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861068

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of his Department's estate is (a) rented, (b) owned and (c) occupied through any other type of agreement.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	132217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office estate includes non-residential and residential properties in the UK and overseas. The proportion of holdings by tenure type is stated below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Owned</p></td><td><p>Leased</p></td><td><p>Loaned</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>56%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/03/2018 16:29:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

861082

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Gui Minhai
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 his counterparts in (a) Hong Kong and (b) the People’s Republic of China on the case of the missing Hong Kong bookseller, Gui Minhai.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	132231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>I remain concerned at the developments surrounding Swedish National Gui Minhai, who was first detained, along with British national Lee Po and three others, in late 2015. We have repeatedly raised these cases at the most senior levels with the authorities in Hong Kong and Beijing. Following Mr Gui’s latest detention in January 2018, our Ambassador in Beijing raised the case with Vice Minister at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Chao, and my officials continue to liaise closely with Swedish and other EU counterparts. The EU have released two statements calling for Mr Gui’s release, which we fully support.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 21/03/2018 17:38:13 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

861111

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: 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, whether he held discussions with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia on the number of executions in that country.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	132260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>Both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary raised human rights issues with the Crown Prince during the course of his visit. In February, shortly before the Crown Prince's visit, our Ambassador in Riyadh raised the issue of the death penalty directly with Saudi counterparts.</p><p>We are firmly opposed to the death penalty and we raise our concerns at all levels and at all appropriate opportunities, including through our Ambassador, Embassy staff and through the EU. This is in line with the minimum standards set out in the EU Guidelines on the Death Penalty (2008), the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Arab Charter on Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/03/2018 16:12:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

861112

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Andargachew Tsege
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 counterpart in the Government of Ethiopia on the imprisonment of British citizen Andy Tsege in that country.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	132261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary raised Mr Tsege's case with the Ethiopian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister at the African Union-EU Summit in November 2017, and subsequently raised Mr Tsege's case again with Foreign Minister Workneh in January this year. Our Ambassador also continues to raise Mr Tsege's case at the highest levels at every opportunity and Ministers continue to monitor the case very closely.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/03/2018 17:43:50 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

861125

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Azerbaijan: 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 recent representations he has made to his counterpart in the Azerbaijan Government on human rights in that country.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	132274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>​The Government monitors the human rights situation in Azerbaijan closely and regularly presses the government to meet its international obligations. I raised human rights with President Aliyev and Deputy Foreign Minister Khalafov during my visit to Azerbaijan in September. In recent months UK officials in Baku have raised concerns over a range of issues including the conviction of journalist Afghan Mukhtarli and pressure faced by Azerbaijan's human rights lawyers.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 21/03/2018 17:28:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

861130

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Israel: 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 representations he has made to Israeli counterparts on the continued use of live fire by Israeli naval forces against fishermen off the coast of Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	132279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have previously raised our concerns with the Israeli authorities over the Israel Defence Force's use of live fire against fishermen.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/03/2018 16:33:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

861197

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office, with reference to Children in Military Custody, published in June 2012, how many of that report's recommendations have been implemented by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	132346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>In June 2016, non-governmental organisations assessed that Israel had implemented only one of 40 recommendations outlined in the 2012 report by British lawyers. We continue to call upon Israel to fully implement all the recommendations and improve the conditions for Palestinian minors in Israeli military detention.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/03/2018 16:15:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

861198

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office, how many people involved in the transfer of Palestinian children out of the West Bank to prisons inside Israel entered the UK in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	132347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not request or hold the information highlighted.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/03/2018 17:50:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

860530

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Morocco: 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 assessment he has made of the state of human rights in Morocco.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	131887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>​We are encouraged by the steps Morocco has taken in recent years to address human rights concerns, including its ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT), and ending the practice of trying civilians in military courts. We continue to monitor and raise human rights issues with the Moroccan authorities and support Morocco's efforts to make progress on human rights.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2018 17:49:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

860531

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Ahmed Aliouat
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 discuss the imprisonment of Ahmed Aliouat with his Moroccan counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	131888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of the case of Ahmed Aliouat. We continue to monitor and raise human rights issues with the Moroccan authorities, and will raise individual cases where there are grounds to do so.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2018 17:52:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed