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867382

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
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 outputs published from the Commonwealth Parliamentarians’ Forum hosted by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association from 26 February to 1 March 2018, whether he plans to take steps in response to those outputs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rochford and Southend East
tabling member printed	James Duddridge
uin	133357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary was delighted to address delegates to the Commonwealth Parliamentarians' Forum during their recent visit to London. He has received copies of the forum outputs, including: the Declaration of the First Commonwealth Parliamentarians Forum; The Youth Delegate Declaration; and a letter from delegates calling for the creation of a Commonwealth Climate Change Council at April's Heads of Government Meeting.</p><p>Mitigating the effects of climate change, especially as it affects small island states, will be one of the main policy areas leaders will discuss at the summit. Issues affecting the Commonwealth's young population will also feature prominently during the summit, with one of the four official forums at the start of the week dedicated to Youth.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/03/2018 13:17:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge

867436

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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	Russia: 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, whether Novichok-5 was declared by the Russian Government to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	133411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Russia has denied having a Novichok programme. It has not declared Novichok agents or production facilities as required by the Chemical Weapons Convention.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 26/03/2018 12:34:33 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

867437

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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	Yemen: Peace Negotiations
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 support proposals for peace talks in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	133412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Peace talks are the top priority. Only a political solution can bring long-term stability to Yemen and there is no military solution to the conflict. The Yemeni parties must engage constructively and in good faith to overcome obstacles and find a political solution to end the conflict. During the visit of the Saudi Crown Prince to the UK earlier this month, the UK and Saudi Arabia agreed on the importance of reaching a political solution to the crisis in Yemen and resolved to work closely together and with partners, including the newly appointed UN Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths, to achieve this.</p><p>The UK is playing a leading role in diplomatic efforts, including bringing together key international actors to try to find a peaceful solution. We proposed the Presidential Statement passed at the UN Security Council on 15 March which called for a return to UN-led peace talks. We are now working urgently with our international and regional partners to ensure that the Security Council's words are converted into action. We call on all parties to respect these unified and clear demands from the international community.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/03/2018 13:20:30 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

867438

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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	Libya: Repatriation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of loans to repatriate people from Libya to the UK in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	133413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Since March 2010, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has provided loans with a total value of £2944.24 to help people leave Libya.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/03/2018 16:20:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

867491

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: Overseas Workers
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 is taking steps to mitigate the effect of the increases to the dependent’s fee on British expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	133466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>We understand the dependency fees, introduced by the Government of Saudi Arabia in July 2017, have had an impact on expatriate workers in Saudi Arabia. Taxation policy is a matter for the Saudi Arabian authorities.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/03/2018 16:22:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

867498

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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	Nuclear Disarmament
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 14 March 2018 to Question 131239, on Nuclear Disarmament, what the outcome was of the last P5 meeting involving representatives from capitals in 2017; which capitals sent representatives to that meeting; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	133473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>​All the P5 sent representatives from capitals to the meeting in October 2017. There was a shared undertaking to continue the dialogue on strategic stability and nuclear doctrines, started in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 27/03/2018 15:44:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

867575

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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	Tunisia: Human Rights
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 assessment he has made of the progress by Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission; and what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Tunisia on the work of the Truth and Dignity Commission.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	133550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Truth and Dignity Commission is in the process of extending its mandate to 31 December 2018, and has started submitting cases of human rights violations to the newly created transitional justice chambers. This is an important step. I have made clear to the Tunisian Foreign Minister, including on his visit to London last October, the UK’s support for Tunisia as it continues on its path of reform since the 2011 revolution.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 26/03/2018 14:32:13 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

867576

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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	Tunisia: Human Rights
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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Tunisian authorities in (a) prosecuting perpetrators of human rights abuses identified by Tunisia's Truth and Dignity Commission and (b) providing reparations for the victims of such human rights abuses.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	133551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Truth and Dignity Commission is authorised by the Tunisian transitional justice mechanism to refer cases involving perpetrators of human rights abuses to the transitional justice chambers for prosecution. The Tunisian Government has committed itself to establishing a Dignity and Rehabilitation Fund to provide reparations to the victims of abuses, and is considering funding options.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 26/03/2018 14:28:54 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

867577

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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	Tunisia: Politics and Government
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 assessment he has made of the progress made by Tunisian authorities on establishing a constitutional court.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	133552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Tunisian Government has committed itself to establishing a constitutional court in the near future. It has made provision for the court’s initial budget in the 2018 Finance Law. The election process for the twelve members of the constitutional court has begun.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 26/03/2018 14:34:55 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

867581

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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	Syria: 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 estimate he has made of the number of civilian deaths in Afrin resulting from Turkish military operations.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	133556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>​We are closely following reporting on civilian casualties and alleged human rights abuses in the Turkish operation in Afrin, but have not been able to verify any of the figures quoted. In all our contact with Turkey we have urged them to avoid civilian casualties, maintain human rights and to ensure that humanitarian assistance can reach the area.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 27/03/2018 13:02:52 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn