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1588982

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to a Daesh member being convicted of genocide by the German Federal Court of Justice, what plans they have to recognise the Daesh atrocities as genocide.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK strongly condemns atrocities against the Yazidis in Iraq. The decision to uphold the verdict against the Daesh member sends a strong signal to the international community and we are considering the implications under HMG's genocide determination policy. We will continue to do our utmost both to end violations of international human rights law and where appropriate, international humanitarian law; and to prevent the escalation of any such atrocities and alleviate the suffering of those who are affected.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/03/2023 14:32:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1588986

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Resolution 2475 of 23 January, what plans they have to address the issue of Daesh foreign fighters and their families returning from Syria and other countries to the member states of the Council of Europe.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>Our priority remains ensuring the safety and security of the UK.</p><p>We continue to work closely with international partners in addressing the issue of Daesh Foreign Terrorist Fighters, particularly in the pursuit of justice of those who fought for or supported Daesh. However, repatriating citizens is ultimately a matter for individual countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 09/03/2023 17:45:19 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1462723

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who represented the UK government at the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Marrakesh on Wednesday 11 May; and what conclusions the meeting reached with regard to Coalition action against ISIS in Africa, Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>The British Ambassador to Morocco, Simon Martin, represented the UK government at the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh Ministerial meeting in Marrakesh on Wednesday 11 May. I [Lord Ahmad, Minister for South Asia and Central Asia, North Africa, the United Nations and the Commonwealth] was unable to attend. The conclusions regarding Coalition action against Daesh in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Africa are available in the Ministerial Communique. This is available at https://theglobalcoalition.org/en/communique-global-coalition-morocco/</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/05/2022 15:25:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1356865

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking (a) independently and (b) jointly with (i) her international counterparts and (ii) international bodies to help ensure that victims of Daesh atrocities are provided with reparations.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	51717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK is a key ally to survivor and minority communities who suffered atrocities under Daesh. We played a leading role in the establishment of the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/ISIL (UNITAD). We champion its work in gathering evidence of crimes, including sexual violence against minority communities and welcome its expanded engagement with witnesses, survivors and impacted communities. Our Embassy in Baghdad has regular discussions with the Government of Iraq and UNITAD, encouraging their closer co-operation to achieve justice for victims of Daesh's crimes.</p><p>The passage of the Yazidi Survivors Law in March 2021, which includes provisions to search for missing survivors, is a welcome step toward justice and reparations for survivors. We continue to work with a range of actors including the Government of Iraq, minorities' organisations and survivors to ensure this law is fully implemented. We are funding both psycho-social care for female survivors of conflict related sexual violence, and technical support to Iraq's Directorate of Yazidi Affairs, responsible for implementation of the law.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 51716 question first answered 23/09/2021 16:45:40 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1306275

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to help tackle the threat of the Islamic State group internationally.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	175697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>As outlined in the Government’s 2018 CONTEST (CT Strategy), We continue to use the full range of our diplomatic, development, economic, defence and intelligence networks to the address upstream threat and terrorist risk posed by Daesh to the UK homeland and our interests overseas.</p><p>I also refer the Rt Hon gentleman to the update provided to the House by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on Thursday 4 March 2021 which outlines Her Majesty’s Government’s response to the threat posed by Daesh. <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2FCommons%2F2021-03-04%2Fdebates%2FDC3BD59C-F7E3-41B3-885B-5932C6EDD817%2FCounter-DaeshUpdatehighlight%3Dsyria&amp;data=04%7C01%7CMichael.Phillips10%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C821af2caa0b64240746508d8f2a502f0%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637526137817793416%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=cmI8HcswDI0cNHSFcuBf%2B5L6CNF%2FozAUHAOR7UIKdxM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Counter-Daesh Update - Thursday 4 March 2021 - Hansard - UK Parliament</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 19/04/2021 15:27:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1250815

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of UK residents who are members of Daesh.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	114096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>Membership of a proscribed organisation is an offence under section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000, and Al Qa’ida and Daesh have been proscribed in the UK since March 2001 and June 2014 respectively.</p><p>The Government takes proscription offences seriously. Investigations into the activities of proscribed organisations or individuals who may be members of proscribed organisations are an operational matter for the police and intelligence agencies. It would not be appropriate to publish data on intelligence related matters.</p><p>The Government publishes quarterly national statistics on the use of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent relevant legislation in Great Britain. This includes information on arrests, charges and convictions for proscription offences. The most recent publication up to year ending June 2020, was published on 17 September on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/operation-of-police-powers-under-the-terrorism-act-2000-quarterly-update-to-june-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/operation-of-police-powers-under-the-terrorism-act-2000-quarterly-update-to-june-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 114097 question first answered 16/11/2020 17:13:05 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1190474

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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	Islamic State
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 discussions has he had with coalition allies on preventing ISIS from resurging.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	40786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>We continue to work closely with our allies in the Global Coalition to prevent Daesh from resurging, in particular in Syria and Iraq. Senior officials from the Coalition members discussed this in a meeting on 16 April. Among other occasions, I raised the importance of the continued fight against Daesh in my conversations with Iraq's Ambassador to the UK on 16 March, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hakim on 1 April and the US Envoy for Syria Ambassador Jeffrey on 16 April.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 04/05/2020 15:27:48 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1171550

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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	Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to His Majesty King Abdullah of Jordan’s interview with France 24 on 12 January, in which he warned of the re-establishment and rise of IS in southern eastern Syria and western Iraq, what assessment they have made of the re-emergence of IS and in particular, those IS fighters who have travelled from Idlib in Syria to Libya; and what discussions they have had with the government of Jordan and other partners in that region about the development of a strategy to combat that re-emergence.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>We remain concerned at the risk of Daesh resurgence in parts of Syria and Iraq. We have been clear that, despite their loss of territory, Daesh still pose a threat to the security of both countries, and the region. For this reason we continue to work with the Global Coalition and our partners to tackle Daesh in Syria and Iraq and to prevent Daesh fighters from travelling from there to other countries. We have close and frequent dialogue with the Jordanian government on regional security issues, both bilaterally and as part of the Global Coalition Against Daesh and Small Group on Syria.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/01/2020 15:15:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1169470

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the level of (a) the resurgence of Daesh in Iraq and (b) the threat posed by Daesh on the stability in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>Daesh's capability has been significantly degraded in recent times. Nonetheless, it continues to have a presence in northern and central Iraq where it continues to conduct small scale attacks against civilians, security forces and infrastructure by taking advantage of a permissive operating environment.</p><p>Daesh is one of many threats to stability in the Middle East. Regional partners and the international community must continue to disrupt Daesh's activity to limit the scope for Daesh to re-grow their support base. Any successful response to a Daesh resurgence in Iraq will depend on the effectiveness of security and governance and addressing poor socio-economic prospects and sectarian tensions.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 16/01/2020 14:41:19 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1168904

registered interest
date	06/01/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to work his (a) Iraqi and (b) Turkish counterparts to tackle the insurgent threat posed by ISIS.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>As part of the Coalition, the UK has provided support to the Government of Iraq and the Iraqi Security Forces, which has been crucial in the fight against Daesh. We have trained over 114,000 Iraqi Security Forces and Peshmerga personnel to help build their capacity to ensure Daesh's enduring defeat.</p><p>Due to current circumstances, we have paused training with Iraqi Security Forces but we continue to train Kurdish forces in the Kurdish Region of Iraq. And we hope to resume counter-Daesh operations and training with the Iraqi Security Forces as quickly as possible, but this will not be at the expense of the right force protection measures for UK troops.</p><p>We have been continuously engaged with Turkey as a NATO Ally from the outset in countering the threat from Daesh. Following the incursion into Northeast Syria, we welcome the ceasefire and we hope that this will allow us to continue to protect our mutual counter-terrorism interests.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 13/01/2020 15:48:59 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton