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1041570

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date	15/01/2019
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: West Bank
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 Israeli Government on that country's decision to approve the construction of 2,800 units in the occupied West Bank.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	208799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>As I made clear in my statement of 27 December we are disappointed that Israel plans to expropriate additional West Bank territory by pressing forward with plans to construct 2,800 units. We regularly call on Israel to halt such counterproductive activity and instead urgently commit to creating a better environment for a just and lasting peace. Such settlements are illegal under international law and undermine the physical viability of the two-state solution.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/01/2019 17:46:23 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1041749

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	Yemen: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assurances he has sought from the US Administration on their commitment to resolving the conflict in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	208758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>We are in regular contact diplomatically and at Ministerial level with the United States, to ensure we follow the best opportunities for an end to the conflict in Yemen. On 16 January, the UN Security Council, including the US, voted unanimously to back the UK-led Security Council Resolution 2452, which will establish a six month UN mission to monitor the Hodeidah ceasefire. This is an important step towards peace, building on the momentum of the unanimously adopted UK-led Security Council Resolution 2451 as well as the UN peace talks in Stockholm last month. We regularly discuss with our partners at the UN, including the US, how best we can support the implementation of these agreements to ensure that the Yemen peace agreements endure, though this is by no means guaranteed.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/01/2019 17:45:11 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1041750

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	Yemen: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the UK is providing to the process of UN monitoring in the port of Hudaydah in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	208759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>On 22 January the Foreign Secretary announced an additional £2.5 million in funding to bolster the Yemeni peace process, including operations in Hodeidah city and port. This will complement UK diplomatic support for the UN, including through UK-led Security Council Resolutions 2451 and 2452, which build on the momentum generated by UN peace talks in Stockholm in December. We continue to discuss with the UN what further support the UK could provide as UN planning develops. It is important that all parties take steps to implement the Hodeidah Agreement in accordance with the UN Redeployment Coordination Committee and ensure unhindered access to food, medical and commercial supplies through the port of Hodeidah.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/01/2019 17:41:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1042082

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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: Reconstruction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the statement made by the UK Permanent Representative to the UN on 20 December 2018 about rehabilitation in Syria, what assessment they have made of the risk of the re-emergence of ISIS if reconstruction assistance in Syria is withheld.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL12827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>​We assess that the best means to prevent a re-emergence of Daesh in Syria will be through an inclusive, negotiated political settlement to end the conflict and address the conditions that originally allowed Daesh to emerge. We will not consider providing reconstruction assistance without such a settlement. We remain committed to the Global Coalition's campaign to ensure Daesh's enduring defeat.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/01/2019 15:31:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1042091

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	St Helena: Obesity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of an obesity epidemic in the UK Overseas Territory of St Helena; and whether they intend to take steps to address any such epidemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL12834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>​The St Helena Government is responsible for public health on the UK Overseas Territory of St Helena. The UK works in close partnership with, and provides funding to, St Helena to support their efforts to reduce obesity. In 2018 the St Helena Government launched a series of programmes to strengthen local health services so they can better advise, encourage, and motivate St Helenians to make healthier lifestyle choices.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/01/2019 15:31:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1042098

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	Sudan: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they, in partnership with the governments of Norway and the United States, are in dialogue with the African Union about political and economic conditions in the Sudan with a view to attempting to restore stability in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Luce
uin	HL12840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK continues to promote comprehensive peace negotiations through our role in the Troika. Alongside the US and Norway we engage regularly with the African Union, both at official level and with members of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), as part of our collective effort to address the root causes of instability in Sudan. On 8 January we, with Troika partners and Canada, released a statement expressing deep concern at the Government's violent response to recent protests in Sudan, stressing the need to implement reforms.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/01/2019 14:16:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	908 label Biography information for Lord Luce

1042111

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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: Political Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what urgent representations they intend to make to the government of Bahrain to ensure that Bahraini political prisoners Ali Haji and Naji Fateel have immediate access to medical care.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL12851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and our Embassy in Bahrain are aware of the cases of Ali Hajji and Naji Fateel. We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to raise them with the appropriate Bahraini human rights oversight body and we encourage these oversight bodies to carry out swift and thorough investigations into any such claims.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/01/2019 15:05:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1042115

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	St Petersburg International Economic Forum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance they plan to issue to (1) businesses, and (2) political leaders, about attending the St Petersburg International Economic Forum in June.
tabling member printed	Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
uin	HL12854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>​The attendance and participation of UK companies at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) is entirely a matter for them. We continue to offer advice to UK businesses operating in Russia and support legitimate sanctions-compliant trade and investment. In line with government guidance, there will be no ministerial representation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/01/2019 15:04:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4175 label Biography information for Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1042130

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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 Bank: Agriculture
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of Israel about (1) the number of Palestinian farmers in the West Bank who are allowed to farm between the separation barrier and the Green Line, and (2) the protection of those farmers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL12867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>While we have not raised this specific issue with the Israeli authorities, we have repeatedly raised our concerns about freedom of movement within the West Bank. In that context, the British Consulate General in Jerusalem actively supports a range of interventions to help Palestinians access their land. For example, its annual “olive harvest campaign” which helps landowners secure permits to access their land as well as providing a protective presence to farmers during harvest time. ​</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/01/2019 15:30:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1042131

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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 Mission in Darfur
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the stability threshold requirements and other conditions imposed by the UN resolution (2429/2018) which led to the reduction in UN Mission in Darfur forces were satisfactorily met by the government of Sudan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Uddin
uin	HL12868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>​Outside of Jebel Marra the security situation in Darfur has evolved since 2016 with reductions in overall levels of conflict. This change is reflected in the decision of the United Nations Security Council in June 2017 to reconfigure the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). The security situation remains relatively stable, but fragile. Our priority is to ensure that changes to UNAMID's operations match the realities on the ground, with appropriate review points, and ensure that a smaller more flexible UNAMID is able to fulfil its mandate. We are calling on the Government of Sudan to make progress on key priorities identified in the United Nations Security Council Presidential Statement S/PRST/2018/19. We have also urged fellow Security Council members to monitor closely the impact of UNAMID's reconfiguration, and consider whether the situation on the ground remains conducive to further changes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/01/2019 14:29:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1827 label Biography information for Baroness Uddin