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1166652

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
	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 23 October 2019 to Question 1878, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that cross-border points remain (a) open and (b) accessible to humanitarian aid (i) workers and (ii) supplies.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	6429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>​The UK has consistently advocated for sustained humanitarian access in all areas of Syria, including the north east, and is actively speaking to partners including Turkey and Iraq on this subject. We are committed to the renewal of Resolution 2249, which allows much needed humanitarian aid to be delivered cross-border into Syria, and will soon begin discussions with likeminded countries in the UN Security Council on this subject.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 04/11/2019 16:03:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1166909

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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	South Sudan: Politics and Government
	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 the Government is taking to improve the political and humanitarian situation in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	6433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains at the forefront of the international response to the humanitarian crisis and the UK is providing lifesaving humanitarian support to hundreds of thousands of people in South Sudan. In 2018 we supported over 221,000 people with food assistance, over 100,000 children with nutrition support and over 142,000 people with emergency water, hygiene and sanitation support.</p><p>The UK supports lasting peace in South Sudan and continues to engage parties and region at the highest levels to improve the political situation. During my August visit to Juba, I pressed President Kiir and his ministers to deliver progress and make compromise needed for the peace agreement to succeed. The UK also co-hosted an event with Kenya at the UN General Assembly in September 2019 to urge progress and galvanise regional partners to pressure parties to deliver peace. Additionally, the UK continues to support actions, including sanctions and an arms embargo, to deter those who undermine peace. We, alongside Troika partners (UK, US and Norway) issued a statement urging all sides to demonstrate their commitment to peace by increasing co-operation and working together to resolve outstanding issues <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/south-sudan-troika-statement-october-2019&amp;data=02%7c01%7cj-gibbs%40dfid.gov.uk%7cab0a008ce9d4474119e208d75df8d5d4%7ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7c0%7c0%7c637081195625835355&amp;sdata=MapFUNwKz%2BF42RhdC79BfAMTcJDB/4Cjep%2BPJlzZ5MU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/south-sudan-troika-statement-october-2019</a>.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 04/11/2019 14:57:40 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1166907

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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	South Sudan: Peace Negotiations
	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 the Government can take with its Troika partners to ensure the continued engagement of all parties to the Revitalised Peace Agreement in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	6432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK recognises that a significant amount of progress has been achieved since the signing of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan on 12 September 2018, including a reduction in fighting between the parties. However, implementation of a number of important agreed tasks is falling behind, including the unification of armed forces, security arrangements for returning opposition leaders, and the future number and composition of states. Further effort is required now from all sides to ensure the conditions to allow an inclusive, transitional government to form. The 12 November 2019 deadline for the formation of a transitional government is an important step in the peace process; we urge parties to show unity, cooperation and compromise.</p><p>We engage frequently in Juba, the region and internationally to urge all parties to deliver on their promises made in the 12 September 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan. When I met the President of South Sudan on 13 August 2019 I reaffirmed the UK's support for the people of South Sudan. I urged President Kiir to take the steps necessary to form a government of national unity. In the last month, our Ambassador in Juba has reinforced this message with all sides including with President Kiir; the Ministers of finance, security and foreign affairs; and all signatories to the peace agreement and key interlocutors. On 21 October we, alongside Troika partners (UK, US and Norway) issued a statement urging the all sides to demonstrate their commitment to peace by increasing co-operation and working together to resolve outstanding issues (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/south-sudan-troika-statement-october-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/south-sudan-troika-statement-october-2019</a>). The UK Special Envoy will be in Juba and the region next week to reinforce these messages and urge progress.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 6430 6431 question first answered 04/11/2019 14:54:28 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1166905

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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	South Sudan: Politics and Government
	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 the Government is taking to address the key concerns of international observers and the people of South Sudan on potential difficulties in the formation of a Government of National Unity in that country.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	6431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK recognises that a significant amount of progress has been achieved since the signing of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan on 12 September 2018, including a reduction in fighting between the parties. However, implementation of a number of important agreed tasks is falling behind, including the unification of armed forces, security arrangements for returning opposition leaders, and the future number and composition of states. Further effort is required now from all sides to ensure the conditions to allow an inclusive, transitional government to form. The 12 November 2019 deadline for the formation of a transitional government is an important step in the peace process; we urge parties to show unity, cooperation and compromise.</p><p>We engage frequently in Juba, the region and internationally to urge all parties to deliver on their promises made in the 12 September 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan. When I met the President of South Sudan on 13 August 2019 I reaffirmed the UK's support for the people of South Sudan. I urged President Kiir to take the steps necessary to form a government of national unity. In the last month, our Ambassador in Juba has reinforced this message with all sides including with President Kiir; the Ministers of finance, security and foreign affairs; and all signatories to the peace agreement and key interlocutors. On 21 October we, alongside Troika partners (UK, US and Norway) issued a statement urging the all sides to demonstrate their commitment to peace by increasing co-operation and working together to resolve outstanding issues (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/south-sudan-troika-statement-october-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/south-sudan-troika-statement-october-2019</a>). The UK Special Envoy will be in Juba and the region next week to reinforce these messages and urge progress.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 6430 6432 question first answered 04/11/2019 14:54:28 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1166902

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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	South Sudan: Peace Negotiations
	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 implementation of the Revitalised Peace Agreement in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	6430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK recognises that a significant amount of progress has been achieved since the signing of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan on 12 September 2018, including a reduction in fighting between the parties. However, implementation of a number of important agreed tasks is falling behind, including the unification of armed forces, security arrangements for returning opposition leaders, and the future number and composition of states. Further effort is required now from all sides to ensure the conditions to allow an inclusive, transitional government to form. The 12 November 2019 deadline for the formation of a transitional government is an important step in the peace process; we urge parties to show unity, cooperation and compromise.</p><p>We engage frequently in Juba, the region and internationally to urge all parties to deliver on their promises made in the 12 September 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan. When I met the President of South Sudan on 13 August 2019 I reaffirmed the UK's support for the people of South Sudan. I urged President Kiir to take the steps necessary to form a government of national unity. In the last month, our Ambassador in Juba has reinforced this message with all sides including with President Kiir; the Ministers of finance, security and foreign affairs; and all signatories to the peace agreement and key interlocutors. On 21 October we, alongside Troika partners (UK, US and Norway) issued a statement urging the all sides to demonstrate their commitment to peace by increasing co-operation and working together to resolve outstanding issues (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/south-sudan-troika-statement-october-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/south-sudan-troika-statement-october-2019</a>). The UK Special Envoy will be in Juba and the region next week to reinforce these messages and urge progress.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 6431 6432 question first answered 04/11/2019 14:54:28 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1151876

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	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: 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, what (a) human rights issues and (b) human rights abuse cases the Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa raised with his Bahraini counterpart at the UK-Bahrain Joint Working Group on 17 October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	4377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>We regularly discuss human rights and reform with the Government of Bahrain, including at the biannual UK-Bahrain Joint Working Group. We welcome the progress made by Bahrain on their reform programme, including the introduction of the new legislation on alternatives to punishment and new proposed legislation on juvenile justice. Bahrain remains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office human rights priority country and the British Government continues to encourage the Government of Bahrain to meet its human rights obligations, in both public and private conversations.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 31/10/2019 17:06:48 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1151875

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	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: 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, what recent assessment he has made of diplomatic relations between UK and Bahrain.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	4376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK and Bahrain continue to have a close and important relationship, which has flourished for more than 200 years. We cooperate on a number of pillars: defence; security; trade and investment. We work together on shared concerns about regional issues and the UK continues to provide technical assistance to Bahrain’s ongoing reform agenda.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 31/10/2019 17:05:06 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1151874

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	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: 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, what matters the Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa and the Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs discussed at the UK-Bahrain Joint Working Group on 17 October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	4375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain and I discussed a wide range of areas of bilateral co-operation, including recent political and security developments in the Middle East, economic growth, security, human rights, healthcare, education, and trade.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/10/2019 13:09:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1150473

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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	Ilois: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much of the £40 million fund for Chagossians has been allocated to date by his Department; for what purposes that money has been allocated; and how much of that spending has been classified as Official Development Assistance.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	1721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>Of the £40 million support package for Chagossians, approximately £21.3 million is Official Development Assistance (ODA) for DFID to progress in Mauritius (an ODA-eligible country). The remainder (£18.7 million) is non-ODA for the FCO to progress in the United Kingdom and Seychelles. As of now, the FCO has allocated £3.3 million for an extended and ongoing programme of 'heritage visits' to BIOT and a number of projects in development<em>. </em>Officials are continuing work to develop further projects and activities in line with the areas of support announced by Ministers in 2016: Health, Social Care, Education, Employment, and Culture (awareness and retention).</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 24/10/2019 14:14:20 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1150145

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	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	Burma: Genocide
	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 has undertaken an assessment of the adequacy of the evidence available for the purpose of taking a case to the International Court of Justice on the ground that the situation in Burma represents a violation of the UN genocide convention.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
	uin	1056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>In March 2018, in order to establish the facts around the actions of the Myanmar military, we co-sponsored a resolution that led to the establishment of an independent, international Fact Finding Mission (FFM). During its mandate, the FFM documented atrocities in Myanmar. The FFM was clear that what transpired in Myanmar amounted to ethnic cleansing and could be genocide.</p><p>We agree that any judgment on whether genocide has occurred is a matter for competent courts, after consideration of all the evidence, through a credible judicial process. We are aware that The Gambia is planning on bringing a case at the ICJ on behalf of the OIC. The British Government has not undertaken its own assessment of the evidence available to the ICJ.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/10/2019 15:16:11 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins