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834616

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Afghanistan: 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 plans the Government has put in place to promote and protect the right to freedom of and belief in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Croydon South
tabling member printed	Chris Philp
uin	126064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>​Afghanistan is a priority country for our human rights work. The UK works closely with the National Unity Government, NGOs, civil society and other international partners to support the promotion and protection of human rights in Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/02/2018 13:49:01 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp

834665

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Syria: 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, what recent representations he has made to the Government in Turkey on a negotiated, peaceful and democratic solution for the Kurdish population in Syria and Turkey.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	126113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>​We regularly discuss the need for a political settlement in Syria with the Government of Turkey. These discussions cover the needs of all Syrians. The Foreign Secretary most recently spoke to Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu about Syria on 24 January. Within Turkey we have consistently called for the PKK to lay down its arms and for the government and the PKK to return to peace talks. We stand ready to help achieve this goal in any way we can.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 09/02/2018 13:57:03 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

834688

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Isa Qassim
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 Government of Bahrain on the house arrest and revocation of citizenship of prominent Shiite cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	126136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Embassy in Bahrain continue to monitor events there closely. The UK has concerns about the revocation of nationality where it renders a person stateless, and we have raised this at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain.</p><p>The Government of Bahrain have issued public statements that Sheikh Isa Qassim is not under house arrest.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/02/2018 17:19:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

834722

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Tobacco
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK overseas posts have facilitated meetings on tobacco control legislation between the tobacco industry and foreign government ministers or officials since the issuing of revised guidance to posts in December 2013; and whether they will give details of each case.
tabling member printed	Lord Faulkner of Worcester
uin	HL5324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government has standing instructions to all diplomatic staff to follow the revised December 2013 guidelines on interactions with tobacco companies. In line with this guidance, assistance may be offered to counter discriminatory practices. The Government does not catalogue the representations it makes on behalf of companies.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/02/2018 16:19:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2472 label Biography information for Lord Faulkner of Worcester

834723

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Hezbollah
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 ongoing UK dialogue with Hezbollah on that organisation’s stance on terrorism.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	126168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>​There is no ongoing UK dialogue with Hizballah, with whom the UK maintains a no contact policy.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/02/2018 13:04:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

834757

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Intelligence Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government with which countries the UK has no intelligence sharing agreements.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL5347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2018 answer text <p>​It is the long standing policy of successive Governments not to comment on matters of intelligence.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/02/2018 16:20:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

834761

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Hezbollah: Weapons
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 Hezbollah's ability to manufacture weapons.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	126183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of reports that Hizballah is manufacturing weapons in Lebanon, which would constitute a direct contravention of UN Security Council Resolutions 1559 and 1701. We condemn the threat that such activity poses to regional stability.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/02/2018 11:30:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

834789

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Human Rights: Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on when to apply sanctions to pressure countries to comply with international law with regards to human rights abuses.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	126211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government's response to reports of human rights violations is determined on a case by case basis.</p><p>The Government is implementing United Nations or European Union sanctions regimes focussing on human rights violations in relation to the following countries: Belarus, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Libya, Mali, South Sudan, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Furthermore, the 2017 Criminal Finances Act allows UK law enforcement agencies to use civil recovery powers to freeze the assets of those who violate human rights wherever those violations take place, where that property is held in the UK. The Home Secretary can also exclude from the UK individuals whose presence is not conducive to the public good.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 126212 question first answered 09/02/2018 14:59:57 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

834790

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Human Rights: Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to which countries the Government applies sanctions on account of their record of human rights abuses.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	126212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government's response to reports of human rights violations is determined on a case by case basis.</p><p>The Government is implementing United Nations or European Union sanctions regimes focussing on human rights violations in relation to the following countries: Belarus, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Libya, Mali, South Sudan, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.</p><p>Furthermore, the 2017 Criminal Finances Act allows UK law enforcement agencies to use civil recovery powers to freeze the assets of those who violate human rights wherever those violations take place, where that property is held in the UK. The Home Secretary can also exclude from the UK individuals whose presence is not conducive to the public good.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 126211 question first answered 09/02/2018 14:59:57 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

834861

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was allocated to Syria under the (a) Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and (b) Conflict Pool in 2016-2017.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	126283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) replaced the Conflict Pool in 2015. The total spend for the Syria CSSF in 2016 – 2017 was £64.75 million.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/02/2018 17:22:12 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq