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58260

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/06/2014
	date	05/06/2014
	date tabled	05/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 20:13:58
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 06:31:17
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe
	house id	1
	identifier	199309
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/06/2014 12:34:57
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contacts and discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with the African National Congress regarding a possible successor to President Mugabe of Zimbabwe.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199309
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199309
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We have regular dialogue with South Africa on a range of issues, including regional interests, at both Ministerial and official level. The issue of political transition and that of successors to President Mugabe is a matter for the Zimbabwean people in line with the constitution of Zimbabwe. The UK remains keen to see a Zimbabwean government that delivers for its people and we will continue to do all we can to support a more democratic, stable and prosperous Zimbabwe.</p> question first answered 10/06/2014 12:34:57
	creator	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

57699

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	04/06/2014 23:59:20
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 05:38:46
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	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
	identifier	198630
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/06/2014 11:14:06
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will issue a statement cautioning UK businesses against investing in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 198630
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	198630
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The British Government advises companies considering investing in Western Sahara to obtain independent legal advice. We make companies aware that such investment raises complex and sensitive issues.</p><p>We consider Morocco to be the de facto administering power of Western Sahara. We therefore consistently encourage Morocco to meet its commitments under Chapter XI, Article 73 of the UN Charter by ensuring that it acts to protect and further the interests of the people of the territory. This includes ensuring that the resources of the territory are used for the benefit of the people of the territory.</p> question first answered 09/06/2014 11:14:06
	creator	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

57756

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 00:11:37
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 05:44:09
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	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
	identifier	199050
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/06/2014 11:25:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of MINURSO in implementing its role in Western Sahara.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199050
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199050
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>MINURSO is effective in implementing its role in Western Sahara. MINURSO is mandated to monitor the ceasefire between Morocco and the POLISARIO: the situation in Western Sahara is generally calm and the ceasefire continues to hold.</p> question first answered 09/06/2014 11:25:56
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

57757

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 00:11:41
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 05:44:15
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	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
	identifier	199052
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/06/2014 11:27:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of changes in the number of Moroccan troops along the Berm in Western Sahara from the levels specified in the 1991 agreement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199052
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199052
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>In its 2014 report to the UN Security Council, the UN peacekeeping operation in Western Sahara (MINURSO) recorded that the estimated number of troops along the Berm has not recently changed. It also states that this number is believed to exceed the provisions of the 1991 agreement.</p> question first answered 09/06/2014 11:27:19
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

58381

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/06/2014
	date	05/06/2014
	date tabled	05/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 20:29:37
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 06:42:47
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	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
	identifier	199433
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/06/2014 11:42:06
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 515W, on Western Sahara, if the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa will also meet representatives of POLISARIO, the UN-recognised body, to discuss issues relating to Western Sahara.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199433
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199433
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>British Ministers do not have direct contact with the POLISARIO Front. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Officials in London regularly meet POLISARIO representatives to discuss Western Sahara. FCO Officials also undertake visits to the region, and to the refugee camps at Tindouf.</p> question first answered 10/06/2014 11:42:06
	creator	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58382

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/06/2014
	date	05/06/2014
	date tabled	05/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 20:29:42
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 06:42:52
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	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
	identifier	199262
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/06/2014 11:40:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on how the ongoing conflict in Western Sahara affects the ability of terrorist and criminal gangs to recruit disaffected youth in the refugee camps or the occupied territory.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199262
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199262
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We monitor the security situation in the region from a number of sources. We are aware of frustration in both Western Sahara and the Tindouf refugee camps at the lack of progress in the political process and at the socio-economic conditions in the camps. However, we are not aware of any evidence to suggest increased radicalisation of Sahrawi youth by terrorist or criminal gangs.</p> question first answered 10/06/2014 11:40:53
	creator	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

58543

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/06/2014
	date	05/06/2014
	date tabled	05/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 20:50:55
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 06:58:18
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	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
	identifier	199436
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/06/2014 11:44:21
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of how the ongoing conflict in Western Sahara affects the ability of Al Qaeda to recruit disaffected youth in Western Sahara.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199436
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199436
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We monitor the security situation in the region from a number of sources. We are aware of frustration in both Western Sahara and the Tindouf refugee camps at the lack of progress in the political process and at the socio-economic conditions in the camps. However, we are not aware of any evidence to suggest increased radicalisation of Sahrawi youth by terrorist or criminal gangs.</p> question first answered 10/06/2014 11:44:21
	creator	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

58091

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 00:45:14
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 06:15:23
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	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
	identifier	199126
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/06/2014 15:48:33
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the outbreak of the ebola virus in Western Africa.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 199126
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	199126
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We continue to monitor the Ebola outbreak in West Africa closely. As of 6 June there had been over 220 confirmed cases in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.</p><p>International health agencies are providing support to affected countries. There is no specific vaccine or anti-viral drug available, so the priority is to contain the outbreak by limiting human to human transmission by early identification and care for those affected.</p><p>We are keeping our Travel Advice for British nationals under regular review and in line with WHO guidance. There have been no reports of British citizens being infected and there have been no known imported cases of Ebola in the UK to date.</p> question first answered 11/06/2014 15:48:33
	creator	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

57964

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 00:32:05
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 06:03:33
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	United Arab Emirates
	house id	1
	identifier	198717
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/06/2014 11:38:42
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of the United Arab Emirates to ensure that Ahmad Zeidan is given his full legal rights and protections whilst in the custody of that government.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
	tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 198717
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	198717
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>It would not be appropriate for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to discuss the details of an individual case. However, consular officials have provided full consular assistance to Mr Zeidan since we were informed of his detention and will continue to do so. In any case where we have concerns about the welfare or human rights of a British National, with their permission, we will raise these.</p> question first answered 10/06/2014 11:38:42
	creator	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

57965

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 00:32:11
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 06:03:38
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	United Arab Emirates
	house id	1
	identifier	198716
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/06/2014 11:37:36
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his counterparts in the United Arab Emirates on the alleged torture of UK citizens in UAE prisons.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
	tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 198716
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	198716
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office takes allegations of mistreatment of any British national overseas extremely seriously. With the permission of an individual, we will always formally raise these with the host government. We have raised our concerns on a number of specific cases in the UAE and will continue to use the Ministerial Taskforce and other opportunities to raise consular issues when necessary, including those relating to British Nationals in detention.</p> question first answered 10/06/2014 11:37:36
	creator	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard