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1697950

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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	UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has received the interim report of the (a) UN Office of Internal Oversight Services and (b) Independent Review Group.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	19880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>We are aware that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services and Catherine Colonna have now provided their interim reports to the UN Secretary-General.</p><p>We want UNRWA to give detailed undertakings about changes in personnel, policy and precedents to ensure this can never happen again. We are working with allies to try to bring this situation to a rapid conclusion - not least because UNRWA have a vital role to play in providing aid and services in Gaza.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 26/03/2024 17:13:05 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1697401

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Nagorno Karabakh: Cultural Heritage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will hold discussions with his Armenian counterpart on the protection of Armenian Christian cultural heritage sites in Nagorno-Karabakh; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the inclusion of Nagorno-Karabakh in Open Door UK’s World Watch List, published on17 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
uin	19618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>We are clear that the preservation of religious and cultural sites in the region is an important issue and we take seriously reports of the destruction of churches and other sites of religious significance in both Armenia and Azerbaijan as a result of their long-running conflict. Ministers and the British Embassies in Yerevan and Baku have raised the need to protect such sites with the Armenian and Azerbaijani Governments consistently and at the most senior levels. Open Door UK's World Watch List provides a sobering account of the extreme difficulties faced by many Christians around the world. We note the report's comments regarding Azerbaijan and regularly raise human rights issues with the Azerbaijani Government.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 25/03/2024 16:40:27 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1697403

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on Israel’s (a) policy on determining what aid is allowed into Gaza and (b) compliance with international humanitarian law on the entry of goods for the civilian population in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	19633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary have pressed the urgency of getting significantly more aid into Gaza to alleviate the desperate situation with Israeli counterparts.</p><p>We are calling on Israel to increase access for aid through land routes, scale up the Jordan corridor with a streamlined screening and delivery process, open a crossing in northern Gaza (Karni, Erez or a new crossing point), fully open Ashdod Port for aid delivery and increase screening capacity at Kerem Shalom and Nitzana to seven days a week and extended hours.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 25/03/2024 17:11:50 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1697422

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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 Sudan and Sudan: Oil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the impact of the halting of oil exports from South Sudan via Sudan on (a) security and the humanitarian situation in South Sudan and (b) prospects for (i) escalation and (ii) de-escalation of the conflict in Sudan; and whether he is taking steps to engage (A) other countries affected and (B) China in discussion of the potential impact of the halting of such oil exports.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	19578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>There has been recent damage to the oil pipeline that carries oil from South Sudan to Sudan, which has significantly reduced the South Sudanese government's oil production capabilities and subsequently their income. This economic deterioration is exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation in South Sudan, as food prices and the cost of humanitarian assistance delivery have increased. We are continuing to monitor the impacts of this closely, including on the security and humanitarian situation in both Sudan and South Sudan.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 25/03/2024 14:20:25 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1697423

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of 12 March 2024, Lords Official Report, column 1910, If he will publish a summary of Treasury advice received by his Department on legislation concerning private creditors.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	19579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of private sector lending to low-income countries. The UK, alongside international partners, expects private creditors to participate in debt restructurings on terms at least as favourable as bilateral (i.e. country) creditors.</p><p>At this time, the Government is focused on delivering a market-based (contractual) approach to private sector participation in debt restructuring, which the IMF have found to be largely effective in recent years. As part of this, the UK has led the development of Majority Voting Provisions for private syndicated loans. We engage regularly with the Treasury on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 26/03/2024 14:26:37 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1697451

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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: Shell
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2024 to Question 15265 on Shell: Nigeria, whether his Department has had discussions with Shell on its divestment from its onshore oil operations in Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	19589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>UK Government officials have had discussions with Shell regarding their divestment from onshore oil operations in Nigeria. In the most recent meeting with representatives from Shell, which took place in January, the British High Commissioner discussed Shell's divestment from onshore oil operations and the future of environmental clean-up in the Niger Delta.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 26/03/2024 14:25:47 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1697453

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Gaza: Ceasefires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make it his policy to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in the context of potential famine.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	19711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>We want the fighting to stop now. We are calling for an immediate pause to get aid in and hostages out, then progress towards a sustainable, permanent ceasefire, without a return to destruction, fighting and loss of life.</p><p>The UK is also doing all it can to get as much food into Gaza as possible. We recently announced that more than 2,000 tonnes of UK-funded food aid are being distributed by the World Food Programme on the ground. This is our largest delivery of aid to Gaza in this crisis. This is in addition to the 150 tonnes of aid the Government announced 13 March.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 26/03/2024 17:12:14 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1697454

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Israel: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on (a) suspending arms exports to and (b) reviewing trade agreements with Israel.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	19712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government operates a robust and thorough assessment of all licence applications against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria.</p><p>The UK's strategic partnership with Israel includes trade. As the Secretary of State for Business and Trade told the House on 7 March, Israel remains a part of the FTA programme, negotiations continue, and she has recently discussed with the Israeli Minister of Economy our existing trading relationship as well as how Israel is managing the challenges of working on an FTA while fighting a war.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 26/03/2024 17:12:53 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1697463

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	Gaza: Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report entitled Famine Review Committee: Gaza Strip, published in March 2024, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the analysis in that report on the likelihood of imminent famine in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	19695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Palestinians are facing a devastating and growing humanitarian crisis. The UK and our partners are stepping up our efforts to get aid in as quickly as possible by land, sea and air.</p><p>Israel must take action to allow more aid into Gaza, including scaling up the Jordan corridor, opening a crossing in northern Gaza (Karni, Erez or a new crossing point), fully opening Ashdod Port for aid delivery and increasing screening capacity at Kerem Shalom and Nitzana to seven days a week and extended hours.</p><p>The UK is doing all it can to get as much food into Gaza as possible. We recently announced that more than 2,000 tonnes of UK-funded food aid are being distributed by the World Food Programme on the ground. This is our largest delivery of aid to Gaza in this crisis. This follows 750 tonnes of UK funded food aid arriving in Gaza in December, delivered through the World Food Programme, followed by a second delivery of 315 tonnes in January.Last month the UK and Jordan also air-dropped life-saving food and medicines directly to the Tal Al-Hawa hospital in northern Gaza.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 25/03/2024 17:56:41 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1697499

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
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	British Nationals Abroad: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of trends in the number of British citizens who have reported being victims of sex crimes in foreign countries over the last five years; and what support his Department provides to those people (a) in situ and (b) on their return to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	19658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>FCDO data for the past five years on the number of rape and sexual assault cases where consular assistance was provided to British nationals is presented in the table below.</p><p>The FCDO takes all reports of rape and sexual assault seriously. Consular staff are available to provide immediate support by telephone 24/7 and will try to see a victim to provide in person assistance as soon as possible, depending on location and timing. The FCDO's public guide &quot;Support for British National Abroad&quot; outlines the support available, including through organisations funded by FCDO to support victims on their return to the UK, where the FCDO can continue to support victims in relation to any ongoing investigation abroad.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Rape and Sexual Assault Cases where consular assistance was provided to British nationals (Total)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>365</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>343</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>388*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Figures from 16 October 2023 are subject to a different reporting methodology due to a change in case management system.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 27/03/2024 13:12:20 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin