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1338130

registered interest
date	18/06/2021
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	Myanmar: Development 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, what the allocated aid budget for Myanmar is for 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	18521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>Following a thorough review, the Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office's (FCDO) aid budget has been allocated in accordance with UK strategic priorities against the challenging financial climate of COVID-19. FCDO programme managers are currently working with their suppliers and delivery partners to determine the precise allocations for each programme. Each country's full budget will be published in due course, including in the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts, and in the 'Statistics on International Development: Final UK Aid Spend' publication.</p><p>The portfolio agreed by the Foreign Secretary will focus our investment and expertise on issues where the UK can make the most difference, and achieve maximum strategic coherence, impact, and value for money. We remain a world-leading aid donor, and across HMG, will spend more than £10 billion this year  to fight poverty, tackle climate change, and improve global health.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 28/06/2021 16:22:24 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1305553

registered interest
date	24/03/2021
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	Myanmar: Army
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 there are outstanding loans from British banks to the Myanmar army.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	174835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2021 answer text <p>We are clear that British businesses should not be doing business with the Myanmar military or military owned entities. The Foreign Secretary and International Trade Secretary have written to UK businesses in Myanmar to make this expectation clear.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 14/04/2021 15:53:13 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1305556

registered interest
date	24/03/2021
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	Russia: Corruption and Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to introduce new measures under the UK's Magnitsky Act to target corruption and illicit finance as outlined in the Integrated Review.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	174836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2021 answer text <p>On 6 July 2020 the UK Government established the Global Human Rights ('Magnitsky') sanctions regime by laying regulations in Parliament under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. This sanctions regime enables the UK to hold to account those involved in serious human rights violations or abuses.</p><p>As the Foreign Secretary announced to the House, work is underway to consider how an anti-corruption sanctions regime could be added to our armoury. Sanctions are powerful tools, capable of having a significant impact, and are complex to design. We are taking the time to ensure we get them right and will update Parliament in due course.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 14/04/2021 15:38:08 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1304712

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
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	Myanmar: Private Military and Security Companies
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 his Department is aware of British companies providing insurance, reinsurance, financial services or consultancy services to Myanmar military companies; and whether the Government is taking steps to prevent British companies from providing such services to the military.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	173027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary and International Trade Secretary have written to UK companies active in Myanmar to make clear the expectation that they do not do business with the military through their trading relationships. HMG expects them to conduct due diligence to ensure that they aren't supporting any military linked businesses.</p><p>As set out in the written ministerial statement of 25 February, we are reviewing our approach to Trade and Investment in Myanmar, and while that review takes place have suspended all trade promotion activity.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 30/03/2021 11:08:58 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1304713

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
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	Myanmar: Rohingya
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 a date has been set for making a decision on whether the UK will make an intervention in the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	173028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK supports the International Criminal Justice (ICJ) process which is putting pressure on Myanmar to protect the Rohingya. We are clear that Myanmar must comply with the provisional measures ruling. We have reiterated our support to the ICJ process in Parliament, at the UN Security Council, and through public statements. We provided funding to enable Rohingya refugees to attend the ICJ hearing in December 2019. We are monitoring developments closely and have not yet decided whether to intervene. The rules governing an intervention are set out in the Statute and Rules of Court of the ICJ. Myanmar filed preliminary objections on 20 January 2021, and the Gambia now has until 20 May 2021 to file observations and submissions on those objections. The Court has not yet determined the timetable beyond that point.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 30/03/2021 11:43:07 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1304714

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
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	Myanmar: Freezing of Assets
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 the Government has taken steps to freeze assets of the Government of Myanmar in the UK, including all bank accounts and properties.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	173029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>We have imposed travel bans and asset freezes on nine senior military officers responsible for serious human rights violations during the coup. This is in addition to the 16 individuals previously designated for serious human rights violations in Myanmar. It is the Myanmar military that are responsible for the coup and the abhorrent human rights violations associated with it and we are determined to impose a cost on them. We will consider all tools at our disposal, including further sanctions on individuals and entities.</p><p>We have used the Burma sanctions regime and the Global Human Rights regime to target those responsible for human rights violations in Myanmar. On Thursday 26 March we imposed sanctions on military owned entity Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL), in concert with the US to incur a cost on the military for the coup.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 30/03/2021 11:01:59 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1304715

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
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	Myanmar: Military Coups
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 the Government will take steps to hold the Myanmar military accountable by using provisions of universal jurisdiction applicable in British law.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	173030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned at the serious human rights violations perpetrated by the Myanmar security forces during the coup. The UK is clear that there must be accountability for these acts. Crimes of universal jurisdiction can be reported to the police in the same way as any other offence, and the same standards of evidence and independence of process will apply in respect of any investigation, arrest or prosecution. The operational responsibility for deciding whether to commence or pursue a criminal investigation falls to the police, who exercise their discretion and responsibility to investigate independently of the executive.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 29/03/2021 14:36:23 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1290308

registered interest
date	26/02/2021
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	Bangladesh: Rohingya
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 ensure access to covid-19 vaccinations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	159311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2021 answer text <p>The British High Commission in Dhaka has been working closely with the Government of Bangladesh to ensure the Rohingya refugees are included in the national vaccination plan. In the first phase starting in March, around 125,000 of the more vulnerable refugees are due to receive their first vaccination dose. 5,000 frontline health and other workers engaged in the refugee camps will also be vaccinated in this initial phase. The refugees will receive vaccines through COVAX, the multilateral initiative designed to support global and equitable access to vaccines. The COVAX Advance Market Commitment, to which the UK has committed £548m, will supply vaccines to 92 developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 05/03/2021 10:04:07 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1247915

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
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	Myanmar: Elections
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 representations he has made to the authorities in Myanmar on the decision by the Union Election Commission to cancel voting in parts of that country.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	110130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>We are concerned by ongoing conflict which restricts the ability to hold a free and fair vote. We were concerned by the announcement of cancellations across Rakhine and elsewhere in the country. The Foreign Secretary raised these concerns with the Myanmar Minister for International Cooperation in the run up to the elections. He pressed for further transparency on the mechanism through which constituencies are declared safe for voting to take place. He also urged the Government to commit to holding elections in areas of cancellation as soon as it is possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 10/11/2020 17:15:20 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1247916

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
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	Myanmar: Elections
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 plans his Department has for monitoring the forthcoming elections in Myanmar, both in the days before and after polling day and on election day itself, to ensure internationally accepted democratic norms are upheld and human rights are respected.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	110131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>Independent election monitoring is vital for free and fair elections. Covid-19 prevented largescale international observation missions like those seen in 2015. This year, the UK Embassy will run a small in country observation mission.</p><p>We are funding domestic observation to ensure that there was some level of monitoring and oversight of the polling process. We have consistently raised the importance of domestic monitoring in country with both the UEC and the Government, to ensure transparency and oversight of the process.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 10/11/2020 17:11:16 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali