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1348522

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Cotonou Agreement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the principles outlined in the successor to the Cotonou Agreement and the effect of the implementation of that successor agreement on the UK's interests.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	903006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>We continue to work with the EU and our African partners on a range of priority global issues, in line with the Integrated Review and to be a force for good in the world.</p><p>The proposed successor to the Cotonou Agreement covers objectives which we share, including contributing to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. I welcome their progress on these areas.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 20/07/2021 14:56:06 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1348523

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Anoosheh Ashoori
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress he has made on making an assessment of the potential merits of granting diplomatic protection to Anoosheh Ashoori.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	903009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>We have received Mr Ashoori’s application for diplomatic protection. The Foreign Secretary is considering the matter carefully. We remain committed to securing Mr Ashoori’s immediate and permanent release. We have been supporting Mr Ashoori’s family since we became aware of his detention. The Foreign Secretary has remained in contact with the family to reinforce the UK's efforts to bring him home. He last met them on 17 June.</p><p>We will continue to press for consular access and appropriate medical care until he is released.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 20/07/2021 14:57:19 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1348524

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Crimea: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in the Crimea.
tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
uin	903015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>Seven years on from Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, we continue to make clear to Moscow that Crimea is, and will remain part of Ukraine. Russia must withdraw forces and end illegitimate control.</p><p>Under UK leadership, G7 Foreign Ministers issued statements on 18 March, to mark the seventh anniversary of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, and on 12 April, calling for de-escalation following Russia's build-up of military forces in Crimea and near the Ukrainian border. At the G7 Cornwall Summit in June, G7 leaders called on Russia to withdraw military troops and materiel from Crimea. The Foreign Secretary has raised these matters directly with his counterparts, including on 17 June with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.</p><p>We will continue to call for international monitoring missions to have access to Crimea, currently denied by Russia. We have contributed nearly £700,000 this financial year to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission, which monitors and documents human rights abuses in Crimea. We welcome and support Ukraine’s proposal to establish an International Crimean Platform. We are exploring what role we can play<strong>.</strong></p><p>We also remain deeply concerned about ongoing human rights abuses experienced by minorities in Crimea, including Crimean Tatars.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 20/07/2021 14:54:45 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke

1348525

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Developing Countries: Equality and Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that tackling poverty and inequality throughout the world remains a priority for his Department.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	903020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>Poverty reduction is at the core of the mission of the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. It is fundamental to all seven of our strategic priorities for development and ODA spending.</p><p>By bringing our development and diplomatic expertise together in the new FCDO, and coordinating all UK activity in country better, we are using the full resources of Her Majesty’s Government to tackle poverty and reduce inequality.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 20/07/2021 14:56:34 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1348546

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to enhance UK soft power overseas.
tabling member constituency	Hastings and Rye
tabling member printed	Sally-Ann Hart
uin	903016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Integrated Review highlighted the UK’s status as a soft power superpower.</p><p>The FCDO is continuing to fund projects and programmes that support UK soft power, including through a 27% increase this year in funding for the British Council</p><p>Since 2016, we have provided over £370m via the BBC World2020 programme, which has seen the creation of 12 new language services, and we continue to support our Chevening, Marshall and Commonwealth scholarships.</p><p>Our international leadership and determination to work as a force for good in the world is an important part of our soft power, as we are seeing through our hosting of the G7 and COP26, and our support for a globally accessible Covid-19 vaccine.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 20/07/2021 21:14:55 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4842 label Biography information for Sally-Ann Hart

1348559

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Tigray: Armed Conflict
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 has offered assistance to officials in the Tigray region of Ethiopia to help tackle potential state terrorism in that region.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	36630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>Political negotiation is the only way to resolve the situation in Tigray, and we are urging all parties to the conflict to stop fighting and begin an inclusive political process.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 23/07/2021 20:54:11 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1348573

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Nigeria: Abduction
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 he will make representations to his Nigerian counterpart on the kidnappings of students from Christian Schools and health centres in Kaduna State during 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	36540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government condemns recent abductions and killings of students, healthcare workers and civilians in Nigeria's northern states, including Kaduna State, and calls for the release of those still held captive. Both Christian and Muslim communities have been affected.</p><p>We regularly raise concerns over insecurity, including kidnaps, with the Nigerian Government. For example, I [Minister Duddridge] discussed the impact insecurity has on education with the Nigerian Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Education in July in the margins of the Global Education Summit.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 06/09/2021 14:28:17 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1348585

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Flags
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 he will make it his Department's policy to fly the Commonwealth flag all year round from his Department's main building in Whitehall.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	36607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will fly the Commonwealth flag for a week in March 2022 to mark Commonwealth Day, as well as for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. It is not our practice to fly on a permanent basis the flags of organisations of which the UK is a member.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 27/07/2021 12:41:30 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1348597

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	South Africa: Civil Disorder
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 assistance his Department has provided to UK nationals residing in areas of South Africa affected by recent violence and looting; and what advice his Department is offering to those who may be trapped in their homes as a result of that disruption without access to food and essential supplies.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	36669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>We are concerned by the recent violence in South Africa. The UK supports President Ramaphosa's emphasis on the importance of the rule of law. The Integrated Review sets out the UK's commitment to fighting threats to democratic values and open societies around the world.</p><p>The South African Government put a number of measures in place to restore calm and secure shopping malls, petrol stations and key transport routes, including the deployment of the South African National Defence Force to support the police.</p><p>We regularly encourage British nationals in South Africa to monitor FCDO travel advice, as well as local media for real-time information about their area. We updated our travel advice continuously during the unrest in July, including via our social media channels. For British Nationals requiring assistance in South Africa our High Commission is contactable 24/7. They can call +27 12 421 7500 and follow the prompts for consular assistance.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 06/09/2021 14:31:03 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1348645

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Turkey: Politics and Government
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 assessment he has made of the extent to which democratic freedoms have been curtailed in Turkey since the 2016 coup d’etat attempt.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	36565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>We are aware that certain measures adopted under a state of emergency following the attempted coup in 2016 have since been enshrined in law. These include pre-trial detention, freedom of expression and restrictions on civil society. It is important that the long-term response to the 2016 coup attempt is lawful, measured and democratic. The right to freedom of expression should be protected and Turkey's international obligations upheld. I raised human rights with my Turkish counterpart during my visit to Turkey in June.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 27/07/2021 12:43:13 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell