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1176386

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date	05/02/2020
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	Turks and Caicos Islands: Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has provided financial support to the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands to manage the costs of irregular migration.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	12983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>Following an increase in activity in 2018, the UK deployed a five-person team to review and support the Turks and Caicos Islands' (TCI) approach to managing migration and provided funding for TCI to upgrade their radar capability.</p><p>A comprehensive Maritime Security and Border Integrity Assessment of the Caribbean Overseas Territories and Bermuda was published in 2019 and a UK Security Advisor has been seconded to TCI since September 2019 to strengthen National Security capability on the Territory. This has led to the launch of TCI's first National Security Strategy, which addresses irregular migration as a key threat.</p><p>As of our ongoing commitment to support the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, the UK continues to provide financial and technical support for investigations into human trafficking, and is supporting TCI to establish a Defence Force which will assist the Maritime Police in protecting the Territory's borders.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 10/02/2020 17:14:39 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1176453

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
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	Children: Abduction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has any plans to update the current guidance on cases of parental child abduction to Japan.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	13012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The FCO provides information on International Parental Child Abduction on GOV.UK, as well as country specific information for Japan. The British Government continues to work closely with our Japanese partners to ensure the 1980 Hague Convention is operated effectively. In 2019, Japan introduced new legislation, which should come into effect in 2020, with the aim of improving the enforcement process in international parental abduction cases. Gov.uk will be updated to reflect this when the legislation comes into effect.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 10/02/2020 16:32:48 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1175960

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Syria: 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, what recent representations he has made to his (a) Russian and (b) Syrian counterpart on the humanitarian effect of the bombing of Idlib.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	12209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by the humanitarian impact of the ongoing offensive by Syrian regime and Russian forces in Idlib. We are using our position in the UN Security Council to call on Russia and the regime to end the offensive and to respect previously agreed ceasefires in Idlib and their obligations under International Humanitarian Law. We have had no diplomatic relations with the Syrian regime since 2012, and therefore have made no representations to the Syrian regime. We continue to express our concerns to Russia. Most recently, officials raised this with the Russian Embassy in London on 4 February.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 10/02/2020 17:37:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1176011

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Israel: Bedouin
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 28 January 2020 to Question 5527 on Israel: West Bank, how many of the cases funded through the Government’s legal aid programme to Bedouin communities and Palestinians facing demolition or eviction have been (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful in preventing demolition or eviction.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	12371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>Of those cases provided with legal representation through our legal aid programme, 97 per cent have resulted in suspension of demolitions and evictions, allowing Palestinians to remain in their homes.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 10/02/2020 17:35:24 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1176013

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 oral contribution of 30 January 2020 of the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Official Report column 935, on Middle East Peace Plan, what steps in addition to condemnation he plans to take in the event that annexation occurs.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	12372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>As the Foreign Secretary set out in Parliament on 4 February, any move to unilaterally annex territory would be contrary to international law, damaging to peace efforts, and could not pass unchallenged. Although we will not discuss possible responses to hypothetical situations, we call on all parties to refrain from actions that would imperil the viability of a two-state solution, based on the 1967 lines, and make it harder to achieve a just and lasting peace.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 10/02/2020 17:27:55 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1176014

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Israel: West Bank
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 28 January 2020 to Question 5527 on Israel: West Bank, to what essential infrastructure the UK has allocated that funding for vulnerable Palestinians in Area C.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	12373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK has allocated funding towards supporting around 124 Palestinian communities in Area C and East Jerusalem through needs-based and emergency services. This helps provide pre-fabricated residential, livelihood and agricultural structures. Funding has also been used to provide off grid energy to 50 households in Area C through the installation of 30 renewable energy systems.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 10/02/2020 17:32:19 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1176015

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 28 January 2020 to Question 5529 on Israel: Palestinians, whetherthe Government plans to replicate the provisions of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 in relation to Israel in the event that part of the Occupied Palestinians Territories is annexed.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	12374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>We have made clear our deep concern about the suggestion that any parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territories should be annexed. As the Foreign Secretary set out in Parliament on 4 February, any move to unilaterally annex territory would be contrary to international law, damaging to peace efforts, and could not pass unchallenged. Although we will not discuss possible responses to hypothetical situations, we call on all parties to refrain from actions that would imperil the viability of a two-state solution, based on the 1967 lines, and make it harder to achieve a just and lasting peace.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 10/02/2020 17:39:41 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1176043

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Amazonia: Rain Forests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he plans to make to his Brazilian counterpart on protecting the Amazon rainforest from further deforestation.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	12291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and our Embassy in Brasilia routinely engage with the Brazilian Government on many environmental issues, including deforestation. The United Kingdom is committed to encouraging and contributing to international action to address the widespread problem of deforestation.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 10/02/2020 16:41:31 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1176107

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	North Macedonia: NATO
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 has taken to support North Macedonia to undertake a strategic defence review in preparation for NATO membership.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	12248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom provided two Defence Advisers to support the drafting and implementation of North Macedonia's Strategic Defence Review. The British Government remains committed to supporting North Macedonia's accession to NATO and looks forward to welcoming North Macedonia as the 30th member of the alliance.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 10/02/2020 16:45:15 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1176147

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Kashmir: 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, what representations he has made to the UN on sending UN delegates to Kashmir to assess the humanitarian and political situation in that region.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	12426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>Kashmir was discussed in closed sessions of the UN Security Council in August 2019 and January 2020. We are monitoring the situation in Kashmir closely and the Foreign Secretary has discussed the situation there with his Indian and Pakistani counterparts. British High Commission officials visit the region periodically and meet with local authorities and others to discuss a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 10/02/2020 16:00:54 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle