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100380

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	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	Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the use of chemical weapons by ISIS in Kobani on 21 October 2014.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
	uin	211494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text We are aware of reports in the public domain of the use by ISIL in Kobani of industrial chemicals as weapons. We condemn unreservedly all and any use of chemical weapons. Use is a breach of international norms. Any party using chemical weapons should be brought to justice. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/10/2014 14:42:56 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

227532

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2015
	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	Living Wage
	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 and what proportion of staff (a) of his Department and (b) working for companies contracted by his Department in Scotland are paid less than the living wage.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
	uin	227664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>No member of staff directly employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is paid less than the Living Wage. The FCO does not have any premises in Scotland where staff directly, or through contracts, are employed.</p><p>We do not hold details of individual staff salaries for our suppliers and this information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/03/2015 14:53:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

443938

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2016
	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	Syria: 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, if he will make representations to participants in the Syrian peace process to encourage them to consider a statement urging an end to the use of long-term siege of civilian populations in Madaya and other such settlements.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	21724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK has consistently condemned any illegal use of siege tactics and called on all parties to the conflict in Syria to allow the safe, unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid and to respect all relevant provisions of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), as set out in numerous UN Security Council Resolutions.</p><p>The UK played a key role in the passage of UNSCR 2254 of 18 December 2015, which specifically calls on the parties to allow rapid, safe and unhindered access for humanitarian aid to besieged and hard to reach places.</p><p>It is deplorable that the regime, which is responsible for most of the sieges, has only approved 10% of UN requests over the past year to deliver aid to besieged and hard to reach areas. The regime’s allies, including Russia, must do much more to ensure the regime complies with its obligations. We continue to make this clear in our diplomatic engagements on Syria.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/01/2016 15:34:43 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

515333

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2016
	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	Piracy
	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 he has had (a) with his international counterparts and (b) within international organisations on private sector marine vessels conducting armed anti-piracy operations in support of merchant shipping in international waters.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	35298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government has had no discussions with international counterparts on private sector marine vessels conducting deliberate operations against pirate vessels (i.e. 'private navies'). The Government does however discuss the use of Vessel Based Armouries (VBAs) at the International Code of Conduct for Private security in Switzerland and with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). VBAs allow Private Maritime Security Companies to off-load and collect weapons from international waters before leaving and entering the High Risk Area for piracy. The UK Government only permits the use of armed guards on UK flagged vessels operating inside the East Africa/Indian Ocean ‘High Risk Area’ as defined by industry.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/05/2016 14:05:15 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

515334

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2016
	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	Piracy
	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 he has had (a) with his international counterparts and (b) within international organisations on piracy affecting merchant shipping in international waters.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	35299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK plays a leading role in international efforts to suppress piracy affecting merchant shipping. UK officials helped ensure the mandate of Operation Atalanta, the EU’s counter piracy naval mission, was extended until 2018. The UK is also co-chair of the working group on capacity building of the [UN] Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia.</p><p>We also support west and central African states to develop their maritime strategies and improve their ability to secure their territorial waters, using a combination of military expertise, development assistance and diplomatic support.</p><p>In South East Asia, the UK is a member of the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against ships in Asia (ReCAAP) and has helped improve information sharing and enhanced cooperation.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/05/2016 14:10:04 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

516274

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2016
	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	Islamic State
	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 establish a treatment programme to support the rehabilitation of young Yazidi and other women.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	35819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting the victims of Daesh’s brutality. Through our Human Rights and Democracy Fund we are supporting a project that offers survivors of sexual violence, including from the Yezidi community, access to health and psychiatric support. This project plans to reach 2,400 women across Erbil, Kirkuk, Sulaymaniyah, Dohuk and Zakho. We have also translated the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict into Kurdish, to build further the capacity of Kurdish human rights, justice and healthcare professionals to respond to and document these crimes.</p><p>We are providing £750,000 to help implement Iraq’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security to support women’s involvement in conflict resolution and the response to gender-based violence. More widely, the UK is providing £79.5 million to the humanitarian response in Iraq. This assistance is reaching hundreds of thousands of people across the country, including the most vulnerable groups, such as Yezidis. All UK-funded aid is distributed on the basis of need, regardless of race, religion and ethnicity.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/05/2016 14:45:39 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

540001

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	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	Islamic State
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has classified the armed conflict with Daesh as international or non-international.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	43327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is engaged in armed conflict against Daesh in Syria and Iraq which we have classified legally as non-international armed conflict, since Daesh is a non-State actor. We are however quite clear, as is the UN Security Council, that Daesh represent a threat to international peace and security.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/08/2016 11:14:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

595685

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	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	Islamic State
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2016 to Question 43327, whether his Department has classified the international armed conflict with Daesh to be with or without territorial restriction.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	46801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Armed conflict with Daesh is non-international in character and is territorially restricted.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/10/2016 16:32:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

673596

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2017
	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	Yemen: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government last raised the humanitarian situation in Yemen with the Foreign Affairs Council; and what actions were agreed on that occasion.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	60117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The humanitarian situation in Yemen is one of the most serious crises in the world and this is why the UK Government has committed over £100m in humanitarian aid to Yemen for 2016/17. Last year we helped more than 1 million Yemenis with food, medical supplies and clean water.</p><p>The humanitarian situation in Yemen was last discussed as a substantive item at the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) in February 2015. However, Yemen in general is regularly covered as part of wider discussions on the Southern Neighbourhood at the FAC.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson) most recently raised the humanitarian situation in Yemen with members of the FAC during the annual meeting of EU and Gulf Cooperation Council Foreign Ministers in July 2016, which immediately followed the formal FAC meeting.</p><p>The Council Working Parties regularly discuss Yemen including the severity of the humanitarian situation.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/01/2017 16:03:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

674811

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2017
	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	Libya: 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 report he has received on alleged human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law against residents of Benghazi and other Libyan cites by forces allied to Khalifa Haftar.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	60656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned at alleged human rights violations and abuses and violations international humanitarian law against residents of Benghazi and other Libyan cities. It is clear from the reports written by human rights organisations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, as well as by the UN OHCHR and UN Special Mission to Libya, that civilians continue to suffer inexcusably from ongoing conflict in Libya. We condemn the loss of civilian lives caused by indiscriminate attacks by armed groups on all sides, including alleged attacks by LNA forces. We welcome the ICC Office of the Prosecutor's determination to prioritise investigations into this unacceptable situation in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/01/2017 15:00:52 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald