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93196

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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	West Africa
	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 it his policy to adopt and promote the recommendations of the West Africa Commission on Drugs in its report, Not Just in Transit, Drugs, the State and Society in West Africa, published on 12 June 2014; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	210527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Drug trafficking in West Africa is a multi-million pound business, which damages the social fabric in both West Africa as a region of transit, and in destination countries such as Europe, the Middle East and North America. Tackling drug trafficking in West Africa will require international co-operation and long-term commitment, using a wide range of policy and law enforcement tools. <br><br>We have noted with interest the conclusions and recommendations of the report by the Kofi Annan Foundation’s West Africa Commission on Drugs, and the report has informed our thinking as we take forward our own activity on this issue. Priority areas for action in the region include bearing down on corruption, strengthening good governance, building regional ability to share information and conduct investigations, improving joint action on borders and cross-border traffic, and building criminal justice capacity. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office will continue to work with the National Crime Agency and the Crown Prosecution Service to strengthen regional capacity in all these areas. <br><br>The UK is also working with G7 and other international partners to better coordinate serious and organised crime-related assistance in West Africa. A new G7+ Assistance Strategy Committee will meet for the first time in November to set collective assistance priorities for the next five years.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/10/2014 13:42:18 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

93212

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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	West Africa
	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 potential effects on political stability of the Ebola outbreak in countries having difficulty managing its spread.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	210360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Ebola outbreak has already generated sporadic public order, social and political problems. While we do not anticipate a major breakdown in the countries affected, we recognise the possibility of deterioration and are working to mitigate this risk through increased political messaging, security sector support and though bilateral and multilateral channels. <br><br>The UK will continue to work with the affected governments, regional bodies such as the Economic Union of West African States and with other international partners to ensure that risks of instability are managed. Since April 2013 the International Security Advisory Team (ISAT) has been supporting the security sectors in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea to help build economic and political stability. ISAT’s work with Sierra Leone builds on more than ten years of UK support for the country’s security sector following the end of the civil war in 2002.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/10/2014 13:38:11 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93218

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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	Spain
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions the Spanish Ambassador to the UK has been summoned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	210377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Spanish Ambassador has been summoned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on two occasions in 2014.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/10/2014 13:38:53 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93203

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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	Somalia
	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 threat posed by al-Shabab to political stability in Somalia.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	210407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Al- Shabaab continues to pose a significant threat to political stability in Somalia. It still controls territory in south central Somalia and seeks to destabilise the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Regional Administrations through asymmetric attacks on political targets and targeted assassinations. But it has suffered a significant loss of territory over the last two years as a result of the African Union Mission in Somalia’s (AMISOM’s) military operation, including the loss on 5 October of the last major seaport under its control. In parallel, the Federal Government of Somalia is increasing its effort to reconcile members of Al Shabaab and put in place functioning political administrations in areas previously controlled by Al Shabaab.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/10/2014 13:36:46 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93207

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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	Russia
	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 effect and effectiveness of existing EU sanctions on Russia.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	210396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Sanctions imposed on Russia by the EU in respect of Russia’s actions in Ukraine are designed to impose a cost on Russia, deter further escalation of this crisis, and support the wider diplomatic effort to reach a sustainable solution. EU sanctions already announced have exacerbated negative trends in Russia’s economy: capital flight in the first half of 2014 was greater than for the whole of 2013; and growth predictions have been revised downwards. Russian access to western financial markets is being severely constrained as lenders consider the risks of Russian exposure in the current climate. The strengthening of sanctions is signaling clearly to the Russian leadership that its policy of trying to destabilise Ukraine will continue to have serious consequences.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/10/2014 13:33:36 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

93219

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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	Russia
	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 with his Russian counterpart on Islamic extremism since the beginning of 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	210382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the member for Runneymede (Mr Hammond) and the Russian Foreign Minister both attended the International Conference in Paris in September to address the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). At the Conference, all attendees agreed there was a need to address the threat of ISIL with a coordinated international effort.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/10/2014 14:08:58 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93227

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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	Russia
	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 effect on Russia of EU-led sanctions.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	210306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Sanctions imposed on Russia by the EU in respect of Russia’s actions in Ukraine are designed to impose a cost on Russia, deter further escalation of this crisis, and support the wider diplomatic effort to reach a sustainable solution. EU sanctions already announced have exacerbated negative trends in Russia’s economy: capital flight in the first half of 2014 was greater than for the whole of 2013; and growth predictions have been revised downwards. Russian access to western financial markets is being severely constrained as lenders consider the risks of Russian exposure in the current climate. The strengthening of sanctions is signalling clearly to the Russian leadership that its policy of trying to destabilise Ukraine will continue to have serious consequences.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/10/2014 13:36:32 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93197

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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	Mali
	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 French counterpart on (a) drug and human trafficking and (b) terrorist groups in Mali; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	210529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>UK officials are in close and regular contact with their French counterparts on Mali, both bilaterally and in multilateral fora such as the UN and the EU. The UK Special Representative for the Sahel has recently visited Mali and will be meeting a number of EU colleagues in the coming days. We remain committed to working with our partners, including France, to bear down on terrorism and organised crime in Mali and the Sahel. Ultimately, stability in Mali will only be possible if there is a political agreement between the Malian government and the various communities in the country. That is why we support the negotiations taking place in Algiers. <br><br>In the meantime we will work to strengthen the capacity of the UN Mission (MINUSMA) to carry out its important tasks in Mali. We will continue our participation in the EU Training Mission in Mali, and in the new civilian EU Mission whose objective is to strengthen the civilian security forces’ ability to tackle organised crime, including drug and people trafficking. We will also continue to lead the international effort to eradicate the payment of ransoms to kidnappers, which is an important source of funding for terrorist groups.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/10/2014 13:39:51 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

93194

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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	ICT
	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 he has made on improving the quality and transparency of management information across front line services within his Department's Digital Services Performance Platform tool.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	210531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office strongly supports the use of the Performance Platform to improve the quality and transparency of Management Information across government. There are detailed dashboards on four of our services: ‘registering a birth abroad’, ‘registering a death abroad’, ‘certificate to get married abroad’, and ‘document legalisation’. As we move more of our services online we will ensure those new transactions are built in such a way that they too can go onto the performance platform. We are also interested in extending the Performance Platform to cover the non-digital element of our major transactions and intend to scope how that might work in practice.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/10/2014 13:35:30 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

93223

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	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	Gibraltar
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the policy of the European Commission is on border incursions into Gibraltarian water.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	210376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Whilst the European Commission is best placed to answer questions on its policies, the European Commission has no locus in relation to the UK’s sovereignty over British Gibraltar Territorial Waters.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/10/2014 14:04:42 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell