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862097

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Falkland Islands: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, what the process is for approving licences for hydrocarbon activity in the Falklands; which bodies are consulted with for that process; and what (a) funding and (b) staff are allocated to undertake those assessments.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	132516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>​Oil exploration in the Falkland Islands is governed by the Falkland Islands Offshore Minerals Ordinance of 1994. Subject to this Ordinance, and with the consent of the Foreign Secretary, the British Government appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands may, on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, grant to any person a licence for the purposes of exploration or production in the controlled waters, or in the sea-bed or subsoil thereof, of the Falkland Islands. Any oil company can apply for a license by contacting the Falkland Islands Government's Department of Mineral Resources. The Director of Mineral Resources, in consultation with other Falkland Islands Government departments, will make the recommendation to the Governor of the Falkland Islands.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/03/2018 15:52:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

838460

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
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	Developing Countries: Waste Management
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 take steps to include improving waste management systems in developing countries and reducing the amount of plastic entering the marine environment from those countries on the agenda at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London in April.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	127281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>We are working closely with the Commonwealth Secretariat, member states, and Commonwealth partner organisations to develop an ambitious agenda for the summit. The Prime Minister has made clear that she intends to raise the issue of plastic pollution entering the world's oceans with other Heads of Government in London.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/02/2018 17:30:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

820835

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Mali: Religious Freedom
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 he has made of religious freedom in Mali; and what steps the Government is taking to promote and protect the right to freedom of religion or belief in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	122253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The Algiers Accord of 2015 – signed between Tuareg-led rebels and the Malian Government - cites respect for religious freedom as one of its core principles. The UK continues to call on all parties to ensure full implementation of the Accord. Additionally, the UK has supported a Community Reconciliation and Peacebuilding Project for the past three financial years, which works with communities in Mali, including mixed faith communities, to promote mutual understanding and reduce conflict.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/01/2018 14:42:04 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

810180

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
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	Marine Protected Areas
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 his Department is taking to monitor Marine Protected Areas for illegal fishing and other proscribed maritime activities.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	120646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government's commitment to establish a Blue Belt of marine protection around the Overseas Territories is on track to deliver 4 million square kilometres of marine protection by 2020. In delivering the Blue Belt initiative, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science and the Marine Management Organisation are helping to ensure that the large scale Marine Protected Areas which have been designated, or are being developed, around the UK Overseas Territories are effectively managed, monitored and enforced. Traditional surveillance techniques, including sea and aerial patrols, are also being supplemented with trials of new techniques including satellite surveillance (radar and optical imagery); autonomous underwater vehicles; and unmanned aerial systems, to detect any illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 08/01/2018 17:48:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

776192

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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	Cameroon: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support the Government has offered the English-speaking community in Cameroon in light of recent protests in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	109059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned by reports of deaths and injuries in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon, including reports that civilians were killed or injured by the security services during recent protests.</p><p>I released a statement on 4 October expressing the Government's deep concern at the situation, urging restraint and calling on all parties to reject violence and to enter into dialogue to find urgent solutions to Anglophone grievances.</p><p>Our High Commission in Yaoundé has been following events in the Anglophone regions closely and has met with opposition groups to discuss the challenges facing the country. Our High Commissioner has raised the need for dialogue, and for restraint with the Cameroonian authorities, underlining the importance of their obligations under international human rights law. He reiterated these points to Prime Minister Philémon Yang on 27 September and 10 October; to the Minister of Communication on 9 October; to ​the Minister of Defence, Director-General of Intelligence, and the Minister for Higher Education on 10 October; and the Minister for External Relations on 11 October. He put forward the United Kingdom's concerns in television interviews on 9 and 10 October.</p><p>The situation in Cameroon remains tense, and we urge the Cameroonian Government to accept the United Nations' offer of help to support dialogue with the Anglophone community.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/10/2017 13:50:44 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

772185

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
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	Somalia: Counter-terrorism
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 (a) his counterpart in Somalia and (b) representatives of Somalia in the UK on support for counter-terrorism and security issues in that country since the recent terrorist attack in Mogadishu.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	108339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary and I have written to the Somali President and Prime Minister, offering our condolences for the loss of life in the 14 October attacks and underlining the UK's solidarity with Somalia in the fight against terrorism. Our Embassy is in regular contact with the Somali government to support security sector reform, and in August I met the Somali Defence and Internal Security Ministers to urge progress on security coordination with the international community, during my visit to Somalia.​​<br>​<br>The UK is funding and mentoring the Joint Operations Coordination Centre in Mogadishu, which coordinated the rescue and recovery operations following the attack, and counter-terrorism police that helped secure the area. The UK contributes logistical and funding support through the UN and EU to the African Union peacekeeping mission to Somalia, and provides pre-deployment training for troop contributing countries. The UK is also committed to strengthening Somali security forces, providing support for capacity building and the provision of non-lethal equipment to the Somali National Army.​</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/10/2017 13:20:45 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

771487

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
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	Andargachew Tsege
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 27 February 2017 to Question 68600, whether he has had sight of the bilateral treaty between Ethiopia and Yemen on Andy Tsege's removal to Ethiopia.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	107927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>Mr Tsege was detained in Yemen and taken to Ethiopia in June 2014. Following Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) inquiries the Ethiopian and Yemeni authorities have both stated that they have a bilateral treaty that permited Mr Tsege's extradition to Ethiopia. We have not seen a copy of the treaty in question. The British Government takes Mr Tsege's case extremely seriously and is working to ensure his welfare and legal access. The Ethiopian government are in no doubt about the importance we place on Mr Tsege's case: the FCO continues to raise this case at the highest levels.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/10/2017 13:28:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

771489

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
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	Andargachew Tsege
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 requested that consular visits with Andy Tsege be conducted in private.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	107994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The British Government takes Mr Tsege's case extremely seriously and is working to ensure his welfare and legal access while he is detained. This Government has provided significant support to Mr Tsege and his family. Our Ambassador to Ethiopia has visited Mr Tsege on multiple occasions – most recently on 12 October. It is not common practice for consular visits to be held in private. During our consular visits to Mr Tsege, an Ethiopian official has been present. We consider this presence of an Ethiopian official to be in accordance with Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, and in line with local laws and regulations.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/10/2017 13:32:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

760092

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
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	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, whether the UK will send election observers to Somaliland to observe the general election on 13 November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	10325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is providing £202,017 to fund a 60-strong international election observation mission for the delayed Somaliland Presidential election, now scheduled for 13 November 2017. Following a competitive tender process, the election observation team will be led by University College London.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/10/2017 15:25:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

753453

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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	China: Ethnic Groups and Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made on the issue of restrictions on religious freedoms and discrimination against ethnic minorities in China since the Government raised the matter at the UN Human Rights Council in March 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	5926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>​We remain concerned about restrictions on freedom of religion or belief, and on the rights of ethnic minorities in China. We issued a further item IV statement at the 35th UN Human Rights Council in June reiterating these concerns. We also raised these matters directly with the Chinese authorities at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in Beijing on 27 June.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/09/2017 13:15:12 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy