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49786

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who will represent the Government at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Abuja.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	197777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>No UK Minister was available to attend the World Economic Forum being held in Abuja on 7 – 9 May. We did propose to send senior officials, but the organisers of the World Economic Forum declined this request.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

50300

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who the de facto administering power is in the area of Western Sahara not under Moroccan control; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	198207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The UK does not regard any power as the de facto administrator of that part of the territory of Western Sahara not under Moroccan control.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

47590

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who Dmitry Firtash met at his Department on 24 February 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	195690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials met Dmitry Firtash on 24 February to discuss developments in Ukraine and support for Ukraine from the international community. They did not discuss matters of national security. The meeting was part of a wider approach by the FCO to understand better the situation in Ukraine, by seeking information and views from a wide range of contacts, including senior business figures. The Government does not have plans to publish a note of the meeting at this time. According to our records, Dmitry Firtash has not attended any other meetings with the FCO in London.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 195691 195692 195693 195694 question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

49999

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which nation branding consultancies have been funded or part-funded by his Department to work in overseas states and territories in the last 10 years; and what fees have been paid to each of those consultancies in each year since 2004.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	197984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not directly funded any nation branding consultancies to work in overseas states and territories. Information on any part funded nation branded consultancies working in overseas states and territories is not held centrally and to collate this would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has, however, previously paid subscription fees for the years 2009-2012 to Anholt-GfK Roper Nation Brands Index, a US based market and consumer information organisation which provides an analytical ranking to help measure and manage national reputation. The subscription costs were: for 2012: £30,597.44; for 2011: £29,554.50; for 2010: £31,141.41 and for 2009: £33,960.81.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

50299

registered interest
date	08/05/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the provisions of the EU Deep and Comprehensive Free trade Agreement with Morocco apply outside the sovereign territory of Morocco.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	198209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The terms of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement are currently being negotiated between the EU and the Kingdom of Morocco. The agreement is between the European Communities and their Member States and the Kingdom of Morocco.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

47593

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether matters of national security were discussed with Dmitry Firtash at the meeting at his Department on 24 February 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	195693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials met Dmitry Firtash on 24 February to discuss developments in Ukraine and support for Ukraine from the international community. They did not discuss matters of national security. The meeting was part of a wider approach by the FCO to understand better the situation in Ukraine, by seeking information and views from a wide range of contacts, including senior business figures. The Government does not have plans to publish a note of the meeting at this time. According to our records, Dmitry Firtash has not attended any other meetings with the FCO in London.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 195690 195691 195692 195694 question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

49998

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department, its executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies have funded or made contribution towards funding relating to nation branding development in any overseas state or territories in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Mr Mike Weir
uin	197983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not directly funded any nation branding development in any overseas states or territories, nor have its executive agencies or non departmental public bodies. The British Council does not directly fund nation branding but, through its work building trust for the UK internationally, through cultural and educational exchanges for example, it benefits both the UK's and partner states' national brands on a reciprocal basis. Information on any co-funded nation branding activities carried out overseas is not held centrally and to collate this would incur disproportionate cost. Activities funded or carried out by an Overseas Territory Government to promote its own Territory is a matter of devolved responsibility.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1384 label Biography information for Mike Weir

47601

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has updated its advice given to UK nationals in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, South Sudan and Gabon or who are considering visiting those countries following the recent outbreak of Ebola in the region.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	195864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>We have updated our travel advice for the following countries to notify travellers about the recent outbreak of Ebola virus disease: Guinea, Senegal, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania and Cote d'Ivoire.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice</a></p><p>We advise people travelling to the affected region to check the health advice issued by the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC).</p><p><a href="http://www.nathnac.org/ds/map_world.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nathnac.org/ds/map_world.aspx</a></p><p>We will continue to monitor the situation in each country to ensure that our travel advice is up to date and accurate.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

47947

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made any recent representations to the government of Uzbekistan regarding the imprisonment of the journalist, Salidzhon Abdurakhmanov.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Ann McKechin
uin	196144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p>We, along with our European partners, have raised the case of Mr Abdurakhmanov with the Uzbek authorities at Ministerial and official level on several occasions. The Senior Minister of State, my noble Friend the Rt. Hon. Baroness Warsi, raised this issue with the Uzbek Foreign Minister when he visited London last November. Our Embassy in Tashkent is in contact with the Uzbek human rights organisation, Ezgulik, which visited Mr. Abdurakhmanov in custody in January. Baroness Warsi discussed a range of human rights issues, including freedom of expression, with Ministers and senior officials when she visited Uzbekistan earlier this month.</p><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) reporting has consistently highlighted our concerns about freedom of the press and harassment of journalists in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan remains on the list of Countries of Concern in the FCO's annual Human Rights and Democracy Report, reflecting longstanding concerns about the overall human rights situation in Uzbekistan. Our Embassy in Tashkent regularly raises these issues with the Uzbek authorities and funds projects that support good governance and human rights. We also continue to encourage further progress towards full implementation of Uzbekistan's international human rights commitments.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1419 label Biography information for Ann McKechin

48537

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has any plans to end the employee trade union membership dues check-off system.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	196766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office recently reviewed the check-off arrangements and is considering the findings of that review.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice