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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

1522441

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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, how much funding his Department has contributed to the British-American Project.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	63351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/10/2022 15:38:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1522444

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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, if any personnel from his Department have ever been selected for a British-American Project fellowship.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	63354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>We understand that there are cases of FCDO personnel having been selected for a British-American Project fellowship, although information on membership is not held centrally by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/10/2022 15:46:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1520614

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
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	Sri Lanka: Refugees
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 an estimate of the number of Sri Lankan (a) adult and (b) child refugees who are on the British Indian Ocean Territory.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	61369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>There are 127 migrants, most of whom are Sri Lankan nationals, on the British Indian Ocean Territory. 25 are children.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/10/2022 16:15:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1346439

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gulf Strategy Fund: Oman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HMRC has been paid through the Gulf Strategy Fund to support economic reform in Oman since April 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	32523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) International Programme (IP), and within it the Gulf Strategy Fund (GSF), is a vital tool in promoting positive change and reforms across the world, including in the Gulf. The Government’s programmes help its partners to continue their human rights reform, address key climate change and green growth opportunities and challenges, tackle illicit finance, improve marine conservation, promote economic diversification, promote diversity and inclusion including on LGBTQ+ rights, and develop their institutions.</p><p> </p><p>All cooperation through the IP, including the GSF, is subject to rigorous risk assessments to ensure all work meets the Government’s human rights obligations and values. The Government does not shy away from raising legitimate human rights concerns, and encourages other states to respect international law.</p><p> </p><p>The Government now publish an annual summary of the GSF’s work on gov.uk. The Government will not publish further information where doing so presents risks to its staff, programme suppliers and beneficiaries, or which may impact its relationships with international partners, and therefore its ability to influence their reform efforts.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will provide updates on an annual basis.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 32524 question first answered 19/07/2021 13:56:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1346441

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gulf Strategy Fund: Oman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has advised the Government of Oman to reduce military expenditure as part of the support for economic reform it is providing that country through the Gulf Strategy Fund.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	32524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) International Programme (IP), and within it the Gulf Strategy Fund (GSF), is a vital tool in promoting positive change and reforms across the world, including in the Gulf. The Government’s programmes help its partners to continue their human rights reform, address key climate change and green growth opportunities and challenges, tackle illicit finance, improve marine conservation, promote economic diversification, promote diversity and inclusion including on LGBTQ+ rights, and develop their institutions.</p><p> </p><p>All cooperation through the IP, including the GSF, is subject to rigorous risk assessments to ensure all work meets the Government’s human rights obligations and values. The Government does not shy away from raising legitimate human rights concerns, and encourages other states to respect international law.</p><p> </p><p>The Government now publish an annual summary of the GSF’s work on gov.uk. The Government will not publish further information where doing so presents risks to its staff, programme suppliers and beneficiaries, or which may impact its relationships with international partners, and therefore its ability to influence their reform efforts.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will provide updates on an annual basis.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 32523 question first answered 19/07/2021 13:56:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1219808

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the revenue raised by HMRC via public telephone calls to that Department (a) was from 1 January 2020 to 31 March 2020 and (b) has been during the covid-19 outbreak period to date; and how that revenue has been spent.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	67789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2020 answer text <p>HMRC do not receive any income from the use of 0300 numbers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/07/2020 15:42:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1205205

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Hospitality Industry and Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme beyond October 2020 for the tourism and hospitality sector and its food and drink supply chain.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	61602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is a temporary scheme in place for eight months starting from 1 March and ending at the end of October.</p><p> </p><p>It is the case that some firms will be affected by coronavirus for longer than others, and the Government will seek to support these firms appropriately. It would be challenging to target the CJRS to specific sectors in a fair and deliverable way, and it may not be the case that this is the most effective or sensible way to provide longer term support for those sectors most affected by coronavirus. The Government will continue to engage with businesses and representative groups with the aim of ensuring that support provided is right for these sectors and for the economy as a whole.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/06/2020 07:36:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill