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57673

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date	04/06/2014
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	Eritrea
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 release of political prisoners in Eritrea with his Eritrean counterpart.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	198578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned at the continued arbitrary detention of political prisoners in Eritrea, including some detained without trial since September 2001. Our Ambassador in Asmara and EU counterparts regularly raise this with the Eritrean Government, calling for their release. I have raised human rights issues with the Foreign Minister and, most recently, FCO officials raised the issue with the Eritrean Ambassador in March 2014. We will continue to do so at every opportunity</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 10/06/2014 14:40:32 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

57674

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	India
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 discuss sexual violence against women in India with his Indian counterpart.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	198579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>We are committed to working with the government of India and international partners to address the problem of gender-based violence, human trafficking and child exploitation in India. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) has invited the government of India to attend the End Sexual Violence in Conflict Summit and has already discussed the initiative with the new Indian Foreign Minister.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 11/06/2014 14:58:37 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

57964

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	United Arab Emirates
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 make representations to the government of the United Arab Emirates to ensure that Ahmad Zeidan is given his full legal rights and protections whilst in the custody of that government.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	198717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to discuss the details of an individual case. However, consular officials have provided full consular assistance to Mr Zeidan since we were informed of his detention and will continue to do so. In any case where we have concerns about the welfare or human rights of a British National, with their permission, we will raise these.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 10/06/2014 11:38:42 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

57965

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	United Arab Emirates
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 hold discussions with his counterparts in the United Arab Emirates on the alleged torture of UK citizens in UAE prisons.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	198716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office takes allegations of mistreatment of any British national overseas extremely seriously. With the permission of an individual, we will always formally raise these with the host government. We have raised our concerns on a number of specific cases in the UAE and will continue to use the Ministerial Taskforce and other opportunities to raise consular issues when necessary, including those relating to British Nationals in detention.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 10/06/2014 11:37:36 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

46907

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
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
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 instruct UK diplomats resident in Japan to raise the human rights case of Mr Iwao Hakamda with the Japanese authorities.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	195141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>British Ministers have made clear to their Japanese counterparts on numerous occasions the UK's hope that Japan will move to abolish the death penalty. This is in line with UK policy towards all countries which continue to use the death penalty. Most recently, on 12 December 2013, EU Ambassadors in Tokyo wrote a joint letter to the Japanese Foreign Minister on , expressing their concern at executions which took place the same day, and deploring the eight executions authorised by the Minister of Justice since the beginning of that year.</p><p>The FCO part-funded a study by the NGO Death Penalty Project in 2013, the conclusions of which argue that aspects of Japan's use of the death penalty – including the sentencing and detention of Mr Hakamada - amount to breaches of its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The British Embassy in Tokyo has disseminated this report widely in Japan, including to all Members of the Diet, and we continue to raise the points in the report with the Japanese authorities. The British Embassy in Tokyo will continue to follow closely the case of Mr Hakamada, and will work with like-minded partners to raise its profile. The Embassy and the FCO put out messages on social media about the case on 28 March following his release for retrial.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard