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896351

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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: Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of UK citizens that will travel to Russia for the 2018 World Cup.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	140651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>We know that FIFA have estimated that approximately 30,000 tickets have been applied for by UK residents. We are working closely with the FA, Supporters Groups, and the Russian organising committee to get the most accurate data on fan numbers and fan movements to ensure we have sufficient numbers of Embassy staff to support them. We have held discussions with fans, the Football Association, and supporters’ groups following the attack in Salisbury. UK citizens are not required to notify the Government if they change their plans. We encourage fans attending the tournament to stay up to date with our Travel Advice. We will attempt to reinforce the number of staff in Russia and London to support British nationls travelling to the tournament, and we will have consular staff based in every city that England will play in.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 140652 140654 question first answered 09/05/2018 15:07:24 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

896352

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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: Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of UK citizens that have cancelled a visit to Russia for the World Cup as a result of security concerns after the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal and his daughter.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	140652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>We know that FIFA have estimated that approximately 30,000 tickets have been applied for by UK residents. We are working closely with the FA, Supporters Groups, and the Russian organising committee to get the most accurate data on fan numbers and fan movements to ensure we have sufficient numbers of Embassy staff to support them. We have held discussions with fans, the Football Association, and supporters’ groups following the attack in Salisbury. UK citizens are not required to notify the Government if they change their plans. We encourage fans attending the tournament to stay up to date with our Travel Advice. We will attempt to reinforce the number of staff in Russia and London to support British nationls travelling to the tournament, and we will have consular staff based in every city that England will play in.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 140651 140654 question first answered 09/05/2018 15:07:24 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

896355

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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: Football
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 officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office will be in Russia for the duration of the 2018 World Cup to provide assistance to UK citizens.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	140654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>We know that FIFA have estimated that approximately 30,000 tickets have been applied for by UK residents. We are working closely with the FA, Supporters Groups, and the Russian organising committee to get the most accurate data on fan numbers and fan movements to ensure we have sufficient numbers of Embassy staff to support them. We have held discussions with fans, the Football Association, and supporters’ groups following the attack in Salisbury. UK citizens are not required to notify the Government if they change their plans. We encourage fans attending the tournament to stay up to date with our Travel Advice. We will attempt to reinforce the number of staff in Russia and London to support British nationls travelling to the tournament, and we will have consular staff based in every city that England will play in.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 140651 140652 question first answered 09/05/2018 15:07:24 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

793982

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Ministers of his Department have informed him of meetings held in a personal capacity while they were on private holidays abroad in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	115071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>This information is not routinely collated.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 27/11/2017 17:06:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

788507

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his officials in Israel or the Palestinian Territories met the Right hon. Member for Witham between 13 and 25 August 2017.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	112611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>​It is longstanding practice under successive Governments that we do not routinely disclose information relating to internal discussion and advice. My Rt Hon. Friend the member for Witham (Ms Patel) resigned as Secretary of State for International Development on 8 November. I refer the Hon Member to the exchange of letters between my Rt Hon. Friend the member for Witham (Ms Patel) and the Prime Minister on her resignation; and to the statement issued by my Rt Hon. Friend on 6 November, a copy of which is available on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/11/2017 17:53:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

788508

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when officials of his Department in (a) Israel and the Palestinian Territories and (b) London first became aware that the Right hon. Member for Witham visited Israel in the summer of 2017.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	112609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>​I refer the Rt Hon Member to my answer to written question 112026 of 13 November.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/11/2017 17:50:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

387824

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Travel
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 (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers in his Department are entitled to the use of (i) a car with a dedicated driver, (ii) a car from the Government car pool and (iii) a taxi ordered through a departmental account.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	5739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) staff in the UK do not use a car with dedicated driver. FCO Services has a small pool of vehicles and security cleared drivers which are used mainly for transporting Queen's Messengers, diplomatic bags and other classified material. As part of a long-standing arrangement, the Permanent Under-Secretary and other senior officials are able to draw on this pool for official and operationally necessary travel. The FCO does make use of a taxi service provider which FCO staff are entitled to use according to strict policy rules governing the use of taxis for official journeys. FCO policy states that ‘for duty travel staff should use the most efficient means of transport; the use of taxis for official business should be avoided unless it is absolutely necessary, usually when there is no other means of public transport to the destination, or there is a need to transport bulky official materials (not personal luggage) to or from a course, seminar or meeting. FCO Staff are entitled to use a taxi when it is considered the most efficient means of transport. Special Advisers are not entitled to us ethe FCO Services provided small car pool or the departmental taxi provision. The statistical information requested is not held centrally and can only be collated at disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/07/2015 13:44:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

387825

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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	Official Gifts
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 and what value of gifts were bought for foreign dignitaries visiting UK embassies in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	5743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. <br><br>Foreign and Commonwealth Office guidance on gift-giving is that staff should ensure that gifts, advantages and hospitality given is appropriate, proportionate and open. Gifts would not normally be given to foreign dignitaries visiting a British Embassy in a third country.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 09/07/2015 16:14:04 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest