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90087

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
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	Abduction
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 is taking to provide support to other governments in tackling the threat of kidnapping by terrorist organisations.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	207690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>The UK has driven agreement internationally to combat kidnapping by terrorists. Following G8 agreement under the UK presidency in 2013, we have sponsored UN Security Council Resolution 2133 and led on EU Foreign Affairs Council conclusions on kidnap for ransom. These agreements included commitments to co-operate closely during incidents of hostage taking.</p><p>The UK has considerable experience in responding to terrorist kidnaps. We make the benefits of that experience available to other countries in a number of ways, including best practice sharing bilaterally and through fora like the Global Counter Terrorism Forum. We have provided training on kidnap response to affected governments.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 08/09/2014 14:41:22 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

79234

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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	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, in how many meetings in the last year between financial sector professionals and Ministers or Senior officials in his Department the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	206902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.<br>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 01/09/2014 13:37:33 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79235

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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	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, in how many meetings in the last year between agricultural sector professionals and Ministers or Senior officials in his Department the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	206903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.<br>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 01/09/2014 13:36:45 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79236

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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	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, in how many meetings in the last year between pharmaceutical sector professionals and Ministers or Senior officials in his Department the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	206904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.<br>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 01/09/2014 13:35:49 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79237

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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	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, in how many meetings in the last year between chemical sector professionals and Ministers or Senior officials in his Department the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	206905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.</p><p>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 01/09/2014 13:35:09 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79238

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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	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, in how many meetings in the last year between insurance sector professionals and Ministers or senior officials of his Department the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	206879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.<br>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 01/09/2014 13:39:14 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79354

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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	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, in how many meetings in the last year between energy sector professionals and Ministers or Senior officials in his Department the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	206907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk. Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 01/09/2014 13:16:30 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79355

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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	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, in how many meetings in the last year between manufacturing sector professionals and Ministers or Senior officials in his Department the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership has been discussed.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
uin	206906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Details of meetings held by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found at Gov.uk.<br>Information requested in respect of other officials’ meetings is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 01/09/2014 13:33:37 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

79056

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
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	Terrorism: British Nationals Abroad
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 (a) Egyptian, (b) Syrian and (c) Iraqi counterparts on preventing UK nationals becoming involved in terrorist groups.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	206805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>We remain concerned about the significant number of UK nationals becoming involved in terrorist groups. Since the conflict in Syria began, over 500 individuals have travelled to fight from the UK. Our priority is to dissuade people from travelling to areas of conflict in the first place, and to identify and dissuade individuals at risk of radicalisation.</p><p>We are working closely with allies, partners in the region and through the UN and EU on counter-terrorism priorities. We have had extensive discussions with the opposition Syrian National Coalition on the threat of extremism, including the role of UK nationals. We welcome their rejection of terrorism and their consistent condemnation of terrorist acts, as well as their commitment to upholding international human rights and humanitarian law. We are supporting the moderate opposition in Syria who are leading the fight against both the regime and wider extremism, including ISIL.</p><p>The Prime Minister called the Iraq Prime Minister PM Designate, Dr Haidar al-Abadi, and President Massoud Barzani of the Kurdistan Regional Government on 13 August to show UK support for Dr al-Abadi’s efforts to form a new government and encourage cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Tobias Ellwood and Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening visited Baghdad and Erbil on 26-27 August. In Baghdad they met President Fuad Masoum, Prime Minister-designate al-Abadi and Speaker Salman al-Jibouri, all of whom were clear that early progress on the formation of a new government is critical to progress in tackling the challenge Iraq faces from ISIL, and all of whom welcomed UK support.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary discussed the issue of foreign fighters with the Egyptian Foreign Minister in Cairo on 24 July, and Mr Ellwood discussed the regional security situation, including Iraq and Syria, with the Secretary General of the Arab League and the Egyptian Assistant Minister for Europe in Cairo on 25 August.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/09/2014 13:12:00 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

65747

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
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 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 183W, on Yemen, if she will make an assessment of the effects on security in Yemen of remotely piloted air systems.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	204032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p>Drone strikes against terrorist targets in Yemen are a matter for the Yemeni and US Governments. We expect all concerned to act in accordance with international law and take all feasible precautions to avoid civilian casualties when conducting operations. There is a need for effective action, and for Yemeni ownership of the fight against terrorism. It is important that Yemen and the international community continue to work together to combat this common threat of terrorism.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 10/07/2014 11:46:54 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest