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757439

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	Kamal Foroughi
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions the UK Ambassador to Iran has had discussions with the Iranian Government on Kamal Foroughi since his appointment; and what recent progress has been made on securing his release.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	8576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Our Ambassador in Tehran raises the cases of our British/Iranian dual national detainees, including Mr Kamal Foroughi, at every opportunity as part of his regular discussions with the Iranian Government. This happened most recently on 30 August. I also raised the cases of our dual national detainees with the Iranian Foreign Minister and Deputy Foreign Minister when I visited Tehran on 5 August. While Iran does not recognise dual nationality and regards them as Iranian, we consider them British and will continue to raise these cases and request consular access.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2017 09:45:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1002743

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	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	Yemen: Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the Government provided to the Government of the United Arab Emirates in respect of that Government's counter-terrorism operations in Yemen in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	188695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office did not provide assistance to the Government of the United Arab Emirates on counter-terrorism in Yemen in 2016, 2017 or 2018.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/11/2018 12:54:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1002742

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	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	Ali Salman
	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 the Government has made of the validity of the reported statement by the Government of Qatar denying communications with Bahraini political opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	188694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Rt Hon. member will have seen my statement of 4 November where I expressed my concerns on the further sentencing of Sheikh Ali Salman. I understand that he now has a further opportunity of appeal.</p><p>The UK has raised this case at senior levels with the Government of Bahrain. Most recently, I discussed my concerns on the sentencing with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Court of St James’ on 5 November. We will continue to closely monitor the case as it makes its way through the judicial system. Should we have concerns we will raise them at an appropriately senior level with the Government of Bahrain.</p><p>It would be inappropriate for me to comment on statements by the State of Qatar concerning the Kingdom of Bahrain.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/11/2018 17:27:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1002741

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	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	Ali Salman
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2018 to Question 152848 on Ali Salman, what assessment his Department has made of potential extent of due process violations during the prosecution of the case of Bahraini political opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	188693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Rt Hon. member will have seen my statement of 4 November where I expressed my concerns on the further sentencing of Sheikh Ali Salman. I understand that he now has a further opportunity of appeal. <br> <br>The UK has raised this case at senior levels with the Government of Bahrain. Most recently, I discussed my concerns on the sentencing with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the UK on 5 November. We will continue to closely monitor the case.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/11/2018 16:07:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

746185

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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: Police
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has provided (a) training, (b) workshops, (c) study tours and (d) other assistance to (i) the Director of Muharraq Police Station and (ii) staff of the Muharraq Police Directorate of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	1877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK has been providing a range of technical and practical assistance to the Government of Bahrain since 2012, in support of its reform programme. Training is provided to the Police Service as a whole rather than to specific Police Directorates. Any training provided by or on behalf of the government complies with our domestic and international human rights obligations.</p><p>The technical assistance we have been providing to Bahrain supports the building of effective and accountable institutions, strengthening the rule of law, and police and justice reform. It has included work with the National Institution of Human Rights, the Ministry of Interior Ombudsman, and the Prisoners' and Detainees' Rights Commission.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 03/07/2017 16:14:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

999509

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	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	Khalida Jarrar
	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 has had with his Israeli counterpart on the political activist Khalida Jarrar.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	186917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>We have not raised the case of Ms Khalida Jarrar with the Israeli authorities. We remain concerned about Israel’s extensive use of administrative detention. According to international law, this should be used only when security makes it absolutely necessary rather than as routine practice, and as a preventive rather than a punitive measure. We continue to call on the Israeli authorities to comply with their obligations under international law and either charge or release detainees.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/11/2018 13:50:05 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

746184

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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	Yemen: Military Intervention
	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 Answers of 13 January 2017 to Question 58527, 1 March 2017 to Question 64848 and 23 March 2017 to Question 68141, whether his Department has made an independent assessment of any of the eight airstrikes which were investigated by the Saudi-led coalition's Joint Incident Assessment Team to ascertain whether international humanitarian law violations have occurred.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	1785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>​It is important that credible allegations of violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) are investigated and the Saudi-led Coalition has committed to doing this. The UK has not been directly involved in investigations undertaken by the Joint Incident Assessment Team, but has supported its development and delivered two training sessions in Saudi Arabia on the process for investigating alleged IHL violations. The UK continues to believe that the Coalition has the best insight into its own military procedures and will be able to conduct the most thorough and conclusive investigations. The Coalition has publicly stated that any lessons learned will be acted upon.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/07/2017 14:18:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

982485

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	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	Yemen: 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 recent discussions he has had with his Emirati counterpart on the conflict in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	175804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary met his Emirati counterpart in a meeting of the Yemen Quad on 27 September at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He urged his counterpart to seize the opportunity for political progress. The Emirati Foreign Minister underlined his complete support for the UN process led by Special Envoy Martin Griffiths. They discussed the destabilising effect of Iran on Yemen and the wider region, how to put in place confidence-building measures following the breakdown of the Geneva peace talks, and how they could provide greater assistance to the Yemeni people by facilitating the entry of humanitarian and commercial goods into Yemen.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/10/2018 15:05:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

973203

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2018
	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	Yemen: 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 had with his Emirati counterpart in London last week on the conflict in Yemen; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	174596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary and I spoke to Emirati Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyun on 6 September in London regarding the political process and recent developments in Yemen. The UK is playing a leading role in diplomatic efforts, including bringing together key international actors to try to find a peaceful solution. We continue regular discussions with all parties within the Coalition.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/10/2018 14:29:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

972299

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	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	USA: UNRWA
	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 US Government on its decision to withdraw funding from the UN Relief and Works Agency.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	173938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary discussed the issue of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) with the Senior Adviser to the President, Jared Kushner, on 22 August. We are concerned about the impact of the US cutting its funding. The Government has recently increased its support to UNRWA. The UK has so far provided £57.5 million in funding this year for the Agency to help vulnerable Palestinian refugees, as well as £2 million to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), to help provide Gazans with access to clean water and sanitation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/10/2018 14:52:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake