Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1192083

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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 Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support British nationals overseas whose visas have expired during the lockdown period; and what recent discussions his Department has had with its overseas counterparts on ensuring that those British nationals are not unfairly sanctioned by those states.
tabling member constituency	Stourbridge
tabling member printed	Suzanne Webb
uin	42208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has lobbied countries across the globe to ensure that British nationals who are waiting to be repatriated are not regarded as over-stayers and will not suffer any immigration penalties. We advise British nationals who are in this position to contact the relevant immigration authority in the country in which they are located. In a number of countries, including Thailand and Indonesia, we have provided British national travellers with expiring visas with letters and information notes from the Consulate to support their visa extension requests.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 07/05/2020 15:54:37 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4802 label Biography information for Suzanne Webb

1192092

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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	Saudi Arabia: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) security, (b) justice and (c) policing support his Department provided to Saudi Arabia in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019 and (iii) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	42183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>Saudi Arabia is an important strategic partner to the UK in tackling potential security and terrorist threats to the UK and other countries. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not currently run any security, justice or policing support in Saudi Arabia. The British Government has worked with the Government of Saudi Arabia on a range of mutually beneficial security and policing priorities. All of our cooperation is subject to individual rigorous human rights risk assessments (Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessments), to ensure all work meets our human rights obligations.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 07/05/2020 14:57:27 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 19492 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1192095

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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	Saudi Arabia: Security
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 Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) assessments were undertaken in respect of security, justice and policing support to Saudi Arabia in (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020; how many of those OSJA assessments were approved; and which Ministers approved each of those OSJA assessments.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	42184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>HMG currently has 10 Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessments (OSJAs) for ongoing security activity in Saudi Arabia. Collecting information on historic OSJAs across Government will take more time. OSJAs are owned by several departments. Due to the confidential nature of our cooperation we cannot share information beyond this. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2020 is not leading any programmes, and therefore has no OSJAs.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 13/05/2020 15:37:12 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 19487 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1192101

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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	Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
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 Saudi Arabian counterpart on the (a) application of the Royal Decree announced 26 April 2020 to (i) Ali al Nimr, (ii) Dawood al Marhoon, (iii) Abdullah Hasan al-Zaher and (iv) all other child defendants facing the death penalty and (b) subsequent commutation of their death sentences.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	42185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the decision by Saudi Arabia to end the use of the death penalty as a discretionary punishment for minors, including those under the age of 18 at the time of the alleged crime.</p><p>We remain concerned about the cases of Ali al Nimr, Dawood al Marhoon and Abdullah Hasan al-Zaher, and continue to follow them closely.</p><p>The Saudi authorities understand our position that we oppose the death penalty in all circumstances and especially in cases that involve child defendants. This position is in line with the minimum standards set out in the 2008 EU Guidelines on the Death Penalty; the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; and, the Arab Charter on Human Rights.</p><p>The former Minister for the Middle East and North Africa raised our concerns about the death penalty with Deputy Justice Minister HE Abdullah Al Sulaimi on 11 February. The Foreign Secretary also raised our human rights concerns with Saudi Arabia during his visit in March this year.</p><p>We will continue to raise our concerns with the Government of Saudi Arabia to promote the protection of all child defendants against the death penalty regardless of the crime committed. We will encourage the authorities to review death penalty judgements for all minors, or individuals who were minors when the crime was committed.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 07/05/2020 15:00:06 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 19485 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1192110

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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 Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what medical criteria his Department is using to prioritise UK nationals overseas for Government commissioned flights for repatriation.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	42161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is working with the airline industry and host governments across the world to help bring back British travellers to the UK as part of the plan announced by the Foreign Secretary on 30 March - with up to £75 million available for special charter flights from priority countries, focused on helping the most vulnerable travellers.</p><p>We will prioritise vulnerable British nationals most at risk from the effects of Coronavirus who normally live in the UK and are trying to return home for these flights, together with their families who normally live with them in the UK. We are giving additional consideration to the local context and the situation of the individual themselves, this can include lock-down processes in country, access to reliable healthcare, possible reduction in access to routine medication, and those at additional risk if they contract the virus, for example the elderly or those with pre-existing medical conditions. ​​​​​​​</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 06/05/2020 15:38:25 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1192159

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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	Iran: Nuclear Power
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 27 April 2020 to Question 37825, if Iran is now compliant with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action following the referral to the Joint Commission under the Dispute Resolution Mechanism of that Plan.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	42236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>With France and Germany, we triggered the JCPoA Dispute Resolution Mechanism in January in response to Iran breaking key limits in the nuclear deal. We continue to work closely with the remaining parties to the deal, including Iran, to find a diplomatic way forward.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 42237 42238 question first answered 11/05/2020 16:15:04 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1192160

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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	Iran: Nuclear Power
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 27 April 2020 to Question 37825, whether there is a deadline for Iran to return to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action under the Dispute Resolution Mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	42237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>With France and Germany, we triggered the JCPoA Dispute Resolution Mechanism in January in response to Iran breaking key limits in the nuclear deal. We continue to work closely with the remaining parties to the deal, including Iran, to find a diplomatic way forward.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 42236 42238 question first answered 11/05/2020 16:15:04 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1192162

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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	Iran: Nuclear Power
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 27 April 2020 to Question 37825, when his Department most recently raised Iran's non-compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with the governments of (a) Iran, (b) France, (c) Germany, and the US Administration.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	42238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>With France and Germany, we triggered the JCPoA Dispute Resolution Mechanism in January in response to Iran breaking key limits in the nuclear deal. We continue to work closely with the remaining parties to the deal, including Iran, to find a diplomatic way forward.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 42236 42237 question first answered 11/05/2020 16:15:04 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1192210

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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	Coronavirus: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs what diplomatic steps he is taking to help tackle disinformation on the covid-19 pandemic internationally.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	41974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Transparency and accuracy of information is essential for an effective global response to the pandemic. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is leading the UK's cross government effort to address disinformation and misinformation. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is supporting this effort. We are helping to identify disinformation narratives about the UK from foreign actors. We are working with international partners to better understand the scale, scope and impact of disinformation and help shield our citizens so they can get the right information to protect themselves and save lives. We are building international cooperation among like-minded nations to enable us to tackle the threat of disinformation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 12/05/2020 15:13:55 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1192228

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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	Calais: Coronavirus
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 the Answer of 27 April 2020 to Question 37562 on Calais: coronavirus, what support his Department is providing to its French counterparts on the ongoing sheltering operation for displaced populations in northern France in light of its commitments under the 2018 Sandhurst Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	41961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The Home Secretary and her department lead on and work closely with French authorities to manage the migratory pressures at our joint border, including during the current context of the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>Under the terms of the 2018 Sandhurst Agreement, the UK and France have worked together to further enhance co-operation on managing the shared border. This includes strengthening co-operation around migration and facilitating access to the asylum procedure for those who seek international protection, and working to reduce the number of people crossing the border illegally, risking their own safety and lives. Following the UK-France Summit at Sandhurst in 2018, £1.1 million was committed and has since been spent to support the development of reception centres for migrants in France.</p><p>The relocation of vulnerable individuals into reception centres remains an issue of domestic responsibility for the French Government. Since the introduction of the COVID-19 measures in France on 17 March, French authorities have worked with over 600 migrants to relocate them to accommodation centres. In these centres asylum claims can be lodged, and any other urgent needs assessed.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/05/2020 08:49:46 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas