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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