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1469768

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2022
	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: Missguided
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Pakistani counterpart on the impact on Pakistani garment workers of the collapse of the fashion brand, Missguided.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	17066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text We are looking into reports of the negative impact on workers in Pakistan after the alleged collapse of the UK firm, Missguided. answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/06/2022 16:34:03 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1433723

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Papua New Guinea: Press Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) recent assessment has she made of press freedoms in Papua New Guinea and (b) steps is she taking to help support the independence of the press in that region.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	126755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text The UK remains fully committed to media freedom in Papua New Guinea, including as a platform for balanced political discourse in advance of national elections in June 2022. The UK referenced freedom of expression in its Universal Periodic Review of Papua New Guinea in November 2021. A free and independent media is an essential component of a functioning democratic society, in the Pacific as elsewhere. answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 24/02/2022 17:32:58 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1486668

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2022
	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	Indo-Pacific Region: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Ministerial visits to the Indo-Pacific region there have been in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	31182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministers from now FCDO and legacy FCO and DFID Departments made 296 visits to Indo-Pacific countries in each of the following years, including countries being visited more than once in a year.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>xFCO</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>xDFID</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 [from May]</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 [Jan-Aug]</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Post FCDO merger</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FCDO</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 [Sept-Dec]</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Ministerial visits as recorded on Gov.UK between May 2010-September 2021 (xFCO) FCO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and (xDFID) Ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings with external organisations in the Department for International Development - data.gov.uk</p><p>No data published for xDFID Ministerial travel between July-August 2012 and July- September 2017.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 11/07/2022 15:40:37 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1486172

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	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	Indo-Pacific Region
	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 of her Department's personnel have been deployed to the Indo-Pacific region in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	30086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reference date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Indo Pacific deployed headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>500-519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015</p></td><td><p>480-499</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2016</p></td><td><p>400-419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>380-399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>400-419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>440-459</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>460-479</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2021</p></td><td><p>380-399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2022</p></td><td><p>380-399</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 07/07/2022 16:27:12 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1701156

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Far East and India: Diplomatic Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many UK-based staff from his Department worked in (a) HM Embassy or the High Commission and (b) Consulates General, Consulates or Deputy High Commissions in (i) China, (ii) South Korea, (iii) Vietnam, (iv) the Philippines, (v) India and (vi) the Asia Pacific region in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	21737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Mar24 UKB Data</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>A</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>B</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(v)</p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>30-39</p></td><td><p>10-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(iv)</p></td><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>10-19</p></td><td><p>No UKB Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(ii)</p></td><td><p>South Korea</p></td><td><p>10-19</p></td><td><p>No UKB Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(iii)</p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>10-19</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(vi)</p></td><td><p>Asia Pacific Region</p></td><td><p>180-199</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scope</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Embassy</p></td><td><p>A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British High Commission</p></td><td><p>A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Consulate</p></td><td><p>B</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Consulate General</p></td><td><p>B</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Deputy High Commission</p></td><td><p>B</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Countries in Scope of Asia Pacific Region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brunei</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambodia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiji</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Korea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Laos</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Myanmar</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Papua New Guinea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Samoa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solomon Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tonga</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vanuatu</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Staff in scope: UKB</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Headcount data is presented as at: </strong><strong>Mar24</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Locations:</strong><strong><em>China (Withheld)</em></strong>, India, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam (Part (i) to (v), see list for (Part (vi).</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Staff out of scope:</strong> Contingent Labour, Unpaid Liabilities, Ministers / NeDs / SpAds etc, third party suppliers, Staff working for other government departments, CB staff.</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Headcounts are banded for release in line with advice from FCDO Information and Cyber Security Unit.</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/04/2024 16:28:56 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1357017

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2021
	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	EU Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her European counterparts following the recent fires in Greece and Turkey on (a) the regional effects of climate change and (b) collaborative efforts to tackle climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	51797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>Working together on climate change is a shared priority for the UK, Greece and Turkey, as well as our other European counterparts. We welcome the emphasis Greece has given to tackling climate change, boosting green energy, legislating for net zero 2050, enacting an ambitious green, sustainable Recovery Plan and a phasing-out of coal-fired power stations. We look forward to welcoming Greece and Turkey as active partners at COP26 in November in Glasgow, along with our other global partners. We are developing a major green finance conference with Turkey to be held in 2022, designed to support the development of a green finance eco-system in Turkey in support of COP26 objectives. We have also been working with partners in France, Germany and Italy on collaborative initiatives to support Turkey's climate change efforts. In 2020/21 we have proposed a major trade and investment initiative in Turkey targeted at developing Turkey's 'Green Bond' market in the run up to the COP26 conference. We will continue to work with our partners on these important issues.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 23/09/2021 14:20:14 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1357415

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2021
	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	Central Asia: Press Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 September 2021 to Question 49222 on Central Asia: Press Freedom, if she will raise press freedoms in discussion with her Central Asian counterparts.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	53302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>We will continue to raise media freedom and wider human rights with Central Asian authorities at every suitable opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 18/10/2021 15:59:56 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1671481

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2023
	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	Mongolia: Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen British links with Mongolia.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	2684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>We value our partnership with Mongolia, as we celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations. The President of Mongolia attended Their Majesties' Coronation. The Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Mongolia (the member for Shrewsbury and Atcham), the Minister for the Armed Forces (James Heappey) and the Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade (Nusrat Ghani) have all visited Mongolia this year. This week I [Minister Trevelyan] met the visiting Mongolian Culture Minister to discuss strengthening bilateral links. We will continue to build our relationship and strengthen our cooperation with Mongolia.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 23/11/2023 17:22:49 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1310687

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2021
	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	Chechnya: LGBT People
	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 are being taken to protect the LGBT+ minority in Chechnya.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	184523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about the continuing persecution of LGBT individuals in Chechnya. Persecution for being LGBT, anywhere in the world, is abhorrent. As we state in our Travel Advice, there are credible reports of arrest, torture and extrajudicial killing of LGBT individuals in Chechnya. In December 2018 the UK was one of 16 countries to invoke the OSCE's Moscow Mechanism, requiring an independent OSCE investigation. The OSCE Moscow Mechanism's independent 2018 report confirmed allegations of serious human rights violations in Chechnya against LGBT individuals and other groups including unlawful detention, torture, and extrajudicial killings. We continue to urge Russia to implement the recommendations made in the Moscow Mechanism report and to end the climate of impunity for human rights abusers in Chechnya.</p><p>On 10 December 2020, we announced designations under our autonomous Global Human Rights sanctions regime, including those responsible for the ongoing torture and murder of LGBT individuals in Chechnya. We continue to raise our concerns about the persecution of LGBT individuals in Chechnya with the Russian Government at all levels. On 17 November 2020, I raised this with my counterpart, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Titov.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 26/04/2021 14:07:46 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1304861

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2021
	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	South America: Women's 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 recent discussions he has had with regional partners in south America on women's rights.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	173114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>We remain committed to delivering a broad human rights agenda across Latin America, and this includes our work on promoting gender equality by tackling violence against women and girls. The UK is committed to advancing gender equality, women's rights, and girl's rights. We are taking full advantage of the opportunities offered by 2021, including through the UK's Presidency of the G7, co-hosting the Global Partnership for Education replenishment, and COP26. On 13 October 2020, Lord Ahmad, Minister with responsibility for Human Rights and the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, undertook a virtual visit to Colombia, where he discussed a range of human rights issues, including women and young girls in indigenous communities.</p><p>This year, the UK will co-lead (with Uruguay, Iceland, and Kenya) the new global Action Coalition on Gender Based Violence as part of the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women, and co-hosted by the Governments of Mexico and France in March and June 2021. The Action Coalition also seeks to adopt a multi-stakeholder approach in developing evidence-based approaches to preventing all forms of Gender Based Violence. We have supported projects in South America, including in Colombia to prevent violence against women through art, empowering women, and creating meeting spaces.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/03/2021 17:03:40 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West