The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson) met the Chief Minister of Gibraltar in London on 16 July. The then Minister for Europe, my Rt Hon Friend the member for Aylesbury (Mr Lidington) spoke to the Chief Minister twice by telephone on 24 June about the outcome of the referendum. He also met the Chief Minister on 28 June in London to discuss the potential implications, and again on 11 July alongside the then Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Mr Letwin). In addition, officials continue to be in frequent contact with their Gibraltarian counterparts.<\/p>
In all of these discussions, the former Minister of State made clear the outcome of the referendum does not affect the United Kingdom\u2019s steadfast and longstanding commitment to Gibraltar, and its guarantee to stand by the double-lock on sovereignty.<\/p>
The Government has also confirmed that, as it prepares for the process to leave the EU, we will fully involve Gibraltar to ensure that all of its interests are taken properly into account. In the meantime, the Government will continue to take whatever action is necessary to safeguard Gibraltar, its people and its economy, including maintaining a well-functioning Gibraltar-Spain border.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/343", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rutland and Melton"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Sir Alan Duncan"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-07-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-07-25T13:33:01.083Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "16"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-07-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Gibraltar"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Gibraltar authorities on the potential implications of the outcome of the EU referendum.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1388", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Belfast North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Nigel Dodds"} ], "uin" : "42203"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/532935", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/532935/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Securing such rights will form an important part of the UK's negotiations to leave the EU.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/343", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Rutland and Melton"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Sir Alan Duncan"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-07-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-07-25T13:13:10.56Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "16"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign and Commonwealth Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-07-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "EU Countries: British Nationals Abroad"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of the outcome of the EU referendum on the rights of British citizens to continue to reside in other EU countries.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/151", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tom Brake"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Carshalton and Wallington"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Tom Brake"} ], "uin" : "41956"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76862", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76862/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
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DFID does not have a bilateral programme with Papua New Guinea. The UK does however provide assistance through our attributable contributions to multilateral development organisations and global programmes that benefit a number of countries. Information on the amount of UK aid provided to Papua New Guinea for each of the last five years can be found in table 16.5 of Statistics on International Development (SID):<\/p>
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2005/06<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> | £10m<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2006/07<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> | £11.9m<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2007/08<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> | £18.5m<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2008/09<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> | £23.5m<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2009/10<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> | £38.5m<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2010/11<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> | £30m<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2011/12<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> | £30m<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2012/13<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> | £34.1m<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
2013/14<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> | £41.7m<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
| <\/td> | <\/td><\/tr> |
2014/15<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> | £22.9m (forecast)<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Information about indirect UK support for the Palestinian Authority through the EU can be found at<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> |