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510401

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date	24/03/2016
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	South Sudan: 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 steps he has taken to support the formation of the transitional government of national unity in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	904415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>In January I visited Juba and held meetings with President Salva Kiir, members of the opposition and civil society. In the margins of the African Union Summit I met with the Leader of the Opposition Riek Machar. In all those meetings I emphasised the importance of forming the transitional government without delay. The UK has also worked closely with key countries in the region and in the UN Security Council to build pressure on the parties to form a government of national unity.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 12/04/2016 16:10:28 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

445956

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
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	Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy
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 announcement of 19 January 2016 of the launch of the £10 million Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy, how much of the additional funding in that area will come from the budget of (a) his Department and (b) the Department for International Development.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	23168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>All funding for the Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy will come from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s budget.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 27/01/2016 17:35:28 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

438945

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
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	Darwin Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on the Darwin Initiative in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	20431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Lady to the answer provided by my Hon Friend the Member for Penrith and the Border (Rory Stewart), Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Environment and Rural Affairs, in PQ 20429 on 5 January 2016.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/01/2016 15:31:39 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

387877

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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
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 6 July 2015 to Question 2508, what discussion his Department has had with UK companies about the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea and the use of national service conscripts by foreign-operated companies.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	5755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>We have not spoken to any UK companies about the report of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea, published in June. In line with the UK’s Business and Human Rights Action Plan (based upon the UN Guiding Principles) all UK businesses have a responsibility to respect human rights.</p><p>In the UK’s statement during the UN Human Rights Council discussion of the Commission’s report we made clear that Eritrea must take concrete action to improve the human rights situation in the country, and in particular to fulfil its commitment to limiting national service to 18 months.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/07/2015 13:19:47 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

387092

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
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: National Service
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 in response to findings of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea on national service conscripts being used within foreign-operated companies.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	5208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>National service is compulsory in Eritrea and many conscripts serve indefinitely. The national service system was one of the reasons the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) listed Eritrea as a “Country of Concern” in its annual Human Rights Report (2014). The report set out that civilian national service has often included work for government and state-owned companies on low salaries, exposing the Government of Eritrea to the allegation of using forced labour. We have been clear to the Government of Eritrea that it must amend or abolish its national service system. Eritrean government representatives have assured UK officials that the term of service will be strictly limited to 18 months for all new recruits starting from March 2015. We will continue to monitor the situation closely. FCO officials recently met with representatives of the Canadian mining company, Nevsun Mining, who operate the largest mine in Eritrea. Nevsun Mining set out the strict procedures that they had in place to prevent national service conscripts working at the mine.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 06/07/2015 14:51:39 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh