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997710

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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: Apprentices
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 apprentices are employed in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>As at 30<sup>th</sup> September 2018, the FCO employed 35 UK-based apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/11/2018 16:32:40 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997737

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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: Pay
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 staff in his Department are paid less than £8.75 per hour.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>No UK-Based staff employed by the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office are paid less than the Real Living Wage rate of £8.75 per hour.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/11/2018 16:34:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997777

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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: Pay
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 staff in his Department are paid less than £10.20 per hour.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>111 UK-Based staff employed by the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office are paid less than the London Living Wage rate of £10.20 per hour. However, all staff employed within Inner or Greater London receive at least this rate.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/11/2018 16:35:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

942989

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	China: Religious 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 raise restrictions on freedom of religion or belief in (a) Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and (b) other parts of China at the next UK-China Human Rights Dialogue; and whether a date for that next dialogue has been confirmed.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	165154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about restrictions on freedom of religion or belief in China, particularly in Xinjiang. We raised our concerns with the Chinese authorities at the last UK/China Human Rights Dialogue which took place in June 2017 and will do so again at the next Dialogue: we are currently seeking to agree dates with the Chinese authorities. In the meantime, my officials will continue to monitor the situation in Xinjiang closely.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 23/07/2018 10:53:29 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

931263

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
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	Nigeria: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to help tackle violence against predominantly Christian farming communities in central Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	906051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government is concerned about ongoing clashes involving pastoralists and local farmers in Nigeria, driven by disputes over access to land, grazing routes and water. We have raised concerns at Federal and State Government levels and encourage solutions which meet the needs of affected communities and prevent further violence.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/06/2018 15:05:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

900071

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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 Defense Forces: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of British citizens who are serving in the Israeli Defence Force.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	141883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has no information on the number of British citizens serving in the Israel Defence Forces.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/05/2018 16:25:03 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

846279

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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	Bahrain: Freedom of Expression
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 he has made of the level of freedom of speech in Bahrain following the sentencing of the human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to five years in prison on 21 February 2018.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	128949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and our Embassy in Bahrain continue to monitor the case of Nabeel Rajab and have raised this with the Bahraini Government at the highest levels.</p><p>In my public statement of 21 February I expressed my concerns at the further five year sentence handed to Mr Rajab and re-emphasised the UK's encouragement to Bahrain to protect freedom of expression for all of its citizens in line with its international obligations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/03/2018 17:23:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

846282

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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	Nabeel Rajab
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 his counterparts in the Bahraini Government on the sentencing of the human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to five years in prison on 21 February 2018.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	128952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and our Embassy in Bahrain continue to monitor the case of Nabeel Rajab and have raised this with the Bahraini Government at the highest levels.</p><p>In my public statement of 21 February I expressed my concerns at the further five year sentence handed to Mr Rajab and re-emphasised the UK's encouragement to Bahrain to protect freedom of expression for all of its citizens in line with its international obligations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/03/2018 17:29:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

810154

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
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	Somalia: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to authorities in Somalia on the cases of Daud Saied Sahal and Muhamed Yasin Abdi.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	120620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has not made representations on the cases of Daud Saied Sahal and Muhamed Yasin Abdi. These individuals are not British nationals. The FCO regularly calls for the Somali authorities to promote and protect the rule of law and human rights, particularly for children, women and those in vulnerable situations.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/01/2018 18:33:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

810157

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
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	Mahmoud Abu Zeid
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 discussions he has had with his Egyptian counterpart on the release of the photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid known otherwise as Shawkan.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	120623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Egypt, John Casson, and other UK officials have raised Shawkan’s case with the Egyptian authorities on a number of occasions. It is no secret we want to see more political freedoms and better protection of human rights in Egypt, and the Foreign Secretary and I have consistently raised these concerns with our Egyptian counterparts. The UK also raised concerns about human rights in Egypt at the UN Human Rights Council, and our national statement in September 2017 specifically expressed concerns about media restrictions in Egypt.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/01/2018 17:29:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden