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1083518

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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: Peace Negotiations
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 received representations on the sharing by the United States Administration of the draft proposals in its Middle East Peace Plan with (a) Egypt, (b) Jordan and (c) the Palestinian Authority.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	229652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>​We welcome the further information provided by the US, including at the Warsaw Summit on 13-14 February, on the likely timing that the plan will be released. We continue to discuss the UK's long-standing positions on the Middle East Peace Process with the US and other partners, including the Egyptians, Jordanians and Palestinians.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/03/2019 17:28:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1083520

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 effect of the recent violent protests and Israeli military exercises on stability in the region of the Gaza border.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	229653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>We remain very concerned about the situation in Gaza. We regularly raise our concerns about Gaza with the Israeli authorities, urging them to work together with the Palestinian Authority and Egypt to see long-term improvements. We are clear that that Israel has the right to protect itself, as it is plain that Hamas and its operatives have exploited the recent protests for their own benefit. We also remain concerned about the impact of the humanitarian situation, and we continue to raise concerns about Israel's conduct of the occupation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/03/2019 17:29:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1083521

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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	Cuba: Marriage
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 Cuban counterpart on the legalisation of same-sex marriage in that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	229654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>During the Cuban President's visit to the UK in November 2018, I discussed the matter directly with the Cuban Foreign Minister. The UK continues to raise the issue of the rights of the LGBT population with the Cuban government both as part of its bilateral dialogue and through the EU Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/03/2019 12:02:21 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1083541

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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	Iran: 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 representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on reports that crowds chanted death to Theresa May and called for the destruction of Israel and America during a rally to mark the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	229659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>Such rhetoric during public rallies is unhelpful, as I said during the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Oral Questions on 26 February 2019. However, it is not the business of the FCO to interfere in the public debate in other countries and no such representations have been made.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/03/2019 16:59:12 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1083579

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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: Public Consultation
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 consultations by his Department (a) are open, (b) are closed awaiting a Government response and (c) have been initiated since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	229749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>All public government consultations are uploaded onto GOV.UK where they can be filtered by department, status and date. The Foreign Office has published four documents since 2016. For all of these the consultation processes have been concluded. These were: (a) Public consultation on the United Kingdom's future legal framework for imposing and implementing sanctions (2 August 2017) (published jointly with HMT and DIT); (b) Consultation on the UK's Foreign Travel Advice service (25 April 2017); (c) Defence and security innovation: proposed accelerator (11 August 2016) (published jointly with DfT, Home Office, MOD, Dstl, CDE and BEIS); and (d) BIOT Resettlement Policy Review consultation (21 January 2016). There are no consultations pending.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/03/2019 12:03:41 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1083598

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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	Ukraine: Elections
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 held with his Ukrainian counterparts on potential foreign interference in that country's forthcoming presidential election.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	229611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned over persistent attempts by Russia to undermine political stability in Ukraine, including through disinformation campaigns and cyber-attacks. The Foreign Secretary and I continue to discuss these issues with international partners, including our Ukrainian counterparts. UK officials also continue to work closely with the Ukrainian Government to help strengthen Ukraine's resilience against Russia's actions. We are providing substantial assistance to strengthen Ukraine's democracy and institutions, including countering potential outside interference in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/03/2019 12:01:30 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1083668

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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	Iraq: Trials
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 his Iraqi counterpart on the judicial process for the trial of non-combative civilians living in Daesh-controlled areas in that country, and the sentences handed down to those people.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	229682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The British Government has regularly raised human rights concerns relating to the judicial process for persons suspected of support for Daesh with the Iraqi governmental and judicial authorities. In these discussions, including with the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council and the Iraqi Chief Justice, we have reiterated the importance of due process and our opposition to the death penalty. Our Embassy in Baghdad has also encouraged and facilitated contacts between the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council and the Royal Courts of Justice, who are looking at ways to provide support and capacity-building to their Iraqi counterparts.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/03/2019 16:06:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1083669

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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	Iraq: USA
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 his US counterpart on the absence of a meeting between President Trump and representatives of the Iraqi government during the US President's recent visit to that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	229683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>​We have made no representations on this issue, which is a matter for the Governments of the United States and Iraq.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/03/2019 16:46:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1083671

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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	Iraq: Economic Situation and Energy
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 the effect on Iraq’s (a) economy and (b) energy supply of that country's compliance with US sanctions against Iran.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	229684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>​There has been to date little impact on Iraq's economy or energy supply as a result of US sanctions against Iran. Trade between Iran and Iraq continues in non-dollar currencies to allow the import and export of goods. Iraq continues to import electricity and gas from Iran as permitted under a waiver provided by the US Government.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/03/2019 16:49:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1083680

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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	Iraq: Kurds
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 steps he has taken to de-escalate tensions between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Iraqi authorities to reduce the risk of any further outbreak of violence in that region.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	229685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>​We continue to encourage improved relations between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Government of Iraq. I visited Iraq in January and held useful discussions with both Iraqi and KRG leaders. I welcomed steps towards normalisation between Baghdad and Erbil, including the reopening of the Kirkuk oil pipeline last November and the recent budget agreement between the KRG and Government of Iraq.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/03/2019 16:50:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry