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1641095

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2023
	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	Australia: Foreign Relations
	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 held meetings with the Agents-General of Australia in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	187058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and United Nations, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon joined a reception with the Victorian Agent General and Governor on 4 August 202<ins class="ministerial">2</ins><del class="ministerial">3</del>. There have been no other meetings with Australian Agents General in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/06/2023 16:35:36 question first ministerially corrected 14/06/2023 11:43:17 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan previous answer version 80585 answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1355409

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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	China: Human Rights
	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 assessment his Department has made of the accuracy of reports of the Hong Kong Police arresting senior members of the groups that organised vigils in memory of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	49051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>On 8 and 9 September, Hong Kong's national security police arrested seven general committee members of the Hong Kong Alliance. On 9 September, police searched the Alliance's headquarters, and the June 4th Museum, seizing documents, computers and promotional materials. This action against the Hong Kong Alliance is a further demonstration that the National Security Law is not being used for its original purpose, as stated by Beijing, to target just &quot;a tiny number of criminals who seriously endanger national security&quot;. Rather it is being used to deter freedom of expression and now to dismantle civil society in Hong Kong.</p><p>The UK will not look the other way on Hong Kong, and we will not duck our historic responsibilities to its people. As a co-signatory to the Joint Declaration, we will continue to stand up for the people of Hong Kong, to call out the violation of their freedoms, and to hold China to their international obligations.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 22/09/2021 16:50:40 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1355410

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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	China: Human Rights
	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 assessment his Department has made of the accuracy of reports of the Hong Kong authorities raiding a museum on the Tiananmen Square massacre.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	49052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>On 8 and 9 September, Hong Kong's national security police arrested seven general committee members of the Hong Kong Alliance. On 9 September, police searched the Alliance's headquarters, and the June 4th Museum, seizing documents, computers and promotional materials. This action against the Hong Kong Alliance is a further demonstration that the National Security Law is not being used for its original purpose, as stated by Beijing, to target just &quot;a tiny number of criminals who seriously endanger national security&quot;. Rather it is being used to deter freedom of expression and now to dismantle civil society in Hong Kong.</p><p>The UK will not look the other way on Hong Kong, and we will not duck our historic responsibilities to its people. As a co-signatory to the Joint Declaration, we will continue to stand up for the people of Hong Kong, to call out the violation of their freedoms, and to hold China to their international obligations.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 22/09/2021 16:49:52 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1355411

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2021
	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	Afghanistan: Judges
	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 help female judges in Afghanistan avoid potential persecution by the Taliban.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	49053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>All those at risk of persecution in Afghanistan are eligible to apply to the Afghan Citizens' Resettlement Scheme, which will welcome up to a total of 20,000 vulnerable Afghans to the UK over a five-year period. Women and girls at risk and those who have stood up for the rule of law, including female judges, will be eligible for the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 22/09/2021 16:57:58 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1361503

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2021
	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	China: Taiwan
	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 assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of recent reports that China will be able to invade Taiwan by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	58751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>We remain concerned by any action which raises tensions and risks destabilising the status quo. Her Majesty's Government considers the Taiwan issue one to be settled peacefully by the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait through constructive dialogue.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 27/10/2021 16:18:29 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1363541

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2021
	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	Taiwan: People's Liberation Army
	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 her Department has made assessment of the steps that the Government would take in the event that the People’s Liberation Army launched a military assault on Taiwan.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	63676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government considers the Taiwan issue one to be settled peacefully by the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait through constructive dialogue. We are concerned by any activity which raises tensions and risks destabilising the status quo, and underscored the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait alongside partners in the latest G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' and Leaders' communiques.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 02/11/2021 12:51:51 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1364894

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2021
	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	Ilois: Finance
	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 much of the 10 year £40 million Chagossian Support Package, announced by the Government on 16 November 2016 has been spent in total; and how much of that funding has been spent on (a) Chagossian heritage visits, (b) in the UK, (c) in Mauritius, (d) in Seychelles and (e) elsewhere.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	67088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>To date the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and previously the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have spent a total of £810,324.59 of the Chagossian Support Package announced by the Government on 16 November 2016. This total is made up of £571,073.52 on Heritage Visits to the British Indian Ocean Territory, £176,334.65 on projects in the UK and £62,916.42 on projects in Mauritius.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 09/11/2021 17:02:03 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1364895

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2021
	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	Ilois: Finance
	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 projects have been funded from the £40 million Chagossian Support Package in the last five years since 16 November 2016; and what effect that funding has had on the livelihoods of Chagossian communities in (a) Mauritius, (b) the Seychelles and (c) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	67089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>In the UK, several projects have been funded by the Chagossian Support Package, including:</p><ul><li>A health and wellbeing project launched in Wythenshawe to increase Chagossians' digital access through the provision of IT equipment;</li><li>A music project launched in Crawley focusing on increasing employability, wellbeing and awareness of Chagossian music and culture among the local community;</li><li>The provision of English language courses at Crawley College to help adult learners attain the requisite language skills to enhance their employability;</li><li>The provision of statements of comparability by the UK National Information Centre, enabling recognition and evaluation of international qualifications and skills attained outside of the UK.</li></ul><p>In Mauritius, the British Council has provided English language courses to over 200+ participants (since 2019). In addition, the British Council has launched a business skills training programme which supports Chagossian women to develop and grow their businesses. 18 trainees are due to complete the inaugural course in December 2021. There have also been eight heritage visits to the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) since 2017 involving 154 Chagossians. The last one was in February 2020. Visits are currently suspended due to COVID-19.  The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is continuing to seek opportunities to establish projects for Chagossians living in the Seychelles.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 09/11/2021 09:55:52 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1364896

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2021
	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	Ilois: Finance
	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 future expenditure is planned from the £40 million Chagossian Support Package; and in which countries that spending is planned.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	67090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO continues to explore options for expenditure of the Chagossian Support Package in line with the areas of support announced by Ministers in 2016: Health, Social Care, Education, Employment, and Culture (awareness and retention). The Package is designed to support Chagossians in the communities where they live - principally this is in the UK, Mauritius and Seychelles.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 09/11/2021 09:53:44 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1382845

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2021
	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	China: Olympic Games
	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 her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	83265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>No decisions have yet been made about Government attendance at the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 07/12/2021 17:26:58 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell