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818895

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	USA: State Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on President Trump’s proposed state visit to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	903141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s position on the visit remains clear. An invitation for the President to visit the UK has been extended and accepted. Ministers and officials in both countries regularly engage with one another on the full range of issues. The precise timing and programme of a visit are yet to be finalised.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 09/01/2018 14:07:14 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

818897

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Poland: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of diplomatic relations with Poland.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	903144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>British-Polish relations are extremely strong. As the Prime Minister said during the recent second Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC) in Warsaw, “Our annual dialogue demonstrates the common ground we share, the importance we attach to our bilateral relationship, and the benefits it brings.”</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 09/01/2018 14:11:12 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

818898

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Oman: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of diplomatic relations with Oman.
tabling member constituency	Charnwood
tabling member printed	Edward Argar
uin	903146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>2017 was a very positive year for UK-Oman relations. As the Foreign Secretary made clear on his visit in December, Oman is a friend and a longstanding British ally with shared interests across diplomatic, economic and security matters. We are working more closely than ever across these fields.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/01/2018 14:18:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar

818899

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking with his international counterparts to tackle Islamist terrorism globally.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	903148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>Tackling terrorism, including Islamist terrorism, is a global endeavour. We are working with allies bilaterally and in multilateral fora to weaken the drivers of terrorism, degrade terrorist organisations, illuminate and disrupt attacks and protect and mitigate against the impact of attacks against UK interests and those of our allies.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/01/2018 14:28:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

810422

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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	India: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of statistics published by Aid to the Church in Need showing that there were 316 attacks on Christians in the first five months of 2017 compared to 365 incidents in the whole of 2016; what representations they have made to the government of India regarding the rise in violence towards religious minorities; and what assessment they have made of the situation of religious minorities in India.
tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
uin	HL4390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government condemns all instances of discrimination and violence against individuals or groups because of their religion, regardless of the country or faith concerned.</p><p>We regularly engage with Indian counterparts on a range of human rights issues, including minority rights. The British High Commission in New Delhi and our network of Deputy High Commissions maintain a continuous assessment of the human rights situation across India. We are aware of reported incidents against religious minorities in India and continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/01/2018 15:16:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

810423

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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	Nigeria: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current levels of violence between religious groups in Nigeria, and of an estimate by the 2017 Global Terrorism Index which states that 60,000 people have been killed in clashes between predominantly Muslim Fulani Herders and predominantly Christian farmers; and what representations have been made to the government of Nigeria about the levels of religious violence in that country.
tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
uin	HL4391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>We are concerned by recurrent clashes involving pastoralists and local farmers over land, farming rights, grazing routes and access to water. They have a serious impact on lives and communities of all faiths and are a major barrier to Nigeria's economic development. We discuss the issue with Federal and State Governments and encourage them to work with the affected populations on all sides of the conflict to develop a solution. We welcome President Buhari's commitment to focus on assisting the affected communities, bringing perpetrators to justice and examining longer term peaceful solutions to the conflict.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/01/2018 15:20:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

810455

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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	Bahrain: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government following the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's shift in funding for Bahrain from the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund to the Global Britain Fund and the Integrated Activity Fund, who will be the beneficiaries of the £1.5 million budget; and according to what parameters and criteria the beneficiaries must spend their allocated funding.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government works with a number of implementation partners on Bahraini led reform programmes including in the field of human rights. These programmes aim to support progress on building effective and accountable institutions, strengthening the rule of law, and justice reform. All of our work is in line with international standards, and aims to share UK expertise and experience. Any training provided by or on behalf of the British Government fully complies with our domestic and international human rights obligations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/01/2018 15:20:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

810456

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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	Sayed Alwadaei
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 15 December (HL3730), and the concern expressed by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights six UN special rapporteurs that the measures taken against the family of Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei sought to intimidate and impair his human rights activities, what specific assurances they have received from the government of Bahrain; and what steps they have taken to independently verify those assurances.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>We have raised these cases at a senior level with the Bahraini authorities. The Government of Bahrain has also released public statements on these cases, with reassurances that the legal cases against the individuals are not related to Mr Al Wadaei’s activities. We understand that Mr Al Wadaei has been able to continue with his work.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/01/2018 15:21:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

810457

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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	Bahrain: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Bahrain regarding the denial of adequate medical care and prevention of family visitation to detainees in Jau Prison, including (1) Hasan Mushaima, (2) AbdulHadi Alkhawaja, and (3) Dr Abduljalil Alsingace.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a continuing dialogue with the Government of Bahrain in which we are able to raise individual cases at a senior level, including the referenced cases.</p><p>We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report these to the relevant human rights oversight bodies. We urge these bodies to carry out swift and thorough investigations. The UK continues to encourage the Government of Bahrain to deliver on its international and domestic human rights commitments.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/01/2018 15:22:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

810458

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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	Sayed Alwadaei
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what evaluation they have made of the fairness of the trial of Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei’s in the light of concerns about the reported lack of physical evidence and coerced confessions.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>​The British Government is closely following this case and our representatives regularly attend court hearings. We have raised this case at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain. We understand there is a right of appeal to the Court of Cassation and we will continue to monitor proceedings.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/01/2018 15:23:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven