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760241

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	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	Sajaad Mohamed Abu Abdallah
	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 Saudi Arabian counterpart on the fatal shooting of Sajaad Mohammed Abdalla in Awamiya on 12 June 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	105012
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Our Ambassador to Saudi Arabia raised the operation in Awamiyah with the Government of Saudi Arabia on 26 July, including measures to guard against civilian casualties. The Saudi authorities underlined the seriousness it placed on fulfilling its responsibilities to all its citizens, including the Shia. We continue to monitor the situation in Awamiyah closely and we will continue to raise legitimate concerns at every appropriate opportunity. The British Government strongly supports the right to freedom of religion or belief, which is restricted in Saudi Arabia; and thus it remains a Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office human rights priority country.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/10/2017 15:37:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

760249

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	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	Saudi Arabia: Politics and Government
	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 representations to the Government of Saudi Arabia for a fair and thorough investigation into use of firearms by Saudi security forces during demolition of Awamiya's historic quarter and deaths of residents.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	105013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Our Ambassador to Saudi Arabia raised the operation in Awamiyah with the Government of Saudi Arabia on 26 July, including measures to guard against civilian casualties. The Saudi authorities underlined the seriousness it placed on fulfilling its responsibilities to all its citizens, including the Shia. We continue to monitor the situation in Awamiyah closely and we will continue to raise legitimate concerns at every appropriate opportunity. The British Government strongly supports the right to freedom of religion or belief, which is restricted in Saudi Arabia; and thus it remains a Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office human rights priority country.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/10/2017 15:39:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

760244

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	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	Saudi Arabia: Politics and Government
	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 (a) has made and (b) plans to make to the Government of Saudi Arabia on adequate housing and compensation for civilians who have fled recent violence in Awamiya.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	105014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Our Ambassador to Saudi Arabia raised the operation in Awamiyah with the Government of Saudi Arabia on 26 July, including measures to guard against civilian casualties. The Saudi authorities underlined the seriousness it placed on fulfilling its responsibilities to all its citizens, including the Shia. We continue to monitor the situation in Awamiyah closely and we will continue to raise legitimate concerns at every appropriate opportunity. The British Government strongly supports the right to freedom of religion or belief, which is restricted in Saudi Arabia; and thus it remains a Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office human rights priority country.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/10/2017 15:41:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

760246

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	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	Saudi Arabia: Politics and Government
	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 (a) has made and (b) plans to make to the Government of Saudi Arabia on discrimination against Shiite citizens of that country, including in the town of Awamiya.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	105015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>Our Ambassador to Saudi Arabia raised the operation in Awamiyah with the Government of Saudi Arabia on 26 July, including measures to guard against civilian casualties. The Saudi authorities underlined the seriousness it placed on fulfilling its responsibilities to all its citizens, including the Shia. We continue to monitor the situation in Awamiyah closely and we will continue to raise legitimate concerns at every appropriate opportunity. The British Government strongly supports the right to freedom of religion or belief, which is restricted in Saudi Arabia; and thus it remains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office human rights priority country.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/10/2017 15:42:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

760242

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	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	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, if he will make representations to the Government of Bahrain on the provision of (a) adequate food, (b) medical care and (c) contact with family members for (i) all political prisoners, (ii) Ebtisam al-Saegh and (iii) Hajar Mansoor.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	105029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK continues to encourage the Government of Bahrain to deliver on its international and domestic human rights commitments. ​We 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 12/10/2017 15:44:12 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

760243

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	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	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, whether he has made representations to the Government of Bahrain about allegations of arbitrary arrest, detention and torture of relatives of Sayed Ahmend Al Wadaei.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	105030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>​We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report these to the relevant human rights oversight bodies. The UK continues to encourage the Government of Bahrain to deliver on its international and domestic human rights commitments.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/10/2017 15:45:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

760252

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	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	Elias Faisal Al-Mulla
	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 representations to the Government of Bahrain on the provision of (a) adequate medical care and (b) contact with family members for Elias Faisal al-Mulla.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	105031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>​We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report these to the relevant human rights oversight bodies. The UK continues to encourage the Government of Bahrain to deliver on its international and domestic human rights commitments.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/10/2017 15:47:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

760253

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2017
	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	Causeway Institute for Peace-building and Conflict Resolution International
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funding was allocated to the Causeway Institute for Peace-building and Conflict Resolution (CIPCR) for projects in the former Yugoslavia in 2017-18; how much his Department spent on training for the Bahrain Institute for Political Development (BIPD) in 2017-18; how many (a) workshops, (b) training events, (c) meetings and (d) other engagements between CIPCR and BIPD have taken place since 2012; on what dates and in which locations such events took place; and on what dates Overseas Security and Justice Guidance Assessments were conducted on those projects.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	105049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>​There are no projects being funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office this financial year (2017/18) with either the Causeway Institute for Peace-building and Conflict Resolution (CIPCR) or the Bahrain Institute for Political Development (BIPD) for projects in Bahrain. The UK has worked with the Government of Bahrain to encourage progress on human rights in areas which include focusing on building effective and accountable institutions, strengthening the rule of law and justice reform. All of our work aims to support these institutions to operate in line with international standards, including on human rights, through sharing UK expertise and experience. Any training provided by, or on behalf of, the UK Government complies with our domestic and international human rights obligations and internal government guidance. As part of the programme process which CIPCR undertook between 2013-2016, there were a variety of events and meetings in Bahrain. CIPCR are not used for any project work in the former Yugoslavia.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/10/2017 15:35:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768941

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	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	Iran: Baha'i Faith
	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 (a) Ministers and (b) officials have had with the Special Rapporteur on Iran, Ms Asma Jahangir, or with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion, Dr Ahmed Shaheed on the treatment of the Bahá'ís in Iran.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	107137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>At the Human Rights Council in March 2017, the UK strongly supported the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief. We look forward to engaging with the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran during the interactive dialogue in the UNGA Third Committee. The British Government supports the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran's assessment that discrimination against the Baha'i community is legally sanctioned by a lack of constitutional recognition and the absence of other legal protections for adherents of this faith.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/10/2017 15:23:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768936

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	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	Iran: Baha'i Faith
	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 ensure that the UK Mission to the UN in New York makes representations on the situation of the Baha'i community in Iran during its statement at the Third Committee meetings of the UN General Assembly.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	107176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>I recently met representatives of the Baha'i faith to discuss the issue. The human rights situation in Iran remains deeply worrying and this includes Iran's approach to freedom of religion and belief. The treatment of the Baha'i community is of particular concern. The latest report of the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran sets out the repression and harassment that Baha'is suffer in Iran. This includes restrictions on the types of businesses and jobs Baha'is can have, unequal treatment of Baha'i employees, and seizures of Baha'i businesses and property. We hope to highlight the situation of the Baha'i with the UN General Assembly Third Committee in New York.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/10/2017 15:26:05 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake