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714117

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
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: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on (a) hotels, (b) hospitality, (c) food and drink and (d) transport in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	69220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>The FCO's expenditure is as follows:</p><p>a) FCO accounts for all its hotel expenditure under <strong>Accommodation</strong>. The total expenditure is:</p><p>£6,567,637 in 2012-13,</p><p>£9,846,595 in 2013-14,</p><p>£13,835,786 in 2014-15,</p><p>£10,252,699 in 2015-16</p><p>£9,409,571 for 2016-17 (1st April 2016 to 28<sup>th</sup> March 2017).</p><p>b) FCO accounts for its hospitality expenditure under <strong>Representation</strong> <strong>of the FCO</strong> and <strong>Business Hospitality</strong>. The total expenditure is</p><p>£9,096,057 in 2012-13,</p><p>£9,010,820 in 2013-14,</p><p>£8,177,552 in 2014-15,</p><p>£11,398,281 in 2015-16</p><p>£11,723,112 for 2016-17 (1st April 2016 to 28<sup>th</sup> March 2017).</p><p>c) FCO accounts for all its Food and drink expenditure under <strong>Meals</strong>. The total expenditure is</p><p>£1,349,255 in 2012-13,</p><p>£1,805,092 in 2013-14,</p><p>£2,367,609 in 2014-15,</p><p>£2,775,632 in 2015-16</p><p>£2,165,648 for 2016-17 (1st April 2016 to 28<sup>th</sup> March 2017).</p><p>d) We have interpreted your request for transport as <strong>Travel</strong>. The total expenditure is</p><p>£26,518,447 in 2012-13,</p><p>£25,683,935 in 2013-14,</p><p>£25,834,703 in 2014-15,</p><p>£25,222,838 in 2015-16</p><p>£21,848,618 for 2016-17 (1st April 2016 to 28<sup>th</sup> March 2017).</p><p>The FCO's travel category includes expenditure on UK air travel; rail; sea ferry; car rental; taxis; children's concessionary journeys; staff travel costs to cover temporary duties overseas; Post air travel; dual work place travel; mileage; seasonal relief travel and floaters travel. These figures exclude expenditure on the FCO's staff travel package. This is an entitlement for staff posted overseas and for their qualifying dependents to travel during an overseas posting.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/04/2017 17:31:43 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

714122

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
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	Iraq: Christianity
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 Iraqi Government on the importance of protecting the religious freedom of Christians in that country.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	69209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK consistently urges the Government of Iraq at senior levels to uphold the rights of all Iraq's minorities, including Christians. We also continue to encourage political and religious leaders in Iraq to speak out publicly to condemn sectarian violence. Furthermore, we are working to build international consensus on upholding freedom of religion or belief.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/04/2017 14:26:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

714124

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
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	Diplomatic Service
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 16 March 2017 to Question 63102, on diplomatic service, what the (a) name and (b) post is of each of those Ambassadors.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	69323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>​The information requested is personal data and as such we are unable to provide it because doing so would breach the right to confidentiality of those concerned.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/04/2017 17:33:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

714125

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
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	French Front National
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 rationale is for the Government's longstanding policy on contact with the Front National in France; and whether he plans to review that policy in the next three months.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	69359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>​It has been the longstanding policy of this and previous governments not to engage with the Front National, based on positions the party has adopted in the past. We keep this policy under review.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/04/2017 17:27:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

714185

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
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	Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
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 7 January 2015 to Question 4985, what funding his Department gave to the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	69329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>Whilst there has been significant progress in Afghanistan on human rights since 2001, these gains are fragile and the overall human rights picture remains poor. The UK works closely with the National Unity Government, civil society and the international community to promote the development of human rights and this continues to be a priority for the UK.</p><p>We provide support to the development of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) to increase their capacity. Through the FCO Strategic Programme Fund, the UK has contributed the following funding to the AIHRC:</p><p>2014-15: £500,000</p><p>2015-16: £519,000</p><p>2016-17: (Forecast contribution) £320,000</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/04/2017 13:57:33 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

713793

registered interest
date	24/03/2017
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: Internet
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 five most visited websites were by staff of his Department in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	69118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>The sites which received the most hits from centrally monitored computer terminals across the FCO’s UK estate were: an Internal Government Internet site, Google, Google Analytics, Facebook and BBC.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 03/04/2017 15:00:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

713442

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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	Russia: Guided Weapons
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 deployment by Russia of Iskander missiles to Kaliningrad constitutes a breach of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	68829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>​The INF Treaty is a <del class="ministerial">bilateral</del> Treaty between the US <del class="ministerial">and</del> Russia<del class="ministerial">,</del> <ins class="ministerial">and other successor States of the Soviet Union, </ins>so it would be for those <del class="ministerial">States</del> <ins class="ministerial">countries<ins class="ministerial"> </ins></ins>in the first instance to determine any breaches. Iskander is usually regarded as a short-range rather than an intermediate-range missile. The INF Treaty plays a vital role in maintaining Euro-Atlantic security, and we urge Russia to ensure full and verifiable compliance.</p><p>We and our NATO Allies monitor closely the deployment of Russian military assets to Kaliningrad. NATO has made clear that Russia should avoid all actions that could destabilise security in its neighbourhood.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/03/2017 16:47:19 question first ministerially corrected 04/04/2017 09:46:02 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 42692 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

713467

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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	USA: Travel Restrictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the new Executive Order implementing a travel ban on people from six countries and on refugees.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	68845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>Prior to the annoucement of the new Executive Order, I discussed the matter with the US Secretary for Homeland Security, General Kelly, at the Munich Security Conference on 17 February. General Kelly provided assurances that the new order would not affect British passport holders.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 31/03/2017 13:18:33 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

713468

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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	Israel: Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli Government on recent proposed changes to its immigration policy and procedures; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	68841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2017 answer text <p>Our Deputy Ambassador to Tel Aviv met with Israel’s Europe Director on 13 March to discuss the new immigration law, and we continue to push for clarification from Israel on the impact on British nationals.</p><p>The British Government is strongly opposed to the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions Movement against Israel. But we believe the best way to combat this movement is through argument rather than legislation.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/03/2017 13:35:12 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

713469

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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	Venezuela: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political and economic situation in Venezuela.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	68904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>We share the concerns of the international community about the deteriorating political and economic situation in Venezuela. Economic mismanagement is producing inflation and shortages of basic goods, with a significant impact upon ordinary Venezuelans. Venezuela became an FCO Human Rights Priority Country in 2016. President Maduro has requested United Nations assistance to boost medical supplies.</p><p>The Organisation of American States (OAS) has called for the OAS Democratic Charter to be invoked unless the Venezuelan Government calls elections and releases political prisoners. The UNASUR- supported dialogue between the Government and opposition has stalled.</p><p>I met the previous Venezuelan Minister for Europe, Samuel Moncada at the EU-CELAC Foreign Minister's meeting on 26 October and discussed humanitarian issues and the economic situation. At that meeting I also raised the deteriorating situation in Venezuela with several of my Latin American and European counterparts. On 20 March I met a delegation of Venezuelan MPs from the National Assembly to discuss the situation and to highlight our support for an independent and empowered Parliament. The EU Foreign Affairs Committee last discussed Venezuela on 18 July, which was attended by the Foreign Secretary.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 68905 68906 68907 68908 question first answered 31/03/2017 13:38:43 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire