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1169122

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Qassem Soleimani
	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 the US killing of Qassem Soleimani on the security and stability of the middle eastern region.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	1056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>We have always recognised the aggressive threat posed by the Iranian Quds force led by Qasem Soleimani. Following his death, we urge all parties to de-escalate. Further conflict is in none of our interests.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 1055 question first answered 13/01/2020 11:15:35 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1170685

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2020
	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	Qassem Soleimani
	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 had with his US counterpart on Iran prior to the assassination of Qasem Soleimani; and whether the Government was given prior notice of the US intention to strike.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	3306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>We became aware of the operation as it happened. We do not comment on our allies' operational decisions.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/01/2020 10:14:44 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1170686

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2020
	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	Iran: Diplomatic Relations
	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 with the UK's allies to (a) reduce tensions and (b) return to diplomacy with Iran.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	3307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK continues to call on all sides to de-escalate to reduce tensions in the region. Escalation is in nobody’s interest. The Prime Minister has spoken to President Trump, President Rouhani, President Macron, Chancellor Merkel and Prime Minister Abdul-Mahdi in recent days, and will have calls with other leaders in the coming days to encourage de-escalation. It is vital that all leaders now pursue a diplomatic way forward.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/01/2020 10:23:03 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1169121

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	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	Qassem Soleimani
	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 his Department is taking in response to the US killing of Qassem Soleimani.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	1055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>We have always recognised the aggressive threat posed by the Iranian Quds force led by Qasem Soleimani. Following his death, we urge all parties to de-escalate. Further conflict is in none of our interests.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 1056 question first answered 13/01/2020 11:15:35 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1167112

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Malnutrition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the effect of malnutrition on the (a) health, (b) resilience and (c) economic potential of populations in fragile and conflict-affected states.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	7216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Malnutrition puts children and mothers at greater risk of getting sick and dying. It also stops children learning properly and results in them earning significantly less as adults. This has devastating effects on health, resilience, and economic potential, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected states where malnutriton remains persistently high. We have therefore announced that the UK will step up its efforts to end the preventable deaths of mothers, new-borns, and children.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/11/2019 17:29:02 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1167110

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa and Asia: Malnutrition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans his Department has to introduce programmes to tackle malnutrition in refugee children in (a) Asia and (b) Africa.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	7214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting refugees and we remain at the forefront of responding to refugee crises. From Uganda and Ethiopia to Bangladesh, UK support is tackling malnutrition in tens of thousands of refugee children and young people around the world.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2015 DFID has reached 60.3 million people with nutrition services in 25 countries, including Bangladesh, Somalia, Myanmar, Ethiopia and Yemen. This includes supporting life-saving treatment for children with acute malnutrition, targeted nutrition support for pregnant and breastfeeding women and investments to monitor the severity of malnutrition to enable earlier action to prevent people dying of this preventable condition.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/11/2019 17:28:41 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1167111

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Nutrition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to integrate nutrition objectives into its resilience building programmes in fragile and conflict affected states.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	7215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Malnutrition is the underlying cause of 45% of all child mortality and so effective prevention and treatment of malnutrition is critical for ending preventable deaths – a priority for the UK government as announced recently.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2015 DFID has reached 60.3 million women, adolescent girls and children with nutrition-related services, including in fragile and conflict affected states such as Somalia, Myanmar, and Yemen, and among refugee populations in Uganda and Bangladesh.</p><p> </p><p>This includes supporting life-saving treatment for children with acute malnutrition, targeted nutrition support for pregnant and breastfeeding women and investments to monitor the severity of malnutrition to enable earlier action to prevent people dying of this preventable condition.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/11/2019 17:28:52 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1167452

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	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	Palestinians: Press Freedom
	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 Palestinian Authority on the effect of the implementation of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 on freedom of the press in that region.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	uin	7719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK supports calls for greater media freedoms in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The evidence is clear: where journalists and media organisations are free to do their work, societies are more prosperous and resilient. Officials from our Consulate-General in Jerusalem regularly raise the issue of freedom of expression, including the revision of relevant legislation, with the Palestinian Authority. Her Majesty’s Consul General in Jerusalem raised this most recently on 30 October. We encourage the Palestinian Authority to ensure the harmonisation of Palestinian laws with International Human Rights conventions to which it has acceded, in order to guarantee that freedom of expression and the generally free and pluralistic media environment are preserved.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/11/2019 10:07:59 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1169794

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2020
	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: Human Rights
	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 make it his policy to end UK assistance to Bahraini justice and security institutions and if he will maintain that policy until the implementation of human rights reforms in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	1712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>Bahrain remains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office human rights priority country and there is further work to be done. The UK is committed to supporting Bahrain-led reform and are confident of its positive impact across a variety of areas including building effective and accountable institutions, strengthening the rule of law, and police and justice reform. We continue to monitor events closely, regularly raising human rights concerns with the Government of Bahrain at senior levels, both in private and public.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/01/2020 17:05:05 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1169793

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2020
	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: Political 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 his counterpart in the Bahrain Government on the reimposition of the death sentences for Bahraini prisoners Mohammed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	1711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>As I tweeted on 8 January, we are deeply concerned about the death sentence given to Mohamed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa. The UK has raised the matter with senior members of the Bahraini Government. The UK's position on the use of the death penalty is longstanding and clear; we oppose its use in all circumstances and countries. The Government of Bahrain is fully aware of our position.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 16/01/2020 17:03:05 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas