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731136

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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	Zimbabwe: Elections
	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 counterparts in the African Union on free and fair elections in the Republic of Zimbabwe in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The UK has engaged counterparts in the African Union– particularly the Southern African Development Community – on the 2018 Presidential elections in Zimbabwe. We have highlighted that a democratic, prosperous and stable Zimbabwe is in the interests of the whole region and urged them to do what they can to encourage free and fair elections.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/06/2017 12:39:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

759710

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Kenya: Elections
	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 his Department plans to give to ensure that the Kenyan elections due to be held on 17 October 2017 are conducted in a free, fair and democratic manner.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	10138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting the electoral process in Kenya to help ensure free, fair, peaceful and credible elections. The UK has provided non-partisan technical assistance, working with international partners to support election management, legal reforms and efforts to resolve disputes and reduce violence.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/10/2017 14:58:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

760092

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	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	Somaliland: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the UK will send election observers to Somaliland to observe the general election on 13 November 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	10325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is providing £202,017 to fund a 60-strong international election observation mission for the delayed Somaliland Presidential election, now scheduled for 13 November 2017. Following a competitive tender process, the election observation team will be led by University College London.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/10/2017 15:25:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

760880

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	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	Responsibility to Protect
	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 the UN's Responsibility to Protect policy; and if he will make representations to his Russian counterpart to request their unequivocal support for that policy.
	tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
	tabling member printed	Mr Bob Seely
	uin	105399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>​The UK is fully committed to the concept of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) which was endorsed by all UN Member States in 2005. We regularly remind all states of their commitment to protect populations from atrocity crimes and to use all three pillars of the concept to uphold the responsibility to protect. Additionally, by signing up to the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT) group's Code of Conduct we have committed to never vote against credible Security Council action to stop mass atrocities and crimes against humanity. We urge all present and future Security Council members to support the Code.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/10/2017 15:09:21 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

760881

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	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	Côte d'Ivoire: Forests
	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 address the accelerating deforestation of the Ivory Coast due to the illegal growth of cocoa crops.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	105421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>We are very much engaged in supporting efforts to end deforestation, including through the Department for International Development (DFID) funded Cocoa and Forests Initiative, which was launched in London in March. Under this initiative, the cocoa and chocolate industries have committed publicly to end deforestation associated with cocoa production in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. DFID has provided support for consultations on Joint Frameworks for Action on Cocoa and Deforestation with government, farmers and civil society in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, to ensure the industry commitment is implemented.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/10/2017 14:58:43 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

765897

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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, whether a family visit for Andy Tsege has been (a) secured and (b) scheduled.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	106027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Mr Tsege is regularly visited in prison by his family members based in Ethiopia. Any visits from family members based outside of Ethiopia are subject to a visa application and permission being granted from the Ethiopian prison authorities. The British Government raises Mr Tsege's case frequently and the Ethiopian government are in no doubt about our concerns and the priority we place upon his wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/10/2017 14:15:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

767518

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	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	Nigeria: 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, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Nigerian Government protects (a) religious minorities and (b) the rights of the Igbo people in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
	tabling member printed	Mr Simon Clarke
	uin	106460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>This Government is firmly committed to promoting and protecting the right to freedom of religion or belief around the world. Religious freedom is protected by the Nigerian Constitution and we regularly discuss with the Nigerian government, at the highest levels, our concern about threats to this right in Nigeria.</p><p>The UK fully supports the territorial integrity of Nigeria and we are committed to working with Nigeria to help tackle threats to national security. We are concerned about violent clashes in Nigeria but we do not assess that there is institutionalised persecution of the Igbo or any other peoples by the Nigerian authorities. We will continue to underline the importance of freedom of expression and the rule of law with all parties, including the Nigerian government.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/10/2017 14:16:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke

767521

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	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: Violence
	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 had with his counterpart in Cameroon on violence and unrest in the anglophone region of that country.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	106563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned to hear reports of deaths and injuries in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon. We call for restraint and for all parties to reject violence, pursue dialogue and reduce tensions.</p><p>The High Commissioner raised our concerns about the handling of protests in the Anglophone region with the Minister of External Relations on 11 October. He also met Prime Minister Philémon Yang on 27 September and on 10 October. He also raised our concern with the Minister of Communication on 9 October, and the Minister of Defence, Director General of Intelligence and the Minister of Higher Education on 10 October. He reiterated the United Kingdom's position in television interviews on 9 and 10 October.</p><p>We continue to call for restraint among all parties and for urgent action to address the causes of the crisis.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/10/2017 14:20:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

767522

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	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	Nigeria: 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 situation in the south-east region of Nigeria.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	106587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The British Government is concerned by the violence in south east Nigeria but we do not assess that there is institutionalised persecution of the Igbo or any other peoples by the Nigerian authorities. The UK fully supports the territorial integrity of Nigeria and President Buhari's commitment to work for a secure and prosperous Nigeria. We are committed to working with Nigeria to help tackle threats to national security and the underlying causes of instability. We echo President Buhari's calls for calm and reconciliation between the many ethnic groups and communities that make up and contribute to the Federal Republic of Nigeria.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/10/2017 14:43:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

767524

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	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	Nigeria: 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 representations he has (a) made to and (b) received from the Nigerian Government on the use of force against unarmed citizens in the south-east region of that country.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	106588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>We were concerned by reports of violent clashes between security forces and separatist protesters in Abia State. We recognise the right to peaceful and lawful protest as part of the democratic process. During my visit to Nigeria in June, I raised the issue of community tensions with the Governor of Kaduna. The Governors of the Northern States of Nigeria condemned the threats against the Igbo people, as did Vice President Osinbajo, then Acting President, who also called for unity.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/10/2017 14:45:49 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy