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705592

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	Cambodia: Politics and Government
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 the Government is taking to promote democracy and free and fair elections in Cambodia.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	65731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>We continue to advocate the importance of a peaceful and fair electoral process in Cambodia. It is in the interests of long-term stability in the country for there to be free and fair elections that command the confidence of the voters. In support of this the EU, with UK support, has provided financial and technical assistance to the National Electoral Commission in the preparation of a new voter registry in advance of the upcoming Commune and General elections. We look to the authorities to ensure an environment in which opposition parties and civil society can function freely.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/03/2017 15:07:08 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

705593

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	West Bank: Demolition
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 urgent representations to the Israeli Government to consider reversing the recent demolition orders served to the village of Khan al- Ahmar in the occupied West Bank.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	65732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is gravely concerned about demolition of Palestinian property by the Israeli authorities, including plans to demolish the Bedouin village of Khan al Ahmar. I raised this issue with the Israeli Ambassador to London on 1 March. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv last raised our concerns with the Israeli authorities on 28 February.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/03/2017 16:16:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

705594

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	Moldova: Fraud
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 progress of efforts by the Government of Moldova to recover assets lost as a result of bank fraud.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	65775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Moldovan Government has stated on a number of occasions that it is committed to the recovery of assets lost as a result of the 2014 bank fraud. Ongoing investigations are a matter for the relevant Moldovan authorities.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 07/03/2017 14:12:47 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

705595

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	Moldova: Corruption
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 support efforts by the Government of Moldova to (a) investigate and (b) prosecute allegations of official corruption in that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	65776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>We have made clear to the Government of the Republic of Moldova that we expect it to deliver on its reform commitments as a matter of urgency. The Moldovan Government has made a moderately promising start with legislative reforms to the justice sector, and the strengthening of the banking system following the 2014 bank fraud, but these initial steps need to be underpinned by full implementation and concrete results and Moldova still has a long way to go on judicial and economic reform and fighting corruption.</p><p>The UK is providing support to judicial and economic reform and fighting corruption, including through the Good Governance Fund (GGF). Through the GGF we plan to fund up to £4.3 million worth of projects and programmes in Financial Year 16/17, including projects which focus on these areas specifically. We plan a similar allocation in Financial Year 17/18. GGF support has already helped improve the resilience of the banking and financial sectors through supervisory and regulatory reform and contributed to improving sentencing procedures for corruption crimes, by developing sentencing guidelines as well as recommendations for their application.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 07/03/2017 14:44:04 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

705596

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	Moldova: Elections
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 fairness of the media coverage in Moldova of the Presidential elections held in that country in October and November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	65777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>We share the assessment of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe/Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Election Observation Mission which covered the first and second rounds of the Presidential elections in Moldova on 30 October and 13 November 2016. The OSCE/ODIHR concluded that both rounds were competitive with respect for fundamental freedoms. They also noted, however, that the electoral process was marred by widespread abuse of administrative resources, lack of campaign finance transparency and unbalanced media coverage with politically affiliated broadcasters portraying some candidates in an increasingly negative tone, especially in the run-up to the second round. We urge the Moldovan authorities to consider measures to deal with these priorities for the future.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson grouped question UIN 65781 question first answered 07/03/2017 14:48:37 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

705597

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	Israeli Settlements
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 counterparts in the Israeli Government on US policy on the construction of settlements in the Palestinian territories since the US President's meeting with the Israeli Prime Minister on 15 February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	65727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>While we have not discussed US settlements policy with the Israeli authorities, we welcome President Trump's interest in working for a peace deal that meets the requirements of both parties. The UK's view remains that the two-state solution is the best option to achieve that. We continue to believe settlements are one of a number of significant barriers to achieving a two-state solution and regularly raise our concerns about settlement activity with the Israeli authorities.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/03/2017 16:11:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

705598

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	Trans-Dniestr: Ukraine
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 security of the border between the Transnistria region of Moldova and Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	65778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK fully supports the work of the EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM) and the active role it is playing in supporting both Moldova and Ukraine in border management. No recent UK assessments have been made of the security of the border between the Transnistria region of Moldova and Ukraine. Part of the state border between the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine is under the control of the <em>de facto </em>Transnistrian authorities and the <em>de jure </em>Moldovan authorities are unable to exercise any effective control on the side of the state border outside their effective control.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 07/03/2017 14:45:18 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

705599

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	Kashmir
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 on the matter of self-determination for Azad Kashmir with his counterparts in the Government of (a) India and (b) Pakistan.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	65728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>I have not discussed this matter with either the Government of India or Pakistan. The longstanding position of the United Kingdom is that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting resolution to the situation in Kashmir, taking into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people. It is not for the United Kingdom to prescribe a solution or to act as a mediator. We encourage both sides to maintain positive dialogue, but the pace and scope of this is for them to determine.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/03/2017 15:06:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

705600

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	Trans-Dniestr: Russia
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 estimate he has made of the number of Russian military personnel in the Transnistria region of Moldova.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	65779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Russian military presence in the Transnistria region of Moldova is made up of two components. The first is the Russian contingent to the Tripartite Peace Keeping force established under the 1992 Cease Fire Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation. The number of Russian military personnel currently serving as part of the Tripartite Peace Keeping force is estimated at around 420 soldiers.</p><p>The second component of Russian military personnel in the Transnistria region of Moldova is the 8th Operational Group of Russian Forces (OGRF) Brigade. These forces do not have host nation (Moldovan) consent. The number of Russian military personnel currently serving in the 8th OGRF Brigade is estimated at around 1500 soldiers.</p><p>Continuing to station the 8th OGRF Brigade in the Transnistria region without the consent of the Republic of Moldova places the Russian Federation in breach of commitments it entered into at the 1999 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Istanbul Summit. We fully support calls for the Russian Federation to remove from the territory of the Republic of Moldova those elements of its armed forces and munitions which do not have host nation consent.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 07/03/2017 14:46:57 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

705601

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	United Arab Emirates: 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, how the issue of respect for human rights is reflected in the programme for the UK-UAE Year of Culture.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	65729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The agreed themes of the UK-United Arab Emirates (UAE) Year of Culture season are Next Generation, Community and Inclusion.</p><p>Through the Inclusion and Community themes, the British Council aims to make the UK-UAE Year of Culture programme accessible to all sectors of society, including those with special needs, the elderly and disabled.</p><p>The Next Generation theme focuses on capacity building for the UAE youth to enable them to participate fully in society.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/03/2017 16:14:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake