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793062

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date	21/11/2017
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	Pakistan: Non-governmental Organisations
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 raise with the Government of Pakistan the important role that NGOs play in countering extremism and promoting development and human rights.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	114847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>​The Government recognises the important contribution which INGOs and NGOs make in Pakistan. They are important development partners for the UK, reaching an estimated 19 million of the poorest people. During my visit in November I continued our record of actively raising the importance of their development, humanitarian and human rights work, as well as work to counter the drivers of violent extremism, with the Government of Pakistan.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2017 14:18:26 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

793063

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Pakistan: Non-governmental Organisations
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 encourage the Government of Pakistan to consult NGOs on the effect of its policies.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	114848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>We are concerned by some of the restrictions placed on NGOs in Pakistan. Recognising the important contribution INGOs and NGOs make, we regularly lobby the Government of Pakistan,​ most recently during my visit on 7-10 November, to ensure that their new system of regulation of NGOs is implemented swiftly and allows continuation of their important development and humanitarian work. We actively encourage the Government of Pakistan to engage NGOs on policies that affect them.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2017 14:20:18 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

772155

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	Pakistan: Non-governmental Organisations
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 at his Department's next meeting with the Government of Pakistan to ensure that the Government of Pakistan works to improve trust between NGOs and that Government and to improve consultation with NGOs on polices that affect their daily operations.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	108196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government strongly supports the work of INGOs and NGOs in Pakistan. They are important development partners for the UK Government and reach an estimated 19 million of the poorest people in Pakistan. We have been concerned by some of the restrictions placed on NGOs, particularly INGOs, by the Government of Pakistan and others. We regularly raise the importance of maintaining the space for civil society and allowing organisations to continue their important development, humanitarian and human rights work as well as their work to counter the drivers of violent extremism, at senior levels within the Government of Pakistan. We continue to encourage the Government of Pakistan to engage NGOs on policies that affect them.</p><p>A review by UN Human Rights Council of Pakistan's implementation of the international Covenant on Civil and Political Rights held in July this year noted its concern about the Government of Pakistan's regulations of INGOs. The UK intends to raise freedom of expression as an issue of concern during Pakistan's Universal Periodic Review in November.</p><p>I intend to visit the country by the end of the year and shall address these issues.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 108195 108197 108199 question first answered 25/10/2017 16:15:29 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

772157

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	Pakistan: Non-governmental Organisations
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 at his Department's next meeting with the Government of Pakistan to emphasise the contribution of NGOs to countering violent extremism and promoting development and human rights.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	108199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government strongly supports the work of INGOs and NGOs in Pakistan. They are important development partners for the UK Government and reach an estimated 19 million of the poorest people in Pakistan. We have been concerned by some of the restrictions placed on NGOs, particularly INGOs, by the Government of Pakistan and others. We regularly raise the importance of maintaining the space for civil society and allowing organisations to continue their important development, humanitarian and human rights work as well as their work to counter the drivers of violent extremism, at senior levels within the Government of Pakistan. We continue to encourage the Government of Pakistan to engage NGOs on policies that affect them.</p><p>A review by UN Human Rights Council of Pakistan's implementation of the international Covenant on Civil and Political Rights held in July this year noted its concern about the Government of Pakistan's regulations of INGOs. The UK intends to raise freedom of expression as an issue of concern during Pakistan's Universal Periodic Review in November.</p><p>I intend to visit the country by the end of the year and shall address these issues.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 108195 108196 108197 question first answered 25/10/2017 16:15:29 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

772158

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	Pakistan: Non-governmental Organisations
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 the Government plans to take to facilitate dialogue between the Government of Pakistan and NGOs in line with the concluding observations of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	108197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government strongly supports the work of INGOs and NGOs in Pakistan. They are important development partners for the UK Government and reach an estimated 19 million of the poorest people in Pakistan. We have been concerned by some of the restrictions placed on NGOs, particularly INGOs, by the Government of Pakistan and others. We regularly raise the importance of maintaining the space for civil society and allowing organisations to continue their important development, humanitarian and human rights work as well as their work to counter the drivers of violent extremism, at senior levels within the Government of Pakistan. We continue to encourage the Government of Pakistan to engage NGOs on policies that affect them.</p><p>A review by UN Human Rights Council of Pakistan's implementation of the international Covenant on Civil and Political Rights held in July this year noted its concern about the Government of Pakistan's regulations of INGOs. The UK intends to raise freedom of expression as an issue of concern during Pakistan's Universal Periodic Review in November.</p><p>I intend to visit the country by the end of the year and shall address these issues.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 108195 108196 108199 question first answered 25/10/2017 16:15:29 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon