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1122068

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date	18/04/2019
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	Yemen: Diplomatic Service
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 an assessment of the viability of re-establishing a diplomatic presence in (a) Sana’a and (b) Hodeidah in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	245564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The security situation in Yemen means that we are unable to re-establish a diplomatic presence in Yemen. We will continue to keep this under review.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 25/04/2019 14:31:59 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1121398

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to support an independent investigation into the airstrike on two schools in Sana’a, Yemen on 7 April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	244004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned at reports of an explosion at a warehouse near two schools in Sa’wan. British officials have raised this incident with Saudi officials, who have denied publicly that an airstrike took place, and British officials are urgently seeking information from all credible sources. We endorse the statement of the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General of 9 April and continue to call on all parties to the conflict in Yemen to exercise restraint, comply fully with international humanitarian law and implement the Stockholm Agreement without delay in order to improve the humanitarian situation in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 244005 question first answered 24/04/2019 14:34:34 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1121399

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of whether the airstrike on two schools in Sana’a, Yemen on 7 April 2019 was a legitimate military operation in line with international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	244005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned at reports of an explosion at a warehouse near two schools in Sa’wan. British officials have raised this incident with Saudi officials, who have denied publicly that an airstrike took place, and British officials are urgently seeking information from all credible sources. We endorse the statement of the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General of 9 April and continue to call on all parties to the conflict in Yemen to exercise restraint, comply fully with international humanitarian law and implement the Stockholm Agreement without delay in order to improve the humanitarian situation in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 244004 question first answered 24/04/2019 14:34:34 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1110283

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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	Burma: Islam
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 tackle incidences of hate speech directed against Muslim minorities in Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	241986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK continues to be deeply concerned by the incidences of hate speech in Myanmar. Our Ambassador discussed the impact of social media on intercommunal relations and the necessity of interfaith dialogues in his meeting with the Minister for Religious Affairs on 9 August. Our Embassy continues to work with local partners in Myanmar to tackle this issue.</p><p>The British Government continues to raise Myanmar at the UN Human Rights Council. We played a leading role, working with EU partners and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and secured a UN Human Rights Council Resolution on 27 September that sets out the steps the Government of Myanmar should take to address the spread of discrimination and prejudice and to combat the incitement to hatred against the Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, by publicly condemning such acts and enacting necessary anti-hate speech laws.</p><p>We further secured a UN Human Rights Resolution in March which called upon the Government of Myanmar to step up action to combat incitement to violence and hate speech.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/04/2019 16:34:30 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1109768

registered interest
date	04/04/2019
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	Rakhine State Advisory Commission
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 progress on implementing the Rakhine Advisory Commission's recommendations; and what steps he is taking to support those recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	240939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>The British Government welcomed the report of the Rakhine Advisory Commission and its recommendations. We note that the civilian government in Myanmar has accepted the recommendations contained within the report and we continue to push for full implementation. We recognise that the government has started work on responding to some of the recommendations, but there is still significant progress that needs to be made. We continue to offer assistance to the Myanmar Government to address the long term issues in Rakhine and deliver for all communities.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/04/2019 13:38:05 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg