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92571

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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	Western Sahara
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 (a) discuss with the Moroccan ambassador to the UK and (b) instruct the HM ambassador in Rabat to investigate the cases and treatment of Mohamed Baber, Abdessalam Loumadi, Abdelmoutaleb Sarir, Mahmoud El Haissan, Aaliayne El Moussaoui, Abdelkrim Bouchalga and Abdelfattah Dallal in the Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	209912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>We are aware of reports concerning these prisoners and their hunger strike over prison conditions and treatment. We understand that they have now been promised improvements by the prison authorities and have ended their hunger strike. The British Ambassador mostly recently discussed Western Sahara issues with the President of the Moroccan Human Rights Council (CNDH) on 10 October and human rights more generally with the Moroccan Foreign Minister on 11 October.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/10/2014 11:34:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

92573

registered interest
date	10/10/2014
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	Morocco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which borders of Morocco the EU officially acknowledges.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	209911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>We are not aware of an official EU position on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/10/2014 11:33:10 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

92065

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	UN Security Council
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 list the initiatives taken by the UK while holding the Chair of the UN Security Council; and which such initiatives received support from the full Security Council.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	209566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK held the presidency of the UN Security Council in August, and focused on a theme of conflict prevention, coinciding with the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. The main event was an open debate on conflict prevention at which the Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2171. This emphasised the role of the UN in preventing conflict, placed conflict prevention firmly on the Security Council’s ongoing agenda, and acknowledged human rights violations as early indicators of conflict. The Council also undertook a trip to Europe – where they visited a First World War battlefield and the International Court of Justice at the Hague – and Somalia and South Sudan. This visit was welcomed by all Council members. The principal responsibility of the presidency is to ensure regular Security Council business is efficiently discharged. To this end, there were debates and discussions on a range of issues, including Libya, ISIL, Yemen, the UN’s mission in Darfur (UNAMID), and Ukraine. Overall, the UK drafted five resolutions and a Presidential Statement. All were agreed unanimously. My Hon Friend, the Member for Boston and Skegness (Mark Simmonds MP), the former Minister for Africa, also chaired a Security Council debate on achieving lasting peace and stability in the Africa's Great Lake regions.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 17/10/2014 11:11:48 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

91610

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
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	NATO: Newport
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 propose at the next NATO Leaders Summit extending that alliance's support for the principles of weapons ban conventions, which are outlined in the Wales Declaration, to nuclear weapons.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	209098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>As set out in its 2010 Strategic Concept, NATO is committed to the long-term goal of a world without nuclear weapons. However, for as long as nuclear weapons exist, NATO has stated that it will remain a nuclear alliance.</p><p>The United Kingdom fully supports efforts to combat the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction through the universalisation of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention. Furthermore, the UK will continue to work to make nuclear weapons less necessary, with the goal of making them unnecessary. We believe that the best way to achieve a world without nuclear weapons is through gradual disarmament negotiated step–by-step within the framework of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. As set out in the Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2010, we consider that our nuclear deterrent is the ultimate means to deter the most extreme threats, and the United Kingdom will retain a credible, continuous and effective minimum nuclear deterrent for as long as the global security situation makes it necessary.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/10/2014 14:08:04 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

91168

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	Iraq and Syria
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 take steps to ensure all UN member states commit not to take military action in Iraq or Syria without either the consent of the governments of those countries or a supporting UNSC Resolution.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	208633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>A UNSC resolution or the consent of a government are not the only potential bases in international law for the use of force. Other legal bases would include: individual or collective self-defence; and, in certain exceptional circumstances, in order to avert an overwhelming humanitarian catastrophe. ISIL continue to pose a direct threat to Iraq. They operate across the borders of Syria and Iraq, in a situation where the Government of Syria is unable or unwilling to take effective action to counter the threat posed by ISIL. Iraq has requested help to defend itself. The US have been clear that in carrying out military actions in Syria they are acting on the basis of both collective and individual self-defence. If the UK were to undertake military strikes in Syria we would only do so on a sound legal basis and that would depend on the facts on the ground at the time, for example in line with the US led international efforts in collective self defence pursuant to the Iraqi request of 20 September. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has been clear that if the decision were made to take military action in Syria the government would return to the House of Commons. However, if there were a critical British interest at stake or there were the need to take urgent action to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe then it would be possible to order that and come straight to the House and explain afterwards.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/10/2014 15:16:47 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

90844

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
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, whether the Government recognises President Assad as the legitimate head of state of Syria.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	208371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>Britain has a long standing policy of recognising States and not governments. Our position on Assad remains unchanged – he does not have legitimacy and should step aside in the interests of the Syrian people. Assad’s elections and inauguration were parodies of democracy, disenfranchising millions of Syrians and conducted in a way which fell far short of any international democratic standards.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/09/2014 11:49:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

90476

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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	Saudi Arabia
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 Saudi Arabian government over its financial and logistical support for Islamic State terrorists in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	207997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>The UK and Saudi Arabia maintain a close dialogue on a broad range of counter terrorism issues, including terrorist financing and logistical support. The Saudi government is acutely aware of the threat from terrorist groups such as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to their own and global security and they have been at the forefront of efforts to combat the threat facing us all. Saudi Arabia has a comprehensive set of laws in place to prevent terrorist financing, which they vigorously enforce.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/09/2014 07:27:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

89669

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
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	Saudi Arabia
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 Saudi Arabia on each of the executions by public beheading carried out in that country in August 2014.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	207513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>The abolition of the death penalty is a human rights priority for the UK. Ministers and our Ambassador and Embassy team in Riyadh frequently raise the issue of the death penalty with the Saudi Arabian authorities, bilaterally and through the European Union. We must recognise that total abolition of the death penalty is unlikely in Saudi Arabia in the near future. For now, our focus is on the introduction of EU minimum standards for the death penalty as a first step, and supporting access to justice and the rule of law.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/09/2014 15:00:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

78088

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Air Displays: Farnborough
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 received on the decision to give permission to the Russian company Rosoboronexport to exhibit its military technology at the Farnborough International Air show in July 2014.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	205928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>It is a commercial matter for Farnborough International Ltd (FIL) to whom they sell exhibition space, however the Prime Minister has not received any representations following their decision to allow Rosoboronexport to exhibit. In light of the continuing suspension of military cooperation with Russia, no representatives from the Russian government were issued with Her Majesty’s Government (HMG) invitations to the event. Russia was also removed from the list of countries eligible to use post-exhibition Open General Export Licenses (OGELs). The organisers also took the decision to ensure that no Russian military hardware was displayed and that there was no Russian military participation in the flying display.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/07/2014 14:17:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

78178

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Middle East
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 his Department has taken to substantiate allegations made by Hamas in Gaza that Israel has attacked water wells, water purification plants and sewage treatment plants in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	206037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The water and sanitation crisis is severe, with 50% of all services down. This situation has been exacerbated by damage to sewerage facilities caused by Israeli airstrikes.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/07/2014 14:52:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn