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1421987

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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	Ukraine: 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 she has had discussion with the Department of Transport on the availability of commercial scheduled or charter airline capacity for contingency evacuation operations of UK nationals, residents, or visa holders currently resident in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	122669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is in continuous contact with partners across Government, including the Department of Transport about contingency plans.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/02/2022 17:10:02 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1421988

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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	Eastern Europe: Aviation
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 she has had with the Secretary of State for Transport and representatives of International Civil Aviation Organization on the (a) security, (b) safety and (c) availability of international overflight routes transiting Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	122670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>Officials in DfT and FCDO have been in close contact over the security and safety of regional airspace over Ukraine, Belarus and Russia and will continue to work closely with the International Civil Aviation Organisation as necessary on this. UK carriers keep their contingency planning arrangements under review.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/02/2022 17:38:56 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1421989

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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 the her Department's Consular Crisis Centre speak (a) Ukrainian, (b) Russian and (c) Polish.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	122671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text The size of the Consular team reflects the demands of the Department. When necessary, this is supplemented by volunteer cadres from across the office, including to meet specific skills requirements. answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/02/2022 17:12:55 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1421991

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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	Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid
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 support the Government is providing to (a) UN agencies, (b) NGOs and (c) humanitarian agencies to pre-position humanitarian relief resources in the region, in the event of conflict in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	122672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK is one of the largest humanitarian and development donors globally. On 2 February, we launched the UK-led multi-donor Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine, which aims to help improve delivery of public services, and increase economic opportunities and energy efficiency for citizens in the conflict-affected communities of Ukraine's eastern and southern regions. We continue to work closely with our allies and partners and stand ready to provide further assistance as needed.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/02/2022 17:07:09 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1421993

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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	Cybersecurity
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 the Government is taking via the National Cyber Security Centre to advise on and ensure the cyber-resilience of (a) central Government and Public Agency IT systems, (b) UK companies and organisations and (c) critical national infrastructure from overt and covert hostile state threats.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	122673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issues strategic warnings, regular advisories and guidance, such as Active Cyber Defence, to individuals, organisations and government.</p><p>This is part of a broader approach to Cyber resilience as set out in the National Cyber Strategy. It includes £2.6 billion of fresh investment in cyber and legacy IT over the next three years, in addition to a commitment to invest in an overhaul of government cyber security and addressing legacy IT infrastructure so that government's critical functions are significantly hardened to cyber-attack by 2025 and all government organisations are resilient to known vulnerabilities and attack methods by 2030.</p><p>Our deterrence campaigns leverage the full range of UK capabilities (diplomatic, economic, covert and overt) to influence the behaviour of malicious cyber actors.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/02/2022 17:27:40 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1421358

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	Eastern Europe: 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, when she last discussed with (a) the Home Secretary and (b) the Secretary of State for Defence the coordination of contingency evacuation plans for UK nationals, residents and visa holders currently in (i) Ukraine, (ii) Belarus and (iii) Russia.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	121755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office is in continuous contact with partners across Government about contingency plans. The Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office updated its travel advice to Ukraine on 11 February, and is now advising British nationals against all travel to Ukraine and that British nationals currently in Ukraine should leave now while commercial means are still available. The Embassy remains open but will be unable to provide in-person consular assistance. British nationals should leave while commercial options remain.</p><p>Any Russian military action in Ukraine would severely affect the British Embassy Kyiv's, and the office in Lviv's, ability to provide any consular assistance. Travel advice is regularly reviewed.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/02/2022 17:35:27 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1421360

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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: Staff
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 liaison officials from the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office are currently permanently present in her Department's Consular Crisis Centre.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	121756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Crisis Management Department maintains constant, close contact with Partners Across Government, including through Liaison Officers, working groups and ongoing contingency planning. We currently have a number of Ministry of Defence personnel and Home Office embed working with FCDO.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/02/2022 17:52:54 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1421361

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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: Staff
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 full-time equivalent staff were assigned to her Department's Consular Crisis Centre (a) as of 9 February 2022 and (b) in each month in the last year; and whether she has plans to increase that number.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	121757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The size of the consular team reflects the demands of the Department. The number is regularly reviewed to ensure we have appropriate resource in place to manage demands. This core number of staff is supplemented by volunteer cadres from across the office during periods of immediate crisis response. Numbers therefore fluctuate to meet demand and can vary month to month. Permanent staffing levels are also under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/02/2022 17:37:39 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1421362

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	Ukraine: 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 she has had discussions with the Ministry of Defence on the availability of (a) RAF Voyager and (b) other airlift capacity for contingency evacuation operations of UK nationals, residents, or visa holders resident in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	121758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is in continuous contact with Partners Across Government, including the Ministry of Defence about contingency plans. The Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office updated its travel advice to Ukraine on 11 February, and is now advising British nationals against all travel to Ukraine and that British nationals currently in Ukraine should leave now while commercial means are still available. The Embassy remains open but will be unable to provide in-person consular assistance. British nationals should leave while commercial options remain.</p><p>Any Russian military action in Ukraine would severely affect the British Embassy Kyiv's, and the office in Lviv's, ability to provide any consular assistance. Travel advice is regularly reviewed.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/02/2022 17:33:33 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1421364

registered interest
date	09/02/2022
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	Ukraine: Refugees
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 she last spoke to representatives of (a) the governments of (i) Poland, (ii) Slovakia, (iii) Hungary, (iv) Romania, (v) Moldova, (vi) Turkey, (vii) Bulgaria, (b) UNHCR, (c) IOM and (d) ICRC on contingency plans for supporting internally displaced persons, or refugees crossing or attempting to cross international land or maritime borders in the event of conflict in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	121759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK is one of the largest humanitarian and development donors globally. We are in constant dialogue with other donors and the humanitarian agencies at the country-level, at HQ-level, and in New York and Geneva, and urge all parties to continue to co-ordinate closely. We stand ready to provide further assistance as needed.</p><p>Our Embassies in Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Turkey and Bulgaria are in regular contact with their host governments, the Foreign Secretary and FCDO Ministers have engaged with a range of partners, including those listed, as well as international and multilateral organisations about Russian aggression towards Ukraine. We continue to work closely with our Allies, partners and relevant international organisations and stand ready to provide further assistance as needed.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 24/02/2022 17:50:06 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty