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142192

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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	Uganda
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 held with his Ugandan counterpart on renewed attempts by lawmakers to fast track anti-LGBT legislation through the Ugandan parliament; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	213685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>We welcomed the decision of the Ugandan Constitutional Court in August to annul the Anti-Homosexuality Act and we oppose attempts to reintroduce it. We will continue to raise our concerns with all levels of the Ugandan Government, including with the President, about any legislation that could lead to persecution and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 17/11/2014 14:52:19 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

142193

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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
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 staff in his Department work for the India Diaspora Champion.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	213721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text Staff members in the India Team in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London and in our missions in India, do provide some support to the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, my hon. Friend the Member for Witham (Ms Patel) in her role as Diaspora Champion where she is contributing to the objectives of Her Majesty’s Government. This includes arranging meetings, facilitating travel and providing media and logistical support. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 11/11/2014 15:01:13 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

142195

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance the High Commission in India (a) has provided and (b) plans to provide to Billy Irving.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	213727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>We continue to follow Mr Irving's case closely. I have personally raised it at the highest level with the Indian authorities, most recently with Indian Minister of State, General VK Singh, as have other Ministers. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Whitney (Mr Cameron) did so last year and the Deputy Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Hallam (Mr Clegg) discussed it with Prime Minister Modi when they met in August. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymeade and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) also raised the case with the External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj in October. Our High Commissioner continues to raise it regularly with the Indian authorities.</p><p>I have met Mr Irving’s family and therefore appreciate how difficult the last year has been for both him and them. Consular officials have consistently sought to provide assistance to him and the other British nationals involved, as well as their families in the UK. This support included fortnightly visits when they were in prison and liaison with the prison authorities, including the Director General of Prisons for Tamil Nadu, on any welfare concerns. We have also regularly pressed the men’s company, AdvanFort, to honour their commitments to pay the men, provide legal representation and fund their living costs while the legal proceedings continue.</p><p>We are currently awaiting the outcome of the Supreme Court Appeal hearing and will continue to provide all appropriate consular assistance. We will also continue to raise the case with the Indian authorities at all levels.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 11/11/2014 15:10:46 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

142197

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the occupancy rates were of the Foreign Office in the King Charles Street building in (a) 2005, (b) 2010 and (c) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	213758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office compiles Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff statistics for inclusion in the Department’s annual sustainability reporting. The total number of FTEs occupying the King Charles Street building in 2013-14 was 2,172, (excluding Facilities Management, Catering, Security and Nursery contract staff). For 2010-11 the equivalent total was 1,741.The increase in the number of staff in King Charles Street between 2010-11 and 2013-14 relates to staff relocations from the Old Admiralty Building. 2004-5 occupancy statistics are unavailable and could not now be compiled except at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 11/11/2014 17:40:50 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

142198

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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	Burma
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 Burmese counterpart on the release of Mr Brang Yung and Mr Lahpai Gam; and what steps he is taking to ensure that all political prisoners in Burma are released unconditionally.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	213773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>I have raised specific political prisoner cases, but not these two individuals. Nevertheless, the cause of political prisoners has long been one the UK has championed, and it is one that we continue to raise at the highest levels. Most recently I raised our concerns with Deputy Foreign Minister Thant Kyaw in June, and both the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) and the then Foreign Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) discussed political prisoners with President Thein Sein during his visit to London last year.</p><p>We welcome the release of thousands of political prisoners under the current Burmese government. However, we remain very concerned by the continued arrests, detentions and sentencing of political activists and we continue to lobby for the unconditional release of all political prisoners. I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 28 October 2014, Official Report, Column 168, in which I stated clearly that &quot;One Political Prisoner is one too many&quot;.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 11/11/2014 15:14:11 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

114476

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning its proposal to raise the maximum prison sentence for Palestinians convicted of stone-throwing to 20 years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>While we have not raised this particular issue with the Israeli authorities, our Ambassador to Israeli has written to the Israeli Justice Minister, Tipi Livni, raising our specific concerns on aspects of policy regarding children charged with security-related offences.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/11/2014 14:39:15 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

114478

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning the shooting of the Palestinian suspected of wounding Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>We have not raised this specific issue with the Israeli authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/11/2014 14:38:36 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

114479

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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	Iran
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the French-Iranian collaboration on uranium enrichment through SOFIDIF, and its relationship with the P5+1 group progress towards an agreement with Iran on the Iranian nuclear programme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL2666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and Areva, a French company, jointly own Société franco–iranienne pour l’enrichissement de l’uranium par diffusion gazeuse (SOFIDIF). SOFIDIF in turn has an interest in a uranium enrichment facility in France. The collaboration between AEOI and Areva pre-dates the 1979 Revolution in Iran. We do not believe it has a bearing on P5+1 talks with Iran.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 11/11/2014 16:48:22 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

114484

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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	Bangladesh
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect on political stability in Bangladesh of the death sentence passed by the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh on two opposition politicians there; what representations they have made to the government of Bangladesh about the sentence; and whether they will make representations about the power of the International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh to pass death sentences.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL2669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK supports Bangladesh’s efforts to bring to justice those accused of atrocities committed during the 1971 War of Independence. However we have also made clear that it is essential that the International Crimes Tribunal meet international fair trials standards, including during Bangladesh’s 2nd Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council on 29 April 2013. We have also made clear to the Government of Bangladesh our strong opposition to the use of the death penalty in all circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Our High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Robert Gibson, along with other EU Heads of Mission resident in Bangladesh, signed a joint public letter on 9 October reiterating our position on the death penalty, and calling on Bangladesh to abolish the practice. Our High Commissioner has also raised the most recent judgements with senior members of the Government of Bangladesh and the Awami League. We will continue to remind the Government of Bangladesh of our opposition to the use of the death penalty in any circumstances, at every suitable opportunity.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to monitor political stability in Bangladesh.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/11/2014 14:38:23 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

114489

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel about the reported demolition of houses in Umm al-Khair village, near Hebron; and what assessment they have made of the impact of any such action on negotiations between the communities there.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The British Government repeatedly makes clear to the Israeli authorities our serious concerns about continued demolitions of Palestinian property and the need for Israel to abide by its obligations under international law. Demolitions cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians; are harmful to the peace process; and, in all but the most limited circumstances, are contrary to International Humanitarian Law (IHL).</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/11/2014 14:37:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton