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708957

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date	07/03/2017
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	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, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the proposed constitutional change in Bahrain to allow military courts to try civilians on human rights in that country.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	66908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>We will be following the legislative process on the proposed constitutional amendment closely. The UK recognises the genuine threat from terrorism which Bahrain faces. We continue to work closely with the Government of Bahrain to encourage progress on human rights, which includes building effective and accountable institutions, strengthening the rule of law, and police and judicial reform. We continue to encourage Bahrain to live up to its international and domestic human rights obligations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/03/2017 16:35:12 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

708959

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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: 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 representations the Government has made to the Turkish Government on recent military activity in the Aegean Sea.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	66910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2017 answer text <p>​As NATO allies, the UK and Turkish governments regularly discuss military activity in the Aegean Sea, particularly NATO operations.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/03/2017 17:34:53 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

708960

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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	Sayed Alwadaei
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 the Government has made to the Bahrainian Government on the detention of members of Sayed Alwadaei's family in that country.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	66907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and our Embassy in Bahrain are monitoring this issue closely. The Ministry of Interior Ombudsman has responsibility for investigating allegations of mistreatment in detention. We encourage all those with concerns about their treatment in detention to report these directly to the Ombudsman, and we urge the Ombudsman to carry out thorough investigations into any such allegations. We also continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to deliver on its international and domestic human rights commitments. We continue to raise concerns about human rights with the Bahraini authorities both in private and in public.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/03/2017 16:32:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

708961

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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	Iran: Baha'i Faith
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 instruct the UK Mission to Geneva to raise a question on the situation of the Baha'is in Iran with the Special Rapporteur on Iran, Ms Asma Jahangir, during her interactive dialogue with member states at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	66859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom remains extremely concerned about the persecution and discrimination of religious minorities in Iran. Our statement during the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran will reiterate our serious concerns about the treatment of the Baha'is and freedom of religion in Iran.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/03/2017 14:40:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

708962

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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	Europe: Migration
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 his Department is taking in consultation with other EU member states to discourage migrants from travelling to Europe by sea.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	66936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2017 answer text <p>​The UK and the EU are pursuing a comprehensive approach, addressing the root causes and consequences of migration. The Malta Declaration, which followed the Valletta Informal European Council in February, sets out areas where the EU can collectively help address the rising number of refugees and migrants crossing the Central Mediterranean. We also remain committed to working with our European partners to ensure that the EU-Turkey Statement is implemented in an effective and sustainable way.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/03/2017 17:31:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

708963

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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	Iran: 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, whether it is his policy for the UK to co-sponsor a resolution renewing the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Iran at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	66860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The human rights situation in Iran is deeply worrying. The UK fully supports the Iran resolution at the Human Rights Council and will co-sponsor. We have been actively lobbying in favour of the resolution and have consistently called on Iran to allow access to the Special Rapporteur so she can carry out her important work.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/03/2017 14:41:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

708965

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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	Cameroon: Internet
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 Cameroon on internet access in that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	66797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>We are closely following the situation in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon following on from the demonstrations and strikes by lawyers and teachers. We are engaged with the Government of Cameroon and will continue to raise the internet blackout with them.</p><p>We have called for restraint by all involved, and have petitioned the government to restore the internet as soon as possible. We have reiterated the obligation to uphold human rights standards and encouraged the use of transparent legal means to address concerns. We have regularly called for issues to be resolved through dialogue, with a range of interlocutors, and a return to normality in the two regions.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/03/2017 17:01:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

708966

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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	Cameroon: 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, when he last met his counterpart in Cameroon; and what issues were discussed at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	66798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>I have not yet had the opportunity to meet my counterpart in the Cameroonian Government but hope we can meet when our diaries allow. I know that the FCO and our High Commissioner is in regular contact with President Biya and his administration.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/03/2017 17:04:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

708967

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Unpaid Work
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 people undertook an unpaid work placement in his Department in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many such placements lasted for longer than one month.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	66895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2017 answer text <p>All those who undertook work experience at the FCO between 2012-2016 were paid an allowance, except:</p><ul><li>The four participants on the Movement to Work Scheme in 2016, who each continued to receive their benefits during their two-week placement</li><li>The two participants on a one-week Civil Service Work Experience (CSWE) placement in 2016. Participants received an advance payment to cover their travel and lunch costs</li><li>15 Social Mobility Interns between 2012-2015 on a two-week residential work experience programme. Participation was free and interns received an advance payment to cover meal and travel costs.</li></ul> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/03/2017 17:32:49 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

708968

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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	Nigeria: Tourism
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 on tourism between Nigeria and the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	66814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>Approximately 130,000 of the 36 million visitors to the UK in 2015 were Nigerians visiting for business and leisure purposes. The World Bank reports 600,000 total visitors to Nigeria in 2013; there is no available data on how many of these were from the UK. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is not involved in discussions to promote tourism between Nigeria and the UK.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/03/2017 17:09:37 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon