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773175

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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	Syria: Political Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government plans to take steps to help protect those political prisoners detained in Homs Central Prison in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	108620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>​The Government is concerned about reports that the Syrian regime has cut off water and electricity to Homs Central prison and is poised to attack it. We have raised these concerns in the International Syria Support Group Ceasefire Task Force meeting in Geneva and have asked both the UN Special Envoy's office and the International Red Cross to use their good offices to ensure the safety of the prisoners.</p><p>The Syria resolution passed by the UN Human Rights Council in September 2017, on which the UK led, called for the appropriate international monitoring bodies to be granted access to all detainees, for all parties to the conflict to cease the mistreatment and torture of detainees and demanded the immediate release of all persons arbitrarily detained.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2017 15:33:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

773176

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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	Yemen: 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 steps his Department is taking to support efforts to restart talks between warring parties in Yemen and their international allies.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	108572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>​Peace talks are the top priority. There is no military solution to the conflict and only a political solution can bring long-term stability to Yemen. The Yemeni parties must engage constructively and in good faith. The UK has played a leading role in diplomatic efforts, including bringing together key actors to seek a peaceful solution. As part of this, I hosted a Ministerial-level meeting with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, US and UN Special Envoy at the UN General Assembly in September.</p><p>The UK also proposed the Presidential Statement passed at the UN Security Council in June this year, which called for an end to the fighting and a return to UN-led peace talks. We are now working with our international and regional partners to ensure that the Security Council's words are converted into action as a matter of urgency. We call on all parties to respect these unified and clear demands from the international community.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/10/2017 14:07:18 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

773178

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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	Iraq: Kurds
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 Iraqi counterpart on the Kurdish independence referendum.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	108514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary spoke to Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Abadi on 19 October and I spoke with the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Dr. Ibrahim al-Jaafari, on 17 October. I also met with Qassim Al Arraji, the Iraqi Minister of Interior on the same day in London. On all those occasions we have made it clear that we regret the Kurdish Referendum on independence from Iraq, we support Iraq's unity and territorial integrity, and we believe that the long-term security and prosperity of all Iraqis can only be met through dialogue and cooperation. The priority must remain the defeat of Daesh and returning stability to liberated areas.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/10/2017 14:00:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

773179

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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	Iraq: Kurds
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 (a) he and (b) Ministers of his Department have had with Kurdish political leaders from the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	108515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>​I spoke to Mr. Nechivan Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on 17 October, whilst our Ambassador to Iraq and officials at our Consulate in Erbil are in regular contact with a number of Kurdish political leaders in the Kurdistan Regional Government. In these discussions we have made it clear that we believe the long-term security and prosperity of all Iraqis, including the Kurds, can only be met through dialogue and cooperation. We are urging all parties, including the Government of Iraq and Iraq’s neighbours, to promote calm.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/10/2017 14:02:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

773183

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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	Saudi Arabia: Counter-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 Department has had with the Saudi Government on steps to agree a strategy for tackling international terrorism.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	108416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>​​​We have a vital national security interest in maintaining and developing our relationship with Saudi Arabia, including in how we work together to tackle regional threats. We work closely, and have regular discussions, on a range of areas; particularly counter-terrorism where UK-Saudi co-operation is vital. Intelligence we have received from Saudi Arabia has potentially saved British lives.</p><p>We continue to work closely with Saudi Arabia to deny terrorist organisations the space in which to operate. Saudi Arabia is a key part of international efforts to defeat Daesh, including in the Global Coalition to defeat Daesh.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/10/2017 13:55:23 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

773259

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	United Nations: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 6 October 2017 to Question 105728, on United Nations: secondment, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the United Nations Junior Professional Officer programme; and when she plans to publish her Department's (a) review of the three year pilot phase and (b) 2017 annual review of that programme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	108401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>Following consideration of the strategic impact of the Junior Professional Officer programme, I have decided to terminate the programme, as it no longer meets the UK Government’s strategic priorities for international secondments, nor does it continue to represent the best value for money for UK taxpayers. A programme completion report will be made available in early 2018 in the usual way through DFID’s development tracker.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/10/2017 16:55:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

773260

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial support her Department has provided towards the construction and redevelopment of schools in the West Bank and Gaza since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	108373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>In December 2011 the UK directly funded 13 schools in Gaza, managed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. DFID funded the cost of construction, basic equipment, furniture and supplies for these schools and each school cost on average £1.1 million. In the West Bank, there has been no direct UK bilateral funding for the construction and redevelopment of schools during the referenced period.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2017 16:30:57 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

773261

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding between her Department and the Palestinian Authority (PA), signed in 2014, what discussions her Department has had with the PA on the use of funding provided under that Memorandum for the distribution of diaries which include pictures of Abu Jihad and Salah Khalaf by the Fatah youth movement at schools.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	108374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>UK financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority is only used to help pay the salaries of health and education public servants in the West Bank. Only named public servants from a pre-approved EU list are eligible and a robust verification system validates that funds are used for the intended purposes. This enables around 25,000 young Palestinians to get an education, provides up to 3,700 immunisations for children, and around 185,000 medical consultations annually.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2017 16:31:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

773262

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Cholera
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is on international action to end cholera by 2030; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	108388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID is supportive of the ambition of the Global Task Force on Cholera Control to reduce mortality from cholera by 90% by 2030. We invest significantly in the provision of safe drinking water and sanitation services combined with good hygiene behaviour. We plan to help 60 million people gain access to water and sanitation between 2015 and 2020, building on our achievement of helping 64.5 million people gain access between 2011 and 2015. We are also supporting the delivery of oral cholera vaccines in areas affected by outbreaks and continue to invest in research into cholera prevention and treatment.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/10/2017 16:53:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

773263

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding between her Department and the Palestinian Authority (PA), signed in 2014, what discussions her Department has had with the PA on the use of funding provided under that Memorandum for payments made to the family of Nimr Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Jamal.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	108372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>No UK aid is used for payments to Palestinian prisoners or their families. UK financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority is only used to help to pay the salaries of health and education public servants in the West Bank. Only named public servants from a pre-approved EU list are eligible and a robust verification system validates that funds are used for the intended purposes. The UK government strongly condemns all forms of violence.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2017 16:30:28 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan