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1011438

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Sudan: Radio
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funding has been allocated by his Department to the Sudanese media outlet Radio Dabanga in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	194061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>​The British Government has not provided funding for Radio Dabanga in any of the last five years.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/11/2018 16:48:34 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

1011668

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Mohamed Boshi
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 validity of Human Rights Watch reports that human rights activist Mohamed Boshi was forcibly returned from Egypt to Sudan on 13 October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	194053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of recent reports regarding Mohamed Boshi and are tracking the case. The UK regularly raises concerns about freedom of expression with both the Egyptian and Sudanese Governments both in public and private. On 18 September we issued a statement at the UN Human Rights Council in which we raised specific concerns about the 'arrests of activists, bloggers and journalists'. The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa also raised concerns over freedom of expression with the Egyptian Foreign Minister during his visit to Cairo on 14 October. Freedom of expression and freedom of the media also remain a key focus of the human rights strand of the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue. During the most recent round of talks, held in London in November, a wide range of human rights issues were discussed with the Government of Sudan, and the Minister for the Commonwealth and the UN specifically raised the importance that the UK places on improvements in freedom of the media.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/11/2018 16:17:13 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1010692

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Eritrea: Religious Freedom
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 level of religious freedom and tolerance in Eritrea.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	193383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>​The overwhelming majority of people in Eritrea can practise their religion peacefully and are allowed to do so. However, the detention of individuals and groups from proscribed religious groups, and senior individuals from religious organisations, is of concern. The UK regularly raises this matter at UN Human Rights Council dialogues on Eritrea.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/11/2018 14:44:40 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1010697

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Eritrea: Emigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of people seeking to leave Eritrea; and what steps the Khartoum Process is taking to reduce this.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	193384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>There are no reliable figures for the number of people leaving Eritrea.</p><p>The UK plays a leading role in the Khartoum Process. It is a member of the steering committee, and has ensured the €46 million Better Migration Management (BMM) programme, which supports the Process, includes projects to improve the capacity of governments in the region to manage their borders, alongside the protection and support of migrants. The UK has offered its support to the Eritrean Government's Chairmanship of the Khartoum Process in 2019, drawing on our own experience as chair in 2016.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/11/2018 16:56:52 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1010753

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Diplomatic Service: EU Countries
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 whether UK citizens may continue to seek consular and diplomatic protection from EU member states in countries where the UK is not represented after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	193410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>​The UK has significant expertise in crisis preparedness and consular affairs. Thanks to its extensive global footprint of <del class="ministerial">273</del> <ins class="ministerial">274</ins> posts in 169 countries and territories, and its network of Honorary Consuls, the UK is able to provide professional consular services worldwide. In addition to our network, people who need assistance can call any of our embassies, high commissions or consulates, or the FCO switchboard, 24/7 for advice or help. The UK is open to maintaining a close level of cooperation with the EU, if this is perceived to be of mutual benefit, on crisis preparedness and consular affairs, including the provision of consular assistance to unrepresented EU citizens in third countries on a reciprocal basis. Details of this offer have been published on gov.uk, most recently in a <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technical-note-on-coordination-of-external-security" target="_blank">technical note</a> on coordination on external security.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/11/2018 16:58:31 question first ministerially corrected 03/12/2018 12:32:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin previous answer version 87137 answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1010158

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Deportation
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 Angolan counterpart on the expulsion of Congolese nationals from that country since 25 September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	192758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The United Nations has estimated that nearly 400,000 people have crossed from Angola into the Democratic Republic of Congo since the beginning of October following an expulsion order by the Government of Angola targeting irregular migrants. The UK is extremely concerned by reports of serious human rights violations by security forces on both sides of the border. We are in close contact with the UN and UNHCR in Angola, who most recently raised the concerns of the international community regarding the alleged human rights violations and the resulting humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Angola on 14 November.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/11/2018 16:20:58 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1010159

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of Congolese nationals expelled from Angola by the Government of that country since 25 September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	192759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>​The United Nations has estimated that nearly 400,000 people have crossed from Angola into the Democratic Republic of Congo since the beginning of October following an expulsion order by the Government of Angola targeting irregular migrants. The UK is extremely concerned by reports of serious human rights violations by security forces on both sides of the border. We are in close contact with the UN and UNHCR in Angola, who most recently raised the concerns of the international community regarding the alleged human rights violations and the resulting humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Angola on 14 November.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/11/2018 16:22:13 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1010160

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of (a) human rights abuses perpetrated against Congolese nationals and (b) looting and theft of Congolese nationals’ possessions during recent operations by the Angolan authorities to expel Congolese nationals from that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	192760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The United Nations has estimated that nearly 400,000 people have crossed from Angola into the Democratic Republic of Congo since the beginning of October following an expulsion order by the Government of Angola targeting irregular migrants. The UK is extremely concerned by reports of serious human rights violations by security forces on both sides of the border. We are in close contact with the UN and UNHCR in Angola, who most recently raised the concerns of the international community regarding the alleged human rights violations and the resulting humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Angola on 14 November.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/11/2018 16:23:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1010161

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Refugees
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 counterpart in the Democratic Republic of Congo on reported recent threats by members of that country’s Government to repatriate refugees from neighbouring countries in response to the recent expulsion of Congolese nations from Angola.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	192761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>We continue to call for the effective and ethical settlement of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The British Embassy is in close contact with the UN and UNHCR in DRC, and the UK regularly joins other members of the international community to highlight concerns with the Government of DRC over the situation of refugees and internally displaced people in the country. This includes maintaining pressure from the international community for an effective DRC response to the nearly 400,000 people that have crossed from Angola into DRC since the beginning of October 2018, and also to highlight concerns about the forced closure of IDP camps by the DRC Government in Tanganyika in August 2018. In April this year the UK announced a humanitarian uplift of £22m, bringing our contribution to the 2018 humanitarian appeal to £100m. This makes the UK the second largest bilateral humanitarian donor in DRC.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/11/2018 16:25:03 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1010167

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Elections
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 counterpart in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the findings of the recent UN report which noted a 35 per cent increase in human rights violations related to restrictions of democratic space before the presidential election on 23 December 2018 in that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	192767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary raised human rights and the importance of credible and fair elections when he met Foreign Minister Okitundu in October. I also raised these issues when I met him during the United Nations General Assembly in September. The British Ambassador in Kinshasa regularly meets the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Government to highlight the importance of political space in order to deliver credible and peaceful elections in December 2018.</p><p>The UK played a key role at the June 2018 Human Rights Council which mandated the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) to document and profile human rights violations in DRC. The UK most recently agreed a UN Security Council Statement on 22 November 2018, highlighting the need for political space and fundamental freedoms to be respected in DRC, and calling on all Congolese stakeholders to reject violence of any kind.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/11/2018 16:28:13 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry