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846083

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date	21/02/2018
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	Burma: Rohingya
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 ensure that Rohingya refugees are repatriated to Myanmar with guarantees made to protect their (a) physical safety and (b) material and legal rights, under the supervision of UNHCR.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	128791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>During the Foreign Secretary's visit to Burma on 10-11 February, he urged State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to work with the international community to create conditions in Rakhine which will allow Rohingya refugees to return safely, voluntarily and in dignity to their homes under the international oversight of the UNHCR.</p><p>The UN Security Council, in response to a UK-led call, convened a session on 13 February to discuss the Rohingya crisis. Our intervention made clear that the UNHCR should have a formal role in any returns process. This role would include providing an independent assessment of conditions in Rakhine, including security, allowing Rohingya refugees to make informed decisions.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/02/2018 16:58:51 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

843834

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date	19/02/2018
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	Sustainable Development
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 his Department has made of the contribution of Official Development Assistance to the achievement of sustainable development goals.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	128272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>​The UK helped secure the landmark Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and we meet the UN's 0.7% gross national income target for Official Development Assistance (ODA). The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as a leading ODA-spending department, is helping to advance the SDGs globally by contributing to the objectives of the UK Aid Strategy, particularly in the areas of peace and security, governance and economic development.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 22/02/2018 17:29:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

843835

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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	Overseas Aid: Disclosure of Information
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 increase the transparency of Official Development Assistance spending.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	128273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) remains committed to meeting the target for Official Development Assistance (ODA) Transparency laid down in the UK Aid Strategy, ie, to achieve a rating of Good or Very Good in the International Aid Transparency Index by 2020. We continue to make improvements to the way ODA expenditure is accounted for in our financial and programme management systems and processes. An independent audit by Publish What You Fund is underway and due to report on FCO ODA transparency in June 2018. The FCO will use the recommendations made in this review to make further improvements to its ODA transparency.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 22/02/2018 17:30:46 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

843836

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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, whether the Government plans to table a resolution on Yemen in the UN Security Council.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	128274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK keeps under consideration whether a new UN resolution would support progress towards a political settlement in Yemen. Given the lack of agreement between the parties at present we judge that the best opportunity for progress comes through the appointment of Martin Griffiths as the new UN Special Envoy for Yemen, which we welcomed. We encourage the parties to return to negotiations and participate constructively in the UN-led political process.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/02/2018 17:58:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

843898

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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	Burma: Rohingya
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 is taking to ensure that strong conclusions are adopted on the Rohingya crisis at the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 26 February.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	128307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Since his visit in mid-February to the region, the Foreign Secretary has continued to discuss with EU colleagues what actions the EU and the international community should take to press for and support the safe, voluntary and dignified return of the Rohingya refuges under international oversight. We look forward to furthering these discussions on 26 February.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 22/02/2018 17:32:06 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle