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1048014

registered interest
date	25/01/2019
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, what recent steps he has taken to raise cases where British Nationals have been refused entry to Israel; and if he will seek assurances from Israeli authorities that all due legal process is followed in such cases to safeguard the rights of UK citizens.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	212609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>​It is for the Government of Israel to decide its immigration policy. The UK's immigration policies and controls are similarly protected.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/02/2019 16:00:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1048015

registered interest
date	25/01/2019
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	Gary Spedding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise the case of Gary Spedding, who was recently refused entry to Israel, with his Israeli counterpart; and what consular assistance was provided to Gary Spedding in that case.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	212610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>​It is for the Government of Israel to decide its immigration policy. The UK's immigration policies and controls are similarly protected. Consular officers contacted Mr Spedding to offer Consular assistance in line with our policy. They also contacted Israeli authorities, by which time Mr Spedding had already been returned to the UK.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/02/2019 16:02:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1048016

registered interest
date	25/01/2019
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 (a) British nationals were refused entry to Israel and (b) requests for assistance his Department received from British nationals held at the Israeli border in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	212611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Israeli authorities provide no data to us on the number of British nationals refused entry to Israel. In 2018 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) received 19 requests for assistance from British nationals held at the Israeli border.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/02/2019 16:03:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1048056

registered interest
date	25/01/2019
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	Canada: China
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 he has had with his counterparts in (a) China and (b) Canada on diplomatic relations between those countries.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	212596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary spoke to his counterpart Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland of Canada on 20 December and there have been regular contacts with Canada at official level since then. In a statement on 21 December, the Foreign Secretary expressed confidence that Canada was conducting a fair and transparent legal proceeding with respect to Ms Meng Wanzhou, the Chief Financial Officer of Huawei. He also expressed concern at suggestions of a political motivation for the detention of two Canadian citizens by the Chinese government, and called for them to be treated in a fair, unbiased and transparent manner. We have discussed the matter with Chinese officials in London and will continue to monitor the situation through our Embassy in Beijing and High Commission in Ottawa.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 04/02/2019 16:45:58 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1047671

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Omar Shakir
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, further to the Answer of 5 June 2018 to Question HL8092, if he will make further representations to the Israeli authorities the concerns of the UK government regarding the threatened deportation of Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director, Human Rights Watch.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	212311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>It is ultimately up to Israel to determine its immigration policy. The UK's immigration policy is similarly protected. We last made representations to the Israeli authorities on this issue in May 2018.​</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/01/2019 16:06:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

1047717

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review
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 terms of reference are of the independent global review into the persecution of Christians announced on 26 December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	212353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office attaches great importance to this independent global review into the persecution of Christians, which was launched on 30 January. The Terms of Reference for the review are currently being agreed with the independent reviewer. They will be published once finalised. We will ensure that the Bishop of Truro is well supported and has the resources needed to conduct the review.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 04/02/2019 16:39:51 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1047721

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Cuba: Sanctions
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 he has had with his US counterpart on the potential lifting of suspension of Title III of the Helms-Burton legislation.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karen Lee
uin	212448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>Officials in London and the British Embassy in Havana regularly raise our objections with US counterparts on trade restrictions on Cuba. We consider the US embargo to be counterproductive and we oppose any possible tightening of it in the future.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 01/02/2019 14:44:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1047738

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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: Prisons
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 he has had with the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights on alleged human rights abuses in Libyan prisons.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	212400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>​We are concerned by reports of alleged human rights abuses in Libyan prisons, including the particular issues faced by female prisoners. The UK is working to address the dire human rights situation in Libya through a comprehensive approach, including by giving our full support to the UN-led political process. Stabilising the country will have the greatest positive impact on the human rights situation in Libya. On my last visit to Libya, I underlined our concerns about the human rights situation. Most recently, the Minister responsible for human rights, Lord Ahmad, has discussed efforts to combat human rights abuses with key partners, including the UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/01/2019 16:09:03 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1047739

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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: Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is providing to the Government of Niger for people released from prisons in Libya.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	212401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>​We are, through our £75 million migration programme and contributions to the EU's Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, providing humanitarian assistance and protection to vulnerable migrants in Niger and other parts of the region, some of whom have been released from detention centres in Libya.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 01/02/2019 13:25:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1047740

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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: UN Human Commissioner for Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support it is providing to UNHCR for its work in Libya.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	212402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK continues to provide humanitarian assistance through a number of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and UN agencies in Libya. UK funding, via the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, supports a range of UN High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) efforts to assist migrants within Libya and with the evacuation of refugees for resettlement.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/01/2019 16:10:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins