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1181261

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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	Isabel dos Santos
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 publish the (a) dates, (b) venues and (c) agenda of each meeting with Ms Isabel Dos Santos held by a Government Minister since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>There have been no meetings between Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers and Isabel Dos Santos since 2015. Information on meetings with other Government Ministers is not held by this department.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 03/03/2020 16:04:39 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180713

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Foreign Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to coordinate with the EU on foreign policy after the transition period; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>After the Transition Period, we will engage the EU as we would any other partner: as sovereign co-equals. Foreign policy will be for the British Government to determine, but we will continue to work closely with the EU and its Member States on a wide range of issues. We will continue to tackle shared threats together within a broader framework of friendly dialogue and cooperation.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/03/2020 14:06:24 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180836

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Hosni Mubarak
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any UK Government officials will attend the funeral of former president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	21227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK was represented at the funeral by our Deputy Ambassador.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 03/03/2020 14:17:31 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 9512 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1180842

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Libya: Armed Conflict
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 potential for UK military hardware to be supplied by the United Arab Emirates to forces operating in Libya.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	21228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>HMG takes its arms export responsibilities seriously and operates one of the most robust arms export control regimes in the world. We can and do respond quickly and flexibly to changing or fluid international situations. We are able to review licences and suspend or revoke as necessary when circumstances require.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 03/03/2020 14:18:46 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 9501 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1180848

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2020 to Question 606, whether Official Development Assistance allocated to Syria has included financial transfers via Syrian Government institutions and affiliated agencies.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	21229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK has committed over £3.1 billion Official Development Assistance (ODA) in response to the Syria Crisis, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis. No British Government funding is provided through financial transfers via Syrian Government institutions and affiliated agencies. UK ODA funding is spent through carefully vetted partners and is closely monitored to ensure that our assistance reaches those most in need and to provide that assurance to the British taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 03/03/2020 14:13:03 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 9492 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1180882

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Sri Lanka: War Crimes
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 made an assessment of the accuracy of allegations that war crimes were committed during the Sri Lankan civil war by (a) Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva and (b) other high-level members of the Sri Lankan Government.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	21348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK has long supported Sri Lanka's accountability commitments made to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) through resolutions 30/1, 34/1 and 40/1 as the best way to establish truth regarding alleged crimes committed by all sides during the Sri Lankan civil war, as well as to achieve accountability and reconciliation.</p><p>In August 2019, the British High Commission in Colombo issued a joint statement alongside other European partners to express concern about the appointment of Lieutenant-General Shavendra Silva as Commander of the Sri Lankan Army due to the allegations of grave human rights and humanitarian law violations against him.</p><p>We continue to underline the importance of accountability, justice and reconciliation in our engagement with the Government of Sri Lanka, including through the statement of the Core Group on Sri Lanka at the UNHRC in Geneva on 27 February. The Minister for South Asia Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon underlined the importance of these issues when he met the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena, in Geneva on 25 February.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 03/03/2020 14:47:47 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1180883

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Sri Lanka: War Crimes
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 plans to make representations to his Sri Lankan counterpart on seeking justice for the victims of extrajudicial killings that are alleged to have taken place during the Sri Lankan civil war.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	21349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The British Government regularly engages with the Government of Sri Lanka on the importance of truth, accountability and justice for all of the victims of the Sri Lankan civil war. The Minister for South Asia, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, underlined the importance of these issues when he met the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena, in Geneva on 25 February. The UK continues to call on the Government of Sri Lanka to fulfil the commitments it has made to the UN Human Rights Council through resolutions 30/1, 34/1 and 40/1, most recently through the statement of the Core Group on Sri Lanka at the UNHCR in Geneva on 27 February.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 03/03/2020 14:35:57 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1180884

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Sri Lanka: War Crimes
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 made of the potential merits of imposing (a) sanctions and (b) travel restrictions on high-level Sri Lankan Government officials accused of war crimes.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	21350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>We have announced our intention to establish a UK autonomous Global Human Rights ('Magnitsky-style') sanctions regime. The regulations will come into force once secondary legislation is laid in Parliament in the coming months. It would be inappropriate to comment on potential designations before the regulations come into force.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 03/03/2020 14:28:17 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1180291

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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: Politics and Government
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 UK Government supports the removal through democratic means of Bashar Al-Assad in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	20440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK's position on the Assad regime is unchanged: it has lost its legitimacy due to its atrocities against the Syrian people. Only an inclusive, non-sectarian government can unite the country and protect the rights of all Syrians. Our priority is to end the conflict in Syria through a negotiated political settlement on the basis of UN Security Council Resolution 2254. We continue to strongly support the UN-led Constitutional Committee, and all efforts to create a safe, neutral environment that enables Syria to hold free and fair elections through which Syrians can choose their own government.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 03/03/2020 14:14:48 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 9528 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1180304

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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	Gaza
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 recent reports of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	20441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>We are concerned by the recent escalation in Gaza, including indiscriminate rocket fire which places civilians at risk. Indiscriminate attacks against civilians are unacceptable and unjustifiable. The perpetual cycle of violence does not serve anyone's interests, and must end. Israel has a legitimate right to self-defence, and the right to defend their citizens from attack. In doing so, it is vital that all actions are proportionate, in line with International Humanitarian Law, and are calibrated to avoid civilian casualties. We call upon Hamas and other terrorist groups to permanently end their incitement and rocket fire against Israel. We urge all parties to adhere to the ceasefire arrangement.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 03/03/2020 15:40:49 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards