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1024000

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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	Qatar: OPEC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of whether the State of Qatar's decision to withdraw from OPEC was linked to accusations from OPEC members that the State of Qatar had provided funds for Islamist extremism and the Muslim Brotherhood; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	201612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Qatar’s decision to withdraw from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is an internal matter for Qatar and OPEC. Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs, Saad al-Kaabi, has publically stated that this was a strategic and not a political decision.​</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/12/2018 16:01:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1024004

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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	Nicaragua: Travel Information
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 plans to update its travel advice to Nicaragua; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	201614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>​We keep all of our travel advice, including for Nicaragua, under constant review to ensure it reflects our assessment of the risk to British nationals. Our travel advice for Nicaragua was last updated on 17 December.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/12/2018 13:33:43 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1015576

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
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	Press 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 representations he has made to his counterparts in other countries on protecting press freedom.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	196200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK is strongly committed to the promotion of media freedom and the protection of journalists. We are concerned at how many countries are increasingly using restrictive laws to stifle freedom of expression and prevent the function of an independent media. The Forreign Secretary and other Ministers at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have raised, and will continue to raise, the safety of journalists and media freedom in bilateral exchanges and visits. We most recently did so with counterparts over incidents in the Middle East, Africa and Asia in November 2018. The UK will host an international conference in 2019 in London on media freedom, aimed at mobilising a stronger consensus behind the protection of journalists.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/12/2018 12:12:06 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1015578

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
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	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
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 Tunisian counterpart on steps to prevent migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	196202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The British Government is concerned about the increasing numbers of migrants crossing illegally from Tunisia to Europe.</p><p>We are working closely with the Tunisian Government to help improve their border security, including through the provision of Royal Navy and Royal Marine instructors to assist the Tunisian National Guard Maritime section. More broadly, the British Government actively pursues a 'whole of route' approach to addressing unmanaged migration from Africa to Europe, tackling the drivers of migration that encourage people to undertake the dangerous journey in the first place. We will play an active role in the Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, to be held in Marrakech in December.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/12/2018 15:30:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

999391

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Great Lakes Region: Slavery
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 effect of levels of racism on modern slavery and human trafficking in the African Great Lakes Region.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	186243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The British Government is committed to the eradication of all forms of modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking by 2030, as unanimously adopted at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in 2015. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the UK is funding projects on the prevention of child labour in artisanal mines and on remediation work for victims of slavery in the extractive sector. We have not assessed the specific effect of levels of racism on modern slavery and human trafficking in the Great Lakes Region.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/11/2018 13:27:47 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

999393

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	South Africa: Farmers
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 he has made to his South African counterpart on the provision of justice as a result of the attacks on South African farmers.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	186244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not raised this issue directly with his counterpart.</p><p>South African Government policy is to address all criminal activity with equal concern and without preferential treatment being afforded to any race or group. Our High Commission in South Africa raises issues of concern with the South African authorities where necessary, in particular where UK nationals are involved.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/11/2018 14:23:05 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

999396

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Syria: Christianity
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 his Department has taken to enable Christians to remain in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	186246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>​As a member of the UN Security Council and the Syria Small Group, the UK is working in support of a political settlement to the conflict that protects all Syrians, including Christians and other minority groups. We have consistently called for members of religious minorities to be protected, including through the Syria resolutions at the UN Human Rights Council, on which the UK leads. We are also at the forefront of the humanitarian response to the Syria crisis, providing life-saving support to millions of Syrians from all communities, supporting them to remain in the region.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2018 17:22:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

999402

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Tanzania: Poaching
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 Tanzanian counterpart on reducing poaching activity in that country.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	186247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Combatting the Illegal Wildlife Trade, including reducing poaching, was most recently discussed with the Tanzanian Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs during the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in London on 11 and 12 October 2018. It was also raised by the Secretary of State for International Development when she met the President of Tanzania during her visit to Dar Es Salaam on 9-10 August 2018.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/11/2018 13:31:55 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

999403

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Burundi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date a Minister in his Department last visited the Republic of Burundi; and what issues were discussed during that visit.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	186248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The then Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) Baroness Anelay visited the Republic of Burundi on 16 February 2017. The Minister encouraged the Government of Burundi to engage in the East African Community led dialogue to resolve the political crisis. Human rights, sexual and gender based violence, governance and the role of civil society were also discussed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/11/2018 13:35:44 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

999406

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Tanzania
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date a Minister in his Department last visited the Republic of Tanzania; and what issues were discussed during that visit.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	186249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The former Minister for Africa, Rory Stewart, visited Tanzania on 22 and 23 August 2017. The Secretary of State for International Development also visited on 9 and 10 August 2018. Issues discussed during both visits included prosperity, democratic space, security and combatting the Illegal Wildlife Trade.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/11/2018 13:42:45 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell