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1436973

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Information Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many communications staff are employed (a) full time, (b) part time and (c) with flexible working arrangements in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	132368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>The Directorate of Defence Communications (DDC) in the Ministry of Defence Head Office currently has 81 staff employed in media relations and communications role, 17 of whom are military personnel. These roles include, for example, news, campaigns, strategy and planning, digital, and internal communications.</p><p>The average number of staff working in The DDC to deliver the communications functions in 2019-20 was 92, 2020-21 was 90 and 2021-22 was 87. Expenditure on communications staffing was £7.534 million in 2019-20, £7.872 million in 2020-21 and £6.891 million in 2021-22.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 132372 question first answered 08/03/2022 15:22:05 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1436978

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Information Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spends on the employment of communications staff annually.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	132372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>The Directorate of Defence Communications (DDC) in the Ministry of Defence Head Office currently has 81 staff employed in media relations and communications role, 17 of whom are military personnel. These roles include, for example, news, campaigns, strategy and planning, digital, and internal communications.</p><p>The average number of staff working in The DDC to deliver the communications functions in 2019-20 was 92, 2020-21 was 90 and 2021-22 was 87. Expenditure on communications staffing was £7.534 million in 2019-20, £7.872 million in 2020-21 and £6.891 million in 2021-22.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 132368 question first answered 08/03/2022 15:22:05 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1470751

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Middle East: Military Operations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the Government has paid in compensation for civilian harm since 2001 in respect of (a) Afghanistan, (b) Iraq and (c) Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	18983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2022 answer text <p>In respect of Afghanistan, both the compensation and claimants' legal fees paid by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) for unlawful detention and mistreatment claims by Afghan nationals are subject to a confidentiality undertaking between the MOD and the claimants' solicitors and we are unable to disclose the information at this time.</p><p>In respect of Iraq, the MOD has previously disclosed that £19.66 million was paid in compensation to an early tranche of claims by Iraqi nationals alleging unlawful detention and mistreatment. Further similar claims and the claimants' legal costs are subject to a confidentiality undertaking and we are unable to disclose the information at this time.</p><p>The MOD's legal and administration costs of dealing with these claims are not centrally recorded.</p><p>In respect of Syria, no claims have been received.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 18984 question first answered 24/06/2022 08:40:55 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1470752

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Middle East: Military Operations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost was of administration and legal fees relating to all civilian harm compensation claims since 2001 in respect of (a) Afghanistan, (b) Iraq and (c) Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	18984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2022 answer text <p>In respect of Afghanistan, both the compensation and claimants' legal fees paid by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) for unlawful detention and mistreatment claims by Afghan nationals are subject to a confidentiality undertaking between the MOD and the claimants' solicitors and we are unable to disclose the information at this time.</p><p>In respect of Iraq, the MOD has previously disclosed that £19.66 million was paid in compensation to an early tranche of claims by Iraqi nationals alleging unlawful detention and mistreatment. Further similar claims and the claimants' legal costs are subject to a confidentiality undertaking and we are unable to disclose the information at this time.</p><p>The MOD's legal and administration costs of dealing with these claims are not centrally recorded.</p><p>In respect of Syria, no claims have been received.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 18983 question first answered 24/06/2022 08:40:55 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1535925

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter of 8th of September 2022 from the hon. Member for Stirling on the location of the UK Embassy in Israel.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	71274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>We are grateful to the Honourable member for bringing this matter to our attention. We apologise for the delay. A response will be issued in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 28/10/2022 11:26:24 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1535926

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	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	Arctic: Defence
	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 Ministry of Defence paper entitled The UK's Defence Contribution in the High North published on 29 March 2022, when he plans to publish the UK's updated Arctic Policy Framework.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	71275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>We are looking to publish an updated UK Arctic Policy Framework later this year.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 02/11/2022 14:44:02 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1535927

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	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	Arctic and Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
	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 had discussions with representatives from civil society organisations on the updated (a) Integrated Review and (b) Arctic Policy Framework.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	71276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government will make a decision on whether to proceed with updating the Integrated Review in due course. If we proceed, we will engage with external experts and wider stakeholders with an interest in our nation's security and prosperity as part of the process of updating the Integrated Review.</p><p>FCDO officials have engaged with relevant experts and representatives from the Non-Government Organisation community as part of the development of a refreshed UK Arctic Policy Framework.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 02/11/2022 14:45:47 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1609715

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	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	Pakistan: Elections
	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 recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Pakistan on the operation of free, fair and safe elections in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	179848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>We have frequent contact with the Government on Pakistan on a wide range of issues. We respect Pakistan's democratic system and do not interfere in its internal political affairs. We will continue to engage regularly with the Government of Pakistan to advance our shared priorities and interests, including on human rights, freedom of expression and upholding democratic norms.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/04/2023 16:03:35 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1626929

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2023
	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	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
	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 his Department has taken steps to consult the devolved Administrations on the negotiating objectives for the upcoming review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement in 2026.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	184732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to maximising the potential of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement for the benefit of UK citizens, businesses and civil society.</p><p>The government regularly consults the Devolved Administrations on implementing the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 16/05/2023 07:42:07 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1626944

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2023
	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	European Economic and Social Committee
	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 it is his Department’s policy to work towards gaining Observer Status on the European Economic and Social Committee.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	184735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>It is not the Department's policy to gain observer status on the European Economic and Social Committee.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 16/05/2023 09:11:58 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1627297

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2023
	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	EU Countries: Overseas students
	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 had discussions with the (a) Home Secretary and (b) Secretary of State for Education on improving access to UK universities for students from EU countries.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	184845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>International students make a significant economic and cultural contribution to the UK's higher education sector. They enrich the university experience for all students, including those from the UK themselves. They bring greater diversity to university and college campuses adding an international dimension. For both international and domestic students, this cultural exchange helps build life-long friendships, future networks, and important business, political and diplomatic bridges.</p><p>We fully anticipate the UK continuing to be an attractive destination for EU students and for students from across the globe.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary speaks to his counterparts on a range of collective issues.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 184846 question first answered 18/05/2023 08:00:28 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1627298

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2023
	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	Overseas Students: Visas
	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 had discussions with the Secretary of State for (a) Education and (b) the Home Department on reducing (i) barriers and (ii) costs of obtaining visas for EU students studying at UK universities.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	184846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>International students make a significant economic and cultural contribution to the UK's higher education sector. They enrich the university experience for all students, including those from the UK themselves. They bring greater diversity to university and college campuses adding an international dimension. For both international and domestic students, this cultural exchange helps build life-long friendships, future networks, and important business, political and diplomatic bridges.</p><p>We fully anticipate the UK continuing to be an attractive destination for EU students and for students from across the globe.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary speaks to his counterparts on a range of collective issues.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 184845 question first answered 18/05/2023 08:00:29 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1627743

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2023
	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	Passports: Educational Visits
	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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential merits of introducing collective passports for educational groups visiting the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	185122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary regularly speaks to his counterparts on a range of issues.</p><p>The UK is a signatory to the 1961 Council of Europe treaty which provides for collective passports for young people. Continued acceptance of these passports from those who have ratified the treaty is current practice. The UK has not left the Council of Europe.</p><p>Whilst it remains current policy to continue to accept collective passports issued by signatories to the treaty, as part of our Points Based Immigration System, it is our intention to move to a position where everyone obtains an individual permission from the Home Office in advance of travel and so in the future we are likely to require individual documents.</p><p>It should be noted several EU countries have declared they will no longer accept a collective passport issued by the UK under this treaty.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 19/05/2023 07:55:34 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1188726

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	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	Greece: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the Government is providing to the Greek Government to ensure the safety of refugees in Greece.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	37984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>The British Government remains committed to supporting the Greek Government's efforts to manage migration effectively. Current UK support includes the provision of search and rescue operations in the Aegean, as well as over £500,000 of humanitarian supplies.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 27/04/2020 11:06:27 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1235102

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2020
	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	Georgia: Freedom of Expression
	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 recent representations the Government has made to the Government of Georgia on (a) proposed updates to the law on electronic communications in that country and (b) the importance of maintaining that country's commitments to (i) freedom of speech and (i) rule of law.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	91155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Through our Embassy in Tbilisi we are assessing the implications of the Georgian Parliament's recent amendment to the electronic communications law, giving more authority to the communications regulator, on Georgia's media and telecommunications sector.</p><p>In our engagement with the Government of Georgia we have raised the importance of continued democratic and economic reforms in Georgia that support freedom of speech and the rule of law, most recently at the 7th UK-Georgia Wardrop Dialogue which took place on 9 September.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 22/09/2020 14:41:15 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1278202

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2021
	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	Belarus: British Nationals Abroad
	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 his Department has received representations on reported threats to life of UK citizens made in the Belarusian newspaper Sovietska Belarus; and what steps he plans to take in response to those reports.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	140264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government condemns the intimidation and persecution of political opposition figures and activists by Lukashenko's regime. Although we have not been directly approached by the persons concerned, we are aware of certain articles in a Belarusian state owned newspaper. These articles have made false claims about our Embassy in Minsk and made threats towards British nationals in the UK, who have spoken out against Lukashenko's regime. We have raised our concerns about this newspaper directly with the Belarusian authorities and to the Belarusian Ambassador in London. Any person in the UK who believes they are at risk are able to contact their local police in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 27/01/2021 11:49:53 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1278204

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2021
	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	Belarus: Press Freedom
	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 recent discussions he has had with his Belarusian counterpart on the arrest of former FCDO Chevening alumnus and journalist Andrei Aliaksandrau and its wider implications for media freedom in Belarus.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	140265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned by the continuing attacks on media freedom in Belarus. There have been more than 400 reported incidents of persecution of media figures in Belarus. In 2020, Belarusian journalists spent over 1200 days in prison for simply doing their job. The Government has repeatedly raised its concerns with the Belarusian authorities, including the case of Mr Aliaksandrau and condemned the actions of the Belarusian authorities in international fora. We have increased financial support to independent media organisations in Belarus and have recognised their courage by presenting the inaugural Canada-UK Media Freedom Award to the Belarusian Association of Journalists.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 27/01/2021 11:30:22 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1345238

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2021
	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	Development Aid: Nutrition
	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 meetings he has held with international nutrition aid organisations on changes to the level of funding for international development in 2021 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	29905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>Due to the seismic impact of the pandemic on the UK economy, the government has had to take tough but necessary decisions, including the temporary reduction in the aid budget from 0.7 per cent to 0.5 per cent of national income.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary and Ministers have met with a range of organisations, including those that work on nutrition, to discuss funding for international development at a strategic level. Officials have been in touch with FCDO partners to let them know the detail of revised budget allocations for this financial year and will continue to work with them to deliver on our shared objectives.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 15/07/2021 09:04:22 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1345239

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2021
	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	Development Aid: Nutrition
	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 details of the reduction in funding to nutrition based aid programmes, including the Technical Assistance for Nutrition (TAN) Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	29906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>Information about our nutrition spend in financial year 2021-22 will be publicly available through Development Tracker in due course.</p><p>As agreed by the Foreign Secretary, FCDO will focus its ODA investment and expertise on issues where the UK can make the most difference and achieve maximum strategic coherence, impact, and value for money.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 15/07/2021 08:51:07 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1345240

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2021
	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	Development Aid: Nutrition
	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 his priorities are for nutrition in the context of the Department’s seven priority areas for international development set out in his oral contribution of 26 November 2020, Official report, column 1018.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	29907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>Addressing malnutrition is important for wider UK objectives to alleviate poverty and to improve health and education in the poorest regions of the world. Our funding in areas such as health and humanitarian response will contribute to this effort. By shifting our focus to empowering partner governments and maximising how multilaterals support nutrition, we will strengthen the health and food systems needed to ensure people are well-nourished now and into the future.</p><p>Malnourished people are likely to be more severely affected by COVID-19 and the indirect impacts of COVID-19 are expected to increase malnutrition across Africa and Asia in particular. Prevention and treatment of malnutrition is part of FCDO's response to address the indirect impacts of COVID-19 in countries such as Somalia, Yemen, South Sudan and Ethiopia.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 15/07/2021 09:07:28 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1345241

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2021
	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	Development Aid: Education and Nutrition
	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 impact assessment his Department has undertaken on reductions in nutrition aid funding on (a) international malnutrition and (b) the Government’s aims for girls’ education globally.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	29908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO's aid budget has been allocated in accordance with UK strategic priorities as set out in the Strategic Framework for ODA. Officials considered any impact on women and girls, the most marginalised and vulnerable, people with disabilities and people from other protected groups, when developing advice to Ministers on ODA allocations for this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 15/07/2021 08:55:33 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1253835

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Alcohols
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether licences from the Rural Payments Agency will be required for ethyl alcohol imported from the EU after the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	118103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>Yes, under retained EU law, amended by the Import and Export Licences (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, any import of ethyl alcohol into the UK after the end of the transition period will need to be accompanied by an import licence issued by the Rural Payments Agency.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 27/11/2020 14:16:50 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1347392

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Heating
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish its Heat and Buildings strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	34056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is planning to publish a Heat and Buildings Strategy in due course. The strategy will set out the immediate actions we will take for reducing emissions from buildings, as well as our approach to the key strategic decisions needed to achieve a mass transition to low-carbon heat.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 20/07/2021 16:19:07 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1535930

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2022
	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	China: Sanctions
	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 his Department has taken to implement individual sanctions against officials from (a) Hong Kong and (b) China who are complicit with violations of (i) human rights violations and (ii) civil and democratic rights.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	71277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK is clear that China remains in an ongoing state of non-compliance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Whilst we keep potential sanctions designations under close and regular review, it is not appropriate to speculate who may be designated in the future. To do so could reduce their impact.</p><p>Under the UK's Global Human Rights sanctions regime, the UK has imposed asset freezes and travel bans against four Chinese Government officials as well as an asset freeze against one entity responsible for enforcing the repressive security policies across many areas of Xinjiang. We will continue to act with our likeminded partners to ensure that those responsible for gross human rights violations, both in China and across the globe, are held to account.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 02/11/2022 17:47:00 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1545448

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	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: Languages
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff in his Department speak at least one of the following languages (a) Cantonese, (b) Hokkien, (c) a Turkic language spoken in China, or (d) Tibetan.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	95932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2022 answer text <p>The FCDO currently has fewer than 5 UK based staff with valid FCDO qualification in Cantonese. We have no UK based staff with valid FCDO qualifications in Hokkien, Turkic languages spoken in China or Tibetan. We do not hold figures on staff who speak languages to a lower level, who qualified outside of the FCDO, or those whose qualification has lapsed. Our embassies across the world also employ staff locally who are fluent in their native language.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 30/11/2022 16:41:49 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith