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64913

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	World War I: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans his Department has to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First Battle of the Marne between 5 and 12 September 2014.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	203331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Battle of the Marne is not part of the UK National Programme for the First World War Centenary commemorations. We are in regular contact with the French Government regarding Centenary commemorations, and will be guided by their plans to commemorate the Battle of the Marne, supporting them as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 07/07/2014 14:16:54 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

64983

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what projects his Department is supporting to promote free media in Burma.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	203279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>On 7 May, the British Ambassador hosted a reception for members of the Burmese media to mark World Press Freedom Day. He welcomed widening freedom for media to operate in the country in the past few years, but expressed our serious concerns over the detention of several journalists in recent months.</p><p>The UK also funds several projects to support the development and professionalisation of the media in Burma. For example, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is funding a project that promotes responsible media coverage of religious freedom and conflict. Through the Department for International Development we provide a global grant to BBC Media Action that supports work in Burma, such as training for local journalists and the launch of new programmes featuring opposition voices and the views of ordinary Burmese people. Through the British Council, we have funded workshops for photographers and filmmakers, and supported weekly radio broadcasts reaching millions of listeners across the country.</p><p>Through the EU, the UK also funds two projects providing training and capacity building for members of the Burmese media, especially those reporting on the peace process and democratic reforms. Supported activities include roundtable discussions between media, government and civil society; training of young journalists; courses in investigative reporting; and training for civil society organisations.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 07/07/2014 13:46:27 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

64984

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Emergency Travel Documents
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 emergency travel documents have been issued to (a) British nationals, (b) non-British Commonwealth citizens and (c) non-British EU citizens in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	203264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Between 01 January 2010 and 31 May 2014 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office issued 115,239 Emergency Travel Documents (ETDs). The breakdown by year is as follows:</p><p>• 2010 – 14,367<br>• 2011 – 27,467<br>• 2012 – 28,880<br>• 2013 – 30,006<br>• 2014 to 31 May – 14,609</p><p>A further breakdown of this information according to nationality is not available and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 08/07/2014 15:05:39 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

64985

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Iraq: Kurds
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 his Department has made of the reaction of the government of (a) Iran and (b) Turkey to the announcement of the President of Kurdistan that he intends to hold a referendum on independence of the region of Kurdistan from Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	203275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>We are aware of reports that the President of the Kurdistan Region has expressed an intention to hold a referendum on independence for the Kurdistan Region. It is for the people of Iraq to determine the shape of Iraq's future. We continue to urge all Iraqi leaders to work together to tackle the challenges Iraq faces, particularly the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 08/07/2014 09:28:28 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

64986

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Iraq and Syria
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 source of supply of the arms being used by Jihadi groups fighting in (a) Syria and (b) Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	203277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>We believe terrorist groups are likely to have acquired weapons and ammunition from stockpiles captured in fighting with Assad's regime in Syria, and in recent clashes with the Iraqi Security Forces. During his recent visit to Iraq, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) made a statement in which he highlighted the need to intensify international efforts to stem the flow of weapons and fighters to extremist groups.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 08/07/2014 09:52:41 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

64987

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Burma
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 has raised the jailing of journalist Zaw Pe with the government of Burma.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	203270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>Our Ambassador has discussed the case of Zaw Pe, and those of other arrested journalists, with the Burmese Deputy Minister of Information Ye Htut, raising our concerns and encouraging the government to ensure a safe environment for journalists to conduct their work. The cases of Zaw Pe and many other individuals were also raised during the first EU-Burma Human Rights Dialogue in May.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 07/07/2014 13:42:23 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

64988

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Iraq: Kurds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Departtment has has with Iraqi Kurds on moves to give them autonomy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	203225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>During his visit to Iraq in late June 2014, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) met the President of the Kurdistan Region, Massoud Barzani, Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and other key political figures. These meetings included discussion of the status of the Kurdistan Region. The Kurdistan Region has significant autonomy within the Republic of Iraq.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 08/07/2014 09:26:53 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

64990

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	North Korea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will bring the conclusions relating to the genocidal extermination of Christianity in the report commissioned by Human Liberty entitled crimes against humanity published in May 2014 to the attention of the UN Security Council, the North Korean Government and HM Embassy in Pyongyang.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Jim Dobbin
uin	203385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>We are aware of the report produced by Hogan Lovells on behalf of Human Liberty. However, we note that the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) were unable to establish the crime of genocide on religious grounds, because the available evidence in this respect was ambiguous.</p><p><br>However, the COI did find that systematic and widespread human rights violations were taking place, and did find reasonable grounds to establish that crimes against humanity had been committed in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The findings of the COI formed the basis of the core text of the subsequent UN Human Rights Council resolution on the DPRK, adopted in March 2014, which the UK cosponsored.</p><p>In April, the same month, the UK took part in a public ‘Arria-formula' briefing with other Security Council member states to consider DPRK human rights. In May, the UK raised DPRK human rights concerns during closed consultations between the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Security Council. In June, I visited Geneva, where I took part in an Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the DPRK, Mr Mazuki Darusman. I raised the importance of DPRK human rights with the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon and stressed the importance of UN action. The next step will be to ensure there is an appropriate focus on DPRK human rights at this autumn's UN General Assembly (UNGA) session and that there is a strong DPRK resolution, strongly supported, in the UNGA Third Committee.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 07/07/2014 13:52:33 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	446 label Biography information for Jim Dobbin

64991

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	EU Working Groups
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 value for public money of the European Commission Work Programme 2014.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	203398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government submitted an Explanatory Memorandum on the Commission Work Programme 2014 to Parliament on 15 November 2013. This outlined the most significant initiatives in the Work Programme and the Government's initial views on them. <br><br>The financial implications of initiatives outlined in the Work Programme will be contained in the Explanatory Memoranda of individual proposals, which will be deposited for scrutiny in the usual way. <br><br>The annual Commission Work Programme provides a useful, early opportunity for Parliament to scrutinise and debate upcoming EU legislative and non-legislative proposals.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 08/07/2014 16:27:49 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

65133

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons Question 198304, tabled by the hon. Member for Chichester on 9 May 2014 was not answered by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Chichester
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Tyrie
uin	203499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>My hon. Friend tabled Question 198304 as a Named Day Question for answer on 19 June. This was after Prorogation so the Question fell and was unable to be answered.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 08/07/2014 08:55:08 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	112 label Biography information for Lord Tyrie