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349654

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	Iran: Nuclear Power
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 he has made of the proposal by Iran under a nuclear deal for a 24-day notification period for access to nuclear facilities in that country by International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	1789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>A comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran that addresses our proliferation concerns will need to be fully verifiable by the International Atomic Energy Agency. This must include robust monitoring of Iran’s nuclear activities, and Iran’s implementation of it's Additional Protocol, in order to reassure the international community that Iran’s nuclear programme is exclusively peaceful.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/06/2015 15:27:42 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

348524

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Yemen: 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 his Department has had with the Saudi Arabian government about the conflict in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	1118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>We remain in close contact with the Government of Saudi Arabia regarding Yemen. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), discussed it with his Saudi Arabian counterpart on 2 June. He emphasised the importance of moving towards a political process in Yemen and sustained humanitarian access. I also discussed the situation with the Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister in the margins of the EU-GCC Summit on 24 May.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/06/2015 12:16:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

348531

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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 and Hong Kong: 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, what recent assessment he has made of whether hon. Members and Peers will be allowed to visit (a) Gaza and (b) Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	1219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Entry and exit from Gaza is difficult and can, at times, be impossible. Entry is through either Israel, with permission from the Israeli authorities, or Egypt, with permission from the Egyptian authorities (although this border has been closed almost entirely since October 2014). Members and Peers should be aware that at this time the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advises against all travel to Gaza. We do not make representations on behalf of British Nationals, including parliamentarians, wishing to travel.</p><p>The Government has repeatedly made clear to the Chinese and Hong Kong Governments that the decision to refuse to allow the members of the previous Foreign Affairs Committee to enter Hong Kong in December 2014 was wholly unjustified and counter-productive. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office, my right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire) visited Hong Kong on 8 January and met the President of the Legislative Council and a wide range of legislators, which was particularly important given their key role in the constitutional reform process. In addition, FCO officials have regular contacts with the Hong Kong Government. It is the Government’s assessment that British Parliamentarians can visit Hong Kong.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/06/2015 14:09:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

348628

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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: Families
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 Prime Minister's press release of 18 August 2014, what steps he is taking to assess the impact of his Department's policies on the family.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	1196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014 through the publication of guidance for officials - Family Test Guidance.</p><p>The objective of the Test is to introduce a family perspective to the policy making process, specifically to make the potential impacts on family functioning and relationships explicit.</p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) has not applied the Test to date as The Family Test applies to domestic policy only.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/06/2015 14:53:49 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

348264

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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	Middle East
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 he has made of the threat to the security of Israel from the cross-border tunnel system and the rocket arsenal Hezbollah has developed in southern Lebanon.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	1076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>We are concerned by continuing reports that Hizballah maintains a cross-border tunnel system in Southern Lebanon and significant stockpiles of missiles which could threaten Israel. These weapons are in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which mandates that “there will be no weapons or authority in Lebanon other than that of the Lebanese state”. Following fighting which took place between Hizballah and the Israel Defence Forces in January, we have continued to urge all parties to cooperate with UN Interim Force in Lebanon in order to maintain calm along the border and to refrain from further provocative acts. We continue to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/06/2015 13:14:32 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

348402

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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	Armed Conflict: Cultural Heritage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to raise at (a) the UN and (b) UNESCO (i) the threat of destruction to the city of Palmyra in Syria from ISIS and (ii) ways in which the international community can intervene to protect valuable historical sites.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned about the destruction of cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq, including the specific threat to Palmyra. The United Kingdom co-sponsored both UN Security Council Resolution 2199 (2015), which condemns the destruction of cultural heritage and requires member states to take measures to prevent the trade in looted antiquities, and UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/69/281 (28 May 2015), which expresses the outrage of the global community at attacks on cultural heritage as a tactic of war to spread terror and hatred. My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Hammond) discussed the protection of cultural heritage with his counterparts at the meeting of the Global Anti-ISIL Coalition Small Group in Paris on 2 June, at which UNESCO Director-General Ms Irina Bokova was present. Ultimately the only way of safeguarding these valuable historic sites is by defeating ISIL and establishing a lasting peace in both Syria and Iraq.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/06/2015 12:10:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

349050

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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	Iran: Nuclear Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that a nuclear agreement with Iran includes military site inspections.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	900189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>We are working intensely with our E3+3 partners and Iran to conclude a nuclear agreement that will address our proliferation concerns. It is essential that the International Atomic Energy Agency, as part of this agreement, is able to verify all of Iran's nuclear-related commitments, including through access to relevant locations. We will not do a bad deal.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/06/2015 14:26:20 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

349052

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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	Yemen: 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 representations he has made to the Saudi Arabian authorities on the effects on civilians of conflict in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	900195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>We remain in close contact with the Government of Saudi Arabia about Yemen. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) held discussions with his Saudi counterpart in Paris last week, where he emphasised the importance of moving towards a political process and sustained humanitarian access.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/06/2015 14:30:12 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

349053

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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	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 steps he is taking to tackle extremist ideology and reduce the appeal of such ideology worldwide.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Mr Graham Allen
uin	900190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>There is an urgent need to tackle poisonous extremist ideology and propaganda. We are working closely with our international partners to address extremist material online, mobilise civil society and religious leaders against extremism, and identify more effective ways of countering the messaging of ISIL and other extremists.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/06/2015 14:37:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	364 label Biography information for Mr Graham Allen

347977

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Egypt: Administration of Justice
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 assessment he has made of the workings and processes of the Egyptian government's judicial process.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text The British Government recognises that those suspected of crimes must be held to account in fair trials which respect the rights of both the defendants and the victims. We remain concerned about judicial processes which result in mass sentences, and the questions that continue to be raised about the adherence to due process in Egypt's courts. These damage the reputation of Egypt’s judiciary and undermine international confidence in the fair application of the law. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/06/2015 12:32:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead