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997063

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Jamal Khashoggi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they possessed any intelligence about a threat to Jamal Khashoggi before his murder in October.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL11067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>​It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL11068 HL11069 question first answered 05/11/2018 15:40:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

997064

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Jamal Khashoggi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish an inquiry into reports that the security services possessed intelligence concerning the threat to Jamal Khashoggi before his murder in October.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL11068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>​It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL11067 HL11069 question first answered 05/11/2018 15:40:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

997065

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Jamal Khashoggi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make available to the Intelligence and Security Committee classified information that they may possess relating to any threats to Jamal Khashoggi before his murder in October.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL11069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>​It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL11067 HL11068 question first answered 05/11/2018 15:40:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

997194

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
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 Saudi counterpart on military escalation in the province of Hudaydah.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	184867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>​We are in regular contact with the Coalition about the need to ensure that any further military operations in and around Hodeidah are conducted in accordance with international humanitarian law, including on the protection of civilians, and do not disrupt commercial and humanitarian flows through the port. The Foreign Secretary met his counterparts from the United States, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on 27 September at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. In the context of a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation, they discussed how we could provide greater assistance to the Yemeni people by facilitating the entry of humanitarian and commercial goods into Yemen. I also discussed these matters with Saudi Foreign Minister Al-Jubeir, Emirati Deputy Foreign Minister Gargash, and US Defence Secretary Mattis in the margins of the Manama Dialogue on 27 October.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2018 13:39:00 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

997204

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
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 on Yemen with the leaders of the Quint nations.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	184869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary and I have raised Yemen regularly with Saudi, Emirati, Omani and US counterparts in recent months. I spoke to Saudi Foreign Minister Al-Jubeir; Emirati Foreign Minister Gargash and US Defence Secretary Mattis on 28 October in the margins of the Manama Dialogue about how we can end the conflict. The former Foreign Secretary hosted the last meeting of the Quint on 28 November 2017 and the Foreign Secretary most recently hosted a meeting of the Quad (UK, US, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates) on 27 September in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, to make progress towards a peaceful solution to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2018 13:41:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

997205

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Yemen: Airports
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 leadership of the Saudi-Emirati coalition on the closure of Saana and Aden airports.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	184870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>​We have consistently encouraged all parties to support UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths' efforts to agree confidence-building measures between the conflict parties, including the re-opening of Sana'a airport. The Foreign Secretary met his counterparts from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, in a meeting of the Quad on 27 September at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. In the context of a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation, they discussed how we could provide greater assistance to the Yemeni people by facilitating the entry of humanitarian and commercial goods into Yemen. I also discussed these matters with Saudi Foreign Minister Al-Jubeir, Emirati Deputy Foreign Minister Gargash, and US Defence Secretary Mattis in the margins of the Manama Dialogue on 27 October.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2018 13:49:00 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

997219

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Freedom of Expression
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 his Department's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces free speech funding, published on 2 November 2017, how much of the £1 million free speech funding allocated to support freedom of expression projects globally has been spent to date.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	185109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p><strong><em>On 2 November 2017, the former Foreign Secretary announced that the UK would spend £1m &quot;over the next financial year&quot; on projects to support media freedom, in countries where it is under significant pressure. The FCO issued a call for bids for projects on Media Freedom through the Magna Carta Fund on </em></strong><a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank"><strong><em>www.Gov.uk</em></strong></a><strong><em> in May 2018. Selected Posts around the network have also put out separate, country-specific calls for bids. </em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em>The criteria was for projects which addressed restrictions on media freedom, for example through legislation or policy, and/or supported the training and protection of journalists. Projects needed to offer good value for money and demonstrate potential for impact, sustainability and replication. Posts also took into account specific local criteria. Decisions on funding were made by officials within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and by officers at Posts around the network. </em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em>30 applications were received in relation to the call for bids on </em></strong><a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank"><strong><em>www.Gov.uk</em></strong></a><strong><em>. A number of other bids have been received directly by our network of Posts. We have allocated over£1.5m for media freedom and freedom of expression projects this financial year under the Magna Carta Fund. We are funding 15 projects in 14 countries. Expenditure is ongoing as we have not reached the end of this financial year.</em></strong> <em><strong>Further programme funding is available for press freedom work through the Good Governance Fund which covers Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine, and through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF).</strong></em></p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 185110 185111 185112 185113 question first answered 01/11/2018 17:03:03 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

997220

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Freedom of Expression
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 his Department's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces free speech funding, published on 2 November 2017, how organisations apply for the funding announced in that press release.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	185110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p><strong><em>On 2 November 2017, the former Foreign Secretary announced that the UK would spend £1m &quot;over the next financial year&quot; on projects to support media freedom, in countries where it is under significant pressure. The FCO issued a call for bids for projects on Media Freedom through the Magna Carta Fund on </em></strong><a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank"><strong><em>www.Gov.uk</em></strong></a><strong><em> in May 2018. Selected Posts around the network have also put out separate, country-specific calls for bids. </em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em>The criteria was for projects which addressed restrictions on media freedom, for example through legislation or policy, and/or supported the training and protection of journalists. Projects needed to offer good value for money and demonstrate potential for impact, sustainability and replication. Posts also took into account specific local criteria. Decisions on funding were made by officials within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and by officers at Posts around the network. </em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em>30 applications were received in relation to the call for bids on </em></strong><a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank"><strong><em>www.Gov.uk</em></strong></a><strong><em>. A number of other bids have been received directly by our network of Posts. We have allocated over£1.5m for media freedom and freedom of expression projects this financial year under the Magna Carta Fund. We are funding 15 projects in 14 countries. Expenditure is ongoing as we have not reached the end of this financial year.</em></strong> <em><strong>Further programme funding is available for press freedom work through the Good Governance Fund which covers Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine, and through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF).</strong></em></p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 185109 185111 185112 185113 question first answered 01/11/2018 17:03:03 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

997221

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Freedom of Expression
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 his Department's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces free speech funding, published on 2 November 2017, what criteria applications for the funding announced in that press release are judged against.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	185111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p><strong><em>On 2 November 2017, the former Foreign Secretary announced that the UK would spend £1m &quot;over the next financial year&quot; on projects to support media freedom, in countries where it is under significant pressure. The FCO issued a call for bids for projects on Media Freedom through the Magna Carta Fund on </em></strong><a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank"><strong><em>www.Gov.uk</em></strong></a><strong><em> in May 2018. Selected Posts around the network have also put out separate, country-specific calls for bids. </em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em>The criteria was for projects which addressed restrictions on media freedom, for example through legislation or policy, and/or supported the training and protection of journalists. Projects needed to offer good value for money and demonstrate potential for impact, sustainability and replication. Posts also took into account specific local criteria. Decisions on funding were made by officials within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and by officers at Posts around the network. </em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em>30 applications were received in relation to the call for bids on </em></strong><a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank"><strong><em>www.Gov.uk</em></strong></a><strong><em>. A number of other bids have been received directly by our network of Posts. We have allocated over£1.5m for media freedom and freedom of expression projects this financial year under the Magna Carta Fund. We are funding 15 projects in 14 countries. Expenditure is ongoing as we have not reached the end of this financial year.</em></strong> <em><strong>Further programme funding is available for press freedom work through the Good Governance Fund which covers Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine, and through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF).</strong></em></p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 185109 185110 185112 185113 question first answered 01/11/2018 17:03:03 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

997223

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Freedom of Expression
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 his Department's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces free speech funding, published on 2 November 2017, what body makes decisions on applications for the funding announced in that press release.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	185112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p><strong><em>On 2 November 2017, the former Foreign Secretary announced that the UK would spend £1m &quot;over the next financial year&quot; on projects to support media freedom, in countries where it is under significant pressure. The FCO issued a call for bids for projects on Media Freedom through the Magna Carta Fund on </em></strong><a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank"><strong><em>www.Gov.uk</em></strong></a><strong><em> in May 2018. Selected Posts around the network have also put out separate, country-specific calls for bids. </em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em>The criteria was for projects which addressed restrictions on media freedom, for example through legislation or policy, and/or supported the training and protection of journalists. Projects needed to offer good value for money and demonstrate potential for impact, sustainability and replication. Posts also took into account specific local criteria. Decisions on funding were made by officials within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and by officers at Posts around the network. </em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em>30 applications were received in relation to the call for bids on </em></strong><a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank"><strong><em>www.Gov.uk</em></strong></a><strong><em>. A number of other bids have been received directly by our network of Posts. We have allocated over£1.5m for media freedom and freedom of expression projects this financial year under the Magna Carta Fund. We are funding 15 projects in 14 countries. Expenditure is ongoing as we have not reached the end of this financial year.</em></strong> <em><strong>Further programme funding is available for press freedom work through the Good Governance Fund which covers Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine, and through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF).</strong></em></p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 185109 185110 185111 185113 question first answered 01/11/2018 17:03:03 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris