Tulip Siddiq

22 Oct 2020 · Treasury

Bank Mellat

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was of his Department's settlement with Bank Mellat; whether that money has been paid to Bank Mellat; and whether a Treasury licence was granted to make that payment.

22 Oct 2020 · Department for International Trade

Department for International Trade: Iran

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations her Department made to the Government of Iran following threats made in the Iranian media in the last three months against her staff; what assessment she made of the causes of tho

22 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gabriella Zaghari-Ratcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what violations by the Iranian authorities of the rights of Gabriella Ratcliffe his Department has (a) recognised, (b) raised with the Iranian Government and (c) formally pro

22 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Torture

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to prevent potential torture as required by the (a) UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment and (b)

22 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Torture: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to cases of torture of British citizens imprisoned overseas, what legal obligations the UK has to take action to prevent further torture under the (a) European

22 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Defence

International Military Services: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2020 to Question 99688 on International Military Services: Legal Fees, whether his Department holds adequate information on how much IMS has continued to pay its principal leg

22 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Defence

International Military Services: Legal Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2020 to Question 99688 on International Military Services: Legal Costs, what steps he and IMS take to ensure that IMS pays value for money legal fees; and when (a) his Departm

22 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Defence

International Military Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 October 2020 to Question 99688 on International Military Services: Legal Costs, when IMS last put the provision of legal services out to public tender; and for how long IMS has had th

22 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2020 to Question 99694, on what date the Government's hostage policy was last updated; and if he will place a copy of that policy in the L

22 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2020 to Question 99694 on Hostage Taking, when he last made an assessment of the effectiveness of UK hostage policy; and whether that ass

22 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 5 October 2020 to Question 97662 and Answer of 12 October 2020 to Question 99691, whether his Department has KPIs focused on the (a) overseas impris

22 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 October 2020 to Question 99691, whether his assessments of satisfaction with consular services include (a) a requirement that the outsourced surve

22 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government benchmarks its hostage recovery performance against the performance of the US and other allies; and what other steps his Department takes to assess the

22 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the (a) level and (b) target level of staff turnover was in (i) his Department and (ii) the consular directorate in (A) 2019-20 and (B) 2018-19.

22 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of its failure to gain access to British citizens arbitrarily detained on the human rights of those citizens.

22 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 October 2020 to Question 97664, what steps he plans to take to (a) end the seclusion of UK nationals arbitrarily detained by the Iranian authoriti

22 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 5 and 8 October 2020 to Questions 97665 and 97664 respectively, when the Government formally asserted its right to consular access in the case of N

8 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his (a) US, (b) Canadian and (c) Australian counterparts on managing the risks in regard to state hostage taking.

8 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Justice

Remand in Custody: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has undertaken a children’s rights impact assessment for recent changes to custody time limits in the crown court set out in the Prosecution of Offences (Custody Time Limits) (Coronavirus)

6 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans his Department has to restore free tube and bus travel in London for people aged under 18.

6 Oct 2020 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Concessions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has conducted an economic impact assessment for families affected by proposed suspension of free under-18 tube and bus travel in London.

6 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Defence

Iran: International Military Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has taken steps to resolve the IMS debt to Iran through humanitarian supplies during the covid-19 outbreak.

6 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review: Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development, whether the integrated defence and security review is formally considering (a) how the Government responds to risks of British citizens being taken hostage by state and non state act

6 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Official Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Government has next invited FM Zarif or President Rouhani to visit the UK.

6 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department most recently reviewed the effectiveness of its hostage policy; and what updates it made to its approach to recovering British nationals held overseas as

6 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken in the last six months to coordinate with international allies a joint response to eliminate practices of hostage diplomacy and state host

6 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Iranian authorities on their (a) compliance with Iranian law on (i) clemency and (ii) ankle tags in the case of Mrs Nazanin Zaghari-Ra

6 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Diplomatic Service: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Key Performance Indicators are for his Department's Consular Department.

6 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Nationals Abroad: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how his Department monitors and measures its performance in returning British citizens home who are arbitrarily detained overseas.

6 Oct 2020 · Ministry of Defence

International Military Services: Business and Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of IMS Ltd’s (a) implementation of the UN’s Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights and (b) potential areas of compliance risk since 1 April 2019.