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786773

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
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	British Overseas Territories: 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 he plans to provide observer status for British Overseas Territories at the Commonwealth Summit in London in April 2018; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	112378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is committed to strengthening the links between Commonwealth countries. However, the only category of Commonwealth membership is that of sovereign states. Any decision to create a new membership status would need to be agreed by consensus of Commonwealth Heads of Government.</p><p>​Accordingly, whilst the Overseas Territories are unable to attend the Heads of Government Meeting in their own right, their interests will be represented by Her Majesty's Government at the Summit next April. My hon. Friend Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN will be discussing a range of issues, including the Commonwealth Summit, with Overseas Territories' leaders at the Joint Ministerial Council at the end of this month.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/11/2017 15:44:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

786824

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
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	British Overseas Territories: 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, what discussions he has had with representatives of British Overseas Territories on providing those territories with observer status at the Commonwealth Summit in London in April 2018.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	112387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>​The UK is committed to strengthening the links between Commonwealth countries. The only category of Commonwealth membership is that of sovereign states. Any decision to create a new membership status would need to be agreed by consensus of Commonwealth Heads of Government.</p><p>Whilst the Overseas Territories are unable to attend the Heads of Government Meeting in their own right, their interests will be represented by Her Majesty's Government at the Summit next April. My hon. Friend Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN will be discussing a range of issues, including the Commonwealth Summit, with Overseas Territories' leaders at the Joint Ministerial Council at the end of this month.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/11/2017 13:14:07 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

786852

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
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	Kamal Foroughi
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 representations he has made to the Iranian authorities to secure the release of Kamal Foroughi.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Jared O'Mara
uin	112245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p><em><em>The Foreign Secretary regularly expresses his concerns about </em><em>all our dual national cases with Foreign Minister Zarif. O</em>ur Ambassador in Tehran raises these cases <em>at every opportunity as part of his regular discussions with the Iranian Government.</em><em> I most recently raised this case with the Iranian Ambassador to the UK on 14 November. </em></em></p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/11/2017 17:49:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4661 label Biography information for Jared O'Mara

786908

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
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	Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will review its policy on arms sales to Saudi Arabia as a result of the decision by Saudi Arabia to initiate a full blockade of Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	112202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>​The British Government takes its arms export licensing responsibilities very seriously and operates one of the most robust arms export control regimes in the world. All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, taking account of all relevant factors at the time of the application. The key test for our continued arms exports to Saudi Arabia in relation to International Humanitarian Law (IHL) is whether there is a clear risk that those items subject to the licence might be used in a serious violation of IHL. The situation is kept under careful and continual review.</p><p>We are aware that, following the 4 November ballistic missile attack on Riyadh, the Saudi-led Coalition announced a temporary closure of Yemen's land, sea and air ports while they review procedures designed to disrupt weapons smuggling prohibited under UNSCR 2216. We recognise Saudi Arabia's legitimate need to protect its national security, but at the same time it is vital that Yemen remains open to humanitarian and commercial access. We welcome the Coalition's announcement that ports and airports in territory controlled by the Government of Yemen have reopened. But clearly there is much further to go to ensure humanitarian and commercial supplies reach all those who need them. As the Foreign and Commonwealth Office statement on 15 November made clear, it is essential that UN flights are resumed and Hodeidah port reopened. The Government is engaged with the Saudi authorities at the highest levels in support of this.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/11/2017 17:55:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

786212

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Islamic State: War Crimes
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 Answer of 21 November 2017 to Question 53422, on Islamic State: war crimes, what evidence has been gathered and preserved by the UN.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	111930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>Investigative and prosecutorial work is already underway across the world to bring Daesh to justice. The UK is at the forefront of global efforts to bring Daesh to justice, securing a UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR 2379) which will establish an Investigative Team to collect, preserve and store evidence of Daesh crimes, beginning in Iraq. The UK has committed £1m to the establishment of this team.</p><p>In Syria, UK Conflict, Security and Stabilisation funding is supporting the investigation, and collection of evidence, of sexual and gender-based violence. We are also supporting and have funded (£200,000) the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) which has been established to prepare evidence for future prosecutions. In Iraq, the UK is supporting projects to document and preserve evidence of gender based violence.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/11/2017 17:41:10 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

786213

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	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, what the outcome was of discussions he had with his Iranian counterpart after charges were brought against Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe by the Iranian Revolutionary Court on 4 November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	111896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary updated the House of Commons on the outcome of his conversation with Foreign Minister Zarif on 7 November. I kindly refer the honourable member to the Hansard record of his speech on the Counter-Daesh update, which included a report of his discussion with Foreign Minister Zarif.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/11/2017 13:02:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

786214

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Israel: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance his Department gave to the Secretary of State for International Development during his visit to Israel in August 2017.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Mike Gapes
uin	112029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office did not provide any assistance to my right hon. Friend the member for Witham (Ms Patel), former Secretary of State for International Development, during her private visit to Israel in August 2017.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/11/2017 17:46:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	184 label Biography information for Mike Gapes

786215

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Israel: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he or Ministers of his Department became aware of the visit of the Secretary of State for International Development to Israel in August 2017.
tabling member constituency	Ilford South
tabling member printed	Mike Gapes
uin	112026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>​It is longstanding practice under successive Governments that we do not routinely disclose information relating to internal discussion and advice. My right hon. Friend the member for Witham (Ms Patel) resigned as Secretary of State for International Development on 8 November. I refer the Hon Member to the exchange of letters between my right hon. Friend and the Prime Minister on her resignation; and to the statement issued by my right hon. Friend on 6 November, a copy of which is available on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/11/2017 17:44:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	184 label Biography information for Mike Gapes

786216

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Ministers: Conduct
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 Cabinet colleagues routinely inform him about any meetings they might have with foreign government ministers and officials.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	112054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has asked the Cabinet Secretary to look at the Ministerial Code and to make recommendations on how the wording could be clarified in certain areas.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/11/2017 17:47:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

786218

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Israel: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he first became aware that the Secretary of State for International Development was meeting Israeli Government Ministers and officials.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	112056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>​It is longstanding practice under successive Governments that we do not routinely disclose information relating to internal discussion and advice. My right hon. Friend the member for Witham (Ms Patel) resigned as Secretary of State for International Development on 8 November. I refer the Hon Member to the exchange of letters between my right hon. Friend and the Prime Minister on her resignation; and to the statement issued by my right hon. Friend on 6 November, a copy of which is available on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/11/2017 17:44:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin