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862117

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: International Covenant on Civil and Political 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 has taken in partnership with his international counterparts to encourage the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to adhere to the terms of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	132536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned about the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Following the violent clampdown on protestors on 31 December and 21 January, the UK released statements condemning the violence and calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.</p><p>We continue to support the UN Joint Human Rights Office in their work to document human rights abuses and violations and to hold those responsible to account.</p><p>The UK supported a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in June 2017 mandating an international investigation into the violence in the Kasai regions. We have repeatedly told the DRC Government that this investigation must be allowed to operate unobstructed, to hold those responsible in the Kasais to account.</p><p>We have also called upon the DRC Government, as an HRC member, to demonstrate its commitment to the highest human rights standards and take decisive action against human rights abuses and violations.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/03/2018 16:36:45 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

862118

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: 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 discussions he has had with his international counterparts on military intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo to support the supply of humanitarian assistance to its citizens.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	132537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The British Government regularly discusses support to humanitarian operations by the UN peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO, with our international counterparts including with the Secretary General’s Special Representative, Leila Zerrougi. We will ensure that support to humanitarian operations remains part of MONUSCO’s mandate when it is renewed this month.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/03/2018 16:49:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

676037

registered interest
date	20/01/2017
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	Mir Ahmad Bin Quasem
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Bangladeshi government on the case of Mr Ahmad Bin Quasem.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	61020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>We continue to stress the importance of respect for human rights and the rule of law to the Government of Bangladesh, both in public and in private. I urged the Bangladeshi High Commissioner to ensure that his government adhered to its human rights obligations when we met on 29 November 2016. As I said in my closing speech to the House of Commons adjournment debate on 8 September 2016, mass arrests, suspicious 'crossfire' deaths, and enforced disappearances at the hands of the police undermine confidence in the judicial system. Investigations must be conducted transparently and impartially, irrespective of either victim of alleged perpetrator.</p><p>Mr Ahmad Bin Quasem is not a British citizen; we are therefore unable to request consular access.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 30/01/2017 15:33:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

451618

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
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	Palestinians: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of Palestinian children imprisoned in (a) Palestine and (b) Israel in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	26446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not hold information on this issue. However, according to the Israeli Non-Government Office (NGO) Military Court Watch, 422 Palestinian children were held in Israeli military detention as of 31 December, 2015. According to figures provided by the Israeli Prison Service, 148 children are being held inside detention facilities inside of Israel and 274 children are being held in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. According to the Palestinian human rights NGO, Addameer, there are no children being detained as Palestinian prisoners.</p><p>We are concerned about the treatment of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons. We funded an independent report on Children in Military Custody.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/02/2016 16:35:28 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

449386

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
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	India: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with the Indian authorities on the use of section 7 of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	25163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The Armed Forces (Jammu &amp; Kashmir) Special Power Act, 1990, has not been raised in bilateral discussions within the past 12 months. We are aware of concerns on the use of section 7 of the Act regarding immunity from prosecution. Any allegations of human rights abuses must be investigated thoroughly, promptly and transparently.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 09/02/2016 15:54:19 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

444996

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
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	Palestinians: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects the report on progress on recommendations regarding child detention in Palestine by the delegation of lawyers visiting Palestine in February 2016 to be published.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	22681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>The visit is currently scheduled for February 2016 and the report will be published in due course. The original report that produced these recommendations was released in June 2012, following a visit in September 2011.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/01/2016 14:17:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

444998

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 Israel of the implications of its obligations under the Geneva Convention for the practice of forcible transportation of child prisoners from Palestine to Israeli jails.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	22683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>As I made clear on 6 January during a Westminster Hall debate, the UK remains concerned about the detention of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons.</p><p>On 23 November 2015, officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv raised our concerns about the treatment of Palestinian minors in Israeli military detention with the Israeli Chief Military Prosecutor. We welcome recent improvements made by the Israeli authorities, including increasing the age of majority from 16 to 18 years old. However, we remain concerned at the number of Palestinian minors held in Israeli detention. We will also fund another visit of the delegation who authored the independent report on Children in Military Custody in February to report on further progress.</p><p>We continue to push for further measures to ensure that international standards are upheld in regards to the treatment of Palestinian children detained.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/01/2016 14:20:22 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

444999

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 (a) the extent of differential treatment of Palestinian and Israeli child detainees by Israel and (b) whether that differential is consistent with Israelis international human rights obligations.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	22682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>We remain concerned about the use of a dual court system whereby Palestinians, except East Jerusalem residents, are subject to the Israeli military court system, irrespective of the charge, whereas Israeli citizens are dealt with by the Israeli civil justice system. We are clear that Israel has legal obligations as an Occupying Power with respect to the Occupied Palestinian Territories under applicable international law. We regularly discuss with the Government of Israel implementation of those obligations and raise our serious concerns regarding such issues as the treatment of Palestinian children detained in Israeli prisons.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/01/2016 14:18:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

349262

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Cost Effectiveness
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 HM Treasury press release, Chancellor announces £4.5 billion of measures to bring down debt, published on 4 June 2015, what efficiency savings his Department plans to make to achieve reductions of £20 million in its budget.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	1636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The reductions will come through continuing the work we have done to make the Foreign and Commonwealth Office more efficient, with savings in consultancy and running costs, including a reduction in grants to arms length bodies, such as the British Council, along with the removal of our £12 million unallocated contingency fund. This will not affect our core diplomatic activities or the UK’s position as a leading global power. We will maintain our current global network.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/06/2015 14:03:03 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood