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1583540

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the number of Syrian refugees who have yet to return to Syria.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	139257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, provides authoritative assessments on displacement. It estimates there are over 6.6 million Syrian refugees worldwide, of which 5.5 million are hosted in countries near Syria, notably Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan.</p><p>The UK is grateful for the role refugee-hosting countries play. We will continue to provide support to displaced population, including in response to the 6 February earthquake, which has affected Syrians in both Turkey and Syria itself. We urge the Asad regime to engage meaningfully with the UN-facilitated political process in order to achieve conditions suitable for safe refugee returns.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/02/2023 16:54:10 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1583545

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Hazara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the Hazara community in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	139261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>FCDO officials regularly press the Taliban to protect religious and ethnic minorities. We are working with international partners to ensure credible monitoring to hold those responsible for human rights abuses to account. On 7 October 2022, we co-sponsored a Human Rights Council resolution to extend the UN Special Rapporteur's mandate. His latest report to the Human Rights Council included an assessment of the situation for Hazara communities. We regularly engage with Hazara representatives who provide vital insight on the situation. Most recently, on 8 December 2022, the Minister for South Asia met representatives from Hazara community groups.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 09/02/2023 13:36:31 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1583573

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February to Question 133964 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, what type of furniture was hired from the company concerned; and what purpose it had at the functions described.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	139141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>The purchases from Capital Pinball on the dates noted relate to table, chair, marquee, cutlery and crockery hire for larger scale functions at the British High Commission in Canberra and at Westminster House, the High Commissioner's official Residence in Canberra.</p><p>These events included the Queen's Birthday Party, a reception to mark the end of the UK-hosted COP26 and a lunch with Australian Chevening scholars. Guests included Ministers, parliamentarians, indigenous leaders and other key stakeholders.</p><p>The exchange of gifts and hospitality has long been an important part of building relations and diplomacy. All expenses undergo rigorous oversight to ensure they are reasonable and adhere to FCDO spending regulations.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 10/02/2023 09:39:33 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1583584

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Vladimir Kara-Murza
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will ensure that UK diplomats are present at the trial in Moscow of the joint British citizen Vladimir Kara-Murza.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	139164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>British Embassy officials have attended Vladimir Kara-Murza's court hearings, the most recent being on 25 January. We will continue to attend, but remain vigilant to attempts by the Russian government to exclude diplomats from future hearings. The UK continues to raise Mr Kara-Murza's case with the Russian authorities and call for his release. We are providing consular support to his family and continue to request consular access. Last month I [Minister Docherty] met with Mr Kara-Murza's wife, Evgenia. We condemn the politically motivated detention of Mr Kara-Murza, and of all those who speak out against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 139165 139166 question first answered 10/02/2023 14:33:45 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1583585

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Vladimir Kara-Murza
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the Russian Government on the detention of the joint British citizen Vladimir Kara-Murza.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	139165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>British Embassy officials have attended Vladimir Kara-Murza's court hearings, the most recent being on 25 January. We will continue to attend, but remain vigilant to attempts by the Russian government to exclude diplomats from future hearings. The UK continues to raise Mr Kara-Murza's case with the Russian authorities and call for his release. We are providing consular support to his family and continue to request consular access. Last month I [Minister Docherty] met with Mr Kara-Murza's wife, Evgenia. We condemn the politically motivated detention of Mr Kara-Murza, and of all those who speak out against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 139164 139166 question first answered 10/02/2023 14:33:45 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1583586

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Vladimir Kara-Murza
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the number of prison visits made by UK diplomats to visit the joint British citizen Vladimir Kara-Murza in detention in Moscow; and what assessment he has made of (a) the adequacy of his custodial conditions and (b) his health.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	139166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2023 answer text <p>British Embassy officials have attended Vladimir Kara-Murza's court hearings, the most recent being on 25 January. We will continue to attend, but remain vigilant to attempts by the Russian government to exclude diplomats from future hearings. The UK continues to raise Mr Kara-Murza's case with the Russian authorities and call for his release. We are providing consular support to his family and continue to request consular access. Last month I [Minister Docherty] met with Mr Kara-Murza's wife, Evgenia. We condemn the politically motivated detention of Mr Kara-Murza, and of all those who speak out against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 139164 139165 question first answered 10/02/2023 14:33:45 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1583610

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Departmental Coordination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what ongoing discussions officials in his Department have with their counterparts in the Home Office on trends in irregular migration flows.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	139290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>FCDO officials hold regular discussions with their counterparts in the Home Office on all aspects of irregular migration. The FCDO takes a &quot;whole of route&quot; approach to addressing the challenges of irregular migration, including coordinated interventions to address root causes, tackle trafficking, increase awareness of the risks of undertaking dangerous journeys and strengthen borders and returns processes.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 08/02/2023 17:20:44 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1583637

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Haiti: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Jamaican police and soldiers being placed in Haiti to tackle gang violence in that country.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	139134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>We note and welcome the reporting last week of comments by Jamaican PM Holness that he would be willing to contribute to the Haitian Government's request to the UN Secretary General for a multinational security assistance deployment to Haiti to support a return to a reasonable level of stability and peace. Such an offer would need to be made and discussed at the UN before any decisions could be taken.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 08/02/2023 12:57:55 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1583681

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) fossil fuel-, (b) electric- and (c) hybrid-powered road-legal vehicles their Department purchased in the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	139317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO does not hold detailed information centrally on the number of vehicles purchased in the current financial year. The FCDO's Fixed Asset Register records the number of vehicles that are brought into service. This is not broken down by fuel type. The Register added 307 vehicles between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2022. The FCDO maintains a policy for the purchase of low emission vehicles requiring these to not exceed 75g of Carbon Dioxide per Kilometre and preferably to not exceed 50g of Carbon Dioxide per Kilometre, subject to certain exemptions including local availability.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 13/02/2023 10:21:53 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1583695

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Africa: HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help provide life-saving treatment to children living with HIV in Africa.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	139329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the Dar Es Salaam Declaration for Action to End AIDS in Children, launched on 1 February. The UK's pledge to the 7th replenishment of the Global Fund will help to save over 1 million lives including by providing medicine for 170,000 mothers to prevent HIV transmission to their babies. We also continue to support UNAIDS to deliver on its mandate to provide effective leadership for the global HIV response and implement the ambitious new Global AIDS Strategy. The UK continues to fund other key international partners, including UNITAID, the Robert Carr Fund, the Global Financing Facility and others on combatting HIV and AIDS in Africa and in children, pregnant women and mothers. These investments are aligned to our commitments in the International Development Strategy on women and girls and global health. Furthermore, our integrated approach ensures that countering HIV is embedded in FCDO's health systems strengthening work and our work to end the preventable deaths of mothers, babies and children, including through our bilateral programming. Our Women's Integrated Sexual Health programme has supported the provision of integrated services in sub-Saharan Africa and the integration of comprehensive sexuality education modules, including HIV prevention, into the national school curriculum in Sierra Leone.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 139330 139331 139332 question first answered 08/02/2023 15:43:34 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi