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91158

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with which states he has discussed the future of US tactical nuclear weapons in Europe since the Chicago NATO Summit.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	208729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>At the recent Summit in Wales, all NATO Allies reiterated that the greatest responsibility of the Alliance is to protect and defend our territory and our populations against attack and that deterrence, based on an appropriate mix of nuclear, conventional, and missile defence capabilities, remains a core element of our overall strategy. Collectively, NATO as an Alliance discusses, on a regular basis, its nuclear policy, doctrine and capability including forward deployed nuclear forces. The stationing of nuclear weapons on the territory of a particular NATO member is governed by a bilateral agreement between the US and the host nation.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/09/2014 14:29:18 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

91160

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date the renewal of the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement was agreed.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	208730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>Certain provisions of the Mutual Defence Agreement (MDA) are subject to renewal every 10 years to ensure that they remain relevant and valid. The next renewal is due by the end of 2014. To this end, the British and US Governments are taking forward the process of renewing these provisions in line with our respective domestic processes and requirements. Before any amendment to the MDA can take effect, in accordance with the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, the proposed amendments will be laid before Parliament for scrutiny later in the year. A similar review process is underway in the US. Once these periods of scrutiny have been completed, the amendments will enter into force and be valid until the end of 2024.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/09/2014 14:30:46 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

91161

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role the implementation of Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty has had in any negotiation on the renewal of the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	208731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>The UK takes all of its international obligations seriously. The Mutual Defence Agreement is fully compliant and compatible with our obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/09/2014 14:36:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

91162

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has received an invitation to attend the third conference on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons in Vienna on 8 to 9 December 2014; and what representation the UK plans to send.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	208732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has now received an invitation to this conference and the Government is considering whether to attend.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/09/2014 14:27:50 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

91275

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made on improving the quality and transparency of management information across frontline services within his Department's Digital Service's Performance Platform tool.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	208681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office strongly supports the use of the Performance Platform to improve the quality and transparency of Management Information across government.</p><p> </p><p>Four of our transactions already have detailed dashboards on the platform, including our highest volume digital transaction (legalisation). As we move more of our services online we will ensure those new transactions are built in such a way that they too can go onto the performance platform.</p><p> </p><p>We are also interested in extending the Performance Platform to cover the non-digital element of our major transactions and intend to scope how that might work in practice.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/09/2014 12:00:55 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

91279

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	Occupied Territories
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 following the recent reports of further illegal settlement building by the government of Israel in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2014 answer text <p>The Government has made it clear that it deplores the Israeli Government's expropriation of 988 acres of land around the settlement of Etzion near Bethlehem. It is an ill-judged decision at a time when the priority should be to build on the ceasefire in Gaza. We believe it will do serious damage to Israel's standing in the international community and we strongly urge the government of Israel to reverse this decision.</p><p>Our Ambassador to Tel Aviv had a meeting with the Israeli Cabinet Secretary on 7 September, when he discussed the issue of settlements and the recent expropriation of land near Bethlehem.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/09/2014 14:33:56 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

90912

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the peace and reconciliation initiatives launched by the Vice President of South Sudan, James Wani Igga, and of how those initiatives relate to the National Reconciliation Committee for Healing, Peace and Reconciliation, led by Archbishop Daniel Deng.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL1838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The National Platform for Peace and Reconciliation, launched on 5 April 2014 by Vice President Igga, includes the Committee for National Healing, Peace and Reconciliation led by Archbishop Daniel Deng.</p><p>The Government is clear that there needs to be a genuine process of reconciliation in South Sudan to help address the impact of the conflict. Lynne Featherstone, Parliamentary- Under Secretary of State for the Department for International Development made this point to the Government of South Sudan during her recent visit in September.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 22/09/2014 10:41:45 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

90923

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
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	Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that a willingness to uphold, and to give due priority to, Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is one of the criteria for the selection of the next United Nations Secretary-General.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>As the former Senior Minister of State Baroness Warsi said in the House on 22 July, Her Majesty’s Government does not put forward criteria for candidates. However, we would want to see a proven leader, fully committed to the values of the UN, with sufficient political authority and expertise to lead and manage such a large and complex organisation. The ultimate responsibility to uphold Article 18 lies with states, as it is states that have human rights obligations. However, as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is at the core of UN values we would expect any UN Secretary General to urge all states to uphold them.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 22/09/2014 10:45:38 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

90924

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
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	Russia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Russia about their returning to Estonia a border official recently detained by them.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury (Mr Lidington), met the Russian Ambassador to London on 11 September and expressed his strong concern about the illegal and unacceptable abduction of an Estonian official from Estonian territory by Russian Security Services on 5 September, and called for his immediate release.</p> answering member printed Lord Newby question first answered 22/09/2014 10:31:47 answering member 1916 label Biography information for Lord Newby
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

90925

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
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	Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they and their allies are taking to prevent the Syrian town of Mhardeh from falling to attacks by Islamist militants.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>We are extremely concerned about the activities of Islamist extremists in Syria and the threat they pose to Christian communities in Mhardeh and elsewhere. Our response is to support the moderate opposition who are fighting both extremism and Assad’s tyranny. We are acting in close coordination with our international allies. We are also pushing for an inclusive political process which is the only long term way to protect Syria’s minority communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 22/09/2014 10:39:21 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton