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454175

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	UN Secretariat: Public Appointments
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 to the European Council on the use of EU funds to support travel by candidates for the post of the UN Secretary General in connection with that candidacy.
tabling member constituency	South Thanet
tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
uin	28155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>We are not aware of any EU funds being used to support travel by candidates for the post of UN Secretary General and have therefore not made any representations.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 01/03/2016 15:38:15 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

454176

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	EU Staff
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 UK nationals work at administrator grade staff level in the European Parliament; and what proportion of the total number of that parliament's employees they represent.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	28125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>The European Parliament does not publish statistics on numbers of permanent staff by nationality. As of April 2015, our records show there were 144 British citizens working in the European Parliament at administrator grade level, including UK secondees. This represents 2.4% of approximately 6000 total staff employed by the European Parliament in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 03/03/2016 15:52:52 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 48014 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

454177

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	Occupied Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the extent of Israeli settlement-building in the occupied territories since the cessation of Operation Protective Edge.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	David Mowat
uin	28111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>Israeli settlement building in the West Bank and East Jerusalem has continued since the cessation of Operation Protective Edge. In August 2014, the Israeli Government expropriated over 1000 acres of Palestinian land near Bethlehem, the largest expropriation in 30 years. In September 2014, Israeli authorities approved 2610 units in Givat Hamatos. In 2015, according to Israeli Non-Government Office Peace Now, construction for 1800 previously-tendered housing units began in the settlements. New tenders for 1143 housing units were also published, 560 in the West Bank and 583 in East Jerusalem. 2016 has seen a number of concerning announcements, including: the extension of the Gush Etzion settlement to include the former church compound of Beit al Baraka; the declaration of 385 acres of land near Jericho as ‘state land’; and approval for a further 153 settlement units. We strongly urge the Israeli Government to reverse its policy over illegal settlements.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/03/2016 15:48:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat

454178

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	Papua: Press Freedom
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 to his Indonesian counterpart on freedom of access by journalists to West Papua.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	28024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>We welcome the Indonesian government’s commitment to improving the situation in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. President Joko Widodo has visited 3 times since his election, most recently spending New Year in Papua. During his visit in May 2015, he granted clemency to a number of prisoners and announced the lifting of travel restrictions for foreign journalists and international organizations. Since then, a number of foreign journalists have successfully visited and reported from Papua and West Papua. Our Ambassador in Jakarta last visited Papua in January. As well as raising these issues, he also discussed ways to ensure the sustainable and equitable development of the provinces with members of the police, and religious and community leaders.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 02/03/2016 16:24:59 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

454179

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	Papua: Non-governmental Organisations
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 discuss with his Indonesian counterpart the restriction on non-governmental organisations working in West Papua.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	28025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>We welcome the Indonesian government’s commitment to improving the situation in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. President Joko Widodo has visited 3 times since his election, most recently spending New Year in Papua. During his visit in May 2015, he granted clemency to a number of prisoners and announced the lifting of travel restrictions for foreign journalists and international organisations. Since then, a number of foreign journalists have successfully visited and reported from Papua and West Papua. Our Ambassador in Jakarta last visited Papua in January. As well as raising these issues, he also discussed ways to ensure the sustainable and equitable development of the provinces with members of the police, and religious and community leaders.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 02/03/2016 16:31:25 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

454180

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to publish the next quarterly progress report to the House on Syria.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	28046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s first quarterly progress report on Syria to the House was provided by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on 16 December 2015. On 8 February 2016, the Secretary of State for International Development provided a second quarterly progress report to the House.</p><p>The next progress report will be provided by a relevant Minister in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/03/2016 17:51:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

454181

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department's guidance to overseas missions on hospitality for senior UK figures was last reviewed.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	27994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>Overseas Missions provide hospitality to guests to support the Government's objectives overseas.</p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's guidance to staff on visits by Parliamentarians to our posts overseas was reviewed and updated in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 02/03/2016 15:41:43 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

454182

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's wellness strategy is.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	27932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>While the Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not have a specific “wellness” strategy we continue to develop and implement our “Health and Safety” (HS) strategy which embraces many aspects of wellbeing. As well as reducing work related accidents and staff absence our HS program will also improve staff wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/03/2016 15:37:31 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

454183

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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: Ministerial Policy Advisers
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 (a) policy and (b) other responsibilities are of each special adviser in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	27953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Code of Conduct for Special Advisers sets out the role of special advisers and describes the range of activities they may undertake. Copies of the Code of Conduct are available in the Libraries of the House and on-line at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/468340/CODE_OF_CONDUCT_FOR_SPECIAL_ADVISERS_-_15_OCTOBER_2015_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/468340/CODE_OF_CONDUCT_FOR_SPECIAL_ADVISERS_-_15_OCTOBER_2015_FINAL.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/03/2016 15:45:18 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

454184

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
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	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on (a) geopolitical stability and (b) the UK's influence in the world.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	27971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>At the February European Council the Government negotiated a new settlement, giving the United Kingdom a special status in a reformed European Union. The Government's view is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) has been clear that in remaining in a reformed EU the UK can play a leading role in one of the world’s largest organisations from within, helping to make the big decisions on trade and security that determine our future. Working together with EU partners, for example on sanctions against Russia, or on the Iran nuclear dossier, has given the UK’s foreign policy an important additional dimension.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 01/03/2016 16:10:19 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 47526 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn