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1607853

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	El Salvador: Abortion
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 discussions he has had with his counterpart in El Salvador regarding the decriminalisation of abortion in that country.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	174219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>As outlined in the recently released Women and Girls Strategy, the UK supports women's comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights globally, including access to safe abortion. While the Secretary of State has had no recent discussions with his counterpart in El Salvador regarding the decriminalisation of abortion in that country, in multilateral settings we continue to recommend that El Salvador review laws criminalising the use of abortion, ensure access to sexual and reproductive health services and support for all women and girls, and guarantee women are not criminally prosecuted for suffering a miscarriage.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 30/03/2023 08:40:57 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1607856

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	Taiwan: Honduras
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 he has had recent discussions with his Honduran counterpart on Taiwanese independence.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	174220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Honduran recognition policy is a matter for the Honduran Government. The UK's long-standing position remains that the Taiwan issue should be settled peacefully by people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait through dialogue, and not through any unilateral attempts to change the status quo.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 30/03/2023 08:42:33 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1607858

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	Colombia: Armed Conflict
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 steps he is taking to support the Colombian Government with tackling (a) the Oliver Sinisterra Front, (b) the Urias Rondon Mobile Column and (c) other armed groups operating in southwestern Colombia.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	174221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>I [Minister Rutley] met with the Colombian Foreign Minister at the UN Security Council on 11 January to discuss security issues and tackling the root causes of violence in Colombia. The UK's Conflict, Stability, and Security Fund (CSSF) programme, which has provided £74 million in support of Peace Agreement implementation, security, and stability in Colombia since 2015, will continue to support programmes that help strengthen the security and participation of communities in conflict-affected areas. Through our role as pen-holder at the UN Security Council, the UK will also continue to support the Government of Colombia on security issues, including tackling the activities of illegal armed groups.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 30/03/2023 08:39:04 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1607089

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Aviation
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 23 March 2023 to Question 169226 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Aviation, on how many occasions that the Secretary of State has travelled overseas on non-scheduled flights with members of (a) the media and (b) business delegations in the travelling party in the period since 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	173002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO fulfils the requirement, established since 2010, for government departments to publish transparency data in line with the Ministerial Code. The full set of FCDO published transparency returns, which include ministerial overseas travel and senior officials' travel costs (since the department's formation in September 2020), can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fcdo-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings#2020 and https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fcdo-senior-officials-business-expenses-and-hospitality-april-to-june-2022.</p><p>The FCDO published transparency returns include the number of officials who accompanied ministers if non-scheduled travel was used but does not specify members of the media or business delegations. To specify members of the media or business delegations would incur a disproportionate cost to the department.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 29/03/2023 14:33:17 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1607151

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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	Technology: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK International Technology Strategy published on Published 22 March 2023, where the Technology Centre of Expertise will be based.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	173014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>A top priority of the International Technology Strategy is to establish the Technology Centre of Expertise, part of British Investment Partnerships, to support sustainable economic growth around the world. The Technology Centre of Expertise will be a digital platform hosted by the FCDO that will signpost our network and partners to repositories of knowledge, evidence and learning resources and provide access to digital and technology expertise from the UK Government, private sector, civil society and academia. Further details will be confirmed in due course as the business case for Technology Centre of Expertise is developed.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 29/03/2023 16:00:28 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1607152

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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	Technology: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK International Technology Strategy published on 22 March 2023, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) cost of establishing and (b) annual running costs of the Technology Centre of Expertise.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	173015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO has an opening budget of £1.8 million of Official Development Assistance (ODA) from existing allocations to establish the Technology Centre of Expertise. A business case is being developed to agree the future spend profile.</p><p>The International Technology Strategy commits us to delivering a prioritised set of technology-based partnerships with key partners around the world. We will take an effective, coordinated and strategic approach to the partnerships we invest in to deliver mutually beneficial objectives and to achieve the UK's technology ambitions and secure the UK's place as a science and technology superpower.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 29/03/2023 16:04:23 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1607179

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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	Trade Promotion: Technology
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 many UK Tech Envoys his Department currently has; and whether his Department plans to take steps to increase the number of Tech Envoys.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	173016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>It is a priority action of the UK's International Technology Strategy to create the world's most extensive and capable technology diplomacy network, increasing the number of Tech Envoys, increasing our tech expertise across our global network, and uplifting the capability of our diplomats through training, secondments and recruitment. We currently have one Envoy, Joe White, who is based in San Francisco and leads our work with the tech industry in Silicon Valley and we recently announced our intention to recruit a further Envoy in the Indo-Pacific.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 29/03/2023 08:01:48 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1607181

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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	Technology: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to The UK’s International Technology Strategy, published on 22 March 2023, CP 810, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of (a) establishing and (b) running the Technology Centre of Expertise; by what criteria priority nations for delivering an International Technology Strategy implementation plan were identified; and whether his Department plans to publish a list of those nations.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	173017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO has an opening budget of £1.8 million of Official Development Assistance (ODA) from existing allocations to establish the Technology Centre of Expertise. A business case is being developed to agree the future spend profile.</p><p>The International Technology Strategy commits us to delivering a prioritised set of technology-based partnerships with key partners around the world. We will take an effective, coordinated and strategic approach to the partnerships we invest in to deliver mutually beneficial objectives and to achieve the UK's technology ambitions and secure the UK's place as a science and technology superpower.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 29/03/2023 16:02:34 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1607183

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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	Israel: 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, to what territory the 2030 roadmap for UK-Israel bilateral relations, signed on 21 March, applies.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	172996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The 2030 Roadmap for UK-Israel Bilateral relations was signed on 21 March between the British Government and the Government of Israel. It is a living document reflecting the elevation, in November 2021 of our bilateral relationship to a strategic partnership. The Roadmap does not apply to the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 29/03/2023 15:20:09 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1606723

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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	Diplomatic Service
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 many and what proportion of UK diplomats posted outside of the UK are (a) male and (b) female.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	172535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO's ambition is to be a truly inclusive organisation that reflects the diversity of the population we serve and we are proud to have almost closed the gender gap in overseas posts. 48 percent of FCDO staff currently posted overseas are women and 52 percent are men. We endeavour to close the gap with greater numbers of women joining the Senior Civil Service. Understanding any remaining barriers to progression for women and improving the representation of women in senior roles is a focus for FCDO this year.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 28/03/2023 16:15:33 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra