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168650

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2014 to Question 216865, what estimate he has made of the cost of obtaining the information requested; and on what basis that estimate was arrived at.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	John Hemming
uin	217593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The guide to Parliamentary work (available on the Cabinet Office website at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work and already in the Library of the House) sets out that Government departments can refuse to answer a question where the cost of responding to that question would be above the disproportionate cost threshold, which is currently set at £850. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office calculated that collating a response to the hon. Member’s question would exceed this threshold.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/12/2014 14:54:37 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1483 label Biography information for John Hemming

168651

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Taiwan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve relations with the Taipei Representative Office in the UK; and what discussions his Department has had with the Taipei Representative Office on improving (a) visa treatments and exemptions for people travelling from Taiwan to the UK and (b) dialogue between the Taipei Representative Office and relevant departments in the UK Government.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	217649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office to supports UK-Taiwan cooperation on education, culture, industry and trade. The UK lifted its visitor visa requirement for Taiwan passport holders in 2009 which has made travel easier for Taiwanese tourists. The Taipei Representative Office is welcome to engage with relevant UK Government Departments to further Taiwan’s educational, cultural and economic links with the UK.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 15/12/2014 15:30:46 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

168653

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Tanzania
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations (a) to the government of Tanzania and (b) in international fora about the proposed eviction of the Masai to provide a hunting reserve.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	217611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text We were aware of media reports last month about plans by the Government of Tanzania in relation to land occupied by Masai pastoralists. Since then, on November 23, Tanzanian President Kikwete confirmed that “there has never been, nor will there ever be, any plan by the government of Tanzania to evict the Masai people from their ancestral land”. answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 15/12/2014 14:47:51 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

168272

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) male and (b) female.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Management Board consists of 9 executive and 2 non-executive members. The gender breakdown is a) 5 male and 4 female executive board members and b)1 male and 1 female non-executive board members. Due to the small number of Board members, ethnicity information is classed as “sensitive personal data” under section 2(e) of the Data Protection Act 1998.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/12/2014 16:25:45 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168273

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many members of his Department's executive board are disabled.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Due to the small number of FCO Management Board members, we are unable to release disability information as this is classed as “sensitive personal data” under section 2(e) of the Data Protection Act 1998.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/12/2014 16:15:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168274

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department are paid less than the Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>No member of staff directly employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth office in the UK or on a diplomatic posting overseas is paid less than the Living Wage. Staff employed locally at our missions overseas are done so in full compliance with local employment law. We are aware that there are currently 96 contracted staff who are working for the FCO Facilities Management (FM) provider whose hourly rate is less than the levels recommended by the Living Wage campaign. We do not hold any information on the proportion of staff this represents for our FM provider nor do we hold any information on the ethnic or gender background of those contracted staff. We do not hold information on the earnings of any other contracted staff.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 217439 217460 question first answered 15/12/2014 17:35:26 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168277

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many members of his Department's executive board are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic background.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Management Board consists of 9 executive and 2 non-executive members. The gender breakdown is a) 5 male and 4 female executive board members and b)1 male and 1 female non-executive board members. Due to the small number of Board members, ethnicity information is classed as “sensitive personal data” under section 2(e) of the Data Protection Act 1998.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/12/2014 16:09:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168278

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) women and (ii) men.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>No member of staff directly employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth office in the UK or on a diplomatic posting overseas is paid less than the Living Wage. Staff employed locally at our missions overseas are done so in full compliance with local employment law. We are aware that there are currently 96 contracted staff who are working for the FCO Facilities Management (FM) provider whose hourly rate is less than the levels recommended by the Living Wage campaign. We do not hold any information on the proportion of staff this represents for our FM provider nor do we hold any information on the ethnic or gender background of those contracted staff. We do not hold information on the earnings of any other contracted staff.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 217418 217439 question first answered 15/12/2014 17:35:26 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

168279

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of (a) his Department's staff and (b) staff working for companies contracted by his Department who are paid less than the Living Wage are (i) white British and (ii) from an ethnic minority background.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	217439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>No member of staff directly employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth office in the UK or on a diplomatic posting overseas is paid less than the Living Wage. Staff employed locally at our missions overseas are done so in full compliance with local employment law. We are aware that there are currently 96 contracted staff who are working for the FCO Facilities Management (FM) provider whose hourly rate is less than the levels recommended by the Living Wage campaign. We do not hold any information on the proportion of staff this represents for our FM provider nor do we hold any information on the ethnic or gender background of those contracted staff. We do not hold information on the earnings of any other contracted staff.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 217418 217460 question first answered 15/12/2014 17:35:26 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

167633

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to encourage the Geneva Convention summit to discuss the situation in Palestine and human rights.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK is firmly committed to the promotion and protection of human rights and compliance with international law. We are considering our position on the conference. It is important that any conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions takes a balanced and non politicised approach. It should consider any violations, including attacks emanating from the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and action by all parties (i.e. Israel, Hamas and other militant groups).</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 16/12/2014 14:19:38 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge