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427686

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
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: Diplomatic Service
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 provide a list of diplomats at Minister-Counsellor rank serving in the Qatar embassy to the United Kingdom (a) currently and (b) for each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Michael Dugher
uin	15765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>Until 2014, the London Diplomatic List was published annually, listing diplomats of foreign and Commonwealth countries in London. The information in the the London Diplomatic List is supplied by diplomatic missions and is now available on-line at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-embassies-in-the-uk. FCO records show that two diplomats hold the rank of Minister-Counsellor at the Qatari Embassy in London and have done so since late 2013. According to our records and the LDL there were no Minister-Counsellors at the Qatari Embassy in London from 2010 to November 2013.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 16/11/2015 14:51:46 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	3916 label Biography information for Michael Dugher

427149

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
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	Iraq: Christianity
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 estimate he has made of the number of Christians who have left Iraq in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	15439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to condemn in the strongest terms the atrocities committed by ISIL in Iraq against all communities, including Christians, throughout the areas under its control. The human rights situation for many living in ISIL-held areas remains of grave concern.</p><p>We do not currently have estimates for the number of Christians who have fled Iraq due to the atrocities carried out by ISIL. We do, however, continue to encourage Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi to ensure all minorities are represented in Baghdad and their rights protected. We welcome the commitments he has made to inclusivity, to protecting Iraqi citizens, addressing human rights abuses and holding those responsible to account. We continue to engage with minority leaders in Iraq. On Monday 10 November, the Minister of State, my noble Friend the right hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns met with Father Pios, a Catholic priest sheltering Internally Displaced Persons in Iraq, and she discussed the situation of Christians in the country.</p><br /> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/11/2015 14:26:04 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

427173

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
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	Luaty Beirão
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 the Government had with the Angolan government on the case of Luaty Beirão while he was on hunger strike in prison.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	15684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK continues to follow the case of Luaty Beirão and 14 other activists under arrest in Angola with concern. On 17 October, a British Embassy representative along with representatives from other EU Member State missions and the EU Delegation in Angola visited Mr Beirão at the Clinica Girassol. We and EU partners are calling for due legal process and will continue to raise cases of concern with the Angolan authorities.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 16/11/2015 14:38:19 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

427174

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
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	Angola: 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 action the Government is taking to support the Angolan government in building capacity to support civil society and freedom of expression.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	15685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>We and EU partners have established a human rights dialogue with the Angolan government under the EU-Angola “Joint Way Forward”, which includes support to civil society and promoting freedom of expression. We are also funding work to build human rights capacity in the diamond producing areas of the Lundas and funding training on legal awareness.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 16/11/2015 14:43:50 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

426842

registered interest
date	06/11/2015
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	Zimbabwe: Pensions
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 2 November 2015 to Question 13950, what the estimated annual shortfall is in the payment of pensions to former employees of the Southern Rhodesian government.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	15237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>As my Rt Hon Friend the Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Grant Shapps MP), Minister of State at the Department for International Development, set out last week, the Government sympathises with the plight of those former public servants who are entitled to a Zimbabwe government pension. We have not calculated the amounts involved because the UK has no legal obligation or responsibility for these. Responsibility rests with the Zimbabwean government. We continue to remind the relevant authorities in Zimbabwe of this legal commitment.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 16/11/2015 14:57:45 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

426478

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
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	Companies: Ownership
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 time taken by the Cayman Islands government to respond to its consultation on a public register of beneficial ownership.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	15158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend, the Member for South West Hertfordshire (David Gauke MP), the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, to questions 10437, 10438 and 10448, which sets out the criteria we expect the Overseas Territories to meet in relation to their central register of company beneficial ownership, or similarly effective system.</p><p>We are continuing our dialogue with the Anguilla authorities on this and have offered any technical support that might be required as they develop their proposals.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 11/11/2015 16:11:26 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

426481

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
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	Companies: Ownership
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 ensure that any agreement on a central registry of beneficial ownership in Anguilla will include access for the public with legitimate reason.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	15153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend, the Member for South West Hertfordshire (David Gauke MP), the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, to questions 10437, 10438 and 10448, which sets out the criteria we expect the Overseas Territories to meet in relation to their central register of company beneficial ownership, or similarly effective system.</p><p>We are continuing our dialogue with the Anguilla authorities on this and have offered any technical support that might be required as they develop their proposals.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 10/11/2015 17:28:23 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

426482

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
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	Companies: Ownership
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 ensure that any agreement on a central registry of beneficial ownership in the Cayman Islands will include access for the public with legitimate reason.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	15154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend, the Member for South West Hertfordshire (David Gauke MP), the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, to questions 10437, 10438 and 10448, which sets out the criteria we expect the Overseas Territories to meet in relation to their central register of company beneficial ownership, or similarly effective system.</p><p>We are continuing our dialogue with the Anguilla authorities on this and have offered any technical support that might be required as they develop their proposals.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 10/11/2015 17:27:17 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

426483

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
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	Companies: Ownership
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 progress made by Anguilla since June 2013 in meeting the Prime Minister's ambition for a public register of beneficial ownership.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	15156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend, the Member for South West Hertfordshire (David Gauke MP), the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, to questions 10437, 10438 and 10448, which sets out the criteria we expect the Overseas Territories to meet in relation to their central register of company beneficial ownership, or similarly effective system.</p><p>We are continuing our dialogue with the Anguilla authorities on this and have offered any technical support that might be required as they develop their proposals.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 10/11/2015 17:32:05 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

426484

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
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	Companies: Ownership
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 progress made by the Cayman Islands since June 2013 in meeting the Prime Minister's ambition for a public register of beneficial ownership.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	15157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend, the Member for South West Hertfordshire (David Gauke MP), the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, to questions 10437, 10438 and 10448, which sets out the criteria we expect the Overseas Territories to meet in relation to their central register of company beneficial ownership, or similarly effective system.</p><p>We are continuing our dialogue with the Anguilla authorities on this and have offered any technical support that might be required as they develop their proposals.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 10/11/2015 17:26:18 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan