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1434045

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
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	Iran: Detainees
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 progress she has made on securing the release of (a) Anoosheh Ashoori and (b) other British nationals held in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	127493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>We remain committed to securing the immediate and permanent release of unfairly detained British nationals in Iran, including Anoosheh Ashoori, Morad Tahbaz and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. The Foreign Secretary continues to raise Iran's practice of detaining British dual nationals with her Iranian counterpart, including during their call this month. Our Ambassador in Tehran also continues to raise these cases with the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, most recently on 21 February.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 03/03/2022 17:56:04 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1434046

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
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	Iran: International Military 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, what (a) progress she has made on reaching an agreement with Iran on the repayment of the IMS debt and (b) commitment she has made to not renege on any repayment agreed by UK negotiators.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	127494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The IMS debt is a longstanding issue and we have been consistently clear that we continue to explore options to resolve this case. We will not comment further as discussions are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/03/2022 12:54:43 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1434047

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
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	Iran: Detainees
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 she is taking to help ensure that any hostage release deal as part of the Vienna talks includes the release of all British nationals held in Iran including Anoosheh Ashoori.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	127495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>It is unhelpful to connect the release of detainees to wider issues. We remain committed to securing the immediate and permanent release of unfairly detained British nationals in Iran, including Anoosheh Ashoori.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 02/03/2022 08:19:40 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1422782

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Israel and Pakistan: Nuclear Weapons
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 assessment he has made of the strength of (a) Pakistan's and (b) Israel's nuclear arsenal.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	125319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>Pakistan and Israel are not party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and as such they are not bound by the legally binding obligations of the NPT. Pakistan has developed a nuclear weapons programme and Israel has never declared a nuclear weapons programme. The UK Government continues to encourage both countries to sign the NPT as Non-Nuclear Weapon States. We continue to monitor all global nuclear developments and will continue to work with international partners to strengthen the non-proliferation regime and advance multilateral nuclear disarmament.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 28/02/2022 17:14:06 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1419862

registered interest
date	04/02/2022
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	Egypt: Political 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 estimate her Department has made of the number of political prisoners being held in Egypt.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	118588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is aware of political prisoners in the Egyptian system and we regularly raise our human rights concerns with the Egyptian authorities, both privately and in forums such as the UN Human Rights Council. This includes raising the implementation of the rights guaranteed by Egypt's constitution. We believe that these rights and freedoms are essential for Egypt's long-term stability and we welcome the publication of Egypt's human rights strategy.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/02/2022 16:47:15 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1417692

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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	Pakistan: Females
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 assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the recommendations in the report by the APPG for Pakistani Minorities inquiry on forced conversions and forced marriages of minority girls and women in Pakistan, published on 25 November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	113782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government welcomes the publication of the All Party Parliamentary Group's report. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for South Asia, spoke at the launch event. The UK strongly condemns the forced marriage and forced conversion of women and girls in Pakistan. We regularly raise concerns about freedom of religion or belief and women and girls' rights at a senior level with the Government of Pakistan. During his visit to Pakistan on 23 and 24 June 2021, Lord Ahmad met Prime Minister Khan, as well as other senior government ministers, and discussed our concerns. He met interfaith leaders to understand the situation of Pakistani minorities, particularly the issue of forced conversion and marriage. Lord Ahmad discussed the need to promote respect for all religions with Governor of Punjab, Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar, on 28 November 2021. The FCDO funds programmes in Pakistan that directly address commitments made under Sustainable Development Goal 5, to end harmful practices including child and forced marriages. The UK Government has supported the Government of Pakistan in setting up eight child courts to provide child-sensitive justice to children who come in contact with the law, including victims of child abuse, trafficking and child marriage.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 113783 question first answered 07/02/2022 14:54:09 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1417693

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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	Pakistan: Females
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 assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of child, early and forced marriage in Pakistan in the context of that country's commitment to goal 5.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	113783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government welcomes the publication of the All Party Parliamentary Group's report. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for South Asia, spoke at the launch event. The UK strongly condemns the forced marriage and forced conversion of women and girls in Pakistan. We regularly raise concerns about freedom of religion or belief and women and girls' rights at a senior level with the Government of Pakistan. During his visit to Pakistan on 23 and 24 June 2021, Lord Ahmad met Prime Minister Khan, as well as other senior government ministers, and discussed our concerns. He met interfaith leaders to understand the situation of Pakistani minorities, particularly the issue of forced conversion and marriage. Lord Ahmad discussed the need to promote respect for all religions with Governor of Punjab, Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar, on 28 November 2021. The FCDO funds programmes in Pakistan that directly address commitments made under Sustainable Development Goal 5, to end harmful practices including child and forced marriages. The UK Government has supported the Government of Pakistan in setting up eight child courts to provide child-sensitive justice to children who come in contact with the law, including victims of child abuse, trafficking and child marriage.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 113782 question first answered 07/02/2022 14:54:09 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1348370

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
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	Yemen: Food Supply
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 tackle increasing hunger in Yemen as a result of the covid-19 pandemic and continued conflict.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	35781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The UK has committed £87 million to Yemen for 2021/22 which will address food insecurity and support nutrition. This includes feeding 240,000 of the most vulnerable Yemenis every month and supporting 1.5 million of the most vulnerable households with additional cash assistance to allow them to buy food and basic supplies and support 400 health centres. Globally the UK has committed £548 million to COVAX, which has allocated 2.3 million vaccines to Yemen. We also continue to work with donors, the UN and NGOs to lobby the parties to lift access restrictions and ensure humanitarian aid reaches those who most need it in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 27/07/2021 15:53:25 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1331879

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
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	Bahrain: Prisons
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 findings of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Jau Prison, what the evidential basis was for the UK Ambassador to Bahrain's statement that Jau Prison is a well-run facility with good medical provision and measures against covid-19 on 6 May 2021.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	14015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>As stated in my answer of 9 June, the Ambassador and other international representatives visited Jau Prison on 3 May. The visit enabled our Ambassador to raise human rights matters, to see and assess the facilities and current conditions at Jau Prison first hand and to understand the measures implemented to counter Covid-19.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/06/2021 16:14:45 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1329741

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
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	Bahrain: Human Rights
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 26 April 2021 to Question 185465 on Bahrain: Political Prisoners, whether they will now answer the question put, namely, what representations he will make to his Bahraini counterpart on (a) inviting the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture to visit and (b) allowing (i) Human Rights Watch, (ii) Amnesty International and (iii) other human rights organisations and monitoring bodies to enter Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	10515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2021 answer text <p>We regularly raise human rights matters with the Government of Bahrain and continue to encourage both the Government of Bahrain and the UN to engage with each other on human rights issues. We understand that the Government of Bahrain has taken steps to engage with the United Nations, and that the Ombudsman has reached out to Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, noting that they are keen to work cooperatively on concerns raised. We support and encourage all such engagement.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 09/06/2021 10:03:20 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day