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1022851

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: Conferences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Government officials attended the future investment initiative conference in Saudi Arabia in October 2018.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	200676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>​As the Prime Minister said on Wednesday 24 October, no Ministers or government officials attended the Future Investment Initiative Conference.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/12/2018 16:34:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1020604

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Palestinians: 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, if he will make an assessment of the conclusions of the report entitled, Two Authorities, One Way, Zero Dissent on arbitrary arrest and torture under the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, published in October 2018 by Human Rights Watch.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	199894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>​The Human Rights Watch report has made some serious and concerning allegations about human rights violations by the Palestinian Authority (PA) and we have raised our concerns with the Palestinian Ministry of Interior. Officials from our Consulate-General in Jerusalem continue to urge the PA to respect human rights, and have stressed the need to ensure freedom of speech, association and assembly. UK Official Development Assistance does not provide financial assistance or assets to support the PA agencies implicated in the Human Rights Watch report. We continue to have a no contact policy with Hamas in its entirety. The UK delivers training courses and supports the development of training institutions across the PA security sector. These courses serve to reinforce accountability, responsible governance and a common approach to the upholding of human rights and human rights law.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/12/2018 16:05:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1020620

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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: 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 assessment he has made of the level of human rights protection in Egypt.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	199780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Egypt is a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights Priority Country and the UK continues to urge the Egyptian Government to ensure full implementation of the rights and freedoms set out in Egypt's Constitution. We regularly raise concerns about human rights with the Egyptian Government both in public and in private. I raised our human rights concerns with the Egyptian Foreign Minister during my visit to Cairo on 14 October.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/12/2018 16:02:57 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1020668

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Zuhair Ibrahim Jasim Abdullah
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 Bahraini Government on the case of Zuhair Ebrahim who was sentenced to death on 29 November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karen Lee
uin	199918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office monitors events in Bahrain closely. We are aware of the case of Zuhair Ebrahim and are seeking further information. It is the UK's longstanding position to oppose capital sentences in all circumstances and countries. We continue to make this clear to the Government of Bahrain.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2018 12:47:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1020670

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Western Sahara: 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 assessment he has made of the outcomes of UN-facilitated roundtable discussions on Western Sahara, held in Geneva on 5-6 December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	199809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>​The dispute over Western Sahara is longstanding; finding a lasting and mutually acceptable solution providing self-determination for the people of Western Sahara may take time. Nevertheless, the convening by the UN Envoy, Horst Koehler, of an initial roundtable with the parties and neighbouring states in Geneva on 5-6 December is a positive step. The UK will encourage the participants to remain engaged with Mr Koehler, with a view to making further progress.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 199810 question first answered 14/12/2018 12:35:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1020671

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Western Sahara: 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 assessment he has made of the prospects for a resumption of formal, UN-facilitated talks on a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Western Sahara; and what steps the Government is taking to support a resumption of such talks.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	199810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>​The dispute over Western Sahara is longstanding; finding a lasting and mutually acceptable solution providing self-determination for the people of Western Sahara may take time. Nevertheless, the convening by the UN Envoy, Horst Koehler, of an initial roundtable with the parties and neighbouring states in Geneva on 5-6 December is a positive step. The UK will encourage the participants to remain engaged with Mr Koehler, with a view to making further progress.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 199809 question first answered 14/12/2018 12:35:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1020672

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Western Sahara: 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 assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the UN Security Council’s decision to limit its recent extension of the mandate for the MINURSO peacekeeping mission to six months.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	199811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>​The UK approved UN Security Council Resolution 2440 in October, which extended the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara's (MINURSO's) mandate by a further six months. The UK supports the work of MINURSO. The six‑month extension reflects the international community's desire for progress on the political track - we remain committed to finding a lasting and mutually acceptable solution that provides for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2018 12:37:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1020673

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Morocco: Migrants
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 his counterpart in Morocco on (a) reports that security forces opened-fire on a boat carrying migrants on 25 September and (b) the two-year prison sentence handed down by a court in Tétouan on 17 October to a man who protested against the incident of 25 September on social media.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	199812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of the 25 September incident, in which a Moroccan woman died, and related protests. We raise human rights issues with our Moroccan interlocutors, most recently in October, during a visit by Embassy officials to Al Hoceima. Worldwide, we emphasise the importance of respecting the human rights of migrants.​</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2018 12:38:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1020674

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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	Algeria: Politics and Government
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 potential implications for (a) political stability and (b) the security situation in Algeria of (i) the removal from office of the speaker of the ANP in October 2018 and (ii) the removal of several senior military and intelligence personnel since June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	199813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>​We are aware of these changes of personnel, and continue to follow developments in Algeria with interest.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2018 12:39:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1020685

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
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: 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 assessment he has made of the progress of international efforts to secure Iran’s accession to the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism; and what recent discussions he has had with his Iranian counterpart on such efforts.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	199824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>Accession to the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism requires the Government of Iran to pass key pieces of legislation. Some of that legislation – including the Combatting Financing of Terrorism bill – is currently passing through Iran’s legislative system. We are supporting Iran’s efforts to pass the necessary legislation. This was most recently raised during the Foreign Secretary’s visit on 19 November. ​</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2018 12:40:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry