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1003874

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Poland: Sovereignty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason the Government was not represented by a Minister at the celebration of 100 years of independence for Poland on 11 November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	189647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>UK Ministers were not invited to the event in Warsaw on 11 November to celebrate 100 years of Poland regaining independence. Our Ambassador to Poland was invited and represented the UK Government. The then Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary marked the centenary at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw in June.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 11:53:44 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1003691

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	189572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually details of their payment performance.</p><p>The Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to its Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 11:56:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003862

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Ukraine: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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 Department is taking steps to recognise the contribution of UK citizens to the OSCE mission in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	189614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a long standing supporter of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and its Special Monitoring Mission. We fully support our secondees to the Mission and provide them with a package of benefits and remuneration for their work. This is in addition to the allowances they receive directly from the OSCE. This demonstrates both our commitment to the Mission and our recognition of the work of our secondees. We continue to consider other ways to recognise our secondees’ service to this important Mission.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 11:59:11 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1003594

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Venezuela: Sanctions
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 take steps with his international counterparts to impose sanctions on the leading figures in the Venezuelan Maduro regime.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	189833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK does not have its own domestic sanctions regime but does act with the international community to implement UN and EU sanctions.</p><p>We agreed a tough EU sanctions regime on Venezuela in November 2017. Travel bans and assets freezes were imposed on seven government officials in February 2018 and a further 11 officials in July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 12:00:37 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1003864

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Ukraine: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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 average time spent in Ukraine was of UK representatives to the OSCE’s mission to that country.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	189615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Secondees are placed on contracts for one year which can be renewed on agreement, as the mandate for the mission is renewed by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). While in Ukraine they work full time and are subject to OSCE staffing regulations. As the OSCE is an independent multilateral organisation, any UK secondees are working for the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission and are not formally representatives of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 12:04:42 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1003865

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Ukraine: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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 UK citizens working for the OSCE’s mission to Ukraine are employed by (a) the Government, (b) a UK contractor and (c) the OSCE; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	189616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK currently provides 66 monitors to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission (SMM), the second largest cohort of any participating state. This includes the recent appointment of a UK secondee to the senior position of Deputy Chief Monitor. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office funds these secondee postings through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). Since the OSCE is an independent multilateral organisation, we are unable to provide details of other UK citizens who may be contracted or employed by the organisation in Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 12:24:53 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1003819

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	UNMIK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Kosovo and (b) Serbia on the (i) future of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo and (ii) vote of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo on 18 October 2018 to establish a national army for that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	189635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not raised the issue of the future of UNMIK nor the vote in the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo on establishing an army with counterparts in either Serbia or Kosovo.</p><p>FCO officials are in regular discussion with the Government of Kosovo, including on the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF). The UK also conducts regular consultation with NATO Allies on the subject, given NATO's support to the KSF.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 12:27:10 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1003820

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Kosovo: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the vote of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo on 18 October 2018 to establish a national army on efforts to normalise relations between Kosovo and Serbia.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	189636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>We support Kosovo's sovereign right to have security forces or, if they so choose, armed forces, and we have encouraged the Government of Kosovo to make any changes to the existing Kosovo Security Forces in close consultation with NATO.</p><p>We support the EU-facilitated Dialogue aimed at normalising relations between Kosovo and Serbia, which is in both sides' interest. We look to both parties to act in ways that support normalisation.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 12:28:52 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1007160

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	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, what steps his Department has taken since the passing of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 to ensure that British Overseas Territories introduce public registers of beneficial ownership.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	191477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has assured the Overseas Territories of our commitment to working collaboratively with them on the introduction of public registers. Minister of State Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon has already proposed the establishment of a UK- Overseas Territories technical working group to meet in early 2019 and will discuss more formally the implementation timetable and any initial requests for support at the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council next month.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 15:56:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1007180

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Colombia: Politics and Government
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 Government of Colombia on protection for leaders of the FARC party since the attempted murder of Fancy Urrego (Erika Montero), a member of that party's leadership; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	191257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>I discussed the killings of former members of the FARC, human rights defenders and social activists in Colombia with President Duque's advisor for international affairs and human rights on 17 October. I also condemn the attempted murder of FARC leader Erika Montero in Medellin on 4 November which seeks to undermine confidence in the peace process.</p><p>The Colombian Government has taken welcome steps to train protection teams for FARC leaders, with recruits including former FARC combatants. The UK has raised the importance of providing security guarantees set out in the peace deal during discussions at the UN Security Council where the UK holds the pen for the peace process, and through CSSF funding we have strengthened the Colombian Government's capacity to do this. The UK has also called for improved protection measures for human rights defenders, including through recommendations that Colombia accepted during its Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights at the UN (Geneva) in May.</p><p>The UK fully supports implementation of the 2016 historic peace agreement and continues to work closely with the new Colombian Government and international partners to ensure a safer more prosperous future for all Colombians.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 191258 question first answered 19/11/2018 15:58:55 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford