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78950

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2014
	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	Zimbabwe: Pensions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the failure of Zimbabwe to pay pensions due to former Rhodesia or Zimbabwe public sector pensioners living outside Zimbabwe, whether they have any plans to make ex gratia payments to those affected; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	uin	HL1267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK has no plans to make ex-gratia payments to former Rhodesia or Zimbabwe public sector pensioners living outside Zimbabwe. The legal obligation to pay these pensions rests solely with the Government of Zimbabwe. We will continue to press the Government of Zimbabwe to fulfil their obligation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 30/07/2014 11:07:12 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

90933

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	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	Zimbabwe
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	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.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL1859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 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> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 22/09/2014 10:48:29 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

77401

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2014
	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	Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	205432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 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> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/07/2014 11:46:06 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

90840

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2014
	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	Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	208425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 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> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 10/09/2014 12:20:15 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

91625

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2014
	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	Wildlife: Smuggling
	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 his Department has made of the extent of the role of terrorist organisations in the illegal ivory and wildlife smuggling trade.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
	uin	209107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 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> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 16/10/2014 13:44:54 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

92571

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2014
	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 (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.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	209912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 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> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/10/2014 11:34:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

91278

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	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	West Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to protect the health of UK diplomatic staff and their dependents in West African nations affected by the ebola outbreak; and what monitoring of their health is available to them on their return to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Mr Lee Scott
	uin	208755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>We take the health and safety of our staff in the UK and overseas seriously. We are working with partners in all of the affected countries to maintain adequate health facilities and medical evacuation provision for staff. We keep this under constant review. In some cases we have removed dependents from Posts because of the impact of ebola on local health infrastructure. There are checks and information for all passengers leaving affected countries. Our staff understand the ebola symptoms and to contact a medical professional immediately if necessary.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 13/10/2014 14:41:53 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	1534 label Biography information for Mr Lee Scott

92407

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2014
	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	West Africa
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made an assessment of the economic effects of the ebola outbreak on Sierra Leone and Liberia.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	uin	HL1969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The Ebola outbreak has significantly affected the agriculture, tourism and services sectors of the Sierra Leonean and Liberian economies. Mining has also been affected, though to a lesser extent. As a result, the World Bank has reduced growth forecasts in Sierra Leone and Liberia by 3.3 percentage points (pp) and 3.4pp respectively. Reports also indicate rising inflation.</p><p>If the virus is not contained, productivity in Sierra Leone and Liberia will soon start to suffer a longer term decline likely to see decreases in foreign direct investment as planned investments are deferred.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/10/2014 12:49:02 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

79773

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2014
	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	War Crimes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their definition of a war crime.
	tabling member printed	Lord Laird
	uin	HL1662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p>The definition of a war crime is set out in the International Criminal Court Act 2001, section 50 and Schedule 8 (which sets out the terms of Article 8.2 of the Statute of the International Criminal Court).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/08/2014 09:58:51 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

92218

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	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	Uzbekistan
	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 the government of Uzbekistan on reports of human rights abuses.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	209713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Uzbekistan remains a Country of Concern in our latest Annual Human Rights Report. We regularly raise our concerns directly with the Uzbek authorities, through our Embassy in Tashkent and at Ministerial level, most recently during Baroness Warsi’s visit to Tashkent as Senior Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in meetings with Uzbek Ministerial counterparts in April this year. We also encourage further progress towards full implementation of Uzbekistan’s international human rights commitments, both bilaterally and with our international partners.</p><p>In addition to raising concerns, our Embassy in Tashkent funds projects that support good governance and human rights.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/10/2014 13:02:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman