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1015384

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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: Politics and Government
	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 political and security situation in Zimbabwe.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>We agree with the international electoral mission's reports, that there remain significant shortcomings in the electoral system which must be addressed to build much-needed confidence in Zimbabwe's democratic process. We welcomed the establishment of the independent Commission of Inquiry to investigate the violence against civilians in the post-election period. The Commission must report its findings in a transparent and timely manner.</p><p>Following early August violence, which left at least 6 people dead, the security situation in Zimbabwe has remained calm.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 03/12/2018 16:40:39 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1016293

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Ukraine: Sovereignty
	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 is taking to support the independence and sovereignty of Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK continues to fully support Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity. Crimea and the Donbas are part of Ukraine – what Russia has done and continues to do there breaches its obligations under international law.</p><p>Together with partners, we continue to call on Russia to abide by its international commitments and withdraw its forces from all of Ukraine, including the Donbas and Crimea. We strongly condemn recent Russian aggression against Ukrainian vessels near the Kerch Strait. This is yet further evidence of Russia's continued violation of Ukrainian sovereignty following the illegal annexation of Crimea and construction of the Kerch Bridge.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary issued a statement on 26 November, and spoke with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister on 29 November to reiterate that the UK stands with Ukraine against Russian aggression. The UK also spoke in support of the independence and sovereignty of Ukraine at emergency sessions in the UN Security Council, NATO, EU and OSCE.</p><p>The UK is also providing over £35 million to support Ukraine in a range of areas including governance reform, anti-corruption and humanitarian aid to help Ukraine continue its transition to become a stable, transparent and prosperous state.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 03/12/2018 17:39:04 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1003784

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Tanzania: LGBT+ People
	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 discussions his Department has had with the Government of Tanzania on LGBT rights in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	189543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>I am concerned by reports of threats against the LGBT community in Tanzania. The British High Commission, alongside international partners, carried out a demarche on the Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 2 November, urging the authorities to respect human rights and protect all citizens from discrimination. I also issued a statement on the importance of rejecting language that incites violence against any group in society.</p><p>I welcome the Government of Tanzania's statement on 4 November making clear that such threats do not represent government policy, and that it will protect human rights as enshrined in the country's constitution. Following this statement, the British High Commissioner in Tanzania met the Minister for Home Affairs on 7 November and again raised our concerns over any language that encourages discrimination against any group in society.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/11/2018 15:15:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

894844

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	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: White Helmets
	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 financial assistance was provided by the Government to the organisation Syria Civil Defence in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	139383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>In the last five years (from June 2013 until 31 March 2018) the UK provided £38m of support to Syria Civil Defence (also known as the White Helmets) through the cross-departmental conflict Pool and its successor, the Conflict Stability and Security Fund.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/05/2018 15:07:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1019414

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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: Politics and Government
	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 security situation in Syria; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	198172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The security situation in Syria remains very difficult due to military conflict, terrorism, violent crime and human rights abuses and violations. The ceasefire in Idlib, agreed by Turkey and Russia on 17 September, is holding but fragile with some increase in violence in recent weeks. The Global Coalition against Daesh, of which the UK is a leading member, continues to support efforts to defeat Daesh in the north-east of the country. We advise against all travel to Syria.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/12/2018 15:23:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

997624

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	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	Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict
	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 Sri Lankan counterpart on protecting the Tamil minority during the current political unrest in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	185493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>​I am deeply concerned by the developing political situation in Sri Lanka. The FCO has called on all parties to ensure that the constitution is respected and due political and legal process upheld. I have urged the President on 29 October, in consultation with the Speaker, to reconvene parliament immediately to give the democratically elected representatives of the Sri Lankan people their voice.</p><p>The UK is committed to the full implementation of UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/1, under which Sri Lanka committed to implement a range of measures to provide for human rights, truth-seeking and reconciliation following the end of its civil war. I encouraged Foreign Minister Marapana, officials and others to continue to make progress on these commitments when I visited Colombo in October 2018. Our High Commission in Sri Lanka regularly travel to the North and East and meet with local groups, and where we have specific human rights concerns we raise these with the Sri Lankan government.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/11/2018 16:43:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

897975

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2018
	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	South Sudan: Peace Negotiations
	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 is taking to encourage all parties to participate in the peace process in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	141307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK continues to put pressure on all sides to engage constructively with the next phase of the High Level Revitalisation Forum of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), scheduled for May.</p><p>We strongly condemn ongoing violations of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, signed in December, by all parties including the Government. We urge IGAD to take immediate action to ensure that those who undermine the peace process, face consequences for their actions, to leave the parties in no doubt about the region's commitment to peace.</p><p>We played a leading role in securing EU sanctions in February to discourage obstruction of the process and to incentivise positive engagement, and continue to call for a UN arms embargo on South Sudan.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/05/2018 15:05:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1020802

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2018
	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	South Sudan: Capital Punishment
	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 discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Government of South Sudan over that Government's use of the death penalty.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	200080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned by the use of capital punishment in South Sudan. We continue to make clear to the Government of South Sudan our strong opposition to the use of the death penalty under any circumstances, most recently with senior members of the Government on 6 December. The UK Ambassador also emphasised our opposition in a radio broadcast on 10 December to mark International Human Rights Day.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/12/2018 15:57:16 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1015028

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	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	Somaliland: Politics and Government
	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 discussions he has had with the Government of Somaliland on (a) security in that region and (b) the Somaliland's future sovereignty.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	195464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>I discussed security with President Musa Bihi during my 7 October visit to Hargeisa. Somaliland has a crucial role in combatting the threat from terrorism in the region. The UK provides a range of assistance to Somaliland, including to enhance Somaliland's capability to disrupt terrorist threats, gather evidence and make arrests based on respect for human rights and the rule of law. The UK also supports Somaliland's efforts to contribute to security in the region through engagement with the police, judiciary and civil society.</p><p>We remain concerned about clashes earlier this year near the town of Tukareq, and we strongly encourage leaders on all sides to resolve disputes peacefully and engage with the mediation process led by the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD).</p><p>The UK does not recognise Somaliland's declaration of independence. Our long-standing position remains that it is for Somalis themselves to reach an agreement on Somaliland's status through dialogue, and for countries in the region to lead on recognising the outcome of this dialogue.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/11/2018 16:28:30 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1002182

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Somalia: Politics and Government
	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 security situation in Somalia.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	188005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>Security in Somalia has seen important progress in recent years, but the country remains very fragile. As a priority, the Federal Government of Somalia must maintain momentum in developing and implementing a plan for transitioning security responsibility from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to Somali-led forces. They must also deliver widespread, sustainable reform of the security sector, in line with the commitments made at the 2017 London Somalia Conference. Coordinated international support to these efforts is vital, and the UK is playing a leading role.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/11/2018 15:27:36 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham