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1185758

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2020
	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	Zimbabwe: Humanitarian Situation
	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 assessment his Department has made of the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	30822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK is seriously concerned about the challenging humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe. Humanitarian needs are rising, due to the combination of poor and erratic rains and a deteriorating economic situation. Recent analysis shows that without support 5.5 million people in rural areas and 2.2 million in urban areas will not have access to the food they need. In response to these needs, the Department for International Development has committed £49 million through a new Zimbabwe Humanitarian and Resilience Programme to support people who do not have access to the food they need.</p><p>Our Embassy in Harare continues to monitor developments closely, encouraging the Government of Zimbabwe to implement the Staff Monitored Programme (which runs until March this year) agreed with the International Monetary Fund. Our Ambassador discussed the humanitarian crisis facing the country and reinforced the need for comprehensive political and economic reform and the protection of the poorest during her meeting with Vice President Chiwenga on 9 December 2019. On 11 March the Zimbabwean Finance Minister announced a set of measures intended to stabilize the exchange rate and inflation. Whilst we welcome the measures, which are in line with the recent IMF recommendations, we will monitor closely how the measures are now implemented.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 25/03/2020 15:49:39 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1186491

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	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	Viral Diseases: International Cooperation
	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 international counterparts on the development and use of a global early warning system for virus outbreaks to ensure immediate action in response to a reported threat.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	32095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>We will work closely with international partners in the coming months to review lessons learned from the outbreak of Covid-19. Currently, we are working together with our international counterparts to resolve the health and economic risks caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and to set the stage for a strong recovery of sustainable economic growth and prosperity. The British Government will continue to work closely with like-minded partners to ensure an effective, science-led response. Our priority is to support the WHO and other multilateral actors to contain Covid-19 and mitigate secondary health and socio-economic impacts. Our approach is guided by the Chief Medical Officer, working on the basis of the best possible scientific evidence.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 25/03/2020 17:58:21 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1186570

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	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	Travel: 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 steps is he taking to support organisations that have planned (a) school and (b) community group trips abroad that have been cancelled as a result of the covid-19 outbreak to claim refunds.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	32222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>Since 17 March, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised against all but essential travel globally. Travellers should speak to their tour operator and check their terms and conditions of their travel insurance. They should contact their travel insurance company for advice about making a claim.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 25/03/2020 16:49:23 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1185130

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2020
	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	Sudan: Sanctions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what multilateral discussions they have had about lifting or easing economic sanctions on Sudan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lansley
	uin	HL2632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>Sudan is not subject to multilateral economic sanctions. The multilateral sanctions in force are those by the UN and EU focused on Darfur, covering arms embargoes and targets sanctions on individuals associated with human rights abuses. The US lifted bilateral economic sanctions on Sudan in October 2017. Sudan does however remain on the US list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. The UK is working with the Government of Sudan and international partners to help address Sudan's severe economic challenges as an important part of supporting the transition to democracy agreed in 2019.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 25/03/2020 12:21:42 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	123 label Biography information for Lord Lansley

1186771

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2020
	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	Saudi Arabia: Women's Rights
	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 Saudi Arabian counterpart on on the human rights of women's rights activists in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	32643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>We remain concerned about the continued detention of women's rights activists in Saudi Arabia, and about the allegations that women's rights activists have been subject to torture during their detention in Saudi Arabia. We have consistently called for them to have access to legal representation, raised concerns about the use of solitary confinement and allegations of torture, and have pressed for due process. During his visit to Riyadh on 4 and 5 March, the Foreign Secretary raised our concerns about the continued detention of women's rights activists. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and raise these cases.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 25/03/2020 17:45:40 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1186482

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	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	Republic of Ireland: 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 discussions he has had with his Irish counterpart on co-ordinating the repatriation of UK and Irish nationals from throughout the world.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	32089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary spoke with Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney on 20 March, and agreed the importance of our countries working together, closer than ever, to protect and support thousands of our citizens against COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 25/03/2020 18:09:22 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1186475

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	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	Peru: 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 discussions he has had with his counterpart in Peru on the (a) state of emergency and (b) effect of that state of emergency on UK nationals in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	32085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary spoke with the Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, on 21 March about the impact of the ongoing State of National Emergency on UK nationals in Peru. He assured the Foreign Secretary that he would work together with the UK to make sure we could arrange flights home this week. Our Embassy is working closely with the Peruvian authorities to secure the appropriate permissions for those flights to land.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/03/2020 14:38:06 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1186642

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2020
	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	Peru: 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 discussions he has had with his Peruvian counterpart on organising repatriation flights for British nationals in Peru that wish to return to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	32275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary spoke with the Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, on 21 March about the impact of the ongoing State of National Emergency on UK nationals in Peru. He assured him that he would work together with the UK to make sure we could arrange flights home this week. Our Embassy is working closely with the Peruvian authorities to secure the appropriate permissions for those flights to land.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/03/2020 14:36:00 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 14550 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1184967

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2020
	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	Indonesia: Ahmadiyya
	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 Indonesian counterpart on the status of displaced Ahmadi Muslims who have spent over a decade at the Wisma Transito refugee camp.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	29307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>In January 2018, Minister of State (Minister for South Asia and the Commonwealth) Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon met Indonesian Ambassador Rizal Sukma where he raised our concerns. In October 2018, Lord Ahmad visited Jakarta in his capacity as the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion and Belief (FORB). He met representatives of the Ahmadi Muslim community to discuss minority rights, underlining the UK's close interest in their welfare and protection of their rights. He also underlined UK support for FORB in Indonesia and raised concerns on the use of blasphemy laws. HMG officials regularly discuss minority rights with senior members of all six official faiths in Indonesia and meet with leaders of the Ahmadi community.</p><p>Freedom of Religion and Belief is a core aspect of the Embassy's work under the Human Rights strand. In December 2019, the British Embassy ran a workshop on media freedom in Jakarta. This included a discussion on reporting on FORB. Embassy officials regularly attend 'Friends of FORB' meetings, and in January of this year embassy officials met with an Ahmadi spokesperson.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 25/03/2020 12:12:56 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1185358

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2020
	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	India: Visas
	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 effect of the Indian Government's denial of visas to UK citizens for travel to India on those people who are denied visas; if he will amend his Department's travel advice to India to enable holidaymakers and other categories of travellers to claim against travel insurance; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	29812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>The global response to coronavirus is developing rapidly, with many countries imposing travel restrictions and closing borders and we have now taken the step to advise against all but essential travel globally, including India. Travellers should speak to their tour operator, airline, transport/accommodation provider and insurance company (as applicable) to discuss the options available to them in regards to claiming on their travel insurance.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 25/03/2020 12:05:03 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 13621 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne