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1728429

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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 Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish the legal advice upon which he relied to block arms exports to Israel.
tabling member constituency	Tatton
tabling member printed	Esther McVey
uin	5053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government has published a summary of the international humanitarian law (IHL) process, used to assess and review Israel's compliance with IHL. This summary was informed by legal advice, and alongside the Foreign Secretary's Oral Statement, it outlines the decision and instances where we have deemed there are risks that UK arms might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of IHL. This shows an unprecedented level of transparency about a decision of this nature.[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-the-international-humanitarian-law-ihl-process-decision-and-the-factors-taken-into-account#:~:text=The%20government%20has%20conducted%20a%20thorough%20review%20of%20Israel%E2%80%99s%20compliance].</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 16/09/2024 15:31:33 answering member 5148
tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1728504

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Foreign Relations: Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Joint statement on the Middle East, published on 12 August 2024, if he will publish a list of the allies of Iran.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	5005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>Iran continues to proliferate advanced weaponry, alongside providing financial and political support to its proxies and partners including Lebanese Hizballah, Hamas, the Houthis and other groups in Iraq and Syria. Since 7 October, these groups have conducted hundreds of attacks on Israel, Counter-Daesh Coalition forces and commercial shipping in the Red Sea.</p><p>Furthermore, Iran's recent transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia, is a significant escalation of Iran's military support to Russia. It will prolong the war, and cause greater suffering to the Ukrainian people.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 19/09/2024 08:49:25 answering member 5148
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1728582

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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: Health Services
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 steps his Department is taking to ensure the UK responds adequately to the humanitarian crisis of the collapsed healthcare system in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	5127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government is concerned about the worsening humanitarian context in Gaza. The FCDO is closely monitoring the impact of the conflict, including on health. We recently announced £5.5 million for UK-Med to support the ongoing work of its field hospitals and the rehabilitation of the emergency department at Nasser Hospital in Gaza. Since the start of the 2024/25 Financial Year we have also provided additional funding to humanitarian agencies including the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) (£21 million) and UNICEF (£6 million) for their activities, which include healthcare. We welcome the news that the UN's polio vaccine campaign is now underway, and that the UK's funding to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative is supporting delivery. We continue to press Israel to increase humanitarian access, including health and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) relief items.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 19/09/2024 08:49:10 answering member 5148
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1728602

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	China: Foreign Relations
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 his planned timetable is for the audit of the UK-China bilateral relationship; and what topics that audit will consider.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	5058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government will bring a consistent, long-term and strategic approach to managing the UK's relations with China, driven by the national interest. We will co-operate where we can, including on global net zero, health and trade; compete where we have different interests; and challenge where we must, to protect our national security and values. An audit of the UK's relationship with China will improve the UK's capability to understand and respond to the challenges and opportunities. A timeline for the audit is to be determined.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 17/09/2024 13:48:22 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1728614

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Jimmy Lai
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 implications for his policies of (a) threats made against Jimmy Lai’s international legal team and (b) other aspects of the UN Secretary General's report on Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, A/HRC/57/60, published on 20 August 2024.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	4961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>Any attempts to coerce, intimidate or harm those who cooperate with the United Nations, are unacceptable. The UK unequivocally condemns each and every act of intimidation or reprisal.</p><p>We are carefully reviewing the UN's report on 'Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' and will respond to the report during the current session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 16/09/2024 08:52:21 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith

1728617

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Journalism: Protection
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 an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps with his international counterparts to negotiate a UN convention on the protection of journalists.
tabling member constituency	Salford
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	5064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK already works through existing UN conventions and mechanisms which require states to uphold rights that address the key risks faced by journalists. The UK also works through the Media Freedom Coalition to champion the protection of journalists. In 2022 the UK renewed our commitment to the UN Plan of Action for the Safety of Journalists, and we support the Council of Europe's Journalism Matters campaign for the safety of journalists launched in 2023. The UK has contributed £2.8 million to the UNESCO Global Media Defence Fund in the last 4 years.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 18/09/2024 15:54:42 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1728626

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Hong Kong: British National (Overseas)
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 diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure the Hong Kong government recognises the British National (Overseas) passport.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Katie White
uin	5168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK will continue to stand up for the rights of the people of Hong Kong, as we have demonstrated by introducing the bespoke immigration route for British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) status holders and their eligible family members.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 17/09/2024 13:45:24 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	5260

1728647

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many positions in his Department included (a) diversity, (b) inclusion, (c) equity and (d) equality in their job title in each of the last five years; and what the total cost of the salaries of each such job was in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
uin	5189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>FCDO does not routinely collate information on specific words and collating this information would come at a disproportionate cost.</p><p>Information on spending and staffing can be found in the Department's annual report and accounts.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 20/09/2024 13:35:01 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	5158

1728676

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of 25 April 2024 by the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Official Report, column 387WH, what steps his Department is taking to ratify the Global Ocean Treaty in time for the UN Ocean Conference in June 2025.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North East
tabling member printed	Damien Egan
uin	5218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>Ratification of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) is in line with this Government's determination to reinvigorate the UK's wider international leadership on climate and nature, and we are fully committed to doing so. Legislation to implement the BBNJ Agreement to allow ratification will be introduced as soon as the legislative timetable allows.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 16/09/2024 10:56:10 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	5010 label Biography information for Damien Egan

1728726

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of renewed violence in South Sudan during that country's upcoming election.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>National-level conflict ended following the 2018 Peace Agreement, but pockets of armed conflict at the subnational level continue. This is exacerbated by the worsening humanitarian and economic crises, climate shocks and the impact of the war in Sudan. In August 2024, the Minister for Development urged the South Sudanese Government to make progress towards peaceful, credible and inclusive elections as the best means to achieve peace and stability.</p> answering member printed Lord Collins of Highbury question first answered 19/09/2024 13:26:11 answering member 4222 label Biography information for Lord Collins of Highbury
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans