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1728324

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Iraq: 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 recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of Iranian-backed militias on the stability of the Nineveh Plains; and what steps his Department is taking to support the indigenous Christian communities in that region.
tabling member constituency	Newport West and Islwyn
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	4892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>It is vital that the Government of Iraq keep Iraqi militia groups in line and ensure democracy is adhered to. We are closely monitoring the impact of developments in Nineveh on the safety of Nineveh's Christian community.</p><p>The UK is firmly committed to protecting the Christian community and other ethnic and religious minorities and are strong advocates of greater Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in Iraq. We regularly engage with the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on this issue, in particular the importance that minorities are included in national and local government as well as reconciliation efforts.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 12/09/2024 16:56:42 answering member 5148
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1728325

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Iraq: 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 (a) diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help tackle and (b) recent discussions he has had with the Iraqi Prime Minister on the influence of external forces on regional governance in the Nineveh Plains.
tabling member constituency	Newport West and Islwyn
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	4893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>HMA Baghdad has regular engagement with diplomatic colleagues as well as the Prime Minister of Iraq. We are closely monitoring the impact of these developments on the safety of Nineveh's Christian community.</p><p>The UK is firmly committed to protecting the Christian community and other ethnic and religious minorities and are strong advocates of greater Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in Iraq. We regularly engage with the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on this issue, in particular the importance that minorities are included in national and local government as well as reconciliation efforts.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 12/09/2024 16:58:31 answering member 5148
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1728326

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Iraq: 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 steps his Department is taking with (a) the US and (b) other international partners to help (i) tackle the destabilisation of the Nineveh Plains by Iranian-backed militias and (ii) ensure the protection of (A) Christians and (B) other vulnerable communities in that region.
tabling member constituency	Newport West and Islwyn
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	4894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>HMA Baghdad regularly engages with diplomatic colleagues in Iraq on a variety of topics, including the destabilising effects of militias in Iraq. It is vital that these groups are kept in line. We are closely monitoring the impact of developments in Nineveh on the safety of the region's Christian community, as well as other vulnerable communities.</p><p>The UK is firmly committed to protecting the Christian community and other ethnic and religious minorities and are strong advocates of greater Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in Iraq. We regularly engage with the Government on this issue, in particular the importance that minorities are included in national and local government as well as reconciliation efforts.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 12/09/2024 16:57:54 answering member 5148
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1728361

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Bangladesh: Press Freedom
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 discussions he has had with his Bangladeshi counterparts on the safety of journalists.
tabling member constituency	Newport West and Islwyn
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	4929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK recognises the fundamental value of journalism in creating free and open societies, enabling people to learn about and understand their rights and holding governments to account. The British High Commission in Bangladesh regularly meet with journalists through the UK Government's engagement with the Media Freedom Coalition. The UK works with partners in the Media Freedom Coalition to advocate for media freedom and the safety of journalists. The UK raised protection of journalists and media freedom during the 44th Universal Periodic Review of Bangladesh in November 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 12/09/2024 15:05:34 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1714738

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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	Tibet: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will take steps to help tackle the causes of self-immolation and suicide by Tibetan monks.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	24134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government consistently raises human rights issues with the Chinese authorities, including in relation to Tibet. I raised human rights during my visit to China in April, and the Foreign Secretary did so in a meeting in February with China's Foreign Minister. We also regularly raise concerns about China's actions in Tibet in multilateral fora, for example, in January at China's Universal Periodic Review, and in March as part of our Item 4 statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 08/05/2024 09:02:39 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1714739

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
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	Christianity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the safety of Christian (a) clergy and (b) communities (i) in Kachin, Myanmar and (ii) around the world.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	24135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief for all, and promoting respect between different religious and non-religious communities, including the issue of persecution of Christians globally on account of their faith.</p><p>We are aware of the continued vulnerability of religious minorities in Myanmar, including in Kachin state. We are committed to supporting ethnic and religious minorities in Myanmar and we continue to raise our concerns over discrimination against ethnic and religious minorities in international fora, including through our co-sponsorship of a UN Human Rights Council resolution on Myanmar in April.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 07/05/2024 15:37:54 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1701129

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Myanmar: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of reports of the conscription of Rohingya boys as child soldiers by the government of Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	21825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>We are concerned by credible reports of forcible detention and recruitment of the Rohingya, following the Myanmar military regime's conscription announcement. This has the potential to further stoke inter-communal tensions. On 4 April, the UK convened the UN Security Council to raise concern over the escalating conflict in Rakhine State. We are committed to supporting children in Myanmar and we continue to raise our concerns over the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict in international fora, including through our co-sponsorship of a UN Human Rights Council resolution on Myanmar in April.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 23/04/2024 11:01:09 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1701150

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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: Sanitary Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent steps his Department has taken to help ensure women and girls in Gaza have access to sanitary products.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	21830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>We have provided £4.25 million to the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, to provide life-saving support to vulnerable women and girls in Gaza. This support is expected to reach about 111,500 women, around 1 in 5 of the adult women in Gaza. It will support up to 100 community midwives, the distribution of around 45,000 clean delivery kits and 20,000 menstrual hygiene management kits. These dignity kits include tampons, reusable pads and underwear. The Foreign Secretary met with the London representative of UNFPA on 28 March to discuss the needs of vulnerable women and girls in Gaza and I [the Deputy Foreign Secretary] met with UNFPA Executive Director, Natalia Kanem, on 16 April in Geneva.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 25/04/2024 15:40:05 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1701151

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Haiti: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what discussions he has had with his Caribbean Community counterparts on the security situation in Haiti.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	21831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned by the deteriorating security situation in Haiti that exacerbates pre-existing humanitarian and economic crises. I [Minister Rutley] have engaged significantly on this issue, discussing it with regional and international partners over many months. I most recently engaged with Caribbean partners during my attendance at the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Guyana on 26 February, where I discussed concerns about - and options to respond to - the security situation in Haiti with interlocuters. The UK strongly supported the UN Resolution to authorise a Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) to Haiti. And on 9 April, in his press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Foreign Secretary announced that the UK would be providing over £5m to the MSS.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/04/2024 11:03:22 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1701152

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what progress his Department has made on its preparations for this year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	21832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa in October will be an important opportunity to mobilise Commonwealth action on shared interests, including boosting intra-Commonwealth trade and investment; enhancing access to climate finance and protecting the environment; and reaffirming our shared commitment to Commonwealth Charter values. We are working closely with Samoa, other Commonwealth partners and the Commonwealth Secretariat to ensure CHOGM delivers strong outcomes that offer benefits to Commonwealth members and citizens. Ministerial attendance plans will be finalised closer to CHOGM.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 21833 question first answered 23/04/2024 15:30:52 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones