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1023044

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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	Cameroon: 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, what recent discussions he has had with his French Government counterparts on the humanitarian crisis in Cameroon.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	200650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>​The UK is deeply concerned about the situation in Cameroon and the deteriorating security situation in the Anglophone regions of the country. I have discussed the violence in the Anglophone regions with French Minister Lemoyne, including ways in which we can together work with international partners to encourage and support efforts to resolve the Anglophone crisis. Officials are also in frequent contact.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/12/2018 17:27:24 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1023060

registered interest
date	10/12/2018
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	Yemen: 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, whether he has plans to attend the Yemen peace talks in Stockholm.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	200548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary attended the Yemen peace talks on 13 December, to lend his support to the efforts of UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths and press for progress on an inclusive political settlement and an end to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. He met the Swedish Foreign Minister, the UN Special Envoy, and had constructive discussions with the heads of the Government of Yemen and Houthi delegations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/12/2018 17:16:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1020778

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
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	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 recent representations he has made to his counterpart in the South Sudanese Government on ensuring adherence to the peace deal signed in September 2018.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	200092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The British Government remains closely engaged with South Sudan's leaders, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and its Member States, our Troika (USA and Norway) partners, and the wider international community to encourage the implementation of the peace agreement signed on 12 September.</p><p>The parties to the conflict must show they are genuinely committed to its implementation and must abide by the commitments they have made. Key indicators of this commitment include an immediate end to all violence, the release of all political detainees, and the removal of impediments to humanitarian access.</p><p>As part of our support for long term peace in South Sudan, we also continue to urge the region and the international community to hold accountable those who are working against peace, which must include the robust enforcement of UN sanctions and the arms embargo.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/12/2018 15:58:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1020788

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
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	Ukraine: 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 spoke with President Poroshenko of Ukraine; and what issues were discussed at that time.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	200138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister spoke to President Poroshenko on 24 May, when they discussed the Minsk Agreements and the situation in eastern Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/12/2018 16:28:15 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1020789

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
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	Ukraine: 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 received a request from the Government of Ukraine for a telephone conversation with the President of that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	200139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The FCO received a request on 27 November for a telephone conversation between the Prime Minister and President Poroshenko, to discuss the situation around the Sea of Azov. The Prime Minister is receiving regular updates on this issue, is following events closely and will engage President Poroshenko as events continue to unfold. Our full diplomatic network is engaging on an international response. We are in very close contact in Kyiv. The Foreign Secretary spoke to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Klimkin on 29 November, when he reaffirmed the UK’s solidarity with Ukraine. The Foreign Secretary also participated in a lunch with EU Foreign Ministers and FM Klimkin in the margins of the 10 December EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/12/2018 16:29:48 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1020801

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
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	Indonesia: Demonstrations
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 Indonesian counterpart on the arrest of West Papuan protesters across the region who were marking independence day on 1 December.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	200156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government follows the situation in Papua with close interest. Officials at our Embassy in Jakarta, including the Ambassador, visit Papua regularly. Officials press the Indonesian authorities to address legitimate human rights concerns, including upholding the right of all citizens to peacefully protest, and ensure the sustainable and equitable development of the province. We have made no specific representations about arrests in December. The UK respects the territorial integrity of Indonesia.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/12/2018 16:24:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1020802

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
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	South Sudan: 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, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Government of South Sudan over that Government's use of the death penalty.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	200080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned by the use of capital punishment in South Sudan. We continue to make clear to the Government of South Sudan our strong opposition to the use of the death penalty under any circumstances, most recently with senior members of the Government on 6 December. The UK Ambassador also emphasised our opposition in a radio broadcast on 10 December to mark International Human Rights Day.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/12/2018 15:57:16 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1020803

registered interest
date	07/12/2018
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	North Korea: Nuclear Disarmament
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 the progress of denuclearisation in North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	200081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>We continue to believe that negotiations are the best way to make progress towards the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula. We urge North Korea to approach negotiations with the US in good faith. North Korea must turn their commitments into decisive steps towards complete, irreversible and verifiable denuclearisation in accordance with UN Security Council Resolutions.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/12/2018 16:21:07 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1017046

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Ryan Cornelius
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the release of Matthew Hedges, whether the Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa has had direct contact with the Head of the Ruler's Court in Dubai regarding the case of Ryan Cornelius.
tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
uin	HL11891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Ministers of State raises consular cases in the United Arab Emirates through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where a case does require official action and the FCO is asked to raise it.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/12/2018 11:39:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1017059

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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: Political Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Saudi Arabia continues to hold political prisoners, detained indefinitely in the Ritz-Carlton Riyadh and elsewhere in that country; and if so, whether they will consider imposing sanctions.
tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
uin	HL11904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>​We are aware of media reports that a number of individuals remain in detention. We continue to raise our concerns about human rights in Saudi Arabia, including on the restrictions of freedom of expression.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/12/2018 15:57:05 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle