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1404899

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development 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, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has requested an investigation into the recent attack on water reservoirs in Sa'ada city in Yemen to assess whether UK-licenced weapons were used.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	108616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>We are looking into reports of airstrikes affecting water infrastructure in Sa'ada governorate, Yemen, on 11 January. We urge all parties to the Yemen conflict to exercise restraint and avoid further civilian impact and suffering. The Government takes its strategic export control responsibilities very seriously. The Government will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, including respect for human rights and international humanitarian law.  All licences are kept under careful and continual review as standard.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 28/01/2022 14:49:57 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1276225

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the decision by the US Secretary of State to designate the Houthis as a terrorist organisation on humanitarian access in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	137310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by assessments from the UN and NGOs that the US Administration's decision to designate the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation is likely to disrupt the humanitarian response and stop vital food supplies getting in to Yemen. We have already engaged with the US to urge them to ensure that the vital humanitarian response, including food supplies, are not disrupted.  Ministers and officials will continue to engage closely with the UN and other donors, including the US, to ensure life-saving humanitarian aid reaches the millions of Yemenis in need.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 19/01/2021 17:51:41 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1465116

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Ukraine: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of the £220 million allocated by the Government for humanitarian assistance and support in Ukraine has been disbursed to date.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	6904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>To date we have disbursed approximately £85 million of the £220 million, in line with agreements reached with partners. Disbursements include £20 million to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), £25 million to the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR, £10 million to International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and £10 million of our £25 million in matched funding to the Disasters Emergency Committee Appeal, which is being delivered by UK NGOs. It is standard practice for payments to partners to be spread over time to ensure a sustained response.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 26/05/2022 15:21:42 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1626929

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken steps to consult the devolved Administrations on the negotiating objectives for the upcoming review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement in 2026.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	184732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to maximising the potential of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement for the benefit of UK citizens, businesses and civil society.</p><p>The government regularly consults the Devolved Administrations on implementing the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 16/05/2023 07:42:07 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1337427

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Tigray: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the relevance of (a) the Responsibility to Protect doctrine and (b) the UK Government’s Protection of Civilians policy to the ongoing situation in Tigray.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	16957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government has been at the forefront of the international response throughout the conflict in Tigray, engaging directly with the Government of Ethiopia, and that of Eritrea, to press for protection of civilians, unfettered humanitarian access and an end to the conflict, in line with our approach to protection of civilians and commitment to Responsibility to Protect. We have continued to engage core international partners and raise concerns in international fora, most recently through the G7 leaders' communique of 13 June. We have also raised the issue in UN Security Council open discussions on conflict and famine, the annual Open Debate on Protection of Civilians, in five 'AOB' items on the UNSC agenda, and the Interactive Dialogue of the UNSC of 16 June. The UK's longstanding position is that any determination of genocide is an issue for competent courts, rather than governments. Our focus is always on securing an end to violence and protecting civilians.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 25/06/2021 13:31:49 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1550765

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Somalia: al Shabaab
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Somalian counterpart on the protection of (a) civilians and (b) human rights during the Somali military offensive against al-Shabaab.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	108347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK is a major security partner of Somalia, working with international partners to counter al-Shabaab, build capacity of Somali forces and support the transition to Somali-led security. The UK has trained 1,771 Somalis in 2022. We cannot yet give figures for 2023. Protection of human rights is central to our security engagement and interventions, including through engagement with the Somali Government, as well as incorporating human rights language into UN resolutions in our role as penholder and mandating pre-deployment human rights training for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and Somali security forces personnel. The UK also advocates at all levels of Government that military planning for security operations against Al-Shabaab should look to minimise humanitarian impacts and that all security actors should respect International Humanitarian Law which includes the protection of civilians. This approach aligns with the recently published UK humanitarian framework.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 108346 108348 question first answered 30/12/2022 13:18:40 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1550764

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Somalia: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Somalia National Army soldiers are due to be trained by UK armed forces in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	108346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK is a major security partner of Somalia, working with international partners to counter al-Shabaab, build capacity of Somali forces and support the transition to Somali-led security. The UK has trained 1,771 Somalis in 2022. We cannot yet give figures for 2023. Protection of human rights is central to our security engagement and interventions, including through engagement with the Somali Government, as well as incorporating human rights language into UN resolutions in our role as penholder and mandating pre-deployment human rights training for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and Somali security forces personnel. The UK also advocates at all levels of Government that military planning for security operations against Al-Shabaab should look to minimise humanitarian impacts and that all security actors should respect International Humanitarian Law which includes the protection of civilians. This approach aligns with the recently published UK humanitarian framework.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 108347 108348 question first answered 30/12/2022 13:18:40 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1550766

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Somalia: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his department has set out human rights conditions to the Federal Government of Somalia relating to the provision of UK armed forces training to security forces in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	108348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK is a major security partner of Somalia, working with international partners to counter al-Shabaab, build capacity of Somali forces and support the transition to Somali-led security. The UK has trained 1,771 Somalis in 2022. We cannot yet give figures for 2023. Protection of human rights is central to our security engagement and interventions, including through engagement with the Somali Government, as well as incorporating human rights language into UN resolutions in our role as penholder and mandating pre-deployment human rights training for the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and Somali security forces personnel. The UK also advocates at all levels of Government that military planning for security operations against Al-Shabaab should look to minimise humanitarian impacts and that all security actors should respect International Humanitarian Law which includes the protection of civilians. This approach aligns with the recently published UK humanitarian framework.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 108346 108347 question first answered 30/12/2022 13:18:41 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1625152

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Seas and Oceans: Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of negotiating a universal declaration of ocean rights.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	183558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) provides the overarching legal framework for the governance of the ocean. Numerous other agreements at a global and regional level add greater detail. These cover issues including shipping and safety, fishing, and environmental protection. The draft text of an international legally binding instrument under UNCLOS on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction - the BBNJ Agreement - was agreed at the UN in March. This is a landmark agreement for biodiversity and will mean much greater protection for over 60 per cent of the global ocean. It is unclear what added value a universal declaration of ocean rights would achieve.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 12/05/2023 15:07:21 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1300000

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Sayed Hasan Ameen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the request for urgent action by Amnesty International dated 3 March 2021, which reports that Bahrain is in violation of its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child following the arrest, interrogation and detention of four minors and due process violations in at least two of those minors' cases, and to 16-year old Sayed Hasan Ameen who is severely unwell and suffers from sickle cell anaemia, what urgent representations the Government plans to make to secure the immediate release of Sayed Hasan Ameen.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	163723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>We are following the detention of a number of juveniles including Sayed Hasan Ameen, who were arrested for arson, endangering the lives and property of others, and preparing and possessing Molotov cocktails. We understand these cases are pending legal proceedings, and are being supervised by social work specialists. We will continue to monitor and raise these cases if and when appropriate. The Government of Bahrain has been clear that access to medical care for those in detention is provided in line with the constitution of Bahrain.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 10/03/2021 13:11:33 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith