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759317

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Burma: Rohingya
	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 Burma on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' assessment of Burma's operations against Rohingya Muslims constituting a textbook example of ethnic cleansing.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	10010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Since the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights' statement on 11 September, our Ambassador has raised the situation in Rakhine with Burmese Ministers and has set out our concerns about the violence, the large scale displacement of civilians, and the need for improved humanitarian access. The Foreign Secretary had earlier spoken to State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 7 September in similar terms and to underline the need for any allegations of human rights abuses to be investigated. Subsequently, at his press conference on 14 September, the Foreign Secretary described the situation in Rakhine as an “abomination”, and urged the displaced Rohingya to be allowed back and for the abuse of their human rights and killings to stop.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 18/09/2017 15:24:07 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field previous answer version 11904 answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

776077

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	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	Sayed Alwadaei
	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 Bahrain on its treatment of the family of Sayed Alawdaei.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	109118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK continues to encourage the Government of Bahrain to deliver on its international and domestic human rights commitments. We continue to follow these cases closely. We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report these to the relevant human rights oversight bodies.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/10/2017 13:52:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

781300

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	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: Prisoners
	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 Bahrain on the trial and sentencing of Mansoor Hassan, Sayed Nizar Alwadei and Mahmood Marzooq.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	110556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>​These cases have been raised at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain. We understand there is now a right of appeal through the Bahraini judicial system. The UK will continue to closely monitor proceedings.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/11/2017 15:15:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

786212

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2017
	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	Islamic State: War Crimes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 21 November 2017 to Question 53422, on Islamic State: war crimes, what evidence has been gathered and preserved by the UN.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	111930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Investigative and prosecutorial work is already underway across the world to bring Daesh to justice. The UK is at the forefront of global efforts to bring Daesh to justice, securing a UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR 2379) which will establish an Investigative Team to collect, preserve and store evidence of Daesh crimes, beginning in Iraq. The UK has committed £1m to the establishment of this team.</p><p>In Syria, UK Conflict, Security and Stabilisation funding is supporting the investigation, and collection of evidence, of sexual and gender-based violence. We are also supporting and have funded (£200,000) the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) which has been established to prepare evidence for future prosecutions. In Iraq, the UK is supporting projects to document and preserve evidence of gender based violence.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/11/2017 17:41:10 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

420695

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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: 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 discussions he is holding at the UN on a possible Security Council resolution on the establishment of safe zones in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	11276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Government is providing £1.1billion in humanitarian aid to displaced Syrians and is considering ways in which it can help protect civilians in Syria and will continue to do so. Safe zones in Syria would be a difficult and complex option, that would require significant military resource, and for which there is currently no Parliamentary support in the UK. At the international level, Security Council members continue to discuss a range of humanitarian responses to the conflict in Syria, but there is no agreement so far. There is currently no prospect of passing a credible resolution in the Security Council as Russia has indicated that it would veto any resolution that did not have the support of the Syrian regime.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 15/10/2015 15:14:46 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

420696

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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: 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 discussions he is holding at the UN on a possible Security Council resolution authorising the use of force against ISIL/Daesh in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	11277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The UK regularly discusses the threat of ISIL both within the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and at the UN more widely, most recently at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the end of September. The UK has supported UNSC Resolutions 2170 and 2199, which condemn ISIL and restrict its financial, trade and recruitment networks, as well as UNGA Resolution A/RES/69/281. However, we currently judge that there is no prospect of a resolution authorising the use of force against ISIL in Syria that wouldn’t be vetoed by Russia.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 20/10/2015 11:23:24 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 23606 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

420697

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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	Islamic State
	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 effect of coalition air strikes on (a) the extent of the territory held by ISIL/Daesh and (b) that group's capacity to advance in (i) Iraq and (ii) Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	11279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text The Coalition has carried out more than 8,000 airstrikes in Iraq and Syria. Coupled with Iraqi ground troops’ operations, these have meant ISIL’s advances have been halted and 30% of the territory ISIL held in Iraq after its advance last summer has been regained. In Syria, Coalition airpower helped Kurdish forces retake Kobane and push ISIL back towards Raqqa. US Central Command, which coordinates Coalition airstrikes against ISIL, assesses that as of 8 Oct 2015, Coalition military action had destroyed or damaged over 13,500 ISIL targets in Iraq and Syria, including nearly 4,000 fighting positions. These are significant blows for an organisation whose strength prior to the launch of Coalition action emanated from its continued expansion and a false aura of invincibility. answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 20/10/2015 11:18:58 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 23608 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

420703

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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	Israel: Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to pages three and four of the United Kingdom Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2014, whether the policy regarding Israel as of the end of 2014 remains in place.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	11421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government announced the outcome of the review of export control policy towards Israel since the end of Operation Protective Edge on 14 July 2015: (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/review-of-export-licensing-procedures-for-israel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/review-of-export-licensing-procedures-for-israel</a>).</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 20/10/2015 11:15:02 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 23676 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

421923

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2015
	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	Israel
	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 Israeli government on the use of force by Israeli security personnel in response to protests.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	12182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>On 15 October, the Charge d'Affaires at our Embassy in Israel raised our concerns with Israel’s Deputy National Security Adviser, including specific discussions around punitive demolitions and the security at the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif. On 16 October the National Security Adviser, Mark Lyall Grant, spoke with Israel’s National Security Adviser, Yossi Cohen, about the violence in Jerusalem and called for de-escalation and the need to do everything possible to keep the situation calm. Our officials at our Embassy in Tel Aviv continue to urge both sides to de-escalate the current tensions.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 22/10/2015 11:06:02 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 25008 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

421924

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2015
	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	Israel: Palestinians
	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 Palestinian Authority on action to prevent terrorist attacks in Israel.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	12183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>I spoke to President Abbas on 9 October about the violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and urged him to do everything in his power to reduce tensions and restore calm. In recent weeks, Her Majesty’s Consul General in Jerusalem has also pressed several senior Palestinian figures on the need to de-escalate the current tension.</p><p>I strongly condemn the recent terrorist attacks. The effect that they are having on innocent civilians is appalling. I also strongly condemn all incitement to commit acts of violence by both sides.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 22/10/2015 11:10:34 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 25009 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn