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172510

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Democratic Republic of Congo
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 ensure that UN Security Council Resolutions 2098 and 2147 are implemented in full and that effective steps are taken to demobilise and disband the FDLR from North and South Kivu; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
uin	220017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting efforts to build greater stability in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Great Lakes. Ministers and officials regularly meet with representatives of the UN, MONUSCO mission leadership and Ministers from the DRC, Rwanda and other countries in the region to emphasise the importance of full implementation of UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions 2098 and 2147.</p><p>We continue to believe that the threat posed by the FDLR to civilians and the wider security of the region must be comprehensively tackled. As the 2 January deadline for voluntary disarmament has now passed and full surrender has not materialised, we believe that military action must restart against the FDLR as soon as possible. The UNSC Presidential Statement of 8 January is clear about this and we are lobbying regional leaders to deliver on the action they have promised.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 15/01/2015 14:28:44 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell

172511

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Mexico
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 Mexican government about human rights in that country.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	219970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>We regularly discuss human rights with the Mexican authorities, through our Embassy in Mexico and at Ministerial level. During my visit to Mexico in November, I discussed the human rights situation. I have also subsequently raised the issue with visiting Mexican Ministerial counterparts.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 13/01/2015 14:52:22 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

172512

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Sudan
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 the government of Sudan on the legal status and detention of Dr. Amin Mekki Medani, Farouk Abu Eissa and Farah Ibrahim Mohamed Algar.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	220052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Khartoum have made representations to the Government of Sudan about the detention of Dr. Amin Mekki Medani, Farouk Abu Eissa and Farah Ibrahim Mohamed al-Agar. Additionally, we issued a statement with our Troika partners (the United States and Norway) on 23 December calling for their immediate release.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 13/01/2015 14:38:35 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

172513

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Pakistan
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 the government of Pakistan on its response to the murder of school children in Peshawar.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	220051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), made clear at the time of this horrific attack that the UK stands shoulder to shoulder with the government and people of Pakistan in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. The Foreign Secretary has conveyed to Prime Minister Sharif that the UK stands ready to assist where we can. We will continue to work in partnership with Pakistan to tackle these challenges.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/01/2015 16:18:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

172514

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Cuba
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 meetings he has had with representatives of the Cuban government.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Cathy Jamieson
uin	219969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>I visited Cuba from 29 October to 1 November and met Cuban Vice-President Cabrisas, Foreign Minister Rodriguez and Trade and Investment Minister Malmierca. I also met the Cuban Deputy Ministers for agriculture, energy, trade and investment, tourism, health and foreign affairs. In my meetings, I discussed our bilateral relationship, including issues related to trade and investment, foreign affairs, human rights, tourism and co-operation in the fight against Ebola. I also signed three Memoranda of Understanding with the Cuban Government, covering foreign policy, trade and investment and sport. I agreed that a British trade delegation should visit Cuba later this year to explore opportunities for foreign investors to help with Cuba’s economic development.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 13/01/2015 14:46:53 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4011 label Biography information for Cathy Jamieson

172516

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	North Korea
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 is taking to tackle the persecution of Christians in North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	220024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by reports of widespread and systematic state sanctioned human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), particularly by the reports of the persecution of Christians detailed by the UN Commission of Inquiry and elsewhere. We have called on the DPRK to respect the provision in its constitution guaranteeing “freedom of belief in religion”. Our belief is that if the DPRK will not hold human rights violators to account, the international community must be ready to do so. We worked with likeminded partners to ensure the resolutions adopted at the Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly included strong language to make clear there can be no impunity for human rights violations and to call for appropriate action to ensure accountability.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 13/01/2015 14:54:56 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

172517

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Turkey
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 5 January 2015 to Question 218909, whether he plans to negotiate restrictions to prevent uncontrolled immigration to the UK from Turkey in the event of that country's accession to the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	220078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK has long been a strong supporter of enlargement of the EU as a driver of peace, prosperity and reform across our continent.</p><p>This Government remains a strong supporter of enlargement, including to Turkey, provided that candidate countries only join the EU when they have met in full all the conditions and standards for doing so. At the same time, we recognise that many across Europe have been concerned by the large-scale movement of people that has followed the accession of new countries to the EU and this issue needs to be addressed before any more members join. That is why HMG is pursuing the reform of transitional arrangements on freedom of movement from future new Member States and is determined to see these reforms put in place before any further members are admitted to the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/01/2015 15:06:26 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

172518

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Bahrain
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 the government of Bahrain regarding the case of Dr Abduljalil Alsingace who is currently imprisoned in that country.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	220069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Bahrain has raised the issue of access to medical treatment for Dr Abduljalil Alsingace with the Ombudsman for the Ministry of Interior. We continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to ensure that due legal process is followed in all legal cases and international norms of justice upheld.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/01/2015 16:01:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

172519

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Bahrain
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 steps his Department has taken to encourage civil rights and democracy in Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	220067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text I co-chaired the UK-Bahrain Joint Working Group meeting on 4 December 2014 with the Undersecretary of the Bahraini Ministry of the Interior, H.E Abdullah Abdulatif Abdulla. We discussed progress on the implementation of the recommendations of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry Report and UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review, and agreed that the UK would continue to provide assistance to Bahrain’s reform programme, with a continuing focus on strengthening human rights and the rule of law, in 2015. The British Government will continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to build on the success of the recent elections and move forward with further reform to advance the democratisation and human rights agenda. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/01/2015 16:06:00 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

172520

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
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	Bahrain
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 his Department has made of the number of political prisoners in Bahrain; and what steps his Department has taken to encourage the release of those prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	220068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text The British Government does not hold details on the cases and charges against prisoners in Bahrain. If we have specific concerns around convictions or sentencing we raise these with the Government of Bahrain as part of our wider dialogue on human rights and reform. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/01/2015 16:04:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham