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388593

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	British Nationals Abroad: Homicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what financial assistance his Department has provided to families of British nationals murdered abroad in (a) terrorist-related and (b) other incidents in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	6147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) provides a range of support to bereaved families after the murder of a British National abroad, but does not normally offer financial assistance. We do however provide funding to specialist external partners, Lucie Blackman Trust and Victim Support, who can provide practical support to bereaved families. This help takes many forms, but can include securing financial help. answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 13/07/2015 14:04:48 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

388599

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	British Nationals Abroad: Homicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what compensation the Government has provided to families of British nationals murdered abroad in (a) terrorist-related and (b) non-terrorist-related incidents in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	6256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text In cases of terrorism, the Statutory Victims of Terrorism Scheme covers both fatal and personal injury applications, and is administered by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). The latter, reporting to the Ministry of Justice, has received 18 applications related to fatalities since its introduction, on 27 November 2012, and has paid £228,807 across eight successful claims, with seven claims still in process. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not provide compensation to the families of British nationals murdered abroad, but does provide advice when there is a relevant local compensation scheme in the country concerned. answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 13/07/2015 14:09:38 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

388215

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	South Sudan: 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 international counterparts on the conflict in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	5863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>During the African Union Summit, I discussed the importance of a lasting peace settlement in South Sudan with Foreign Ministers from a number of regional countries, including Ethiopia and Uganda along with senior officials at the African Union. Most recently, I discussed the urgent need for progress in peace talks with the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Amina Mohamed, on 8 July 2015.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 14/07/2015 13:22:43 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

388237

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	British Nationals Abroad: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice his Department provides to British nationals who have cash stolen while on holiday abroad.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The support that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office can offer British Nationals who are victims of crime abroad is described in our publication, Support for British Nationals Abroad: A Guide. This can be found on http://tinyurl.com/pr3buzf.</p><p>In summary, the assistance that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is appropriate to the individual circumstances of each case. It may include for example:</p><p>- Issuing replacement emergency travel documents. <br>- Providing information about transferring funds. <br>- Providing details of local lawyers and other services for victims of crime. <br>- Contacting family or friends to assist with funds.</p><p>We also provide travel advice for British Nationals. This is tailored to the situation in the country being visited. For example, in our travel advice for Greece we have advised British Nationals to make sure they take sufficient euros in cash to cover the duration of their stay as well as taking appropriate security precautions against theft.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 13/07/2015 14:10:28 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

387827

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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	Eritrea: 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, what response the Government has made to the report of the UN Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea, published in June 2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	5636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Commission of Inquiry’s report was discussed during the recent session of the UN Human Rights Council. In the UK statement we made clear that we shared the Commission’s concerns about human rights in Eritrea and noted that Eritrea continues to fall short of domestic implementation of its international human rights obligations. We urged Eritrea to release all those arbitrarily detained and hold those responsible for violations to account. We will continue to call on the Eritrean Government to honour its obligations through discussions held under the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) as well as the EU Article 8 Dialogue. We also regularly raise human rights concerns with the Eritrean Government through our bilateral engagement.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/07/2015 13:15:36 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

387829

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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	South Sudan: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what input the Government had in peace talks in South Sudan; and what plans the Government has to continue to try to influence those talks.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	5606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>In the last month, I have spoken to the Ethiopian, Ugandan and Kenyan foreign ministers, urging their governments to put pressure on both sides in the conflict in South Sudan to compromise and achieve a lasting peace. The UK has consistently provided support - political, technical and financial - for the peace talks led by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), together with Troika (US and Norway) partners. We welcome IGAD's recent initiative to reinvigorate the process by drawing in a range of additional regional and international partners, and have already held discussions with IGAD, the UN and key countries on this. We continue to urge IGAD to reconvene formal talks swiftly in light of the continued effects of the fighting, including the deteriorating humanitarian situation and further reports of serious human rights abuses.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 13/07/2015 14:00:21 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

387831

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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	Ascension Island: Marine Protected Areas
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 his Department has received from the Ascension Island Council on the proposed creation of a marine protected area around Ascension.
tabling member constituency	Newbury
tabling member printed	Richard Benyon
uin	5709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Ascension Island Council wrote to Minister Duddridge at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in May about the proposed creation of a marine protected area around Ascension. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office are giving consideration to all options for marine management around Ascension Island. Any decision will be based on scientific justification, financial viability, effective enforcement and monitoring. The Government committed in its 2015 manifesto to, “designate a further protected area at Ascension Island, subject to the views of the local community.”</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 13/07/2015 14:03:53 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon

387836

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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	Genocide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is towards the proposal by the French government for permanent members of the UN Security Council to suspend use of the veto in cases of alleged genocide.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	5738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>The French initiative offers an important contribution to the wider debate on reform of the Security Council and we welcome the interest it has generated. The United Kingdom wholeheartedly supports the principle that the Security Council must act to stop mass atrocities and crimes against humanity. We cannot envisage circumstances where we would use our veto to block such action.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/07/2015 13:23:30 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

387877

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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	Eritrea
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 6 July 2015 to Question 2508, what discussion his Department has had with UK companies about the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea and the use of national service conscripts by foreign-operated companies.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	5755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>We have not spoken to any UK companies about the report of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea, published in June. In line with the UK’s Business and Human Rights Action Plan (based upon the UN Guiding Principles) all UK businesses have a responsibility to respect human rights.</p><p>In the UK’s statement during the UN Human Rights Council discussion of the Commission’s report we made clear that Eritrea must take concrete action to improve the human rights situation in the country, and in particular to fulfil its commitment to limiting national service to 18 months.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/07/2015 13:19:47 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

387589

registered interest
date	03/07/2015
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	Andargachew Tsege
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 received from human rights organisations on the detention of Andargachew Tsige.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	5541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>I remain deeply concerned by the continued detention of British national Andargachew Tsege in Ethiopia and about his welfare. The Secretary of State for Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon friend, the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Philip Hammond MP) has received representations from human rights organisations such as Reprieve and Amnesty International about the detention of Mr Andargachew. We will continue to press the Ethiopian government for regular consular access, for our concerns regarding Mr Andargachew’s welfare to be addressed and for a clear and transparent legal process through which Mr Andargachew can challenge his detention.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 10/07/2015 13:06:29 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman