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442325

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
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	Eritrea: Human Rights
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 promote human rights in Eritrea.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	20765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2016 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Eritrea. As my Rt Hon Friend the Member for Aylesbury (David Lidington), Minister of State at the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office, raised during an adjournment debate on Human Rights in Eritrea in November 2015, we regularly press the Government of Eritrea, including at ministerial level, to take concrete steps to improve its respect for human rights. At the UN Human Rights Council we made clear that these must include setting term limits on Eritreans doing national service and cooperating with international human rights bodies. The UK will take part in the EU Article 8 Dialogue on human rights with the Eritrean government scheduled for early 2016. We will use this to reiterate the need for reforms on human rights and implementation of the recommendations made to Eritrea during its 2014 Universal Periodic Review.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 08/01/2016 12:16:52 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

442331

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
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 Human Rights Council
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 14 December 2015 to Question 17455, what clauses, in which documents provide the evidential basis that the Human Rights Council does not have a mandate to call for investigations into international humanitarian law.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	20747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>Resolution 60/251, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 15 March 2006, established the Human Rights Council (HRC). The resolution is clear that the mandate of the HRC is to promote respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms (operative paragraph 2) and address situations of human rights violations (operative paragraph 3). In terms of international law, it is only in relation to international human rights law that the HRC is mandated to make recommendations to the UN General Assembly (operative paragraph 5(c)). International humanitarian law is quite distinct from international human rights law and is not included in the mandate of the HRC.</p><p>HRC resolution 5/1 adopted a further document commonly known as the “Institution Building Package”, which provided greater detail on the work and operation of the HRC. This also did not include international humanitarian law within the scope of the HRC’s general mandate.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/01/2016 16:09:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

431981

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
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: 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, for what reasons the UK did not support a draft UN resolution calling for an international inquiry into human rights abuses by all parties in the Yemen conflict.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	17455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>A Resolution on the Human Rights situation in Yemen was agreed at the last session of the Human Rights Council on 2 October. The UK’s priority was to secure cross-regional agreement on a text that would strengthen human rights in Yemen as we urge all parties to find a solution to the crisis. The Human Rights Council does not have a mandate to call for investigations in to International Humanitarian Law. The consensual UN resolution agreed has tasked the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to help Yemen investigate human rights abuses and violations. The UK supports the UN resolution as it reflects the current human rights situation and makes constructive recommendations to strengthen human rights in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 01/12/2015 14:23:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

416607

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Brazil: Death
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 14 July 2015 to Question 5658, what the last date was when his Department contacted the Brazilian authorities on Mr Juwaheer's case.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	8540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>Our officials in Brazil last contacted the Brazilian authorities on this matter at the end of July. We have updated Mr Juwaheer’s family about these discussions.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 10/09/2015 15:06:20 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

416608

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
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	Brazil: Death
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 14 July 2015 to Question 5658 on Brazil: beath, after what date without a resolution his Department plans to intervene in that case.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	9029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>We have made known our interest in this case with the Criminal Court, the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Public Prosecutor appointed to represent Mr Juwaheer’s interests. We will remain in contact with them until we see a resolution to this case. However, we cannot interfere in Brazil’s internal affairs, or the ongoing investigation.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 10/09/2015 15:08:45 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

391437

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Andargachew Tsege
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 raise the case of Mr Tsege with the US administration before President Obama's visit to Ethiopia.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	8079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>President Obama was not asked to raise the case of Andargachew Tsege with the Government of Ethiopia during his visit. The Secretary of State for Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon friend, the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Philip Hammond MP) and the Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service, my Rt Hon friend, the Member for Witney (David Cameron MP) have frequently raised the case directly and at the highest levels of the Ethiopian government, most recently on 8th and 17th August, and will continue to do so. Following an HMG request Mr Tsege has been transferred to a federal prison, and HMA Addis visited him there on 13 August.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 07/09/2015 13:55:12 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

387828

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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	Brazil: Death
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 his Department (a) has given and (b) plans to give to the Juwaheer family following the death of Neil Juwaheer in Brazil in 2007.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	5658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has provided consular assistance to Mr Juwaheer’s family, which has included supporting the family during their visit to Brazil, providing a list of local lawyers, and helping them to arrange Mr Juwaheer’s repatriation to the United Kingdom. While the Right hon. Member will understand we cannot interfere in the internal affairs of another country, we have made known our interest in this case with the court, the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Public Prosecutor appointed to represent Mr Juwaheer’s interests. We will remain in contact with the Judge and the Court to maintain our interest in Mr Jawaheer’s case and to push for progress in the investigation into his death.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 14/07/2015 13:17:19 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

381071

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Embassies: Weddings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many same-sex couples have married in UK Consulates under the Consular Marriage and Marriages under Foreign Law Order 2014 in each country.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	2522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>Our Consulates have performed 154 same sex marriages in nine countries since the Consular Marriage and Marriages under Foreign Law Order 2014 came into effect on 10 June 2014. The number of marriages performed in each country is as follows: Australia 120; Cambodia 3; China 10; Colombia 2; Dominican Republic 1; Japan 7; Philippines 5; Seychelles 1; Vietnam 5.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 23/06/2015 13:54:40 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake