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690317

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date	17/02/2017
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	Syria: 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, what representations he has made to (a) the UN Security Council and (b) the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on allegations of chemical weapon use by Syrian Government forces in Aleppo in November and December 2016.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	64089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government condemns the use of chemical weapons, by anyone, anywhere. The Syrian regime have used chemical weapons during the conflict in breach of UN Security Council resolutions as well as Syria's obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Such actions can only exacerbate the conflict. We are deeply concerned by continuing reports of chemical weapons use in Syria, including allegations of use in Aleppo in late 2016.</p><p>The UK continues to play a leading role in international efforts, through both the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the UN Security Council, to identify and hold to account those responsible for use of chemical weapons. The UK helped ensure that the OPCW Executive Council Decision of 11 November condemned Syrian regime and Daesh use of chemical weapons and mandated the OPCW to conduct additional inspections in Syria. We have raised allegations of continuing chemical weapon use in Syria, including reports from Aleppo in November and December 2016, with the OPCW. Its Fact Finding Mission continues to examine allegations of chemical weapons use including these reports. We will reiterate our concern at reports of continued use and our determination that the UN Security Council should act when it next discusses chemical weapons use in Syria on 24 February.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson grouped question UIN 64088 64090 question first answered 22/02/2017 17:49:04 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

690318

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Syria: 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, if he will request that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons investigate recent allegations of chemical weapon use by Syrian Government forces in Aleppo in November and December 2016.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	64090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government condemns the use of chemical weapons, by anyone, anywhere. The Syrian regime have used chemical weapons during the conflict in breach of UN Security Council resolutions as well as Syria's obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Such actions can only exacerbate the conflict. We are deeply concerned by continuing reports of chemical weapons use in Syria, including allegations of use in Aleppo in late 2016.</p><p>The UK continues to play a leading role in international efforts, through both the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the UN Security Council, to identify and hold to account those responsible for use of chemical weapons. The UK helped ensure that the OPCW Executive Council Decision of 11 November condemned Syrian regime and Daesh use of chemical weapons and mandated the OPCW to conduct additional inspections in Syria. We have raised allegations of continuing chemical weapon use in Syria, including reports from Aleppo in November and December 2016, with the OPCW. Its Fact Finding Mission continues to examine allegations of chemical weapons use including these reports. We will reiterate our concern at reports of continued use and our determination that the UN Security Council should act when it next discusses chemical weapons use in Syria on 24 February.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson grouped question UIN 64088 64089 question first answered 22/02/2017 17:49:04 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

690326

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Syria: 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, what assessment he has made of the diplomatic implications of allegations of chemical weapon use by Syrian Government forces in Aleppo in November and December 2016.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	64088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government condemns the use of chemical weapons, by anyone, anywhere. The Syrian regime have used chemical weapons during the conflict in breach of UN Security Council resolutions as well as Syria's obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Such actions can only exacerbate the conflict. We are deeply concerned by continuing reports of chemical weapons use in Syria, including allegations of use in Aleppo in late 2016.</p><p>The UK continues to play a leading role in international efforts, through both the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the UN Security Council, to identify and hold to account those responsible for use of chemical weapons. The UK helped ensure that the OPCW Executive Council Decision of 11 November condemned Syrian regime and Daesh use of chemical weapons and mandated the OPCW to conduct additional inspections in Syria. We have raised allegations of continuing chemical weapon use in Syria, including reports from Aleppo in November and December 2016, with the OPCW. Its Fact Finding Mission continues to examine allegations of chemical weapons use including these reports. We will reiterate our concern at reports of continued use and our determination that the UN Security Council should act when it next discusses chemical weapons use in Syria on 24 February.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson grouped question UIN 64089 64090 question first answered 22/02/2017 17:49:04 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

687033

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
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	Ukraine: 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 assessment he has made of the capacity of the Ukrainian authorities to provide government services to civilians living in districts under separatist control; and what representations he has made to his Ukrainian counterpart on the provision of services to such civilians.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	63634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>​</p><p><del class="ministerial">The Ukrainian authorities estimate that there are up to 3500 Russian nationals fighting in eastern Ukraine. We are also aware of reports of a relatively small number of other nationals present in eastern Ukraine. The presence of Russian fighters in Ukraine remains a key obstacle to progress in implementing the Minsk peace agreement, which requires the withdrawal of all foreign armed formations, military equipment and mercenaries from the territory of Ukraine.</del><ins class="ministerial">Given that these territories are not under Government control, there are clear logistical limitations to service provision by the Ukrainian Government to civilians living there. Nonetheless, the Ukrainian Government continues to provide water, heating and energy supplies to non-Government held areas. The UK provides close support to the Ministry for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons and we welcome the Ukrainian Government’s efforts to pursue further ways to provide support to those in non-Government controlled areas, including by facilitating crossings and the transport of goods across the Line of Contact. However, the best way to secure the provision of services to civilians across the Donbas would be a full and comprehensive ceasefire; ongoing fighting poses a grave threat to vital utilities as well as civilian lives, as seen recently in Avdiivka.</ins></p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 24/02/2017 09:53:29 question first ministerially corrected 27/02/2017 10:59:41 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson previous answer version 36743 answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

686104

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
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	Ukraine: Armed Forces
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 capacity of the Ukrainian Government to finance ongoing military operations in the east of that country; what reports he has received of shortfalls in salary payments to members of the Ukrainian armed forces; and what discussions he has had with his Ukrainian counterpart on those issues.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	63384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>The financing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is a matter for the Ukrainian Government, though I would note ​that the Ukrainian Government has allocated the equivalent of 5% of its GDP for defence and security purposes in the 2017 budget and that Ukrainian armed forces received a significant increase to their pay package and terms of service which took effect in December last year. This is not an issue on which I have corresponded with Foreign Minister Klimkin; neither have concerns been raised by contacts of our Embassy in Kyiv about shortfalls in salary payments. The UK is providing practical support to the training of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in defensive, non-escalatory skills, such as first aid.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 15/02/2017 15:12:39 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

686105

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
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	Ukraine: 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 discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) France, (b) Germany, (c) Ukraine and (d) Russia on progress made in meetings under the Normandy Format; when he expects the roadmap, announced by the group in October 2016, to be published; and what steps he is taking to help facilitate this process.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	63392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>We continue to fully support the French and German-led diplomatic efforts towards securing the implementation by all parties of the Minsk Agreements. We are in regular contact at all levels to discuss progress. This was most recently discussed at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in February.</p><p>The roadmap is still under discussion in the Normandy Format meetings. The UK stands ready to support implementation of the Minsk agreements in any way it can.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 15/02/2017 15:36:25 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

686107

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
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	Ukraine: 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 reports he has received on alleged human rights abuses committed by (a) armed militias and (b) Ukrainian Government troops in eastern Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	63389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>Allegations of arbitrary detentions, torture and enforced disappearance have been made against all sides in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. We have called publicly for all sides to ensure that any such violations and abuses cease. We welcome the actions taken so far by the Ukrainian government in bringing to justice perpetrators of conflict-related human rights abuses, but there is still much more to do. We remain very concerned about the lack of accountability and access for human rights bodies to separatist-controlled territories.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 15/02/2017 16:30:37 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

686109

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
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	Ukraine: Corruption
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 support efforts by the Government of Ukraine to tackle official corruption; and what assessment he has made of the progress of such efforts.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	63391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>​We have provided strong political and practical support to efforts by the Ukrainian Government to tackle corruption. UK support has included financial and capacity-building for new institutions such as the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, and technical expertise for the launch of the Asset Declaration System for public officials. We welcome the commitments made by the Ukrainian government to tackle corruption at the London Anti-Corruption Summit in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 15/02/2017 15:28:40 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

686112

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
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	Ukraine: EU External Relations
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 Dutch counterpart on implementation of the EU's Association Agreement with Ukraine; and what assessment he has made of the prospects for ratification of that agreement by the Netherlands.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	63386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>The Dutch referendum result is a matter for the Dutch government and parliament. At the end of last year, the December European Council agreed a solution proposed by the Dutch Prime Minister to pave the way for ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in the Netherlands. This seeks to respect the April 2016 Dutch referendum result in a way which is acceptable to the Dutch parliament and the 27 other EU Member States who have already ratified the Agreement, and which will allow ratification of the Agreement to proceed.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 15/02/2017 17:16:28 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

686113

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
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	Ukraine: EU External Relations
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 potential effect of the EU's Association Agreement with Ukraine on the prospects for economic growth in that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	63385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK continues to support the full application of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, which creates the conditions for closer relations between the EU and Ukraine and enables Ukraine to benefit from trade access to the EU, technical assistance and regular political dialogues.</p><p>We continue to give our unreserved support to the full provisional application of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) which began on 1 January 2016. This includes work to support Ukraine against the punitive trade restrictions that Russia has disappointingly imposed in reaction to the DCFTA.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 15/02/2017 15:17:29 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry