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date	15/04/2021
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	Spain: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to identify (a) the needs of UK nationals residing in Spain and (b) how those needs may have changed since the UK left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	181407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Agreement, signed on 24 January 2020, provides citizens with the certainty they need about their rights going forward. It means UK nationals living in Spain before the end of the transition period can continue to live, work, study and access benefits and services broadly as they did before the UK left the EU. Throughout the negotiations, we have sought to understand the unique circumstances of UK nationals living in Spain and continue to use the feedback received from UK nationals to help inform our approach.</p><p>The Government has been actively engaging with UK nationals in Spain through our Embassy in Madrid and Consulates across Spain. This has included town hall events; social media outreach; interviews with print media and radio; as well as digital content on gov.uk such as the Living in Guides. We have also launched a multi-million pound communications campaign for UK nationals in the EU, which informs them about the actions they may need to take. To date, there have been over 318 outreach events in Spain. We also maintain a regular dialogue with both the Spanish government and civil society groups.</p><p>The Government is also working with third party organisations through the UK Nationals Support Fund to help UK nationals who may struggle to register in Spain. Since May 2020, 126,503 UK nationals have accessed the services of our three grant-funded organisations in Spain. 3,306 people have been directly supported by a caseworker and 1,013 registrations have been submitted on behalf of those who would struggle to do so themselves.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 23/04/2021 13:32:34 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1309607

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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	Property Rights: Croatia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether there is a reciprocity agreement between the UK and Croatia allowing British nationals to purchase property in Croatia.
tabling member constituency	Cheadle
tabling member printed	Mary Robinson
uin	181312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>There is currently no agreement in place specifically for the purpose of UK nationals buying homes in Croatia and vice versa. The FCDO is actively working to try and find a solution to ensure that British Nationals who wish to purchase property in Croatia are able to do so.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 23/04/2021 13:23:13 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4406 label Biography information for Mary Robinson

1309167

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
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	Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Turkish counterpart on the arrest of Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	180998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of the arrest of Mr Gergerlioğlu, MP for the People's Democratic Party (HDP). We have made it clear to Turkey that we expect the government to undertake any legal processes or actions against opposition parties, MPs, party officials and elected mayors, as well as human rights defenders and journalists, fairly, transparently and with full respect for the rule of law. Our Embassy meets regularly with the HDP leadership, as it does with other opposition parties, to discuss their concerns, including the arrests of HDP MPs. We will continue to engage closely with Turkey to encourage the full protection of fundamental rights of all peoples, regardless of their legitimate political affiliations, particularly in the areas of freedom of expression and assembly, press freedom and the treatment of detainees.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 23/04/2021 13:34:12 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier