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1697635

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Publications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2024 to Question 18297 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Publications, whether the media team monitors DeclassifiedUK.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	19725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The media team monitor outlets for any stories relevant to the brief of the FCDO.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 25/03/2024 16:20:45 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1694931

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Bahrain: Demonstrations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2024 to Question 15479 on Bahrain: Demonstrations, whether he has made representations to his Bahraini counterpart on (a) the detention of Sayed Hashim and (b) allegations of his abuse by the Bahraini authorities during his arrest.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	17910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Lord Ahmad has not made representations as Minister of State for the Middle East on this matter but as the answer to Question 15479 made clear, the FCDO are aware of the detention of Sayed Hashim, and we continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to meet all of its human rights commitments. We also encourage those with specific concerns to raise them directly with the appropriate Bahraini oversight body.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/03/2024 16:59:54 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1694932

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Bahrain: Gulf Strategy Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 5692 on Bahrain: Gulf Strategy Fund, when he plans to publish a list of (a) projects delivered by HM Embassy Bahrain and (b) Gulf Strategy Fund Projects in the 2023-2024 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	17911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The full list of projects delivered by the British Embassy in Bahrain is being finalised, but details will be published as usual in the spring on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/03/2024 17:01:00 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1691346

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Bahrain: Demonstrations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to his Bahraini counterpart on the (a) arrest and (b) raid on the house of Sayed Hashim Neama Al-Wadaei on 22 February 2024, in the context of his mother's arrest for protesting during the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix; and if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of these events.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	15479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO has been made aware of the alleged incidents, and we continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to meet all of its human rights commitments. We also encourage those with specific concerns to raise them directly with the appropriate Bahraini oversight body.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 28/02/2024 17:14:28 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1690498

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Egypt: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the sentencing of Ahmed Tantawy following his attempted candidacy in Egypt's 2023 presidential elections.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	14963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK continues to advocate for free and fair elections as critical elements of a democratic process, as we also did ahead of the Egyptian elections in December 2023. The UK also regularly calls on the Egyptian authorities to open up civil and political space, and media freedoms. The UK is clear that all Egyptians - including election candidates - should be able to fully benefit from their rights under the Egyptian Constitution.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/02/2024 14:48:05 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1684549

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Egypt: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the integrity of the democratic process for the 2023 presidential elections in Egypt.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	11214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>Egypt held Presidential elections from 10-12 December 2023. The UK did not take part in formal election observation but encouraged free and fair elections. While a number of opposition candidates ran against President Abd El Fattah El-Sisi without issue, some claimed that they had faced obstacles to participating in the run up to the election. With 66.8 percent of the population voting, President Sisi secured 89.6 percent of the votes.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 29/01/2024 16:49:07 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1682214

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Middle East: Honours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Accepting foreign awards: UK rules, last updated on 24 November 2021, on how many occasions permission was (a) sought, (b) granted and (c) denied in respect of foreign awards being conferred to members of the Government by (i) Saudi Arabia, (ii) the United Arab Emirates, (iii) Qatar, (iv) Bahrain, (v) Kuwait and (vi) Oman between 2014 and 2024.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	9663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Honours Secretariat has a record of one request to confer an award on a member of Her Majesty's Government from these six countries. In 2017, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia advised that they wished to confer an award on a member of the Government. Due diligence was carried out before the award was accepted. There are no records of any awards conferred without permission.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 9664 question first answered 23/01/2024 17:04:19 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1682215

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Middle East: Honours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, on how many occasions (a) Saudi Arabia, (b) the United Arab Emirates, (c) Qatar, (d) Bahrain, (e) Kuwait and (f) Oman gave awards to members of the Government (i) without seeking permission from the Government and (ii) regardless of permission being denied between 2014 and 2024.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	9664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Honours Secretariat has a record of one request to confer an award on a member of Her Majesty's Government from these six countries. In 2017, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia advised that they wished to confer an award on a member of the Government. Due diligence was carried out before the award was accepted. There are no records of any awards conferred without permission.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 9663 question first answered 23/01/2024 17:04:19 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1680591

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Roderick Drummond
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 December 2023 to Question HL1234 on Roderick Drummond, whether his Department has sanctioned Mr Drummond following his acceptance of an award from Bahrain on 23 July 2023.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	8586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Where a foreign award is conferred without permission, a Head of Mission will not be given permission to formally accept, or wear, the award, but is allowed to retain it. The Minister of State has not made representations to his counterpart on Bahrain on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 8587 question first answered 15/01/2024 16:46:57 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1680592

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Roderick Drummond
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 December 2023 to Question HL1234 on Roderick Drummond, whether he has made recent representations to his counterpart on Bahrain on the presentation of an award to the former ambassador on 23 July 2023.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	8587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Where a foreign award is conferred without permission, a Head of Mission will not be given permission to formally accept, or wear, the award, but is allowed to retain it. The Minister of State has not made representations to his counterpart on Bahrain on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 8586 question first answered 15/01/2024 16:46:57 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill