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836082

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	Yemen: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many reports into investigations of civilian casualties in Yemen he has received from the Saudi Arabia Joint Incidents Assessment Team in each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	126437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>​The Joint Incidents Assessment Team issued 15 reports in September and a further 5 in November, bringing the total number of reports it has issued to 41. The British Government welcomes the release of these reports which demonstrate the Saudi-led Coalition's continued willingness to conduct thorough, transparent and conclusive investigations into reports of alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/02/2018 17:13:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

805231

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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	Yemen: Baha'i Faith
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of people of the Baha’i faith currently being detained by the Yemeni Government; and what information his Department holds on the charges under which members of the Baha’i community are being detained.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	118903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>We are concerned about the treatment of the Baha'i community in Yemen, however, due to the volatile and fluid situation in Yemen the UK does not have access to sufficient information to allow us to make accurate assessments of the number of Baha'is detained by either the Government of Yemen or the de facto Houthi authorities, nor the charges under which they are detained.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/12/2017 16:08:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

800817

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
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	Yemen: Foreign Relations
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 the UK Ambassador to Yemen has had with the officials of the former President Saleh of Yemen since the President's death on 4 December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	117438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>​The Ambassador has remained in contact with senior members of the General People's Congress (GPC). Discussion has focused on the breakdown of the alliance between the Houthis and the GPC. The Foreign Secretary has publicly called for restraint.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/12/2017 17:36:12 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

793175

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Somaliland: 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 discussions he has had with his counterparts in Somaliland on the announcement on 21 November 2017 of the provisional results of the Presidential election in Somaliland.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	114960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK has been an active member of a group of international donors supporting Somaliland's National Election Commission to plan, prepare and deliver presidential elections. Throughout the process, our officials have engaged with Somaliland counterparts to reiterate the importance of free and fair elections as well as our commitment to working with any new and legitimate president for the benefit of all the people of Somaliland.</p><p>Our Ambassador in Somalia met the President-elect on 24 November and released a video statement congratulating the President-elect on 21 November (<a href="https://twitter.com/DConcar/status/932995880831127554" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/DConcar/status/932995880831127554</a>). The UK was also signatory to an international statement regarding the results released on 21 November (<a href="https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/somalia/35955/somaliland-election-statement-international-partners_en" target="_blank">https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/somalia/35955/somaliland-election-statement-international-partners_en</a>).</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 114974 question first answered 27/11/2017 15:25:26 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

793189

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Somaliland: 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 discussions he has had with his counterpart in Somaliland on the announcement on 21 November 2017 of the provisional results of the Presidential election in Somaliland.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	114974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK has been an active member of a group of international donors supporting Somaliland's National Election Commission to plan, prepare and deliver presidential elections. Throughout the process, our officials have engaged with Somaliland counterparts to reiterate the importance of free and fair elections as well as our commitment to working with any new and legitimate president for the benefit of all the people of Somaliland.</p><p>Our Ambassador in Somalia met the President-elect on 24 November and released a video statement congratulating the President-elect on 21 November (<a href="https://twitter.com/DConcar/status/932995880831127554" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/DConcar/status/932995880831127554</a>). The UK was also signatory to an international statement regarding the results released on 21 November (<a href="https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/somalia/35955/somaliland-election-statement-international-partners_en" target="_blank">https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/somalia/35955/somaliland-election-statement-international-partners_en</a>).</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 114960 question first answered 27/11/2017 15:25:26 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

786219

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Israel: Visits Abroad
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 became aware of the Secretary of State for International Development's discussions with Israeli Government Ministers and officials on potential Government aid to the Israeli Defence Force.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	111984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>​It is longstanding practice under successive Governments that we do not routinely disclose information relating to internal discussion and advice. My right hon. Friend the member for Witham (Ms Patel) resigned as Secretary of State for International Development on 8 November. I refer the Hon Member to the exchange of letters between my right hon. Friend and the Prime Minister on her resignation; and to the statement issued by my right hon. Friend on 6 November, a copy of which is available on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/11/2017 17:43:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

759707

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
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	Yemen: Joint Incidents Assessment Team
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many reports from the Joint Incident Assessment Team on operations in Yemen he has received in each of the last two months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	10278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>​The Joint Incident Assessment Team (JIAT) did not issue any reports in July or August. On 12 September, the JIAT issued 15 reports, bringing the total number of reports it has issued to 36. The British Government welcomes the release of these reports which demonstrate the Saudi-led Coalition's continued willingness to conduct thorough, transparent and conclusive investigations into reports of alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/09/2017 13:47:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

757641

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Somaliland: 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 funding the Government has provided to support the (a) operation and (b) monitoring of elections in Somaliland.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	8706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK invested £2.18 million to plan, prepare and deliver biometric voter registration in Somaliland. Over 870,000 people have registered, more than half are women. The UK is providing an additional £1.4 million in funding to support the broader Somaliland electoral cycle, including civic education.</p><p>The UK is also providing £202,017 to fund a 60-strong international election observation mission for the delayed Somaliland Presidential election, now scheduled for November 2017.</p><p>The UK confirmed on 26 January 2017 that no UK funding would be used to cover additional costs associated with electoral delays.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/09/2017 14:11:00 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

751662

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
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	Yemen: 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, how many responses from the Joint Incident Assessment Team to incidents in Yemen referred to it by the Government he has received in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	4766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Saudi-led Coalition Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT) has announced the findings of a total of 21 investigations, with the most recent announced on 2 April 2017.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/07/2017 16:02:15 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

746760

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	USA: Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what effect the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement may have on UK contributions to that agreement's goals.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	1996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>​The US decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement will not impact in any way the UK's commitment to implementing it.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 07/07/2017 12:39:29 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty