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839057

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	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	Eritrea: Ethiopia
	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 the deployment of Egyptian troops to Eritrea on Eritrea-Ethiopia relations.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	127617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>We have received no information which substantiates reports of Egyptian troops in Eritrea. Both the governments of Egypt and Eritrea have issued statements rejecting such reports.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/02/2018 17:06:20 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

839231

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2018
	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	Sudan: Deportation
	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 danger to non-Arab Dafuris sent to Khartoum after having their asylum claims rejected in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	127787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>All asylum and human rights claims from Sudanese nationals are carefully considered on their individual merits, and in accordance with our obligations under the Refugee Convention and European Convention on Human Rights. Those who have been found not to need protection are refused have a right of appeal to the independent courts.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/02/2018 17:08:45 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

827988

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Mining
	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 the Government of Democratic Republic of Congo on working conditions for children involved in the mining of cobalt.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	123948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK is concerned about working conditions for children involved in the mining of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).</p><p>The DRC is a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights Priority Country. We will continue to encourage the DRC Government to take concrete steps to improve respect for human rights. Through our existing and future programming in DRC, we hope to eradicate child labour in the mines in the long term.</p><p>DFID is working to tackle the root causes of child labour in the mining sector in the DRC. DFID collaborates closely with other Government Departments and through a European Partnership for Responsible Minerals. We provide funding to the Carter Center in the DRC to improve transparency and governance of the sector. DFID DRC is also working with other international partners to consider how we might tackle the issues in the cobalt supply chain in future programme design.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/01/2018 17:52:47 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

827990

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Children's Rights
	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 the Democratic Republic of Congo on upholding Article 32.1 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	123950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK actively encourages countries to uphold Article 32.1 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The UK was among the main sponsors of the annual resolution at the Human Rights Council on the Rights of the Child in March 2017 and we are already working on the Rights of the Child Resolution ahead of the Human Rights Council session in March 2018. The UK actively encourages International Labour Organisation (ILO) member states, including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to fulfil their ILO obligations and work towards ratifying and meeting the provisions of the core ILO conventions. This includes ILO conventions relating to child labour.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/01/2018 17:22:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

810154

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	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	Somalia: Prisoners
	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 authorities in Somalia on the cases of Daud Saied Sahal and Muhamed Yasin Abdi.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	120620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has not made representations on the cases of Daud Saied Sahal and Muhamed Yasin Abdi. These individuals are not British nationals. The FCO regularly calls for the Somali authorities to promote and protect the rule of law and human rights, particularly for children, women and those in vulnerable situations.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 11/01/2018 18:33:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

810089

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	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	Sudan: Armed Conflict
	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 the Government of Sudan on the Nuba Mountains.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	120555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to urge the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) to immediately resume negotiations to agree a permanent ceasefire and a humanitarian agreement. During the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue (16 October), we welcomed the Sudanese Government's extension of their unilateral cessation of hostilities and urged them to extend it further. We have welcomed their acceptance of the US proposal to provide humanitarian aid to the Two Areas (South Kordofan, where the Nuba Mountains are located, and Blue Nile). We continue to urge the SPLM-N to immediately agree to the US proposal.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/01/2018 11:20:44 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

823578

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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	South Sudan: Economic Situation
	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 economic situation in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	123042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The continuing collapse of the South Sudanese economy is exacerbating the already dire humanitarian and security situation. The World Bank expects the economy to contract by nearly 7 percent in 2017-18 due to ongoing conflict and disruption to oil production. The currency continues to depreciate and inflation remains stubbornly high at over 100 percent a year. Average household incomes have fallen by 80 percent since 2013 and 1.5 million people are on the brink of famine, more than twice as many as in January 2017. The solution to the economic and humanitarian crises is peace. The UK is playing an active role in peace talks and encourages all parties to enter the next round of the High Level Revitalisation Forum with a genuine commitment to peace.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 24/01/2018 14:26:36 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

823580

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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	South Sudan: 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 support he is giving to the High Level Revitalisation Forum in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	123044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK is working closely with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the United States and Norway, and the wider international community, to give the High Level Revitalisation Forum the best chance of success. The UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan participated in the first round of talks and is supporting preparations for the second round of talks, scheduled to take place in February. We are calling on all parties to end violations of the Cessation of Hostilities and to enter into the next round of talks with a genuine commitment to making progress.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 24/01/2018 14:29:40 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

824400

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	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	South Sudan: 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 the current status is of peace talks between the different parties in South Sudan; and if he will make an estimate of the current level of civilian casualties as a result of the conflict.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	123201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Following the first round of the High Level Revitalisation Forum (RVF), on 21 December all parties to the conflict in South Sudan agreed a Cessation of Hostilities. However, violations have since taken place in many areas, causing civilian as well as combatant casualties. The second round of the RVF is scheduled to commence in February, and the British Government is continuing to encourage all parties to commit to the process with a genuine commitment to peace.</p><p>The conflict is estimated to have led to more than 100,000 deaths since it began in December 2013, but the fragile security situation means that accurate estimates are difficult to produce, and the real number of civilian casualties is likely to be significantly higher. Over 4 million people, a third of the population, have fled their homes, including 2 million who have fled to neighbouring countries. In early 2018, 1.5 million people are expected to be on the brink of famine, more than twice as many as in January 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 22/01/2018 15:36:37 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

825457

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	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	Eritrea: 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, if he will make representations to the Government of Eritrea on its treatment of religious minorities.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	123598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Our Ambassador and EU counterparts have called for the release of all prisoners detained for religious beliefs or, as a minimum, that they are brought before a court for public hearing and fair trial, allowing them to defend themselves against any charge. We will continue to raise our concerns on this and other human rights issues with the Government of Eritrea.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/01/2018 17:39:02 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew