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1226734

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	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	Bahrain: Capital Punishment
	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 Bahraini counterpart on allegations of (a) torture and (b) due process violations in the case of (i) Mohammed Ramadhan and (ii) Husain Moosa who have been sentenced to death in that country; and what recent comparative assessment he has made of the accuracy of (A) Bahrain's Special Investigation Unit, (B) the Bahraini Ombudsman and (C) independent experts at the International Rehabilitation for Torture Victims.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	77825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Lord Ahmad, the Minister of State responsible for human rights, publicly expressed our deep concern at the decision by Bahrain's Court of Cassation to uphold the death penalty verdicts imposed on Mohammed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa on 13 July. We have raised both cases at senior levels with the Government of Bahrain. The Bahraini Government is fully aware that the UK opposes the death penalty, in all circumstances, as a matter of principle.</p><p>The UK welcomed the investigation by the Ombudsman and Special Investigation Unit into the cases of Mohammed Ramadhan and Husain Moosa, ultimately leading to their retrial - a first in Bahrain.</p><p>The UK is committed to supporting Bahrain's oversight bodies, including the Ministry of Interior Ombudsman and the independent Special Investigations Unit. We continue to believe that Bahrain is taking steps in the right direction to improve its performance on justice and security issues. The support we provide to these bodies, including in partnership with UN Development Programme, contributes to the ongoing development of their capacity and capability, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 16.</p><p>The UK Government takes note of a number of sources of information when making assessments on Bahrain. Our latest assessment was published as part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Human Rights and Democracy Report in July 2020.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/09/2020 13:16:52 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1227043

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	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	Bahrain: Capital Punishment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will make its future assistance to Bahrain contingent on a decrease in or end to that country’s use of death penalty.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	uin	77846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>We continue to believe that Bahrain is taking steps in the right direction to improve its human rights record, in line with the Government's Plan which built on the reform recommendations set out in the 2012 Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry Report. Whilst we and the Government of Bahrain acknowledge this is a work in progress, our support for this Bahrain-led reform is helping to build effective and accountable institutions, strengthen the rule of law and deliver justice reform. All our support is in line with international standards, and aims to share the UK's expertise and experience.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/09/2020 16:57:21 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1226616

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	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	China: Capital Punishment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations (a) he has and (b) officials of his Department have made to the Government of China on abolishing the death penalty in that country in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	76719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Recent discussions with the Chinese authorities in China on human rights have focused on the situation in Xinjiang and Hong Kong, which the Foreign Secretary has raised directly with his Chinese counterpart. However, we have urged the Chinese authorities on many occasions to reduce their use of capital punishment, in line with global trends. The UK Government opposes the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 01/09/2020 13:56:59 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1227237

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	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	Germany: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
	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 his German counterpart on that country’s detention of people suspected spying for Iran’s Quds Force.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Robert Largan
	uin	78909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>We do not routinely comment on intelligence matters or specific threats. We continue to use all the tools at our disposal to counter threats to national security, working with our allies. On 8 January 2019, the UK and a number of European partners jointly raised with Iran our deep concerns about hostile activities and plots being planned and perpetrated in Europe. We have long expressed our deep concerns about the destabilising activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and IRGC Qods Force. The Government is clear that Iran should instead look to play a constructive role in regional stability.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 78910 question first answered 01/09/2020 13:21:53 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4852 label Biography information for Robert Largan

1227238

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	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	Iran: Espionage
	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 the Government has made of the effect of Iranians espionage activity in Europe on the (a) national and (b) regional security.
	tabling member constituency	High Peak
	tabling member printed	Robert Largan
	uin	78910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>We do not routinely comment on intelligence matters or specific threats. We continue to use all the tools at our disposal to counter threats to national security, working with our allies. On 8 January 2019, the UK and a number of European partners jointly raised with Iran our deep concerns about hostile activities and plots being planned and perpetrated in Europe. We have long expressed our deep concerns about the destabilising activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and IRGC Qods Force. The Government is clear that Iran should instead look to play a constructive role in regional stability.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 78909 question first answered 01/09/2020 13:21:53 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4852 label Biography information for Robert Largan

1226488

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	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	China: Sanctions
	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 is establishing an evidence base with the aim of introducing sanctions on Chinese nationals involved in (a) the human rights abuses committed against Uighur Muslims and (b) actions against democracy in Hong Kong.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	76791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>On 6 July, the Government established the Global Human Rights sanctions regime by laying regulations in Parliament. The Foreign Secretary has been clear that it is not appropriate to speculate who may be designated in the future, as this could reduce the impact of the designations. We will keep all evidence and potential listings under close review.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 01/09/2020 14:49:08 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1226959

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	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	Sanctions
	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 uses the principle of command responsibility when making decisions on whether to introduce sanctions on foreign nationals.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
	uin	77698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act) provides the legal framework for the UK to impose sanctions autonomously. The Foreign Secretary can designate a person under a particular sanctions regime when he/she has reasonable grounds to suspect the person meets the listing criteria for that particular sanctions regime and considers that it is appropriate to designate that person.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 01/09/2020 13:53:06 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1227216

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	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	Yemen: Military Intervention
	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 trends in the level of international humanitarian law breaches committed as a result of shelling in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	uin	78682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK takes alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and human rights law extremely seriously. Whenever the UK receives reports of alleged violations of IHL, we routinely seek information from all credible sources, including from non-governmental and international organisations.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/09/2020 13:23:04 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1227650

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	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	India: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2020 to Question 76100 on India: coronavirus, for what reasons repatriation flights from India did not initially include the Punjab; for what reasons (a) New Delhi, (b) Goa and (c) Mumbai were selected for initial repatriation flights; what assessment his Department has made of the effect of those decisions on UK residents in India; what information sources the Government used to reach those decisions; and whether more people were repatriated from the Punjab region than any other region of India.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	78837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>We believe the vast majority of British travellers seeking to return to the UK - who don't have commercial options - have now done so. Through our embassies, and a dedicated central team, we continue to support British nationals who need consular support and are working to ensure commercial routes are maintained.</p><p>We have brought nearly 18,000 people back to the UK on 66 chartered flights from India, including from New Delhi, Goa, Mumbai, the Punjab, Gujarat and West Bengal. These flights carried almost all of those in India who registered, were eligible, and took up a flight when given the chance to do so. Since then, thousands of people, including British nationals, have been able to make use of outbound legs of Air India's &quot;Vande Bharat&quot; repatriation flights to return to the UK, as well as the increasing number of British Airways flights which are now running from India. The British High Commission is in contact with airlines, the Indian authorities, and other governments to make sure that more commercial options for returning to the UK are available as soon as possible.</p><p>Repatriation flights from the Punjab started just five days into the repatriation operation. We estimate that of the 18,000 people who returned to the UK, over 8,000 returned from the Punjab on 29 charter flights between 13 April and 4 June. Our consular teams in India continue to work around the clock to provide support, advice and information to British travellers remaining in Punjab. Any British travellers who require consular assistance should contact us on consular lines or visit the 'staying in India' page of our travel advice.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 78838 question first answered 01/09/2020 14:24:02 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1227657

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	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	India: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 22 July 2020 to Questions 76100 and 76099, what assessment he has made of the effect on UK residents stranded abroad in Punjab as a result of the covid-19 pandemic who registered with his Department for flights to return to the UK as a result of his Department not being able to determine how many of those residents remain stranded.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	78838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>We believe the vast majority of British travellers seeking to return to the UK - who don't have commercial options - have now done so. Through our embassies, and a dedicated central team, we continue to support British nationals who need consular support and are working to ensure commercial routes are maintained.</p><p>We have brought nearly 18,000 people back to the UK on 66 chartered flights from India, including from New Delhi, Goa, Mumbai, the Punjab, Gujarat and West Bengal. These flights carried almost all of those in India who registered, were eligible, and took up a flight when given the chance to do so. Since then, thousands of people, including British nationals, have been able to make use of outbound legs of Air India's &quot;Vande Bharat&quot; repatriation flights to return to the UK, as well as the increasing number of British Airways flights which are now running from India. The British High Commission is in contact with airlines, the Indian authorities, and other governments to make sure that more commercial options for returning to the UK are available as soon as possible.</p><p>Repatriation flights from the Punjab started just five days into the repatriation operation. We estimate that of the 18,000 people who returned to the UK, over 8,000 returned from the Punjab on 29 charter flights between 13 April and 4 June. Our consular teams in India continue to work around the clock to provide support, advice and information to British travellers remaining in Punjab. Any British travellers who require consular assistance should contact us on consular lines or visit the 'staying in India' page of our travel advice.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 78837 question first answered 01/09/2020 14:24:02 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi