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934922

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	Ahmed Mansoor
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 13 April 2018 to Question 135562 on Ahmed Mansoor, in what forum was the issue raised; how his Department plans to monitor proceedings; and what opportunities are available to him to intervene in the event that Mr Mansoor's right to a fair trial are violated.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	161125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>The case was raised by my officials with senior Emirati officials in the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. We continue to monitor Mr Mansoor's case closely. The UK urges all countries to comply with their human rights obligations. When we have concerns in this regard, we raise those concerns at senior level levels with foreign governments.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/07/2018 15:18:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

934925

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	Pakistan: Muslims
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 his Department has made to the Government of Pakistan on (a) the murder of Mr Muhammed Shoban on the 25 June 2018 and (b) the ongoing persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in that country; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Scully
uin	161195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by reports of discrimination and violence against the Ahmadiyya Muslims in Pakistan. As I stated during the backbench business debate on Ahmadiyya rights on 24 May 2018, we wholeheartedly condemn attacks on the Ahmadiyya community. We regularly raise with the Government of Pakistan at senior levels the importance of religious tolerance and its duty to uphold the rights of all Pakistan's citizens regardless of religious identity.</p><p>During my visit to Pakistan in November 2017, I raised the treatment of religious minorities, including discrimination and violence against the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, with the Ministry of Human Rights. My Ministerial colleague, the Minister of State for Commonwealth and the UN, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, discussed the issue of freedom of religion or belief, and the protection of religious minorities, with Pakistan's Interior Minister in February 2018. At the UN Periodic Review of Pakistan's human rights record in November 2017, the UK called on Pakistan to strengthen protection of minorities and establish an independent National Commission for Minorities.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 13/07/2018 13:22:49 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully

934926

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	Bangladesh: Elections
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 18 May 2018 to Question 142766 on Bangladesh: Elections, whether he has received a request from the Bangladeshi Government to scrutinise that country's forthcoming elections; and what assessment he has made of the potential implications for the safety of such monitors of scrutinising those elections.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	161104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not received a request from the Government of Bangladesh to scrutinise the forthcoming general election. As previously answered, the UK does support election monitoring through a Department for International Development project that funds domestic observers to monitor the political environment around the election, including observation of sub-national elections. This project will also provide local observers to monitor conduct on the day of the general election.</p><p>No specific assessment of the environment for potential UK based election monitors has been made. Domestic observers are experienced and have mitigation measures and systems in place to manage their own safety, something that is paramount for the HMG. So far they have conducted their activities with little hindrance, but DFID and partners continue to monitor the situation.</p><p>In addition, I have been clear with Government of Bangladesh and opposition parties that elections in Bangladesh must be free, fair and pluralistic, this includes ensuring that conditions for voting are safe. I delivered these messages to Government of Bangladesh interlocutors including Foreign Minister Ali, during my visit to Bangladesh from 29 June to 1 July.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 13/07/2018 13:13:37 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

934939

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	Armed Conflict: Schools
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 letter from the Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 24 April 2018 to schools that participated in the Safe Schools Declaration, what steps he is taking to encourage international partners to endorse that Declaration.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	161113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK is actively encouraging international partners to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration at both official and ministerial level. I was pleased to see the recent endorsements of the Declaration by Germany and by Djibouti. At a UN Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict on 9 July, the UK called upon all UN Security Council members and UN member states to endorse the Declaration. We will continue to make representations to countries who have yet to endorse the Declaration.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 13/07/2018 13:21:54 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

934958

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Serco
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 current contracts his Department has with Serco; and what the (a) value, (b) start date and (c) end date of each of those contracts is.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	161080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>The FCO has three current contracts with Serco Limited. Details of the contracts are in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Contract</p></td><td><p>Value</p></td><td><p>Start date</p></td><td><p>End date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>£44,807</p></td><td><p>1 July 2018</p></td><td><p>29 July 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£19,090</p></td><td><p>10 May 2018</p></td><td><p>13 August 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>No fixed value as it is based on the number/duration of calls. During FY 2018/19, the spend has been approx. £11,000 per month</p></td><td><p>1 March 2018</p></td><td><p>28 February 2021</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 10/07/2018 15:21:08 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

935016

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	Integrated Activity Fund
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 3 July 2018 to Question 157709, on what date the Gulf Integrated Activity Fund transferred from the Cabinet Office to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	161131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>​The Gulf Integrated Activity Fund transferred to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office at the start of the 2018-2019 financial year. It remains a cross Whitehall fund.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/07/2018 14:19:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

935017

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	Ministry of Defence: Integrated Activity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much of the Integrated Activity Fund was allocated to the Ministry of Defence for the 2018-2019 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	161132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>​The Integrated Activity Fund is intended to facilitate integration and coordination across Government departments with an interest in the Gulf. As such, many of the programmes involve multiple departmental interests and it is not possible to disaggregate accurately between departments in all cases.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/07/2018 14:23:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

935018

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	Integrated Activity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Integrated Activity Fund has received any funding from the Official Development Assistance budget.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	161133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>The Integrated Activity Fund has not received funding from the Official Development Assistance budget.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/07/2018 14:24:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

935027

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle: Territorial Waters
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 provide an update on the Government's policy on the territorial jurisdiction of Lough Foyle and Carlingford Lough in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
uin	161115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government's position on Lough Foyle and Carlingford Lough has not changed. The regulation of activities in the Loughs is the responsibility of the Loughs Agency, a cross-border body established under the Belfast Agreement of 1998. We remain fully committed to these arrangements and continue to work closely with the Irish Government over improvements to the management of the Loughs.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/07/2018 12:17:46 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

935050

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
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	Burma: 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 information his Department holds on how many Rohingya remain in detention in Burma after arrests began in July 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	161228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>​The British Embassy is unable to access reliable figures detailing how many Rohingya are currently in detention in Burma. The former Foreign Secretary made clear his concern about the persecution of the Rohingya people in his most recent conversation with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 11 June.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 13/07/2018 13:23:58 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West