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687033

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2017
	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	Ukraine: 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, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the Ukrainian authorities to provide government services to civilians living in districts under separatist control; and what representations he has made to his Ukrainian counterpart on the provision of services to such civilians.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	63634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>​</p><p><del class="ministerial">The Ukrainian authorities estimate that there are up to 3500 Russian nationals fighting in eastern Ukraine. We are also aware of reports of a relatively small number of other nationals present in eastern Ukraine. The presence of Russian fighters in Ukraine remains a key obstacle to progress in implementing the Minsk peace agreement, which requires the withdrawal of all foreign armed formations, military equipment and mercenaries from the territory of Ukraine.</del><ins class="ministerial">Given that these territories are not under Government control, there are clear logistical limitations to service provision by the Ukrainian Government to civilians living there. Nonetheless, the Ukrainian Government continues to provide water, heating and energy supplies to non-Government held areas. The UK provides close support to the Ministry for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons and we welcome the Ukrainian Government’s efforts to pursue further ways to provide support to those in non-Government controlled areas, including by facilitating crossings and the transport of goods across the Line of Contact. However, the best way to secure the provision of services to civilians across the Donbas would be a full and comprehensive ceasefire; ongoing fighting poses a grave threat to vital utilities as well as civilian lives, as seen recently in Avdiivka.</ins></p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 24/02/2017 09:53:29 question first ministerially corrected 27/02/2017 10:59:41 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson previous answer version 36743 answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

723134

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2017
	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	Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's priorities were for the 54th Special Session of the OPCW Executive Council on 13 and 19 April 2017; what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the outcome of those meetings; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	71568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">​The UK has been at the forefront of those making the case that those found responsible for chemical weapons attacks must be held to account. A UK-US-French attempt to agree UN sanctions in response to previous chemical weapons attacks was vetoed by Russia and China in the UN Security Council on 28 February. In March we helped secure agreement from the EU to add 4 Syrian military officials to the sanctions list for their role in carrying out chemical weapon attacks. We welcome the further sanctions Canada and the US have introduced in recent days. We will continue work with partners to take action against those responsible for chemical weapons attacks. </del><ins class="ministerial">The UK’s priority for the recent session of the OPCW Executive Council was to make clear international condemnation of the 4 April Khan Sheikhoun attack and to confirm our support for the OPCW investigation which began immediately following that attack. We welcome the Executive Council’s overwhelming vote on 20 April to reject a Russian-Iranian proposal which would have distracted from and undermined the OPCW expert investigations which are already under way. We will continue to support the work of the OPCW Fact Finding Mission and the OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 26/04/2017 13:30:31 question first ministerially corrected 27/04/2017 15:35:02 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson previous answer version 45979 answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

582507

	registered interest
	date	13/09/2016
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Staff
	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 staff employed by his Department have been (a) seconded to and (b) directly recruited by the Department for Exiting the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	46237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has seconded 39 positions including 30 officials on loan to the Department for Exiting the EU. This figure includes ten officials who were on loan to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from other government departments. No staff have been directly recruited by the Department for Exiting the EU from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The UK's Representation in Brussels will report jointly to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Exiting the EU.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 10/10/2016 14:57:27 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

625958

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	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	Yemen: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has made a request to participate in the Joint Incident Assessment Team investigation into the Sana's funeral hall attack in Yemen on 8 October 2016; and how many requests in total the Government has made to participate in such investigations.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	51256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>​The UK has supported the development of the coalition Joint Incident Assessment Team (JIAT) and delivered two training sessions in Saudi Arabia on the process for investigating alleged international humanitarian law (IHL) violations. The UK has not been directly involved in investigations undertaken by the JIAT.</p><p>We welcomed the Cessation of Hostilities from 19 - 22 October. It is critical that all parties to the conflict renew their commitment to the Cessation of Hostilities for the sake of the people of Yemen. All parties must engage constructively with the De-escalation and Coordination Committee so that when incidents of concern are raised they can be addressed effectively to reduce the likelihood of escalation.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 04/11/2016 09:45:47 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

625965

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	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	Yemen: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what basis the home of Abdullah Adbo in the Al-Salw district of Taiz, and adjacent homes, were attacked by the Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen on 28 or 29 October 2016; and when he expects to receive the report of the Joint Incident Assessment Team into that incident.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	51229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>​We are aware of reports of an alleged airstrike on the district of Taiz on 29 October. It is important that the Saudi-led Coalition conducts thorough and conclusive investigations into incidents where it is alleged that international humanitarian law (IHL) has been breached. We regularly raise the importance of compliance with IHL with the Saudi Arabian Government and other members of the military Coalition. We welcomed the Cessation of Hostilities from 19 - 22 October. It is critical that all parties to the conflict renew their commitment to the Cessation of Hostilities for the sake of the people of Yemen. All parties must engage constructively with the De-escalation and Coordination Committee so that when incidents of concern are raised they can be addressed effectively to reduce the likelihood of escalation.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 04/11/2016 09:46:26 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

625966

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	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	Yemen: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what basis the prison complex within the Red Sea port of Hodeida was attacked by the Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen on 29 October 2016; and when he expects to receive the report of the Joint Incident Assessment Team into that incident.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	51230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>​We are aware of reports of an alleged airstrike on the prison complex within Hodeida on 29 October. It is important that the Saudi-led Coalition conducts thorough and conclusive investigations into incidents where it is alleged that international humanitarian law (IHL) has been breached. We regularly raise the importance of compliance with IHL with the Saudi Arabian Government and other members of the military Coalition.</p><p>We welcomed the Cessation of Hostilities from 19 - 22 October. It is critical that all parties to the conflict renew their commitment to the Cessation of Hostilities for the sake of the people of Yemen. All parties must engage constructively with the De-escalation and Coordination Committee so that when incidents of concern are raised they can be addressed effectively to reduce the likelihood of escalation.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 04/11/2016 09:41:40 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

658503

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2016
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Visits Abroad
	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 visits were made by Ministers to (a) Saudi Arabia, (b) Bahrain, (c) Oman, (d) Qatar and (e) the United Arab Emirates in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2016; and what the cost to the public purse was of (A) transport, (B) accommodation and (C) expenses of each of those such visits for (1) Ministers and (2) accompanying staff for each such visit.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	57682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>All information regarding Ministerial travel and expenses incurred can be seen in the Quarterly Transparency review found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2016" target="_blank">here.</a></p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson grouped question UIN 57636 57637 57643 57644 57645 57681 57683 question first answered 20/12/2016 09:43:09 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

658505

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2016
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Visits Abroad
	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 visits were made by Ministers to (a) Iraq, (b) Afghanistan, (c) Libya, (d) Egypt and (e) Somalia in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2016; and what the cost to the public purse was of (A) transport, (B) accommodation and (C) expenses of each of those such visits for (1) Ministers and (2) accompanying staff for each such visit.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	57681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>All information regarding Ministerial travel and expenses incurred can be seen in the Quarterly Transparency review found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2016" target="_blank">here.</a></p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson grouped question UIN 57636 57637 57643 57644 57645 57682 57683 question first answered 20/12/2016 09:43:09 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

658506

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2016
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Visits Abroad
	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 visits were made by Ministers to (a) Russia, (b) Iran, (c) Turkey, (d) Israel and (e) Pakistan in each year in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2016; and what the cost to the public purse was of (A) transport, (B) accommodation and (C) expenses of each of those such visits for (1) Ministers and (2) accompanying staff for each such visit.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	57683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>All information regarding Ministerial travel and expenses incurred can be seen in the Quarterly Transparency review found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2016" target="_blank">here.</a></p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson grouped question UIN 57636 57637 57643 57644 57645 57681 57682 question first answered 20/12/2016 09:43:09 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

658509

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2016
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Visits Abroad
	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 visits were made by Ministers to (a) China, (b) Japan, (c) India, (d) South Korea and (e) Brazil in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2016; and what the (A) total, (B) transport, (C) accommodation and (D) expenses costs were for Ministers and staff for each such visit.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	57636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>All information regarding Ministerial travel and expenses incurred can be seen in the Quarterly Transparency review found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2016" target="_blank">here.</a></p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson grouped question UIN 57637 57643 57644 57645 57681 57682 57683 question first answered 20/12/2016 09:43:08 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry