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637085

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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	Stephen O'Malley
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 29 June 2016 to Question 41097, what further information he has on the progress being made by the Danish authorities on the re-opened inquest into the death of Stephen O'Malley; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	53163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>The Danish authorities are conducting further enquiries as part of their investigation. We understand that they aim to conclude this by the middle of January 2017. Consular staff remain in contact with the Danish authorities and Mr O’Malley’s family.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/11/2016 14:32:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

637089

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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: Housing
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 discourage illegal settlements in Palestine.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	53030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>​We will continue to raise our grave concerns about Israeli settlements with the Israeli Government. On 16 November I issued a public statement expressing our deep concern over the land regulation bill in the Israeli Knesset which seeks to ‘legalise’ settlement outposts across the West Bank. Such outposts are currently illegal under both Israeli domestic law and international humanitarian law. Should this proposal go ahead, it would seriously undermine prospects for a two-state solution. We urge the Israeli Government to reconsider the land regulation bill at the earliest opportunity. On 3 November I also issued a public statement condemning the recent announcement by the Israeli authorities to approve permits for constructing 181 new homes in the illegal settlement of Gilo in East Jerusalem. Our Embassy in Tel Aviv have also regularly raised our concerns with the Israeli authorities on the continued expansion of settlements and the retroactive &quot;legalisation&quot; of outposts in the West Bank.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2016 14:47:53 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

637095

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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	Israel: Detainees
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 Israeli government on the overnight detention of Palestinian minors.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Dr Alasdair McDonnell
uin	53046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>While we have not raised this specific point, I raised the wider issue of Palestinian minors in detention with the Israeli Ambassador to London on 10 November. The treatment of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention remains a human rights priority for the UK. We have expressed our concerns to the Israeli authorities on the use of single hand ties and the need to notify children of their legal rights. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv most recently raised the issue of Palestinian children in detention with the Israeli authorities on 10 October. We remain committed to working with the Israeli authorities to encourage further changes in practice.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2016 14:51:32 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1596 label Biography information for Dr Alasdair McDonnell

637096

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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	Palestinians: Recognition of States
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what criteria the Government uses in order to assess whether the recognition of Palestinian statehood would be conducive to peace in that region.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Dr Alasdair McDonnell
uin	53047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK will recognise a Palestinian state at a time most helpful to the peace process. We judge that a negotiated end to the occupation is the most effective way for Palestinian aspirations of statehood to be met. We continue to be one of the principal supporters of Palestinian state building efforts, assisting them to tackle poverty, build institutions and boost their economy.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2016 14:49:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1596 label Biography information for Dr Alasdair McDonnell

637111

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, where he plans to hold the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in the UK in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Rochford and Southend East
tabling member printed	James Duddridge
uin	53060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is working closely with Number 10 and other key stakeholders on where Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will be held in 2018 and hope to be able to announce a location shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2016 14:52:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge

637113

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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	Kashmir: 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 discussions he has had with his counterpart in India on the use of pellet ammunition by Indian troops in Kashmir.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Robert Flello
uin	52938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>I have discussed the use of pellet guns and alternative methods of crowd control in India administered Kashmir with Indian government representatives. As the Government of India's report into alternative methods of crowd control has not been released publicly, we have not been able to review it or its recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/11/2016 15:12:17 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 21306 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1569 label Biography information for Robert Flello

637114

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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	Andargachew Tsege
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has requested a copy of the extradition agreement or security agreement from either the Yemeni or Ethiopian governments which was reported to exist between the two countries at the time of Andargachew Tsege's kidnap in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	52902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>​British Government officials have requested a copy of any agreement relating to the transfer of Mr Tsege from Yemen to Ethiopia, but we have not received this.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2016 14:43:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

637115

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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	Office of UK Permanent Representative to EU: Staff
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 are employed in the UK Permanent Representation to the EU.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	52887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>There are over 120 officials currently employed at the UK’s Permanent Representation to the EU.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/11/2016 14:15:54 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

637116

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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: Civil Servants
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 civil servants in his Department have responsibilities which include EU-related matters.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	52888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>Staff in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Europe Directorate lead on providing advice to FCO Ministers on the EU and EU-related issues. However, staff in other Directorates in London, as well as staff in our diplomatic missions around the world, also on occasion work on EU-related issues. Therefore, it is not possible to give precise figures.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/11/2016 13:43:15 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

636196

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
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	Farhang Amiri
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 Iranian Ambassador to the UK in relation to the murder of Farhang Amiri in Yazd on 26 September 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	52774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK government is aware of reports regarding the death of Farhang Amiri in Yazd. The UK notes the worrying trend of harassment of religious minorities in Iran (including of the Baha'i community) and strongly condemns any violence towards and mistreatment of minority groups in the country. We have not specifically raised the case of the death of Farhang Amiri, but we regularly raise our concerns about the treatment of religious minorities in Iran both in London and Tehran. We call on Iran to cease harassment of all religious minorities and to fulfil its international and domestic obligations to allow freedom of religion to all Iranians.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/11/2016 15:11:27 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman