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768095

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 his Department has had with the Israeli Government on that government's legal obligation towards the people of the Gaza Strip and the Occupied Palestinian Territories under international law.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	106846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>It has long been the Government's view that Israel's presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is governed by the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, to which Israel is a state party. We repeatedly call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and have a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/10/2017 16:09:16 question first ministerially corrected 18/10/2017 16:23:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 15987 answering member constituency Glasgow Central answering member printed Alison Thewliss answering member 4430
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

772181

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
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	Israel: Immigration Controls
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 UK citizens have complained of poor treatment by Israeli authorities at border crossings and entry points; and of those people how many have raised such issues with the (a) Government, (b) embassy in Tel Aviv and (c) consulates in Jerusalem and Ramallah in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	108290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>​<del class="ministerial">The British Embassy is aware of two British Nationals who were denied entry as a direct result of amendment 27 in the last 12 months. </del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">In the last 12 months 13 British Nationals raised concerns with the British Embassy about poor treatment, questioning and delays at border crossings. All complaints are noted by the British Embassy in Tel Aviv. There is no British Consulate in Ramallah.</ins></p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/10/2017 16:55:23 question first ministerially corrected 26/10/2017 10:37:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 17842 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

772178

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
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	Israel: Immigration Controls
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 UK citizens held in Israel's airport detention facilities have been provided with consular assistance by the UK embassy in Tel Aviv in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	108293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>​<del class="ministerial">The British Embassy is aware of two British Nationals who were denied entry as a direct result of amendment 27 in the last 12 months.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In the last 12 months the British Embassy in Tel Aviv provided consular assistance to 25 British Nationals at the Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport detention facility. </ins></p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/10/2017 16:55:23 question first ministerially corrected 26/10/2017 10:37:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 17843 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

421054

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
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	Islamic State: 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 steps his Department is taking to prevent ISIL from destroying valuable historical sites in Palmyra and elsewhere.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>The UK strongly condemns ISIL’s wanton destruction of cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq, including in Palmyra. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office helped secure UN Security Council Resolution 2199 which obliges all UN Member States to prevent the trade in Iraqi and Syrian cultural property that has been illegally removed from those countries.</p><p>But strong words and legal frameworks are not enough. As a key player in the Global Counter ISIL Coalition, the UK is committed to degrading and defeating ISIL, including through military action. By checking ISIL’s advance, the Coalition’s air campaign and support for partner military forces in Iraq and Syria has had the effect of protecting key historical sites in both countries. However, there is inevitably a limit to what we can do. The only way of safeguarding all historic sites from ISIL is by defeating them politically and militarily. That requires continued effort by the Global Coalition, as well as a more inclusive political settlement in Iraq, and an end to the conflict in Syria.</p><p>On 28 October I will be co-hosting a summit with the Secretary of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for <del class="ministerial">Bromsgrove</del> <ins class="ministerial">Maldon </ins>(Mr <ins class="ministerial">Whittingdale</ins><del class="ministerial">Javid</del>) on Cultural Heritage Protection.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/10/2015 15:57:36 question first ministerially corrected 23/10/2015 13:26:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 24960 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

915127

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 holds information on the number of (a) Palestinian (i) civilians and (ii) militants and (b) Israeli (i) civilians and (ii) militants wounded in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	148987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>​Public reports suggest that from June 2017 until 4 June 2018, <del class="ministerial">6</del> <ins class="ministerial">91 </ins>Israelis<del class="ministerial">, 2 of them soldiers,</del> and over <del class="ministerial">190</del> <ins class="ministerial">16,200 </ins>Palestinians have been<ins class="ministerial"> wounded</ins> <del class="ministerial">killed</del>.</p><p>The British Government does not compile an independent assessment of whether those <del class="ministerial">killed</del> <ins class="ministerial">wounded </ins>could be classified as civilians or militants. <del class="ministerial">We call on the relevant authorities to ensure that any incident involving loss of life is investigated thoroughly and transparently.</del></p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/06/2018 14:27:02 question first ministerially corrected 21/06/2018 14:55:12 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 61635 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

924114

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Diplomatic Service
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 have received consular assistance from HM Government following detention in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	153716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>Since 2010, 39 British nationals have received consular assistance from the Government due to arrest and/or detention in the Democratic Republic of Congo. <ins class="ministerial">This figure also includes arrests and/or detentions from the Repulic of Congo which is covered from our Embassy in Kinshasa.</ins></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/06/2018 15:17:28 question first ministerially corrected 05/07/2018 11:26:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin previous answer version 64390 answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1000273

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
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 nations have now signed up to the London Declaration from the International Wildlife Trade Conference 2018; and what assessment he has made of the implications of that number for the endangered species trade.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	187342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>57 countries have adopted the London 2018 Declaration committing to action to protect endangered species around the globe, with more expected to sign. This important pledge of international action reflects the success of the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in London in October, which was attended by more than 70 countries and more than 400 organisations. The conference focused the minds of international governments on the issue and energized global cooperation to fight the illegal wildlife trade. We will continue to work with our international partners to make progress on commitments pledged at the event.</p><p>We do not have direct information on the likely impact that action by the 57 countries who adopted the London <ins class="ministerial">2018 </ins>Declaration will have on endangered species, but the growing number of signatories <ins class="ministerial">signifies </ins>growing global ambition to <del class="ministerial">funding</del> <ins class="ministerial">tackling </ins>the illegal wildlife trade, which will increase the protection for <del class="ministerial">endagered</del> <ins class="ministerial">endangered </ins>species.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/11/2018 16:27:27 question first ministerially corrected 23/11/2018 15:08:04 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field previous answer version 84424 answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

173398

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	Turkey
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 plans to take to encourage the consolidation of developments in religious freedom in Turkey.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	220606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2015 answer text <p>We regularly raise the issue of religious freedom in bilateral discussions with the Turkish government. In early January 2015, Her Majesty´s Ambassador to Turkey met with the Head of the Diyanet (Presidency of Religious Affairs in Turkey) to discuss religious freedom. In 2014, we organised a round table with religious groups in Istanbul with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Our embassy in Ankara has regular meetings with religious groups and civil society to discuss strengthening freedom of religion in Turkey. The 2014 European Commission Annual Progress report on Turkey noted the need for comprehensive reform of legislation on freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and application of this legislation, in line with European Court of Human Rights rulings, Council of Europe recommendations and EU standards. We support this assessment and will continue to work closely with Turkey, EU Member States, and with the European institutions, to encourage further reforms, including on religious freedom, that will continue to underpin Turkey’s accession process.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 19/01/2015 16:46:49 question first ministerially corrected 19/01/2015 16:56:26 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington previous answer version 39095 answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T. C. Davies answering member 1545
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

173407

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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	Nigeria
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 incidents caused by Boko Haram in Nigeria involved British citizens in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	220630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>Five British nationals have reported their involvement in incidents caused by Boko Haram. However, we believe that more than 4,000 people were killed last year by Boko Haram, primarily in north-east Nigeria, but also in terrorist attacks throughout the country. The United Nations estimates that more than 1.5 million people have been displaced by Boko Haram’s terrorist activities.</p><p>As reflected in Travel Advice, terrorist groups in Nigeria, including Boko Haram, continue to pose a significant threat to British nationals and British interests in parts of the country. We believe that the terrorist group Ansaru are responsible for the murder of at least nine foreign hostages, including two British nationals in separate incidents in Nigeria in 2012 and in 2013. The UK has made clear our commitment to standing by Nigeria in its fight against terrorism.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 16/01/2015 13:22:50 question first ministerially corrected 16/01/2015 13:53:35 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire previous answer version 38835 answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge answering member 1559
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

177160

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
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	Saudi Arabia
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 20 January 2015, Official Report, column 79, whether he met the Saudi Arabia Deputy Foreign Minister; and with whom he has discussed the case of Raif Badawi.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Alexander
uin	222907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Due to the late King’s ill health at the time, the <del class="ministerial">Deputy</del> <ins class="ministerial">Vice</ins> Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia did not attend the Counter ISIL meeting in London as had been planned. Instead, I raised the case of Raif Badawi with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to London, as the most senior member of the Saudi delegation, at the inaugural meeting of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, on 22 January.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 05/02/2015 11:13:30 question first ministerially corrected 05/02/2015 13:43:29 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 43055 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander