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652649

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
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: Unpaid Work
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 unpaid internships there are in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	56307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>All interns who join the Graduate Internship scheme are paid.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/12/2016 17:31:10 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

652650

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
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: Travel
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 spent on travel that was not standard class in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	56231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>The FCO's spending on non standard class travel is detailed in the table below as First class rail and Business class air travel. The data represents travel originating in the UK and booked through the Government's nominated travel agency.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>First class rail</p></td><td><p>Business class air</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£38,081</p></td><td><p>£4,785,512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£24,455</p></td><td><p>£5,167,379</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£19,724</p></td><td><p>£6,103,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£1,590</p></td><td><p>£5,421,348</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£3,057</p></td><td><p>£4,496,046</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£2,597</p></td><td><p>£4,629,774</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17 (to end November 2016)</p></td><td><p>£142</p></td><td><p>£2,011,741</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>FCO Policy is that public transport should be used whenever possible.</p><p>FCO staff travelling by air are required to book the lowest standard fare possible, subject to budget holder approval. As the FCO is present in over 170 countries there is a need for long distance travel, but FCO officials may fly business class only if the flight is ten hours or longer, although there are occasional exceptions to this rule.</p><p>All FCO staff are directed to use standard class for rail travel unless there are exceptional circumstances e.g. illness, disability or where First class facilities are essential for working while travelling. In these exceptional circumstances, prior line management approval must be given.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/12/2016 17:44:19 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

651813

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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	Hong Kong: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to fulfil their legal obligations under the Sino-British Joint Declaration to monitor and speak out for basic freedoms and the rule of law in Hong Kong.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>Our commitment to Hong Kong as a co-signatory of the Joint Declaration is as strong as ever. On 2 December the Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Hon. Friend the Member for Reading West (Mr Sharma) visited Hong Kong and spoke publicly about the importance of Hong Kong's rights and freedoms. The Government's most recent assessment of the basic freedoms and the rule of law in Hong Kong is set out in the Foreign Secretary's Six-Monthly Report to the House of 12 October. In this we stated that&quot; despite challenges, the UK believes that &quot;One Country, Two Systems&quot; has provided a successful framework for almost two decades, and can continue to do so&quot;. The full report can be found online - (https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/six-monthly-report-to-parliament-on-hong-kong-january-june-2016).</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 14/12/2016 16:51:17 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns attachment 1 file name Six-Monthly_Report_on_Hong_Kong_-_1_January_-_30_June_2016.pdf title Foreign Secretary's six monthly report - Hong Kong
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

651814

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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	Hong Kong: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the court ruling in Hong Kong disqualifying two elected legislators from the Legislative Council.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>The Hong Kong courts reached a decision on the cases of Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus Leung on the basis of Hong Kong's legal framework. We respect this decision.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/12/2016 16:08:41 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

651833

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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	Jerusalem: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel regarding reports of Israeli settlers illegally obtaining Palestinian-owned land in East Jerusalem.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>While we have not raised this issue, we will continue to make clear our concerns over East Jerusalem to the Israeli authorities and the Municipality of Jerusalem, both bilaterally and in co-operation with our EU partners. We view any attempts to change the facts on the ground as a serious provocation likely to raise tensions and cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians, as well as being harmful to the peace process and in contravention of international law.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/12/2016 15:54:37 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

651834

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel concerning restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>We continue to call on the governments of Israel and Egypt to show maximum flexibility in opening the crossings into Gaza to help facilitate travel in and out of Gaza. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv most recently raised the issue of movement and access with the Israeli authorities on 5 December. We also remain deeply concerned about restrictions on freedom of movement between the West Bank and East Jerusalem. We continue to work closely with EU partners to call on Israel to ease access these restrictions. Our Embassy in Tel Aviv regularly lobbies the Israeli authorities on the issue of movement and access.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/12/2016 15:55:26 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

651835

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel concerning reports of Palestinians being injured by Israeli forces and settlers while harvesting olives.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>We raised a number of allegations with the Israeli authorities on 14 November, and have urged for a thorough investigation and for any perpetrators to be brought to justice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/12/2016 15:55:50 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

651839

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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	Israeli Settlements: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel regarding the reports alleging physical assault by Israeli settlers on Palestinians living in the West Bank.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government condemns all acts of violence by extremist settlers. Settler violence is an abhorrent phenomenon which must be tackled firmly. We have repeatedly raised with the Israeli authorities our concerns about incidents of settler violence and intimidation, including the importance of bringing the extremist settlers responsible to justice.</p><p>We raised a number of allegations concerning violence against Palestinians during the olive harvest with the Israeli authorities on 14 November, and have urged for a thorough investigation and for any perpetrators to be brought to justice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/12/2016 15:57:16 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

651846

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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	Saudi Arabia: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Goldie on 9 November (HL Deb, col 1146), what assessment they have made of the legislative protections afforded to migrant workers in Saudi Arabia; whether they have raised concerns regarding these protections with the government of Saudi Arabia; and if so, what was the outcome.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>We have some concerns that the rights of third-country nationals working in the Kingdom are not always fully respected, mainly because existing legislation is not always rigorously enforced. Where we have concerns about the legislative or regulatory protection of migrant workers, we raise these with Governments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/12/2016 15:58:39 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

651847

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
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: Military Intervention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 1 December, what discussions they have had with the government of Turkey about the area of Northern Syria now occupied by the Turkish army; what proportion of the occupied area was previously controlled by Daesh; whether Afrin Canton is now under Turkish attack; and whether Turkey gives advance warning of its plans to the United States and British commanders.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>As members of the Global Coalition, the UK and Turkey regularly discuss operations in Syria. The majority of the area in northern Syria currently held by Turkish-backed opposition was previously dominated by Daesh. We are not aware of any recent clashes between the Turkish-backed opposition and the People's Protection Units in Afrin Canton. We call on all parties to work alongside the Global Coalition to achieve our shared objective of defeating Daesh.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/12/2016 16:00:05 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton