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388211

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	Pakistan: Terrorism
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 his officials have had with the Pakistan government on tackling terrorism in that region.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	6044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK and Pakistan have a shared interest in the battle against terrorism. We are committed to working together in a number of areas to combat the terrorist threat and the extremism that sustains it. UK assistance includes the appointment of the Prime Minister's Counter Terrorism (CT) Capability Envoy, who visits Pakistan regularly and has detailed discussions with the Pakistan Government on a range of CT issues, including Pakistan’s implementation of the National Action Plan against terrorism.</p><p>Both my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Theresa May) and the National Security Adviser have had discussions with the Pakistan Minister of the Interior and the Chief of Army Staff during their recent visits to the UK.</p><p>The UK-Pakistan Joint Working Group on CT is our framework for continuing dialogue. UK officials at the High Commission in Islamabad and from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Home Office Counter Terrorism Departments hold regular meetings with their counterparts in the Government of Pakistan to monitor progress and review areas of co-operation. UK assistance includes a long-term commitment to developing rule of law capacity in line with international law and human rights. Alongside this we have pledged further assistance, including UK strategic expertise, capacity development to improve detection and disruption of improvised explosive devices, support to developing effective approaches to countering violent extremism and strengthening aviation and infrastructure security.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/07/2015 14:46:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

388212

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	Nabeel Rajab
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 the Bahrain government on the imprisonment of Nabeel Rajab.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text The UK government is concerned by the decision to uphold Nabeel Rajab’s conviction. I raised this case at Ministerial level during my visit to Bahrain in June. We will continue to make clear to the Government of Bahrain that the legitimate exercise of freedom of expression must be respected. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/07/2015 14:58:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

388213

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	Bahrain: Prisons
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 review the assistance that his Department provides to Bahrain for prison reform.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK is providing a wide range of technical assistance to the Government of Bahrain to support its reform programme. FCO officials evaluate training programmes on a regular basis to ensure that projects are on track for delivery and to assess their impact. Bahrain has made progress in its reforms, but more needs to be done to implement fully the recommendations of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry and UN Universal Period Review. The UK remains committed to supporting Bahrain in this process.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/07/2015 15:02:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

388219

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	Gaza: Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of ISIL-linked terrorists operating in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
uin	5798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>We are concerned about the recent rise in the number of small Salafi groups in Gaza that sympathise or self-identify with ISIL. This highlights the urgent need for all the parties to reach an agreement that addresses the underlying causes of conflict in Gaza to restore security under the Palestinian Authority, and reduce the risk of radicalisation inside Gaza. We are monitoring the situation closely.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/07/2015 13:03:09 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

388220

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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Languages
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 fluent (a) Urdu, (b) Punjabi, (c) Pashto and (d) Sindhi speakers his Department employed in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	5827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>There is no mandatory requirement for staff employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to have fluency in a language. We do not hold the information requested broken down by year, but the latest information on our personnel database shows 37 staff with skills in Urdu, 25 in Punjabi and 1 in Pashto at varying levels, and none in Sindhi. Staff appointed to jobs where proficiency in the local language is essential for their role are offered fulltime language training and many of our locally engaged staff in our Posts overseas are native speakers or are fluent in the local language.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/07/2015 15:32:12 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

388221

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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Languages
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 fluent (a) Hausa, (b) Fulani and (c) Kanuri speakers his Department employed in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	5828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>There is no mandatory requirement for staff employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to have fluency in a language. We do not hold the information requested broken down by year, but the latest information on our personnel database shows that we have no staff with registered skills in Hausa, Fulani or Kanuri. Staff appointed to jobs where proficiency in the local language is essential for their role are offered fulltime language training and many of our locally engaged staff in our Posts overseas are native speakers or are fluent in the local language.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/07/2015 15:33:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

388222

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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Arabic
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 fluent Arabic speakers his Department employed in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	5829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>There is no mandatory requirement for staff employed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to have fluency in a language. We do not hold the information requested broken down by year, but the latest information on our personnel database shows that we have 131 staff with registered skills in Arabic at varying levels. Staff appointed to jobs where proficiency in the local language is essential for their role are offered fulltime language training and many of our locally engaged staff in our Posts overseas are native speakers or are fluent in the local language.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/07/2015 15:33:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

388227

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	Pakistan: 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 recent discussions he has had with government officials in Pakistan on the persecution of religious and social minorities in that country.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	5947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by the persecution of religious and other minorities in Pakistan. The Pakistan Government can be under no doubt as to the importance we place on addressing these issues. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), discussed our concerns at the misuse of the blasphemy laws in Pakistan with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in November 2014, as did the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) in December. In June I stressed our ongoing concern about minorities in Pakistan with the Pakistan High Commissioner to London.</p><p>We will continue to urge the Government of Pakistan to protect the human rights of all its citizens and our concerns about minorities in Pakistan are documented in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office annual Human Rights Report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/07/2015 13:10:37 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

388229

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	Bahrain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has allocated for assistance to Bahrain in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text £2.1 million has been allocated for assistance to Bahrain in 2015-16 to support the government of Bahrain in its reform programme, aimed at strengthening human rights and the rule of law. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/07/2015 14:57:03 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

388232

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	Bahrain: Capital Punishment
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 plans to take steps to encourage the introduction of a moratorium on the use of the death penalty in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Bahrain has had a de facto moratorium in place on the use of the death penalty since 2010, although we are concerned a number of individuals have received the death penalty sentence since then.</p><p>The UK opposes the death penalty around the world because we believe it undermines human dignity, there is no evidence that it works as a deterrent and any error made in its application is irreversible.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/07/2015 15:06:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter