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1183439

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	India: Demonstrations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 2 March (HL1754), whether their discussions with the government of India have included the establishment of independent inquiries into the deaths of at least 28 people involved in protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019; if so, what response they received; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>We welcome that India's Upper House of Parliament will debate the recent violence in Delhi on 12 March, and await details of next steps the Government of India will take. We will continue to raise our concerns about the impact of the Citizenship Amendment Act with the Government of India where we have them.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL2268 question first answered 12/03/2020 15:24:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1183566

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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 steps the Government is taking to encourage de-escalation in northern Syria.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	26966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the agreement for a ceasefire in north-east Syria reached by Russia and Turkey on 5 March. We have continually advocated for de-escalation in Idlib, and we will work to make the ceasefire permanent. Our priority is to end the conflict in Syria through a negotiated political settlement, in accordance with UNSCR 2254. We are active in pressing for de-escalation in Idlib, including by calling for an emergency UN Security Council discussion on 28 February. The Foreign Secretary also offered his support for Turkish efforts to secure a ceasefire in the north-west during his visit to Turkey on 3-4 March.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/03/2020 14:49:42 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1183744

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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: West Bank
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 10 February 2020 to Question 12373 on Israel: West Bank, how many of those (a) pre-fabricated residential, livelihood and agricultural structures and (b) 30 renewable energy systems (i) are still in use and (ii) have been removed or demolished by the Israeli authorities.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	27063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>11.37 per cent of the needs-based and emergency services HMG funds as part of an international consortium helping to provide pre-fabricated residential, livelihood and agricultural structures have been demolished by the Israeli authorities. However, none of the 30 renewable energy systems have been lost as a result of confiscations or demolitions. We are deeply concerned by the continued demolition of Palestinian property by the Israeli authorities. Demolitions and evictions of Palestinians from their homes cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians; call into question Israel's commitment to a viable two-state solution; and, in all but the most exceptional of cases, are contrary to International Humanitarian Law. We are keeping the case for compensation under review.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/03/2020 14:53:05 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1183745

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	Palestinians: Development Aid
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 10 February 2020 to Question 12373 on Israel: West Bank, whether the allocated funding has been provided (a) directly as part of UK aid or (b) indirectly through (i) ECHO or (ii) other EU aid programmes.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	27064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The allocated funding has been provided directly as part of UK aid. Our assistance supports a stable Palestinian Authority (PA) which can act as an effective partner for peace with Israel and can deliver essential services to Palestinians. UK Aid to the PA supports the provision of education and health services in the West Bank and provides technical assistance to strengthen the PA's financial management. In 2018/19 it helped pay the salaries of 37,600 teachers, doctors, nurses, midwives and other health and education workers, enabling 26,000 Palestinians to get an education (50 per cent girls), 3,300 MMR vaccinations for children, and 111,000 medical consultations. UK aid also helps improve water and electricity services in the West Bank and across the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/03/2020 14:51:04 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1183746

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	Palestinians: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding the UK has provided to the Occupied Palestinian Territories (a) directly and (b) indirectly through EU aid programmes in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	27065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>UK spending on Overseas Development Assistance is detailed in the annual Statistics on International Development. Spending in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) for calendar years 2016-2018 is detailed below. This includes all UK assistance in the OPTs, and for Palestinian refugees across the region, through our support to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). EU support to the OPTs, available from the OECD, is also detailed in the below grid. This does not include the majority of EU support to UNRWA, which is captured separately. Approximately 15 per cent of EU spending on humanitarian and development assistance is attributable to the UK.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK ODA (inc. all UNRWA funding)*</p></td><td><p>£77.2m</p></td><td><p>£112.5m</p></td><td><p>£114.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EU bilateral spend (approx.)**</p></td><td><p>£320m</p></td><td><p>£225m</p></td><td><p>£226m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15% UK imputed share of EU bilateral spend (approx.)</p></td><td><p>£48m</p></td><td><p>£34m</p></td><td><p>£34m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>EU figures calculated using current exchange rates</p><p>* <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development</a></p><p>** <a href="https://stats.oecd.org/" target="_blank">https://stats.oecd.org/</a></p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/03/2020 14:58:14 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1183251

registered interest
date	06/03/2020
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	West Africa: Security
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 representatives from the Economic Community of West African States on the security situation in those countries.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	26140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK welcomes the recent statement by the UN and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) of their commitment to work together towards peace, security and stability across West Africa and the Sahel. The UK regularly engages with ECOWAS and its member states on tackling terrorism and the underlying causes of conflict in the region. We will continue to identify opportunities for co-ordination and partnership, in particular as ECOWAS assumes responsibility within the framework of the African Standby Force High Readiness element from July.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 11/03/2020 16:22:56 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1183291

registered interest
date	06/03/2020
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	Iran: Identity Cards
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 received on the (a) access to fundamental rights of Iranian citizens who do not have a new digitised ID card and (b) effect of that new system on (i) members of the Baha’i community and (ii) others not recognised under the 1979 constitution; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	26142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of reports that Iran's Baha'i community are being prevented from obtaining identity cards under new rules, depriving them of accessing many basic services. We remain concerned about the continued harassment and mistreatment that the Baha'i and other minority religious groups face. We support the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran's assessment that discrimination against the Baha'is in Iran is sanctioned by a lack of constitutional recognition. We regularly call upon Iran to cease harassment of all religious minorities and to fulfil its international and domestic obligations to protect freedom of religion or belief to all Iranians.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/03/2020 15:02:58 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1183309

registered interest
date	06/03/2020
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	Israeli Settlements: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department plans to respond to the report by the UN Human Rights Office, published on 12 February 2020, on business enterprises involved in certain activities relating to settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	26160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK, along with a number of other European countries, opposed the creation of the UN Human Rights Office's database. We neither encourage nor offer support to individuals or companies who operate in settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 11/03/2020 15:22:51 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1183312

registered interest
date	06/03/2020
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	Israeli Settlements: Companies
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 respond to the publication of the UN Human Rights Office report on business enterprises involved in certain activities relating to settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory published in February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	26161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK, along with a number of other European countries, opposed the creation of the UN Human Rights Office's database. We neither encourage nor offer support to individuals or companies who operate in settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 11/03/2020 15:30:53 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1183043

registered interest
date	05/03/2020
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	Bahrain: 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 assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Bahrain in 2019; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	25688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>Our most recent assessment was published as part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Human Rights and Democracy Report in June 2019. Bahrain remains an FCO human rights priority country, particularly because of the use of the death penalty, allegations of torture and mistreatment in detention and concerns over freedom of expression and assembly. We monitor events in Bahrain closely and continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to deliver on its international and domestic human rights commitments.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 10/03/2020 15:32:40 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens