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770041

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
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	Russia: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to implement formal sanctions available to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe under Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights, in the event that the Russian Federation continues to disregard the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>We expect all member states, including Russia, to abide by their obligations and comply with rulings made by the European Court of Human Rights. The UK Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe raised our concerns directly with the Russian Permanent Representative on 11 October, and we will continue to call on Russia to abide by Court judgments. The use of any formal measures, available under Article 46, would be a decision for all member states following detailed discussion. ​</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 23/10/2017 15:19:57 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

770042

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
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	Yukos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) representations his Department has received from and (b) discussions his Department has had with other Council of Europe member states on the non-payment by the Russian Federation to the former majority shareholders in the Yukos oil company of the 1.9 billion euros in compensation awarded to them by the European Court of Human Rights.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>We expect all member states, including Russia, to abide by their obligations and comply with rulings made by the European Court of Human Rights. The UK has joined other Council of Europe member states in a debate on the Yukos case within the Committee of Ministers whenever it has been on the agenda. The Committee of Ministers is next due to discuss its supervision of the judgment at its December meeting.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 23/10/2017 15:21:08 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

769659

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions since August 2015 the UK has provided (a) intelligence, (b) communications, (c) material and (d) other assistance to the US in its use of lethal force under the legal basis of self-defence.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>We do not routinely comment on other nations' operations or on any intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 19/10/2017 14:32:25 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

769692

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Andargachew Tsege
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether Andargachew Tsege's in absentia death sentence is unlawful.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>​The British Government consistently lobbies against the application of the death penalty, and against the carrying out of such sentences when they are imposed. In respect of UK nationals overseas, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's role is primarily to look after a prisoner's welfare while they are detained. We cannot give or pay for legal advice, start legal proceedings on their behalf or interfere in local judicial procedures. We do not hold any information on, and are therefore not in a position to form a view as to, the legality of the process in this case but we remain resolute opponents of the death penalty.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/10/2017 15:58:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768913

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many suspected terrorists the Government has targeted in Yemen (a) on its own and (b) with the US since January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is not involved in counter-terror operations in Yemen. It is a long-standing policy of the Ministry of Defence not to comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 107135 question first answered 19/10/2017 14:31:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768914

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions the Government has authorised the use of (a) UK personnel, (b) UK assets, including RAF bases located in the UK and (c) UK intelligence in support of US counter-terror operations in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is not involved in counter-terror operations in Yemen. It is a long-standing policy of the Ministry of Defence not to comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 107134 question first answered 19/10/2017 14:31:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768915

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance is provided to UK personnel in support of US counter-terror actions outside of war zones.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>Any military support would only be provided to another State in accordance with our legal obligations and UK policy. UK military personnel providing such support would be appropriately briefed on those obligations and a military legal adviser would be available to advise.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/10/2017 14:30:24 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768920

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Law of War
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions since August 2015 the Government has authorised the use of lethal force in a non-military context under the legal basis of self-defence.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not authorised the use of lethal force by UK Armed Forces under the legal basis of self-defence of the UK in the time period specified.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/10/2017 14:31:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768936

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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	Iran: 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, if he will ensure that the UK Mission to the UN in New York makes representations on the situation of the Baha'i community in Iran during its statement at the Third Committee meetings of the UN General Assembly.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>I recently met representatives of the Baha'i faith to discuss the issue. The human rights situation in Iran remains deeply worrying and this includes Iran's approach to freedom of religion and belief. The treatment of the Baha'i community is of particular concern. The latest report of the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran sets out the repression and harassment that Baha'is suffer in Iran. This includes restrictions on the types of businesses and jobs Baha'is can have, unequal treatment of Baha'i employees, and seizures of Baha'i businesses and property. We hope to highlight the situation of the Baha'i with the UN General Assembly Third Committee in New York.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/10/2017 15:26:05 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768937

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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	Andargachew Tsege
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has investigated how Andargachew Tsege's itinerary was shared with the Ethiopian authorities in advance of his kidnap from an airport in a third country.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>Mr Tsege was detained in Yemen and taken to Ethiopia in June 2014. Following Foreign and Commonwealth Office inquiries the Ethiopian and Yemeni authorities have both stated that they have a bilateral treaty that permited Mr Tsege’s extradition to Ethiopia. The UK Government continues to take Mr Tsege’s case extremely seriously and is working to ensure his welfare and legal access. The Ethiopian government are in no doubt about the importance we place on Mr Tsege’s case: the Foreign and Commonwealth Office continues to raise this at the highest levels.​​</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/10/2017 15:32:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake