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1219858

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
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	USA: Aviation
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 his US counterpart on the importance of ensuring that people can continue to fly to the US from UK airports.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	67575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>We are working with the US Administration to highlight the concerns of UK citizens who are affected by the current travel restrictions implemented by the US. However, immigration policy is ultimately a matter for the US authorities.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 06/07/2020 13:40:12 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1218962

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Eastern Europe: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What diplomatic steps the Government is taking to help provide protection and support for LGBT+ communities in eastern Europe.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	904037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK plays an active role in Eastern Europe and across the world in support of LGBT+ rights. We became co-chair of the Equal Rights Coalition (ERC) in June last year, in partnership with Argentina. The ERC is a group of 42 like-minded States that share best practice and promote LGBT equality globally. Our plan is to deliver an ERC Strategy and Action Plan to re-energise the ERC. In addition to this, our embassies across the region proudly fly the rainbow flag for International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT).</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/06/2020 14:37:40 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1218963

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Sahel: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help improve the security situation in the Sahel.
tabling member constituency	Grantham and Stamford
tabling member printed	Gareth Davies
uin	904038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is working with partners to address instability. I attended international meetings on the Sahel earlier this month and in Mauritania in February. I stressed the importance of improving governance and respecting human rights.</p><p>As part of our efforts, the UK is deploying 250 peacekeeping troops to Mali and has 3 RAF Chinook helicopters deployed to a Counter Terrorism operation. We are also one of largest humanitarian donors to the Sahel. Between 2015 and 2019, the UK provided humanitarian aid to 2.3 million across the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 30/06/2020 14:52:50 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies

1218964

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Russia: Subversion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the level of risk of Russian interference in UK democratic processes; and if the Government will publish the Intelligence and Security Committee's Russia report.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	904045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>It is, and always will be, an absolute priority to protect our democratic and electoral processes. The Government took steps during the election to protect the safety and security of our democratic processes. The Government worked with a large number of organisations to do this, and would like to thank them for their continued support and work in this area.</p><p>As you would expect, the Government examines all aspects of the electoral process, and that work is ongoing. With regards to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on Russia, the Prime Minister has cleared the report for publication, which is now a matter for the new Committee.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/06/2020 14:41:40 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1219017

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Africa: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the economies of African countries.
tabling member constituency	Rugby
tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
uin	904033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The economic implications of COVID-19 will be huge for Africa, possibly worse than the health impact itself. The IMF predict the worst growth rates in Sub Saharan Africa since the 1970s – a recession for 2020 of -3.2%.</p><p>I am therefore working with the IMF, World Bank and the African Union to ensure we support their efforts to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic across the continent, including through support to the IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust, and its Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust, both of which will support African recovery.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 30/06/2020 14:44:54 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

1219258

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Yemen: Coronavirus
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 steps he has taken to provide repatriation flights for UK citizens in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	66954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) suspended its operations in Yemen in 2015. Since then our ability to offer consular assistance to British nationals in Yemen has been extremely limited. Since March 2011, the FCO has consistently advised against all travel to all parts of Yemen, and advised British nationals to leave the country. However, where possible, the FCO remains committed to doing what it can for those British nationals who remain in Yemen.</p><p>In light of the challenges following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent restrictions put in place by the authorities in Yemen, FCO officials have been in contact with 27 British nationals who have expressed a wish to return to the UK. Officials have worked with the UN and regional partners to arrange departures to neighbouring countries, from where onward flights to the UK have then been secured. To date, six British nationals have successfully left Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 06/07/2020 14:51:24 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1219260

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Hussein Abdullah Khalil Rashid
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 his counterpart in the Government of Bahrain on the (a) imminent risk of execution of death row inmate Husain Abdullah Khalil Rashid and (b) reports of violations in relation to his human rights (i) in advance of and (ii) during his trial.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	66938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>We have raised the case of Hussein Abdullah Khalil Rashid at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain.</p><p>The Government of Bahrain is fully aware that the UK is firmly opposed to the death penalty, in all circumstances. The right to a fair trial is enshrined in the constitution of Bahrain; we continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to follow due process in all cases and meet its international and domestic human rights commitments.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 06/07/2020 14:52:42 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1218622

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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	British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus
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 British crew members on cruise ships around the world that are seeking to return to the UK; and what further steps he plans to take to ensure such crew members are repatriated.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	66049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>We recognise this is a worrying time for British crew on board cruise ships around the world. It is primarily the responsibility of their employers - the cruise ship operators - to ensure the welfare and safety of their crew. The Government is in direct contact with these operators, as well as directly with many crew members and their families. Our overseas missions are liaising closely with local authorities in an effort to facilitate disembarkation and ensure British crew can access flights home.</p><p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport wrote to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and World Health Organisation (WHO) on 23 March, reaffirming our international obligations on seafarers' welfare and transit, and calling for clear international guidance for port, flag, coastal states on seafarers' welfare and facilitating seafarer transit.</p><p>Not all British crew are seeking to return to the UK. Some may wish to stay with the ship (with their employer's consent), while others may be required by their role to do so as part of the minimum safe manning requirements for the vessel. This is a legislative and flag state requirement to ensure the continued seaworthiness of vessels.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/07/2020 09:42:15 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1218780

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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	Afghanistan: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Russia and (b) the US on reports that the Russian Government allegedly offered to pay bounties to Taliban-linked fighters to kill US and UK troops in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	66104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>We do not comment on intelligence matters. We regularly discuss with NATO allies our responses to potential threats from Russia and as fellow Permanent Members of the UN Security Council, we engage directly with Russia on matters of international peace and security, including Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/07/2020 16:07:46 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1218820

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
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: Cemeteries
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 his Israeli counterpart on the recent bulldozing of a historic Muslim cemetery in Jaffa.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	66194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>We have not made representations on this incident. The UK acknowledges the importance of preserving religious sites, including cemeteries. That is why defending Freedom of Religion or Belief, and promoting respect between different communities, is a human rights policy priority for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 66195 question first answered 02/07/2020 14:10:15 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan