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1525007

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2022 to Question 60981 on Australia: Visits Abroad, for what reason no costs were declared for (a) accommodation, (b) meals and (c) other expenses excluding air travel for his predecessor’s visit in the transparency data entitled FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2022, published by his Department on 29 September 2022; and how any such costs were met for that visit.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	68501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>All FCDO transparency and freedom of information releases are published on gov.uk. Transparency data has been published in this way since 2009/2010. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-the-prime-minister-on-government-transparency-and-open-data.</p><p>It is standard practice across government to publish total overseas travel cost figures for Ministers. These can be found in our published Quarterly Transparency Returns.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 68502 68503 68504 68505 question first answered 26/10/2022 15:27:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1525008

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Belgium and Lithuania
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2022 to Question 60982 on Lithuania and Belgium: Visits Abroad, for what reason no costs were declared for (a) accommodation, (b) meals and (c) other expenses excluding air travel for his predecessor’s visit in the transparency data entitled FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2022, published by his Department on 29 September 2022; and how any such costs were met for that visit.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	68502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>All FCDO transparency and freedom of information releases are published on gov.uk. Transparency data has been published in this way since 2009/2010. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-the-prime-minister-on-government-transparency-and-open-data.</p><p>It is standard practice across government to publish total overseas travel cost figures for Ministers. These can be found in our published Quarterly Transparency Returns.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 68501 68503 68504 68505 question first answered 26/10/2022 15:27:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1525009

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Poland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2022 to Question 60984 on Poland: Visits Abroad, for what reason no costs were declared for (a) accommodation, (b) meals and (c) other expenses excluding air travel for his predecessor’s visit in the transparency data entitled FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2022, published by his Department on 29 September 2022; and how any such costs were met for that visit.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	68503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>All FCDO transparency and freedom of information releases are published on gov.uk. Transparency data has been published in this way since 2009/2010. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-the-prime-minister-on-government-transparency-and-open-data.</p><p>It is standard practice across government to publish total overseas travel cost figures for Ministers. These can be found in our published Quarterly Transparency Returns.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 68501 68502 68504 68505 question first answered 26/10/2022 15:27:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1525010

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Belgium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2022 to Question 60985 on Belgium: Visits Abroad, for what reason no costs were declared for (a) accommodation, (b) meals and (c) other expenses excluding air travel for his predecessor’s visit in the transparency data entitled FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2022, published by his Department on 29 September 2022; and how any such costs were met for that visit.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	68504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>All FCDO transparency and freedom of information releases are published on gov.uk. Transparency data has been published in this way since 2009/2010. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-the-prime-minister-on-government-transparency-and-open-data.</p><p>It is standard practice across government to publish total overseas travel cost figures for Ministers. These can be found in our published Quarterly Transparency Returns.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 68501 68502 68503 68505 question first answered 26/10/2022 15:27:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1525011

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Netherlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2022 to Question 60986 on Netherlands: Visits Abroad, for what reason no costs were declared for (a) accommodation, (b) meals and (c) other expenses excluding air travel for his predecessor’s visit in the transparency data entitled FCDO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2022, published by his Department on 29 September 2022; and how any such costs were met for that visit.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	68505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2022 answer text <p>All FCDO transparency and freedom of information releases are published on gov.uk. Transparency data has been published in this way since 2009/2010. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-the-prime-minister-on-government-transparency-and-open-data.</p><p>It is standard practice across government to publish total overseas travel cost figures for Ministers. These can be found in our published Quarterly Transparency Returns.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 68501 68502 68503 68504 question first answered 26/10/2022 15:27:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1524662

registered interest
date	20/10/2022
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	USA: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 October 2022 to Question 63351 on USA: Foreign Relations, whether his Department has ever provided funding to the British-American Project.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	68016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The FCDO has not provided any funding since 2016. Information for the prior years is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2022 15:39:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1524129

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Rafael Emiro Moreno
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to call for an investigation into the murder of Colombian journalist Rafael Emiro Moreno in that country.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	66907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Colombia is a UK Human Rights Priority Country and UK ministers and senior officials regularly raise human rights and security issues with the Colombian Government and in multilateral fora. We look to the Colombian authorities to investigate fully this tragic death and to take appropriate action against those responsible.</p><p>Through our Conflict, Stability, and Security Fund (CSSF) programme, which has provided £69 million in support of Peace Agreement implementation, security, and stability in Colombia since 2015, we will continue to support programmes that help Human Rights Defenders and other groups affected by violence.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/10/2022 16:30:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1524196

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Diego Garcia: Human Trafficking
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 assessment his Department has made of the risks of human trafficking faced by migrants currently accommodated on Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	67038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is working to find a long-term solution for the migrants currently accommodated on Diego Garcia. Their welfare and safety are our top priority.  All possible courses of action are assessed in light of the possible risks to migrants, including mistreatment, trafficking or persecution. The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is not a suitable long-term place of residence for migrants and we are committed to finding a solution that ensures BIOT does not become a destination for people smuggling.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2022 16:14:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1524197

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Diego Garcia: Asylum
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 migrants currently accommodated on Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory and who are assessed to be at risk should they return to their country of origin will be permitted to make a claim for asylum in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	67039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The British Indian Ocean Territory is not a suitable long-term place of residence for migrants and the UK Government remains committed to supporting their departure and to ensuring that they are not at risk of persecution on return to their country of origin. The individuals will not be permitted to make a claim for asylum in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2022 16:16:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1524403

registered interest
date	19/10/2022
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	Brazil: Democracy and Freedom of Expression
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 recent discussions he has had with his Brazilian counterpart on democracy and freedom of expression in that country.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	67144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK and Brazil have a close dialogue on a number of bilateral and global issues of mutual interest, including freedom of expression and freedom of the press. The Foreign Secretary spoke to Brazil's Foreign Minister on 10 October and expressed his hope that the second round of Brazil's elections, on 30 October, is carried out in a free, fair and peaceful manner. Both Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court and the official observer mission of the Organisation of American States have concluded that Brazil's first round of voting, on 2 October, was carried out peacefully and fairly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/10/2022 16:17:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq