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1039569

registered interest
date	11/01/2019
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: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
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 security, justice and reconciliation Programme in Iraq assists in the prosecution of individuals in Iraq’s criminal and counter-terrorism courts.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	207540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>​The security, justice and reconciliation programme in Iraq does not assist in the prosecution of individuals in Iraq's criminal and counter-terrorism courts. It aims to support the Government of Iraq to build stronger, more responsive and more accountable security sector institutions, and support the conditions for effective and sustainable community-level reconciliation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/01/2019 16:11:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1039570

registered interest
date	11/01/2019
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: Conflict, Stability and Security 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 assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessment made in respect of the Security, Justice and Reconciliation Programme in Iraq; and if he will lay that assessment before Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	207541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>We have not conducted a formal assessment of the effectiveness of the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) assessments in respect of Security, Justice and Reconciliation Programmes in Iraq. However, OSJAs were conducted in line with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office OSJA guidance and all OSJAs are kept under regular review. The most recent review was conducted this month.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/01/2019 16:12:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1039582

registered interest
date	11/01/2019
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	Armed Conflict: 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 steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce the number of child soldiers and (b) prevent the recruitment of new child soldiers.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	207556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK is firmly committed to a global policy of ending the recruitment and use of child soldiers and to protecting all children affected by armed conflict.</p><p>The UK is an active member of the United Nations Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), which leads the international response to the issue of child soldiers and child protection. This includes pressing those parties to conflict listed in the UN Secretary-General's annual report on CAAC to enter into concrete action plans with the UN to verify and release any child soldiers associated with armed groups and forces and to prevent re-recruitment. We apply diplomatic pressure to listed governments and armed groups, and fund projects to help protect and rehabilitate vulnerable children. We also press for the inclusion of child protection in peacekeeping responses through UN mandate renewals and resolutions.</p><p>The UK is the largest single financial contributor to the office of the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for CAAC contributing £800,000 in the last five years. We have shown our support for the SRSG's recently launched Global Coalition for Reintegration (GCR) by joining the 'Friends of Reintegration' group, a forum to generate new ideas for supporting reintegration programmes for children formerly associated with armed groups. The GCR is working to provide more reliable funding to ensure higher quality, longer-term reintegration programming and prevention of re-recruitment for all children formerly recruited and used by armed groups and forces.</p><p>In 2018, the UK endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration, a political commitment to reduce the impact of conflict on education, and the Vancouver Principles, a political commitment to prevent the recruitment and use of children by armed forces and armed groups during the conduct of United Nations peace operations. As a member of the Group of Friends of CAAC in Geneva, we also participated in a joint statement to the 37th session of the Human Rights Council in March 2018, in which we reiterated our strong support for the mandate of the SRSG for CAAC. We worked very closely with Sweden and others to agree Resolution 2427 adopted by the UN Security Council in July 2018, to strengthen protection mechanisms for children in armed conflict.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 16/01/2019 15:01:24 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1038954

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Sudan: Demonstrations
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 protesters have been reported to have been (a) detained, (b) tortured and (c) killed by Sudanese authorities since demonstrations began on 19 December 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	207146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Reports of the number of detainees, deaths and injuries vary. On 12 January the Government of Sudan reported that 24 deaths had occurred. Activist groups and Non-Governmental Organisations assess the number to be considerably higher. We are unable to verify these figures independently, but we continue to express our deep concern at the current situation, both bilaterally and as part of the Troika (with the USA and Norway). We are urging the Government of Sudan to respect the Sudanese people's right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, and to ensure those responsible for the deaths of protestors are held to account. We expect political activists, human rights defenders, journalists and others who are being detained without charge or trial to be released immediately, and for all detainees to be treated in accordance with international standards. We continue to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/01/2019 16:30:01 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1038955

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Sudan: 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 Sudanese counterpart on the Sudanese authorities' response to the protests in that country.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	207147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>On 9 January the British Ambassador registered the UK's concern directly with Sudan's Acting Foreign Minister regarding the level of violence used to disperse peaceful protests in Sudan. He reiterated the messages in the public statement made by the Troika (Norway/ UK/ US) and Canada on 8 January urging the government to respect the Sudanese people's right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, and to ensure those responsible for the deaths of protestors are held to account.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/01/2019 16:33:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1038956

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Sudan: 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 effect the (a) response of the Government of Sudan to the recent protests in that country and (b) Troika government's statement published on 8 January 2019 will have on the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue due to take place in 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	207148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>​We continue to monitor closely the Government of Sudan's response to the recent protests, and to express our concern at the current situation, both bilaterally and as part of the Troika with the US and Norway. As we made clear with Troika partners and Canada in our statement of 8 January, the Government of Sudan's response to these protests will have an impact on the approach to engagement of our governments and others in the coming months and years.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/01/2019 16:35:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1038957

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Sudan: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what joint programmes on security are ongoing between the UK Government and the Government of Sudan.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	207149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>There are no current joint security programmes between the UK and Government of Sudan. The extent of UK funded defence engagement with the Government of Sudan is limited to the provision of a small scale education programme to the regular Sundanese armed forces that focuses on International Humanitarian Law, the Law of Armed Conflict and on Governance and Security Sector Reform. This is achieved through the teaching of English language and graduate-level lectures, using professionally qualified teachers, academics and lawyers.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/01/2019 16:36:41 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1039021

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Elections
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 observers the Government sent to the recent election in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and when those observers are expected to report back on the fairness of that election.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	207158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK has supported political engagement and strengthening of electoral processes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), funding civic and electoral education, electoral observation, and institutional support. We co-supported approximately 20,000 of the 40,000 observers deployed by the Committee of the National Episcopal Conference of the Congo (CENCO), who covered all voting centres across the country. On 10 January CENCO confirmed that the provisional results announced by the electoral commission are not in line with the data collected by their observation mission. A small number of UK embassy staff were also on the ground on election day to unofficially monitor the situation, but are not in a position to report on the fairness of the election as a whole</p><p>The leader of the opposition in DRC, Martin Fayulu, has contested the results and filed an appeal in the constitutional court. As the Foreign Secretary said in a tweet on 14 January, due process must be respected on this legal challenge. This is a critical moment for DRC and the wider region.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/01/2019 16:32:03 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1039076

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Guatemala: 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 his Department (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to support the work of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala following recent attempts by the Guatemalan Government to shut the commission down.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	207171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK has been a vocal advocate of anti-corruption efforts and the valuable work carried out by the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) to support and strengthen Guatemalan national institutions. In response, I have released a statement expressing our disappointment at the Guatemalan governments attempt to prevent CICIG carrying out its mandate. The UK also joined statements of the EU and the G13 local donor group condemning Guatemala's decision to unilaterally terminate the agreement establishing CICIG and calling on the Guatemalan government to uphold the rule of law. The UK will continue to monitor developments, through our Embassy in Guatemala, and call upon the Guatemalan government to allow CICIG to complete its mandate and ensure the security of its staff.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/01/2019 16:24:55 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

1038356

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
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	British Nationals Abroad: Forced 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 estimate he has made of the (a) lowest, (b) highest and (c) average cost of repatriating a victim of forced marriage to the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	206847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>​We do not maintain statistics on the cost of repatriation. We do have statistics on the number and value of emergency loans given to victims of forced marriage for repatriation purposes since 2012. The cost of repatriating victims of forced marriage to the UK varies, and is dependent on individual circumstances including the victim’s age and the country that they are in. There are also different routes for funding repatriation: in the majority of cases the family cover the cost of the repatriation<strong>. </strong>Where possible, the Government to seek to ensure the costs fall on the perpetrators by means of Forced Marriage Protection Orders (FMPOs). After being served with an FMPO the victim’s family, who are usually responsible for the victim travelling overseas against their wishes or under false pretences, would be instructed to arrange and pay for them to return to the UK within a specific period.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/01/2019 16:10:51 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting