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1084380

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
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	Turkey: 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 assessment the Government has made of the effect on security and democracy of the appointment of unelected governors who are members of the AKP in towns and cities in Turkey with predominant Kurdish populations.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	230020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>​The decision to temporarily appoint state trustees in local municipalities is a decision for the Turkish Government. Nevertheless, we expect Turkey to undertake any legal processes against locally elected representatives fairly, transparently and with full respect for the rule of law. It is important for Turkish democracy, as it would be for any country, that the results of upcoming local elections accurately reflect the wishes of the Turkish people.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/03/2019 17:46:14 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1084381

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
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	Turkey: 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 steps his Department is taking to help ensure a free and fair election in Turkey.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	230021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>We have consistently encouraged Turkey to invite international election monitors to the forthcoming local elections. We are pleased that a delegation from the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe has been invited to do so. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office have engaged with the head of the delegation in advance of his visit. We will continue to urge Turkey to act upon the recommendations made by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe following the Presidential elections in June 2018, and will consider any further recommendations the Council of Europe may produce following the local elections.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/03/2019 17:47:09 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1084382

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
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	Malta: 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 assessment his Department has made of the validity of the findings of the Council of Europe Venice Commission Opinion on Constitutional Arrangements and Separation of Powers and the Independence of the Judiciary and Law Enforcement in Malta.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	230022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>​I welcome the Government of Malta's engagement with rapporteurs from the Council of Europe's Venice Commission who visited Malta in November 2018, and Malta's acceptance of the Commission's findings. We encourage Prime Minister Muscat's Government to draw on the Venice Commission's offer of advice and expertise, as Europe's chief advisory body on constitutional law, to implement their recommendations. The UK stands ready to assist Malta to advance its law reform agenda in any way we can.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 13/03/2019 16:32:29 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1084389

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
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	Diplomatic Service: British Nationals Abroad
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 his Department has made of the number of UK citizens that have been offered diplomatic protection by the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	230027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>​On 7 March, the Foreign Secretary decided that the UK will exercise diplomatic protection in the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe as part of the British Government’s continuing efforts to secure her release. This represents formal recognition by the Government that her treatment fails to meet Iran’s obligations under international law and elevates it to a formal State to State issue. Diplomatic protection is rarely used. There were no other cases where the UK exercised diplomatic protection between 2010 and 2018.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/03/2019 17:38:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1084390

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
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	Burkina Faso: 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 recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Burkina Faso; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	230028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>​We are deeply concerned about the deteriorating security situation in Burkina Faso, particularly as violence spreads from the north to the east and south-west of the country. The UK does not have an Embassy in Burkina Faso but we are providing approximately £4.5m in humanitarian assistance to ICRC, World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF to provide basic assistance to people affected by conflict and food insecurity. We are also tackling the regional drivers of instability which impact on Burkina Faso, including encouraging faster progress in the Mali peace process, and supporting France's Operation Barkhane, the UN peacekeeping mission MINUSMA, and the G5 Sahel Joint Force.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/03/2019 16:52:55 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1084429

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Chief Scientific Advisers
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 meetings he held with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 December 2018 and 28 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	230042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>FCO Minister's offices have regular meetings with the Department's Chief Scientific Adviser, and her Deputy. I most recently met with the Chief Scientific Adviser on 16 October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 14/03/2019 12:00:13 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1084441

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: 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, with reference to the Answer of 7 February 2019 to Question 215122 on Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Official Hospitality, for what purpose his Department organised the (a) Patient Safety Conference Reception and the (b) St David's Day Reception.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	230068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>Government Hospitality organised the Patient Safety Conference reception, hosted by the Secretary of State for Health on behalf of the Department of Health who also paid for the event. Similarly, Protocol Directorate was engaged to organise the St David's Day reception hosted by the First Minister on behalf of the Welsh Government, who also paid for the reception.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 13/03/2019 16:30:26 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1084444

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
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	Abu Bakar Ba'asyir
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 representations he has made to his counterpart in Indonesia on the proposed early release of Abu Bashir.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	230070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The 2002 Bali bombings remain fresh in the mind of many in the UK, with the high death toll including 23 British nationals and many other foreign tourists and Indonesians. Following media reports about the possible release of Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, the UK sought urgent clarification from the Indonesian authorities. We understand that the prospect of early release has receded. Our Embassy in Jakarta will continue to monitor developments and to urge the Indonesian government to uphold the rule of law.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 14/03/2019 12:02:00 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1084446

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
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	South Sudan: 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, what recent representations he has made to his counterpart in South Sudan of sexual violence committed by that country's armed and security forces against displaced persons.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	230071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>​The prevalence of conflict-related sexual violence, including that directed at South Sudan’s displaced population, remains a long standing and serious concern. Most recently, following incidents of widespread rape near Bentiu, including by armed groups, we have repeatedly called for the Government of South Sudan to ensure that these, and all incidents of sexual violence, are fully investigated and perpetrators brought to justice, support provided for survivors, and action taken to prevent such attacks. The UK Defence Secretary visited South Sudan in January 2019, when he discussed our concerns at the highest levels, and urged action to bring an end to sexual and gender-based violence.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/03/2019 16:27:24 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1084447

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
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	Giulio Regeni
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 representations he has made to his Egyptian counterpart on their cooperation with the Italian investigation into the murder of former Cambridge University student, Guilio Regeni.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	230072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>We were appalled by the murder of Giulio Regeni in Cairo and we continue to monitor the investigation into his death. As Mr Regeni was an Italian citizen, the Italian Government is taking the lead role on his case. We have consistently raised our concerns with the Egyptian authorities at both Ministerial and official levels, stressing the need for a full and impartial investigation into the circumstances of Mr Regeni's murder. We continue to offer our full support to Italy and urge the Egyptian Government to cooperate fully with the Italian investigators in order to bring Mr Regeni's killers to justice as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2019 11:41:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry