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224574

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	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	Pakistan
	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 the government of Pakistan on discrimination and violence against people of minority faiths in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Makerfield
	tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
	uin	907842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by the persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan.</p><p>On 24 February I raised UK concerns about the blasphemy law with a group of visiting Pakistani parliamentarians.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary also discussed Pakistan’s blasphemy laws with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in November 2014.</p><p>We will continue to support all efforts in promoting religious tolerance and freedom of speech in Pakistan, and call for perpetrators of human rights abuses to be brought to justice.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 03/03/2015 14:21:31 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

175084

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	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	Boko Haram
	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 capacity of the Economic Community of West African States to tackle the threat from Boko Haram.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	221551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text During the 22 January meeting of regional Foreign Ministers in Niamey, Niger, participants agreed that the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) and African Union, working with the countries of the region would develop a credible response to tackle the threat of Boko Haram. The UK was represented at that meeting by my Right Honourable Friend the Member for Eddisbury, the Prime Minister's Special Representative for the Sahel. We expect that the African Union (AU)'s political and security council will discuss next steps during the AU Summit taking place in Addis Ababa this week. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/01/2015 14:26:43 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

174003

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2015
	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	Friends of Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next expects the Friends of Syria Group to meet next.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	220982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The Core Group of the Friends of Syria are due to meet in London on 22 January at senior official level, following the meeting of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/01/2015 15:46:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

174005

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2015
	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	Iran
	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 negotiations on the future of Iran's nuclear programme.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	220980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>The E3+3 and Iran agreed on 24 November 2014 to extend the negotiations for seven months because both sides believed that a comprehensive nuclear deal was possible, but more time was needed to bridge differences, in particular on Iran's enrichment capacity. Since then there have been two further rounds of talks, most recently on 18 January. These talks have been serious and useful. For us to reach a deal, Iran needs to show more flexibility on the key issue of enrichment. Talks will resume in February.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/01/2015 14:54:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

174010

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2015
	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	Saudi Arabia
	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 Saudi Arabian government about freedom of speech in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	221028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text The UK is a strong supporter of freedom of expression around the world. We continue to raise a range of human rights issues with the Saudi authorities including the right to freedom of expression. Earlier this month we raised freedom of expression at a senior level with the Saudi authorities. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/01/2015 16:55:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

174014

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2015
	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	Egypt
	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 Egyptian government on freedom of speech in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	221022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p>I regularly raise the importance of freedom of speech with members of the Egyptian government, including most recently during my visit to Cairo on January 12 – 16. The UK Government also raised concerns about restrictions on freedom of speech in Egypt during the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of Egypt’s human rights situation on 5 November.</p><p>We will continue to urge the Government of Egypt to demonstrate its commitment to freedom of speech, including the right of journalists to operate without fear of prosecution. The UK has clearly stated that freedom of the press is fundamental to building a democratic society.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/01/2015 14:51:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

174020

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2015
	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	Egypt
	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 Egyptian government on freedom of religion in that country for (a) atheists and (b) Christians.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	221035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>We deplore all discrimination against religious minorities and constraints on their freedom to practise what they believe. Most recently, I raised the importance of protecting the human rights enshrined in Egypt’s constitution, which include freedom of belief and worship, with a number of senior figures in the Egyptian Government during my visit to Cairo on January 12-16. UK officials also discussed the importance of religious freedom with the Egyptian Deputy Assistant Minister for Human Rights, Dr Mahy Abdel Latif on 14 January 2015.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/01/2015 15:18:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

174021

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2015
	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	Afghanistan
	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 his counterparts in the government of Afghanistan on the operation of ISIL in the south of that country.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	221017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>We are aware of recent media reports claiming that elements of the insurgency in Afghanistan have pledged allegiance to ISIL. Alongside our international partners, we continue to monitor the situation as part of our close cooperation on security matters with the Afghan Government.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/01/2015 17:24:18 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

176454

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	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	Egypt
	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 Egyptian government about the case of Karim Ashraf Mohamed al-Banna.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	222392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text Our Embassy in Cairo is closely monitoring the case of Karim Ashraf Mohamed al-Banna. I raised the importance of protecting the human rights enshrined in Egypt’s constitution, which include freedom of belief and worship, with a number of senior figures in the Egyptian Government, most recently during my visit to Cairo on 12-16 January. UK officials also discussed the importance of religious freedom with the Egyptian Deputy Assistant Minister for Human Rights, Dr Mahy Abdel Latif, on 14 January 2015. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers have been clear throughout recent events in Egypt that freedom of religion or belief needs to be protected. We deplore all discrimination against any individual on the basis of their religion or belief as well as constraints on their freedom to manifest their religion or belief. As article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/02/2015 15:07:18 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

176455

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	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	Iran
	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 possible Iranian reactions to increased sanctions; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	222393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Under the Joint Plan of Action (JPoA) the E3+3 committed, for the JPoA's duration, not to introduce new nuclear-related sanctions against Iran. The Government believes that further sanctions legislation between now and 30 June - when the JPoA expires - would severely undermine Iranian confidence in the negotiations on a comprehensive nuclear agreement and would risk derailing the process. This is why the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), made the case against new sanctions legislation on his recent visit to Washington.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/02/2015 15:03:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron