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62648

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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	Western Sahara
	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 raise with the Moroccan Ambassador to the UK the situation of the political prisoners in Saharawi; and what information he has received from HM Ambassador in Morocco on the state of health of Abdalah Boukiod.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	201314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>We regularly emphasise to Morocco the importance of full respect for human rights in Western Sahara. Minister Robertson discussed this issue during his trip to Rabat in March this year. We are aware of reports that Abdalah Boukiod has been on hunger strike since 20 May. We do not have further information on the state of his health.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 23/06/2014 10:26:42 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

62289

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	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	Iraq: Overseas 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 offers of assistance his Department has made to the government of Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	200992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK was the first to deploy a team to assess the humanitarian situation following the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant's attack on Mosul. On 14 June the Department for International Development (DFID) announced £3 million of emergency assistance to help around 500,000 displaced Iraqis, and a further £2 million was allocated on 17 June.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 23/06/2014 10:19:06 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

62048

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	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	Iran
	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 progress made by the President of Iran towards granting greater civil rights to religious minorities; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Swindon
	tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
	uin	200881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK welcomed President Rouhani's comments in 2013 that all Iranians, including religious minorities, should “feel justice.” Unfortunately, there has been little noticeable change in the approach taken by Iran's security and judicial authorities.</p><p>The UK has repeatedly called on the Iranian government to end all persecution of individuals on the basis of their faith, and to guarantee the human rights of all Iranians.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 23/06/2014 10:16:32 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
	tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

62291

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	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	Iran
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made any representations to the Iranian government on (a) the need to respect trade union rights and International Labour Organisation conventions and (b) the detention and abuse of Shahrokh Zamani.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
	uin	200641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Independent unions and labour organisations have been heavily repressed in Iran, and many members have been jailed or harassed. The UK has repeatedly called on Iran to fulfil its international and domestic obligations to allow freedom of expression to all Iranians.</p><p>We are aware of the detention of Shahrokh Zamani, a member of the Founding Board of the Syndicate of Paint Workers of Tehran, who was sentenced to prison for “acting against national security by establishing and or being a member of groups opposed to the system”. The UK has called for Iran to release all political prisoners.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 23/06/2014 10:13:34 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
	tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

62292

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	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	Bahrain
	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 representations to the government of Bahrain about the death of Syed Mahmood.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	200652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>We are concerned about the death of Syed Mahmood on 21 May. The Ministry of Interior has launched an investigation and we await their findings. We urge the government of Bahrain to ensure the investigation is thorough, transparent and timely.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 23/06/2014 10:23:22 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning