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date	15/12/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) funding, (b) personnel support and (c) other support has been provided by the Government under the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund referred to in the Prime Minister's response to the Foreign Affairs Committee's report on the Extension of Offensive British Military Operations to Syria, published on 26 November 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	20211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>Under the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, the UK has delivered over £100million in support to Syria, Jordan and Lebanon since the start of the crisis. This has focussed on strengthening the moderate opposition, building resilience against extremists, fostering civil society structures in besieged areas, promoting Human Rights, delivering basic governance and laying the foundations for a more peaceful and inclusive future for Syria. Further details of our funding can be found on the Gov.uk website.</p><p>The UK has always punched above its weight in helping deal with the effects of the Syria crisis. Our vision for Syria is an open, democratic society with greater social, economic and political participation where violent extremism does not have a place and where refugees feel safe to return. That is why, alongside our pledge of over £1.1 billion in humanitarian aid, the Prime Minister announced a commitment of at least £1 billion to reconstruction in Syria during the 26 October Commons debate.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/12/2015 16:23:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

438074

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
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	Pakistan: Radicalism
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 his Department has made of the reasons for trends in the levels of extremism in Pakistan.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	19856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK and Pakistan share a commitment to defeating extremism. As the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) has said, this is one of the greatest threats that we face. Extremist narratives underpin all acts of terrorism, whether the tragic events that took place in Paris last month, or the murder of 132 innocent children in Peshawar in 2014. That is why we strongly support Pakistan’s efforts to tackle terrorism and the extremism that sustains it. As in the UK, this requires effort in a number of areas, including investment in education, tackling poverty and confronting the extremist narrative.</p><p>The Government’s Counter-Extremism Strategy sets out our approach to tackling all forms of extremism in the UK. It recognises that the problem is a global one. We are therefore working with international partners, including Pakistan, to reinforce our efforts at home and to build a more robust international response to extremism. As part of this, we continuously assess the threat to the UK and our partners to inform our efforts to combat extremism wherever it emerges. We are also working with Pakistan to deepen our shared understanding of the issue and to develop and implement effective responses.</p><p>Extremism is a complex and multi-faceted issue. In assessing the nature of extremism, Her Majesty's Government captures a broad spectrum of internal and external source material, including working closely with academics, civil society groups and other governments.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/12/2015 15:15:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

438135

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
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	Israel: Minority Groups
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 representations his Department has made to the Israeli government about the restrictions on construction in government-planned Bedouin towns.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	19939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>Officials at our Embassy in Tel Aviv are monitoring the situation closely and will continue to demonstrate UK concern by regularly visiting Bedouin communities in the Negev. The Embassy has arranged for the Arab Centre for Alternative Planning to meet Israel’s Minister of Construction to discuss the issue of restrictions on construction in Negev Bedouin towns. The Ambassador plans to raise this issue with the Minister of Construction in January.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/12/2015 15:23:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

438136

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
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	Israel: Minority Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what work his Department is undertaking with partner countries to address the inequalities experienced by Bedouin Arab communities in Israel.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	19938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>We are concerned about the inequalities faced by Bedouin Arab communities in Israel. The British Embassy in Tel Aviv is particularly focused on issues related to housing and supports several Arab town planning projects in Green Line Israel. These projects provide professional training and practical solutions for dozens of urban planners and engineers in Arab towns, helping them to overcome planning obstacles. This year our projects include: establishing an engineers' task-force, professional advice for Arab local authorities in planning matters and a piece of research into planning obstacles.</p><p>We continue to lodge our concerns about ongoing evictions and demolitions with contacts at Israel’s Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Agriculture and to encourage the development of a policy based on genuine consultation, which secures the buy-in of the community. We have pursued this with Prime Minister Netanyahu's chief advisor on Arab affairs, who told us that the state has invested 1.2 billion NIS in Bedouin education, employment and infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/12/2015 15:19:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

438137

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
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	Israel: Minority Groups
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 representations his Department has made to the Israeli government on the provision of services to communities of different ethnicities in the Negev region.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	20071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>Officials at our Embassy in Tel Aviv are monitoring the situation closely and will continue to demonstrate our concern by regularly visiting the Bedouin communities. They have raised the issue of provision of services with the Arab Affairs Officer in the Prime Minister’s Office and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/12/2015 15:33:02 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

438138

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
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	Israel: Minority Groups
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 representations his Department has made to the Israeli government on the risk of demolition to recognised and unrecognised Bedouin villages in Israel.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	20072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>Officials at our Embassy in Tel Aviv are monitoring the situation closely and will continue to demonstrate our concern by regularly visiting the Bedouin communities. Officials have raised the issue of risk of demolition of unrecognised villages of Um-il-Hiran and Ateer with the Ministry of Justice and the Arab Affairs Officer at the Prime Minister’s Office.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/12/2015 15:34:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

438161

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
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	Lebanon: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the Government is offering to the government of Lebanon on the distribution of central resources to municipalities to enable host communities to assist refugees; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	19949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK is providing £9 million this year to support the Lebanese Host Community Support Programme. This programme is aimed at providing basic services to 49 of Lebanon’s most vulnerable municipalities (those most affected by the pressures of hosting large refugee communities). It is jointly run by the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs and the UN Development Programme (UNDP). The programme does not use central government resources, but the Government of Lebanon does provide strategic direction through consultations with UNDP. We hope that their involvement will help to strengthen their capacity to respond to the Syria crisis.</p><p>Since the start of the Syria crisis the UK has contributed over £330 million to help maintain Lebanese stability.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/12/2015 15:29:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

438186

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
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	Ministers: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries have not received a visit by a UK Minister since 2000.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	19968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>This information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Ministers regularly make visits overseas in pursuit of UK interests.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/12/2015 15:31:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann