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670771

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	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, with reference to the statement made by the Secretary General of the United Nations on 19 December 2017 on the situation in South Sudan, what steps he has taken in response to concerns on potential genocide in that country.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	59480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK fully supported a UN resolution tabled in the Security Council by the US in response to the Secretary General's report. This draft resolution called for an arms embargo and targeted sanctions against those responsible for the continued violence. We lobbied hard, both in New York and in the appropriate capitals, but disappointingly the resolution was not adopted. We continue to work closely with the region and the wider international community to mitigate the risks identified in the Secretary General's report.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/01/2017 15:39:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

670773

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Somaliland: Commonwealth
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 Department's policy is on the bidding by Somaliland for Observer Status of the Commonwealth of Nations.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	59373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p><em>​</em>There is no observer status or associate membership of the Commonwealth of Nations. The criteria for membership include the requirement to be a full sovereign state, and Somaliland is not internationally recognised. HMG's position has long been that it is for Somalia and Somaliland to decide their future, and for regional neighbours to take the lead in recognising any new arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/01/2017 16:07:28 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

670774

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Israeli Settlements
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 Israeli compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016) on urging an end to Israeli settlements.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	59409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2017 answer text <p>​It has long been our position that Israeli settlement activity is illegal and undermines the viability of two states for two peoples, but it is far from the only obstacle to peace. UN Security Council Resolution 2334 addresses settlements while also calling for an end to incitement and terror. The resolution passed on 23 December and asks the Secretary-General to report to the Council every three months on the implementation of its provisions. We will monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/01/2017 13:35:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

670776

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Israel: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings he has had with Israeli embassy officials since taking office.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	59358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson) met the Israeli Ambassador to London in Jerusalem on 30 September.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/01/2017 16:05:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

670777

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Israel: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings Government special advisers had with Israeli embassy officials in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	59355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The special advisers to the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson) did not have any meetings with Israeli Embassy officials during 2016.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/01/2017 15:58:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

670778

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Israel: Diplomatic Service
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 Israeli authorities as a result of recently reported comments made by an Israeli diplomat in respect of a Government Minister.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	59356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The Israeli ambassador has apologised and been clear these comments do not reflect the views of the embassy or Government of Israel. The UK has a strong relationship with Israel and we consider the matter closed.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/01/2017 16:01:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

670779

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Conservative Friends of Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings he has had with representatives of the Conservative Friends of Israel since taking office.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	59357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson) has not had any face-to-face meetings with Conservative Friends of Israel since taking office, but did speak at an event organised by Conservative Friends of Israel during the Conservative Party Conference in October 2016.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/01/2017 16:03:31 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

670783

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Yazidis: Females
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 European counterparts on providing support for Yazidi women who have escaped captivity by ISIS.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	59392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>Alongside continued discussion with the Government of Iraq, Ministers and officials have ongoing discussions regarding the campaign to bring Daesh to justice with European counterparts, both in Brussels and in capitals. The campaign seeks to offer support to all Daesh's victims, including Yezidis who have been subject to horrific violence at the hands of Daesh.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/01/2017 16:09:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

670784

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 attend the Paris conference on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories in January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	59347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK decided to attend the Paris Conference only as an observer and, in that capacity, we did not sign up to the Communiqué. Britain welcomes France's efforts to promote peace but we have been clear for some time that a conference so close to the change of US administration, and without the attendance of the two main parties, would not be the best way to make real progress on this complex issue.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/01/2017 15:56:20 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

670786

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	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 recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Troika on support for the peace process in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	59276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>We work very closely with the US and Norway (our Troika partners) and other key international actors in support of the peace process. The UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan is in contact with his US and Norwegian counterparts at least once a week to ensure that our efforts to support the peace process are coordinated effectively, as part of our extensive bilateral and multilateral engagement with international and regional partners at both ministerial and official level.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/01/2017 15:47:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake