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100873

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	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	Occupied Territories
	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 15 October 2014, to Question 209580, whether he and his EU counterparts gave specific consideration to settlement construction in Givat Hamatos, E1 and Har Homa, and to the relocation of 12,500 Bedouin from E1, and to the implications of those developments for future relations between the EU and Israel.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	211912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymead and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) made clear in his statement of 3 October, the UK deplores Israel’s decision to advance plans for settlement units in Givat Hamatos. Along with a number of EU counterparts, and the European External Action Service, he urged the Israeli authorities to reverse this decision. Discussions are continuing in Brussels on how the EU can best discourage settlement expansion including in Givat Hamatos, E1 and Har Homa, and plans to relocate Bedouin from E1. The UK is working closely with other Member States to that end.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 30/10/2014 14:49:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

147515

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	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	Nuclear Weapons
	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 will be represented at the conference on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons taking place in Vienna in December 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	214115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text As I stated to the House during Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on 28 October 2014, Official Report, column 153, the Government has received this invitation and is considering whether to attend the Conference, and will update the House once we have reached a decision. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/11/2014 14:56:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

171283

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	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	Palestinians
	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 his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the reasons advanced by the Swedish government for recognising Palestinian statehood.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	219250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The Swedish position to recognise a Palestinian State has not changed UK policy. It continues to be our policy that we will also recognise a Palestinian State at a time when it will best serves the objective of peace.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/01/2015 14:29:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

171284

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	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	Occupied Territories
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution the Government is making to international efforts to ensure that people involved in the olive harvest in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are protected from violence and harassment by illegal settlers.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	219249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have had regular engagement with settler, political and religious leaders and Israeli Police and government authorities (National Security Council, Ministry of Justice, and others) on settler violence. They have specifically raised the issue of the olive harvest with several settler leaders asking them to urge restraint within their communities and help bring those responsible to justice.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/01/2015 14:23:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

171285

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	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 assessment his Department has made of the causes and consequences of recent unrest in East Jerusalem.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	219248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The recent unrest in East Jerusalem is a consequence of the absence of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. We are concerned about the possibility of further escalation in violence. It is therefore vital that all those with influence now work together to restore calm. Every Israeli and Palestinian has a right to live in peace and security. We urge the parties to focus efforts on resuming serious and comprehensive negotiations towards resolving the conflict once and for all.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/01/2015 14:20:09 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

175070

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	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	Sudan: South Sudan
	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 he has made of the adequacy of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei to protect Ngok Dinka returnees while they gather grass to rebuild homes in that region.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	221634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>We are aware of recent reports of attacks on Ngok Dinka. The UK supports the mandate provided by the UN Security Council to the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) to protect civilians in the Abyei Area under imminent threat of physical violence. It is for the mission’s leadership to decide how to fulfil the mandate. The actions of the mission are scrutinised by the UK as a permanent member of the UN Security Council.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/01/2015 14:30:53 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

175083

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2015
	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
	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 the government of Bahrain on the detention and treatment of political prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	221554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>We encourage the Government of Bahrain to respect the rights of all peaceful opposition figures. If we have specific concerns around convictions or sentencing we raise these with the Government of Bahrain as part of our wider dialogue on human rights and reform. The UK’s reform assistance programme is focused on strengthening human rights and the rule of law, including torture prevention and the inauguration of the Ombudsman’s Office for the Ministry of the Interior, which has the responsibility for investigation allegations of detainee mistreatment. Our Ambassador in Bahrain has also raised our broader concerns about detainee rights and prison conditions with the Government of Bahrain at the highest levels, and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/01/2015 15:47:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

381469

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2015
	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	Gaza
	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 counterparts in other EU member states on policy responses by the EU to the recent report by the World Bank to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee which concluded that Gaza is on the verge of collapse.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	2695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>EU Foreign Ministers regularly discuss the situation in Gaza; they did so most recently at the Foreign Affairs Council on 22 June 2015.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/06/2015 13:41:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

381471

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2015
	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	Gaza
	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 he has made of the implications for (a) UK and (b) EU policy of the recent report by the World Bank to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee which concluded that Gaza is on the verge of collapse.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	2694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>While the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not made an assessment of the recent report by the World Bank to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, the UK and the EU are extremely concerned about the situation in Gaza. We continue to urge the parties to prioritise progress towards a durable solution for Gaza. To assist with Gaza's reconstruction, the UK pledged £20m to help kick start the recovery and help get the Gazan people back on their feet at the Gaza reconstruction conference on in October 2014. We have already disbursed 75% of our pledge. This is in addition to our earlier provision of £19.1 million in UK aid in response to last summer's crisis. We call on all donors to fulfil their financial pledges to aid the reconstruction efforts in Gaza without delay.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/06/2015 12:08:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

381476

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2015
	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	Occupied Territories
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last discussed (a) Gaza and (b) Israeli settlements with his colleagues in the EU; and what the outcome of those discussions was on each such topic.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
	uin	2616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The Foreign Affairs Council met on 18 May. The Middle East Peace Process was one of the subjects on the agenda and both Gaza and settlements were discussed. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) argued that improving the situation in Gaza, as well as action to preserve the possibility of a two-state solution, needed to be the immediate focus of the EU’s attention.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/06/2015 13:43:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith