with Turkey's Minister for Europe, Omer Celik, in a phone call on 7 November, and in a meeting with Turkey's Ambassador on 10 November. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/11/2016 15:02:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

628142

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
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	Africa: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2016 to Question 50891, whether he plans to raise the acceptance of donations for corporate sponsorship for official events with the UK Ambassador or High Commissioner to (a) Namibia, (b) Malawi, (c) Ethiopia, (d) Uganda and (e) Tanzania.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs does not plan to discuss the acceptance of donations for corporate sponsorship for official events with the British High Commissioner or British Ambassador in any of the named countries. We have clear guidance on corporate sponsorship for our overseas missions.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/11/2016 11:43:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

627353

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Pay
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 women are employed by his Department on an inner London pay structure in the following pay grades (a) Administrative Assistant, (b) Administrative Officer, (c) Executive Officer, (d) Higher Executive Officer, (e) Fast Streamer, (f) Senior Executive Officer, (g) Grade Seven, (h) Grade Six, (i) Senior Civil Service Band 1, (j) Senior Civil Service Band 1A, (k) Senior Civil Service Band 2 and (l) Senior Civil Service Band 3.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2016 answer text <p>As of 31<sup>st</sup> October 2016 the proportion of women in each grade employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth on an inner London pay structure was as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Pay Grade</strong></td><td><strong>Proportion of Women on an inner London pay structure</strong></td></tr><tr><td>AA</td><td>1.9%</td></tr><tr><td>AO</td><td>14.8%</td></tr><tr><td>EO</td><td>22.8%</td></tr><tr><td>HEO/Fast Streamer</td><td>21.2%</td></tr><tr><td>SEO</td><td>10.0%</td></tr><tr><td>Grade 7</td><td>16.0%</td></tr><tr><td>Grade 6</td><td>8.6%</td></tr><tr><td>SCS 1</td><td>3.5%</td></tr><tr><td>SCS 2</td><td>0.9%</td></tr><tr><td>SCS 3</td><td>0.3%</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The proportion has been calculated as a percentage of the total female workforce. We do not employ staff at SCS 1A.</p><p>When considered against the total number of FCO UK-based staff in each grade, the proportion of women on an inner London pay structure is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Pay Grade</strong></td><td>​<strong>Proportion of Women on an inner London pay Structure</strong></td></tr><tr><td>​AA</td><td>​53.7%</td></tr><tr><td>​AO</td><td>​58.6%</td></tr><tr><td>​EO</td><td>​54.6%</td></tr><tr><td>​HEO/Fast Streamer</td><td>​45.5%</td></tr><tr><td>​SEO</td><td>​42.0%</td></tr><tr><td>​Grade 7</td><td>​45.3%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">​Grade 6</td><td rowspan="1">​44.6%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">​SCS 1</td><td rowspan="1">​38.3%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">​SCS 2</td><td rowspan="1">​25.6%</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1">​SCS 3</td><td rowspan="1">​30.0%</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 10/11/2016 17:01:15 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

627368

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of women are employed by his Department on an inner London pay structure in the following pay grades (a) Administrative Assistant, (b) Administrative Officer, (c) Executive Officer, (d) Higher Executive Officer, (e) Fast Streamer, (f) Senior Executive Officer, (g) Grade Seven, (h) Grade Six, (i) Senior Civil Service Band 1, (j) Senior Civil Service Band 1A, (k) Senior Civil Service Band 2 and (l) Senior Civil Service Band 3.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested for civil servants employed by the Department as at 30 September 2016 is given in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>Number of females in grade</p></td><td><p>Percentage of females in grade on Inner London Pay Scale</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FAST ST</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>Not applicable *</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRADE 7</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GRADE 6</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 1</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>Not applicable *</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>Not applicable *</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS 3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Not applicable *</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,111</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* - There are no separate inner London pay scales for SCS and Fast Stream staff</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 08/11/2016 14:44:24 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

627420

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of women are employed by her Department on an inner London pay structure in the following pay grades (a) Administrative Assistant, (b) Administrative Officer, (c) Executive Officer, (d) Higher Executive Officer, (e) Fast Streamer, (f) Senior Executive Officer, (g) Grade Seven, (h) Grade Six, (i) Senior Civil Service Band 1, (j) Senior Civil Service Band 1A, (k) Senior Civil Service Band 2 and (l) Senior Civil Service Band 3.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>The table below confirms the proportion of women employed in each pay grade for inner London in relation to the workforce that are in overall DFID inner London pay structure for that grade.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>CS Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of Female employees </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G6</p></td><td><p>47.4 %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>G7</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>57.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>62.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>65.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>59.25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/11/2016 16:43:42 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

627421

registered interest
date	02/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of women are employed by her Department on an inner London pay structure in the following pay grades (a) Administrative Assistant, (b) Administrative Officer, (c) Executive Officer, (d) Higher Executive Officer, (e) Fast Streamer, (f) Senior Executive Officer, (g) Grade Seven, (h) Grade Six, (i) Senior Civil Service Band 1, (j) Senior Civil Service Band 1A, (k) Senior Civil Service Band 2 and (l) Senior Civil Service Band 3.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	51560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of female staff on inner London pay range grades, by equivalent grade as at 30th June 2016 is included in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Inner London</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7/6</p></td><td><p>55%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS Pay Band 1/1A</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS Pay Band 2</p></td><td><p>79%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS Pay Band 3</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NPS</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures includes staff within HQ, HM Courts and Tribunals Service, National Offender Management Service, Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. Fast Stream staff are captured under the HEO pay grade. The National Probation Service (NPS) does not have an inner London scale and figures for the NPS cover all local delivery units based within greater London. NPS staff do not have grade equivalencies and are therefore reported as a single group.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 10/11/2016 15:48:53 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West