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662882

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
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	Tanzania: Foreign 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 his Department has made of the level of political cooperation between the UK and Tanzania.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	58360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK-Tanzania partnership is strong and broad. We are proud of our long standing trade, security and people to people links that bring real benefits to both countries. Our amibition is clear - to work in partnership with Tanzania to increase bilateral trade and investment, support development and generate prosperity and employment for both our countries. ​​We want to help Tanzania achieve its vision of becoming a middle income country.</p><p>Our top priorities are increasing trade and investment, tackling international crime such as corruption, drug trafficking, the illegal wildlife trade and supporting Tanzania's regional lead in bringing peace and security to Burundi.</p><p>Our High Commission in Dar es Salaam maintains close and frequent communication with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Government of Tanzania. Our team in London is also well known to the Tanzanian High Commission.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/01/2017 14:21:28 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

662883

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
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	Zambia: Foreign 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 his Department has made of the level of political cooperation between the UK and Zambia.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	58361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK and the Republic of Zambia continue to maintain a close bilateral relationship, with co-operation in a range of areas including development, security, trade and investment and international affairs. Zambian Vice-President Wina Inonge visited London in November 2015 to host an investment conference and my Rt Hon. Friend the former Minister of State for International Development Minister (Nick Hurd) visited Zambia in May 2016. Zambia held elections in August this year; the British High Commission has continued to maintain regular engagement with the Zambian Government since then, focusing particularly on supporting the government with its plans for economic reform.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/01/2017 14:24:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

662888

registered interest
date	20/12/2016
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	Falkland Islands: 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 he has had with his Argentinian counterpart on UK oil drilling in the Falkland Islands since the beginning of 2016.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	58367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK supports the right of the Falkland Islanders to develop their natural resources for their own economic benefit and I have made this clear to my Argentine counterparts. I welcome the UK-Argentine Joint Statement, agreed during my visit to Argentina in September, in which Argentina agreed that appropriate measures would be taken to remove all obstacles limiting the economic growth and sustainable development of the Falkland Islands, including through the development of its oil and gas industry.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/01/2017 16:03:50 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

658502

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Uganda: 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 representations he has made to the government of Uganda on the recent arrest of King Charles Mumbere of Rwenzururu and violence in West Uganda.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	57704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government is concerned by the violence that occurred in Kasese district in Uganda in November 2016, which resulted in the reported deaths of over 100 civilians and members of the security forces. We have raised the matter with the Government of Uganda and the Uganda Human Rights Commission. We support the EU local statement of 16 December relating to these matters.</p><p>We have urged the Government of Uganda to complete a timely and transparent investigation into these incidents, in accordance with due process, rule of law, international legal obligation and in line with the Commonwealth charter.</p><p>I visited Uganda in August 2016 and have followed this case. We continue to believe that a human rights compliant approach is the most effective way to secure long-term peace and stability. The British High Commission work closely with the Government of Uganda, civil society and human rights defenders to ensure human rights are respected in the country. The UK made recommendations to Uganda at the Universal Periodic Review at the UN in November.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/12/2016 16:21:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

658504

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Uganda: 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, whether his Department has made an assessment of whether the arrest of King Charles Mumbere of Rwenzururu by the Ugandan government breaches the membership criteria of the Commonwealth of Nations.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	57706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is concerned by the violence that occurred in Kasese district in Uganda in November 2016, which resulted in the reported deaths of over 100 civilians and members of the security forces. We have raised the matter with the Government of Uganda and the Uganda Human Rights Commission. We support the EU local statement of 16 December relating to these matters.</p><p>We have urged the Government of Uganda to complete a timely and transparent investigation into these incidents, in accordance with due process, rule of law, international legal obligation and in line with the commonwealth charter.</p><p>I visited Uganda in August 2016 and have followed this case. We continue to believe that a human rights compliant approach is the most effective way to secure long-term peace and stability. The British High Commission work closely with the Government of Uganda, civil society and human rights defenders to ensure human rights are respected in the country. The UK made recommendations to Uganda at the Universal Periodic Review at the UN in November.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/12/2016 17:53:22 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

658508

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Uganda
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 his Department has made of the stability of the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	57701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>We continue to follow developments on the border between the DRC and Uganda. As with many borders in the world there are periods of tension between peoples, particularly on porous border such as this. At present we do not assess the border to be unstable.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/12/2016 13:57:22 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

658517

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Uganda: 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 reports he has received on the (a) arrest of King Charles Mumbere of Rwenzururu in Uganda, (b) implementation of human rights laws in that country and (c) effectiveness of democratic institutions in that country.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	57635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government is concerned by the violence that occurred in Kasese district in Uganda in November 2016, which resulted in the reported deaths of over 100 civilians and members of the security forces. We have raised the matter with the Government of Uganda and the Uganda Human Rights Commission. We support the EU local statement of 16 December relating to these matters.</p><p>We have urged the Government of Uganda to complete a timely and transparent investigation into these incidents, in accordance with due process, rule of law, international legal obligation and in line with the commonwealth charter.</p><p>I visited Uganda in August 2016 and have followed this case. We continue to believe that a human rights compliant approach is the most effective way to secure long-term peace and stability. The British High Commission work closely with the Government of Uganda, civil society and human rights defenders to ensure human rights are respected in the country. The UK made recommendations to Uganda at the Universal Periodic Review at the UN in November.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/12/2016 17:40:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

654793

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
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	Chagos Islands
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 oral contribution of the Minister of State for Europe and the Americas of 17 November 2016, Official Report, column 387, what proportion of the 837 Chagossian people surveyed indicated that they wished to reside on the Chagos islands before they were asked to take into consideration what life would be like on those islands.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	56763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>98% of the 832 Chagossians that responded to the public consultation indicated that they were in favour of resettlement.</p><p>After being asked to take into consideration the level of health, education and facilities that could be reasonably provided, 25% of the 832 Chagossians were in favour of resettlement.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 13/12/2016 17:56:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

642280

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
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: Foreign 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 his Department has made of the implications for its policy on relations with Russia of the election of Donald Trump as President-elect of the US.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	54166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The challenges presented by Russia are one of a number of areas where we look forward to working with the new administration once President-elect Trump takes office.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 29/11/2016 17:41:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

637876

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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: Warships
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 implications for his Department's policies of the recent decision by the Spanish government to refuel Russian warships.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	53379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>None. Russia withdrew its request to refuel at the port at Ceuta on 26 October.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 24/11/2016 13:40:26 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell