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1690368

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date	20/02/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Western Sahara: Self-determination of States
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will urge the UN Security Council to set a timetable for the referendum of self-determination in Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	14781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK continues to support UN-led efforts to reach a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution, based on compromise, which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. We strongly support the work of Staffan de Mistura as Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to Western Sahara, and will continue to encourage constructive engagement with the political process and monitor progress.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 14782 question first answered 26/02/2024 17:36:03 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1690369

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Western Sahara: Census
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will call for a census of (a) the indigenous people and (b) Moroccan settlers in Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	14782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK continues to support UN-led efforts to reach a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution, based on compromise, which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. We strongly support the work of Staffan de Mistura as Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to Western Sahara, and will continue to encourage constructive engagement with the political process and monitor progress.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 14781 question first answered 26/02/2024 17:36:03 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1690370

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Western Sahara: Humanitarian Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to help stop breaches of international humanitarian law in Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	14783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to the promotion of respect for International Humanitarian Law worldwide. With regard to Western Sahara, we strongly support the work of Staffan de Mistura, Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General, and welcomed his September 2023 visit to the region, including to Western Sahara, and we continue to encourage constructive engagement with the political process and monitor progress.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 28/02/2024 17:20:38 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1690447

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Syria: Earthquakes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what support his Department is providing to Syria following the earthquake in that country last year.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	14854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>In 2023, the UK committed up to £43 million to support the response to the earthquakes in Northwest Syria and Turkey, including £28 million for Syria. The UK also committed up to £150 million to support Syrians at the Brussels Pledging Conference in June 2023. In financial year 2022/23 UK aid in north west Syria supported the provision of over 203,000 health consultations and nutrition support to over 27,000 women and children.</p><p>Since 2012, the UK has spent over £3.8 billion to provide lifesaving and life-sustaining assistance to those in need, both inside Syria and to refugee hosting countries.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 28/02/2024 17:21:53 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1690498

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Egypt: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the sentencing of Ahmed Tantawy following his attempted candidacy in Egypt's 2023 presidential elections.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	14963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK continues to advocate for free and fair elections as critical elements of a democratic process, as we also did ahead of the Egyptian elections in December 2023. The UK also regularly calls on the Egyptian authorities to open up civil and political space, and media freedoms. The UK is clear that all Egyptians - including election candidates - should be able to fully benefit from their rights under the Egyptian Constitution.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/02/2024 14:48:05 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill