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1177737

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	Somalia and Somaliland: 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, if he will decouple Somalia from Somaliland in relation to his foreign travel advice.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2020 answer text <p>Travel advice takes account of local/regional differences and is kept regularly under review. As the UK does not recognise Somaliland as an independent state, it is presented as part of the travel advice for Somalia.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 20/02/2020 15:44:19 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1177828

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
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 to follow the US in imposing sanctions on any company involved in the construction of Nord Stream II pipeline in the Baltic.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned about the impact Nord Stream 2 will have on European energy security and on the interests of Ukraine. We continue to be supportive of initiatives that strengthen and diversify the supply of gas and competition across the European market. We engage regularly with our close allies and partners on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and European energy security more broadly.</p><p>There are currently no unilateral UK sanctions being imposed with respect to Nord Stream 2. ​During the transition period, the UK will continue to be bound by the EU sanctions regime.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 24/02/2020 09:32:37 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1177861

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	Philippines: 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, whether he has had recent discussions with his Filipino counterpart on the potential effect on human rights of revoking the broadcast licence of ABS-CBN; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>We are concerned by any actions that seek to curtail freedom of expression or freedom of speech in the Philippines, or elsewhere. Senior UK officials discussed media freedom in the Philippines with Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Enrique Manalo, during High Level Talks in London in November 2019. Our Embassy in Manila continues to follow developments in the case of ABS-CBN closely.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/02/2020 16:59:43 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1177862

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	Coronavirus
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 met (a) the Commonwealth Secretariat and (b) other Commonwealth institutions to discuss health system strengthening as a response to the recent outbreak of coronavirus.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not met with the Commonwealth Secretariat or affiliated institutions on this matter. However, the UK recognises that strong health systems are vital to ensuring health security and we support the Commonwealth's ambition to move towards achieving Universal Health Coverage, enabling countries to prevent, detect and respond to global outbreaks like Coronavirus. Commonwealth Health Ministers will next meet in the margins of the World Health Assembly to discuss a range of health matters, including Universal Healthcare Coverage. Separately, the UK is providing £5 million to the World Health Organisation (WHO) to help prevent the spread of this outbreak by helping rapidly identify and care for patients with symptoms, as well as £40 million for research into the virus.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 20/02/2020 16:46:56 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1177211

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Shaadi.com
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Shaadi.com, when facilitating relationships and marriages, promotes (1) the caste system, and (2) discrimination against Dalits.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not made any assessment of Shaadi.com, or similar matrimonial websites.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/02/2020 13:31:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1177212

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 29 January (HL Deb, col 1446), when the postponed Time for Justice: Putting Survivors First conference will take place; and how they intend to prioritise their commitment to support the victims and survivors of sexual violence in conflict in their policies.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2020 answer text <p>The Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) International Conference, Time for Justice: Putting Survivors First, will take place this year and we will confirm the exact date with the House in due course. The Foreign Secretary and I, as the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, will host the event.</p><p>The UK is fully committed to supporting survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and follows a survivor-centred approach, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2467 on Sexual Violence in Conflict. This includes working closely with survivor networks to ensure their perspectives inform PSVI policy and programming. In October 2019, I appointed two UK PSVI Survivor Champions, Nadine Tunasi and Kolbassia Haoussou. The Survivor Champions advocate for all survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and are a vital element of our survivor-centred approach. The UK plans to announce a contribution to the International Fund for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/02/2020 13:34:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1177213

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Africa: Trade Agreements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage countries in Africa to sign up to the African Continental Free Trade Area.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>54 of the African Union's 55 member states have signed the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and 28 of those have so far deposited their instruments of ratification with the African Union Commission (AUC). The UK is supporting the initiative by providing technical assistance, including the secondment of an investment expert to the AUC. We are also spending over £400 million annually across Africa to help countries break down barriers to trade - supporting critical trade infrastructure like ports and roads; tackling burdensome regulations, high transport costs and delays at customs; and building trade skills so that partner countries are better able to take advantage of trading opportunities. The AfCFTA was an area of focus in the trade and investment session at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London on 20 January, with AUC Chairperson Faki outlining progress to date to UK investors.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/02/2020 15:23:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1177234

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Norfolk Island
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Norfolk Island (1) was within the geographical boundaries of the Commonwealth of Australia or any State thereof when the power to make laws for Norfolk Island was given to the Commonwealth of Australia in 1914, or (2) has since become within those boundaries.
tabling member printed	Lord Howarth of Newport
uin	HL1480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>Norfolk Island has been a Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia since 1914 and its governance is a matter for that country.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/02/2020 14:47:57 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	544 label Biography information for Lord Howarth of Newport

1177241

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Gibraltar: Schengen Agreement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to prohibit Gibraltar from applying to join the EU Schengen open borders area.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL1487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>After we leave, the United Kingdom will be negotiating the future relationship with the EU on behalf of the whole United Kingdom family, including Gibraltar. The United Kingdom, including Gibraltar, is not part of the borderless Schengen zone.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/02/2020 11:02:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1177242

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
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	Cameroon: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of escalating violence and human rights abuses towards Anglophone communities in Cameroon; and what steps they are taking to prevent any continued violence or abuse.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL1488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>The British Government remains deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in the North-West and South-West (Anglophone) regions of Cameroon. These regions suffer from high levels of violence, which have driven hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. We have consistently called for an end to the violence and investigations into all reports of human rights violations and abuses. We continue to maintain a spotlight on the crisis and raise our concerns at the highest levels, including with the Government of Cameroon, at the United Nations (UN) and with international partners. The Government of Cameroon convened a National Dialogue in October 2019, and legislation concerning bilingualism and special status for the North-West and South-West regions was passed in December. These are welcome initial steps forward. Commitments and legislation now need to be implemented in a timely manner to support genuine decentralisation of power and to tackle the root causes of the crisis.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/02/2020 14:44:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd