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1110182

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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	Vedanta
	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 his Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) human rights and (b) environmental record of the UK-listed company Vedanta Resources in its overseas operations.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	242085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>In line with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the British Government encourages all companies to conduct human rights due diligence and to put in place measures to mitigate any human rights impacts caused by their operations and to assist with access to remedy accordingly. In its National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, updated in 2016, the Government has set out its approach to ensuring that those affected by business-related human rights abuses by UK-based business enterprises have access to effective remedy. The UK is also a signatory to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises maintains a National Contact Point (NCP) to promote the Guidelines, and implements a complaints mechanism. The complaints mechanism can include the examination of instances where alleged abuses of human rights or environmental damage may have occurred.</p><p>The UK NCP has previously handled a complaint against Vedanta Resources plc (Vedanta) from Survival International regarding activities related to the planned construction of a bauxite mine in India. The UK NCP issued a final statement on the complaint in September 2009: <a href="https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121204133419/http:/www.bis.gov.uk/files/file53117.doc" target="_blank">September 2009: UK NCP Final Statement - Complaint from Survival International against Vedanta Resources plc </a>in which the UK NCP made recommendations to Vedanta with the aim of assisting the company in bringing its practices in line with the Guidelines; including that Vedanta engage with the indigenous group named in the complaint and include a human and indigenous rights impact assessment in its project management process. In line with its published procedures, the UK NCP issued a follow-up statement on the case in March 2010 UK. The statement can be found on the NCP website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-national-contact-point-for-the-organisation-for-economic-co-operation-and-development-guidelines" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/uk-national-contact-point-for-the-organisation-for-economic-co-operation-and-development-guidelines. </a></p><p>We are awaiting the result of the case before the Supreme Court brought on behalf of 1,826 claimants in Zambia against Konkola Copper Mines, a subsidiary of Vedanta.</p><p>The Government considers that it has met its responsibilities under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: to set out the requirements of businesses with respect to human rights, to promote responsible business practices and to support access remedy for human rights abuses with regard to the activities of Vedanta Resource plc (Vedanta).</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 242086 242087 242088 question first answered 16/04/2019 14:46:58 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1108684

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	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	Selahattin Demirtaş
	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 the Government has taken in response to UK representatives being denied access to the trial hearings of Selahattin Demirtas in Turkey.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	239223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The European Union delegation in Turkey has raised the issue of access to the trial hearings of Selahattin Demirtas for diplomats of EU Embassies with the Turkish authorities. Our Embassy has also taken steps to facilitate the access of non-governmental British observers which resulted in British lawyers being allowed to attend the trials. We will continue to monitor this important case.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 09/04/2019 14:41:37 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1091350

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	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: State Visits
	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 17 January 2019 to Question 206775, on USA: State Visits, when his Department plans to publish the cost of President Trump's Guest of Government visit on the gov.uk website.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	234179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The figures for the visit were published on the gov.uk website on Friday, 22 March.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 27/03/2019 15:53:42 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1064454

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	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	Gaza: Israel
	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 the Government is taking to ensure the protection of health professionals from violence perpetrated by Israeli security forces during the Great March of Return protests on the Gaza strip; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	223979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>​We are concerned by the volume of live ammunition that Israel has used in Gaza and have raised our concerns with the Israeli authorities urging restraint, and stressing the particular importance of protecting those delivering medical services. We continue to support independent and transparent investigations into any such incidents.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/02/2019 17:11:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1064455

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	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	Gaza: Israel
	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 had discussions with his counterpart in Israel on the concerns raised by Physicians for Human Rights Israel that cancer patients in Gaza continue to have their permits for travel in order to receive treatment withheld by the Israeli Government; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	223980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2019 answer text <p>The movement restrictions and the serious constraints imposed by the occupation impact the health of the population as well as the further development of quality health services, especially in Gaza. We remain deeply concerned about restrictions on movement and access in Gaza, and the impact that this is having on the humanitarian situation. We have frequent discussions with the Government of Israel and Egypt about the need to ease restrictions on Gaza. We call on the Israeli Government to ease restrictions further and for Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Egypt to work together to ensure a durable solution for Gaza.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/03/2019 13:49:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1048014

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2019
	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: Immigration Controls
	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 raise cases where British Nationals have been refused entry to Israel; and if he will seek assurances from Israeli authorities that all due legal process is followed in such cases to safeguard the rights of UK citizens.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	212609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>​It is for the Government of Israel to decide its immigration policy. The UK's immigration policies and controls are similarly protected.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/02/2019 16:00:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1048015

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2019
	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	Gary Spedding
	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 raise the case of Gary Spedding, who was recently refused entry to Israel, with his Israeli counterpart; and what consular assistance was provided to Gary Spedding in that case.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	212610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>​It is for the Government of Israel to decide its immigration policy. The UK's immigration policies and controls are similarly protected. Consular officers contacted Mr Spedding to offer Consular assistance in line with our policy. They also contacted Israeli authorities, by which time Mr Spedding had already been returned to the UK.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/02/2019 16:02:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1048016

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2019
	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: Immigration Controls
	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 (a) British nationals were refused entry to Israel and (b) requests for assistance his Department received from British nationals held at the Israeli border in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	212611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Israeli authorities provide no data to us on the number of British nationals refused entry to Israel. In 2018 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) received 19 requests for assistance from British nationals held at the Israeli border.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/02/2019 16:03:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1046824

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	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: Demonstrations
	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 the Government is taking to protect health professionals from the violence being perpetrated by Sudanese security forces during the current protests in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	211702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>​The UK remains deeply concerned by the level of violence and tactics used by the Government of Sudan in response to peaceful protests, in particular at reports of the targeting of medical facilities and those providing assistance. Both bilaterally and alongside Troika partners, we have called for restraint by the Government of Sudan and raised at the highest levels our specific concern regarding the treatment of health professionals. Most recently, I raised my concerns with the Sudanese Foreign Minister on 22 January, stressing the need for an end to violence and for much needed political reforms.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 28/01/2019 17:24:44 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1038370

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	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: State Visits
	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 5 December 2018 to Question 196147 on USA: State Visits and with reference to his Department's data Costs relating to State and Guest of Government visits, when information relating to the July 2018 visit to the UK of US President Donald Trump will be published on the gov.uk website.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	206775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on the cost to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for President Trump's Guest of Government visit will be published on the gov.uk website in the next few weeks.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/01/2019 16:31:55 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas