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753301

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the US regarding bringing forward repairs to the Wideawake airfield runway on Ascension.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence, the lead Government Department for the refurbishment of the Wideawake runway, continues to liaise closely and regularly with the US Department of Defense and State Department regarding their plans for the interim repair work and a full resurfacing programme. The UK Government continues to work with the US to scope options to bring forward the refurbishment, but due to the remote nature of Ascension Island options are limited by logistical constraints.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/07/2017 14:05:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

752414

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comments by the spokesman for the Libyan navy that NGOs were operating a taxi service for migrants in the Mediterranean and were colluding with smuggling gangs.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK is not funding any non-governmental organisations (NGO) to carry out Search and Rescue in the Mediterranean. NGO activities are co-ordinated by the official Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Italy, and all NGOs should operate in accordance with international law. It is the organised criminal networks who are exploiting vulnerable migrants and profiting from these dangerous journeys across the sea. That is why our priority is to tackle these smugglers.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/07/2017 14:43:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

752431

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking in response to the continued violation of human rights in West Papua, most recently the arrest of 130 people taking part in a peaceful march between 30 June and 6 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Harries of Pentregarth
uin	HL877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>We follow the situation in Papua with close interest, whilst respecting the territorial integrity of Indonesia. We recognise there are significant challenges in Papua and are concerned about the sporadic violence and restrictions on freedom of expression which continue to take place, such as the events in Nabire District between 29 June and 6 July. As a result, we have pressed the Indonesian authorities to address legitimate concerns and ensure the sustainable and equitable development of the province. Our Ambassador and Embassy officials visit Papua periodically. Officials most recently visited earlier this month and our Ambassador will visit again later this year. We will continue to raise our concerns with the Indonesian authorities. We also raised the issue of access to Papua for foreign journalists during Indonesia's Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in May 2017.</p><p>We welcome the Indonesian Government's commitment to improving the situation in Papua. President Widodo has visited a number of times since his election in 2014 and has granted clemency to some prisoners and lifted travel restrictions for foreign journalists and international organisations. These are welcome developments, which we support.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/07/2017 13:53:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3813 label Biography information for Lord Harries of Pentregarth

752455

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits and costs to the UK of membership of the EU Satellite Centre.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>​The EU Satellite Centre produces satellite imagery and analysis in support of EU missions and operations in fulfilment of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy. The UK is able to draw on the Centre’s output for defence and security purposes. This year the UK’s financial contribution is approximately 2.17 million Euros.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/07/2017 14:42:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

752495

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel concerning the reported use of tear gas by Israeli forces in Palestinian homes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>​We have not made representations to the Government of Israel concerning the reported use of tear gas by Israeli forces in Palestinian homes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/07/2017 14:43:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

752641

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	Turkey: 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 representations he has made to his Turkish counterpart on the detention of human rights activists in Istanbul on 5 July 2017.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	5263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>​I am very concerned by the arrest on 5 July and remanding in custody of Amnesty International's Turkey Director, Idil Eser, and five other human rights defenders in Turkey. I also remain deeply concerned at the detention of Taner Kilic, Amnesty International's Turkey Chair. As I set out in my recent statement on these arrests, both the Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister have raised these arrests in recent discussions with Turkish counterparts as have I with the Turkish Ambassador. We continue to urge the Turkish authorities to uphold international standards with regard to the rule of law, including the presumption of innocence, and to protect fundamental rights including freedom of expression and assembly.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/07/2017 16:22:48 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

752642

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	British Overseas Territories: Marine Protected Areas
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 Government's announcement of 15 September 2016 on making £20 million available to support delivery of the Blue Belt policy to increase marine protection within the UK Overseas Territories, whether that policy remains Government policy.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	5293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to creating a Blue Belt around the UK Overseas Territories (OTs). We remain on track to deliver four million km<sup>2</sup> of protected ocean around our OTs by 2020. In support of our commitment, I was pleased to announce £20 million of funding to support our Blue Belt commitments over the next four years at the Our Oceans Summit in Washington DC last September.</p><p>So far, that funding has provided support to develop management, surveillance and enforcement plans to very large marine protected areas already announced. It has also supported the development of marine protection strategies to Territories committed to developing marine protection regimes by 2020. Specific funding arrangements for future years are under discussion.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/07/2017 16:17:09 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

752643

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	Rwanda: Elections
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 disappearances, threats, harassment and intimidations exerted against the political opposition, journalists and activists in Rwanda ahead of the presidential elections due to take place in August 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	5221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The British High Commission in Kigali and the Central Africa Team in London have received reports from opposition candidates themselves, Non Governmental Organisations, and the EU Delegation in Kigali. We take any such reports very seriously.</p><p>We remain concerned about the limited democratic space in Rwanda. The number of opposition candidates standing in the Presidential elections on 4 August is an example of these limitations.</p><p>Although we support the Government of Rwanda's Vision 2020 development programme, that programme clearly sets out their commitment to &quot;the rule of law and the protection of human rights&quot;. We continue to speak candidly with Rwanda, raising concerns about Human Rights, freedom of expression, media freedoms and the lack of political space.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/07/2017 09:19:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

752644

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	China: Oil
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 Department has had with (a) the Government and (b) businesses in China on the exploration of oil; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The British Embassy in China meets regularly with the Chinese Government and a range of stakeholders, including businesses, to inform policy development on a wide range of topics, including the exploration of oil.</p><p>The British Embassy has held a number of recent discussions with China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) and the China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) to discuss their oil exploration activities in the UK Continental Shelf.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 25/07/2017 13:04:20 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

752645

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	Qatar: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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 of the presence of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps in Qatar.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	5170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>As is the practice of previous governments we do not comment on matters of national security.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/07/2017 12:11:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael