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836056

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	Hezbollah
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 role of Hezbollah in the Middle East peace process.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Scully
uin	126411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of Hassan Nasrallah's recent calls for a Palestinian intifada. The UK deplores all forms of incitement, including any comments that could stir up hatred and prejudice. We continue to urge all sides to avoid engaging in, or encouraging, any type of action and language that makes it more difficult to achieve a culture of peaceful coexistence and a negotiated solution to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/02/2018 15:41:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully

834723

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
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	Hezbollah
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 effect of ongoing UK dialogue with Hezbollah on that organisation’s stance on terrorism.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	126168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>​There is no ongoing UK dialogue with Hizballah, with whom the UK maintains a no contact policy.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/02/2018 13:04:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

834825

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hezbollah
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of whether Hezbollah is a unified organisation under a single leadership.
tabling member constituency	Mid Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Nigel Huddleston
uin	126247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK proscription regime distinguishes between the political and military wings of Hizballah. The UK proscribed Hizballah’s External Security Organisation in March 2001 and in 2008 the proscription was extended to Hizballah’s military apparatus.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 06/02/2018 14:30:53 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston

828939

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hezbollah
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to proscribe the political wing of Hezbollah in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	124546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to the Hon. Member for East Renfrewshire on 28 June 2017 (UIN 556).</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 30/01/2018 15:59:51 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

825792

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hezbollah
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the promotion of the military wing of Hezbollah in the UK.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	123859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Hizballah's External Security Organisation was proscribed in March 2001 and in 2008 the proscription was extended to Hizballah's military apparatus including the Jihad Council.</p><p>Proscription means that an organisation is outlawed and is unable to operate in the UK. It is a criminal offence for a person to: <br>• belong to or invite support for a proscribed organisation; <br>• arrange a meeting in support of a proscribed organisation;<br>• wear clothing or carry articles in public which arouse reasonable suspicion that an individual is a member or supporter of the proscribed organisation. <br> <br>The penalties for proscription offences can be a maximum of 10 years in prison and/or an unlimited fine.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 25/01/2018 12:43:16 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

823583

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hezbollah
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the nature of the links between the political and military wings of Hezbollah; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	123046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The military and political activities of Hizballah are distinct, though links exist between the senior leaders of the political and military wings. The UK proscribed Hizballah's External Security Organisation in March 2001 and in 2008 the proscription was extended to Hizballah's military apparatus.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 22/01/2018 15:56:42 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

823585

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hezbollah
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she has received on proscribing Hezbollah; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	123048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Hizballah's External Security Organisation was proscribed in March 2001 and in 2008 the proscription was extended to Hizballah's military apparatus including the Jihad Council. I have received representations from Parliamentarians, civil society organisations and members of the public amongst others on whether to extend the proscription of Hizballah to cover the whole organisation.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 22/01/2018 15:55:59 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones