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1672612

registered interest
date	23/11/2023
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	Hamas: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had in international fora on (a) rape and (b) sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas terrorists.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	3450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>We are aware of the shocking reports of sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas on 7 October. It is vital that reports of sexual violence are investigated independently, rigorously and sensitively to avoid re-traumatisation, that perpetrators are held to account and that survivors receive holistic support.  We continue to engage regularly with partners, including the United Nations, to urge that all reports of sexual violence in conflict are investigated, that survivors have access to specialized services and justice, and that parties abide by applicable international humanitarian and human rights law.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 3451 question first answered 28/11/2023 17:49:55 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1672144

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Australia: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his Australian counterpart on China.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Integrated Review Refresh, the UK is committed to and strategically focussed on the Indo-Pacific. Our close partnership with Australia is an important part of this, and we regularly discuss Indo-Pacific collaboration at senior official and Ministerial levels. We work closely with Australia as members of the Commonwealth, Five Eyes, the G20 and the UN. HMG's policy on China is set out in the Integrated Review Refresh.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 27/11/2023 15:28:41 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1672197

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Gaza: Civilians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to help support relatives of UK citizens to leave Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	3163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>he safety of all British nationals and their immediate family members (spouse/partner and children under 18, if the British national is a child under 18 then their parents and siblings under 18) continues to be our utmost priority. We are doing everything we can to support them in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We are working closely with Israeli counterparts and international partners, as well as signposting British nationals and their dependents to our travel advice, online pages for advice: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/support-for-british-nationals-abroad and www.gov.uk/apply-to-come-to-the-uk. Over 200 British nationals and their dependents have crossed into Egypt, with onward support to Cairo, and we are continuing to offer support to those that are yet to cross. The Prime Minister has also met, in the UK and Israel, several families of those believed to have been taken hostage.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 28/11/2023 17:51:56 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1672198

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Afghanistan: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the oral evidence given by Andrew McCoubrey, Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan of his Department, to the Foreign Affairs Committee on Follow-up to Afghanistan Inquiry on 17 October 2023, Q33, HC 1888 of Session 2022-23, what steps the Government has taken to encourage the World Bank to release further funds from the Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund to provide (a) humanitarian assistance following the recent earthquake in Afghanistan and (b) support for Afghan people during winter 2023-23.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	3238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO is committed to supporting Afghanistan's citizens, including helping them respond to the recent earthquake. We provided an additional £1 million to Red Cross and the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund to provide emergency shelter, food and health assistance. The UK has been instrumental in unlocking over $1 billion through the Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund and we continue to work with the World Bank to deliver support at scale in health, food security and community resilience in the earthquake affected areas.</p><p>In 2023/24, we are providing the World Food Programme with over £30 million to deliver humanitarian assistance, including prepositioning essential winter food supplies in hard-to-reach areas.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 28/11/2023 17:07:12 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1672199

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Afghanistan: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the oral evidence given by Andrew McCoubrey, Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan of his Department, to the Foreign Affairs Committee on Follow-up to Afghanistan Inquiry on 17 October 2023, Q33, HC 1888 of Session 2022-23, if he will make a commitment to publishing his Department’s analysis of the implications for UK aid funding decisions for Afghanistan of the United Nations Integrated Food Security Phase Classification assessment of Afghanistan, due to be completed by the end of November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	3239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>As the Development White Paper highlights, the UK Government prioritises humanitarian assistance to people in greatest need. On Monday the UK hosted the Global Food Security Summit, announcing up to £100 million in new humanitarian funding to countries worst hit by food insecurity, including Afghanistan. We continue to monitor the food security situation in Afghanistan, including analysing Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) data and other assessments and evidence, and use these to inform portfolio planning. In recognition of the needs in Afghanistan this year, we provided the World Food Programme with over £30 million for emergency food, cash and nutrition assistance.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 28/11/2023 17:15:47 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1672223

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Occupied Territories: Educational Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will take steps to help support the reopening of educational institutions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	3102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>We maintain regular contact with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) regarding the provision of educational services in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The FCDO is actively engaging with international partners and those operating on the ground to do all we can to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 28/11/2023 17:49:50 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1672237

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Cyprus: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what support his Department provides to the British nationals resident in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	3089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared &quot;Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus&quot; as an independent state. The UK recognises the Republic of Cyprus as the sovereign authority of Cyprus. The FCDO publishes travel advice which provides guidance on the most relevant issues for British nationals visiting or resident in Cyprus. This includes information about the north of Cyprus.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 28/11/2023 17:05:31 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1672256

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Development Aid: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that people working for international aid organisations overseas with (a) British and (b) duel British nationality are not aiding or supporting proscribed terrorist organisations.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	3240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO has controls in place to ensure that UK aid - and other funds used overseas - goes direct to intended beneficiaries, and for its intended purposes. The FCDO carries out due diligence assessments of UK aid partners to ensure they have procedures in place to manage the risk of aid diversion, including the risk of support to proscribed terrorist groups, as appropriate. All UK aid fund disbursements are overseen by a Senior Responsible Owner who is accountable for ensuring procedures are followed. The FCDO Programme Operating Framework, which sets out the mandatory rules for FCDO programming, was reviewed by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) in 2023. The review, published in April, said that this was the right approach for the FCDO - calling it a credible and appropriate framework. To date, no individual from an International NGO or body corporate has been prosecuted in the UK for terrorism offences relating to humanitarian, development or peacebuilding work.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 3241 question first answered 27/11/2023 16:46:01 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1672257

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Development Aid: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people distributing (a) UK aid and (b) other public funding overseas with (i) British and (ii) duel British nationality are not aiding or supporting proscribed terrorist organisations.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	3241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO has controls in place to ensure that UK aid - and other funds used overseas - goes direct to intended beneficiaries, and for its intended purposes. The FCDO carries out due diligence assessments of UK aid partners to ensure they have procedures in place to manage the risk of aid diversion, including the risk of support to proscribed terrorist groups, as appropriate. All UK aid fund disbursements are overseen by a Senior Responsible Owner who is accountable for ensuring procedures are followed. The FCDO Programme Operating Framework, which sets out the mandatory rules for FCDO programming, was reviewed by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) in 2023. The review, published in April, said that this was the right approach for the FCDO - calling it a credible and appropriate framework. To date, no individual from an International NGO or body corporate has been prosecuted in the UK for terrorism offences relating to humanitarian, development or peacebuilding work.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 3240 question first answered 27/11/2023 16:46:01 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1672294

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Javier Milei
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for (a) his policies and (b) the Falkland Islands of the election of Javier Milei as the President of Argentina.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	3194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>I [Minister Rutley] join the Foreign Secretary in congratulating President-elect Javier Milei on his election victory. As fellow G20 members, we look forward to developing a stronger and more constructive relationship. The UK and Argentina have worked well together on many shared priorities, among them climate change, science and innovation and human rights, and we are keen to develop and improve such collaboration with President-elect Milei's administration.</p><p>The UK has no doubt about its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and is committed to proactively upholding the Falkland Islanders' rights, including their right of self-determination.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 04/12/2023 09:39:54 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord