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1608566

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
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	Cyprus: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the National Security Bill on diplomatic relations with the Government of Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	176581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The bilateral relationship between the UK and Cyprus has never been stronger. Our shared commitment to working together on a wide range of priority areas is underlined in the 2019 Defence and Security Co-operation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and the comprehensive bilateral MoU signed last year. The National Security Bill (NSB) will ensure that the UK can continue to protect its sensitive sites under UK law, as is currently the case under the Official Secrets Act 1911. As Lord Sharpe said when he made a statement in the House of Lords on 18 January, the NSB will in no way contravene the 1960 Treaty of Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/04/2023 08:49:01 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1505182

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
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 her Department is taking to support the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	47725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>It is a priority for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office with the UK Government to implement, uphold and strengthen the United Nations Convention on the Law of The Sea (UNCLOS). UNCLOS provides a framework for developing more detailed treaties and instruments that tackle areas of interest to the UK such as the Protocol against smuggling migrants, fisheries instruments, instruments concerning pollution and conservation.</p><p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office are championing the development of a new Implementing Agreement on marine biodiversity of the High Seas negotiations on which were recently suspended in New York but are expected to resume early in 2023. The UK continues to work through the International Maritime Organisation, Regional Fisheries Management Organisations and other bodies to develop regulations, guidance and best practices that support safety, security and conservation of the ocean. We are also deploying our military assets to uphold freedoms where they are challenged, and delivering capacity building to countries to support effective and sustainable management of their marine zones.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 21/09/2022 14:36:13 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1438638

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
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	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer to Question 45069 on 13 September 2021 on Palestinians: Overseas Aid, for what reason her Department does not publish Partnership Principles Assessments.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	135435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>In line with our transparency commitment policy, the FCDO publishes Memorandums of Understanding and Annual Programme Reviews for programmes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories on DevTracker. We do not publish Partnership Principles Assessments. We have an active dialogue with the Palestinian Authority (PA) on issues relating to the 'partnership principles' and assess that the PA continues to demonstrate a credible commitment to our agreements.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 16/03/2022 14:38:40 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1438639

registered interest
date	07/03/2022
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	Palestinians: Newspaper Press
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and the Palestinian Authority, whether her Department has raised concerns with representatives of the Authority about an article in Al-Hayat Al-Jadida on 5 April 2021 referring to the Park Hotel suicide bombers as self-sacrificing and heroic.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	135436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle any language and actions that could incite violence or hatred. We continue to urge the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships to avoid engaging in, or encouraging, any type of action and language that makes it more difficult to achieve a negotiated solution to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 16/03/2022 16:50:11 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1416068

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
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	Israel: Foreign Relations
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 she has made of further opportunities for UK-Israel collaboration following the signing of UK-Israel Strategic Partnership.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	110269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The memorandum of understanding, signed on 29 November and accessible here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-israel-strategic-partnership-memorandum-of-understanding-2021, commits to the development of a new, bespoke UK-Israel Bilateral Roadmap. This Roadmap will define UK-Israel cooperation for the next decade across the breadth of the bilateral relationship.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/02/2022 16:29:47 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1416069

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
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	Palestinians: Development Aid
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 she will place a copy of her Department’s Memorandums of Understanding with the Palestinian Authority for 2020/21 and 2021/22 in the House of Commons Library.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	110270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>In line with our transparency commitments, our 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 Memorandums of Understanding with the Palestinian Authority will be made available on DevTracker shortly.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/02/2022 17:19:43 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1386617

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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: 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, whether all British Council staff that have applied under the ARAP scheme are now in the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	90359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>45 former British Council employees have already arrived in the UK, together with their dependents. In August we also agreed to resettle over 50 British Council contractors. Many of these have already arrived in the UK with their families. We are working with the Home Office and the Ministry Of Defence in order to make sure that the rest of those who are eligible to come to the UK can do so.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 14/12/2021 17:59:48 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1385323

registered interest
date	06/12/2021
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	Military Alliances
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 recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of the UK joining the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	87614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister made clear through this year's Integrated Review that an increased focus on the Indo-Pacific is a key priority for this government. We are therefore building and strengthening partnerships bilaterally, multilaterally and in minilateral groupings across the region. The Indo-Pacific Quad is increasingly important to four of the UK's closest partners in the region (Australia, India, Japan and the US). The UK welcomes the outcomes of the two leaders' level Quad summits in March and September 2021, which echo many of the UK's priorities, including climate change, COVID-19 response, emerging technology and infrastructure. We are looking at options for closer practical cooperation with Quad members in these areas.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 13/12/2021 16:40:23 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1351116

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
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: Vietnam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he recently travelled to Vietnam on an A321 aircraft leased from CMT; and whether the costs of that flight were met from his Departmental budget.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	40674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary's travel expenses for Ministerial trips are published quarterly at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-january-to-march-2021</p><p>Information pertaining to the Foreign Secretary's travel to Vietnam will be published at the same link in due course, in accordance with timelines set out by the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 08/09/2021 15:18:14 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1341888

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
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	Ebrahim Raisi
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 effect on the level of threat to Israel of the election of Ebrahim Raisi as president of Iran.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary most recently engaged with his Israeli counterparts during a visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories on the 25-26 May. We regularly discuss regional issues with international partners, and continue to support the security of our allies.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 24110 question first answered 07/07/2021 16:27:53 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones