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1717934

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Ghassan Abu-Sittah
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he plans to make representations to the European Union on Germany’s use of the Schengen Information System to prevent British national, Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah, from entering the Schengen area; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of that action on (a) Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah's and (b) other British-Palestinians' freedom of expression.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	26176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>I do not plan to make representations to the European Union on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 22/05/2024 14:23:39 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1717469

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	France and Spain: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made recent representations to his (a) French and (b) Spanish counterpart on long-stay visas for UK citizens who need to spend more than 90 days within a given 180-day period in those countries.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	25858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement provides for visa-free travel for short-term visits for each other's nationals. British citizens can travel visa-free and stay for up to 90 days in a rolling 180-day period, in accordance with the Schengen Borders Code. This is the standard length of stay that the EU offers to third countries. Whilst the Government would welcome any changes to visa systems which would benefit UK nationals, this is a matter for national governments and parliaments. The Government continues to engage regularly with the European Commission and EU Member States on a range of mobility issues.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 16/05/2024 14:16:22 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1717470

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	France and Spain: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will hold discussions with his (a) French and (b) Spanish counterpart on the potential merits of allowing UK citizens in those countries to (a) annually renew temporary long-stay visas, (b) upload (i) photographs and (ii) other visa documents online rather than attending appointments in person and (c) store biometric data for future visa applications for a five-year period.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	25859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK government remains supportive of any changes EU Member States make to their domestic visa systems which benefit UK Nationals living in and travelling to the EU.</p><p>The UK government continues to engage regularly with the European Commission and EU Member States on a wide range of mobility-related issues.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 21/05/2024 09:44:15 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1716170

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	Ghassan Abu-Sittah
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2024 to Question 22020 on Ghassan Abu Sittah, whether he has (a) received information on the reasons that Germany issued a Schengen Area wide travel ban on British-Palestinian national Dr. Abu Sittah and (b) held discussions with his (i) German and (ii) French counterpart on that matter.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	24947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>We have not sought or received information from the French or German Authorities on this matter, nor held discussions with them about it.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 16/05/2024 17:00:31 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford