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1699966

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	International Seabed Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he plans to support a third term for the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	20929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>FCDO Ministers will consider the UK position in advance of the upcoming election for the Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority. The question of mineral-resources related activities in the seabed beyond the limits of national jurisdiction for the benefit of humankind is a critical one, and the outcome of this election will have wide significance.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 24/04/2024 09:23:57 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1700134

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	European Convention on Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights on the economy.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	20986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO has not made an assessment of this nature.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 26/04/2024 13:22:23 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1700167

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Climate Change: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of climate change on conflict in Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	21214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>We use analysis of the drivers of conflict, including climate change, to inform our policy and programming in Sudan. Our response to the conflict seeks to address the needs of the most vulnerable populations, including those susceptible to the impact of climate change.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 23/04/2024 15:28:43 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1700302

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many requests for consular support were made to each British Embassy or Consulate in 2023; and how many of those were responded to by officials within a period of 24 hours.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	21077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>Our consular staff endeavour to give appropriate and tailored assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year, to British nationals overseas and their families in the UK who need support. In 2023, in addition to long running cases, we provided support to around 22,000 British nationals, see breakdown by Post in the table below. The FCDO reports publicly on consular delivery through the FCDO Outcome Delivery Plan [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-commonwealth-development-office-outcome-delivery-plan]. Publishing our transparency data is currently on hold while we embed a new Case Management system.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>COUNTRY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angola</p></td><td><p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Argentina</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Armenia</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barbados</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belarus</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>152</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolivia</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bosnia and Herzegovina</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambodia</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chile</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Congo (Democratic Republic)</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Costa Rica</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cuba</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czechia</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dominican Republic</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ecuador</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiji</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>1027</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Georgia</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>662</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>936</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guatemala</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guinea</p></td><td><p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guyana</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hong Kong SAR</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ivory Coast</p></td><td><p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>179</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jerusalem</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kazakhstan</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kyrgyzstan</p></td><td><p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Laos</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lebanon</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liberia</p></td><td><p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Madagascar</p></td><td><p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mauritius</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>207</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Moldova</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mongolia</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montenegro</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morocco</p></td><td><p>222</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Myanmar (Burma)</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Namibia</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>149</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>376</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Panama</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paraguay</p></td><td><p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peru</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>283</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>242</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seychelles</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Korea</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>4143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Lucia</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taiwan</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tajikistan</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>1383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Gambia</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trinidad and Tobago</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tunisia</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>947</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States</p></td><td><p>1649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uruguay</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uzbekistan</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Venezuela</p></td><td><p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>NB We do not publish data where figures are 5 or below to comply with GDPR</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 19/04/2024 08:17:43 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1700383

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Developing Countries: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he plans to endorse the revised Comprehensive School Safety Framework.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	21270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Comprehensive School Safety Framework is well aligned with UK priorities, and we support its implementation through our funding to Education Cannot Wait. The UK has endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration which commits to reducing the impact of conflict on education and is closely linked to the Comprehensive School Safety Framework. FCDO officials will discuss endorsing the framework with The Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in the Education Sector.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 23/04/2024 11:14:14 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves