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658501

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Cadmium: Pollution
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 potential implications of the reduction in cadmium within phosphate fertilisers in the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council COM(2016)157/F1 for (a) the UK's dependence on Russia and (b) the stability of North African economies.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	57714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>​The Government has made no such assessment. Due to uncertainty around the cost and the industrial processes to reduce cadmium content, it would be difficult to assess how the proposed limits on the concentration of cadmium in fertiliser will affect North and West African phosphate rock miners, and therefore also unclear to what extent UK and wider European industry will switch to Russian or other sources.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 22/12/2016 16:05:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

658502

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Uganda: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Uganda on the recent arrest of King Charles Mumbere of Rwenzururu and violence in West Uganda.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	57704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government is concerned by the violence that occurred in Kasese district in Uganda in November 2016, which resulted in the reported deaths of over 100 civilians and members of the security forces. We have raised the matter with the Government of Uganda and the Uganda Human Rights Commission. We support the EU local statement of 16 December relating to these matters.</p><p>We have urged the Government of Uganda to complete a timely and transparent investigation into these incidents, in accordance with due process, rule of law, international legal obligation and in line with the Commonwealth charter.</p><p>I visited Uganda in August 2016 and have followed this case. We continue to believe that a human rights compliant approach is the most effective way to secure long-term peace and stability. The British High Commission work closely with the Government of Uganda, civil society and human rights defenders to ensure human rights are respected in the country. The UK made recommendations to Uganda at the Universal Periodic Review at the UN in November.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/12/2016 16:21:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

658508

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Uganda
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 assessment his Department has made of the stability of the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	57701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>We continue to follow developments on the border between the DRC and Uganda. As with many borders in the world there are periods of tension between peoples, particularly on porous border such as this. At present we do not assess the border to be unstable.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/12/2016 13:57:22 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

658510

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Visits Abroad
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 visits were made by Ministers to (a) Argentina, (b) Chile, (c) Uruguay, (d) Venezuela and (e) Colombia in each year since 2014; and what the cost to the public purse was of (i) transport, (ii) accommodation and (iii) expenses of each of those such visits for (A) Ministers and (B) accompanying staff.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	57644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>All information regarding Ministerial travel and expenses incurred can be seen in the Quarterly Transparency review found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2016" target="_blank">here.</a></p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson grouped question UIN 57636 57637 57643 57645 57681 57682 57683 question first answered 20/12/2016 09:43:08 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

658511

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Visits Abroad
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 visits were made by Ministers to (a) Nigeria, (b) South Africa, (c) Kenya, (d) Tanzania and (e) Ghana in each year since 2014; and what the cost to the public purse was of (i) transport, (ii) accommodation and (iii) expenses of each of those such visits for (A) Ministers and (B) accompanying staff.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	57645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>All information regarding Ministerial travel and expenses incurred can be seen in the Quarterly Transparency review found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2016" target="_blank">here.</a></p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson grouped question UIN 57636 57637 57643 57644 57681 57682 57683 question first answered 20/12/2016 09:43:08 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

658513

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Morocco: European Development Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on the level of EU Development Fund contributions that Morocco has invested in Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	57617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>Morocco is not a European Development Fund country. However it does receive other European funding, and my officials in Brussels and Morocco maintain close contact with the Commission to best target and deliver support.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/12/2016 13:54:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

658516

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Visits Abroad
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 visits were made by Ministers to (a) Trinidad and Tobago, (b) Antigua and Barbuda, (c) Jamaica, (d) Barbados and (e) the Bahamas in each year since 2014; and what the cost to the public purse was of (i) transport, (ii) accommodation and (iii) expenses of each of those such visits for (A) Ministers and (B) accompanying staff.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	57643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>All information regarding Ministerial travel and expenses incurred can be seen in the Quarterly Transparency review found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2016" target="_blank">here.</a></p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson grouped question UIN 57636 57637 57644 57645 57681 57682 57683 question first answered 20/12/2016 09:43:08 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

657879

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	The Gambia: Elections
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 contacted (a) President Yahya Jammeh and (b) his counterpart in the government of the Gambia since the recent general election in that country.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	57361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The UK welcomes the successful conduct of the elections in The Gambia on 1 December, and congratulates the Gambian people on the orderly and legitimate expression of their desire for change. As the Minister responsible for Africa, I spoke directly to the President-elect, Mr Adama Barrow, last week, to congratulate him on his victory and to offer the UK's support. But we are deeply concerned by President Jammeh's recent rejection of the elections' clear and legitimate result and strongly condemn any attempt to disrupt the peaceful, constitutional transfer of power. We welcome the clear, unified statement of the UN Security Council on 10 December calling for the results to be respected, as well as the efforts of the Economic Community Of West African States to impress on President Jammeh the need to respect the will of the people and ensure a peaceful handover of power to President-elect Barrow.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/12/2016 14:57:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

657880

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Cameroon: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the government of Cameroon on finding a peaceful and satisfactory solution to end protests by teachers and lawyers in the north-west and south-west English-speaking regions of Cameroon.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	57362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The British High Commission in Yaoundé is following the situation closely and has called for restraint and encouraged dialogue. The High Commissioner chaired a meeting with the US, French, Canadians and the EU on 1 December to discuss this matter. The UK supports the independent investigation by the National Commission for Human Rights and Freedoms into the violence and deaths in Bamenda. The UK believes that all parties have a responsibility to uphold and protect the peace and stability of Cameroon and that legal and peaceful means should be used to voice any grievances. The violence has abated and we hope for a swift and peaceful resolution of this matter.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/12/2016 14:41:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

657881

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Cameroon: Strikes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the government of Cameroon on reported use of force by security forces during strikes by teachers and lawyers in the north-west and south-west English-speaking regions of Cameroon.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	57363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text The British High Commission in Yaoundé is following the situation closely and has called for restraint and encouraged dialogue. The High Commissioner chaired a meeting with the US, French, Canadians and the EU on 1 December to discuss this matter. The UK supports the independent investigation by the National Commission for Human Rights and Freedoms into the violence and deaths in Bamenda. The UK believes that all parties have a responsibility to uphold and protect the peace and stability of Cameroon and that legal and peaceful means should be used to voice any grievances. The violence has abated and we hope for a swift and peaceful resolution of this matter. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/12/2016 14:37:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris