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1218964

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Russia: Subversion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the level of risk of Russian interference in UK democratic processes; and if the Government will publish the Intelligence and Security Committee's Russia report.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	904045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>It is, and always will be, an absolute priority to protect our democratic and electoral processes. The Government took steps during the election to protect the safety and security of our democratic processes. The Government worked with a large number of organisations to do this, and would like to thank them for their continued support and work in this area.</p><p>As you would expect, the Government examines all aspects of the electoral process, and that work is ongoing. With regards to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on Russia, the Prime Minister has cleared the report for publication, which is now a matter for the new Committee.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/06/2020 14:41:40 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1173963

registered interest
date	28/01/2020
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	China: 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 support his Department is providing to UK nationals in Wuhan who are unable to access medication.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	9071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>As the Foreign Secretary said on 30 January, the safety and security of British nationals will always be our top priority. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is in crisis mode to respond to those British Nationals effected by the outbreak of the Coronavirus. Our Embassy in Beijing and consular teams remain in close contact with British nationals in the region to ensure they have the latest information they need. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has also organised a repatriation flight for British Nationals and other entitled persons in Hubei Province which landed on 31 January at RAF Brize Norton.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 03/02/2020 15:42:55 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

759425

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Commonwealth: Young People
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 Government was appointed as a member of the new Commonwealth Youth Ministerial Task Force following the 9th Commonwealth Youth Minister meeting in Uganda, as outlined in point 20 of the Final Communiqué.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	9738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>​The UK is not currently on the new Commonwealth Youth Ministerial Task Force. The Task Force is made up of 10 members representing the Commonwealth's regions; this includes Malta as the representative for Europe.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/09/2017 09:33:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

759426

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting: Young People
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 the Government is taking to ensure that young people are represented at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	9739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>In April 2018, the UK will host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London and Windsor. The summit will involve three days of forums and the two day Heads of Government Meeting. The Commonwealth Youth Forum is a key part of this, providing an opportunity for the young people of the Commonwealth to debate the challenges they face and develop proposals that will be put to decision makers, ensuring they have a voice in the Commonwealth's future.</p><p>The agenda for the Commonwealth Youth Forum is developed by an International Taskforce, made up of young leaders from across the Commonwealth and the UK as Host country, working in partnership with the Commonwealth Youth Council.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/09/2017 09:57:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

523961

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
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	Armed Conflict: Casualties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role the Government is playing in UN discussions on improving mechanisms for casualty recording.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	40001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK welcomes efforts to improve the UN’s recording of casualties as a means of ensuring UN decision making is better informed and civilians are better protected in conflict. We will continue to support the UN Secretary-General, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and all other relevant parts of the UN system as they take this work forward. We are a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and a strong supporter of the Human Rights Up Front Initiative.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 17/06/2016 10:28:39 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

514773

registered interest
date	21/04/2016
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	USA: LGBT+ People
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 US counterpart on LGBT rights in North Carolina and Mississippi.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	34984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>Our Consul General in Atlanta raised our concerns with the North Carolina Commerce Secretary on 19 April. We have amended our Travel Advice for the United States to reflect legislative changes on LGBT rights in North Carolina and Mississippi . This Government is opposed to all forms of discrimination. We are committed to ensuring that all LGBT people are free to live their lives in a safe and just environment.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 28/04/2016 13:55:43 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

417275

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
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	Hungary: Refugees
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 the Hungarian government on the treatment of refugees in Hungary.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	9108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The British Embassy in Budapest has been following closely the situation of refugees who enter Hungary and our staff have visited the border with Serbia, reception centres, and Keleti railway station in Budapest. They have also discussed this issue with the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We will continue to monitor the situation in Hungary as elsewhere in Europe closely, and to press the case for a comprehensive plan to deal with the current situation as the Prime Minister has said. Collectively, the EU needs to deal with the causes of the crisis, not just its consequences. We will work with all our European partners on this, and we, along with France and Germany, called for an emergency summit which will take place on 14 September.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 11/09/2015 12:37:29 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith