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622057

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	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	Ilois: Resettlement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2016 to Question 49326, on Ilois: settlement, if he will provide an estimate of in-house costs associated with legal action.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	50497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text ​As details are not held centrally, this information is not readily available and could only be estimated at disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 31/10/2016 16:01:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

605908

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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	Ilois: Resettlement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the total cost to the public purse to date is of defending legal action against HM Government in all courts on the expulsion and right of resettlement for the population of the Chagos Islands.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	49326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text The costs paid by the Government for defending these legal actions to date are approximately £2,660,000. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 24/10/2016 16:32:14 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

866978

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	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	Conference on Disarmament
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK was represented at the Informal Consultative Meeting of the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty High-level Expert Preparatory Group on 15 and 16 February 2018; and what discussions were held at that meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	133096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>​The UK was represented by our Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament at the Informal Consultative Meeting of the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT) High-level Expert Preparatory Group on 15 and 16 February 2018. This is one among a number of steps the UK has taken to facilitate the early start of negotiations, without preconditions, on a FMCT in the Conference on Disarmament. The consultative meeting ensured that all UN General Assembly member states and civil society had the opportunity to input their views on elements of a future FMCT.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 22/03/2018 15:04:42 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

872367

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2018
	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	Nuclear Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2018 to Question 131668, on Nuclear Weapons, when (a) Ministers and (b) seniors officials last raised nuclear and missile issues with members of the Russian Government; and what the outcome of those discussions was.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	134281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>​The Government has had a number of exchanges with Russia on nuclear and missile issues over recent months. For instance, senior officials from the UK, US, Russia, China and France – the P5 – met in October 2017 as part of a continuing dialogue on strategic stability and nuclear doctrines.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 03/04/2018 10:39:03 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

755794

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Mexico: Missing Persons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2017 to Question 5166, on Mexico: missing persons, what response was provided by the Mexican authorities; if his Department will seek an update on actions taken since the subject was discussed; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	7196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>When Baroness Anelay raised the Ayotzinapa case with Mexican Government Ministers during her visit in December, they made clear that progress in the investigation was being made, including on victim support. Some progress has also been acknowledged by the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights' (IACHR) Follow-Up Mechanism following its visits to Mexico in December and April. However, the whereabouts of the missing students and the events leading to their disappearance remain unclear.</p><p>British Embassy officials have engaged with both the IACHR Mechanism and the families of those affected. We continue to call on the Mexican Government to bring the perpetrators to justice. We are also working through the Prosperity Fund to support the consolidation of Mexico's new adversarial justice system.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/09/2017 15:12:47 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1104765

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: British Indian Ocean Territory
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2019 to Question 230785, whether the Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory plans to be accompanied by Mauritian Government officials on future visits to the Chagos Archipelago.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	236513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>We are continuing to keep our visit programme under review throughout the year.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/03/2019 16:52:09 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1086556

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: British Indian Ocean Territory
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the (a) British Indian Ocean Territory Commissioner and (b) his staff have to visit the Chagos Archipelago in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	230785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Two officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and an official from the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Administration have already visited BIOT this year. There are tentative plans for the British Indian Ocean Territory Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner to visit BIOT in May and for other FCO and BIOT Administration officials to visit during the course of the year.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/03/2019 16:54:32 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1110443

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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	Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 1 April 2009 to Question 237799 on Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, whether as a result of the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion, the Government plans to relinquish its claim to membership as a coastal State under Article IV of the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission in favour of Mauritius.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	242192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>This is an Advisory Opinion, not a judgment. We reiterate our longstanding commitment to cede sovereignty when the territory is no longer required for defence purposes. We will continue to seek a bilateral solution to what is a bilateral dispute with Mauritius.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 16/04/2019 14:07:54 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

857769

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	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	Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to encourage non-signatories to sign and ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	131670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. During the last 12 months we have continued to press those states who have not yet signed and ratified the Treaty to do so. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for Asia made a statement promoting the universalisation and entry into force of the Treaty at the Conference on Facilitating the Entry Into Force on 20 September 2017. During the current 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly, the UK made a statement and co-sponsored a resolution pursuing these goals for the Treaty. We also work through the EU to promote the Treaty, and the EU Council recently adopted the seventh Decision in its support on 26 February.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 13/03/2018 15:54:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1105472

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, under what membership criteria the United Kingdom claims current membership of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	237799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK is a member of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) in right of the British Indian Ocean Territory, which is a coastal state within the geographic scope of the IOTC (see article IV of the IOTC Agreement).</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 01/04/2019 16:49:29 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown