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1003862

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Ukraine: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to recognise the contribution of UK citizens to the OSCE mission in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	189614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a long standing supporter of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and its Special Monitoring Mission. We fully support our secondees to the Mission and provide them with a package of benefits and remuneration for their work. This is in addition to the allowances they receive directly from the OSCE. This demonstrates both our commitment to the Mission and our recognition of the work of our secondees. We continue to consider other ways to recognise our secondees’ service to this important Mission.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 11:59:11 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1003864

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Ukraine: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
	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 average time spent in Ukraine was of UK representatives to the OSCE’s mission to that country.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	189615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Secondees are placed on contracts for one year which can be renewed on agreement, as the mandate for the mission is renewed by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). While in Ukraine they work full time and are subject to OSCE staffing regulations. As the OSCE is an independent multilateral organisation, any UK secondees are working for the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission and are not formally representatives of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 12:04:42 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1003865

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Ukraine: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
	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 UK citizens working for the OSCE’s mission to Ukraine are employed by (a) the Government, (b) a UK contractor and (c) the OSCE; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	189616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK currently provides 66 monitors to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission (SMM), the second largest cohort of any participating state. This includes the recent appointment of a UK secondee to the senior position of Deputy Chief Monitor. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office funds these secondee postings through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). Since the OSCE is an independent multilateral organisation, we are unable to provide details of other UK citizens who may be contracted or employed by the organisation in Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 12:24:53 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1012270

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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	Ukraine: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
	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 recognise the contribution of UK citizens to the OSCE mission by awarding them the CSDP medal; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	194629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Common Security and Defence Policy Service (CSDP) Medal is an international military decoration awarded to individuals who have served with CSDP missions. The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine is a separate mission outside the scope of the CSDP. UK citizens who serve in OSCE missions are not therefore eligible for CSDP medals. We fully support our secondees to OSCE with a package of benefits and remuneration for their work, and we continue to consider other ways to recognise our secondees’ service to this important Mission.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/11/2018 13:58:08 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1020779

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2018
	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	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
	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 28 November 2018 to Question 194629, what medals UK citizens who serve in OSCE missions are eligible to receive.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	200098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government supports recognition for UK civilians serving overseas, including via the OSCE Medal which is awarded annually to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the cause of security and cooperation in Europe. It is a civilian, not a military award.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/12/2018 16:15:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1024683

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	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	Ukraine: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
	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 28 November 2018 to Question 194629, whether his Department plans to award a civilian service medal to UK citizens to the OSCE mission to Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	202055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office highly values the work of all UK citizens serving in the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine. There are no plans to introduce a specific OSCE SMM civilian service medal. We will continue to support our secondees with a package of benefits and remuneration that recognises their work for this important Mission.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 21/12/2018 13:21:58 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

595659

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	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	Montenegro: NATO
	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 has ratified Montenegro's accession to NATO; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	47202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government laid Montenegro's Protocol of Accession before Parliament on 29 June 2016, under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010. Following the summer recess, the Protocol completed its Parliamentary scrutiny period on 15 September. We are currently finalising the process to confirm the UK's acceptance of the Protocol and allow us to deposit it with the US Government (depositary for the Treaty), as stipulated by the North Atlantic Treaty. We expect to complete this shortly and look forward to welcoming Montenegro as the 29th NATO Ally, once all current NATO Allies have ratified according to their own national processes.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/10/2016 15:28:01 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

756797

	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	Venezuela: Sanctions
	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 impose sanctions on President Maduro and other high-ranking Venezuelan Government officials.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	7601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>​​The UK does not have its own domestic sanctions regime but does act with the international community to implement UN and EU sanctions such as those on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. We will continue working with partners, including EU Member States and those in the region, to consider a wide range of options, including sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/09/2017 15:45:33 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

768071

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	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	Colombia: Police
	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 make representations to the Government of Colombia on reports of anti-narcotics police firing on a UN-led humanitarian mission investigating the killing of farmers in Tumaco.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	106942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Recent events in Tumaco are deeply worrying. I, therefore welcome the investigation announced by President Santos. Our Embassy in Bogota is in contact with the Colombian authorities.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/10/2017 15:58:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

802582

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Labour Turnover
	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 members of staff have left his Department since 1 January 2015; and how many of those members of staff were nationals of non-UK EU countries.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	118132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Between 1st January 2015 and 30th November 2017, 929 UK Based Staff have left the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). This includes retirement, resignation, career breaks and dismissal. It also includes civil servants returning to their parent department at the end of their loan/secondment.</p><p>The Aliens' Employment Act 1955 makes it a requirement that all UK Based Staff in the FCO must be British nationals or dual nationals where one of those nationalities is British. We do not centrally hold details of the nationality of our staff who are dual nationals.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/12/2017 16:26:57 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon