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1142053

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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: 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 progress has been made in negotiations to find a peaceful outcome to the situation in Sudan; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	282180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK welcomes the Constitutional Declaration agreed by the Transitional Military Council and the Forces of Freedom and Change in Sudan, which sets out the plan for transition to civilian-led government. We congratulate Dr. Abdalla Hamdok on his appointment as Prime Minister of Sudan and commend his commitment to freedom, peace and justice. The UK also commends the role of the African Union and Ethiopia in their efforts to support the mediation that has helped to deliver this agreement. We will support the newly-appointed civilian-led government and will continue to engage all sides and international partners to help deliver a coordinated international response and package of practical support that maintains pressure on delivering the transition agreement as well as long-term political and economic reform.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/09/2019 12:44:53 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1144037

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	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	Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress has been made on implementing the recommendations in the final report of the Bishop of Truro's Independent review for the Foreign Secretary of FCO support for persecuted Christians.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	912260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has accepted all the recommendations of the Bishop of Truro’s report and work is underway to take them forward. We have established an implementation team, and have allocated £200,000 this year for research into concrete actions the UK can take in countries mentioned in the Report. My ministerial colleague, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, will oversee the recommendations’ implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/09/2019 16:34:22 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1143702

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Diplomatic Service: 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, how many requests for diplomatic protection have been made by British citizens since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	285364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not hold statistics on the number of requests for diplomatic protection made by British nationals. Any requests for diplomatic protection would be considered on a case-by-case basis, and it is exercised at the Secretary of State's discretion.</p><p>Diplomatic protection is a claim by one State against another in respect of an international legal wrong committed against one of its nationals. Diplomatic protection is extremely rare – the case of Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe is the only recent example of where UK has afforded it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/09/2019 11:24:50 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1142830

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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: 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 recent assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in Zimbabwe.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>​As I said in the House of Commons on 3 September, we are gravely concerned by the heavy-handed response by police to protests in Harare on 16 August and the recent arrests and abductions of opposition figures. Our Ambassador raised our concerns with the Foreign Minister on 22 August and the Defence Minister on 29 August. President Mnangagwa must hold those responsible for human rights violations to account. Zimbabwe remains one of the UK’s 30 Human Rights Priority Countries globally.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/09/2019 13:26:55 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1143048

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Tanzania: Press 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 assessment he has made of media freedom in Tanzania since the arrest of investigative journalist Erick Kabendera.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	284690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>On 5 August, I said publically that we were concerned at Mr Kabendera's continued detention and that the charges kept changing – a tactic commonly used to stop journalists from doing their job. On 9 August, our High Commission and the Embassy of the United States in Dar Es Salaam issued a joint statement expressing concern about Mr Kabendera's detention and the steady erosion of due process in Tanzania. The British Government believes that media freedom is vital to functioning societies and that journalists must be able to investigate and report as they see fit. The Government of Tanzania is well aware of our stance given that the Foreign Minister Kabudi attended the Media Freedom Conference in London last month.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/09/2019 13:34:29 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

1143076

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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: 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 role the troika of UK, US and Norway has had in Sudan’s constitutional settlement.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	284749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/09/2019 16:25:08 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1143153

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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: Humanitarian Aid
	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 his Department has had with representatives of the Southern African Development Community on the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>​We are working closely with international partners, including Southern African Development Community members, to call on the Government of Zimbabwe to investigate all allegations of human rights violations and implement promised political and economic reforms.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 285457 question first answered 09/09/2019 13:30:40 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1143394

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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: Christianity
	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 Sudanese counterpart on tackling the persecution of Christians in the North African region.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	284519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/09/2019 16:13:08 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1143431

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Somalia: al Shabaab
	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 presence of al-Shabaab in Somalia; and what support his Department is providing to the Somali Government to counter the threat of al-Shabaab.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	285001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Al-Shabaab represents a serious threat to security and stability in Somalia. The UK provides support to countering that threat through the provision of stipends and training to the African Union Mission in Somalia, which has been successful in driving al-Shabaab out of key urban centres. The UK also has an extensive programme of support to Somalia's security sector reform, which is helping Somalia take responsibility for its own national security, and ensuring it is threatened less by al-Shabaab. The UK also plays a leading role in upholding and strengthening the UN's Somalia sanctions regime that takes measures against those who seek to prevent a peaceful political process and threaten regional stability.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/09/2019 13:38:05 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

1143432

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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: Armed Conflict
	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 humanitarian crisis in the anglophone region of Cameroon is a priority for his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	285004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government remains deeply concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights situation in the North-West and South-West (Anglophone) regions of Cameroon. We continue to raise these concerns at the highest levels, including with the Government of Cameroon, at the UN and with international partners. The British Government is providing lifesaving assistance to thousands of people in the Anglophone regions through a £2.5m contribution to the UN's humanitarian response plan. We urge all sides to engage in credible dialogue to tackle root causes of the crisis. Supporting security, stability and good governance in Africa is a foreign policy priority.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/09/2019 13:41:12 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes