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820701

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Rohingya: Sexual Offences
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 his Department is taking to improve the UK's diplomatic response following sexually violent incidents resulting from the current, ongoing Rohingya crisis.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	122119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government has been clear in it's condemnation of the terrible atrocities that have occurred in Rakhine State and has now raised Burma five times at the UN Security Council. The Burmese authorities must heed the call of the UN Security Council to make Rakhine safe for refugee returns and ensure accountability for human rights violations. We have made clear to the governments of Burma and Bangladesh that any returns must have international oversight.</p><p>As one of the largest bilateral donors to Bangladesh, UK aid is helping to provide psychological support to over 10,000 women suffering from the trauma of war and over 2,000 survivors of sexual violence. We are supporting the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to operate five mobile medical teams and five health posts for sexual violence survivors, and we are supporting UNICEF protection initiatives including 30 Child Friendly Spaces.</p><p>Following the deployment of civilian experts last November we are now working to reduce any further risks of gender based violence and to create a safer environment for women and girls in the camps. We are also working to determine how the PSVI Team of Experts can best support the gathering of evidence of sexual violence for future accountability purposes.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/01/2018 14:30:48 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

820720

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	West Bank: Demolition
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 effect of planned demolitions in the West Bank village of Susiya on the viability of a future Palestinian state incorporating Area C of the occupied West Bank.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	122138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>​We are gravely concerned by the proposals to demolish around 30% of the structures in the West Bank village of Susiya. Senior officials most recently raised the planned demolitions in Susiya with the Israeli Ambassador to London on 8 January. I visited Susiya and discussed the threat of forcible transfer with the Susiya Bedouin community on 21 August 2017 during my visit to the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We encourage Israel to cease its counter-productive policy of demolitions, and provide a transparent route to construction for Palestinians in Area C of the West Bank. Demolitions and evictions of Palestinians from their homes cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians; call into question Israel’s commitment to a viable two-state solution; and, in all but the most exceptional cases, are contrary to International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/01/2018 14:48:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

820727

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Tanzania: Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received on pardons being given to child rapists in Tanzania; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	122145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of the presidential pardons in Tanzania. We have increased our efforts to tackle the exploitation of children directly, as part of the Prime Minister's Modern Slavery agenda, and seek to prevent violence and abuse against children in Tanzania.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/01/2018 14:38:34 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

820728

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Tanzania: Offences against Children
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 veracity of reports that the Commissioner of the Mwanza region of Tanzania, John Mongella, has called for pregnant school girls to be arrested and forced to testify against the persons who impregnated them in court.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	122146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of comments made by the Regional Commissioner. The former Minister for Africa, Rory Stewart OBE, raised his concerns about access to education and training for pregnant teenage women with the Government of Tanzania when he visited Dar es Salaam in August last year. Along with international partners, we regularly raise our concerns with the Tanzanian Government, for example as recently as 8 January when the Head of DFID met with the Minister of Education specifically on this issue.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/01/2018 14:40:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

820788

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Ilois: Resettlement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department plans to review the right to return of the Chagossian people.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	122206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>Like successive Governments before it, the Government expresses its sincere regret about the manner in which Chagossians were removed from BIOT in the 1960s and 1970s. For the reasons set out in the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 November 2016, the Government does not intend to reverse its decision against resettlement. In light of that decision, the Government has not reconsidered the prohibition on right of entry established under the 2004 BIOT (Constitution) Order. The Government is continuing its work with Chagossian communities in Mauritius, Seychelles and the UK with regard to how to implement the approximately £40 million support package which was announced at the same time.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/01/2018 14:22:57 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

820797

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has a carer's policy for its employees; and what other steps his Department has taken to support employees with caring responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	122215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Carers Charter sets out the FCO's policies that can help staff who have a caring responsibility balance their work and caring commitments. The FCO supports the Charity for Civil Servants' Carer's Passport initiative.</p><p>The FCO is supported in this area by the Diplomatic Staff Families Association Carers Network, which is a place where staff can share their experiences of reconciling work and care commitments; acts as a gateway to resources for carers; and disseminates information about caring.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/01/2018 14:19:08 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

820823

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Idil Eser
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 made representations to the Turkish Government on the arrest of Amnesty International's Director for Turkey, Idil Eser; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	122241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>​We have made frequent representations to the Turkish government about the case of Idil Eser and other human rights defenders at the highest possible level. The Prime Minister did so most recently when she met her Turkish counterpart on 27 November 2017. The Foreign Secretary and I have also raised the issue. We continue to urge Turkey to ensure that all citizens receive appropriate and fair treatment under Turkish law and that their human rights are fully respected.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/01/2018 14:20:30 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

820826

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Cambodia: 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 steps the Government is taking to promote the upholding of political rights in the state of Cambodia.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Martin Whitfield
uin	122244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>​We are deeply concerned about the series of steps taken by the Cambodian authorities and its Supreme Court, which threaten to undermine free and fair elections in Cambodia in 2018.</p><p>I met Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn at the Asia-Europe Meeting in November and Cambodian Ambassador to the UK Dr Soeung earlier this month. I expressed my concern at the dissolution of the CNRP, arrest of opposition leader Kem Sokha and treatment of journalists.</p><p>We have worked with EU partners to remove further support for Cambodian electoral reform and process, and are considering with EU partners what further steps we shall take in response to this disturbing development.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/01/2018 14:34:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4626 label Biography information for Martin Whitfield

820835

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Mali: Religious Freedom
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 he has made of religious freedom in Mali; and what steps the Government is taking to promote and protect the right to freedom of religion or belief in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	122253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The Algiers Accord of 2015 – signed between Tuareg-led rebels and the Malian Government - cites respect for religious freedom as one of its core principles. The UK continues to call on all parties to ensure full implementation of the Accord. Additionally, the UK has supported a Community Reconciliation and Peacebuilding Project for the past three financial years, which works with communities in Mali, including mixed faith communities, to promote mutual understanding and reduce conflict.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/01/2018 14:42:04 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

820842

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Sri Lanka: Religious Freedom
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 he has made of religious freedom in Sri Lanka; and what steps the Government is taking to promote and protect the right to freedom of religion or belief in that country.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	122260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is concerned by the increase in the number of incidents of religious violence and ethnic tensions in Sri Lanka in 2017. We condemn all violence against religious minorities. The freedom to practise, change or share your faith or belief without discrimination or violent opposition is a fundamental human right that all people should enjoy. The UK regularly raises human rights concerns with the Sri Lankan government.</p><p>Through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's work, we seek to work with other states to promote and protect the right to freedom of religion or belief. We work in the UN to ensure that states implement Human Rights Council Resolution 16/18, on combatting religious intolerance, protecting the human rights of minorities and promoting pluralism in society. We work with the UN to support all communities in Sri Lanka , and have committed £6.6 million from the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) to help Sri Lanka implement its human rights commitments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/01/2018 14:32:33 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster