Information between 24th February 2024 - 4th April 2024
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St Patrick’s Day: Irish Diaspora in the UK
48 speeches (16,992 words) Thursday 14th March 2024 - Westminster Hall Northern Ireland Office Mentions: 1: Andrew Rosindell (Con - Romford) St Patrick’s day, which we celebrate, will also be celebrated on Sunday in Montserrat—a British overseas - Link to Speech |
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British Overseas Territories and Caribbean: Digital Technology
Asked by: Damian Collins (Conservative - Folkestone and Hythe) Wednesday 20th March 2024 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assistance has been provided for the development of digital infrastructure in (a) the British Overseas Territories and (b) Caribbean Commonwealth countries since 2014. Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) Whilst digital infrastructure is a mostly devolved matter, the UK provides significant support to the four Official Development Assistance (ODA) eligible Territories. The FCDO-funded capital investment programme in Montserrat recently delivered a sub-sea fibre cable and in St Helena we are supporting improvements in the local telecommunications infrastructure. The UK has not provided support for digital infrastructure in the Caribbean through our bilateral ODA. However, we continue to support the development of digital infrastructure through our shareholding in multilateral agencies including the World Bank, Inter-American and Caribbean Development Banks. |
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Military Attachés
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood) Thursday 14th March 2024 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2023 to Question 1027 on Military Attachés, if he will publish an updated list of countries without a resident UK Defence Attache. Answered by James Heappey The Global Defence Network (GDN) utilises Resident and Non-Resident Defence Attachés (DA), who engage in Defence diplomacy in over three-quarters of the world’s nations. The table below has a list of countries covered on a Non-Residential Accreditations (NRA) basis, where a UK DA is not resident in country, but a DA elsewhere has the responsibility.
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Darwin Initiative: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon) Monday 11th March 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what environmental projects have been funded through Darwin Plus in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands since 2019. Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Since 2019, Darwin Plus has funded 21 environmental projects of benefit to South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. These are listed in the table below. Please visit the Darwin Plus website at https://darwinplus.org.uk/ for full details of funded projects.
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Darwin Initiative: Antarctic
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon) Friday 8th March 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what environmental projects have been funded through Darwin Plus in Antartica since 2019. Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Since 2019, Darwin Plus has funded 22 environmental projects of benefit to the Falkland Islands. These are listed in the table below.
Please visit the Darwin Plus website at https://darwinplus.org.uk/ for full details of funded projects.
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Darwin Initiative: Falkland Islands
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon) Friday 8th March 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what environmental projects have been funded through Darwin Plus in the Falkland Islands since 2019. Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Since 2019, Darwin Plus has funded 6 environmental projects of benefit to the British Antarctic Territory. These are listed in the table below.
Please visit the Darwin Plus website at https://darwinplus.org.uk/ for full details of funded projects.
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Police: British Overseas Territories
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford) Monday 26th February 2024 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to second UK police officers to the British Overseas Territories. Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office) Officials have been working closely with the FCDO and UK policing colleagues as well as our partners across the British Overseas Territories to identify police requirements and support. While there have been and are instances of deploying UK officers (see Annex A), all considerations are dealt with on a case-by-case basis. When UK police officers are not available or not the most appropriate response, retired officers have been contracted into operational or support roles. In addition, UK officers regularly deploy in a training capacity as part of a wider and longer-term HO Overseas Territories Police Strategy. Annex A: Examples of UK Police Deployments Turks and Caicos Islands – Devon and Cornwall Police (Sept 21 – Feb 22) UK police staff seconded for six months to provide analytical support in relation to serious organised crime. Anguilla – British Transport Police (Sept 22 – Dec 22) UK officer seconded to establish an intelligence led policing business model and to improve crime investigation performance and capability. Montserrat - Suffolk Police (Oct 22- Nov 23) UK officer seconded for 12 months to develop RMPS capabilities for leadership and demand management. British Virgin Islands – Dyfed Powys Police (Oct 22 – Apr 23) UK officer seconded for 6 months to lead the modernisation of the BVIPF Marine Unit capabilities.
Montserrat – Hertfordshire Police (March 2023 – December 2023) UK officer seconded for 9 months as interim Commissioner of Police. March 2023 – December 2023 Turks and Caicos Islands – South Yorkshire Police (November 2022 – Feb 2023) UK officer seconded for 3 months to provide investigative support and assist the command team in responding to critical incidents, leadership development and management of local processes and operations. Falkland Islands – Police Scotland (Oct 23 – Jan 24) Two officers seconded to provide assistance with leadership stability and assist with transformational work regarding recruitment of new officers to Royal Falklands Islands Police
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| Secondary Legislation |
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Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Environmental Standards) Order 2024 This Order revokes and replaces the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Environmental Standards) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2926) as amended by the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) (Environmental Standards) (Amendment) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/236). Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Made negative Laid: Wednesday 20th March - In Force: 10 Apr 2024 Found: WHICH THIS ORDER EXTENDSAnguilla Bermuda British Indian Ocean Territory Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Montserrat |
| Department Publications - Guidance |
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Wednesday 27th March 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Built environment: UK capabilities in inclusive design Document: UK capabilities in inclusive design of the built environment (PDF version) (PDF) Found: ThechosenMontserrat BlackfontsuitedtheBrutalistarchitecture style but,toensurelegibility |
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Tuesday 12th March 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: British Embassy Oman Campaign Goal 3: Evaluation Document: ODA-eligible countries (PDF, 640 KB) (PDF) Found: for graduation from the List in the 2026 review. (3) The DAC agreed to defer the decision to graduate Montserrat |
| Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation |
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Apr. 03 2024
HM Passport Office Source Page: Montserrat: Knowledge Base profile Document: Montserrat: Knowledge Base profile (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: Montserrat: Knowledge Base profile |
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Mar. 21 2024
UK Hydrographic Office Source Page: Collaboration between the UK Overseas Territories hydrographic community Document: Collaboration between the UK Overseas Territories hydrographic community (webpage) News and Communications Found: surveys under the survey programme, such as the one conducted in the Cayman Islands in 2021, supporting Montserrat |
| Non-Departmental Publications - Research and Statistics |
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Jan. 16 2024
Export Control Joint Unit Source Page: Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 2019 Document: Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 1 January to 31 December 2019 (PDF) Research and Statistics Found: software, technology for software enabling equipment to function as military communications equipment Montserrat |
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Jan. 16 2024
Export Control Joint Unit Source Page: Strategic export controls: licensing statistics: 1 April to 30 June 2023 Document: (ODS) Research and Statistics Found: Issued Military 1 21156 Montenegro Standard Issued Total of Military, Non-military and Both 1 21156 Montserrat |
| Deposited Papers |
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Wednesday 28th February 2024
Home Office Source Page: I. Working arrangement establishing operational cooperation between the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the Home Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Incl. annex. 17p. II. Explanatory memorandum on the working arrangement. 4p. Document: Frontex.pdf (PDF) Found: Territory; British Indian Ocean Territory; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Montserrat |
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Wednesday 28th February 2024
Home Office Source Page: I. Working arrangement establishing operational cooperation between the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the Home Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Incl. annex. 17p. II. Explanatory memorandum on the working arrangement. 4p. Document: Memorandum.pdf (PDF) Found: Territory; British Indian Ocean Territory; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Montserrat |