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860530

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date	12/03/2018
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: 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 assessment he has made of the state of human rights in Morocco.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	131887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>​We are encouraged by the steps Morocco has taken in recent years to address human rights concerns, including its ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT), and ending the practice of trying civilians in military courts. We continue to monitor and raise human rights issues with the Moroccan authorities and support Morocco's efforts to make progress on human rights.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2018 17:49:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

860531

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Ahmed Aliouat
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 discuss the imprisonment of Ahmed Aliouat with his Moroccan counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	131888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of the case of Ahmed Aliouat. We continue to monitor and raise human rights issues with the Moroccan authorities, and will raise individual cases where there are grounds to do so.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2018 17:52:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

860538

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Sudan: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on Sudan joining the Commonwealth.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	131895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The first step for entry to the Commonwealth for any aspiring member is to indicate to the Commonwealth Secretariat that it would like to join.</p><p>Decisions on membership are made by consensus by all Commonwealth member states. Any aspiring member would need to meet the criteria for membership, particularly in relation to human rights, good governance and the rule of law.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2018 17:44:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

860578

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether officials in her Department have held discussions with the Pakistan Government on the inclusion of religious tolerance in textbooks as part of the Punjab Education Support Programme.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	131935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Working in partnership with the Government of Punjab DFID has supported the Punjab Curriculum and Text Book Board to redesign specific textbooks for children in grades one to five. DFID Pakistan officials hold regular meetings with the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board on progress to redesign textbooks to improve their quality and make them more inclusive. It remains the responsibility of the Punjab Textbook Board to approve the redesigned books and to fund their printing and distribution.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2018 12:39:07 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

860709

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 Israeli counterpart on the abduction of the university Student Council President at Birzeit University in the West Bank on 7 March.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	132066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>​While we are aware that the Birzeit University Student Council President was arrested on campus on 7 March, we have not raised this issue with the Israeli authorities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2018 17:56:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

860711

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 levels of (a) violence and (b) harassment towards Palestinian university (i) students and (ii) staff in the West Bank; and what recent assessment he has made of the effect of those levels on student education.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	132068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>​While no assessment has been made about this particular issue, we strongly condemn all acts of violence and all incitement to commit acts of violence. We consistently urge Israel to ease movement and access restrictions across the Occupied Palestinian Territories, not least because of the impact the restrictions on continuity of education.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2018 17:55:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

860771

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department has made on assisting the Federal Government of Pakistan with drafting a new educational curriculum to ensure the removal of biased content and derogatory language toward religious minorities.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	132128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Under Article Eighteen of the Constitution of Pakistan responsibility for curriculum has been devolved to provincial governments. DFID Pakistan’s education programmes are at the provincial level in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. These two programmes are working in partnership with these provincial governments to redesign curricula to improve quality, relevance and inclusion. It is the responsibility of the provincial government curriculum boards to approve curricula.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2018 12:38:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

858608

registered interest
date	09/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
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 tackle the use of sexual violence as a weapon in conflict.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	131863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>DFID supports the Government’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) through our research programme, specific projects to address violence against women and girls, and through the UK’s Humanitarian Reform Policy.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s flagship ‘What Works to Prevent Violence’ research programme focuses on addressing the root causes of violence against women and girls in conflict and humanitarian settings, including sexual violence. The focus of this research is on understanding how to stop violence before it starts, with evidence used across UK government programmes to prevent and respond to sexual violence in conflict.</p><p> </p><p>DFID country offices are at the forefront of support to help reduce and mitigate gender based violence, including sexual violence in fragile and conflict affected states.</p><p> </p><p>At the World Humanitarian Summit (2016) the UK pushed forward the implementation of global commitments to protect women and girls in emergencies to deliver specific measures to reduce their vulnerability to violence and exploitation. For example, agreeing the application by partner agencies of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) gender based violence in emergency guidelines.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/03/2018 16:51:11 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

858609

registered interest
date	09/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Rohingya
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 help tackle the diphtheria epidemic in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	131864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Following a diphtheria outbreak in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh the UK Emergency Medical Team (EMT) was deployed for six weeks from late December 2017 to early February 2018.</p><p> </p><p>A 40 strong team of medical professionals, including doctors, nurses and paramedics helped more than 3,000 Rohingya. Almost 500 people were treated for diphtheria and if not for British help, many could have died. DFID also provided £2 million to vaccinate children against diphtheria.</p><p> </p><p>With the outbreak now under control, UK teams have built capacity and handed over to local Bangladeshi health professionals to complete the diphtheria response.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/03/2018 16:51:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

857790

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
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	Mohammed Tamimi
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 arrest of 15-year-old Muhammad Tamimi in a night raid on Monday 26 February in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, if he will make representations to his Israeli counterpart to raise this case and (a) seek a formal response explaining the Israeli Government’s reasoning and actions and (b) call on the Israeli Government to uphold its obligations to implement the (i) protections and (ii) due process that children are entitled to under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	131691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>​We are following this case closely and our Embassy in Tel Aviv will raise this case with the relevant Israeli authorities. The issue of children in detention remains a human rights priority for the Government. We remain concerned in particular about continued reports of ill-treatment of Palestinian minors in Israeli military detention. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Israel is a State Party, clearly sets out the need to grant special care and protection to children and we have repeatedly and publicly called on Israel to fulfil its international legal obligations in this regard.We are following this case closely and our Embassy in Tel Aviv will raise this case with the relevant Israeli authorities. This issue of children in detention remains a human rights priority for this Government, and the UK remains concerned in particular about continued reports of ill-treatment of Palestinian minors in Israeli military detention. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, to which Israel is a State Party, clearly sets out the need to grant special care and protection to children. We have repeatedly and publicly called on Israel to fulfil its international legal obligations in this regard.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/03/2018 16:32:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas