Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Jan 2018
Refugees and Human Rights
"I want to add to the hon. Gentleman’s point about what is being done here on the ground. I do not know whether he knows about Freedom from Torture, which I was lucky to volunteer with for a number of years. I worked with torture survivors in a writers’ group, …..."Tracy Brabin - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Nov 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"21. This morning Amnesty International released a report highlighting repression of and rights violations against the Rohingya people every single day. Amnesty compares Myanmar to an open-air prison. Can the Minister tell us whether the Government will support sanctions against Myanmar? What discussions has he had about that with other …..."Tracy Brabin - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 6th November 2017
Asked by:
Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op) - Batley and Spen)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what childcare facilities his Department makes available for staff; how much his Department spent (a) overall and (b) per child on those childcare facilities in the last year; and how many staff members use those childcare facilities.
Answered by Alan Duncan
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has on-site nursery facilities in King Charles Street, London, and Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes. King Charles Street can accommodate up to 44 children and Hanslope Park up to 55. 84 staff members currently use these facilities.
At both facilities, parents pay the majority of the costs but there is also a Departmental contribution for the provision of facilities. In Financial Year 2016/17 costs to the Department were:
King Charles St - £97,836, with average cost per child of £2,082
Hanslope Park - £45,690, with average cost per child of £831.
The FCO offers childcare vouchers to staff as part of a salary sacrifice arrangement. These vouchers can be used to pay for care at any Ofsted registered nursery or childminder. There is no net cost to the FCO in offering childcare vouchers.
The FCO also supports staff by making a contribution towards the cost of places at the Westminster Holiday Playscheme. The cost of this in 2016-17 was £9,688. We do not hold data on the number of children/parents who use this facility.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Oct 2017
The Rohingya and the Myanmar Government
"I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (Rushanara Ali), who is no longer in her place, for enabling us as parliamentarians to bear witness to this atrocity and to hear extremely powerful speeches from Members on both sides of the House; but sadly, speeches are …..."Tracy Brabin - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Oct 2017
The Rohingya and the Myanmar Government
"I will keep going. The EU had also placed an embargo on weapons and equipment. That is all good, but it is not enough. We need to ban new investment in and business relationships with military-owned companies and members of the military and their families. We need to reinstate the …..."Tracy Brabin - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 12th October 2017
Asked by:
Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op) - Batley and Spen)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he plans to update official advice on travel to Madagascar as a result of the recent outbreak of plague in Madagascar.
Answered by Rory Stewart
FCO travel advice was updated on 4 October to reflect the recent outbreak of bubonic and pneumonic plague in Madagascar. We will continue to monitor the situation closely.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jul 2017
Israel and Palestinian Talks
"I echo the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting) and of the Minister, who said at the beginning of the debate that this House has knocked around these issues for over 30 years. Today’s debate is welcome but, sadly, feels slightly like the film …..."Tracy Brabin - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 04 Jul 2017
Kurdistan Region in Iraq
"It is truly an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I declare an interest: I have travelled to the region as the guest of the Regional Government of Kurdistan. I was invited to visit as part of a cross-party group of fact-finding parliamentarians. Aware that the conflict in …..."Tracy Brabin - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 25th April 2017
Asked by:
Tracy Brabin (Labour (Co-op) - Batley and Spen)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many staff are seconded to his Department; and how many such staff are seconded from which companies and organisations.
Answered by Alan Duncan
I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 17 March 2017 to written question 67312.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Jan 2017
Changes in US Immigration Policy
"I am sure that I am not alone in saying that my office has today been besieged by phone calls from tearful, upset constituents asking, “Why has the world abandoned us when someone is basically saying that we are all terrorists?”..."Tracy Brabin - View Speech
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