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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

92571

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/10/2014
	date	10/10/2014
	date tabled	10/10/2014
	ddp created	10/10/2014 18:22:06
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 00:34:57
	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	209912
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/10/2014 11:34:21
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will (a) discuss with the Moroccan ambassador to the UK and (b) instruct the HM ambassador in Rabat to investigate the cases and treatment of Mohamed Baber, Abdessalam Loumadi, Abdelmoutaleb Sarir, Mahmoud El Haissan, Aaliayne El Moussaoui, Abdelkrim Bouchalga and Abdelfattah Dallal in the 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 209912
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	209912
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We are aware of reports concerning these prisoners and their hunger strike over prison conditions and treatment. We understand that they have now been promised improvements by the prison authorities and have ended their hunger strike. The British Ambassador mostly recently discussed Western Sahara issues with the President of the Moroccan Human Rights Council (CNDH) on 10 October and human rights more generally with the Moroccan Foreign Minister on 11 October.</p> question first answered 17/10/2014 11:34:21
	creator	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

93816

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/10/2014
	date	16/10/2014
	date tabled	16/10/2014
	ddp created	16/10/2014 19:00:40
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 02:24:41
	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	210910
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	23/10/2014 14:58:38
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has instructed HM Ambassador in Rabat to investigate the matter of the mistreatment of the UK citizen, Joanna Allen.
	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 210910
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210910
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Ms Allan visited the British Embassy in Rabat on 25 April and spoke to consular staff there. The Embassy explained that they could not intervene with the Moroccan authorities regarding her alleged surveillance by the Moroccan police. If Ms Allan wishes to send a letter of complaint through our Embassy in Rabat they will pass it on to the relevant authorities.</p> question first answered 23/10/2014 14:58:38
	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

101255

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/10/2014
	date	22/10/2014
	date tabled	22/10/2014
	ddp created	28/10/2014 12:50:06
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 04:35:28
	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	905705
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/10/2014 16:36:04
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what precautions his Department is taking to protect its staff based in West Africa from the Ebola virus.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 905705
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	905705
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>I refer the hon. Gentleman to my answer to the hon. Member for Hyndburn.</p><p> </p> question first answered 28/10/2014 16:36:04
	creator	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

101259

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/10/2014
	date	22/10/2014
	date tabled	22/10/2014
	ddp created	28/10/2014 12:50:07
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 04:35:55
	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	West Africa
	house id	1
	identifier	905704
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/10/2014 16:32:38
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what precautions his Department is taking to protect its staff based in West Africa from the Ebola virus.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
	tabling member printed	Graham Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 905704
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	905704
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p><strong>We have withdrawn UK-based family members from Freetown, as well as those staff whose underlying medical conditions may make them more likely to require medical attention locally. We have reviewed working practices to avoid staff being exposed to the Ebola virus and issued guidance to all staff and their families in the region on how best to protect themselves against the virus. </strong></p> question first answered 28/10/2014 16:32:38
	creator	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

93196

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:01:48
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:29:35
	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	West Africa
	house id	1
	identifier	210527
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/10/2014 13:42:18
	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.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210527
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210527
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction 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> question first answered 21/10/2014 13:42:18
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

93202

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:01:51
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:30:15
	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	West Africa
	house id	1
	identifier	210526
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/10/2014 13:35:08
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his most recent assessment is of the relationship between increasing drug trafficking and the funding of terrorism in West Africa; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210526
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210526
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>West Africa is a significant transit point for Latin American cocaine bound for Europe. Cannabis is trafficked from Morocco through the Sahel. There is some indication that terrorist cells in the Sahel may tax cannabis drug convoys. There is very little evidence to indicate that terrorist groups in West Africa are involved in cocaine trafficking.</p> question first answered 21/10/2014 13:35:08
	creator	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

93212

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/10/2014
	date	14/10/2014
	date tabled	14/10/2014
	ddp created	14/10/2014 21:01:56
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 01:31:22
	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	210360
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/10/2014 13:38:11
	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.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 210360
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	210360
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction 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> question first answered 21/10/2014 13:38:11
	creator	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

100034

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/11/2014
	date	21/10/2014
	date tabled	21/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 20:53:33
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:41
	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	Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2240
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/10/2014 16:39:08
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the formulation of United Nations guidance on the application of human rights law to drone use.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2240
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2240
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government believes that international law on the use of military force is absolutely clear. There must be a lawful basis for such force to be used and activities must be conducted in accordance with the law of war or international humanitarian law. This is as true when considering the possible use of remotely piloted aircraft systems as it is with any other military asset or weapon. Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems are a relatively new military asset, and their use, whether armed or unarmed, will continue to evolve. However, the existing international legal framework is clear and robust; and, as with any other weapons system, it is fully capable of governing their use. We do not need to rewrite the laws of war in order to be confident that, when used in such lawful circumstances, remotely piloted aircraft systems operate in the same legal environment as other military means. We have set this position out previously including at the UN Human Rights Council in response to the report of the Special Rapporteur.</p> question first answered 28/10/2014 16:39:08
	creator	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd