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61700

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	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	Written Questions
	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 parliamentary questions tabled to his Department in the last parliamentary Session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	uin	200591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office received 2,331 Commons written questions in the 2013/14 session. All received a substantive answer before Prorogation. Questions tabled just before Prorogation, which had invalid notice periods, were not able to be answered.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 23/06/2014 15:00:44 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

62648

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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	Western Sahara
	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 raise with the Moroccan Ambassador to the UK the situation of the political prisoners in Saharawi; and what information he has received from HM Ambassador in Morocco on the state of health of Abdalah Boukiod.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	201314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>We regularly emphasise to Morocco the importance of full respect for human rights in Western Sahara. Minister Robertson discussed this issue during his trip to Rabat in March this year. We are aware of reports that Abdalah Boukiod has been on hunger strike since 20 May. We do not have further information on the state of his health.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 23/06/2014 10:26:42 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

62644

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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	South Asia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding his Department allocated to the Conflict Pool for South Asia in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
	uin	201188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Conflict Pool is part of an HMT settlement which is distinct from departmental budgets. It is tri-departmentally managed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Defence, and the Department for International Development. In financial year 2013/14, the South Asia allocation was £20m. In the two preceding years, it was £15.5m per annum. The allocation for this financial year will be laid before Parliament shortly in a Written Ministerial Statement.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 23/06/2014 11:57:04 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
	tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth

62052

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	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	Peacekeeping Operations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which UN peacekeeping missions established since 1990 do not have a human rights mandate.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Joan Walley
	uin	200874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>21 out of 51 peacekeeping missions established since 1990 did not include a human rights mandate to monitor and intervene. Of these 21, only the Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) is still in operation.</p><p>Human rights mandates or components in peacekeeping missions vary depending on the context, and are common in newer peacekeeping missions. The UK Government has supported these human rights mandates wherever possible. This is part of our broader efforts to mainstream human rights into the UN's peace and security work.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 23/06/2014 15:33:04 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
	tabling member	286 label Biography information for Joan Walley

60543

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2014
	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	North Korea
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what has been done to implement the recommendation of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry into human rights violations in North Korea (1225, h: p 371) that States which have ties with North Korea, such as diplomatic relations, should form a Contact Group which would communicate human rights concerns to the regime and support initiatives that help improve the human rights situation on the ground.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The UN Commission of Inquiry's (COI) report on human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) recommended that states with historically friendly ties, major donors and potential donors and those states engaged in the DPRK through the Six-Party Talks framework form a human rights contact group. Although the UK does not fall into the aforementioned categories, a senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office official did meet COI members in April to discuss a range of issues associated with human rights in the DPRK, including the proposal to form a contact group. However, the group has not yet been formed nor have potential members formally been identified. The Minister of State, my Right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), also discussed this with Ambassadors and senior UN Officals in Geneva on 18 June.</p><p>The UK continues to raise concerns over the DPRK human rights situation during meetings with the authorities, most recently with the DPRK Ambassador to the UK in May, but also in Pyongyang where we do so both bilaterally and alongside other EU diplomatic missions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 23/06/2014 16:00:33 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

62290

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	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	Italy
	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 complaints he has received on the handling of correspondence on passport delays by HM Ambassador to Italy.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
	uin	201003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text I am not aware of complaints on the handling of correspondence by our Ambassador in Rome. Passport renewal is the responsibility of Her Majesty's Passport Office under the responsibility of Home Office Ministers. Any related correspondence received in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is therefore transferred to that Office for response. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 23/06/2014 16:15:31 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

62289

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	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	Iraq: Overseas 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 offers of assistance his Department has made to the government of Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	200992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK was the first to deploy a team to assess the humanitarian situation following the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant's attack on Mosul. On 14 June the Department for International Development (DFID) announced £3 million of emergency assistance to help around 500,000 displaced Iraqis, and a further £2 million was allocated on 17 June.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 23/06/2014 10:19:06 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

62048

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	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	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 the progress made by the President of Iran towards granting greater civil rights to religious minorities; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Swindon
	tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
	uin	200881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK welcomed President Rouhani's comments in 2013 that all Iranians, including religious minorities, should “feel justice.” Unfortunately, there has been little noticeable change in the approach taken by Iran's security and judicial authorities.</p><p>The UK has repeatedly called on the Iranian government to end all persecution of individuals on the basis of their faith, and to guarantee the human rights of all Iranians.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 23/06/2014 10:16:32 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
	tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

62291

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	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	Iran
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made any representations to the Iranian government on (a) the need to respect trade union rights and International Labour Organisation conventions and (b) the detention and abuse of Shahrokh Zamani.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
	uin	200641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Independent unions and labour organisations have been heavily repressed in Iran, and many members have been jailed or harassed. The UK has repeatedly called on Iran to fulfil its international and domestic obligations to allow freedom of expression to all Iranians.</p><p>We are aware of the detention of Shahrokh Zamani, a member of the Founding Board of the Syndicate of Paint Workers of Tehran, who was sentenced to prison for “acting against national security by establishing and or being a member of groups opposed to the system”. The UK has called for Iran to release all political prisoners.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 23/06/2014 10:13:34 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
	tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

62054

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	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	India and 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 discussions (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have had with their (i) Indian and (ii) Pakistani counterparts on the increase of trade and transit between the two countries.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Bob Ainsworth
	uin	200751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Ministers engage regularly with their counterparts in both India and Pakistan to discuss these and many other issues. We welcome the recent meeting between the countries two Prime Ministers in Delhi and subsequent exchange of letters.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 23/06/2014 10:41:21 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	306 label Biography information for Mr Bob Ainsworth