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874566

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Nguyen Van Dai
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Vietnam about the detention of human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, ahead of his trial on 5 April.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2018 answer text <p>The British Embassy in Hanoi has discussed the case of Ngunyen Van Dai with Vietnamese officials and continues to monitor his case closely. The UK regularly discusses human rights issues with the government of Vietnam and encourages Vietnam to enable free speech and protect the rights of its citizens. Most recently, my Rt. Hon Friend Mark Field, Minister for Asia and the Pacific, raised these issues as part of the UK-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue in January this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/04/2018 15:34:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

874567

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Vietnam: Human Rights
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 upcoming trials of Vietnamese human rights activists, (1) lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, (2) Pastor Nguyen Trung Ton, and (3) activist Nguyen Bac Truyen, who face prison sentences of between 12 and 20 years, life imprisonment or capital punishment if convicted.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2018 answer text <p>The Minister of State, Harriett Baldwin MP, has issued a public statement to underline that we are deeply concerned by the conviction of the six members of the Brotherhood for Democracy and the draconian sentences they received. We do not accept that the peaceful expression of views on Vietnam’s own political system, or promotion of basic and universal human rights, should constitute a criminal offence.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/04/2018 15:27:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

874568

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following their contribution of £1.2 billion in the 2017–18 financial year to the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, they have commissioned any analysis of the social, economic, political and cultural factors fuelling extremist Islamist jihadism in Nigeria and other beneficiary countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development commissioned a Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) in North East Nigeria. A JACS is a strategic assessment used to strengthen cross-government approaches to tackling conflict and instability overseas. <br> <br>All Conflict, Stability and Security Fund programmes use a wide range of analysis to inform their design.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/04/2018 15:46:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

874569

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy toward extremist Islamist groups such as Boko Haram that make public an intention to ethnically cleanse the Christian population in Nigeria.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to supporting Nigeria and its neighbours in the fight against Boko Haram. Boko Haram attacks Nigerians of all faiths who do not subscribe to its extremist views, causing immense suffering in both Christian and Muslim communities. We are providing a substantial and increasing package of security, intelligence, humanitarian and development support to Nigeria. This includes training and advice for Nigerian armed forces deploying in the North East and funding in support of the regional Multinational Joint Task Force fighting Boko Haram.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/04/2018 15:47:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

874595

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the situation in Zimbabwe.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL6815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the statements from President Mnangagwa on his intention to implement a wide range of economic and political reforms, including his commitment to holding free and fair elections this year. Implementation of these reforms will be critical for Zimbabwe to realise its desire for international re-engagement.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/04/2018 15:49:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

873525

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
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 discussed the cases of UK citizens facing execution in Saudi Arabia during his recent meetings with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	134640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>​We are unaware of any British national currently facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia. We are made aware when a British national requires consular assistance only when notified by the authorities or by family members. In his recent meeting with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, the Foreign Secretary raised human rights in Saudi Arabia.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/04/2018 15:10:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

873527

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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: Unmanned Air Vehicles
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 US administration on the maintenance of the presidential policy guidance on use of drone strikes issued under President Obama; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	134642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The British Government has not held any recent discussions with the US Government on the maintenance of the Presidential Policy Guidance on approving direct action against terrorist targets issued in 2013.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 16/04/2018 16:49:51 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

873539

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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	Hong Kong: 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, whether he made any representations to the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or to the Government of the People's Republic of China as a result of the findings of the Tenth Report of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Session 2014-15, The UK's relations with Hong Kong: 30 years after the Joint Declaration, HC 649.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	134653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>​The Government regularly discusses a range of issues with the Governments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the People's Republic of China, including implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the importance of 'One Country, Two Systems'. As part of this ongoing dialogue, officials in Hong Kong discussed the FAC's report with their HKSARG counterparts.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/04/2018 14:58:52 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

873560

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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	Yemen: Armed Conflict
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 is his Department taking to improve the effectiveness of the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism for Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	134674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>​The UK is providing £1.3 million this financial year to the UN's Verification and Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM) to facilitate commercial shipping and assure the Coalition that weapons are not coming into Yemen on large commercial ships docking at the Red Sea ports. We have also deployed UK maritime experts to Djibouti to further boost the inspections process, and increase the proportion of ships physically inspected almost ten-fold (from 8 per cent to 77 per cent).</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/04/2018 15:13:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

873589

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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	Burma: Rohingya
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 Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative experts have been deployed to Bangladesh to work with Rohingya refugees.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	134703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Four members of the FCO’s Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative Team of Experts (PSVI ToE) have deployed to Bangladesh to support survivors of sexual violence among Rohingya refugees. This technical support has focused on assessing the situation and services available to survivors to inform funding and programming, and on building sustainable capacity among Bangladeshi organisations engaged in gathering and preserving evidence of sexual violence. This forms part of the UK’s wider humanitarian response to the crisis, where we have contributed £59 million, which includes funding for services to tackle violence against women and girls. ​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 16/04/2018 16:17:00 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman