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657879

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	The Gambia: Elections
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 has contacted (a) President Yahya Jammeh and (b) his counterpart in the government of the Gambia since the recent general election in that country.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	57361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The UK welcomes the successful conduct of the elections in The Gambia on 1 December, and congratulates the Gambian people on the orderly and legitimate expression of their desire for change. As the Minister responsible for Africa, I spoke directly to the President-elect, Mr Adama Barrow, last week, to congratulate him on his victory and to offer the UK's support. But we are deeply concerned by President Jammeh's recent rejection of the elections' clear and legitimate result and strongly condemn any attempt to disrupt the peaceful, constitutional transfer of power. We welcome the clear, unified statement of the UN Security Council on 10 December calling for the results to be respected, as well as the efforts of the Economic Community Of West African States to impress on President Jammeh the need to respect the will of the people and ensure a peaceful handover of power to President-elect Barrow.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/12/2016 14:57:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

657880

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Cameroon: 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 discussions he has had with his counterpart in the government of Cameroon on finding a peaceful and satisfactory solution to end protests by teachers and lawyers in the north-west and south-west English-speaking regions of Cameroon.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	57362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The British High Commission in Yaoundé is following the situation closely and has called for restraint and encouraged dialogue. The High Commissioner chaired a meeting with the US, French, Canadians and the EU on 1 December to discuss this matter. The UK supports the independent investigation by the National Commission for Human Rights and Freedoms into the violence and deaths in Bamenda. The UK believes that all parties have a responsibility to uphold and protect the peace and stability of Cameroon and that legal and peaceful means should be used to voice any grievances. The violence has abated and we hope for a swift and peaceful resolution of this matter.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/12/2016 14:41:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

657881

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Cameroon: Strikes
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 his counterpart in the government of Cameroon on reported use of force by security forces during strikes by teachers and lawyers in the north-west and south-west English-speaking regions of Cameroon.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	57363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text The British High Commission in Yaoundé is following the situation closely and has called for restraint and encouraged dialogue. The High Commissioner chaired a meeting with the US, French, Canadians and the EU on 1 December to discuss this matter. The UK supports the independent investigation by the National Commission for Human Rights and Freedoms into the violence and deaths in Bamenda. The UK believes that all parties have a responsibility to uphold and protect the peace and stability of Cameroon and that legal and peaceful means should be used to voice any grievances. The violence has abated and we hope for a swift and peaceful resolution of this matter. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/12/2016 14:37:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

657882

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Cameroon: Strikes
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 his counterpart in the government of Cameroon on strikes by teachers and lawyers in the north-west and south-west English-speaking regions of Cameroon.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	57388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The British High Commission in Yaoundé is following the situation closely and has called for restraint and encouraged dialogue. The High Commissioner chaired a meeting with the US, French, Canadians and the EU on 1 December to discuss this matter. The UK supports the independent investigation by the National Commission for Human Rights and Freedoms into the violence and deaths in Bamenda. The UK believes that all parties have a responsibility to uphold and protect the peace and stability of Cameroon and that legal and peaceful means should be used to voice any grievances. The violence has abated and we hope for a swift and peaceful resolution of this matter.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/12/2016 14:49:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

657883

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Cameroon: Courts
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 his counterpart in the government of Cameroon on French-speaking judges presiding in courts in the English-speaking north-west and south-west regions of Cameroon.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	57389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The British High Commission in Yaoundé is following the situation closely and has called for restraint and encouraged dialogue. The High Commissioner chaired a meeting with the US, French, Canadians and the EU on 1 December to discuss this matter. The UK supports the independent investigation by the National Commission for Human Rights and Freedoms into the violence and deaths in Bamenda. The UK believes that all parties have a responsibility to uphold and protect the peace and stability of Cameroon and that legal and peaceful means should be used to voice any grievances. The violence has abated and we hope for a swift and peaceful resolution of this matter.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/12/2016 14:48:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

657884

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Cameroon: 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 discussions he has had with his counterpart in Cameroon on reported injuries and deaths of protestors during strikes by teachers and lawyers in December 2016 in the north-west and south-west English-speaking regions of Cameroon.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	57390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The British High Commission in Yaoundé is following the situation closely and has called for restraint and encouraged dialogue. The High Commissioner chaired a meeting with the US, French, Canadians and the EU on 1 December to discuss this matter. The UK supports the independent investigation by the National Commission for Human Rights and Freedoms into the violence and deaths in Bamenda. The UK believes that all parties have a responsibility to uphold and protect the peace and stability of Cameroon and that legal and peaceful means should be used to voice any grievances. The violence has abated and we hope for a swift and peaceful resolution of this matter.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/12/2016 14:48:03 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

657885

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	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 recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Iranian government on the detention of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Steve Baker
uin	57376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have raised Mrs Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's detention repeatedly, at all levels, with the Iranian government. The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), and The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson), raised Mrs Zaghari- Ratcliffe's case 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. I also met with the Iranian Ambassador and Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband, Richard Ratcliffe, on 7 December, and 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 22/12/2016 14:39:45 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

657886

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	Cameroon: Schools
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 his counterpart in the government of Cameroon on French-speaking teachers teaching in schools in the English-speaking Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Rob Marris
uin	57354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The British High Commission in Yaoundé is following the situation closely and has called for restraint and encouraged dialogue. The High Commissioner chaired a meeting with the US, French, Canadians and the EU on 1 December to discuss this matter. The UK supports the independent investigation by the National Commission for Human Rights and Freedoms into the violence and deaths in Bamenda. The UK believes that all parties have a responsibility to uphold and protect the peace and stability of Cameroon and that legal and peaceful means should be used to voice any grievances. The violence has abated and we hope for a swift and peaceful resolution of this matter.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/12/2016 14:49:53 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1468 label Biography information for Rob Marris

657887

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	The Gambia: Elections
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 (a) the security situation and (b) state of democracy in the Gambia following reports that Gambian security forces have taken over electoral commission headquarters and have prevented employees from entering.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	57394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>Reports that Gambian security forces loyal to President Jammeh have taken over the offices of Independent Election Commission (IEC) are a real cause for concern. Tensions remain high following President Jammeh's legal challenge to the Supreme Court to annul the election results and the increased military checkpoints on the streets. We have urged all regional and international partners to continue to impress on Mr Jammeh that he must respect the will of the people and ensure a peaceful handover of power to President-elect Barrow and the incoming Government.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/12/2016 14:53:39 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

657888

registered interest
date	13/12/2016
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	The Gambia: Elections
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 has discussed the outcome of the Gambian general election with the (a) UK's permanent representative, (b) Chinese Ambassador, (c) US Ambassador, (d) Russian Ambassador and (e) French Ambassador to the UN.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	57395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text We welcome the clear, unified statement of the UN Security Council on 10 December calling for the Gambian election results to be respected, as well as the efforts of Economic Community Of West African States to impress on President Jammeh the need to respect the will of the people and ensure a peaceful handover of power to President-elect Barrow. The UK is working with all international partners at the UN to ensure the democratic will of the Gambian people is enacted in a peaceful manner. The UK's permanent representative to the UN is engaged on the current situation in The Gambia. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/12/2016 14:49:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West