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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

802186

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	Jerusalem
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 the US Administration on its decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	117873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has discussed the issue with the US Secretary of State Tillerson, most recently on 5 December. The Prime Minister set out the UK's position on the US decision in her statement of 6 December.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/12/2017 16:55:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

802206

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	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 reasons the Punjabi authorities have given to his Department for the denial of private and unfettered access to British consular services to Jagtar Singh Johal for over a month.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	117893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>UK officials have made numerous consular visits to Mr Johal including most recently on 7 December and continue to discuss with the authorities in India our request for a private meeting with him.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/12/2017 17:31:14 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

802231

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	Sudan: Military Aid
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 the Government of Sudan on the activities of the Rapid Support Forces in Darfur.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	117918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>The Rapid Support Forces are now formally a part of the Sudanese Armed Forces. The UK continues to impress upon the Government of Sudan that, as they move into the security space in Darfur, and as UNAMID bases are handed over, it is vital that they provide safety for civilians in a manner that is compliant with both international humanitarian and human rights law. The UK is in regular contact with UNAMID and is monitoring the reconfiguration of the Mission closely.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/12/2017 11:42:56 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

802240

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	Jerusalem
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 the Government has had with the Israeli Government on President Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	117927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have reiterrated our position on this matter to the Israeli authorities. The UK’s long-standing position on the status of Jerusalem is clear: it should be determined in a negotiated settlement between the Israelis and the Palestinians, and Jerusalem should ultimately be the shared capital of the Israeli and Palestinian states. In line with relevant Security Council Resolutions, we regard East Jerusalem as part of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. ​</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/12/2017 15:24:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

802251

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	Syria: Overseas Aid
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 place a copy of any correspondence between his Department and Adam Smith International since 2014 on the risk of money in his Department's Official Development Assistance budget earmarked for the access to the justice and community security scheme being used for corrupt or fraudulent practices or being diverted to armed groups inside Syria in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	117938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>​I have written to all MPs on the allegations concerning the Adam Smith International and Foreign and Commonwealth's Access to Justice and Community Security (AJACS) programme in Syria. In that letter I explained that Her Majesty's Government is undertaking an investigation into these claims, and that the AJACs programme has been suspended while this investigation is carried out.</p><p>I will update all MPs at the earliest opportunity into the outcomes of this investigation and the future of this programme.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/12/2017 17:02:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

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

802266

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 to Question 115266 on companies: ownership, how many times UK law enforcement authorities have accessed beneficial ownership information held on companies incorporated in British Overseas Territories since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	117953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not have access to operational details of requests made by UK law enforcement authorities for beneficial ownership information.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/12/2017 17:27:26 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran