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851624

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	al Shabaab: Arms Trade
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 has taken to help stop the supply of arms to al-Shaabab in Somalia and Kenya.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	130387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The primary barrier to the flow of arms to al Shabaab in Somalia is the UN Security Council (UNSC) arms embargo imposed with Resolution 733 in 1992. As a permanent member of the Security Council, the UK fully supports this embargo.</p><p>The partial suspension of the arms embargo in Resolution 2317 (2016) was designed to allow the Federal Government to obtain the equipment needed to develop the Somali national security forces, which are critical for Somalia's long-term security. Safeguards exist within the framework of the suspension. These include restrictions on heavy weaponry, monitoring mechanisms, and requirements to notify and report to the UN. The Monitoring Group's mandate was also extended, to 15 December 2018, in UNSC Resolution 2385 (2017). Individuals who abuse the suspension may also be listed under the sanctions regime.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/03/2018 16:24:32 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

850699

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	UK Mission to the UN
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who is acting as UK Ambassador to the UN prior to Karen Pierce taking up that post.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan
uin	129944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>Ambassador Jonathan Allen, Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, is Charge d'Affaires and Acting Permanent Representative until the arrival of Karen Pierce in Spring 2018.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/03/2018 16:06:26 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan

850071

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: 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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that those responsible for civilian deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo are held to account for their actions in the international courts.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	129639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned by the continuing violence in many parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo that is leading to civilian deaths. We frequently raise our concerns with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo since it has primary responsibility for bringing those responsible for unlawful killings to justice. Alongside our international partners we have called on the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate these crimes swiftly and bring the still unidentified perpetrators before national courts. The International Criminal Court is an independent body and a Court of last resort, which is complementary to national legal systems. It investigates potential crimes only when the domestic authorities are unwilling or unable to bring perpetrators of the most severe crimes to justice themselves.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 01/03/2018 15:56:22 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

850206

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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	EU Defence Policy: British Nationals Abroad
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 22 February 2018 to Question 128168, on EU Defence Policy: British Nationals Abroad, if he will list the Orders In Council made under s.4B(2) of the International Organisations Act 1968 in respect of each of the organisations named in that Answer.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
uin	129774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>With respect to the missions referred to in the response to PQ128168 (Naval Force for Somalia; Training Mission in Mali; Force Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Naval Force in the Mediterranean; Training Mission in Somalia; Monitoring Mission in Georgia; Advisory Mission in Ukraine; EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo; Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor's Office in the Netherlands; and the Capacity Building Mission in Mali), there have been no Orders in Council made under s.4B(2) of the International Organisations Act 1968.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 01/03/2018 13:13:22 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

850222

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Internet
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 and what proportion of his Department’s cloud-hosting contracts have been awarded to (a) hyperscale cloud providers and (b) UK SMEs; and what the value of those contracts was in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	129790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has placed one contract with UK Cloud Ltd, who are considered an SME. The FCO have zero Hyperscale contracts.</p><p>The FCO Overall expenditure the last three Financial years is as follows:</p><p>FY 14/15: £36,863</p><p>FY 15-16: £152,093</p><p>FY 16-17: £231,012</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 01/03/2018 12:47:46 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

847750

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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	Syria: 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 recent discussions his Department has had with the UN Envoy for Syria on airstrikes in Ghouta; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	129426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>​The UK has discussed the dire situation in Eastern Ghouta with the UN on numerous occasions and in several fora, including at the UN Security Council and with UN Envoy Staffan De Mistura and his team. The UK has also consistently raised its concerns at the Ceasefire Task Force meeting of the International Syria Support Group, attended by the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria. The Foreign Secretary made a statement in the House of Commons on 26 February regarding the tragic situation in Eastern Ghouta. He set out what actions the British Government is taking in response to the crisis, and called upon the Asad regime to respect the ceasefire demanded by UNSC resolution 2401 and allow delivery of aid to the enclave.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/02/2018 16:59:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

847831

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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	Iran: Prisoners
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 representations to the Deputy Foreign Minister for Iran when he visited the UK on British nationals imprisoned in that country.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	129507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>​I raised all our dual-national cases when I met Deputy Foreign Minister Araghchi on 21 February. I will continue to raise these cases at the highest levels and at every opportunity</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/03/2018 16:47:12 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 43958 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

847832

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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	Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
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 plans to meet with the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture to discuss the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	129508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>We remain very concerned about all our dual nationals detained in Iran, and continue to take action in line with what we believe will produce the best outcomes in their cases.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/03/2018 16:49:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 43959 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

846871

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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	Falkland Islands: Oil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which (a) public and (b) private bodies are responsible for the (i) assessment and (ii) issuing of licenses for oil exploitation in the Falklands Islands.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	129045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Oil exploration in the Falkland Islands is governed by the Falkland Islands Offshore Minerals Ordinance of 1994. Subject to this Ordinance, and with the consent of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, the British Government appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands may, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, grant to any person a licence for the purposes of exploration or production in the controlled waters, or in the sea-bed or subsoil thereof, of the Falkland Islands.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 27/02/2018 17:12:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

846928

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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	Sierra Leone: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what election monitoring his Department plans to undertake in the elections in Sierra Leone later in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	129102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>​The UK is closely following preparations for upcoming elections in Sierra Leone and calls for all parties to deliver free, fair, inclusive and peaceful elections. We fully support the EU Election Observer Mission, which has deployed 28 long term observers. A further 40 short term observers will deploy closer to the election day of 7 March. The UK has contributed to this mission, deploying 5-10 observers. The National Electoral Commission and other independent electoral bodies also have important roles and they must conduct themselves in a transparent and independent manner.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/02/2018 16:33:35 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew