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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

65496

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/07/2014
	date	02/07/2014
	date tabled	02/07/2014
	ddp created	02/07/2014 22:20:44
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 14:03:01
	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	203821
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	08/07/2014 13:36:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 29 October 2013, Official Report, column 411W, on Zimbabwe: pension payments, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that British nationals in Zimbabwe receive their pensions.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 203821
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	203821
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We continue to pursue a resolution to this issue. I have personally written to both Finance Minister Chinamasa and the responsible Minister for Pensions, Minister Goche. I also raised the issue during a meeting with the Zimbabwean Ambassador in London on 30 June. We are in regular contact with the Director of Pensions, with whom officials last met on 12 June. Our Ambassador regularly raises the issue with interlocutors, including most recently on 4 June with the Finance Minister Chinamasa. She also wrote to the Zimbabwe Civil Service Commission in December 2013; we await a response. We remain in regular contact with the interested parties, including the Overseas Service Pensioners Association (OSPA) and the Federal Pensioners Association in Harare.</p> question first answered 08/07/2014 13:36:31
	creator	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

76347

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/07/2014
	date	08/07/2014
	date tabled	08/07/2014
	ddp created	08/07/2014 21:31:03
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 15:17:48
	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	204528
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	14/07/2014 17:21:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made relations with the government of Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 204528
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	204528
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We remain committed to supporting the Zimbabwean people in achieving a prosperous and democratic future, including through engagement with the Government of Zimbabwe. The UK continues to hold regular high-level meetings with the government and others across the political spectrum to promote democracy and good governance and discuss a range of issues.</p> question first answered 14/07/2014 17:21:31
	creator	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

90933

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/09/2014
	date	08/09/2014
	date tabled	08/09/2014
	ddp created	08/09/2014 18:01:52
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:02:55
	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	2
	identifier	HL1859
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/09/2014 10:48:29
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to presenting a case to the International Criminal Court to bring charges against President Mugabe for genocide and crimes against humanity.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1859
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1859
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Zimbabwe is not a party to the Rome Statute so the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction over events which have taken place in that country.</p><p>For the ICC's Prosecutor to be able to initiate an investigation in these circumstances either the Government of Zimbabwe would have to voluntarily accept the ICC’s jurisdiction, or a referral from the UN Security Council would be required.</p><p>Under the Rome Statute the Security Council can only refer a situation to the ICC; it cannot refer the case of any specific individual.</p><p> </p> question first answered 22/09/2014 10:48:29
	creator	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

61709

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/06/2014
	date	12/06/2014
	date tabled	12/06/2014
	ddp created	12/06/2014 20:41:24
	ddp modified	30/12/2015 13:51:50
	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	Yemen: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	identifier	200356
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/06/2014 11:46:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings he has had with world leaders to discuss the situation in Yemen since 1 January 2013.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 200356
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200356
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), as well as other FCO Ministers, have regular discussions on Yemen with their counterparts, particularly with those from the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Friends of Yemen Ministerial Group, which the UK hosted in London most recently on 29 April.</p> question first answered 18/06/2014 11:46:56
	creator	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

61700

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/06/2014
	date	12/06/2014
	date tabled	12/06/2014
	ddp created	12/06/2014 20:41:22
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 08:38:39
	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	Written Questions
	house id	1
	identifier	200591
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/06/2014 15:00:44
	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.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Moor View
	tabling member printed	Alison Seabeck
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 200591
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200591
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction 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> question first answered 23/06/2014 15:00:44
	creator	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1552 label Biography information for Alison Seabeck

77401

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/07/2014
	date	11/07/2014
	date tabled	11/07/2014
	ddp created	11/07/2014 16:00:54
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 16:41:13
	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	Written Questions
	house id	1
	identifier	205432
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/07/2014 11:46:06
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on responding to parliamentary questions where the subject file or letter is within the scope of the Official Secrets Act 1989.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 205432
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	205432
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office follows Cabinet Office guidance on drafting answers to Parliamentary Questions which is publicly available at: www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance.</p> question first answered 21/07/2014 11:46:06
	creator	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

90840

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/09/2014
	date	05/09/2014
	date tabled	05/09/2014
	ddp created	05/09/2014 17:10:32
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 21:59:07
	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	Written Questions
	house id	1
	identifier	208425
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/09/2014 12:20:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by his Department within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 208425
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	208425
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>In 2012-13 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) received 572 named day questions, of which 570 (99.7%) were answered on time. In 2013-14 the FCO received 721 named day questions, of which 713 (98.9%) were answered on time. As at 5 September 2014, 195 named day questions had been tabled with dates for answer on or before 5 September, of which 185 (94.8%) had been answered on time.</p> question first answered 10/09/2014 12:20:15
	creator	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

99836

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/10/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	20/10/2014 23:11:07
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 02:44:08
	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	Written Questions
	house id	1
	identifier	211069
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	27/10/2014 15:08:53
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's latest internal guidance for officials on the drafting of answers to parliamentary questions.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211069
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211069
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Office of the Leader of the House provides guidance to all Departments on the practice of answering Parliamentary Questions.</p><p>The full Guide is available on the gov.uk website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work</a>. A copy of the guidance has already been placed in the Library. The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons intends to review the Guide to Parliamentary Work in the coming months.</p> question first answered 27/10/2014 15:08:53
	creator	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

91625

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/10/2014
	date	11/09/2014
	date tabled	11/09/2014
	ddp created	11/09/2014 19:01:03
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 23:09:35
	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	Wildlife: Smuggling
	house id	1
	identifier	209107
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	16/10/2014 13:44:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the extent of the role of terrorist organisations in the illegal ivory and wildlife smuggling trade.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 209107
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	209107
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government recognises that the multi-billion pound illegal wildlife trade not only has a devastating effect on affected species.</p><p>The Government hosted a major conference of global leaders in London in February 2014 to help eradicate the illegal wildlife trade and better protect affected species from the threat of extinction. 25 practical commitments to action were agreed in a Declaration by the participating states. One of those commitments was to undertake further assessment of the markets and dynamics of the illegal wildlife trade and progress made to combat it, including exploring links to terrorism.</p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office commissioned a review of the Global Impacts of the Illegal Wildlife Trade: The Costs of Crime, Insecurity and Institutional Erosion, which was published in February this year. This Review found that armed non-state actors are involved with poaching. Progress on all commitments in the London Declaration will be assessed at a follow-up Conference in Kasane, Botswana, in March 2015.</p> question first answered 16/10/2014 13:44:54
	creator	318 label Biography information for John Spellar
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar