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759707

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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: Joint Incidents Assessment Team
	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 reports from the Joint Incident Assessment Team on operations in Yemen he has received in each of the last two months.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	10278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>​The Joint Incident Assessment Team (JIAT) did not issue any reports in July or August. On 12 September, the JIAT issued 15 reports, bringing the total number of reports it has issued to 36. The British Government welcomes the release of these reports which demonstrate the Saudi-led Coalition's continued willingness to conduct thorough, transparent and conclusive investigations into reports of alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/09/2017 13:47:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

786219

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2017
	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: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he became aware of the Secretary of State for International Development's discussions with Israeli Government Ministers and officials on potential Government aid to the Israeli Defence Force.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	111984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>​It is longstanding practice under successive Governments that we do not routinely disclose information relating to internal discussion and advice. My right hon. Friend the member for Witham (Ms Patel) resigned as Secretary of State for International Development on 8 November. I refer the Hon Member to the exchange of letters between my right hon. Friend and the Prime Minister on her resignation; and to the statement issued by my right hon. Friend on 6 November, a copy of which is available on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/11/2017 17:43:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

732687

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of their time new joint Department for International Development and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Ministers will spend at the FCO.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	1133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Mr Burt and Mr Stewart will split their time between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development. They will of course prioritise based on events and issues as they arise.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/07/2017 15:11:40 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

793175

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	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	Somaliland: Elections
	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 Somaliland on the announcement on 21 November 2017 of the provisional results of the Presidential election in Somaliland.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	114960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK has been an active member of a group of international donors supporting Somaliland's National Election Commission to plan, prepare and deliver presidential elections. Throughout the process, our officials have engaged with Somaliland counterparts to reiterate the importance of free and fair elections as well as our commitment to working with any new and legitimate president for the benefit of all the people of Somaliland.</p><p>Our Ambassador in Somalia met the President-elect on 24 November and released a video statement congratulating the President-elect on 21 November (<a href="https://twitter.com/DConcar/status/932995880831127554" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/DConcar/status/932995880831127554</a>). The UK was also signatory to an international statement regarding the results released on 21 November (<a href="https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/somalia/35955/somaliland-election-statement-international-partners_en" target="_blank">https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/somalia/35955/somaliland-election-statement-international-partners_en</a>).</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 114974 question first answered 27/11/2017 15:25:26 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

793189

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	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	Somaliland: Elections
	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 counterpart in Somaliland on the announcement on 21 November 2017 of the provisional results of the Presidential election in Somaliland.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	114974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK has been an active member of a group of international donors supporting Somaliland's National Election Commission to plan, prepare and deliver presidential elections. Throughout the process, our officials have engaged with Somaliland counterparts to reiterate the importance of free and fair elections as well as our commitment to working with any new and legitimate president for the benefit of all the people of Somaliland.</p><p>Our Ambassador in Somalia met the President-elect on 24 November and released a video statement congratulating the President-elect on 21 November (<a href="https://twitter.com/DConcar/status/932995880831127554" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/DConcar/status/932995880831127554</a>). The UK was also signatory to an international statement regarding the results released on 21 November (<a href="https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/somalia/35955/somaliland-election-statement-international-partners_en" target="_blank">https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/somalia/35955/somaliland-election-statement-international-partners_en</a>).</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 114960 question first answered 27/11/2017 15:25:26 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

800817

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	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: Foreign Relations
	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 the UK Ambassador to Yemen has had with the officials of the former President Saleh of Yemen since the President's death on 4 December 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	117438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>​The Ambassador has remained in contact with senior members of the General People's Congress (GPC). Discussion has focused on the breakdown of the alliance between the Houthis and the GPC. The Foreign Secretary has publicly called for restraint.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/12/2017 17:36:12 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

805231

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	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: Baha'i Faith
	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 people of the Baha’i faith currently being detained by the Yemeni Government; and what information his Department holds on the charges under which members of the Baha’i community are being detained.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	118903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>We are concerned about the treatment of the Baha'i community in Yemen, however, due to the volatile and fluid situation in Yemen the UK does not have access to sufficient information to allow us to make accurate assessments of the number of Baha'is detained by either the Government of Yemen or the de facto Houthi authorities, nor the charges under which they are detained.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/12/2017 16:08:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

732696

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	Somaliland: Election Observers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funding the Government is providing for election monitoring in the 2017 elections in Somaliland.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	1239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The UK plans to fund independent international monitoring of the delayed Somaliland Presidential election, now scheduled for November 2017. Procurement is underway. The UK is providing an additional £1.4 million to support the broader Somaliland electoral cycle. The UK confirmed in an international statement on 26 January 2017 that no UK funding would be used to cover additional costs associated with electoral delays.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/06/2017 16:29:13 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

836082

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2018
	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	Yemen: Armed Conflict
	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 reports into investigations of civilian casualties in Yemen he has received from the Saudi Arabia Joint Incidents Assessment Team in each of the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	126437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>​The Joint Incidents Assessment Team issued 15 reports in September and a further 5 in November, bringing the total number of reports it has issued to 41. The British Government welcomes the release of these reports which demonstrate the Saudi-led Coalition's continued willingness to conduct thorough, transparent and conclusive investigations into reports of alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/02/2018 17:13:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

890128

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	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	Somaliland: Diplomatic Service
	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 potential merits of providing enhanced consular services in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	137178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's travel advice is clear that the British Embassy in Mogadishu is unable to provide consular assistance in Somalia, including in Hargeisa <a href="http://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/somalia" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/somalia</a>. However, we keep this decision under review.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/04/2018 16:32:50 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty