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835949

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	Middle East: Peace Negotiations
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 effect of the decision of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation Central Council to suspend the Oslo agreement on progress towards a peace settlement.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	126304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>​The UK notes that the recommendations made by the Palestinian Central Council on 15 of January were non-binding. The Palestinian Authority continues to recognise the State of Israel and support a two-state solution. We continue to encourage the Palestinian leadership not to implement this recommendation. We urge all parties to promote non-violence, and engage constructively towards a two-state solution as the only basis for a sustainable settlement to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/02/2018 14:11:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

835952

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department provides to local (a) councils and (b) governance structures overseas through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	126307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The cross-Government Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF), working to the direction of the National Security Council, supports efforts to tackle fragility in over 70 conflict-affected countries. Details of programmes are available via the CSSF's programme and annual review summaries: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/conflict-stability-and-security-fund-cssf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/conflict-stability-and-security-fund-cssf</a>. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is a delivery Department, undertaking a range of programming, the majority of which involves work with local governance structures, including local council equivalents. For example, in Iraq programmes support governorates to improve service delivery to citizens; in Bosnia and Herzegovina, programming is improving local-level security and justice institutions; and in Pakistan we are building more inclusive parliamentary processes.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/02/2018 14:17:25 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

835955

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Childcare Vouchers
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 employees of his Department make use of the childcare voucher scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	126310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>As at 31 January 2018, 179 UK-Based employees of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office make use of the childcare voucher scheme.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/02/2018 16:00:22 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

836029

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	Gaza: Violence
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 29 January 2018 to Question HL4713, on Gaza: Politics and Government, and the Answer of 11 January 2018 to Question 120721, on Israel: Gaza, what methods his Department has used to call upon that administration to refrain from violence.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	126384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>​We have not had any contact with the administration in Gaza: the UK retains a policy of no contact with Hamas in its entirety.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/02/2018 15:24:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

836030

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	Lebanon: Diplomatic Relations
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 strength of the diplomatic relationship between Lebanon and (a) the US, (b) Canada, (c) the Netherlands, (d) the Arab League and (e) the Gulf Cooperation Council.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	126385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>​We have not made any such recent assessments.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/02/2018 15:30:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

836053

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much land (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies owns in (i) England and (ii) the South West; and how much of that land has been identified as being surplus to requirements.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	126408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The current landholdings of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) are shown in the table below. The information is correct at time of publication.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Land in hectares</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>[Department]</p></td><td><p>36 hectares</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>[Agencies]</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>[Non-departmental public bodies]</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>36 hectares</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Of the total land the FCO holds in England, no land is currently declared as surplus. There is no land held in the South West. The other FCO sites are leasehold, as are all sites of the FCO’s agencies and non-departmental public bodies (as listed in the table above).</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/02/2018 15:36:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

836056

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	Hezbollah
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 role of Hezbollah in the Middle East peace process.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Scully
uin	126411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of Hassan Nasrallah's recent calls for a Palestinian intifada. The UK deplores all forms of incitement, including any comments that could stir up hatred and prejudice. We continue to urge all sides to avoid engaging in, or encouraging, any type of action and language that makes it more difficult to achieve a culture of peaceful coexistence and a negotiated solution to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/02/2018 15:41:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully

834616

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Afghanistan: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has put in place to promote and protect the right to freedom of and belief in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Croydon South
tabling member printed	Chris Philp
uin	126064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>​Afghanistan is a priority country for our human rights work. The UK works closely with the National Unity Government, NGOs, civil society and other international partners to support the promotion and protection of human rights in Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/02/2018 13:49:01 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp

834665

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Syria: Peace Negotiations
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 the Government in Turkey on a negotiated, peaceful and democratic solution for the Kurdish population in Syria and Turkey.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	126113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>​We regularly discuss the need for a political settlement in Syria with the Government of Turkey. These discussions cover the needs of all Syrians. The Foreign Secretary most recently spoke to Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu about Syria on 24 January. Within Turkey we have consistently called for the PKK to lay down its arms and for the government and the PKK to return to peace talks. We stand ready to help achieve this goal in any way we can.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 09/02/2018 13:57:03 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

834688

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Isa Qassim
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Government of Bahrain on the house arrest and revocation of citizenship of prominent Shiite cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	126136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Embassy in Bahrain continue to monitor events there closely. The UK has concerns about the revocation of nationality where it renders a person stateless, and we have raised this at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain.</p><p>The Government of Bahrain have issued public statements that Sheikh Isa Qassim is not under house arrest.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/02/2018 17:19:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter