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418435

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	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	Malawi: Human 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 steps the Government is taking to support implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by the government of Malawi.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	9961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the creation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. In September 2013 the Government published an National Action Plan entitled “Good Business” setting out how we would implement the UN Guiding Principles and what action we would take to support the principles internationally including by encouraging other states to follow the principles and to publish their own national action plans where possible. The Government has provided financial support to the UN Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises in their role to promote uptake of the Guiding Principles and develop guidance and best practice world-wide including for use in Malawi.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 16/09/2015 14:42:30 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

418388

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	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	Overseas Companies: Malawi
	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 ensure British companies and investors in Malawi respect human rights in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	9960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>UK Trade and Investment has a duty to British businesses to provide them with all of the advice and information they need to succeed in foreign markets. Human rights guidance is a core part of that. The UK National Action Plan for implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, entitled &quot;Good Business&quot;, sets out what the Government will do and what it expects of business in respecting human rights throughout their operations.</p><p>The Government is working with the Government of Malawi and British companies to encourage greater bilateral trade and investment. In their meetings with British companies in Malawi, officials at the British High Commission in Lilongwe have raised the importance of human rights and corporate responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 16/09/2015 14:44:51 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

418050

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2015
	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: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that Sudan begins a credible and inclusive peace process.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	9733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text We continue to call on the Government of Sudan to deliver on the commitment to hold a comprehensive national dialogue and bring an end to the devastating conflicts in Sudan. We welcome the recent decision by the African Union (AU) to renew the mandate of the AU High-Level Implementation Panel to facilitate negotiations and call on the Government of Sudan to engage in these negotiations fully. answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 16/09/2015 14:39:49 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

417634

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	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 Korea: Embassies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons civil partnerships are not permitted in HM Embassy in South Korea.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	9596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>We are awaiting confirmation from the authorities in the Republic of Korea that they would have no objection to our Embassy registering civil partnerships. Such cooperation is required under UK legislation.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 11/09/2015 09:08:14 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

417640

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	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	Somaliland
	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 Government's policy is on the future status of Somaliland.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	9564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government's policy on the future status of Somaliland is that it is for Somalia and Somaliland to determine their future relationship, and for neighbouring countries in the region to take the lead in recognising any new arrangements or change in status.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 14/09/2015 10:10:02 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

417642

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	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: Police Custody
	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 British nationals have died in police custody in other countries in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	9441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text Our current method of recording deaths in custody does not separate those who died in police custody from the overall figure of those who died in custody. Prior to May 2012 we have no statistics on death in custody of British nationals overseas. From May to December 2012 we are aware of two British nationals who died in custody overseas. In 2013 we are aware of ten cases and in 2014 of eleven. This year, up until 31 August, we have been made aware of four cases. To break down the location of death in custody for figures prior to May 2012 would require detailed searches of all detainee records, which would be of disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 16/09/2015 12:13:26 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

417643

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	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	Africa: Wildlife
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with his counterparts in (a) Kenya, (b) Uganda, (c) South Africa, (d) Namibia and (e) other countries in Africa on measures to stop the killing of elephants and rhinos.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	9438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text The FCO works very closely with DEFRA to combat the Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) and eradicate the poaching of elephants, rhinos, and other animals, reflecting HMG’s global leadership on this issue. Our Posts across Africa, are very active on this. Our Ambassadors and High Commissioners regularly raise the issue of IWT at the highest level, and FCO Ministers raise IWT with their counterparts wherever possible, including at multilateral fora. I recently wrote to the Zimbabwean Minister for Environment, Water, and Climate to advance our working together on this issue. The FCO secured attendance of Ministers from Kenya, Uganda, Namibia and 15 other African countries at the London Conference on IWT in February 2014. We also gained the participation of Ministers from these countries, plus South Africa and 12 other African countries, to attend the UK supported follow-up conference in Kasane, northern Botswana, on 25 March 2015 for further discussions. These initiatives have resulted in collective conference declarations with 40 ambitious commitments, to eradicate IWT through demand reduction, strengthening law enforcement and legal deterrents, and protecting sustainable livelihoods. answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 16/09/2015 15:00:11 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

422393

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2015
	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	Prisoners: British Nationals Abroad
	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 the Government is taking to help British citizens and the families of British citizens imprisoned abroad for minor offences.
	tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
	tabling member printed	William Wragg
	uin	901670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text The Foreign and Commonwealth Office offer impartial consular assistance to British nationals imprisoned abroad, irrespective of the offence alleged. We review each prisoner’s case individually and offer a tailored service accordingly; this allows us to use our resources to support those most in need, or held under the most difficult conditions. answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 20/10/2015 14:30:14 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

416735

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Central African Republic: 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 assessment he has made of the effect on (a) regional security and (b) migration to the EU of instability in the Central African Republic.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
	uin	8733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The unrest in the Central African Republic (CAR) has impacted on its neighbours through refugee flows and cross-border violence. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is aware of reports of rebel incursions spilling over the border from CAR into Cameroon. Approximately 442,495 of CAR’s population have been internally displaced. Approximately 241,231 refugees have fled to Cameroon, 93,120 to Chad, 68,165 to the Democratic Republic of Congo and 21,554 to the Republic of Congo. The Government is working closely with EU and African Union partners ahead of the Valletta Summit in November to develop proposals for action to disrupt smuggling and trafficking networks; strengthen cooperation on returns; and address the root causes of migration, including regional instability.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 09/09/2015 12:34:22 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

416734

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Sahel
	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 re-deploying a Special Envoy to the Sahel region.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
	uin	8732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>Stephen O’Brien MP was the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the Sahel from 2012 to 2015. Since his departure, the Minister for Africa and senior officials have followed events in the Sahel closely. The UK has also continued to show leadership in the Sahel through participation in international Missions such as the UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and EU training missions in Mali and Niger. The Government will keep its representation in the Sahel under review.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 09/09/2015 12:37:27 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker