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1003594

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Venezuela: Sanctions
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 take steps with his international counterparts to impose sanctions on the leading figures in the Venezuelan Maduro regime.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	189833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK does not have its own domestic sanctions regime but does act with the international community to implement UN and EU sanctions.</p><p>We agreed a tough EU sanctions regime on Venezuela in November 2017. Travel bans and assets freezes were imposed on seven government officials in February 2018 and a further 11 officials in July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 12:00:37 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1003597

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Pakistani counterpart on religious freedom in that country since the Pakistani Supreme Court ruling on Asia Bibi.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	189608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>We regularly raise our concerns about the Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) and the protection of minority religious communities, with the Pakistani Government at a senior level. We will continue to work tirelessly to defend and promote the rights of peoples of all faiths and none so that they can practise their faith or belief without fear or discrimination. We are monitoring this case closely and working with our international partner.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 14/11/2018 12:59:47 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1003629

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Sudan: Military Attachés
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 6 November Question 185485 on Sudan: Military Attachés, whether the UK military attaché has been present at a graduation ceremony for the Rapid Support Forces soldiers since May 2017.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	189533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>​The UK Defence Attaché has not been present at a Rapid Support Forces' graduation ceremony since May 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/11/2018 15:14:37 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1003655

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department and (ii) Wilton Park in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The quantity and cost of electricity and gas to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) UK estate and Wilton Park since April 2015 is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FCO</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Wilton Park</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Usage</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Usage</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>kWH</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GBP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>kWh</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GBP</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>26,750,416</p></td><td><p>£3,285,904</p></td><td><p>277,496</p></td><td><p>£17,811</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>24,776,275</p></td><td><p>£3,309,304</p></td><td><p>15,660</p></td><td><p>£14,269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>23,126,619</p></td><td><p>£3,052,563</p></td><td><p>247,222</p></td><td><p>£13,997</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>682,365</p></td><td><p>£24,060</p></td><td><p>276,274</p></td><td><p>£11,170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>603,753</p></td><td><p>£24,440</p></td><td><p>308,927</p></td><td><p>£12,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>738,219</p></td><td><p>£26,742</p></td><td><p>313,945</p></td><td><p>£11,378</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Wilton Park electricity usage during 2016/17 was not accurately monitored due to a faulty meter. The fault was finally resolved by British Gas in July 2017. Costs for the period have been confirmed and reconciled.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/11/2018 16:06:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003656

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department and (ii) Wilton Park in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The quantity and cost of electricity and gas to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) UK estate and Wilton Park since April 2015 is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>FCO</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Wilton Park</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Usage</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Usage</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>kWH</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GBP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>kWh</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GBP</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>26,750,416</p></td><td><p>£3,285,904</p></td><td><p>277,496</p></td><td><p>£17,811</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>24,776,275</p></td><td><p>£3,309,304</p></td><td><p>15,660</p></td><td><p>£14,269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>23,126,619</p></td><td><p>£3,052,563</p></td><td><p>247,222</p></td><td><p>£13,997</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>682,365</p></td><td><p>£24,060</p></td><td><p>276,274</p></td><td><p>£11,170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>603,753</p></td><td><p>£24,440</p></td><td><p>308,927</p></td><td><p>£12,835</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>738,219</p></td><td><p>£26,742</p></td><td><p>313,945</p></td><td><p>£11,378</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Wilton Park electricity usage during 2016/17 was not accurately monitored due to a faulty meter. The fault was finally resolved by British Gas in July 2017. Costs for the period have been confirmed and reconciled</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/11/2018 16:09:05 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003691

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	189572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually details of their payment performance.</p><p>The Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to its Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 11:56:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003708

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	United Arab Emirates: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made with his Emirati counterpart on the recent allegations of systematic torture and abuse of female prisoners in Abu Dhabi’s al-Watbha jail.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	189751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>We are not aware of allegations relating to mistreatment or torture of female prisoners in Al-Watbha jail and have not made representations on this matter. Where the UK has concerns about human rights, we continue to raise them in private with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or in partnership with the EU Delegation to the United Arab Emirates</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/11/2018 16:27:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1003716

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Sudan: Military Attachés
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 6 November 2018 to Question 185485 on Sudan: Military Attachés, whether the UK Government recognises the Rapid Support Forces as a legitimate part of the Sudanese Armed Forces.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	189537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The Rapid Support Forces Act of January 2017 removed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from the command of the National Intelligence and Security Service and set out that Sudan's president would appoint directly the commander of the RSF. The British Government acknowledges the links between the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces, including the hosting of RSF personnel at Sudanese Armed Forces facilities, but seeks where possible to avoid active engagement with the RSF.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/11/2018 13:09:45 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1003732

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Deep Sea Mining
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 provide the names of the four independent experts the Government has appointed to advise on deep sea mining.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	189619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>We are not aware of the supposed four experts to which the Hon Member refers.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/11/2018 14:39:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1003818

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	UNMIK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the proposal by the US ambassador to the United Nations for the development of an exit strategy for the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	189634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) served an important post-conflict role. Like all international organisations, it should constantly review its priorities and resources to ensure that it remains fit for the current situation. Two decades after the establishment of UNMIK, the UN Security Council should now refocus UNMIK's efforts so that the means deployed by the UN are tailored fully to the situation on the ground.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 16:41:40 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry