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1348573

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nigeria: Abduction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to his Nigerian counterpart on the kidnappings of students from Christian Schools and health centres in Kaduna State during 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	36540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government condemns recent abductions and killings of students, healthcare workers and civilians in Nigeria's northern states, including Kaduna State, and calls for the release of those still held captive. Both Christian and Muslim communities have been affected.</p><p>We regularly raise concerns over insecurity, including kidnaps, with the Nigerian Government. For example, I [Minister Duddridge] discussed the impact insecurity has on education with the Nigerian Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Education in July in the margins of the Global Education Summit.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 06/09/2021 14:28:17 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1348597

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	South Africa: Civil Disorder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance his Department has provided to UK nationals residing in areas of South Africa affected by recent violence and looting; and what advice his Department is offering to those who may be trapped in their homes as a result of that disruption without access to food and essential supplies.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	36669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>We are concerned by the recent violence in South Africa. The UK supports President Ramaphosa's emphasis on the importance of the rule of law. The Integrated Review sets out the UK's commitment to fighting threats to democratic values and open societies around the world.</p><p>The South African Government put a number of measures in place to restore calm and secure shopping malls, petrol stations and key transport routes, including the deployment of the South African National Defence Force to support the police.</p><p>We regularly encourage British nationals in South Africa to monitor FCDO travel advice, as well as local media for real-time information about their area. We updated our travel advice continuously during the unrest in July, including via our social media channels. For British Nationals requiring assistance in South Africa our High Commission is contactable 24/7. They can call +27 12 421 7500 and follow the prompts for consular assistance.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 06/09/2021 14:31:03 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1348757

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Iran: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has held with the Iranian Government on the possibility of prisoner exchanges for the purposes of securing the release of British-Iranian dual nationals held arbitrarily in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	36625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Securing the immediate and permanent release of arbitrarily detained dual British nationals in Iran is a top priority. The Foreign Secretary has repeatedly pressed for this, most recently on 20 August, as has our Ambassador in Tehran. We do not accept any of our dual nationals being used as diplomatic leverage. All decisions we take in these cases are based on what we believe will be in the best interests for these detained British nationals.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 06/09/2021 15:14:13 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1348758

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Anoosheh Ashoori
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2021 to Question 14158 on Iran: Detainees, what progress his Department has made on its review of detained UK dual national Anoosheh Ashoori’s application for diplomatic immunity; and when his Department plans to (a) complete and (b) announce a decision on that review.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	36626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>We have received Mr Ashoori's application for diplomatic protection. The Foreign Secretary is considering the matter carefully. We remain committed to securing Mr Ashoori's immediate and permanent release. We have been supporting Mr Ashoori's family since we became aware of his detention. The Foreign Secretary has remained in contact with the family to reinforce the UK's efforts to bring him home. He last met them on 2 August.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 06/09/2021 16:30:05 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1348767

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Famine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support people affected by the famine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and what steps his Department plans to take to support those people so affected in that country in the future.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	36718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Preventing famine is one of the UK's top priorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Since 2017, UK aid has provided 1.97 million people with food aid, cash and vouchers to reduce food insecurity and treated over 300,000 cases of severe acute malnutrition in DRC. The UK's Special Envoy for Famine Prevention, Nick Dyer, visited DRC in July to discuss with the Government of DRC and the humanitarian community how best to tackle the crisis. I also discussed the importance of tackling the humanitarian situation when I visited DRC in November 2020. This included my discussions with President Tshisekedi during my visit, and again during our telephone call in March. Over the coming year, the UK will continue to prioritise humanitarian assistance for food insecure people and malnourished children and work with the Congolese Government and international partners to address the underlying causes of the crisis.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 06/09/2021 15:10:50 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1348768

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Azerbaijan: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support people affected by the conflict in Azerbaijan.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	36719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>On 1 September I announced £500,000 to support the UNDP in enabling effective mine action work in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh region, including territories returned to Azerbaijan following last year's conflict. The region is one of the most heavily contaminated with land mines in the world and the money the UK has given will eventually allow people to live safely and without fear of harm from unexploded ordnance. This funding complements the £1 million the UK gave last year to the ICRC in the immediate aftermath of the conflict. The UK Government continues to consider what further support we might provide to both the Governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan in the coming months as they recover from the conflict.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 06/09/2021 14:08:15 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1348790

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 5 July 2021 to Question 22172, for what reason he has not approached his US counterpart to discuss collaboration on the international fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	36518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK government shares the objective of increasing understanding and dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians. UK officials remain in close contact with the US Government regarding the International Fund. The US is at a very early planning stage, and once more information is available, we will consider options for collaboration.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 36519 question first answered 06/09/2021 15:11:09 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1348791

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Answer to Question 22172 on 5 July 2021, what plans he has to discuss the merits of potential collaboration on the international fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace with his US counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	36519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK government shares the objective of increasing understanding and dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians. UK officials remain in close contact with the US Government regarding the International Fund. The US is at a very early planning stage, and once more information is available, we will consider options for collaboration.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 36518 question first answered 06/09/2021 15:11:09 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1348796

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Palestinians: Education and Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the total amount of UK funding that has contributed towards the salaries of carefully vetted teachers and education workers in the Palestinian Territories since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	36522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO's programme spend is publicly available on devtracker. UK funding to the Palestinian Authority since 2017 to support the salaries of carefully vetted teachers and education workers is available here: https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/projects/GB-GOV-1-300050/transactions</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 06/09/2021 15:05:35 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1348843

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Email
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he or any of the Ministers in his Department use personal email addresses to conduct Government business.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	36794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Ministers will use a range of digital forms of communication for discussions in line with relevant guidance on information handling and security. Ministers will have informal conversations from time to time, in person or remotely, and significant content relating to government business from such discussions is passed back to officials.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has previously published guidance on how information is held for the purposes of access to information, and how formal decisions are recorded for the official record. Ministers are also given advice on the security of electronic communications.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 06/09/2021 16:45:49 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson