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1092598

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many consultants his Department has hired since 2016; and at what cost to the taxpayer.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	235289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Details of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) spend on Consultancy for each financial year is published in the FCO Annual Report and Accounts, which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications</a>.</p><p>As Consultancy is procured as an output-based service, and not in terms of individual consultants, we do not centrally hold the number of consultants hired.</p><p>Where the FCO has a business need for Consultancy, which cannot be met with in-house resources, these services are procured in line with FCO procurement practices, and Cabinet Office guidance.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 26/03/2019 16:57:08 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1092613

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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	Libya: Politics and Government
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 his Department has made of the current political and security situation in Libya, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	235234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>​The UK remains concerned by the security situation in Libya and welcomes recent efforts by UN Special Representative Ghassan Salamé to de-escalate tensions in the South. All sides must show restraint in order to avoid mis-calculations that could lead to further conflict. We are clear that the only way of achieving stability in Libya is through an inclusive political settlement. The UK strongly supports the efforts of UN Special Representative Ghassan Salamé and welcomes his recent announcement that a National Conference will take place in Ghadames in April. This is an opportunity to bring together a wide range of Libyan stakeholders to reach a consensus on key questions relating to Libya's political transition, including the best route towards elections.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/03/2019 16:47:35 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1092643

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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	Gaza: 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 discussions he has had with representatives of the Palestinian Authority on human rights in Gaza, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	235236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>​We regularly raise our concerns about the situation in Gaza with the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authority, pressing them on the need for a long-term strategy to improve humanitarian and economic conditions. We remain deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Gaza and support the Palestinian Authority returning to administer Gaza. The UK maintains a no contact policy with Hamas in its entirety. The Foreign Secretary discussed Gaza with new Palestinian Prime Minister Shtayyeh on 20 March. The former Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa raised Gaza with the Palestinian Foreign Minister on 4 February.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/03/2019 17:48:44 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1092644

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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	Ilois: Finance
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 20 March 2019 to Question 233007 on Ilois: Finance, on what dates were the visits organised by the British Indian Ocean Territory Administration between 2000 and 2016 to allow Chagossians access to their homeland; and how many Chagossians participated in each of those visits.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	235302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Between 2000 and 2015, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office funded a total of 10 visits, involving 164 Chagossian participants, to the British Indian Overseas Territories. A breakdown is included below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Number of Chagossians</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>February – March</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>October - November</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>(dates not available)</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>October – November</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>April – May</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>(no visits)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>On 16 November 2016, I announced the UK's decision to fund a package to improve support for Chagossians. This included an expanded programme of visits to the British Indian Oceans Territories.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 26/03/2019 16:55:19 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

1092676

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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	Gaza: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made in ensuring Israel's investigations into deaths at the Gaza border in 2018 are (a) independent, (b) transparent, (c) balanced, (d) inclusive of international members and (e) published in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	235241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>​The UK fully supports the need for an independent and transparent investigation which establishes the facts about the violence last year in Gaza. We have repeatedly called for such an investigation at the highest levels, as well as in multiple forums including in Parliament in an urgent question on 22 March, and at the UN Security Council. The Prime Minister and former Foreign Secretary raised the issue directly with Prime Minister Netanyahu, stressing the need for an independent investigation, and encouraging urgent action to improve the situation in Gaza. Earlier this week British Embassy officials raised Gaza with the Israeli authorities, highlighting the importance of proportionality, and raising concerns about the volume of live fire against unarmed women, children and medics. We welcome that the Israeli Military Advocate General has recently ordered five criminal investigations which relate to 11 separate instances of Palestinian fatalities during the Gaza border protests. These investigations are ongoing. We will continue to make clear to the Israeli authorities that it is vital their investigations are independent and transparent and that their findings are made public, and importantly, if wrongdoing is found, those that are responsible are held to account.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/03/2019 17:46:16 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

1092727

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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	Guatemala: 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 proposed reforms of the (a) National Reconciliation Law and (b) NGO Law in Guatemala; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	235277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>We welcome the fact that the proposed amendments to the National Reconciliation Law (NRL), seeking to grant amnesty for serious crimes against humanity, lacked sufficient backing in the Guatemalan Congress on 13 March. Two further bills that would allow pre-trial and convicted detainees to be at liberty also did not gain sufficient backing. We remain concerned that proposals of this nature signify a worrying trend towards seeking impunity from serious crimes as well as corruption. Through a local statement issued on 13 March by the G13 group of international donors to Guatemala, the UK joined others in condemning the proposed amendments. The statement highlighted that the amendments to the NRL would violate Guatemala’s international obligations, damage reconciliation efforts and erode faith in the rule of law, and also expressed concern over proposed amendments to the NGO law.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 26/03/2019 16:52:52 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1092736

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Guardian's decision to use Kyiv rather than Kiev, whether his Department has plans to make the same change.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	235278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office refers to the capital of Ukraine as Kyiv, using spelling based on the official language of Ukraine. It has done so since 2009.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 26/03/2019 16:54:01 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1091241

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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: 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 representations the Government made at the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council on the crisis in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	234211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>​The UK is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in the North-West and South-West (Anglophone) regions of Cameroon, which continue to suffer from high levels of violence. We condemn all human rights violations and abuses and continue to press the Government of Cameroon to ensure that those responsible face justice. In his address to UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 25 February, the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN stressed that the cycle of violence in the Anglophone regions in Cameroon must end and urged all sides to come together to initiate a credible, inclusive dialogue to address the root causes of the crisis. The UK and Austria made a joint statement on the human rights situation in Cameroon at the UN Human Rights Council on 21 March, supported by 39 countries, raising concern about the deteriorating human rights situation and calling on Government of Cameroon to establish a credible dialogue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/03/2019 17:04:14 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1087530

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to persuade the government of Bahrain to (1) end capital punishment and to reprieve those awaiting execution, (2) release journalists imprisoned as a result of their professional work, (3) end the use of torture in all circumstances, and (4) allow those who have had their Bahraini citizenship removed since 2012 to present their cases for restoral of citizenship.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL14454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>(1) The UK's position on the use of the death penalty is longstanding and clear. We oppose its use in all circumstances and countries. The Government of Bahrain are fully aware of our position</p><p><br>(2) The UK and Bahrain have an open dialogue which enables us to raise our concerns, including on individual cases, through private and senior channels. Where we have concerns we raise them at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain. The UK supports freedom of expression and freedom of speech as both a fundamental right in itself and as an essential element of a full range of human rights. We continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to protect freedom of expression for all of its citizens, in line with its international obligations</p><p><br>(3) We continue to encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to raise them with the appropriate Bahraini human rights oversight body. We encourage the oversight bodies in Bahrain to carry out thorough and swift investigations into any such claims</p><p><br>(4) The UK has raised our concerns on the revocation of Bahraini citizenship at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain.​</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 26/03/2019 17:43:03 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1087531

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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: Rule of Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what practical results have been achieved from their expenditure of £6 million on technical aid to strengthen the Rule of Law and to secure justice reform in Bahrain.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL14455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>We continually assess all programme activity throughout implementation, to ensure it is on track for delivery, as well as upon completion of each individual project. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has provided numerous updates on its work in Bahrain in its annual Human Rights Reports, as well as through Freedom of Information Act requests. This information can be found on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 26/03/2019 17:42:40 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton