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782124

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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	Sudan: 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 support the UK is giving to human rights defenders working in Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	110959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Sudan is a Human Rights Priority Country for the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office, and we remain concerned about the human rights situation in Sudan. We used the fourth round of the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue to agree steps that the Government of Sudan would take to further progress on human rights issues, and to raise again our concerns.</p><p>We welcomed the recent release and pardoning of six human rights activists, including Dr Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, an issue on which we actively lobbied the Government of Sudan. However, a number of human rights challenges remain. The UK will continue to be a strong advocate of the work that human rights defenders do in Sudan. Our Embassy in Khartoum maintains a regular dialogue with the Government of Sudan on human rights issues, and we will continue to lobby them on individual cases of particular concern.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/11/2017 14:31:32 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

782173

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department holds a central list of the IT and digital assets of its arm's-length bodies.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	110730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s arm’s-length bodies consist of ICAI and the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission. The Department holds a central list of the IT and digital assets provided to them by DFID. The Department does not hold any information relating to other IT or digital assets in use by these bodies.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/11/2017 09:30:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

782175

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Darfur: Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the extent of recent increases in malaria cases in Darfur, Sudan; and what the implications of that increase are for her Department's policies in that region.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	110769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is aware of recent reports of an increase in the number of cases of malaria in Darfur. Malaria remains a serious concern in Sudan. We will continue to contribute to the treatment of malaria (and other diseases) in Sudan through the Global Fund, a multilateral organisation which has invested nearly $33 billion in the treatment of diseases in Sudan since 2002, including malaria. In its 2017 report, the Global Fund reported that, between 2002 and 2015, the number of new malaria cases had declined by 60%, and mortality rates had declined by 62%.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/11/2017 16:09:59 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

782288

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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	Central African Republic: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is providing to the women of Boda, Central African Republic, and their mission for an end to violence between Christians and Muslims in that region.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	110904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by the violence in the Central African Republic. The fact that the unrest has spread to locations and communities, such as Boda, which were previously relatively untouched is particularly troubling. In our position as a member of the UN Security Council we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA) has the tools to provide effective protection for civilians, specifically the most vulnerable, such as women and children.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/11/2017 15:58:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

782291

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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	Sudan: 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 assurance he has received from the Government of Sudan on the protection of civil society activists during the round of the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue on 16 October 2017.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	110884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>Sudan remains a Human Rights Priority Country for the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office, and civil society and freedom of expression are among our key human rights concerns.</p><p>We used the fourth round of the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue on 16 October to agree steps that the Government of Sudan would take to make further progress on human rights issues, including civil society and freedom of expression, particularly in the run up to elections in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/11/2017 15:24:43 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

782293

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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	Sudan: Foreign Relations
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 plans to publish a public document outlining the progress made during the round of the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue on 16 October 2017.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	110883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p><strong>​</strong>A communiqué outlining the progress made during the fourth round of the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue was published on 1 November, and is now available on the UK Government’s website.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/11/2017 15:22:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

782294

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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	Andargachew Tsege
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 progress has been made in securing the release of Andy Tsege.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	110933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>We continue to offer consular support to Mr Tsege and his family. We previously secured Mr Tsege’s transfer from solitary confinement to a federal prison and access to a lawyer. Officials have visited Mr Tsege 18 times, most recently on 12 October, when they were able to check on his welfare, discuss his legal access and pass on messages from his family.</p><p>In addition, the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary raised Mr Tsege’s case with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister in May. The Minister for Africa met with Mr Tsege's family on 24 October, and also raised the case during his visit to Ethiopia in August. Our Ambassador takes every opportunity to raise Mr Tsege’s case at the highest levels with the Ethiopian Government.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/11/2017 16:01:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

782295

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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	Sudan: Migration
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 creation of safe, legal migration pathways for Sudanese migrants was discussed in the round of the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue on 16 October 2017.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	110885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>The creation of safe, legal migration pathways for Sudanese migrants was not a topic of discussion at the fourth round of the Strategic Dialogue on 16 October.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/11/2017 15:26:20 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

782318

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sub-Saharan Africa: Poaching
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 30 October 2017 to Question 109476, on Sub-Saharan Africa: poaching, how the decision to provide anti-poaching support to improve welfare is made when no official definition of welfare exists.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	110963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Official development assistance is administered with the promotion of the economic development and welfare of developing countries as its main objective. All programming, including any for anti-poaching, is considered in line with the Government development objectives as outlined in the UK Aid Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 06/11/2017 16:12:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

781401

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
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	Cameroon: Internet
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 the Government of Cameroon on restoring internet access in the south of that country.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	110604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>We are closely monitoring the situation in the south of Cameroon. Our High Commissioner in Yaoundé raised the question of access to the internet during his recent meetings with the Cameroonian Prime Minister and a number of his Cabinet Ministers, as well as with the Director General for Intelligence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/11/2017 16:35:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh