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1198835

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Gaza: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he plans to make to his Israeli counterpart on access to healthcare for Palestinians in Gaza affected by covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	52590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>I discussed our concerns about the impact of a COVID-19 outbreak in Gaza with the Israeli Ambassador to the UK on 31 March. The British Embassy in Tel Aviv are also in regular contact with the Israeli authorities and last raised access to healthcare for Palestinians in Gaza with them on 26 May. UN agencies, the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli Government are working together to ensure that essential medical supplies and staff are able to access Gaza. As I made clear during a meeting with Israeli Director General Rotem, Palestinian PM Shattyeh, and international donors on 2 June, we continue to welcome this ongoing cooperation. The UK is providing vital support to help respond to COVID-19 in the OPTs. Our $1 million funding contribution will enable the World Health Organization and UNICEF to purchase and co-ordinate the delivery of medical equipment, treat critical care patients, train frontline public health personnel and scale up laboratory testing capacity.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 04/06/2020 16:34:51 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1198786

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus
	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 money from the public purse has been spent on repatriation flights to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	52173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed up to £75 million to help thousands of British travellers return home and this work is ongoing. A proportion of this commitment has been spent to date across the repatriation effort - not only directly on the transport required to get people home - including charter flights to the UK - but also on the costs of ground transport and internal flights to get people to the departure airport. As with all spend, we are committed to ensuring value of money for the taxpayer. Provision of a detailed breakdown at this point would impact ongoing and future tenders for charter flights and include currently commercially sensitive information.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 04/06/2020 12:02:55 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1198422

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Indonesia: Homosexuality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Indonesian counterpart on that Government's Family Resilience Bill which would make homosexuality illegal in Indoniesia.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	52419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>We have not made any representations with regards to this specific bill; our understanding is that it is not a Government bill.</p><p>We closely monitor events in Indonesia that involve the LGBT community through our Embassy in Jakarta. The UK continues to advocate for minority rights, including lobbying the Government of Indonesia and other stakeholders, to ensure that any changes to Indonesian law do not discriminate against minority groups. The UK also organised a media freedom conference and workshop in December 2019, which supported media reporting on minority rights in Indonesia, including the LGBT community.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 04/06/2020 12:06:57 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1198471

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Syria: Humanitarian 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 diplomatic discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Germany, (b) Belgium, (c) France and (d) China on the re-authorisation of the humanitarian aid border crossing at Al Yarubiyah in north-east Syria at the UN Security Council in January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	52360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports the re-authorisation of the Al Yaroubiyah border crossing to allow humanitarian aid into north-east Syria. As outlined in the UN Secretary General's report of February 2020, this remains the best route through which to deliver aid cross-border into north-east Syria. We have set out our position repeatedly at the UN Security Council, mostly recently on 19 May. The Foreign Secretary has raised this with his Russian, German and French counterparts and senior officials have discussed this with the other Security Council members including Belgium and China.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 52361 question first answered 04/06/2020 16:39:11 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1198472

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Syria: Humanitarian 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 diplomatic discussions he has had with his counterparts in UN Security Council member states on the authorisation of alternative humanitarian aid border crossings into north-east Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	52361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports the re-authorisation of the Al Yaroubiyah border crossing to allow humanitarian aid into north-east Syria. As outlined in the UN Secretary General's report of February 2020, this remains the best route through which to deliver aid cross-border into north-east Syria. We have set out our position repeatedly at the UN Security Council, mostly recently on 19 May. The Foreign Secretary has raised this with his Russian, German and French counterparts and senior officials have discussed this with the other Security Council members including Belgium and China.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 52360 question first answered 04/06/2020 16:39:11 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1198473

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Syria: Humanitarian 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 assessment he has made of the progress in the negotiations to renew UN Security Council Resolution 2504.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	52362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is strongly committed to the renewal of UNSCR 2504 to enable continued cross-border humanitarian access into Syria. We have expressed this position repeatedly at the UN Security Council, mostly recently at the Syria Humanitarian session on 19 May, and have also engaged bilaterally with other Security Council members on this issue. Negotiations remain ongoing ahead of the expiry of the current resolution in July.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 04/06/2020 16:40:35 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1197785

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2020
	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	Peru: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the compliance of British mining companies operating in Peru with the health and safety regulations set up by the government of Peru to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 to their workers, families and the wider community.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL4763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government does not specifically undertake work with UK mining companies operating in Peru to assess their compliance with local health and safety regulations. We expect them to comply fully with all measures put in place by the Government of Peru to limit the spread of COVID-19.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 04/06/2020 12:14:22 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1197901

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2020
	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	Kashmir: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of COVID-19 on the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
	uin	HL4866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that there are human rights concerns in India-administered Kashmir and we have raised these with the Government of India. We remain concerned at ongoing detentions and some restrictions on internet services and call for these to be lifted as soon as possible. We encourage all states to ensure domestic laws are in line with international standards. Any allegations of human rights abuses or violations are deeply concerning and must be investigated thoroughly, promptly and transparently.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/06/2020 12:15:42 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1197902

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2020
	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	Kashmir: Internet
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the role of the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan should be strengthened in response to the suspension of 2G mobile internet in Jammu and Kashmir on 6 May.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
	uin	HL4867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan is mandated to observe ceasefire violations across the Line of Control between India and Pakistan and report these to the UN Secretary General. We remain concerned by some ongoing restrictions on mobile internet access in India-administered Kashmir and call on the Government of India to lift these restrictions as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/06/2020 12:16:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1198171

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Brazil: Indigenous Peoples and Rainforests
	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 representations he has made to his Brazilian counterpart on (a) illegal logging and (b) the treatment of indigenous peoples in the Amazon.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	52294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is working actively on the ground to support Brazil's efforts to tackle deforestation. Through the UK's International Climate Finance we run major programmes on both sustainable agriculture and deforestation. The UK is also committed to promoting and defending the human rights of all individuals including indigenous peoples. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and raise these critical issues in our dialogue with the Government.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 04/06/2020 08:52:38 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West