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174582

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2015
	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	Pakistan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next plans to discuss co-operation on security issues with his counterpart in the Pakistan government; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	907110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>We discuss co-operation on security issues with the Pakistan government and military regularly at the highest level, and will continue to do so. I will be seeing the Pakistani PM next week to continue these discussions in the wake of the Peshawar attack.</p><p>We have made clear that the UK stands shoulder to shoulder with Pakistan following the horrific terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/01/2015 15:06:26 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

638677

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2016
	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	Andargachew Tsege
	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 times the UK Ambassador to Ethiopia has raised with the Ethiopian government the case of Andargachew Tsege; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>The Ambassador takes every opportunity to lobby on Mr Tsege’s case at the highest levels in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian government are in no doubt over our concern for Mr Tsege and the priority we place upon his wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/11/2016 13:27:53 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

164361

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	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	South Sudan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assistance the UK has provided to Intergovernmental Authority on Development monitoring and verification teams in South Sudan to ensure that they enjoy freedom of movement in that country.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	215696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK led efforts to secure a UN-mandated protection force to support the Intergovernmental Authority on Development's (IGAD) Monitoring and Verification Teams’ safe operation across South Sudan. In addition, we have committed £1.2 million of support to IGAD for the Monitoring and Verification Teams’ work, including assistance with logistical and transport capacity. As I did with the South Sudanese Foreign Minister, Dr Barnaba Benjamin, during the UN General Assembly in New York in September, we continue to stress to all sides that obstructing the work of the Monitoring and Verification Teams constitutes a violation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 01/12/2014 14:44:51 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

77133

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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	Sri Lanka
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department intends to take to support the investigation of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights into alleged abuses in Sri Lanka.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	205274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer my Hon. Friend to the answer I have given to Question 194376 (Hansard citation: 3 Apr 2014 : c742W).</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 16/07/2014 15:08:19 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

77134

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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	Sri Lanka
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Sri Lankan counterparts on protecting the rights of religious minorities in that country.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	205273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>We continue to raise our concerns about attacks against religious minorities in Sri Lanka with the Sri Lankan government, including the most recent violence in Aluthgama and Beruwala. Through our High Commissioner in Colombo, we have urged the Sri Lankan government to take early action to promote peaceful co-existence between all communities, noting the importance of ensuring any acts of violence, intimidation or threats are thoroughly investigated and those responsible brought to justice.</p><p>The Head of the EU Delegation has raised recent developments with the Sri Lankan Defence Secretary on behalf of EU Heads of Mission. The EU delegation has also released a statement in agreement with EU Heads of Mission in Sri Lanka condemning the violence and has called on the Sri Lankan government to uphold law and order. On 7 July, I met members of the Sri Lankan Muslim community resident in the UK whose family and friends were directly affected by recent violence in order to hear their concerns.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 16/07/2014 16:46:38 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

1011438

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Sudan: Radio
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what funding has been allocated by his Department to the Sudanese media outlet Radio Dabanga in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>​The British Government has not provided funding for Radio Dabanga in any of the last five years.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/11/2018 16:48:34 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

999555

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	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	Sudan: Journalism and Radio
	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 allocated (a) funding and (b) other support to (i) independent journalism and (ii) Radio Dabanga in Sudan; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	186982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>We do not currently fund any media outlets in Sudan. The British Government has made clear our expectation that freedom of expression and of the media must be respected in Sudan. We continue to discuss this issue at senior levels with the Government of Sudan.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 09/11/2018 13:32:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

999554

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	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	South Sudan: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the October 2018 report by The Sentry entitled The Profiteers: documentary shines new light on South Sudan's neighbours' role in the conflict, what steps his department is taking to improve the capacity of financial regulatory bodies in (a) Kenya and (b) Uganda.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	186981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Addressing the corruption that enables the conflict in South Sudan is crucial for tackling the culture of impunity that prevails. We welcome the recent release of the documentary The Profiteers, which will help to raise the international profile of this important issue. The British Government continues to work closely with regional partners, including Kenya and Uganda, international financial institutions, and other British Government departments to address the illicit financial flows fuelling the conflict in South Sudan, and to clamp down on corruption and money laundering. We continue to raise the importance of tackling illicit financial flows through all our engagement at Ministerial and senior official level.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 09/11/2018 15:04:14 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

999553

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	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	Sudan: Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to reports of the arrest and detention of 13 Christians in south Darfur in October 2018, what progress his Department has made through the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue on promoting freedom of religion or belief in Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	186980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The British Government is aware of reports of the detention of 13 Christians in Darfur last month, and welcomes their recent release. We continue to make clear to the Government of Sudan our expectation that all detainees are treated in accordance with international standards. Sudan remains a Human Rights Priority Country for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and we discussed freedom of religion or belief at the sixth round of the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue on 7 November. I visited Sudan in September, and the Minister for the Commonwealth and UN visited in October. We both raised religious freedom issues with senior members of the government and with Christian and Muslim religious leaders.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/11/2018 14:58:30 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

999552

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	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	South Sudan: Money Laundering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking with (a) Kenyan and (b) Ugandan banks to close the financial and banking loopholes which enable money laundering in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	186979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>Addressing the corruption that enables the conflict in South Sudan is crucial for tackling the culture of impunity that prevails. We welcome the recent release of the documentary The Profiteers, which will help to raise the international profile of this important issue. The British Government continues to work closely with regional partners, including Kenya and Uganda, international financial institutions, and other British Government departments to address the illicit financial flows fuelling the conflict in South Sudan, and to clamp down on corruption and money laundering. We continue to raise the importance of tackling illicit financial flows through all our engagement at Ministerial and senior official level.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/11/2018 14:53:36 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham