Dec. 08 2023
Source Page: UK and allies sanction human rights abusersFound: targets nine individuals and five entities for their involvement in trafficking people in Cambodia, Laos
May. 02 2024
Source Page: FOI responses published by MOD: week commencing 29 April 2024Found: , Mongolia, North Korea, and South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Laos
Feb. 05 2024
Source Page: We strongly condemn the ongoing violence harming civilians in Myanmar: joint statement at the UN Security CouncilFound: We will hear from Special Envoy Alounkeo Kittikhoun on Laos’ plans, as chair of ASEAN, to address the
Asked by: Catherine West (Labour - Hornsey and Wood Green)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many UK-based staff from his Department worked in (a) HM Embassy or the High Commission and (b) Consulates General, Consulates or Deputy High Commissions in (i) China, (ii) South Korea, (iii) Vietnam, (iv) the Philippines, (v) India and (vi) the Asia Pacific region in 2023.
Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Mar24 UKB Data | |||
Location | A | B | |
(v) | India | 30-39 | 10-19 |
(iv) | Philippines | 10-19 | No UKB Staff |
(ii) | South Korea | 10-19 | No UKB Staff |
(iii) | Vietnam | 10-19 | Fewer than 10 |
(vi) | Asia Pacific Region | 180-199 | Fewer than 10 |
Scope | |
British Embassy | A |
British High Commission | A |
British Consulate | B |
British Consulate General | B |
British Deputy High Commission | B |
Countries in Scope of Asia Pacific Region |
Australia |
Brunei |
Cambodia |
Fiji |
Indonesia |
South Korea |
Laos |
Malaysia |
Myanmar |
New Zealand |
Papua New Guinea |
Philippines |
Samoa |
Singapore |
Solomon Islands |
Thailand |
Tonga |
Vanuatu |
Vietnam |
Staff in scope: UKB | |
Headcount data is presented as at: Mar24 | |
Locations:China (Withheld), India, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam (Part (i) to (v), see list for (Part (vi). | |
Staff out of scope: Contingent Labour, Unpaid Liabilities, Ministers / NeDs / SpAds etc, third party suppliers, Staff working for other government departments, CB staff. | |
Headcounts are banded for release in line with advice from FCDO Information and Cyber Security Unit. |
Correspondence Jan. 08 2024
Committee: International Relations and Defence CommitteeFound: Nine individuals and five entities across Cambodia , the Golden Triangle Economic Zone (bordering Laos
Jan. 16 2024
Source Page: Table showing median gross hourly earnings of earnings of employees by nationality, January to December 2019, Annual Population Survey. 12p.Found: Italy10.97Ivory Coast*Jamaica9.24Japan*Kazakhstan*Jordan*Kenya*Korea (North)*Korea (South)*Kuwait*Kyrgyzstan*Laos
Correspondence Dec. 20 2023
Committee: Foreign Affairs Committee (Department: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)Found: Nine individuals and five entities across Cambodia , the Golden Triangle Economic Zone (bordering Laos
Asked by: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that Nghe An Province in Vietnam is providing a backdoor route for the trafficking from Laos of Asiatic Black Bears, in contravention of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
Answered by Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We have made no assessment or held any discussions with the government of Vietnam on the trafficking or illegal captivity of Asiatic Black Bears. However, in April 2023 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Thérèse Coffey visited Vietnam and met with her counterparts in the Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. During this visit the important role of Vietnam in tackling the Illegal Wildlife Trade was discussed.
The UK government fully opposes any intimidation of individuals carrying out official duties and is supportive of a proportionate response that reflects international commitments and due process.
Asked by: Carla Lockhart (Democratic Unionist Party - Upper Bann)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support Christians in Laos.
Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK is committed to promoting and defending Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), as demonstrated by our hosting the 'International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief' in July 2022. The biennial UK-Laos Political Dialogue includes protection of human rights, which were raised by the former Minister for Asia Pacific (Minister Milling MP) during the Dialogue held in April 2022. We also work through the UN to promote and protect these rights. Our Ambassador regularly calls on the Laos authorities to uphold rights and also promotes human rights, including religious freedom, in public fora.
Nov. 13 2008
Source Page: Table showing NINo registrations to adult overseas national s for each quarter from January 2004 to March 2008, broken down by nationality. 21 p.Found: Korea0.540.370.40.410.51Kuwait0.010.010.010.010.010.03Kuwait0.030.020.050.030.040.05Kuwait0.060.050.050.050.05Laos------Laos