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675499

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2017
	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: Visas
	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 Iranian counterpart on further lifting of the restrictions on the number of visitor visas for Iranian nationals to visit the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	60745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>UK Visas &amp; Immigration offers a visa service from the Visa Application Centre in Tehran. This service is open to all categories of visa applicants. We continue to discuss migration issues with the Iranian authorities; most recently I discussed with the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister during my visit to Tehran on 18 January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/01/2017 14:28:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

705612

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	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	Yemen: Press 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 recent discussions he has had with his Yemeni counterpart on the free entry and movement of journalists in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	65579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of free movement of journalists to cover issues of global importance. This must be balanced against security and safety considerations. The Government currently advises against all travel to Yemen.</p><p>I last spoke to the Yemeni Foreign Minister Mikhlafi on 23 February. We discussed the importance of making progress towards a political settlement, including protecting human rights.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/03/2017 16:02:56 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

706105

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	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	Sudan: Prisoners
	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 Sudanese counterpart on the imprisonment of Reverend Hassan Abduraheem, Petr Jašek and Abdulmonem Abdumawla.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	65874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>We welcome the release of Mr Petr Jasek, but remain concerned about the sentencing of Pastor Hassan Abduelraheem Kodi and Mr Abdulmonem Abdumawlla. Officials from our Embassy in Khartoum regularly raise this case with the Government of Sudan, most recently with the Director for Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 25 February.</p><p>More widely, we remain concerned at the continued persecution of Christians in Sudan. We continue to raise the importance of freedom of religion or belief in our human rights dialogue with the Government of Sudan. We urge the government to uphold the commitment to religious freedom in the Interim Constitution of 2005.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/03/2017 16:29:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

708965

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	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	Cameroon: Internet
	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 he has made to the Government of Cameroon on internet access in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	66797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>We are closely following the situation in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon following on from the demonstrations and strikes by lawyers and teachers. We are engaged with the Government of Cameroon and will continue to raise the internet blackout with them.</p><p>We have called for restraint by all involved, and have petitioned the government to restore the internet as soon as possible. We have reiterated the obligation to uphold human rights standards and encouraged the use of transparent legal means to address concerns. We have regularly called for issues to be resolved through dialogue, with a range of interlocutors, and a return to normality in the two regions.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/03/2017 17:01:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

708966

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	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	Cameroon: Foreign Relations
	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 met his counterpart in Cameroon; and what issues were discussed at that meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	66798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>I have not yet had the opportunity to meet my counterpart in the Cameroonian Government but hope we can meet when our diaries allow. I know that the FCO and our High Commissioner is in regular contact with President Biya and his administration.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/03/2017 17:04:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

714366

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2017
	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	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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on UK arms sales to countries that are part of the Saudi-led coalition operating in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	909525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>I am in regular communication with the Secretary of State for International Trade, my Rt. Hon Friend the member for North Somerset (Dr Liam Fox) on these issues.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/03/2017 14:12:48 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1131788

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to the letter of 4 April 2019 from the hon. Member for Glasgow Central on behalf of veterans in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	263889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2019 answer text <p>The Rt Hon the Earl Howe responded to the hon. Member on 7 May 2019. A copy of the letter has been emailed to the hon. Member.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/06/2019 15:51:56 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss