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759319

	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK Government regularly raises a range of issues with Qatar. This includes terrorism and regional conflicts, notably Syria, Libya, and Yemen. Discussions on these topics are conducted at all levels – by our officials in Doha and the UK, and in ministerial meetings – including the Sharaka bilateral forum.</p>
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

759339

	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The transfer of the islands of Tiran and Sanafir is a sovereign matter between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The UK Government has not had any substantive discussions on the matter with the Egyptian Government.</p>
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

759317

	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer 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>
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

759715

	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>We have not held any specific discussions on transgender rights with the US Administration. The US Administration is aware of our opposition to all forms of discrimination, and our commitment to promoting LGBT+ equality around the world.</p>
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

759714

	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not run any exit scheme for its UK based staff in the period since 31 March 2016.</p>
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

759713

	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>In line with the EU Arms Embargo the UK does not sell Burma any equipment which might be used for internal repression. Our engagement with the Burmese military has been focused on educational training, designed to instil knowledge and awareness in the military of the requirement to observe human rights and the rule of international humanitarian law. However, the Prime Minister announced the Government's decision to suspend this engagement on 19 September, sending a clear message to the Burmese military that there must be an immediate end to the violence in Rakhine and full humanitarian access allowed.</p>
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

759710

	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are committed to supporting the electoral process in Kenya to help ensure free, fair, peaceful and credible elections. The UK has provided non-partisan technical assistance, working with international partners to support election management, legal reforms and efforts to resolve disputes and reduce violence.</p>
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

759705

	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are aware of reports of Abdulkareem al-Hawaj's death sentence being upheld. We continue to raise our opposition to the death penalty in all circumstances and in every country, including Saudi Arabia, especially for crimes other than the most serious and for juveniles, in line with the minimum standards set out in the EU Guidelines on the Death Penalty of 2008 and the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Arab Charter on Human Rights.</p>
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

759706

	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>We have not had direct discussions with the Commander in Chief. The Foreign Secretary spoke with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 7 September. He raised our concerns about the continuing violence, the need for any allegations of human rights abuses to be investigated and for humanitarian access to be granted to affected communities. We continue to raise our concerns with the Burmese authorities.</p>
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

759707

	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>​The Joint Incident Assessment Team (JIAT) did not issue any reports in July or August. On 12 September, the JIAT issued 15 reports, bringing the total number of reports it has issued to 36. The British Government welcomes the release of these reports which demonstrate the Saudi-led Coalition's continued willingness to conduct thorough, transparent and conclusive investigations into reports of alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law.</p>
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty