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802570

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	Palestinians: 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 the Government's policy is on the right of return for Palestine refugees.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	118120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>​I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 20 October 2017 (PQ 107394).</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 15:53:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

802582

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Labour Turnover
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 members of staff have left his Department since 1 January 2015; and how many of those members of staff were nationals of non-UK EU countries.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	118132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Between 1st January 2015 and 30th November 2017, 929 UK Based Staff have left the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). This includes retirement, resignation, career breaks and dismissal. It also includes civil servants returning to their parent department at the end of their loan/secondment.</p><p>The Aliens' Employment Act 1955 makes it a requirement that all UK Based Staff in the FCO must be British nationals or dual nationals where one of those nationalities is British. We do not centrally hold details of the nationality of our staff who are dual nationals.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/12/2017 16:26:57 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

802583

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	Israeli Settlements
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 policy is on Israeli settlement building in Jerusalem.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	118133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 18 October 2017 (PQ 106847).</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 15:57:17 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

802589

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	Occupied Territories: Demolition
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 policy is on the demolition of Palestinian buildings by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	118139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>As I set out in the Westminster Hall debate on 6 December the UK position on demolitions is clear: we consider them entirely unacceptable. In all but the most exceptional cases, they are contrary to international humanitarian law. Demolitions or evictions of Palestinian families from their homes cause unnecessary suffering and call into question Israel’s commitment to a viable two-state solution. The UK is particularly concerned by Israeli proposals to relocate the Bedouin population from the E1 area, which the UN has said could constitute forcible transfer.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/12/2017 14:05:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

802591

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 supports a two-state solution in Israel and Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	118141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 20 November 2017 (PQ 113202).</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/12/2017 13:51:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

802740

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	Jagtar Singh Johal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the alleged torture of Jagtar Singh Johal in Punjab.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	118289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>​Consular staff in India were made aware of allegations of mistreatment through Mr Johal's legal representation. Consular staff have visited Mr Johal on several occasions since early November and are in contact with his lawyer. Our priority is to inquire about these specific allegations with Mr Johal in private. With his consent we will then raise any allegations made with the relevant authorities. When considering how to act, we will avoid any action that might put the individual in question or any other person that may be affected at risk.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 15/12/2017 14:24:02 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

802097

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Bell Pottinger Group
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 any Minister of his Department has received from Bell Pottinger on behalf of (a) Atos IT Services UK Limited, (b) Centrica PLC, (c) Ernst & Young and (d) Monarch Holdings Limited.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	117784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>​No written ministerial correspondence has been received in 2017 from Bell Pottinger on behalf of Atos IT Services UK Limited, Centrica Plc, Ernst &amp; Young and Monarch Holdings Limited.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 14/12/2017 16:44:14 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

802112

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	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 his Department has made to the Government of Bahrain on Nabeel Rajab’s unsuccessful appeal against a two-year prison sentence for speaking to journalists.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	117799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text ​We continue to closely monitor the case of Nabeel Rajab and have raised it with the Bahraini Government at the highest levels. The British Government continues to emphasise to the Government of Bahrain the need to respect the rights of all citizens, including freedom of expression. answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2017 15:00:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

802264

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	British Overseas Territories: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2017 to Question 115266 on companies: ownership, when (a) Ministers and (b) officials of his Department last held discussions with representatives of the Governments of (i) Anguilla, (ii) Turks and Caicos Islands and (iii) Montserrat on the establishment of a central register or similar arrangement; and what the outcome was of those discussions.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	117951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>At the Joint Ministerial Council on 28-29 November, the Minister for the Overseas Territories (OTs), Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, and leaders of the OTs welcomed progress made by those OTs with financial services centres in implementing the arrangements set out in the Exchange of Notes on exchange of beneficial ownership information. They committed, where not already achieved, to expedite work to ensure that the new systems were fully operational and populated.</p><p>​Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials also recently discussed progress on the establishment of beneficial ownership systems with representatives of the Governments of Anguilla, the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) and Montserrat. We are finalising with the Government of Anguilla a Memorandum of Understanding on the terms for the provision of UK support for the establishment of their beneficial ownership system. TCI Representatives have confirmed that their Financial Services Commission is at the testing stage for its new central register.</p><p>Representatives of Montserrat have confirmed that a Bill requiring legal entities to hold beneficial ownership information and to submit it for inclusion in Montserrat's existing public central register will have its first reading in Montserrat's Legislative Assembly on 19 December 2017. The target date for the addition of beneficial ownership information to the existing register is 1 April 2018.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/12/2017 17:31:05 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

802265

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Montserrat: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2017 to Question 115266 on companies: ownership, when he expects the Legislative Assembly of Montserrat to (a) introduce and (b) pass legislation to implement a central register of beneficial ownership.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	117952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>​A Bill requiring legal entities to hold beneficial ownership information and to submit it for inclusion in Montserrat's existing public central register will have its first reading in Montserrat's Legislative Assembly on 19 December. It will have its second and third reading at the next sitting of the Legislative Assembly, which is scheduled to sit on 23 January 2018. The Bill is expected to come into law after that date.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/12/2017 17:25:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran