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637897

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funding the Government has given to the UN's Internal Board of Inquiry into the attack on the UN aid convoy in Syria on 19 September 2016.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	53289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>​The UK welcomes the establishment of an internal and independent United Nations Board of Inquiry into the incident involving an aid convoy in Syria on 19 September and fully supports its investigation. It is fundamental that humanitarian workers who are risking their lives to deliver badly needed aid across Syria can operate in safety. The UN inquiry is wholly independent. The UK does not provide funding and there is no UK Government presence on the Board.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 53288 question first answered 24/11/2016 12:57:32 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

637898

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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 and 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, with reference to the UN statement of 7 October 2016 calling for the immediate and unconditional release of British Iranian dual nationals, if he will make public representations to the government of Iran calling for that release.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	53303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>Ministers and officials regularly make representations to the Iranian Government on all our consular cases. The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) raised our dual national cases with Iranian President Rouhani in person on 20 September, and followed up by letter on 3 October. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson) also raised our cases with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif on 22 September, and followed up by letter on 4 November.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/11/2016 13:01:18 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

637900

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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 and 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, if he will meet the families of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Kamal Foroughi to update them on steps the Government has taken to date on those cases.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	53286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>​We have been supporting the families of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Kamal Foroughi since we were notified of their arrests and remain in regular contact with them. I have met them personally to assure them that we will continue to do all we can.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/11/2016 11:32:30 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

637903

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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 and 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, if the Government will ensure that the cases of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Kamal Foroughi are raised in all discussions with the government of Iran.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	53287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>​Since we were made aware of the arrests of Mrs Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Mr Kamal Foroughi, Ministers and officials have raised their cases repeatedly, at all levels, with the Iranian Government. Most recently, The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson) raised these cases with their Iranian counterparts during the UN General Assembly in September. The Prime Minister followed up her concerns in writing to President Rouhani on 3 October. We will continue to raise these cases with the Iranian Government at every available opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/11/2016 12:54:59 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

637904

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Syria: Military Intervention
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 Government's presence is on the UN's Internal Board of Inquiry into the attack on the UN aid convoy in Syria on 19 September 2016.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	53288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>​The UK welcomes the establishment of an internal and independent United Nations Board of Inquiry into the incident involving an aid convoy in Syria on 19 September and fully supports its investigation. It is fundamental that humanitarian workers who are risking their lives to deliver badly needed aid across Syria can operate in safety. The UN inquiry is wholly independent. The UK does not provide funding and there is no UK Government presence on the Board.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 53289 question first answered 24/11/2016 12:57:32 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

636195

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
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	Egypt: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received on the demonstrations over economic policy proposals in Egypt on 11 November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	52809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>Having been made aware of calls on social media for demonstrations, officials at the British Embassy in Cairo monitored the situation in the run-up to, and during, 11 November. There were reports of several small-scale demonstrations in some areas of Egypt and of several hundred individuals being arrested for participating in, or planning, protests.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/11/2016 17:16:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

634093

registered interest
date	11/11/2016
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	Bahrain: Technical Assistance
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 the Government has had with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the provision of technical assistance to Bahrain since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	52545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>Officials at the UK Mission in Geneva hold regular discussions with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the provision of UN technical assistance to Bahrain and encourage a continued dialogue between them about co-operation on human rights issues. I encouraged further cooperation on 10 November with senior officials during a visit to Bahrain.</p><p>The UK Government continues to work closely with the Government of Bahrain to provide reform assistance focused on strengthening human rights and the rule of law. The UK Government believes that only by working with Bahrain are we able to assist in bringing about the changes necessary in the country. While it will take time to see the full results of much of this work, the UK is having a direct impact on areas of concern.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/11/2016 16:49:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

634096

registered interest
date	11/11/2016
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	Husain Abdulwahab
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 the government of Bahrain on the denial of medical treatment for detainee Husain Abdulwanhab at Dry Dock Detention Centre.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	52651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government, through its Embassy in Bahrain, take an active interest in cases such as that for Husain Abdulwanhab and where we have concerns we raise them with the Government of Bahrain at an appropriate level.</p><p>The Ministry of Interior Ombudsman has responsibility for investigating allegations of mistreatment in detention. We encourage all those with concerns about their treatment in detention to report these directly to the Ombudsman, and we encourage the Ombudsman to carry out thorough investigations into any such allegations. We also continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to deliver on its international and domestic human rights commitments.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/11/2016 16:51:27 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake