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78710

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Kazakhstan
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 Ministers in his Department have had with the government of Kazakstan on human rights, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	206426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), visited Kazakhstan last year and had a wide ranging discussion on human rights with President Nazarbayev. The former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), raised human rights concerns with the Kazakhstani Foreign Minister during the latter’s visit to London in November last year. My Rt. Hon. noble Friend the former Senior Minister of State Baroness Warsi visited Kazakhstan in April and discussed a number of human rights issues with Kazakhstani interlocutors, building on previous visits and conversations.</p><p>We continue to raise our concerns about human rights, freedoms of expression, assembly and religion directly with the Government of Kazakhstan, and in relevant international fora, at every appropriate opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/09/2014 11:35:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

78711

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Kazakhstan
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 Ministers in his Department have had with the government of Kazakstan on violation of fundamental labour rights and exploitation of child labour.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	206427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>We were deeply concerned by the labour clashes in western Kazakhstan in December 2011.</p><p>In November in a meeting with the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan the then Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), encouraged Kazakhstan to sign up to the Voluntary Principles on Business and Human Rights, which aim to reduce the risk of human rights abuses connected to the extractives industry.</p><p>We are funding a project to promote the implementation of the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework and guiding principles on business and human rights in Kazakhstan.</p><p>Finally, we welcome and support Kazakhstan’s efforts to implement its 2012-2014 Joint Action Plan and Joint Work Plan for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour, and meet its international obligations in this field.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/09/2014 08:05:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

78712

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Middle East
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 make an assessment of the potential effects of the imposition of economic sanctions on Israel on that country's (a) actions towards and (b) relations with the areas governed by the Palestinian Authority since the beginning of Israel's current military action in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	206562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>We have not made an assessment of the potential effects of the imposition of economic sanction on Israel, as the UK does not believe that imposing sanctions on Israel would be a constructive step. We enjoy a close and productive relationship with Israel which enables us to express our views at senior levels very frankly. It is our assessment that imposing sanctions on Israel would lessen this influence, not increase it, and would not promote the urgent progress towards a two-state solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict which we want to see.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/07/2014 14:55:15 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

78713

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answers to the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent South of 30 June 2014, Official Report, column 453W, on Colombia, for what reasons the Minister of State did not meet representatives of trades unions during his visit to Bogota; and if he will instruct the British Embassy in Bogota to monitor (a) the progress made by the Colombian authorities in bringing the perpetrators of assassinations of representatives of trades unions and (b) the efficacy of the Colombian Republic's commitment to ending the culture of impunity.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	206566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>I met human rights groups before and during my visit to Colombia last month, and one of these groups was specifically focussed on trade unions.</p><p>The British Embassy does a lot of excellent work on human rights with Colombian authorities, not least on specific cases related to trades unions and on the issue of impunity, and it will continue to do so. The Embassy has, for example, raised the murders of FENSUAGRO and Patriotic March members with the Vice-President’s office. Following this, on 26 June, the Vice-President’s Office stated that they were following up these cases with the Ministry of Defence, the Army, the Attorney General’s Office, the Inspector General’s Office and the National Protection Unit. The Vice President's Office is also in direct communication with FENSUAGRO.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 01/09/2014 13:40:56 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

78716

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	Kenya
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 he has taken to offer support and advice to UK citizens visiting Kenya.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	206551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>FCO travel advice provides objective information and advice to help British nationals make better informed decisions about foreign travel. Our travel advice is reviewed regularly, and is updated if we are aware of an incident that might significantly affect Britons travelling or living in a particular area. We promote travel advice updates via email alerts and on our social media channels. We advise against travel when we consider the level of risk to British nationals in a particular place is unacceptably high. The current travel advice for Kenya can be found on the GOV.UK website: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kenya</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 22/07/2014 12:45:49 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

78768

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	St Helena
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 St Helenians are in fuel poverty.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	206522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The St Helena Government is reviewing how it might appropriately analyse and report fuel poverty statistics on the island, but currently it does not record this information. The FCO and DFID do not record this information. <br><br>DFID assists by contributing to efforts to alleviate the effect of the operating loss of the utilities company and to ensure that user tariffs are maintained.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 01/09/2014 15:59:22 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

78770

registered interest
date	17/07/2014
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	St Helena
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 St Helenians have emigrated since November 2011.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	206524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>St Helena Government’s (SHG) Statistics Office has confirmed 148 St Helenians have emigrated since November 2011.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 01/09/2014 15:57:34 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

78460

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Middle East
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 he is taking to de-escalate the situation in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Simon Danczuk
uin	206289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) has spoken to Israeli and Palestinian counterparts as well as key international partners about the present crisis in Gaza on numerous occasions in recent weeks, urging an end to violence, a durable ceasefire and successful negotiations in Cairo which lead to a sustainable solution to the current crisis, tackling its underlying causes. He has visited Ramallah, Jerusalem and Cairo for talks and attended the Foreign Affairs Council on 15 August. He most recently spoke to the Egyptian Foreign Minister about the ceasefire talks on 20 August.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/09/2014 08:09:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4059 label Biography information for Simon Danczuk

78461

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Middle East
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 talks Ministers in his Department have had with (a) Israeli and (b) Palestinian leaders on the current situation in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Simon Danczuk
uin	206290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on 20 July.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) spoke with Palestinian President Abbas on 19 July and Israeli Foreign Minister Liebermann on 18 July.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/07/2014 14:51:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4059 label Biography information for Simon Danczuk

78462

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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	Ascension Island
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 he is taking to ensure that West Nile virus is not introduced from the United States to Ascension Island.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	206361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>At the present time, Ascension Island Government (AIG) assesses that there is a low risk of West Nile virus being introduced to Ascension Island from the United States. AIG continues to monitor the situation, and will keep its precautionary measures under review.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 21/07/2014 10:08:55 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy