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101252

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take in response to the decision of the House on 13 October 2014 in respect of recognition of Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	905707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text I have discussed the debate with senior Israeli and Palestinian officials. I reiterated that we share Parliament’s commitment to recognising a Palestinian State as a contribution to a negotiated two state solution, at a time most helpful to the peace process. The UK is a long-standing supporter of seeing a sovereign, democratic and viable Palestinian State - living in peace and security, alongside Israel. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/10/2014 14:58:37 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

101253

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Qatar
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 government of Qatar about alleged abuse of migrant workers in that country.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	905710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>We welcome the steps taken by the Qatari government in response to concerns about the treatment of migrant workers and continue to discuss implementation with them. I raised this issue with them during my visit to Doha on 15 October.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/10/2014 14:09:29 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

101254

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Free Movement of People
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 an assessment of the potential effect on British citizens living in other EU member states of any restrictions on freedom of movement in the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
uin	905709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text Free movement works both ways and there are a significant number of British nationals who benefit from these rights abroad. The Government is working to respond to public concern about the abuse of free movement, and to return free movement to a basis that will protect all Member States from sudden or uncontrolled migrations in the future. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 28/10/2014 15:13:36 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

101255

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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 Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what precautions his Department is taking to protect its staff based in West Africa from the Ebola virus.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	905705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Gentleman to my answer to the hon. Member for Hyndburn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 28/10/2014 16:36:04 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

101256

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Palestinians
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 the implications for his policies of the decision of the House on 13 October 2014 in respect of recognition of Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Turner
uin	905712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text I have discussed the debate with senior Israeli and Palestinian officials. I reiterated that we share Parliament’s commitment to recognising a Palestinian State as a contribution to a negotiated two state solution, at a time most helpful to the peace process. The UK is a long-standing supporter of seeing a sovereign, democratic and viable Palestinian State - living in peace and security, alongside Israel. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/10/2014 14:05:56 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1426 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Turner

101257

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to ensure that UN Security Council Resolution 2139 is being complied with in relation to the humanitarian crisis in Syria; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hexham
tabling member printed	Guy Opperman
uin	905706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK, with allies and partners, demanded and secured a tougher UN Security Council resolution - UNSCR 2165 - which required Syria to open its borders to humanitarian aid deliveries. In parallel, we have also intensified our work delivering humanitarian aid to people in desperate need, including across borders and conflict lines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/10/2014 14:34:38 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman

101258

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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 on negotiating the Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newark
tabling member printed	Robert Jenrick
uin	905708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) offers an enormous economic prize, worth up to £400 for each household in the UK through lower prices, and £10bn to our economy as a whole in jobs and investment. The eighth negotiating round will be held later this year. We are making progress and our ambition remains to agree a deal next year.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 28/10/2014 14:58:39 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick

101259

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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 Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what precautions his Department is taking to protect its staff based in West Africa from the Ebola virus.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham Jones
uin	905704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>We have withdrawn UK-based family members from Freetown, as well as those staff whose underlying medical conditions may make them more likely to require medical attention locally. We have reviewed working practices to avoid staff being exposed to the Ebola virus and issued guidance to all staff and their families in the region on how best to protect themselves against the virus. </strong></p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 28/10/2014 16:32:38 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

100034

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the formulation of United Nations guidance on the application of human rights law to drone use.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL2240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government believes that international law on the use of military force is absolutely clear. There must be a lawful basis for such force to be used and activities must be conducted in accordance with the law of war or international humanitarian law. This is as true when considering the possible use of remotely piloted aircraft systems as it is with any other military asset or weapon. Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems are a relatively new military asset, and their use, whether armed or unarmed, will continue to evolve. However, the existing international legal framework is clear and robust; and, as with any other weapons system, it is fully capable of governing their use. We do not need to rewrite the laws of war in order to be confident that, when used in such lawful circumstances, remotely piloted aircraft systems operate in the same legal environment as other military means. We have set this position out previously including at the UN Human Rights Council in response to the report of the Special Rapporteur.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 28/10/2014 16:39:08 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

100070

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	Pakistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Pakistan concerning the relationship between blasphemy laws there and that country's human rights commitments, particularly in the light of the Lahore High Court’s decision to uphold the death penalty passed against Asia Bibi.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL2276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>We regularly raise at the highest levels Pakistan’s human rights commitments including the misuse of blasphemy laws both against Muslims and against religious minorities. We are concerned to hear about the case of Asia Bibi and reports that a court has upheld the imposition of the death penalty. We have consistently pressed the Government of Pakistan on the issue of the death penalty and expressed our principled opposition to it in all cases and we will ensure that we continue to do so.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 28/10/2014 16:42:19 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans