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732626

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Kamal Foroughi
	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 of Iran on the arrest and imprisonment of Kamal Foroughi.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	1012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>I raised the case of Mr Kamal Foroughi in a phone call with the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister on 21 June. Our ambassador to Iran also regularly raises Mr Foroughi's case with Iranian authorities and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/07/2017 13:49:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

732629

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
	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 of Iran on the arrest and imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	1013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>​I raised the case of Mrs Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in a phone call with the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister on 21 June. Our ambassador to Iran also regularly raises Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's case with Iranian authorities and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/07/2017 13:55:25 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

732603

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Israeli Settlements: UN Resolutions
	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 he has to implement the provisions of the UN Security Council Resolution 2334 on Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	1098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>It has long been our position that Israeli settlement activity is illegal and undermines the viability of two states for two peoples, but it is far from the only obstacle to peace. UN Security Council Resolution 2334 addresses settlements while also calling for an end to incitement and terror. The resolution was passed on 23 December and asks the Secretary-General to report to the Council every three months on the implementation of its provisions. We continue to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/07/2017 13:57:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732661

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	British Indian Ocean Territory
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Minister has responsibility for the Chagos Islands.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	1125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for the Commonwealth and the UN has lead responsibility for the British Indian Ocean Territory.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/07/2017 15:12:34 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

732665

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	British Indian Ocean Territory: UN Resolutions
	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 discussions he has with his American counterpart on the UN vote on the legal status of the Chagos Islands.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	1128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has discussed the UN vote with his US counterpart on several occasions, most recently on 25 June.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/07/2017 16:06:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

732687

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of their time new joint Department for International Development and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Ministers will spend at the FCO.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	1133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Mr Burt and Mr Stewart will split their time between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development. They will of course prioritise based on events and issues as they arise.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/07/2017 15:11:40 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

732675

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Ilois: Resettlement
	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 resettlement of Chagossians to the Chagos Islands.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	1134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>​On 16 November 2016, the Government announced its decision not to support the resettlement of Chagossians to the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) on the grounds of feasibility, defence and security interests, and cost to the British taxpayer. At the same time the Government announced a support package worth approximately £40million over ten years, the vast majority of which is intended to provide Chagossians in the UK, Mauritius and Seychelles with better life chances in the communities in which they currently live. As part of the package, the Government is also implementing an increased programme of heritage visits to BIOT. The next heritage visit by Chagossians is planned for later this year.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/07/2017 15:48:19 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

732649

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Andargachew Tsege
	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 progress has been made on the case of Andargachew Tsege.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	1147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>We have provided significant support to Mr Tsege and his family. We secured Mr Tsege's transfer from solitary confinement to a federal prison and access to a lawyer so he can discuss his legal options. Our Ambassador has visited him on multiple occasions and we remain committed to ensuring his ongoing welfare. Officials visited Mr Tsege most recently on 10 June, when they were able to check on his welfare, discuss his legal access and pass on messages from his family.</p><p>In addition, the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary raised Mr Tsege's case with Ethiopia's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister on 11 May during the London Somalia Conference. Our Ambassador takes every opportunity to raise Mr Tsege's case at the highest levels with the Ethiopian government.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 04/07/2017 13:44:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

733103

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	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	USA: Climate Change Convention
	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 (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have had with counterparts in the US on the effect of President Trump's decision to remove the US from the Paris Climate Change Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	1462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary discussed President Trump’s announcement on US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement with Secretary Tillerson on 6 June, and officials at the British Embassy in Washington have had further discussions with representatives of the US Administration. We have made clear our disappointment with the decision, and reiterated the UK’s continued commitment to the Paris Agreement as the right global framework for protecting the prosperity and security of future generations, while keeping energy affordable and secure for our citizens and businesses. We will continue to draw on our longstanding, strong and special relationship with the US to encourage them to show leadership on reducing carbon emissions.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/07/2017 15:10:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

746837

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	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	European Free Trade Association
	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 meetings he has had with the secretariat of the European Free Trade Association.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	2041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary has had no recent meetings with the secretariat of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Officials occasionally meet the EFTA secretariat in the course of business, as they do the secretariats of similar trade organisations.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/07/2017 15:05:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown