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1356863

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	Iraq: Yazidis
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 discussions (a) she and (b) officials in her Department have had with her international counterparts on establishing an investigation into the fate and location of the 2,673 Yazidi women and children who have been missing since 2014 in Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	51716
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 51717 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

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

1356867

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	Nigeria: Abduction
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 her Department is taking to support their Nigerian counterparts in locating and rescuing (a) Leah Sharibu and (b) other abducted girls in Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	51718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by the abduction and continued captivity of children by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) in North East Nigeria. Leah Sharibu, who was abducted by ISWA in 2018, and a number of the Chibok schoolgirls, abducted by Boko Haram in 2014, are among those still missing. We continue to raise these cases with the Government of Nigeria, most recently in June. The Nigerian Government has provided assurances it is doing all it can to secure the release of all those kidnapped.</p><p>We have provided mentoring and capacity building support to Nigerian Police Force units to improve their anti-kidnap capacity, to help reduce harm to victims and to hold those responsible to account. We are also providing a comprehensive package of support to Nigeria to help tackle the terrorist threat in the North East. My [Minister Ford] predecessor visited Nigeria in April where he discussed insecurity, including kidnaps, with the Foreign Minister and the President's Chief of Staff, and raised the importance of protecting all communities. He also discussed the impact insecurity has on education with the Nigerian Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Education in July in the margins of the Global Education Summit.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 23/09/2021 14:05:40 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1356871

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	India: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report by the charity Open Doors entitled Destructive Lies, what assessment her Department has made of the levels of freedom of religion or belief of Christian and Muslim minorities in India.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	51719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>We look to India to uphold all freedoms and rights guaranteed in its strong constitution, and by the international instruments to which India is a party. We engage with India on a range of human rights matters, working with Union and State Governments, and with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), to build capacity and share expertise to promote human rights for all. We condemn any instances of discrimination because of religion or belief, regardless of the country or faith involved.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 23/09/2021 14:01:08 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1356876

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	India: Religious Freedom
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 her Department is taking to help promote the rights of religious minorities in India.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	51720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The British High Commission in New Delhi and our network of Deputy High Commissions across India regularly meet religious representatives and have run projects promoting minority rights. Over the last three years, they have worked with local Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to bring together young people of diverse faith backgrounds to work together on social action projects in their local communities. This year, the British High Commission supported an interfaith leadership programme for a cohort of emerging Indian faith leaders, including Christians, creating an opportunity to exchange expertise on leading modern, inclusive faith communities, and promoting values of tolerance and multi-culturalism. We also raise issues relevant to religious minorities in our engagement with Union and State authorities. On 15 March, while visiting India, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia, discussed the situation for Christians with India's then-Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kishan Reddy.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 23/09/2021 14:03:44 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1355357

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have submitted an application to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme including applicants and their family members between 1 April and 14 September 2021; and how many and what proportion of those applications have been (a) accepted, (b) rejected and (c) received but not yet processed.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	49159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>The Afghan relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) was launched on 1 April 2021. Since this date, around 7,000 former Afghan locally employed staff and their families have been relocated to the UK, including those relocated as part of HMG’s evacuation from Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>The specific information requested is not held in a published format and to gather it would require a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does publish quarterly updates on immigration statistics. Information relating to arrivals under ARAP will be published in these statistics in due course. The most recent published migration statistics can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance relating to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 49161 49162 question first answered 21/09/2021 13:17:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1355359

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme (a) applications were fully processed, (b) applicants and their families were able to leave for the UK before 14 August 2021 and (c) applicants were processed between 15 August 2021 and 28 August 2021 were (i) called forward to Kabul International airport and (ii) evacuated.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	49160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>Under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, prior to the start of OP PITTING on 14 August, 850 applications were accepted, and 1,978 people were relocated to the UK.</p><p>During OP PITTING, no new applications were processed, although around 800 additional individuals were approved for the scheme as the eligibility criteria were expanded.</p><p>All of those eligible or otherwise approved for the scheme were called forward and around 7,000 were evacuated.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/09/2021 08:32:42 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1355360

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy and the special cases applications, how many applications were from (a) current or past locally employed UK government staff, (b) private companies implementing UK government funded programmes, (c) NGOs and non-profit organisations implementing UK government funded programmes, (d) Afghan government partners, (e) Afghan media and civil society organisations, and (f) other categories that the Government recognised.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	49161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>The Afghan relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) was launched on 1 April 2021. Since this date, around 7,000 former Afghan locally employed staff and their families have been relocated to the UK, including those relocated as part of HMG’s evacuation from Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>The specific information requested is not held in a published format and to gather it would require a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does publish quarterly updates on immigration statistics. Information relating to arrivals under ARAP will be published in these statistics in due course. The most recent published migration statistics can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance relating to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 49159 49162 question first answered 21/09/2021 13:17:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1355361

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, how many applicants were (a) accepted, (b) called forward to Kabul International Airport, (c) evacuated by 28 August, (d) rejected, (e) appealed, and (f) have not yet been processed for (i) current or past locally employed UK government staff; (ii) private companies implementing UK government funded programmes; (iii) NGOs and non profit organisations implementing UK government funded programmes; (iv) Afghan government partners (including MPs, ministers, justice officials, etc); (v) Afghan media and civil society organisations, and (vi) other categories that the UK government recognised.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	49162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>The Afghan relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) was launched on 1 April 2021. Since this date, around 7,000 former Afghan locally employed staff and their families have been relocated to the UK, including those relocated as part of HMG’s evacuation from Afghanistan.</p><p> </p><p>The specific information requested is not held in a published format and to gather it would require a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does publish quarterly updates on immigration statistics. Information relating to arrivals under ARAP will be published in these statistics in due course. The most recent published migration statistics can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance relating to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 49159 49161 question first answered 21/09/2021 13:17:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1355362

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Email
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many applications have been submitted to the his Department's special cases email address since its launch in August 2021.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	49163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>As of 8 September, the Special Cases mailbox had received over 15,000 emails. This is not the same as &quot;cases&quot;, since by definition &quot;special cases&quot; are determined by exemption not by application. These emails are being assessed and categorised for action as part of the Government's overall processing of Afghan nationals' cases.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 22/09/2021 16:53:47 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara