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643903

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory: Sailing Boats
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for how many years the Government has been issuing mooring permits for yachts visiting the British Indian Ocean territory; and how many such permits have been issued in each year for which records are available.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	54701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is not a tourist destination and permits to moor in the Outer Islands of BIOT are only issued where this is necessary to facilitate a vessel's safe passage across the Indian Ocean. Laws specifically enabling the Administration of BIOT to issue mooring permits (or the equivalent) were introduced in December 1993, but records of the total number of such permits issued only go back to 2004. The following numbers have been recorded: 2004 - 2; 2005 - 3; 2006 - 4; 2007 - 40; 2008 - 68; 2009 - 82; 2010 - 99; 2011 - 42; 2012 - 41; 2013 - 27; 2014 - 36; 2015 - 51; 2016 - 17 (to date).</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/12/2016 14:54:02 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

389822

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Overseas Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons Zimbabwe: Commercial Opportunities, published by the British Embassy in in Harari, in June 2015, did not refer to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	7149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text The focus of the Commercial Opportunities paper was to provide UK companies with information about potential areas for commercial activity and where the British Embassy can assist. The Embassy routinely briefs UK firms on doing business in Zimbabwe, promoting ethical and corporate best practice as well as compliance with relevant legislation. answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/07/2015 12:47:44 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

690311

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Eritrea and Sudan: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British personnel have been involved in the training of Sudanese Rapid Support Forces in Sudan and the Eritrean Border Force as part of the UK's involvement in the Valetta Action Plan and the Khartoum Process; and what the cost of that training has been to the public purse.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	64145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK has not and will not provide support to the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces, either bilaterally or as part of the Valletta Action Plan. Under the Valletta Action Plan and via EU funding, the UK supports programmes designed to address the five key areas for tackling migration together with the Horn of Africa countries, including Eritrea. We have no plans to support the Eritrean Border Force.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/02/2017 15:43:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

914847

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory: Ilois
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Chagossians have been invited to participate in scientific expeditions to the Chagos Archipelago in 2018 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	148860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>Although we encourage scientific expeditions to include participants of Chagossian heritage, no Chagossians have been invited to participate in scientific expeditions to the British Indian Ocean Territory in 2018 to date.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/06/2018 06:42:14 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

387039

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2015
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Eritrea: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Government (a) Ministers and (b) officials have visited Eritrea since 2010; and on which occasions each such visit was made.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	5193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>No UK Ministers have visited Eritrea since 2010. The UK Special Representative to Sudan visited in December 2011, and the FCO Migration Director led a delegation of six officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Home Office to Eritrea in December 2014. On each visit, UK officials held discussions with their Eritrean counterparts. More junior officials have visited Eritrea regularly during the course of normal diplomatic business.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/07/2015 13:15:09 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

643891

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory: Post Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many customers have used the British Indian Ocean Territories post office (a) in person and (b) online in each year for which records are available.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	54665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2016 answer text <p>Definitive numbers are not available.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/12/2016 14:44:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

984743

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory: Nuclear Powered Vessels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many nuclear (a) armed and (b) powered surface or submarine vessels have entered the waters of the British Indian Ocean Territory since the Marine Protected Area was established.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	177756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not hold data on the operational movements of naval vessels.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/10/2018 09:14:50 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

932755

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much of the budget for the Joint Official Unit on Paris and Sousse was spent directly on outreach and support for victims and survivors of terrorism in each financial year since 2014-2015.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	159024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>​A Ministerial Committee supported by a Joint Officials Unit (JOU) was set up as a response to terrorist attacks in Tunisia on 26 June 2015. The JOU delivered a significant family engagement programme that included a series of Town Hall meetings across the UK with the bereaved, injured and witnesses; a bespoke mental health Screen and Treat programme; support on accessing compensation; and a Service of Solemn Commemoration at Westminster Abbey. The Programme has since been extended to anyone directly affected by the attacks in Brussels on 22 March 2016 and Nice on 14 July 2016. These activities were funded from within existing Departmental budgets, and as such we are not able to provide separate budget costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/07/2018 16:34:11 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

747083

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Ilois: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much of the £40 million Chagossian assistance package, announced by the Government on 16 November 2016, has been distributed to the Chagossian community by each Government Department.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	2299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>As the package covers the next ten years, the Government is taking the time necessary to carry out scoping studies and discuss ideas with Chagossian communities in the UK and overseas in order to develop cost-effective programmes which will make the biggest improvement to the lives of those Chagossians who need it most. Accordingly, we are yet to begin disbursing funding from the support package to the Chagossian community, and it is too early to confirm how funds from the package will be allocated across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 10/07/2017 16:00:21 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

938712

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory: Ilois
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will deposit in the National Archives the Registers of Births, Deaths and Marriages for the Chagos Archipelago between 1884 and 1971.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	163140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>A collection of registers of Birth, Deaths and Marriages for the Chagos Archipelago between 1884 and 1971 is currently held in the FCO Archives. We will consider what future actions may be most suitable for these registers as part of our ongoing programme of records appraisal. This will include consideration of the status of the registers and where they will ultimately be deposited.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/07/2018 14:53:08 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 69833 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady