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100381

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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
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 the Nigerian government about Nigerian schoolchildren abducted in April 2014; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	211486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>We continue to work closely with the Nigerian authorities and our other partners in the search for the abducted Chibok girls. On 3 September, my Hon Friend, the Member for Southend and Rochford East (James Duddridge MP), the Minister for Africa led the UK delegation to the Abuja ministerial meeting on security in Nigeria. At this meeting, he emphasised the importance of regional coordination between Nigeria and its neighbours in defeating Boko Haram and locating the girls. The Prime Minister has stressed to President Jonathan our continued commitment to helping the Nigerian Government find the girls. It is not yet clear what impact the recently announced ceasefire between the Nigerian security forces and Boko Haram might have on the missing Chibok girls. We are monitoring events closely.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/10/2014 14:11:51 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

100383

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Ebola
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 he has made of the effectiveness of international efforts to tackle the spread of the Ebola virus; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	211483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of the international response to the Ebola outbreak, working closely with the UN. However, the UK Government recognises that much more needs to be done to ensure that the spread of Ebola in West Africa is contained. That is why my Rt Hon Friend, the Member for Witney (David Cameron), Prime Minister has pushed for an urgent and ambitious scale-up in EU and Member States resources to fight Ebola at October’s European Council. The Prime Minster will make a statement about this on Monday 27 October. We have also been working with international partners to encourage them to increase contributions, including to the UN’s Ebola Trust Fund, which is currently significantly underfunded.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/10/2014 14:10:18 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

100388

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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: Abduction
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 the government of Nigeria about the return of girls abducted by Boko Haram; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	211625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text We continue to work closely with the Nigerian authorities and our other partners in the search for the abducted Chibok girls. On 3 September, my Hon Friend, the Member for Southend and Rochford East (James Duddridge MP), the Minister for Africa, led the UK delegation to the Abuja ministerial meeting on security in Nigeria. At this meeting, he emphasised the importance of regional coordination between Nigeria and its neighbours in defeating Boko Haram and locating the girls. The Prime Minister has stressed to President Jonathan our continued commitment to helping the Nigerian Government find the girls. It is not yet clear what impact the recently announced ceasefire between the Nigerian security forces and Boko Haram might have on the missing Chibok girls. We are monitoring events closely. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/10/2014 14:11:03 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

100177

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	South Sudan
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 ensure a comprehensive arms and ammunition embargo is imposed on all parties in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	211256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>An EU arms embargo is already in place in South Sudan. This is supported by a targeted EU sanctions regime of restrictive measures against specific individuals, adopted in July 2014 with strong UK support. We also believe that discussions on the content of a potential UN Security Council sanctions resolution should begin in New York soon and we are engaging closely with key partners to that end.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/10/2014 14:09:29 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire previous answer version 24221 answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

100179

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	UN Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the Government plans to mark UN Day on 24 October 2014.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	211248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Minister of State, my noble Friend the right hon. Baroness Anelay of St John DBE, Minister responsible for the United Nations, delivered the keynote address at the United Nations Association-United Kingdom’s UN Day Reception on 23 October, yesterday evening, at which she celebrated the UN’s successes and underlined the UK Government’s commitment to, and leadership on, the UN’s work. The speech has been published on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's website.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 24/10/2014 13:17:37 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

99834

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Himalayas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what guidelines his Department offers to UK nationals who climb and trek in the Himalayas.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	211185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The safety of British Nationals abroad is a major concern for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Foreign Office Travel Advice for Nepal, including the Himalayas, includes a section on trekking and is regularly updated at: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 23/10/2014 16:10:50 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

99835

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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
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 hold discussions with African authorities on ensuring there is no further kidnapping by Boko Haram in Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	211184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is playing a leading role in the international response to the threat posed by Boko Haram, including its despicable practice of abducting men, women and children in north-eastern Nigeria. On 12 June, my Rt Hon Friend, the Member for Richmond (York) (William Hague MP), the former Foreign Secretary, announced a substantial new package of UK military, intelligence and development support to Nigeria as it tackles the terrorist threat. We continue to engage with Nigerian officials at both Federal and state level on their efforts to secure the release of those abducted and to provide protection from Boko Haram. We are also in touch with Nigeria’s regional partners, who have an important part to play in the effort to tackle Boko Haram. On 3 September my Hon Friend, the Member for Rochford and Southend East (James Duddridge MP), the Minister for Africa, led the UK delegation at a regional ministerial meeting in Abuja on security in Nigeria. At this meeting he emphasised the importance of regional coordination between Nigeria and its neighbours</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 23/10/2014 13:12:03 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

99842

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	North Korea
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 the North Korean Ambassador to the UK on the North Korean government's acceptance of the recommendations of its recent Universal Periodic Review.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	211098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Ministers have had no substantive meetings with the North Korean Ambassador to the UK since the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in May 2014, although senior FCO officials have met with the Ambassador to discuss a range of subjects. Following the adoption of the DPRK’s Universal Periodic Review report in September 2014 the United Kingdom issued a statement via our Mission in Geneva welcoming the DPRK’s engagement. We urged the DPRK to fulfil the commitment it made to respond to the 185 recommendations which it agreed to examine, and to take concrete steps to implement all the UPR recommendations. It remains of serious concern that 83 UPR recommendations did not enjoy the support of the DPRK, particularly those related to the findings of the UN Commission of Inquiry, co-operation with the Special Rapporteur, the treatment of political prisoners and closure of political prison camps.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 23/10/2014 16:07:03 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

99844

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	North Korea
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 he is taking to ensure that UK manufacturing products are not used as components in North Korean produced weapons.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	211097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>North Korea is currently subject to sanctions imposed by the UN and EU. These measures include an asset freeze, travel ban and an extensive embargo which prohibits the export of arms, dual-use goods, and luxury goods and imposes restrictions on the export of other listed items which could contribute to nuclear or ballistic missile programmes. All export licence applications are assessed against the consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, considering the prevailing circumstances at the time of the application, including the capabilities of the equipment, and the end user. A licence would not be granted if to do so would be a breach of our international obligations or we assessed there was an unacceptable risk of diversion to a WMD programme or to a military programme in an embargoed destination. However, it is impossible to completely prevent non-listed items manufactured in the UK being used in North Korean produced weapons, for example if items are legitimately exported from the UK to third countries but are subsequently sold to entities in the DPRK. For this reason the UK is also active in encouraging other countries to enforce DPRK sanctions more effectively. HMRC works together with Border Force to enforce export controls and trade sanctions and they have a range of powers available to prevent illicit exports. Enforcing sanctions is a high priority.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/10/2014 14:56:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

99904

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons the UK has not applied sanctions to all individuals on the US and UN sanction lists.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	211104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK implements all sanctions agreed at the UN. These sanctions are implemented via the EU. The UK is responsible for implementation for the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. The US has its own domestic legislation by which it can introduce sanctions. This is an entirely separate process to the UN. The UK would not implement US domestic sanctions, although there may be individuals that the US designates which are also listed under UN sanctions.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 23/10/2014 13:13:13 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay