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999491

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Hungary: Undocumented Migrants
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 Hungarian counterpart on the potential implications for UK NGO employees of that country's stop soros legislation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	187138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The British Embassy in Budapest and senior FCO officials maintain regular dialogue with the Hungarian MFA, including on the Stop Soros legislative package and matters relating to civil society.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 06/11/2018 15:46:23 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

999713

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Middle East: Peace Negotiations
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 plans to convene a summit of European and Arab foreign ministers with the US Administration to discuss the red lines for that country’s Middle East peace plan.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	186992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>​We have no plans to convene a summit to discuss the Middle East Peace Process. We continue to encourage the US Administration to bring forward detailed proposals for a viable Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement that addresses the legitimate concerns of both parties. We are also in conversation with likeminded European and Arab states about the best way to advance prospects for peace.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/11/2018 14:00:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

999733

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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: 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 representations has he made to his Yemeni counterpart on incitement against members of the Baha'i community in that country; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Dame Louise Ellman
uin	186957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>We continue to follow the treatment of the Baha'is in Yemen closely, including through meeting their representatives in the UK and lobbying the relevant authorities. Yemen is a human rights priority country for the UK, and the persecution of individuals on the basis of their religious beliefs is a serious violation of international human rights law. We are concerned by reports of arbitrary detention of members of the Baha'i community, and abuse of detainees, in areas of Yemen under Houthi control. We wholly condemn this mistreatment. We are working closely with our partners to raise these concerns directly with the Houthi authorities and press for the release of detained individuals.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2018 16:57:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

999176

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: Conferences
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 18 October 2018 to Question 179180 on Saudi Arabia: Conferences, whether representatives of the UK Government attended the future investment initiative conference in Riyadh.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	186303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister said on Wednesday 24 October, no Ministers or government officials attended the Future Investment Initiative Conference.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/11/2018 17:02:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

999182

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	UK Relations with EU
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 Government is seeking cooperation and coordination with the (a)EU and (b)other multilateral actors on its civilian-military humanitarian and peacekeeping missions in the event of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	186371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s ‘Foreign Policy, Defence and Development Future Partnership’ paper, the UK is unequivocally committed to European security and will continue to work closely with the EU on external security following exit from the Union. It is the UK’s intention to pursue a close partnership with the EU, including the possibility of the UK continuing to contribute to EU missions of mutual interest. Non-EU personnel in such missions remain under the full command of their national authorities. Our future participation in these missions will be subject to the Withdrawal Agreement negotiations. The UK remains committed to effective engagement in UN peacekeeping, where we have 325 contingent troops deployed as part of the UN Mission in South Sudan and 265 contingent troops deployed as part of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. We will continue to play an active role in UN peacekeeping missions following our exit from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 08/11/2018 10:28:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

999217

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Islamic State: Yazidis
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 UN counterpart on accelerating the work of the investigative team on the enslavement of Yazidi women and girls by Daesh.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	186261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>​The UN Investigative Team that will gather evidence of Daesh's crimes in Iraq has been set up and is preparing for its deployment to Iraq. It will gather evidence of Daesh crimes, including those against the Yezidi community; it aims to secure justice for all Daesh's victims, regardless of their religion or belief.</p><p>The Team is following established UN processes in order to prepare for deployment. We are in regular contact with the UN and the Head of the Team to ensure the Team deploys as quickly as possible, and to ensure that the Team is sufficiently prepared for its deployment in order to be effective. The Special Adviser leading the Team has visited Iraq twice to meet with the Government of Iraq to prepare the ground for his important work.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2018 17:28:28 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

999220

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason the UK does not contribute to the UN trust fund for victims of sexual violence; and whether he plans to review that decision.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	186264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The UN does not have a specific trust fund for victims of sexual violence. With regard to the UN’s Trust Fund in Support of Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse was established by the Secretary General in March 2016 to provide greater support to victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN and related personel. We are studying the Fund’s effectiveness and whether it provides adequate support for victims of sexual violence before taking a decision on whether to contribute. The UK is committed to ending sexual exploitation and abuse by those who are entrusted with protecting some of the most vulnerable people in the world. That is why we have committed around $3m to supporting the UN’s work on this issue since 2016, and wholeheartedly support the efforts of the UN Secretary-General to tackle this issue robustly. The UK’s Safeguarding conference in October was an important milestone in advancing the international effort to eradicate sexual exploitation and abuse within the international development sector</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/11/2018 14:22:30 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

999396

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Syria: Christianity
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 has taken to enable Christians to remain in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	186246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>​As a member of the UN Security Council and the Syria Small Group, the UK is working in support of a political settlement to the conflict that protects all Syrians, including Christians and other minority groups. We have consistently called for members of religious minorities to be protected, including through the Syria resolutions at the UN Human Rights Council, on which the UK leads. We are also at the forefront of the humanitarian response to the Syria crisis, providing life-saving support to millions of Syrians from all communities, supporting them to remain in the region.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2018 17:22:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

997863

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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	Sri Lanka: Tamils
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 the Deputy General of the Commonwealth on the status of Tamil people in Sri Lanka.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	185497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>​We have not recently discussed the status of Tamil people in Sri Lanka with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth. However, we welcomed her visit to Colombo in August, during which she offered Commonwealth support on good governance and accountability.</p><p>The UK is committed to supporting human rights and reconciliation for all Sri Lankans. While we welcome some recent progress against its UN Human Rights Council commitments, more remains to be done. I visited Colombo in October where I urged the government to make more progress, including towards the establishment of transitional justice and accountability mechanisms; devolution through constitutional reform; and the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act. I also met Tamil National Alliance leader and human rights and civil society activists. In August we announced £1 million of extra UK funding to support resettlement of war-displaced families in the predominantly Tamil north and east. Total UK funding is now £7.9 million for 2016-2019.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 06/11/2018 11:52:01 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

992705

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
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	Diplomatic Service: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was spent on hospitality by the British Ambassador to (a) Paris (b) Nairobi and (c) Riyadh in the financial year 2017-2018.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	182097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>In financial year 2017-2018 the FCO posts of Paris, Nairobi and Riyadh spent the following on hospitality:</p><ol><li>Paris: £270,883.83</li><li>Nairobi: £154,408.84</li><li>Riyadh: £128,550.61</li></ol> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 29/10/2018 15:29:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz