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542187

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
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	Indonesia: Capital Punishment
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 is taking to encourage the abolition of the death penalty in Indonesia.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	43959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The British Government is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. We raise our concerns at the highest level and will continue to do so. <ins class="ministerial">My Rt Hon. Friend t</ins><del class="ministerial">T</del>he former Prime Minister<del class="ministerial">, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Witney</del> (Mr <ins class="ministerial">David </ins>Cameron), reiterated our position to Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in April <ins class="ministerial">and I expressed my concerns </ins>following the executions which took place in July.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/09/2016 14:30:14 question first ministerially corrected 05/10/2016 10:03:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 8984 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

540032

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
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	Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 July 2016 to Question 905825, whether he has received reports on which formal charges have been levelled against Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	43317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>We have not received further information about the charges faced by Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe despite raising with the Iranians repeatedly at the highest levels. Although the Iranians do not recognise dual nationality, we continue to push for consular access to Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe. Most recently, the Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) raised Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s case with Iranian President Rouhani on 9 August and the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson) raised Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s case with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif on 4 August.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/09/2016 14:44:15 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

540033

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
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: Humanitarian Situation
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 representations he has made to the (a) Saudi Arabian and (b) Yemeni ambassador on the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	43318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK is playing a leading role in responding to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Over the last financial year, we more than doubled our humanitarian aid to Yemen to £85m, which allowed us to help more than 1.3 million Yemenis with food, medical supplies, water, and emergency shelter. We regularly engage with Saudi Arabia and the Government of Yemen on the humanitarian situation in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/09/2016 13:57:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

540034

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
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	Islamic State: Genocide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to act upon the Resolution of the House of 20 April 2016 on the recognition of genocide by Daesh against Yazidis, Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	43364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government shares the House of Common’s condemnation of Daesh atrocities and we remain very concerned about appalling crimes committed against Christians, Mandeans, Yezidis and other minorities, as well as the majority Muslim populations in Iraq and Syria. Daesh’s victims, whether in Iraq and Syria or elsewhere in the world, must receive justice. This is why the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), announced on 21 July that the UK will work with our international partners to drive a global campaign to hold Daesh to account for its crimes.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/09/2016 14:54:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

540035

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
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	Islamic State: Genocide
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 statement in his article in The Telegraph of 27 March 2016, on his Department's hesitation in using the term genocide, what his assessment is of whether Daesh has committed genocide.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	43365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government maintains that genocide should be a matter for judicial authorities rather than a political decision. The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), announced on 21 July that the UK will work with our international partners to drive a global campaign to hold Daesh to account for its crimes.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/09/2016 14:57:15 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

540038

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
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: Cultural Heritage
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 whether there have been contraventions of the (a) 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and (b) 1972 World Heritage Convention during the conflict in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	43362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>We remain concerned about any damage to cultural property in Yemen and are aware of reports of alleged damage by actors in the conflict. Yemen and many members of the Saudi Arabian-led Coalition are parties to the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the event of Armed Conflict and to the 1972 World Heritage Convention. We have raised our concerns regarding protection of cultural property with both the government of Yemen and Saudi Arabia.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/09/2016 14:15:10 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

540039

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
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	Syria: Cultural Heritage
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 whether there have been contraventions of the (a) 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and (b) 1972 World Heritage Convention during the conflict in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	43361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>We have no diplomatic presence in Syria and so are unable to provide an accurate assessment of the damage to cultural property ourselves. <br> <br>The Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill introduced to Parliament in May 2016 will enable the UK to ratify the 1954 Hague Convention for the protection of cultural property in the event of Armed Conflict. We are also working with Counter-Daesh Coalition partners to tackle the illicit trade in antiquities through UN and EU sanctions. <br> <br>The 1972 World Heritage Convention is policed by the World Heritage Committee, supported by UNESCO. At present all six World Heritage Sites (ancient cities of Aleppo, Bosra, Damascus &amp; N Syria, Crac des Chevaliers &amp; Qal’at Salah El-Din, site of Palmyra), in Syria have been placed on the &quot;World Heritage in Danger&quot; list. The continuing concern of the World Heritage Committee was expressed at its annual meeting held in July, but its conclusions are yet to be published.</p><p>Earlier this year the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in partnership with the British Council launched a Cultural Protection Fund, which will allocate £30 million to projects which will foster, safeguard and protect cultural heritage in global conflict zones.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/09/2016 15:00:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

541018

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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	Palestinians: Capital Punishment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Palestinian authorities on reports that three death sentences were issued or upheld by Gaza Military Court on 19 July 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	43598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>We have not raised this issue with the Palestinian Authority (PA) as the sentences were issued by the de-facto authorities in Gaza and the PA, at this present time, has no control over the Gaza Strip. However, the EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah issued a statement on 21 July condeming the death sentances, calling for the de facto authorities in Gaza to refrain from carrying out any executions of prisoners and comply with the moratorium on executions put in place by the PA.</p><p>On 19 August, I issued a statement condemning the latest death sentence issued in Gaza on 17 August and also called on the de-facto authorities in Gaza to respect the PA’s moratorium on implementation of the death penalty.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/09/2016 15:14:18 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

541019

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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	Kashmir: Violence
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 to encourage a reduction in violence in Kashmir; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	43606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>I remain very concerned by reports of violence and offer my condolences to the victims and their families. The UK abides by its commitments under international law and expects all countries to comply with their international legal obligations. Our High Commission in Delhi is monitoring the situation closely and we have updated our travel advice.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/09/2016 14:21:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

541020

registered interest
date	20/07/2016
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	British Nationals Abroad: Forced Marriage
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 British citizens who have entered into early forced marriage have been charged with the cost of repatriation to the UK in the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	43633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) does not provide financial assistance to British nationals overseas, but is sometimes able to provide an emergency loan from public funds for pay for a repatriation. The FCO aims to support all vulnerable British Nationals overseas and this includes victims of forced marriage who receive specialist support from the Forced Marriage Unit. The Forced Marriage Unit work with colleagues overseas to repatriate forced marriage victims and arrange post-repatriation assistance which includes finding suitable emergency accommodation where needed and providing advice and support. The Forced Marriage Unit gave advice or support related to a possible forced marriage in 1,220 cases in 2015, 1,267 in 2014, 1,302 in 2013, and 1,485 in 2012. To provide more information on the nature of the assistance provided over the last 4 years, including repatriation, would involve a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/09/2016 14:18:26 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe