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169505

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Middle East
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 help LGBT people under threat from ISIS in Northern Iraq and Syria.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	218080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><th> </th><td><table><tbody><tr><td>ISIL continues to brutally and indiscriminately murder and persecute people in both Iraq and Syria. They are terrorising people from many minority groups in areas under their control including Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people. The Government strongly condemns any and all abuses or violations of human rights. <br><br>We are supporting the Government of Iraq as they work to deliver a unified response against ISIL. The UK fully supports the Iraqi government in its efforts to uphold the rule of law and bring those responsible for all violations and abuses of human rights to justice. <br><br>The Government, through UK Aid, is providing humanitarian relief of more than £700 million to help alleviate the suffering of displaced people in Iraq and Syria.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/12/2014 16:23:20 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

168900

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcomes were of the 10th regional security summit held in Manama, Bahrain from 5 to 7 December 2014.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	217939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement I made on 9 December 2014 on the UK-Bahrain defence agreement (Official Report, column 29WS).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 15/12/2014 17:24:08 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon attachment 1 file name WMS UK Bahrain Defence Arrangement.doc title 9 December 2014 UK-Bahrain Defence Aggreement
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

167634

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to discourage incitement to violence and to promote religious tolerance in Jerusalem.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text We have urged both Israeli and Palestinian leaders to exert their influence to discourage incitement and promote religious tolerance in Jerusalem. It is vital that the longstanding status quo in respect of access to and governance of the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif be preserved. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 16/12/2014 14:31:28 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

167442

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any personnel from Reaper Squadron 39 have been deployed to (a) Al Udeid air base, Qatar, (b) Al Minhad airbase, United Arab Emirates and (c) Al Musannah airbase, Oman.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	216796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2014 answer text <p>I am withholding this information as its disclosure would or would be likely to prejudice operational capability, effectiveness or security; also relations between the United Kingdom and other states.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 05/12/2014 13:38:39 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

166208

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they will make to the government of Israel in the light of the finding by Defence for Children International that 10 children were killed by live ammunition in the West Bank in 2014.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>Our Ambassador in Tel Aviv raised the high number of Palestinian civilians killed – including ten children – at the hands of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) since the start of 2014 with a high-ranking Israeli military official on 26 November. He urged robust investigation into these incidents, and encouraged restraint on the IDF’s use of live fire to control crowds.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/12/2014 16:00:27 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

166325

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Middle East
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 new High Representative for the EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on Palestinian statehood and the EU's position on encouraging a two-state solution in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	216195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt hon. Friend the Member for Runnymead and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) spoke to the new High Representative for the EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (Federica Mogherini) about the Middle East Peace Process on 11 November. She updated the Foreign Secretary on her trip to the Middle East and discussions with the US Secretary of State John Kerry. There were further discussions at the Foreign Affairs Council on 17 November.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 03/12/2014 12:55:04 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

167186

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Middle East
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 help bring Israeli and Palestinian leaders back to peace talks.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Kevin Barron
uin	906392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text The UK is fully supporting US-led efforts, working with the Egyptians, to bring Israeli and Palestinian leaders back to negotiations aimed at achieving a lasting peace. We are also working with European partners, especially France and Germany, to support that US-led process. answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 02/12/2014 16:08:04 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	392 label Biography information for Sir Kevin Barron

166084

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in its negotiations with Israel during the peace process, the Quartet will apply strict conformity to the requirements of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text There are currently no Middle East Peace Process negotiations. US Secretary of State Kerry has made clear that the US is fully committed to bringing the parties back to negotiations, and we would look to the Quartet to play a supportive role should they resume. During the last round of negotiations between July 2013 and April 2014, the Quartet called on all parties to take every possible step to promote conditions conducive to the success of the negotiating process and to refrain from actions that undermine trust or prejudge final status issues. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/12/2014 15:48:33 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

166085

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the economic benefits to Israel of operation Protective Edge; and to what extent the United Kingdom has benefited from the testing of weapons during that action.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2014 answer text <p>The British Government has not made any assessment of the impact on the Israeli economy, beneficial or not, of Operation Protective Edge. The UK has not benefitted in any way from the ‘testing’ of weapons.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 09/12/2014 14:25:42 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

164356

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
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	Middle East
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 his Palestinian counterparts on levels of incitement to violence against Israel.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	215756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Officials from our Consulate-General in Jerusalem regularly speak to members of the Palestinian leadership including representatives from the Palestinian Liberation Organization, the President’s office and the Prime Minister’s office, to underline the importance of the Palestinian leadership taking all possible steps, including avoiding the use of inflammatory rhetoric, to reduce tension and encourage calm in Jerusalem and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs). I also raised the importance of this issue with interlocutors on both sides on my visit to Israel and the OPTs in October.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/11/2014 14:29:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy