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792899

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Cameroon: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the call by UN human rights independent experts on 17 November for the government of Cameroon to “ensure a thorough, impartial and independent investigation into all allegations of human rights violations”, killings, and arrests perpetrated since 1 October in the country’s Anglophone regions; and whether they intend to make representations to that government to conduct such an investigation.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The High Commissioner in Yaoundé has been following events in the Anglophone regions closely and has actively raised the need for dialogue and restraint with the Cameroonian authorities, including their obligations under international law in respect to human rights. We continue to call for restraint, for all parties to reject violence, pursue dialogue and urgently take action to reduce tensions.</p><p>We encourage the Government of Cameroon to accept the United Nation's offer of help to support dialogue with the Anglophone community.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 05/12/2017 17:03:15 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

792905

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Terrorism: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether there is a relationship between the governments of Qatar and Iran and the funding and support for global Islamist terrorism.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL3429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The government has undertaken an internal review into the nature, scale and origin of the funding of Islamist extremist activity in the UK, including any overseas sources. On 12 July, the Home Secretary announced the main findings of the Home Office's review and I refer the noble Lord to Written Statement HCWS39</p><p><br>Terrorism and violent extremism are an evil that steals lives, saps resources and divides communities. No society is immune and no single country has the answer to this scourge. In July, the Foreign Secretary welcomed the Emir of Qatar's commitment to tackle terrorism in all its manifestations, including terrorism financing. <br> <br>We remain concerned about reports of Iran's financial and military support to militant and proscribed groups, such as Hizballah, Hamas and Palestinian rejectionist groups. This support directly undermines prospects for regional security and lasting peace in the region.​</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/12/2017 15:55:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

792906

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Qatar: Foreign Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of allegations that Qatar is financing terrorism and Islamist extremism, what representations they have made to the government of Qatar to encourage the mending of its relations with neighbouring countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL3430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>We regularly raise a range of issues with the Government of Qatar at all levels. The UK remains very concerned by the ongoing tensions in the Gulf. The Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary and other ministers are engaging with our Gulf friends to encourage de-escalation and to get firmly behind Kuwait’s mediation efforts to resolve the dispute. The Foreign Secretary spoke most recently to the Qatari Foreign Minister on these issues on 23rd November. Qatar is a partner of the UK in the fight against terrorism, and the Government has welcomed the Emir of Qatar’s commitment to tackle terrorism in all its manifestations, including terrorist financing, and his pledge to resolve remaining differences with Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain through dialogue, negotiation and Kuwaiti mediation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 05/12/2017 17:03:51 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

792963

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Iran: Embassies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2017 to Question 111778 on Iran: Embassies if he will publish a list of chargeable services that apply to the category Attending at consular premises or elsewhere.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	114748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The fee for 'Attending at consular premises or elsewhere' is charged for the time spent out of office hours by a consular officer or a consular employee in the delivery of the specific services listed in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iran-consular-fees" target="_blank">Consular Fees Table</a>, such as administering an oath or witnessing a signature.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2017 17:18:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

792964

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Iran: Embassies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 November 2017 to Question 111778 on Iran: Embassies, what estimate he has made of the proportion of total fee income received by the British Embassy in Iran for chargeable services paid by (a) associates of British individuals detained in Iran and (b) British individuals detained in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	114749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>​No further data is held centrally on the origin of fees received for chargeable consular services by the British Embassy in Tehran.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2017 17:02:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

792992

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Animal Experiments: Cosmetics
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 encourage countries yet to do so to join the ban on cosmetics animal testing and the sale of animal-tested cosmetics.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	114777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>​Since 2013 the Home Office and the FCO/BEIS Science &amp; Innovation Network in Beijing has continued to support China to bring an end to unnecessary cosmetics testing on animals, advising on a science based approach for alternative testing.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2017 14:21:17 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

793010

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	GCHQ: Equality
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 GCHQ spent from the public purse on sponsorship of the National Diversity Awards 2017; and how many full-time equivalent GCHQ staff worked on that project.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	114795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Any law enforcement or intelligence agency must represent the diverse communities it serves to enable them to gather the intelligence they need to keep us all safe. Diversity is therefore recognised as a crucial component of the intelligence agencies' workforce. The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament recognised as much when they carried out an inquiry on Parliament's behalf into women in the intelligence agencies.</p><p>It has been the longstanding policy of successive Governments not to reveal details of the budgets or spending of the intelligence agencies. Statutory oversight for budgets and expenditure of the intelligence agencies is provided by the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 29/11/2017 14:13:37 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

793017

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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: 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 practical steps his Department is taking to ensure that the recent military intervention in Zimbabwe enables the restoration of democracy including multi-party elections.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	114802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>I visited Zimbabwe on 23 and 24 November to discuss Zimbabwe’s transition to democracy with actors from across the political spectrum. I stressed the importance of holding free and fair elections in line with the Zimbabwean Constitution and international standards. The UK has existing programmes promoting democratic and economic governance in Zimbabwe and we stand ready to support any new administration seeking to improve human rights, transparency and domestic accountability.​</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/11/2017 16:01:44 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

793030

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Diplomatic Service: Unpaid Fines
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 recover monies owed in parking tickets unpaid by diplomats.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	114815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>​We continually press diplomatic missions and international organisations to pay their outstanding parking fines. The Director and Deputy Director of Protocol raised this issue with all new heads of non-paying missions at their introductory meetings, and officials have held meetings with a number of missions about their outstanding parking debts. In addition, in April this year (as in previous years) we wrote to diplomatic missions and international organisations concerned giving them the opportunity to either pay their outstanding fines or appeal against them if they considered that the fines had been issued incorrectly.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 29/11/2017 14:15:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

793060

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Pakistan: 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, when he last discussed civil society in Pakistan with the Government of Pakistan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	114845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>We frequently raise the importance of maintaining the space for civil society at senior levels within the Government of Pakistan. As I did on my visit to Pakistan in November of this year. ​We are concerned by some of the restrictions the Government of Pakistan has placed on NGOs, who are important development partners for the UK government and reach an estimated 19 million of the poorest people in Pakistan.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2017 14:17:13 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon