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registered interest
date	26/06/2019
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	Western Sahara: Human Rights
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 he is taking to help ensure that MINURSO systematically monitor human rights violations in the occupied territories of the Western Sahara and that those reports are given directly to the UN Security Council.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	269616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK has consistently supported references to human rights in the UN Security Council resolutions setting the mandate for the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)'s activities. In particular, we have supported language encouraging the parties to continue their efforts to enhance the promotion and protection of human rights in Western Sahara and the Tindouf refugee camps.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 01/07/2019 16:43:42 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

939933

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
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	Western Sahara: Human Rights
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 he has made of the implications of the judgment of the European Court of Justice in cases C-104/16 P Council V Front Polisario and C-266/16 Western Sahara Campaign UK for his policies on the territory of, and products originating from, Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	163610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>​I refer the Hon. Member to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury’s recent answer to a similar question regarding imports from Western Sahara (158256).</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/07/2018 16:40:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

939934

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
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	Western Sahara: Human Rights
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 implications of the judgment of the European Court of Justice in cases C-104/16 P Council V Front Polisario and C-266/16 Western Sahara Campaign UK for the recent trade proposals to the European Council of Ministers.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	163611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK accepts the judgement of the European Court of Justice in these cases, and has always been clear that any new proposals to the Council which address the substance of the judgement should conform with international law.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/07/2018 16:41:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

872264

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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	Western Sahara: Human Rights
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 the UN Security Council to ensure that the UN peacekeeping mission to Western Sahara is given a mandate to monitor and report on human rights in Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	134178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>We will consider with our UN Security Council partners how best to ensure that MINURSO’s mandate continues to enable it to support peace and security in Western Sahara. UN Security Council Resolutions renewing MINURSO’s mandate have consistently encouraged the parties to continue their efforts to enhance the promotion and protection of human rights in Western Sahara.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/04/2018 13:35:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

536687

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
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	Western Sahara: Human Rights
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 at the meeting of the UN Security Council on 26 July 2016 for the establishment of an independent human rights monitoring mechanism in occupied Western Sahara and the refugee camps in that country.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	42950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>The purpose of the UN Security Council meeting on 26 July is to assess whether MINURSO has returned to full functionality in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2285 of 29 April 2016, rather than to seek to alter the mandate of MINURSO. The UK does not therefore plan to raise human rights monitoring at this meeting, given that the current MINURSO mandate does not include a human rights element.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/07/2016 16:38:42 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

428298

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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	Western Sahara: Human Rights
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 13 November 2015 to Question 15120, on Western Sahara: human rights, whether he discussed reports of intimidation, harassment and kidnapping of human rights defenders in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara during the visit of King Mohamed VI.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	16509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>I discussed Western Sahara during my visit to Morocco on 11-12 November. We will continue to raise with the Moroccan authorities allegations of human rights abuses in the territory which are brought to our attention.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/11/2015 14:34:52 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

426529

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
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	Western Sahara: Human Rights
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 (a) discuss with the Moroccan ambassador to the UK and (b) instruct the British Ambassador in Rabat to investigate reports of intimidation, harassment and kidnapping of human rights defenders in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara coinciding with the visit of King Mohamed VI.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	15120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <p>I discussed Western Sahara on my recent visit to Morocco on 11 November.</p><p>We continue to monitor the human rights situation in Western Sahara and raise any concerns with the Moroccan Government.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/11/2015 14:37:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn