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420029

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date	09/10/2015
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	Eritrea: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on UK-based companies (a) manufacturing and (b) selling arms for use in Eritrea.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	10828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>No. All UK based companies must abide fully by the UN arms embargo on Eritrea, which prohibits the manufacturing or selling of arms to the Government of Eritrea.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 19/10/2015 14:30:17 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

420030

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Eritrea: Ethiopia
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 he has had with the (a) UN, (b) EU, (c) government of Ethiopia and (d) government of Eritrea on implementation of the recommendations of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	10829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>We have consistently urged both Eritrea and Ethiopia to engage bilaterally and with international partners, such as the EU and the UN, to overcome the current stalemate. The UK, along with our international partners, has underlined that the decision by the Ethiopia-Eritrea Boundary Commission is final and binding. We urge both governments to respect the commitment they made in the Algiers peace agreement of December 2000.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 19/10/2015 14:32:21 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

420032

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Eritrea: Human Rights
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 issue a response to Early Day Motion 112 on human rights in Eritrea.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	10810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>We are concerned by the findings of the UN Commission of Inquiry on human rights in Eritrea, in particular reports of arbitrary detention, and shortcomings in the rule of law and respect for fundamental freedoms. We have made clear to the Government of Eritrea that it must honour its international obligations and that improved respect for human rights is required to help stem the flow of irregular migration. Through the Khartoum Process and the forthcoming Valletta Summit we will continue to engage Eritrea to that end.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 19/10/2015 14:33:34 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

420183

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travel Information: Eritrea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the report of (a) the United Nations Office Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea, published in June 2015 and (b) the Independent Advisory Group on Country Information Eritrea, published in May 2015, was taken into account in drafting her Department's country information and guidance on Eritrea.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	11028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office considered these reports and they are reflected in the updated country information and guidance on Eritrea. This was published on 9 September and is available online. This includes reference to the IAGCI report, material taken from the UN Commission on Inquiry report on Eritrea and other relevant country information.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/10/2015 16:29:37 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

420193

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Eritrea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for visitor visas have been (a) granted and (b) refused to citizens of Eritrea in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	10827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is given in the attached table.</p><p>The latest quarterly Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visas are published in ‘Immigration Statistics, April-June 2015’, available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 15/10/2015 16:28:35 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name PQ 10827 Table Patrick Grady Eritrean Visitors Final.xlsx title Entry clearance visitor applications resolved
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady