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964377

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	India: 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, if he will make an assessment of the risk of (a) intercommunal violence, (b) mass statelessness, and (c) a humanitarian crisis from expulsions as a result of the citizen registration process in the Indian state of Assam.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	169229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The updating of the National Register of Citizens in Assam has increased tensions in the North East of India and caused concern among human rights defenders. The FCO network in India, and especially our Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, is watching developments closely. We maintain a continuous assessment of human rights issues in India, including those of religious minorities. This includes raising issues with Indian officials where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/09/2018 16:39:45 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

964378

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Myanmar: General Elections
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 prospects for (a) reform or (b) replacement of the 1982 Citizenship law of Myanmar in advance of the next Myanmar general election.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	169230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK has strongly supported the Rakhine Advisory Commission's call on Burma to reform the 1982 Citizenship Law. UK Ministers have publicly called for the removal of restrictions that withhold citizenship from individuals who are not from a community recognised by the Burmese authorities as a 'national race', such as the Rohingya. Most recently, the British Ambassador raised the UK's concerns about the pace of implementation of the Rakhine Advisory Commission's 88 recommendations in his meeting with the Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor on 24 August.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 169231 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:43:52 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

964379

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Myanmar: 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 reports he has received on progress being made by the Government of Myanmar on its granting citizenship to members of the Rohingya minority.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	169231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK has strongly supported the Rakhine Advisory Commission's call on Burma to reform the 1982 Citizenship Law. UK Ministers have publicly called for the removal of restrictions that withhold citizenship from individuals who are not from a community recognised by the Burmese authorities as a 'national race', such as the Rohingya. Most recently, the British Ambassador raised the UK's concerns about the pace of implementation of the Rakhine Advisory Commission's 88 recommendations in his meeting with the Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor on 24 August.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 169230 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:43:52 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

964383

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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: 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, if he will make an assessment of the use of (a) weapons, (b) other military goods or services, and (c) non-military goods or services exported from the UK in death of children as a result of the airstrike in Dahyan, Yemen on 9 August 2018.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	169232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>​The Saudi-led Coalition does not publish information on which items are used in specific air strikes, and has not done so in the case of the 9 August strike. The UK is not a member of the Coalition and we do not have any role in setting Coalition policy, or executing air strikes in Yemen. The UK will not issue an export licence to Saudi Arabia, or any other country, if we assess there is a clear risk the items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law.</p><p>On 1 September, the Saudi-led Coalition's Joint Incidents Assessment Team announced the outcome of an investigation into the 9 August incident, its regret and action to address the recommendations of that investigation. We welcome this acknowledgement and these steps.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2018 15:48:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

964384

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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: 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, if the Government will make it its policy to support the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, in an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of children as a result of the airstrike in Dahyan, Yemen on 9 August 2018.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	169233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>​We believe it is right for the Saudi-led Coalition in the first instance to conduct thorough and conclusive investigations into incidents where it is alleged that international humanitarian law has been breached. The Coalition has the best insight into its own military procedures and will be able to conduct the most thorough and conclusive investigations.</p><p>On 1 September, the Coalition's Joint Incidents Assessment Team announced the outcome of an investigation into the 9 August incident, its regret and action to address the recommendations of the investigation. We welcome this acknowledgement and these steps.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2018 15:49:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

964385

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the UK Government will make it its policy to suspend the issue of arms export licenses to Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	169234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>We assess arms exports to Saudi Arabia against strict criteria. The key test is whether there is a clear risk the items might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law. We take this very seriously and keep licensing decisions under careful review. ​</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2018 15:50:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

934398

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of migrants departing from the Libyan coast who have drowned in the last two months.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	160165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>The British Government monitors closely the number of migrants who cross the Mediterranean to Europe, or attempt this dangerous crossing, including via the Central Mediterranean route from Libya to Italy. The International Organisation for Migration's (IOM) publication 'Migration Flows to Europe – Quarterly Review, Q1 2018' states that there were 497 fatalities across the three Mediterranean routes (Central Route, Western Route from Morocco to Spain and Eastern Route from Turkey to Greece) from January to March 2018 compared with 803 for the same period last year. Despite this reduction, this shows the ongoing need to tackle the challenge of illegal migration and its consequences. The British Government will continue to engage proactively with the EU and internationally in pursuit of a whole of route approach to tacking this challenge.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/07/2018 14:00:41 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

934399

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
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	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) financial and (b) diplomatic support the Government is offering to humanitarian rescue missions offering help to migrants departing the Libyan coast.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	160166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>​The British Government recognises the value of search and rescue operations undertaken by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the Mediterranean but does not provide financial or diplomatic support. Since May 2015, UK naval and Border Force assets under EU Operation Sophia and Frontex operations have rescued over 31,000 people in the central Mediterranean and Aegean.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/07/2018 14:03:32 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

927951

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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	Noura Hussein
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 22 May 2018 to Question 143645 on Noura Hussein, whether the representations his Department has made to the government of Sudan included the possibility of a Presidential pardon.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	155748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>Our Ambassador to Sudan raised our deep concern about Noura Hussein's case at a senior level with the Government of Sudan on 17 June, and made clear our strong opposition to the use of the death penalty, child marriage and forced marriage. I also conveyed our concerns in a call to the Sudanese Foreign Minister on 12 June, stressing the importance of a fair appeal to the sentence imposed by the courts. We will continue to raise the case at a high level with the Government of Sudan.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 28/06/2018 14:06:56 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

927952

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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	Noura Hussein
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 include private representations on the case of Noura Hussein Hammad in the agenda for the next UK-Sudan strategic dialogue meeting.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	155749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>Our Ambassador to Sudan raised our deep concern about Noura Hussein's case at a senior level with the Government of Sudan on 17 June, and made clear our strong opposition to the use of the death penalty, child marriage and forced marriage. I also conveyed our concerns in a call to the Sudanese Foreign Minister on 12 June, stressing the importance of a fair appeal to the sentence imposed by the courts. We will continue to raise the case at a high level with the Government of Sudan.</p><p>Sudan remains a Human Rights Priority Country for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue provides an important platform to raise our human rights concerns with the Government</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 28/06/2018 14:08:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown