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969443

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
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	India: Floods
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 (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) his Indian counterpart on the flooding in Kerala state.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	171654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>​It was heart-breaking to see reports of so much loss of life and so many made homeless by flooding across Kerala in August. Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials in India have been in touch with the Indian Government and Kerala State Government, and continue to closely follow events in the region. Consular officials helped 77 British Nationals in difficulty. The Prime Minister and Her Majesty the Queen wrote to the Indian Government to offer condolences.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/09/2018 15:20:25 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

969478

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
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	Torture: Rendition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons the Government extended its deadline for announcing whether to launch an independent judge-led inquiry into UK involvement in torture and rendition.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	171733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is giving the necessary careful consideration to the need for an independent judge-led inquiry and will update the House after it returns in October.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 171734 171735 171736 question first answered 12/09/2018 15:37:47 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

969479

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
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	Torture: Rendition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government plans to announce whether to launch an independent judge-led inquiry into UK involvement in torture and rendition.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	171734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is giving the necessary careful consideration to the need for an independent judge-led inquiry and will update the House after it returns in October.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 171733 171735 171736 question first answered 12/09/2018 15:37:47 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

969480

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
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	Torture: Rendition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who will take the final decision on launching an independent judge-led inquiry into UK involvement in torture and rendition.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	171735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is giving the necessary careful consideration to the need for an independent judge-led inquiry and will update the House after it returns in October.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 171733 171734 171736 question first answered 12/09/2018 15:37:47 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

969481

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
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	Torture: Rendition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what factors the Government will take into account in its decision on whether to launch an independent judge-led inquiry into UK involvement in torture and rendition.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	171736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is giving the necessary careful consideration to the need for an independent judge-led inquiry and will update the House after it returns in October.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 171733 171734 171735 question first answered 12/09/2018 15:37:47 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

968150

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Emergency Travel Documents
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 received in charges for providing emergency travel documents to UK citizens in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	170804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>​Over the last five financial years the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office has received income averaging £3.2m per year from providing emergency travel documents to UK citizens. These are designed to cover the costs of providing the service. Details by financial year are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Income from Emergency Travel Documents</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>£3,283,723</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>£3,613,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>£3,098,571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>£3,082,406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>£3,019,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019 (to 31/08)</p></td><td><p>£1,223,115</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/09/2018 15:13:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

968225

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Yemen: War Crimes
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 Government's position is on the view of the UN Human Rights Council Group of Eminent Experts that individuals in the Government and the coalition, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, may have conducted attacks in violation of the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution that may amount to war crimes.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	170680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>​The recent report from the Group of Eminent Experts further underlines the deeply concerning human rights situation in Yemen and the importance of reaching a political solution to this conflict. We are carefully considering the contents of the report ahead of the upcoming session of the UN Human Rights Council.</p><p>As we have consistently done we will continue to emphasise to all parties the vital importance of compliance with international humanitarian law, press for action to address the humanitarian crisis, and encourage all parties to engage in the UN-led political process in good faith.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/09/2018 16:03:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

968229

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Election Observers: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which international election observation missions his Department provided financial support for the participation of UK observers in each year since 2010; how much such finance his Department provided in each such year; which international election observation missions his Department plans to provide financial support for the participation of UK observers in 2018-19; how much such finance his Department has committed for 2018-19; whether there have been any changes to his Department's policy for supporting and funding such missions in 2018-19; and whether his Department plans to make any such changes for future financial years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	170691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The budget for election observation missions (EOMs) is devolved to each Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) geographical department, so figures are not held centrally. This year the UK has sent observers to the OSCE EOMs in Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Montenegro, and will be sending observers to the EOMs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Moldova. We shall assess which OSCE EOMs the UK will send observers to in 2019 once we have confirmation from the OSCE of the elections they plan to observe.</p><p>In addition, the UK funds observers to EU EOMs through our delivery partner, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. We have also granted the Commonwealth Secretariat £1.8m for their work across the Commonwealth on EOMs.</p><p>There has been no change in policy on the UK's commitment to supporting election observation missions. It will not be possible to fund observers for every mission. We focus our contributions where they can have most practical impact, whether through EOMs or other democracy initiatives, such as those detailed in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/human-rights-and-democracy-report-2017" target="_blank">2017 FCO Human Rights Report</a>.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 10/09/2018 15:58:17 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

968281

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	North Korea: South Korea
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 representations he has made to his (a) US, (b) South Korean and (c) North Korean counterparts on peace and stability in the Korean peninsula.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	170726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary regularly speaks to his counterparts in the United States and South Korea (ROK) and continues to work with them in support of a diplomatic solution to the security threat posed by North Korea. On 22 August the Foreign Secretary held talks with US Secretary of State Pompeo in Washington. The Foreign Secretary hosted talks with ROK Foreign Minister Kang in London on 18 July.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 10/09/2018 16:18:17 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

968282

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Japan: Storms
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 Japanese counterpart following Typhoon Jebi.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	170727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The British Government is deeply saddened by the death toll from Typhoon Jebi in the latest in a series of natural disasters to hit Japan this summer. I offered our condolences, and confirmed that the UK stands with Japan.</p><p>Japan has a highly advanced set of emergency services to deal with natural disasters. The Japanese government has not requested assistance, but the UK stands ready to provide support to Japan as one of our closest partners. We remain in regular contact with the Japanese authorities through UK offices in Tokyo and Osaka including the provision of consular assistance.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 10/09/2018 16:30:44 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman