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65706

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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	USA
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 report of the Stimson Task Force on US drone policy, published on 28 June 2014; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	204042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>We have seen the report and are studying it. We expect all states to observe the requirements of international law in their use of remotely piloted air systems, as with other military platforms.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 09/07/2014 07:47:45 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

65707

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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	USA
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 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 641W, on the USA, if his Department will update the 1946 UK-USA agreement to take better account of developments in technology since 1946 and ensure that data shared under the agreement is not used for targeted killing by the US outside Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	204050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>It is a long standing policy not to comment on intelligence matters. I would reiterate to the Hon. Member that all of the UK's intelligence sharing with the US is undertaken within a robust legal framework, and is subject to rigorous ministerial, parliamentary and judicial oversight.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 08/07/2014 12:10:40 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

65747

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2014, Official Report, column 183W, on Yemen, if she will make an assessment of the effects on security in Yemen of remotely piloted air systems.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	204032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p>Drone strikes against terrorist targets in Yemen are a matter for the Yemeni and US Governments. We expect all concerned to act in accordance with international law and take all feasible precautions to avoid civilian casualties when conducting operations. There is a need for effective action, and for Yemeni ownership of the fight against terrorism. It is important that Yemen and the international community continue to work together to combat this common threat of terrorism.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 10/07/2014 11:46:54 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

65329

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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, what proposals the UK has put to the Permanent Five members of the UN Security Council (P5) on collective participation in the Conference on the Humanitarian Effects of Nuclear Weapons being hosted in Vienna in December 2014 by the Austrian government; and what discussions were held within the P5 on participation in the predecessor conferences held in Norway and Mexico.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	203561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK has not put any proposals to the Permanent Five (P5) members on attendance at the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Effects of Nuclear Weapons. The UK, US, France, Russia and China exchanged views on attendance ahead of both of the previous humanitarian consequences conferences.</p><p>The P5 dialogue (initiated by the UK in 2009), provides a valuable opportunity for the P5 to exchange views on a range of nuclear disarmament issues, and is an essential step to building trust and confidence among the nuclear weapons states, as part of a step by step approach to disarmament.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 07/07/2014 14:59:15 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

65487

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the imprisonment of ethnic Rohingya people for getting married.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	203632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>We have not received any specific reports of Rohingya people being imprisoned for getting married. However, we remain deeply concerned about the situation of the Rohingya, including in relation to discriminatory marriage practices reported in Rakhine State.</p><p>The British Government is one of the most vocal and active members of the international community in supporting those calling for human rights and democracy in Burma. We will continue to urge the Burmese government to take action to protect the lives and rights of Rohingya, and to address the underlying causes of ethnic and religious discrimination and violence.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 07/07/2014 14:02:33 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

65488

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Burma
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 considers that the recent census in Burma meets international standards.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	203633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Reports from independent international observers of the census suggest that, with the exception of Rakhine State and parts of Kachin State, the enumeration process appears to have largely been carried out effectively. Regarding the process in Rakhine and Kachin, I refer the honourable Member to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for Belfast East (Naomi Long) on 26 June, Official Report, column 255W. We continue to monitor the process closely.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 08/07/2014 10:38:23 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

65489

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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 steps his Department took to help secure the release of Eyal Yifrah, Gilad Sha'ar and Naftali Frankel, who were abducted in the West Bank on 12 June 2014.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	203659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office offered practical support to the Israeli authorities to help find the kidnapped teenagers.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 07/07/2014 11:53:11 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

65490

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	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 representations he has received about the imprisonment of the Bahrain 13.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	203694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the decision to review these cases in a civilian court and the drop all charges relating to freedom of expression in 2012, but we understand that other serious charges against the individuals remain. At the time that these individuals were originally convicted, reports acknowledged by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry suggested that some defendants had been abused in detention, denied access to legal counsel and coerced into confessing. We continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to meet all its human rights obligations and guarantee its citizens the fundamental liberties to which they are entitled.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson grouped question UIN 203713 203714 question first answered 07/07/2014 14:30:05 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

65491

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	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 reports he has received about the reasons for the imprisonment of the Bahrain 13.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	203713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the decision to review these cases in a civilian court and the drop all charges relating to freedom of expression in 2012, but we understand that other serious charges against the individuals remain. At the time that these individuals were originally convicted, reports acknowledged by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry suggested that some defendants had been abused in detention, denied access to legal counsel and coerced into confessing. We continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to meet all its human rights obligations and guarantee its citizens the fundamental liberties to which they are entitled.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson grouped question UIN 203694 203714 question first answered 07/07/2014 14:30:05 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

65492

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Bahrain
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 raise with his Bahraini counterpart the release of the Bahrain 13.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	203714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the decision to review these cases in a civilian court and the drop all charges relating to freedom of expression in 2012, but we understand that other serious charges against the individuals remain. At the time that these individuals were originally convicted, reports acknowledged by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry suggested that some defendants had been abused in detention, denied access to legal counsel and coerced into confessing. We continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to meet all its human rights obligations and guarantee its citizens the fundamental liberties to which they are entitled.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson grouped question UIN 203694 203713 question first answered 07/07/2014 14:30:05 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham