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855514

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date	05/03/2018
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: Travel Restrictions
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 travel ban imposed by the Israeli Government on the British charities War on Want and Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	130821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Israeli Immigration Policy is a matter for the Government of Israel. We are not aware of a full travel ban on the British charities War on Want and Palestine Solidarity Campaign. The Israeli Parliament passed a law on 6 March 2017 to authorise the denial of entry to foreign nationals who have publicly called for a boycott of Israel and/or settlements, or who belong to an organisation which has called for a boycott. On 7 January, the Israeli Ministry of Public Security published guidance identifying 20 non-government organisations which are particularly associated with calling for a boycott of Israel. This list included War on Want and Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Individuals strongly associated with these organisations may be denied entry to Israel, but we are not aware of a blanket travel ban. We have updated our travel advice to recommend that concerned British nationals contact the Israeli Embassy for further information.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/03/2018 17:45:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

855563

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Iran: Females
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 representations to his counterpart in the Iranian Government on the ban on women attending football matches; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	130870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>​Women continue to face discrimination in Iran, whether that is unequal access to the labour market, being forced to wear mandatory hijab in public or being prevented from attending sporting events. We urge the Iranian government to repeal discriminatory laws and enable women and girls to participate equally and contribute fully to society.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/03/2018 14:36:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

855689

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether political rights and democracy are planned to be a priority agenda item for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in April 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	130995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text We are engaging with the Commonwealth Secretariat and other member states to agree the agenda for the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting. We anticipate a range of discussions during the week, which reflect the shared values of the Commonwealth, including on political rights and democracy as enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter. answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/03/2018 14:51:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

855745

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department monitors the delivery and spending of UK aid in the Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	131051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>As for all DFID programmes, officials regularly monitor and review our programmes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) to ensure they are delivering results and that UK aid reaches the intended beneficiaries and achieves the best development outcomes, with a strong focus on ensuring value for money for the UK taxpayer. This includes comprehensive annual reviews and project completion reports. These reviews are available on the DFID Development Tracker at https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/. DFID has due diligence assessment processes to provide assurance over the expenditure of our funds, and DFID’s OPTs spending is subject to regular auditing by DFID’s Internal Audit Department and the UK National Audit Office. We have strong controls in place to monitor spending, including mapping the flow of funds to beneficiaries, regular audits of programme spending and where required, tight earmarking of funds. DFID has a zero-tolerance approach to fraud and has robust controls against diversion of aid to terrorist groups.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/03/2018 10:54:28 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

855746

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that aid to the Palestinian Authority does not fund radicalisation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	131052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority (PA) includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle language and actions that could incite violence or hatred; I recently urged Palestinian Ministers to remain focused on this. UK financial aid to the PA is provided through the European Union (EU) Palestinian-European Socio-Economic Management Assistance Mechanism (PEGASE) mechanism, contributing to the salaries of vetted public servants in the health and education sectors. Only named public servants from a pre-approved EU list are eligible, and the vetting process includes screening against international and ad hoc sanctions lists designed to prevent terrorism financing.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/03/2018 10:54:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

855789

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	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 assessment he has made of the situation in Yemen; and what plans the UK Government has to call for work towards an immediate ceasefire in that country.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	131094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by the increasingly grave and distressing situation in Yemen. A political solution remains the only means for bringing long-term stability to Yemen – there is no military solution to the conflict. The UK continues to play a leading role in international efforts to achieve this goal. In June 2017 the UK sponsored and coordinated a UN Security Council Presidential Statement, agreed on 15 June, which called upon the parties to the conflict to agree the modalities for a ceasefire, take steps to address the humanitarian crisis, and restart political talks. We are now working urgently with our international and regional partners to ensure that the Security Council's words are converted into action.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/03/2018 16:27:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

855790

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's bilateral aid spending on HIV and AIDS is specified for work with (a) women and girls, (b) the LGBT+ community, (c) men who have sex with men and (d) intravenous drug users.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	131095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s global HIV response prioritises those left behind by the huge progress made in recent years, including these four groups. For example, we are proud to be a founding supporter of the Robert Carr Civil Society Networks Fund, which supports the grassroots response led by those groups themselves. DFID reports bilateral aid expenditure annually against specific sector codes, including HIV and AIDS, to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. These are publically available on the Statistics for International Development website: GPEX tables. Granular data on proportion of spend targeting specific groups affected by HIV and AIDS are not compiled.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/03/2018 10:55:00 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

853248

registered interest
date	02/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
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 Government response to the Fifth Report of the International Development Committee, Session 2014-15, HC 816, whether the Department has developed its position paper on health systems strengthening.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	130697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>As recognised by the Fifth Report of the International Development Committee, DFID is a world-leader in health systems strengthening. A good health system delivers quality services to all people when and where they need them, addresses the social determinants of health such as nutrition and sanitation, and can prevent and respond to shocks such as disease outbreaks. DFID is in the final stages of developing a position paper on how we will work with developing countries to create strong and resilient health systems.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/03/2018 16:42:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

852550

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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	Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the accuracy of claims that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has (a) been offered home imprisonment instead of furlough by an Iranian judge and (b) that such imprisonment is conditional upon the interest repayment of an historic debt owed by the UK Government to the Government of Iran.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	130549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>We remain very conncerned about all our dual nationals detained in Iran. We contine to raise their cases with the Iranian Government at every opportunity, and make decisions in line with what we believe will produce the best outcomes in their cases. We will not be providing a running commentary as we judge this will not be helpful or in the best interest of each case.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/03/2018 15:04:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

852592

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February to Question 127853, on West Bank: Demolition, what steps his Department is taking to (a) prevent the re-occurrence of demolitions of classrooms in the West Bank and (b) work with international partners and organisations to provide alternative facilities for children directly affected by those demolitions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	130588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>​I most recently raised our concerns about the demolitions of Palestinian property with the Israel Ambassador on 27 February. The Government supports Bedouin communities and Palestinians facing demolition or eviction in Area C of the West Bank through our funding to the Norwegian Refugee Council legal aid programme. Additionally, we are supporting four communities, comprising of nearly 500 Palestinian families living in Area C, to remain on their land through improved infrastructure and access to community services, including education and health, in areas which have an outline plan in the Israeli approval process.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/03/2018 17:36:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden