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1702467

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	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	Sudan: Christianity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department is taking to support Sudanese Christians.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	22737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>We will provide £89 million to support Sudan this year, mostly for humanitarian assistance. Exact budgets have not yet been allocated, but this will include support to protection activities for vulnerable people affected by the conflict. UK support will be providing nutrition, safe drinking water, medical care and shelter, as well as supporting protection services for those affected by Gender Based Violence. The UK funds and supports the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Sudan (OHCHR), a UN body that plays a crucial role in monitoring and reporting on human rights violations including of any particular religious group.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 25/04/2024 15:48:05 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1698889

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	UNRWA: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2024 to Question 16878 on UNRWA: Finance, what assurances he has sought directly from UNRWA; and what his criteria are to resume funding of UNRWA.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	20652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>We want UNRWA to give detailed undertakings about changes in personnel, policy and precedents to ensure this can never happen again.</p><p>We are aware that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services and Catherine Colonna have now provided their interim reports to the UN Secretary-General.</p><p>We are working with allies to try to bring this situation to a rapid conclusion, not least because UNRWA has a vital role to play in providing aid and services in Gaza.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 15/04/2024 12:56:05 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1698890

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	UNRWA: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the decision of Finland to resume funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	20653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK was appalled by allegations that UNRWA staff were involved in the 7 October attack against Israel, a heinous act of terrorism that the UK Government has repeatedly condemned.</p><p>We are aware that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services and Catherine Colonna have now provided their interim reports to the UN Secretary-General. We want UNRWA to give detailed undertakings about changes in personnel, policy and precedents to ensure this can never happen again.</p><p>Our decision to pause future funding to UNRWA has no impact on the UK's contribution to the humanitarian response.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 15/04/2024 12:54:14 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1697950

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	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	UNRWA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has received the interim report of the (a) UN Office of Internal Oversight Services and (b) Independent Review Group.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	19880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>We are aware that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services and Catherine Colonna have now provided their interim reports to the UN Secretary-General.</p><p>We want UNRWA to give detailed undertakings about changes in personnel, policy and precedents to ensure this can never happen again. We are working with allies to try to bring this situation to a rapid conclusion - not least because UNRWA have a vital role to play in providing aid and services in Gaza.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 26/03/2024 17:13:05 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1697077

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	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	Arms Trade: Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating a replacement to the Committee on Arms Export Controls.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	19381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2024 answer text <p>Parliamentary scrutiny is a matter for the House. In January 2024, the Business and Trade Committee (BTC) became the Parliamentary scrutiny committee with oversight of arms export controls, a role formerly carried out by the Committees on Arms Exports Controls (CAEC). The Government is committed to keeping the BTC updated on export controls.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/03/2024 09:08:14 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1696643

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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	International Law: Arms Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a scrutiny body within his Department that is tasked with assessing the consequences of individual arms licences on the Government's international legal obligations.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	19074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes its defence export responsibilities extremely seriously and operates some of the most robust export controls in the world. We examine each new application on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria. The Criteria maintain the UK's high standards on counter proliferation and give effect to the UK's international obligations and commitments.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/03/2024 14:32:54 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1696644

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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	Arms Trade: Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what account of ongoing geopolitical fragility his Department takes in considering applications for licences for the export of arms to states in sensitive areas.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	19075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Strategic Export Licensing Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework for export licence applications and require us to think hard about the impact of providing equipment and its capabilities. We consider a range of factors, including examining the political and security conditions in the destination country, the nature of the equipment to be exported, the organisation or unit which will ultimately be the user of the equipment, and all available information about how similar equipment has been used in the past and how it is likely to be used in the future. We can and do respond quickly and flexibly to changing or fluid international situations. We take the principles of responsible export control set out in the Criteria incredibly seriously.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/03/2024 14:33:54 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1696645

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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	Arms Trade: Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what account of the risk of atrocity crimes being committed by states his Department takes in considering applications for licences for the export of arms to such states.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	19076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria. The Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework. All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, which includes Criterion 2, covering respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country of final destination, as well as respect by that country for international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/03/2024 14:35:07 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1696646

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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	Arms Trade: Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department (a) makes an assessment of the potential impact on observance of international humanitarian law and (b) communicates that assessment to the Department for Business and Trade before the grant of an arms licence.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	19077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government operates a robust and thorough assessment of licence applications against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria and we will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with that Criteria. The FCDO advises DBT on the situation in country and the risks this poses with respect to the UK's export control responsibilities and specifically on criterion two which includes respect by that country for international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/03/2024 17:34:39 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1696647

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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	Arms Trade: Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has discussions with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the risk of a state not complying with orders from international courts in the decision process for the grant of an arms licence.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	19078
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes its defence export responsibilities extremely seriously and operates some of the most robust export controls in the world. Licence applications are assessed against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria and we will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with that Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/03/2024 14:36:09 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1692831

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	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	Colombia: Indigenous Peoples
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of displacement of the Wiwa indigenous peoples in Colombia.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	16381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>Supporting the Colombian Government in its commitment to secure a broad and lasting peace will remain an important priority of this Government. At the UN Security Council on 11 January, Our Ambassador urged the Colombian Government to take further steps to protect vulnerable groups including indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities most affected by conflict. Through the UK's Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) which has provided £79 million in support of peace agreement implementation, security, and stability in Colombia since 2015, we will continue to monitor the human rights situation in Colombia and prioritise funding interventions to help protect indigenous communities, including through the OHCHR (UN Human Rights Office).</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 05/03/2024 11:26:44 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1685284

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2024
	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	Russia: Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help tackle the deportation of asylum seekers from the North Caucasus region to Russia.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	11617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK has consistently condemned the significant deterioration in the human rights situation in Russia since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In multilateral fora the UK continues to call for Russia to meet its international obligations, including at the The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and UN. The situation in Chechnya and Ingushetia is particularly egregious, as highlighted by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Russia. The UK has repeatedly called on Russia to end human rights violations in Chechnya, conduct effective investigations into reports and ensure that those responsible are held to account. The UK regularly discusses migration issues with our international partners.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 05/02/2024 13:01:26 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1681648

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	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	Apollinaris Darmawan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the imprisonment of Apollinaris Darmawan in Indonesia.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	9224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK government is aware of Apollinaris Darmanwan's imprisonment. The UK government is committed to upholding freedom of speech and promoting freedom of religion in Indonesia. Officials at the British Embassy in Jakarta routinely meet members of all six officially recognised faiths and discuss the importance of freedom of religious belief.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/01/2024 12:04:49 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1672891

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2023
	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	Wang Yi
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what information his Department holds on the treatment of Wang Yi in China.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	3631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2023 answer text <p>Wang Yi was Pastor of the Early Rain Covenant Church, an unregistered Protestant house church in Chengdu. He was detained in December 2018 on the charge of 'inciting subversion of state power and illegal business operations.' On 30 December 2019 Chengdu Intermediate People's Court announced it had sentenced Wang to nine years in prison following a closed trial.</p><p>We continue to monitor the persecution of Christians for practicing their religion in China. The freedom to practise, change or share ones faith or belief without discrimination is a human right that all people should enjoy. The British government works with international organisations and networks to promote and protect freedom of religion or belief for all where it is threatened, including through the UN, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council of Europe, and the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance.</p><p>More broadly, we coordinate with international partners to increase international attention on China's human rights violations. Most recently, we did in September 2023 in the G7 Foreign Ministers Communiqué.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 01/12/2023 08:34:41 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1672892

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2023
	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	Laos: Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the level of observance of the right to (a) assemble, (b) worship freely and (c) other aspects of freedom of religion and belief in Laos.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	3632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to promoting and defending Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), as demonstrated by our hosting the 'International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief' in July 2022. We also work through the UN to promote and protect these rights. The UK Embassy in Laos raises concerns about limitations on freedom of expression and other human rights issues, including freedom of religion, on a regular basis, both publicly and in private. We do this bilaterally with the Government of Laos as well as at the UN Human Rights Council. I visited Laos in September 2023 and raised our concern over particular human rights cases with Laos Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 04/12/2023 17:20:30 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1669244

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2023
	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: Women
	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 and what proportion of SCS2 civil servants on full-time equivalent contracts in his Department are women.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	1355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO's ambition is to be a truly inclusive organisation that reflects the diversity of the population we serve. Understanding any remaining barriers to progression for women and improving the representation of women in senior roles is a focus for the FCDO this year. As of 30 September 2023, of those SCS2 on full-time equivalent contracts 37 per-cent are women (52 women).</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 15/11/2023 16:40:26 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1669245

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2023
	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: Women
	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 and what proportion of civil servants on temporary contracts in his Department are women.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	1356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO's ambition is to be a truly inclusive organisation that reflects the diversity of the population we serve. As of 30 September 2023, of those on temporary and casual contracts 49.6 per-cent are women (199 women).</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 15/11/2023 16:42:45 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1666345

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) EO and (b) PO3 staff are employed by HM Passport Office in (i) Glasgow, (ii) Liverpool and (iii) Belfast; and how many and what proportion of these staff have been asked to assist with (A) booking and (B) conducting interviews with asylum applicants on behalf of UK Visas and Immigration in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	203687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office are unable to provide this information due to security reasons. The way data is captured does not differentiate between bookings and interviews.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/10/2023 09:44:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1666346

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much time was allocated to training (a) EO and (b) PO3 staff at HM Passport Office who have assisted UK Visas and Immigration teams with asylum applications; and what level of training was provided.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	203688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Home Office staff are given all the necessary training to ensure that they are fully equipped to carry out their role. HM Passport Office staff who have assisted in the processing of asylum applications, were given the standard training time, with further supplementary training provided as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/10/2023 09:08:17 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1666347

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date her Department's officials started planning to provide HM Passport Office executive and administrative officers to assist UKVI teams; and who proposed the request for assistance.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	203689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Staff resources are regularly redeployed across the Home Office to meet business demands and priorities. HM Passport Office take a flexible approach in supporting these priorities and demands when necessary.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/10/2023 09:00:58 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1666348

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	HM Passport Office and UK Visas and Immigration: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average pay is for staff at grades (a) executive officer and (b) PO3 in the Passport Office; and what the average pay levels are for (i) administrative and (ii) executive officer staff in UKVI where Passport Office staff have been tasked to assist.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	203690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Below is the average pay across the Home Office, which includes HMPO and UKVI, for AO/PO3 grades:</p><ul><li>National: £24,800</li><li>London: £28,800</li></ul><p>Below is the average pay across the Home Office for Executive Officer grades:</p><ul><li>UKVI EO London: £32,359</li><li>UKVI EO National: £28,272</li><li>HMPO EO London: £32,437</li><li>HMPO EO National: £28,335</li></ul><p>* AO/PO3 are paid the above average salary regardless of length of service.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/10/2023 08:59:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1663066

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	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	Syria: Development 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 recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of UK Official Development Assistance to Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	200920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>FCDO aid budget is allocated in accordance with UK strategic priorities against a challenging financial climate.</p><p>There is a robust framework in place for allocating Official Development Assistance (ODA). In 2023, the UK committed up to £150 million at the Brussels Pledging Conference and up to £43 million to support the response to the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, raising our total commitment to over £3.8 billion.</p><p>However, the situation's scale is immense, with Syria's overall aid requirements for 2023 only 29.44% funded. HMG encourages all international actors to do everything possible to ensure that sufficient aid reaches those in need.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 24/10/2023 14:03:52 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1663067

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	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	Syria: Demonstrations
	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 support for (a) victims of violence and (b) protesters in Suwayda.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	200921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO is following the protests in Suweida closely. The UK's permanent representative to the UN drew global attention to the protestors' cause in the UK's statement to the UN Security Council on 27 September. We condemned the regime's use of violence against peaceful demonstrators and demanded Damascus' adherence to international human rights standards. We will continue to monitor the situation and urge the regime to treat protestors with dignity respect. It is vital that Assad heed their calls for regime participation in the political process established by UNSCR 2254.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 201858 question first answered 24/10/2023 10:07:32 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1663731

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	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	Iraq: Prisoners
	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 he has made of the implications for his policies of the proposed amnesty law in Iraq that could result in Daesh members who have been convicted of (a) genocide against Yazidi people and (b) other crimes being freed from detention.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	201584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK continues to support survivor and minority communities who suffered immense atrocities under Daesh. As members of the Global Coalition to Counter Daesh, we will continue to work with Iraq in order to ensure that Daesh cannot re-emerge. Together with our international partners we will continue holding Daesh accountable for their crimes and bringing them to justice. We are not able to comment on any individual investigations. We are monitoring the proposed amnesty bill, which has not been finalised or passed in to law.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 201585 201586 question first answered 18/10/2023 16:20:24 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1663732

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	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	Iraq: Prisoners
	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 representations he has made to his counterparts in Iraq on the potential effects of the proposed amnesty law that could result in Daesh members who have been convicted of (a) genocide against the Yazidi people and (b) other crimes being freed from detention.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	201585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK continues to support survivor and minority communities who suffered immense atrocities under Daesh. As members of the Global Coalition to Counter Daesh, we will continue to work with Iraq in order to ensure that Daesh cannot re-emerge. Together with our international partners we will continue holding Daesh accountable for their crimes and bringing them to justice. We are not able to comment on any individual investigations. We are monitoring the proposed amnesty bill, which has not been finalised or passed in to law.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 201584 201586 question first answered 18/10/2023 16:20:24 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1663733

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	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	Iraq: Prisoners
	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 UK Daesh fighters (a) are currently serving criminal sentences and (b) may be freed if the proposed amnesty law for Daesh fighters is implemented in Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	201586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK continues to support survivor and minority communities who suffered immense atrocities under Daesh. As members of the Global Coalition to Counter Daesh, we will continue to work with Iraq in order to ensure that Daesh cannot re-emerge. Together with our international partners we will continue holding Daesh accountable for their crimes and bringing them to justice. We are not able to comment on any individual investigations. We are monitoring the proposed amnesty bill, which has not been finalised or passed in to law.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 201584 201585 question first answered 18/10/2023 16:20:24 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1643152

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2023
	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	Islamic State: Yazidis
	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 international counterparts on steps to help secure the release of Yazidi women and girls abducted by Deash.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	188561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>We condemn in the strongest terms the atrocities committed by Daesh against all civilians, including Yazidi women and girls in Syria and Iraq. The UK led the UN Security Council to establish the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Daesh/ISIL (UNITAD) which has supported the Government of Iraq look for missing Yazidi women and girls. We continue to use our position at the UN to raise the plight of the Yazidi community, most recently at a UNITAD council session on 7 June.</p><p>We also advocated for the passing of the Iraqi Yazidi Survivors Law, an important step toward assistance and justice for survivors of sexual violence by Daesh. The UK is committed to helping Iraq fully implement the legislation, including providing funding support to the Directorate of Yazidi Affairs. The Minister of State for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon met Yazidi communities and leaders to hear their experiences and reiterate UK support during his recent visit to Iraq.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 13/06/2023 16:36:54 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1628662

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2023
	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	South Sudan: Peace Negotiations
	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 (a) financial and (b) diplomatic support the Government is providing to help keep the peace process in South Sudan on track.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	185716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>Poor implementation of South Sudan's peace agreement is driving violence and a humanitarian crisis. On 8 May, I [Minister Mitchell] met with the South Sudanese Minister of Presidential Affairs and emphasised the need for immediate, tangible action on the peace process. The UK also raises concerns about lack of progress at the UN Security Council and Human Rights Council, and through Troika (UK, US, Norway) or Troika and EU statements. The UK funds peacebuilding programmes to address the root causes of subnational conflict in South Sudan and funds the placement of technical experts in both the ceasefire (Ceasefire &amp; Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring &amp; Verification Mechanism) and peace agreement implementation (Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission) monitoring mechanisms.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 22/05/2023 16:17:03 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1604839

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Electricity Generation: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has plans to ensure that surplus power produced by privately owned (a) wind turbines, (b) small hydroelectric schemes and (c) other power generators is (i) fed into the National Grid and (ii) used for localised storage.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	167133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>Surplus power produced by privately owned wind turbines, small hydroelectric schemes and other power generators can flow into the electricity network under the terms of the connection agreement with the network owner. The Smart Export Guarantee gives small scale low-carbon electricity generators the right to be paid for the renewable electricity they export to the grid. The Government and Ofgem are facilitating the deployment of electricity storage at all scales through the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Ftransitioning-to-a-net-zero-energy-system-smart-systems-and-flexibility-plan-2021&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7Cbbd8b102eccc4ceacd7a08db2bc395dc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638151891243809331%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=drgKPd0ayBp64ajRKN0YsgpCThradaakG5ZVEHv3Zgw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/03/2023 12:07:53 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1604530

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2023
	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	Myanmar: UN Agencies
	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 UN agencies operating in Myanmar that receive UK funding are prohibited from buying goods and services from military-owned companies in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	166250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to targeted sanctions which impose a cost on those profiting from, or supporting, the Myanmar military's campaign of violence against the civilian population.</p><p>On 28 February 2022 the UK updated our Overseas Business Risk Guidance to make it clear that UK businesses should conduct thorough supply chain diligence to ensure that commodities do not reach the military. Organisations involved in the delivery of essential humanitarian aid delivery are able to apply for licences for goods and services which may be impacted by targeted sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 20/03/2023 17:05:29 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1586286

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	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	Myanmar: Joint Peace Fund
	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 from the public purse his Department (a) has contributed as of 17 February 2023 and (b) plans to contribute in future to the Joint Peace Fund in support of Myanmar.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	146996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to de-escalating the current crisis in Myanmar and seeking a resolution to the country's long running conflicts. The UK is a founding donor of the Joint Peace Fund and has contributed £7.16 million to the fund since 2016. No decision on future funding has yet been made.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 22/02/2023 17:44:36 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1586287

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	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	Myanmar: Civil Society
	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 and what proportion of British aid to Myanmar goes directly to Myanmar civil society organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	146997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>Since the coup on 1 February 2021, the UK has provided over £100 million in life saving assistance, emergency healthcare and education for displaced and conflict affected people. Of the £49 million provided this year, £18 million has been channelled through Myanmar civil society organisations. We have found that local civil society partners are best placed to access hard-to-reach and conflict affected areas.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 22/02/2023 17:42:48 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1585065

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	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	UNRWA: 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, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of funding provided by his Department to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	141549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>We are longstanding supporters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). We recognise that UNRWA needs to be on a more secure financial footing to ensure that Palestinian refugees' basic needs are met. To that end, the UK is working with UNRWA and other donors to help ensure its sustainability. In the financial year 2022/2023, the UK provided UNRWA with £18.7 million, including £13 million for UNRWA's programme budget for spend in OPTs, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria; £2 million for work in Gaza and £3.7 million for food assistance - both under UNRWA's OPTs emergency appeal. Decisions on funding for FY 23/24 have not yet been finalised.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 141550 question first answered 20/02/2023 17:22:06 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1585067

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	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	UNRWA: 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, whether he plans to increase his Department's funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	141550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>We are longstanding supporters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). We recognise that UNRWA needs to be on a more secure financial footing to ensure that Palestinian refugees' basic needs are met. To that end, the UK is working with UNRWA and other donors to help ensure its sustainability. In the financial year 2022/2023, the UK provided UNRWA with £18.7 million, including £13 million for UNRWA's programme budget for spend in OPTs, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria; £2 million for work in Gaza and £3.7 million for food assistance - both under UNRWA's OPTs emergency appeal. Decisions on funding for FY 23/24 have not yet been finalised.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 141549 question first answered 20/02/2023 17:22:06 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1548394

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Protective Clothing: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has taken recent action with ministerial colleagues to assess the extent to which contracts entered into by the UK government to procure PPE in the last five years represented value for money.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	102882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government Internal Audit Agency analysed the prices paid for individual products in the personal protective equipment (PPE) supply chain. This included 12 contracts where the Agency found a proportionate control environment which balanced the need to urgently procure PPE with the need to secure value for money.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 14/12/2022 16:38:12 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 40784 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1548395

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Protective Clothing: Storage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the value for money to the public purse of Government storage arrangements for PPE in China.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	102883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department regularly reviews optimal storage solutions for personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure value for money. The Department reviews the quality of all PPE purchased and to determine whether these products are suitable for use by frontline staff. Stock which has not passed initial quality assurance will be identified as not for use in medical settings. The Department undertakes a full visual assessment of all the stock held in China and in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 102884 102885 question first answered 03/01/2023 11:16:36 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 40788 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1548396

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Protective Clothing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether analysis has been undertaken to establish whether all the PPE stored in China is (a) still usable and (b) meets the standards required for use in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	102884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department regularly reviews optimal storage solutions for personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure value for money. The Department reviews the quality of all PPE purchased and to determine whether these products are suitable for use by frontline staff. Stock which has not passed initial quality assurance will be identified as not for use in medical settings. The Department undertakes a full visual assessment of all the stock held in China and in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 102883 102885 question first answered 03/01/2023 11:16:36 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 40793 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1548397

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Protective Clothing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what quality control methods were used by by his Department to help ensure that PPE procured from China met UK standards during the covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make an estimate of the proportion of PPE that did not meet the required standard for use in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	102885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department regularly reviews optimal storage solutions for personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure value for money. The Department reviews the quality of all PPE purchased and to determine whether these products are suitable for use by frontline staff. Stock which has not passed initial quality assurance will be identified as not for use in medical settings. The Department undertakes a full visual assessment of all the stock held in China and in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 102883 102884 question first answered 03/01/2023 11:16:36 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 40799 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1543212

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2022
	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	Iran: 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, how much aid the UK has provided to Iran to support Afghan refugees in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	89839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>FCDO officials have engaged with regional governments to allow Afghan nationals to cross borders from Afghanistan on humanitarian grounds. Regional countries are vital to the response. Iran is reviewing its position, but has a register of all Afghans in Iran and recognises the Afghan population as legitimate migrant labour. The UK has provided £4.5 million to the UN Refugee Agency, £1 million to the World Food Programme, and £1 million to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, for life-saving assistance, including shelter, sanitation, protection, food security and health services, for vulnerable Afghan refugees in Iran.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 22/11/2022 17:01:24 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1543213

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2022
	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	Iran: 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, what assessment his Department has made of the safety of Afghan refugees in Iran.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	89840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>FCDO officials have engaged with regional governments to allow Afghan nationals to cross borders from Afghanistan on humanitarian grounds. Regional countries are vital to the response. Iran is reviewing its position, but has a register of all Afghans in Iran and recognises the Afghan population as legitimate migrant labour. The UK has provided £4.5 million to the UN Refugee Agency, £1 million to the World Food Programme, and £1 million to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, for life-saving assistance, including shelter, sanitation, protection, food security and health services, for vulnerable Afghan refugees in Iran.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 22/11/2022 17:04:53 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1543363

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2022
	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	Vladimir Kara-Murza
	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 he has made of the implication for his policies of the steps the Canadian government has taken in imposing Magnitsky sanctions on those responsible for the unlawful arrest and detention of a British citizen in Russia, Vladimir Kara-Murza.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	89841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>British Embassy officials have attended Vladimir Kara-Murza's court hearings with other international partners, the last hearing being 24 October. We remain vigilant to attempts by the Russian government to exclude diplomats from future court hearings following Mr Kara-Murza's additional treason charge. HMA Moscow raised the issue of consular access with the Russian MFA. In May, the Foreign Secretary met Mr Kara-Murza's wife, in his previous role as Minister for Europe, and emphasised his determination to continue raising Mr Kara-Murza's case at multilateral fora, including the OSCE. We note the Canadian government's sanctions relating to Mr Kara-Murza. We do not comment on future sanctions designations.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 89842 question first answered 23/11/2022 17:30:15 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1543365

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2022
	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	Vladimir Kara-Murza
	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 engage his Russian counterparts on the situation of a British citizen unlawfully arrested and detained in Russia, Vladimir Kara-Murza.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	89842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>British Embassy officials have attended Vladimir Kara-Murza's court hearings with other international partners, the last hearing being 24 October. We remain vigilant to attempts by the Russian government to exclude diplomats from future court hearings following Mr Kara-Murza's additional treason charge. HMA Moscow raised the issue of consular access with the Russian MFA. In May, the Foreign Secretary met Mr Kara-Murza's wife, in his previous role as Minister for Europe, and emphasised his determination to continue raising Mr Kara-Murza's case at multilateral fora, including the OSCE. We note the Canadian government's sanctions relating to Mr Kara-Murza. We do not comment on future sanctions designations.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 89841 question first answered 23/11/2022 17:30:15 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1542950

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Hazara Muslims have (a) applied for asylum in the UK, (b) been granted asylum in the UK and (c) reached the UK after being granted asylum through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	88898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on asylum applications and initial decisions on asylum applications from Afghan nationals can be found in tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbooks. The latest data relate to the year ending June 2022. Data for the year ending September 2022 will be published on 24 November 2022. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish data on ethnicity or religion of asylum applicants.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 88899 question first answered 21/11/2022 16:57:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1542951

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Afghanistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there has been an increase in the number of Afghan citizens claiming asylum in the UK since August 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	88899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on asylum applications and initial decisions on asylum applications from Afghan nationals can be found in tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbooks. The latest data relate to the year ending June 2022. Data for the year ending September 2022 will be published on 24 November 2022. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish data on ethnicity or religion of asylum applicants.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 88898 question first answered 21/11/2022 16:57:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1542953

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	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	Pakistan: 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, with reference to flooding in Pakistan in summer and autumn 2022, what steps his Department took to help ensure that religious minority communities in Pakistan had equal access to UK-funded humanitarian aid in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	88900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK is working with partners to ensure that humanitarian aid is targeted towards vulnerable and marginalised communities. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad, the Minister for South Asia and Minister for Human Rights, met with Pakistan's Minister for Climate Change, Sherry Rahman, on 14 October to discuss the impacts of flooding and how the UK can best help long-term recovery efforts. During his October visit, Lord Ahmad raised human rights, including those of religious minorities, with both Pakistan's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/11/2022 17:00:53 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1542954

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	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	Afghanistan: Islamic State
	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 level of threats from IS-K towards religious minorities in Afghanistan in winter 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	88901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK monitors the terrorist threat from Afghanistan, including from ISKP, and regularly presses the Taliban to protect religious minority groups. We are working closely with international partners to ensure credible monitoring and accountability mechanisms are in place. The UN Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) mandate was renewed in March 2022 and strengthens these mechanisms through direct engagement with religious minority groups. On 7 October, we co-sponsored a Human Rights Council resolution to extend the UN Special Rapporteur's mandate for another year. His recent report to the Human Rights Council included an assessment of the situation for religious minority groups.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/11/2022 17:03:45 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1542955

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2022
	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	Afghanistan: 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, how much aid funding the UK has provided to Pakistan to support Afghan refugees in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	88902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK has provided £6.5 million to support refugee preparedness in Pakistan through multilateral organisations (World Food Programme, United Nations Children's Fund, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent). UK funds have been used to support communities in refugee-hosting areas to boost health services and provide additional nutritional support.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/11/2022 17:00:28 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1523444

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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	Myanmar: Politics and Government
	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 take steps to refer the situation in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court in accordance with Article 14 of the Rome Statute, in the context of the National Unity Government of Myanmar issuing a declaration in 2021 to the International Criminal Court accepting the Court’s jurisdiction.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	65810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK is clear that there must be accountability for the atrocities committed in Myanmar. The UK is supportive, in principle, of any attempts to bring these issues before the International Criminal Court (ICC), where they can be scrutinised.</p><p>The ICC, however, does not have jurisdiction over the situation in Myanmar and so a referral by the UK under article 14 of the Rome Statute would have no practical impact.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/10/2022 15:32:01 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1523445

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2022
	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	Myanmar: 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, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by the International Bar Association entitled Crackdown on Human Rights Defenders, Opposition, and the Right to a Fair Trial in Myanmar, published in August 2022; and what steps his Department is taking to help promote (a) the right to a fair trial and (b) the rule of law in Myanmar.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	65811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>We continue to monitor the human rights situation in Myanmar and have made the UK position very clear. We are continually pushing for a political resolution to the crisis and calling for the release of all those arbitrarily detained. On 27 July, we agreed a UN Security Council Statement condemning the military's execution of pro-democracy activists and expressing deep concern over the state of emergency and arbitrary detention of members of those elected in November 2020.</p><p>We will consider all the tools at our disposal to maintain pressure on the regime and respond to serious human rights violations, including further targeted sanctions and keeping Myanmar on the UN Security Council's agenda.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/10/2022 15:36:00 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1486937

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2022
	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	Iraq: Genocide
	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 findings of the Yazidi Justice Committee's report on State Responsibility and the Yazidi Genocide published on 6 July 2022, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of that report's finding that Iraq has failed in its obligations to prevent and punish genocide against the Yazidis.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	31855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>We note the findings of the Yazidi Justice Committee's report. The UK advocated strongly for the passing of the Yazidi Survivors' Law in March 2021 and UK Ministers continue to raise the importance of full implementation of this law regularly with the Government of Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government. In parallel, we have also provided £2 million to the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Daesh (UNITAD). We will continue to support the Yazidi community in Iraq and champion UNITAD's work in gathering evidence of Daesh crimes, including against minority communities.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling grouped question UIN 31857 31858 question first answered 11/07/2022 16:21:14 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara