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839299

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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	West Bank: Demolition
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 counterpart in the Israeli Government on the demolition of EU-funded structures in the village of Abu Nuwar in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	127853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>​Officials from our Embassy to Tel Aviv most recently discussed the issue of demolitions of Palestinian property with the Israeli authorities on 19 February. On 6 February, the EU released a local statement expressing strong concerns about demolition by the Israeli authorities of parts of the school of the Bedouin community of Abu Nuwar. Demolitions and evictions of Palestinians from their homes cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians; call into question Israel’s commitment to a viable two-state solution; and, in all but the most exceptional cases, are contrary to International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/02/2018 16:54:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

834339

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	USA: UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of the reduction in US funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency on assistance for (a) Palestinian refugees in Syria, (b) people living in the West Bank and (c) people living in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I provided on 30 January 2018 to Question number 125084.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/02/2018 15:00:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

834340

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the number and proportion of people dependent on UN Relief and Works Agency funding in (a) Gaza, (b) the West Bank, (c) Syria, (d) Jordan and (e) Lebanon.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has a unique mandate to provide essential support and protection for over five million registered Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon. All registered Palestinian refugees can access UNRWA services; According to UNRWA’s latest field of operations map in 2017, there are 618,128 in Syria, 532,173 in Lebanon, 2,286,643 in Jordan, 997,173 in the West Bank, and 1,435,616 in Gaza.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/02/2018 14:54:58 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

834341

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	USA: UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government plans to increase its funding for UN Relief and Works Agency in the light of the reduction in funding from the US Administration.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>UK officials are working closely with the UN Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA) and other donors to assess how best to ensure the continuity of essential services to Palestinian refugees at this time, in line with humanitarian principles. The UK remains firmly committed to supporting UNRWA, and has so far provided around £50 million in 2017/18 based on the Agency meeting rigorous performance indicators. The UK will monitor the impact of any cuts to UNRWA’s services closely.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/02/2018 15:10:12 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

832960

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Yemen: Ports
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 his Department is taking to ensure that full humanitarian and commercial access to Hodeidah port is granted and maintained by the Saudi-led Coalition.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the announcement on 22 January by the Saudi-led Coalition of an initiative to address the humanitarian situation in Yemen. Improving humanitarian access to all of Yemen is key to alleviating the continuing crisis. Continued access for commercial supplies including food and fuel through the ports of Hodeidah and Saleef remains critical to ensuring that the Yemeni people get the supplies they so desperately need. The UK will continue pressing all parties for complete and unhindered commercial and humanitarian access to all of Yemen.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/02/2018 16:46:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

832961

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	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 steps his Department is taking to encourage progress on the peace talks between the parties to the conflict in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is playing a leading role in diplomatic efforts, including bringing together key international actors to try to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Yemen. As part of this we 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 urgently with our international and regional partners to ensure that the Security Council's words are converted into action. We call on all parties to respect these unified and clear demands from the international community. More recently, the Foreign Secretary hosted a meeting of his US, Saudi and Emirati counterparts in our Embassy in Paris on 23 January. They discussed ways of addressing the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, countering weapons smuggling and refocusing the political track to move towards a peaceful solution to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/02/2018 13:08:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

832962

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to improve the effectiveness of the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is providing £1.3 million to the UN’s Verification and Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM) this financial year (2017/18) to facilitate commercial shipping into Yemen’s Red Sea ports and provide assurances against weapons smuggling. We have seconded UK experts to UNVIM in Djibouti to increase the number of inspections of commercial vessels.</p><p> </p><p>Yemen imports 90% of its food and fuel, so it is essential that the Red Sea ports of Hodeidah and Saleef remain fully open to commercial and humanitarian imports to help the millions of people who don’t have enough to eat. We continue to call on all parties to the conflict in Yemen to allow full and unhindered commercial and humanitarian access for food, fuel and medical supplies throughout Yemen.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/02/2018 17:54:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

832963

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	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 he has had with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia on the location of and inspection system for the 17 safe-passage corridors from six points of entry announced on 22 January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text We continue to engage with the Saudi-led Coalition on its Yemen Comprehensive Humanitarian Operations Plan (YCHOP). Improving humanitarian access to all of Yemen is key to alleviating the crisis. Continued access for commercial supplies including food and fuel through the ports of Hodeidah and Saleef is critical to ensuring that the Yemeni people get the supplies they so desperately need. The Coalition has publicly stated that corridor originating points will include Al Khadara, Al Tuwal, Hodeidah, Mokha, Aden and Marib. answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/02/2018 13:10:10 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

830548

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Thailand
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 23 January to Question 123667, what discussions she has had from the Burmese Government on the safety and security of (a) refugees and (b) internally displaced people returning from camps on either side of the Thai-Burma border.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Officials from the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Burma regularly raise issues of safety and security of displaced people and access for humanitarian assistance to the Burmese government at local and national levels. These discussions are generally not specific to those returning from the Thai-Burma border, where returns have been few.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/02/2018 13:51:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

830549

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Internally Displaced People and Refugees
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 23 January to Question 123667, what recent estimate she has made of the (a) number of Burmese refugees in camps in Thailand and (b) number of internally displaced people in camps in Eastern Burma.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	125077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees stated that the total verified refugee population in the camps in Thailand in December 2017 was 99,956. The Myanmar Humanitarian Response Plan for 2018 recognises 5,616 displaced persons in Kayin State, 15,006 in Shan State, and 91,739 in Kachin State, in Eastern Burma. It notes that “accurate IDP numbers are difficult to ascertain” in the South East, beyond the 5,616 recently displaced in Kayin.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/02/2018 13:53:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden