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1549850

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date	08/12/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Rohingya: Genocide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to intervene in the Rohingya genocide case before the International Court of Justice.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	106353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>On 25 August 2022, the UK announced its intention to intervene in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) case regarding Myanmar's compliance with its obligations under the Genocide Convention, in relation to acts committed against the Rohingya. The UK is currently working on the scope of its intervention, including detailed consideration of the legal arguments. It intends to make a formal declaration to the Court in due course.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 16/12/2022 16:27:32 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1549851

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Myanmar: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings of the report by Amnesty International entitled Deadly Cargo: Exposing the Supply Chain that Fuels War Crimes in Myanmar, published on 3 November 2022, on the supply of aviation fuel to Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	106354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>We welcome Amnesty International's important report on the supply of aviation fuel to Myanmar. It clearly sets out the risks associated with the provision of aviation fuel to Myanmar, which is used to facilitate military airstrikes against the civilian population.</p><p>On 28 February 2022, the UK updated its Overseas Business Risk Guidance to make it clear that UK businesses should conduct thorough supply chain due diligence to ensure that commodities such as aviation fuel do not reach the Myanmar military. The UK is also using targeted sanctions and lobbying against those who provide weapons and parts to the Myanmar Air Force.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 16/12/2022 16:23:33 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1525028

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to allocate £170 million to the UN Education Cannot Wait fund over the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	68550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is proud to be a co-founding member and leading donor to Education Cannot Wait (ECW). We are working through options for our future commitment to ECW. The Government remains committed to transparency and will provide an update to Parliament on spending plans in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 01/11/2022 09:26:02 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1525029

registered interest
date	21/10/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of reserving posts in the Diplomatic Service and his Department to UK nationals on the (a) efficacy of and (b) recruitment of expertise for UK Official Development Assistance programmes.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	68551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Civil Service Nationality Rules (CSNR) set out who is eligible to be employed in the Civil Service. Under the CSNRs, all posts in the Diplomatic Service were reserved for British nationals only. When the FCDO was formed, the Foreign Secretary decided that a reserved model best meets with the FCDO's security and representational requirements.</p><p>FCDO continues to review workforce policies to ensure that it has access to the skills and experience to deliver its objectives.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/11/2022 17:26:52 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1471425

registered interest
date	17/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support the Afghan relatives of British citizens who are under threat in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	20262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>Since the end of Op PITTING, the UK has supported over 4,600 individuals to leave Afghanistan, including British Nationals and their families and other eligible Afghans. We continue to work to ensure that the families of British nationals with entry clearance and those eligible for resettlement through the Afghanistan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), are able to come to the UK. The UK is providing £286 million of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan in 2022/23 and, together with our international allies, we are working to hold the Taliban to their commitments on human rights and safe passage for those wishing to leave the country. We continue to advise against travel to Afghanistan and cannot provide consular services in person in country as our Embassy is closed but have consular teams available in neighbouring countries.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 07/07/2022 16:41:39 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1399358

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development 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, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to engage with the Rohingya community as part of the UK’s relations with the Government of Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	96896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to ensuring that the voices of Rohingya people are at the heart of our policy making. We have worked to keep the Rohingya crisis on the international agenda, at both the UN Security Council and the UN Human Rights Council.</p><p>The UK funded Rohingya refugees to attend the International Court of Justice in December 2019 to provide testimony of their experiences. Rohingya leaders have met regularly with FCDO Ministers over the last few years, both in person and virtually. The Minister responsible for South Asia, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, visited the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar in late 2021, where he spent the day meeting Rohingya refugees and listening to their experiences. My officials have a strong relationship with the Rohingya community based in Bradford, last visiting in October 2019, shortly before the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 12/01/2022 17:26:36 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1399367

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support her Department is providing to British nationals in Afghanistan in need of urgent medical treatment.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	96905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>Since 28 August 2021 the British Embassy in Kabul has suspended in-country operations. FCDO Travel Advice for Afghanistan states that only very limited medical facilities are available in Afghanistan and makes clear that consular assistance can only be provided remotely and is extremely limited. British nationals in Afghanistan can continue to access 24 hour consular assistance by phone. We can provide in-person consular assistance in neighbouring countries.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/01/2022 17:40:15 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain