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1005981

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Iran: Baha'i Faith
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 his Department has made of the increased use of Tazir laws by the Iranian courts to sentence Baha'i people; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	190813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of continued reports of harassment and mistreatment of members of the Baha'i faith in Iran, including the recent increase in arrests from August 2018 onwards. We regularly call upon Iran to cease harassment of all religious minorities and to fulfil its international and domestic obligations to protect freedom of religion or belief.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/11/2018 15:55:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1005982

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Iran: Baha'i Faith
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 representations he has made to the Government of Iran on the treatment of Baha'is in that country; and if will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	190814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>We regularly call upon Iran to cease harassment of all religious minorities, including members of the Baha'i faith, and to fulfil its international and domestic obligations to protect freedom of religion or belief. I discussed human rights, including freedom of religion, when I met my Iranian counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in Tehran in September.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/11/2018 16:04:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1006130

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Syria: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons the UK Government was not present at a meeting between Russia, France, Germany and Turkey in Istanbul on 28 October 2018 to discuss a ceasefire in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	190957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>​We support all efforts to end the Syria conflict. The Istanbul meeting was a one-off summit at Turkey's initiative with the aim of bridging differences between members of the Syria Small Group and the Astana guarantors (Russia, Iran, Turkey). We worked with France, Germany and Turkey in advance of the summit and hosted a meeting of the Syria Small Group on 29 October to agree next steps.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/11/2018 16:00:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1005624

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Intelligence Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to pursue an agreement with the EU after Brexit to allow the UK to continue sharing certain intelligence available through the Five Eyes agreement with the 27 EU member states.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL11395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Intelligence sharing between the British Government and overseas partners is important to the security of our country. The Government's vision for a security partnership with the European Union is set out in the White Paper: &quot;The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union&quot; (July 2018). This includes a proposal for continued information and intelligence sharing, for example through the EU Intelligence and Situation Centre, European Union Satellite Centre and EU Military Staff. It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on the detail of intelligence matters.​</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/11/2018 15:31:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1005660

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Turkey: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that local elections in Turkey planned to take place in March 2019 are conducted in a free and fair manner.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	190391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>We have consistently encouraged Turkey to ensure that the elections are held to internationally accepted standards. We have urged Turkey to invite election monitors from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe to observe the elections, and to act upon the recommendations made by those bodies following the Presidential elections in June 2018. If election observation missions take place we will consider offering HMG support, as we did in June. It is important for Turkish democracy that the local elections accurately reflect the wishes of the Turkish people.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/11/2018 11:53:21 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1005679

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Tanzania: LGBT+ People
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 accuracy of recent press reports on threats to members of the LGBT community in Tanzania.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	190481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>​We are concerned by reports in the media. As I tweeted on 2 November, language that invites violence against any community in society should be rejected. The British High Commission, alongside international partners, carried out a demarche on the Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 2 November urging the Tanzanian authorities to respect human rights and protect all Tanzanian citizens from discrimination. We welcome the subsequent statement by the Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs restating their protection of rights enshrined in their Constitution. We will continue to raise our human rights concerns with the Government of Tanzania and did so most recently at senior official level on 12 November with the Tanzanian High Commissioner to London.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/11/2018 12:04:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1005693

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Kosovo: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) representations he has received and (b) assessment he has made of the implications for the constitution of Kosovo of proposals to change the Kosovo Security Force into a national army.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	190394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>FCO officials are in frequent contact with the Governments of Kosovo, Serbia and NATO Allies, including on the Government of Kosovo's proposed transition of the Kosovo Security Force to an armed force. We assess that there will not be implications for the constitution of the Republic of Kosovo because the constitution is silent on the mandate, size and composition of the Kosovo Security Force.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/11/2018 11:55:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1005797

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Syria: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government’s policy is on the status of the UN-led Geneva-based peace talks on Syria as the sole legitimate framework for a political solution to the civil war in that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	190395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>​The Government’s policy is that the UN-led Geneva peace process indeed remains the legitimate forum to achieve a political solution in Syria. The Syria Small Group meeting hosted by the UK last month reaffirmed this.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/11/2018 15:38:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1005798

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Syria: Peace Negotiations
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 progress on the establishment of a Constitutional Committee in Syria under UN auspices, following the Syrian national dialogue conference held in Sochi in January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	190396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>​We fully support UN Special Envoy Staffan De Mistura's efforts to convene an inclusive, balanced constitutional committee by the end of the year. Agreement has now been reached on the names of regime and opposition participants, but has not yet been reached on the third list of independent participants proposed by the UN. In his briefing to the UN Security Council last month, the Special Envoy made clear that the main reason for this, is objections posed by the regime, Russia and Iran. We call on Russia and Iran to abide by their commitments and cooperate with the Special Envoy's efforts.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/11/2018 15:40:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1005799

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Syria: Peace Negotiations
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 his counterparts in (a) Russia and (b) Iran on the establishment of a Constitutional Committee in Syria under UN auspices, following the Syrian national dialogue conference held in Sochi in January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	190397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>​The UK regularly discusses the situation in Syria, including establishment of the Constitutional Committee, with Russia at the UN Security Council, most recently on 27 October. Our Embassies in Tehran and Moscow also regularly discuss Syria, including the political process, with representatives of the Russian and Iranian Governments.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/11/2018 15:41:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry