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794311

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	Zimbabwe: British Nationals Abroad
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 estimate has made of the number of British citizens living in Zimbabwe.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	115284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>We estimate there are approximately 20,000 British citizens living in Zimbabwe, many of whom are long-term residents.</p><p>We ask all British nationals to regularly check travel advice.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/11/2017 15:51:32 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

794333

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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 Expenditure
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 losses and special payments have been made by his Department in the 2017-18 financial year to date; and what the value of those losses and payments have been.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	115306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The figures requested form part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s annual report submitted to Parliament. The outturn for the 2017-18 financial year has not yet been finalised.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/11/2017 16:37:19 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

794337

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Myanmar counterparts on the Bangladesh-Myanmar deal to return Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	115310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK has been clear that an agreement on returning the Rohingya refugees to their homes in Burma must provide for voluntary, safe and dignified return. I made these points to the Bangladesh High Commissioner Nazmul Quaunine and Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque when they met on 2 November. The Foreign Secretary has spoken to Aung San Suu Kyi three times since this crisis began, most recently on 21 October, when he urged her to implement her commitment to ensure the return of refugees. At ASEM (20-21 November) I met with Minister of Defence U Sein Win, the Chief of Staff to State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, U Kyaw Tin Swe and the Deputy Foreign Minister U Kyaw Tin and in each meeting raised the need for early returns. The principle of non-refoulement is also detailed in the United Nations Security Council Presidential Statement made on 6 November – a statement the UK was instrumental in achieving.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 28/11/2017 16:51:12 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

794406

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	Turkey: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will condemn the Turkish Government for imprisoning almost 100 elected representatives and more than 5,000 activists from the Peoples' Democratic Party.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	115379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>​Following the failed coup in 2016 and the subsequent imposition of a State of Emergency, we expect Turkey, as a modern democracy, to undertake any legal processes against elected representatives and activists fairly, transparently and with full respect for the rule of law. It is important that legal measures under the State of Emergency be proportionate, justified and in line with Turkey's democratic principles and its international human rights obligations. We have made these points consistently with Turkish Ministers, as has the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/11/2017 16:22:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

794494

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	Burma: Rohingya
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 he is taking to secure humanitarian access to northern Rakhine in Burma.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	115467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Red Cross and the World Food Programme are currently the only aid organisations with permission to provide humanitarian support in Northern Rakhine. The UK has provided £2 million to the World Food Programme and £1 million to the Red Cross. We continue to urge the Burmese authorities to grant full access to UN and other agencies so that they can help meet the urgent need in Northern Rakhine. During my visit to Burma on 20-21 November, I met ​Burma's Minister of Defence Sein Win and the Deputy Foreign Minister U Kyaw Tin and pressed again the need for full humanitarian access.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 28/11/2017 15:44:38 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

794495

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	Burma: United Nations
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 support the United Nations fact-finding mission in Rakhine State, Burma.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	115468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>​The UK co-sponsored the resolution at the Human Rights Council in March 2017 which set up a Fact-Finding Mission to look into the human rights situation in Burma. We also supported the extension of its mandate until September 2018. We have repeatedly urged Burma to cooperate with the Fact-Finding Mission and grant it access to Rakhine State, and shall continue to do so. I look forward to meeting the members of the Fact-Finding Mission during their visit to London in December.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 28/11/2017 15:46:37 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

794499

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	Burma: Rohingya
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 support the documentation and investigation of sexual violence against Rohingya women and girls in Rakhine State, Burma.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	115472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>​The UK has been clear about the need for the Burmese authorities to end all violence including gender-based violence in Rakhine. I urged an independent investigation of reports of atrocities and incidents of sexual violence when I met Burma's Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor on 20 November in Nay Pyi Daw​. The Foreign Secretary has raised his concerns about reports of sexual violence directly with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.</p><p>The UK Government has deployed two civilian experts to Bangladesh to conduct a capacity needs assessment on the investigation and documentation of sexual violence. This will provide recommendations for the UK Government to consider on support for evidence gathering: it is vital that any evidence or testimony gathered is collated in the proper way. The UK is also funding the provision of medical services, counselling and psychological support to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh who have either witnessed or are survivors of sexual violence. An FCO official recently travelled with the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence to meet victims and witnesses of sexual violence in Bangladeshi refugee camps; the UK is supporting the Special Representative's proposal to brief the UN Security Council on her findings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 28/11/2017 15:42:36 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

793930

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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 recent representations he has made to the Government of Uganda on the incarceration of Ugandan Members of Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	115019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>We have raised, on a regular basis, our concerns with the Government of Uganda about recent restrictions on political and civic space, including the arrest of opposition leaders and activists by the Uganda Police Force. We continue to call on the Ugandan authorities to guarantee fundamental freedoms of expression, association and assembly.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/11/2017 15:28:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

793966

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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	Lake Chad Basin
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 tackle the influence of Boko Haram and what support it provides to assist in the development of the Lake Chad region.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	115055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>​The UK is working closely with the Nigerian Government and its neighbours to tackle Boko Haram and promote peace and stability in the Lake Chad Basin. We are providing a substantial package of military, intelligence and development support. This includes training for the Nigerian armed forces, supporting Nigerian intelligence analysis; and £5 million to support the Multinational Joint Task Force, the regional military force tackling Boko Haram. We have also increased counter-terrorism cooperation, providing training on response to terrorist attacks and bomb scene management.</p><p>The UK has led the international response to the humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad region caused by the conflict with Boko Haram. In 2016, our support reached more than one million people inlcuding children, women and the disabled. We provided them with food, water, shelter and health care. During their visit to Nigeria in August 2017 the Foreign Secretay and International Development Secretary announced an additional £200 million of humanitarian aid over the next four years.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/11/2017 15:57:56 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

793967

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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	Lake Chad Basin: 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 assessment the Government has made of the potential risk to the UK of political, ecologic, and economic destabilization in the Lake Chad Basin.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	115056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is concerned about the ongoing political, ecological and economic destabilisation in the Lake Chad Basin caused by the ongoing conflict with Boko Haram. Although there is no direct threat to the UK, the current security situation remains fragile. This has resulted in an increased number of Internally Displaced Persons and refugees, further exacerbating the vulnerability of host communities already facing structural challenges such as food insecurity, under-nutrition and limited access to basic social services. Through our political, military and aid engagement, the UK is playing a leadership role in the region to help deal with these problems.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/11/2017 15:59:53 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah