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622120

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Yemen: Ceasefires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the observation and effectiveness of the recent ceasefire in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mrs Flick Drummond
uin	50377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text We welcomed the Cessation of Hostilities from 19-22 October. It is critical that all parties to the conflict renew their commitment to a Cessation of Hostilities for the sake of the people of Yemen. All parties must engage constructively with the De-escalation and Coordination Committee so that when incidents of concern are raised they can be addressed effectively to reduce the likelihood of escalation. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/11/2016 15:36:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4459 label Biography information for Mrs Flick Drummond

622181

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Kamal Foroughi
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 representations he has made to the government of Iran on the imprisonment of Kamal Foroughi.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	50487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) raised Mr Foroughi’s case with Iranian President Rouhani in person on 20 September, and followed up by letter on 3 October. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson) raised Mr Foroughi’s case with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif on 22 September. We remain very concerned for Mr Foroughi’s health and have repeatedly raised this with the Iranian authorities, urging them to provide regular medical assistance and access to a lawyer. We will continue to raise Mr Foroughi’s case with the Iranian Government at every available opportunity, seeking his release on medical grounds.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 31/10/2016 16:19:26 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

620919

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Holidays Abroad: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice his Department provides to people going on holiday abroad on travel insurance.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	50053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>Encouraging travellers to obtain appropriate travel insurance and to understand their policy is a key part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's 'Travel Aware' communications campaign. Our campaigns encourage travellers to ensure they (1) take out travel insurance, which covers them for all the activities they intend to participate in (2) apply for, if travelling within Europe, a valid European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) and understand what it covers, and (3) understand that medical treatment can be expensive.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/10/2016 11:33:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

620922

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	British Indian Ocean Territory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what opportunities the Government will provide to Parliament to scrutinise the implementation of article 11 of the 1967 Exchange of Notes number 8737 between the UK and the US on the British Indian Ocean territory.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	50169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>​I refer my Hon. Friend to my answer of 7 September 2016 (PQ 44535). The Government will inform Parliament on whether either party has given 'notice of termination to the other' in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/10/2016 12:18:20 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

620923

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	British Indian Ocean Territory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the provisions of part two of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 will apply to the extension of the agreement between the US and the UK outlined in article 11 of the 1967 Exchange of Notes number 8737 on the availability for defence purposes of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	50170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>The provisions of Part 2 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 providing for treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification do not apply to a treaty which has been presented to Parliament by command of Her Majesty before section 20 of the Act came into force. The Exchange of Notes concerning the Availability for Defence Purposes of the British Indian Ocean Territory was presented to Parliament in April 1967 as Command Paper 3231 in Treaty Series No.15.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/10/2016 12:21:04 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

620924

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Palestinians: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has raised with his Israeli counterpart access to essential medical treatment for people living in Palestinian territories.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	50165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>While we have not raised this specific issue, we have regularly lobbied the Israeli authorities on the issue of movement and access.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/10/2016 11:35:28 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

620927

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	British Indian Ocean Territory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on whether the 1967 exchange of notes between the UK and US concerning the British Indian Ocean territory is, or has the effect of, a treaty between the US and UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	50198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>The Exchange of Notes constituting an agreement concerning the Availability for Defence Purposes of the British Indian Ocean Territory entered into force on 30 December 1966. It was registered as a treaty at the United Nations on 22 August 1967. We have, therefore, not taken advice on the status of the exchange of notes.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/10/2016 12:25:47 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady