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47241

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	195553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p>All contingent labour (provision of temporary workers) procured by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is provided by Hayes Specialist Recruitment. In the last financial year (2013/14) £476,000 was paid to Hays in agency fees.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47247

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	195575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text For the past financial year (2013-2014) the 10 organisations paid most by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) for consultancy and the associated spend figures were as follows: ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION & DEVELOPMENT (OECD) £285,579.00 DLA PIPER UK LLP £148,283.34 CBRE LTD £103,412.14 FIELD FISHER WATERHOUSE £52,940.75 FONNEGRA GERLEIN S.A £50,745.43 SAMSON AND MCGRATH £34,136.41 ACCENTURE (UK) LTD £29,892.00 DTZ CONSULTING AND RESEARCH £28,700.00 HOGAN LOVELLS INTERNATIONAL LLP £26,153.81 HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS £21,061.27 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

222540

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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 Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to page 77 of the British Council's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, what the value is of each tangible fixed asset worth more than £250,000.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	224838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The net book value of the British Council’s tangible fixed assets as at 31 March 2014 was £165,850,000. Individual valuations per asset cannot be provided as this information is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/02/2015 15:02:36 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

177164

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
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 Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to note 19 on page 106 of the British Council's Annual Report, 2013-14, what the reasons were for the losses and special payments.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	222848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>As stated in the British Council's Annual Report, during the year ended 31 March 2014, the British Council made no payments that fall within the category of special payments as defined in Managing Public Money.</p><p> </p><p>The losses referenced in the Annual Report fall into three major categories:</p><p>1) £1.9m worth of claims waived or abandoned. This included a write off of £1.7m worth of fees for work done in 2011-12. These fees were owed by education institutions in a country where the deteriorating political and security situation meant they are not likely to be recoverable in the foreseeable future. £0.4m of this was provided for in the year to March 2013 and only the balance was charged in the year ended March 2014. The debt was part of the Council’s full cost recovery work and no grant-in-aid funds were involved. Approval was sought from HMT and granted.</p><p> </p><p>2) £540k worth of fruitless payments. This included:</p><p>a) £402k (122 cases) of historic contract balances from 2007 to 2010 in relation to funds granted to beneficiaries under the Youth in Action agreement, which were deemed ineligible for reimbursements to the British Council by the European Union. These were provided for in the year to 31 March 2013.</p><p>b) £137k in relation to a final court judgement of damages due from a long running court case in the UAE about a failed premises project that concluded in January 2014.</p><p> </p><p>3) £170k worth of cash losses. This included net losses from frauds in Kenya and Senegal disclosed in the Governance Statement on page 54 of the Annual Report.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 05/02/2015 18:19:48 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

222523

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to page 107 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, HC17, what the value is of each piece of residential land worth more than £250,000.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	224837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>The net book value of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s property (land and buildings) in the UK and overseas as at 31 March 2014 was £2,030m. This excludes property held by our Non-Departmental Public Bodies. Individual valuations per property cannot be provided as this information is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 02/03/2015 14:51:36 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

222527

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to page 107 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, HC17, what the value is of each piece of non-residential land worth more than £250,000.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	224834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The net book value of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s property (land and buildings) in the UK and overseas as at 31 March 2014 was £2,030m. This excludes property held by our Non-Departmental Public Bodies. Individual valuations per property cannot be provided as this information is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 224833 224835 question first answered 27/02/2015 14:38:26 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

222524

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to page 107 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, HC17, what the value is of each dwelling worth more than £250,000.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	224835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The net book value of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s property (land and buildings) in the UK and overseas as at 31 March 2014 was £2,030m. This excludes property held by our Non-Departmental Public Bodies. Individual valuations per property cannot be provided as this information is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 224833 224834 question first answered 27/02/2015 14:38:26 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

222526

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to page 107 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, HC17, what the value is of each building (excluding dwellings) worth more than £250,000.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	224833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The net book value of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s property (land and buildings) in the UK and overseas as at 31 March 2014 was £2,030m. This excludes property held by our Non-Departmental Public Bodies. Individual valuations per property cannot be provided as this information is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 224834 224835 question first answered 27/02/2015 14:38:26 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

222525

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to page 107 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, HC17, what the value is of each antique and work of art worth more than £1,000.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	224836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>The net book value of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Antiques and Works of Art in the UK and overseas as at 31 March 2014 was £16.672m. Individual valuations per item cannot be provided as this information is both commercially sensitive and would represent a security threat to the staff and properties.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 27/02/2015 12:54:48 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

222529

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to page 105 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14, HC17, what the reasons are for the £1.397m expenditure listed under other subscriptions.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	224832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>Individual subscriptions are disclosed in the Annual Report and Accounts if they amount to over £1m. The £1.397 million expenditure listed under other subscriptions on page 105 includes payments to the Commonwealth Foundation (~£726.5k), the Institute for Security Studies (~£533k), the International Bureau of Expositions (~£20.5k) and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (~£117.7k).</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 27/02/2015 14:30:24 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie