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1539164

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Ethiopia: Ceasefires
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 Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, brokered by the African Union on 2 November 2022, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the parties to this Agreement on peacefully resolving territorial disputes between Ethiopia’s regions.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	78655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Our Ambassador in Addis Ababa has spoken to representatives of the Ethiopian Government and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) welcoming their choice to end the devastating two-year-long conflict. The agreement affirms that political problems can only be addressed through political means and commits to addressing underlying political differences. The UK is encouraging both parties to implement in full the agreement, including resolving issues of contested areas in accordance with the Ethiopian constitution. We also support an inclusive national dialogue to allow all Ethiopians to participate in a resolution to political differences, including territorial disputes.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 14/11/2022 13:58:06 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1539165

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Ethiopia: Ceasefires
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 Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, brokered by the African Union on 2 November 2022, what steps he plans to take to support the Transitional Justice Policy referred to in that agreement; and what steps he plans to take to support involvement by international human rights (a) experts and (b) organisations in accountability and redress processes following from that agreement.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	78656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>We welcome the agreement by the Ethiopian Government and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), in the peace agreement announced on 2 November, to implement a comprehensive national transitional justice policy aimed at accountability, ascertaining the truth, redress for victims, reconciliation, and healing. We have long called for accountability for the many atrocities and human rights violations and abuses carried out by all parties to this conflict. We continue to support the International Commission for Human Rights Experts in Ethiopia (ICHREE), co-sponsoring the resolution at the 51st session of the Human Rights Council extending their mandate. We are also providing £4.5 million to help build the capacity of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission through the UK's new Human Rights and Peacebuilding programme.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 14/11/2022 13:59:17 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1539166

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Ethiopia: Health Services
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 Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, brokered by the African Union on 2 November 2022, what steps he plans to take to help people access specialist support services for (a) sexual and reproductive health, (b) mental health, and (c) justice in Ethiopia’s regions.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	78657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>We welcome the recent agreement between the Ethiopian Government and Tigrayan authorities to end the conflict in northern Ethiopia. We hope that the agreement will urgently facilitate the delivery of specialist services including sexual reproductive health (SRH) and psychosocial support. In order for peace to be sustainable those responsible for attacks on civilians must be held to account. We stand ready to provide further support to the region building on the nearly £90 million in humanitarian aid the UK has provided to Ethiopia since November 2020. Recently announced £14 million package of humanitarian support, expected to reach up to 150,000 people in Ethiopia, will also provide mental health and psychosocial support to conflict affected communities and specialised support to survivors of gender-based violence.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 15/11/2022 13:46:42 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1539168

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Ethiopia: Ceasefires
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 Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, brokered by the African Union on 2 November 2022, what steps he plans to take as part of his Department's programmes on (a) conflict prevention and (b) women, peace and security to support the preservation of peace; and whether he plans to offer the support of UK institutions to assist with (i) democratic and (ii) peacebuilding processes.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	78658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK welcomes the important step towards peace taken by the Ethiopian Government and Tigray People's Liberation Front in signing a cessation of hostilities on 2 November, and commends their choice to end the devastating two-year-long conflict. We are grateful to the leadership shown in brokering this critical agreement by African Union Commission Chairperson Faki, African Union High Representative to the Horn of Africa Obasanjo, former South African Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka, former Kenyan President Kenyatta, and the South African Government in hosting the talks. The UK is ready to support the peace process. Our Embassy in Addis Ababa will discuss ways that we can support the implementation of the peace agreement with the Ethiopian Government and the African Union.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 78660 78661 78662 78663 question first answered 14/11/2022 13:55:57 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1539169

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Tigray: Humanitarian Aid
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 Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, brokered by the African Union on 2 November 2022, what steps he plans to take to help improve humanitarian access in the Tigray region; and whether he has made a recent assessment of the resources available to (a) the World Food Programme, (b) other humanitarian NGOs and (c) international organisations to provide humanitarian support in the Tigray region.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	78659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>We welcome the recent agreement between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front to end the conflict in northern Ethiopia. Over the last 18 months the UK has provided nearly £90 million to crisis affected communities throughout Ethiopia including those in Tigray. This funding has benefitted the UN's World Food Programme (WFP), Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and the Red Cross. The UN's Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Plan is currently 50 percent funded - $1.5 billion received against a total of $3 billion required - which includes the operations of WFP and NGOs in Tigray. This year, funding announced in October of £14 million will deliver support to 150,000 people in Tigray and other regions of Ethiopia.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 15/11/2022 14:00:42 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1539170

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Ethiopia: Ceasefires
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 Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, brokered by the African Union on 2 November 2022, what steps he plans to take to help re-establish access to international communications within the Tigray region.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	78660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK welcomes the important step towards peace taken by the Ethiopian Government and Tigray People's Liberation Front in signing a cessation of hostilities on 2 November, and commends their choice to end the devastating two-year-long conflict. We are grateful to the leadership shown in brokering this critical agreement by African Union Commission Chairperson Faki, African Union High Representative to the Horn of Africa Obasanjo, former South African Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka, former Kenyan President Kenyatta, and the South African Government in hosting the talks. The UK is ready to support the peace process. Our Embassy in Addis Ababa will discuss ways that we can support the implementation of the peace agreement with the Ethiopian Government and the African Union.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 78658 78661 78662 78663 question first answered 14/11/2022 13:55:57 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1539172

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Ethiopia: Ceasefires
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 Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, brokered by the African Union on 2 November 2022, whether he is taking steps to help support the withdrawal of Eritrean forces from Ethiopian territory; and whether he is taking steps to support (a) evidence gathering and (b) accountability on potential crimes committed by forces in Ethiopia.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	78661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK welcomes the important step towards peace taken by the Ethiopian Government and Tigray People's Liberation Front in signing a cessation of hostilities on 2 November, and commends their choice to end the devastating two-year-long conflict. We are grateful to the leadership shown in brokering this critical agreement by African Union Commission Chairperson Faki, African Union High Representative to the Horn of Africa Obasanjo, former South African Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka, former Kenyan President Kenyatta, and the South African Government in hosting the talks. The UK is ready to support the peace process. Our Embassy in Addis Ababa will discuss ways that we can support the implementation of the peace agreement with the Ethiopian Government and the African Union.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 78658 78660 78662 78663 question first answered 14/11/2022 13:55:57 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1539173

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Ethiopia: Ceasefires
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 Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, brokered by the African Union on 2 November 2022, whether he plans to take steps to support independent monitoring of the implementation of that Agreement, including by the African Union.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	78662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK welcomes the important step towards peace taken by the Ethiopian Government and Tigray People's Liberation Front in signing a cessation of hostilities on 2 November, and commends their choice to end the devastating two-year-long conflict. We are grateful to the leadership shown in brokering this critical agreement by African Union Commission Chairperson Faki, African Union High Representative to the Horn of Africa Obasanjo, former South African Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka, former Kenyan President Kenyatta, and the South African Government in hosting the talks. The UK is ready to support the peace process. Our Embassy in Addis Ababa will discuss ways that we can support the implementation of the peace agreement with the Ethiopian Government and the African Union.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 78658 78660 78661 78663 question first answered 14/11/2022 13:55:57 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1539174

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Ethiopia: Ceasefires
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 Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, brokered by the African Union on 2 November 2022, whether he has made an assessment of the need for security guarantees for Tigrayan forces that have agreed to disarm.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	78663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK welcomes the important step towards peace taken by the Ethiopian Government and Tigray People's Liberation Front in signing a cessation of hostilities on 2 November, and commends their choice to end the devastating two-year-long conflict. We are grateful to the leadership shown in brokering this critical agreement by African Union Commission Chairperson Faki, African Union High Representative to the Horn of Africa Obasanjo, former South African Deputy President Mlambo-Ngcuka, former Kenyan President Kenyatta, and the South African Government in hosting the talks. The UK is ready to support the peace process. Our Embassy in Addis Ababa will discuss ways that we can support the implementation of the peace agreement with the Ethiopian Government and the African Union.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 78658 78660 78661 78662 question first answered 14/11/2022 13:55:57 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1539175

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Ethiopia: Ceasefires
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 Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, brokered by the African Union on 2 November 2022, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of this agreement on people who are (a) internally displaced and (b) residing in refugee camps in Sudan.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	78664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>We welcome the recent agreement between the Ethiopian Government and Tigrayan authorities to end the conflict in northern Ethiopia. The agreement should eventually pave the way for those displaced by the conflict to return home voluntarily and in a dignified manner. For this to happen all essential services, such as healthcare, must resume. At this juncture we assess conditions in Tigray are not conducive for the safe return of those displaced by the violence.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 14/11/2022 13:46:51 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown