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1001959

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	Papua: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether officials in (a) his Department and (b) the Indonesian Embassy have met the non-governmental organizations (i) Tapol and (ii) Etan to discuss human rights in West Papua.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	188246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Officials in London have not met representatives from Tapol since 2013 and we have no record of meetings with ETAN. Officials in Jakarta last met Tapol in Jakarta in March 2018 and are planning to meet them again in November. During regular visits to Papua, embassy officials meet local government officials, civil society groups, businesses and local communities to discuss issues such as human rights, economic development and sustainable forest management.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/11/2018 16:25:15 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

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registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Sayed Alwadaei
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 16 April 2018 to Question HL6839, what assessments the Government has since made of the ability of Bahraini human rights defender, Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, to continue his work given the recent threats and reprisals facing his imprisoned mother-in-law, Hajer Mansoor Hassan.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	165178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>​We have received assurances from the Bahraini authorities that there have been no reprisals against the family members of Sayed Alwadaei. We understand that he has been able to continue his work in the UK.</p><p>We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report these to the appropriate oversight body. We urge these oversight bodies to carry out swift and thorough investigations into any such claims.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/07/2018 15:25:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

885365

registered interest
date	17/04/2018
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: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made representations to the Iranian Government on restrictions being applied to people in that country on access to the internet and social media; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	136228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>​The UK strongly believes that the human rights that people have offline must also be protected online. Any restrictions on access to the internet and social media in Iran are concerning. The Foreign Secretary and I have both discussed our concerns about the human rights situation in Iran with our counterparts. In addition, working with our EU partners, we have placed sanctions on the Iranian cyber police for their role in online repression.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/04/2018 11:24:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

806072

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Nuclear Weapons: Treaties
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 Government decided not to participate in, or send an observer to, talks on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in March 2017.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	119275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my answer of 13 March 2017 (PQ 66495).</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 21/12/2017 08:51:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

806153

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Indonesia: Police
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 funding the Government has provided to the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation for the training of (a) Detachment 88 and (b) other Indonesian police units and officers in (i) 2014 (ii) 2015, (iii) 2016 and (iv) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	119354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding for training of Detachment 88 officers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding for training of other Indonesian police units and officers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>£26,000</p></td><td><p>£119,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>£59,000</p></td><td><p>£32,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>£219,000</p></td><td><p>£42,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>£276,000</p></td><td><p>£182,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 21/12/2017 16:56:16 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

806154

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Indonesia: Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British trainers have been attached to the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	119355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><strong>Permanent UK trainer at JCLEC</strong></td><td><strong>No. of UK trainers involved in programme delivery</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2015</strong></td><td>None</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2016</strong></td><td>No trainers. 1 x UK Programme Manager</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2017</strong></td><td>No trainers. 1 x UK Programme Manager</td><td>82</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 21/12/2017 17:01:40 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

806159

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Papua: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what undertakings were given to the Government that British-trained officers from Detachment 88 would not be deployed for counter-insurgency and political work in West Papua.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	119360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK routinely trains members of the Indonesian National Police, including Densus 88, across a broad spectrum of subjects at the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC). Courses are subject to an Overseas Security and Justice Assessment which considers the risk that training might assist participants in violating human rights in the future. No courses at JCLEC offer lethal force training and all UK courses have an element of human rights awareness.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 21/12/2017 13:47:33 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

782127

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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	Iraq: Kurds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Government of Iraq on movement of Iraqi Government troops and pro-Iraqi Government militias into Kirkuk; and what steps he has taken to promote dialogue on a democratic future in Kurdistan.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	110867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>We are monitoring the situation in Northern Iraq closely, including in Kirkuk. We are working with the United States, the UN and our Coalition partners to urge all parties to continue to take steps to de-escalate the situation, coordinate security arrangements and avoid violence.</p><p>I discussed the situation with the Iraqi Foreign and Interior Ministers on 17 October. The Foreign Secretary spoke to Prime Minister Abadi on 19 and 29 October, and to Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani on 29 October. On all of these occasions we made it clear that we support Iraq's unity and territorial integrity, and that the long-term security and prosperity of all Iraqis can only be met through dialogue and cooperation. The Foreign Secretary also underlined to Prime Minister Barzani the importance of Kurdish parties resolving their differences.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2017 18:00:57 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 20505 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

782128

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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	Jack Letts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made and to whom on Jack Letts, who is currently detained in prison in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	110858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Damascus closed in 2012 and as such the Foreign Secretary is unable to make any representations on Mr Letts' case. While Mr Letts remains in Syria, we are unable to offer any consular assistance. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise against all travel to Syria.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2017 17:57:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 20498 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds