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50005

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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
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 government of Saudi Arabia concerning reports of the confinement of Saudi Arabian princesses in Jeddah.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	197876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text The UK has longstanding concerns about the restrictions on women's rights in Saudi Arabia. These concerns are clearly set out in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Annual Human Rights Report, most recently updated in April 2014. Ministers and officials often raise women's rights, including the guardianship system, with their Saudi Arabian counterparts, including at the UN and through EU representatives. answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson grouped question UIN 197877 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

50006

registered interest
date	06/05/2014
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
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 HM Ambassador to Saudi Arabia about reports of the confinement of Saudi Arabian princesses in Jeddah.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	197877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2014 answer text The UK has longstanding concerns about the restrictions on women's rights in Saudi Arabia. These concerns are clearly set out in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Annual Human Rights Report, most recently updated in April 2014. Ministers and officials often raise women's rights, including the guardianship system, with their Saudi Arabian counterparts, including at the UN and through EU representatives. answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson grouped question UIN 197876 question first answered 12/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

49539

registered interest
date	01/05/2014
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
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 Nigerian counterpart on the recent kidnapping of schoolgirls from Chibok, Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	197470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) spoke to the Nigerian Foreign Minister on 18 April when he condemned the abductions and offered UK assistance in securing the release of the schoolgirls.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

49540

registered interest
date	01/05/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the current whereabouts of the children recently kidnapped from Chibok, Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	197469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Since the abduction of the Nigerian school girls on 14 April we have remained in close contact with the Nigerian authorities about the case. Although the whereabouts of the girls remains unclear, reports in the media and from girls who escaped suggest they are being held in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State. Media reports also suggest the girls may have been taken into Cameroon and Chad. We continue to try and establish the facts in this case.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

49541

registered interest
date	01/05/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what requests for assistance the Government has received in connection with the recent kidnappings from Chibok, Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	197472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>Since the abduction of the Nigerian school girls on 14 April, our High Commission in Abuja has remained in close contact with the Nigerian authorities. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) offered our assistance when he spoke to the Nigerian Foreign Minister on 18 April. So far we have not received a formal request for assistance from the Nigerian Government.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

47949

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) Palestinians and (b) Jews displaced from their country of origin in the Middle East since 1984.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	195958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p>We have not made an estimate on this issue and do not keep records of this type.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

47955

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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
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 11 March 2014, Official Report, columns 161-2W, on Syria, on what basis the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom was selected as the recipient of £200,000.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	195973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The FCO's Human Rights Development Programme Board approved funding to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) based on the strength of their project proposal. WILPF have been active in promoting the participation of Syrian women at the Geneva II peace conference, have developed a strong network of Syrian women activists, and work in close collaboration with other international non-governmental organisations. Their activities support our wider efforts to ensure that Syrian women are fully included in the political process.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

47963

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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
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 UK Government Ministers have visited Lesotho since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	196122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>I visited Lesotho in March 2013 as part of a larger tour of the Southern African region. My visit to Lesotho was the first bilateral Ministerial visit to the Kingdom since 2002. I was delighted that the Prime Minister of Lesotho was able to visit the UK between 4-9 April, further strengthening bilateral relations and the ongoing links between our two countries. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire) and I both enjoyed meeting the Prime Minister of Lesotho during his visit to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

48094

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the safety of the Armenian community in Kessab.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	196188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about the safety of Armenians and members of all other minority groups in Syria. We believe that the majority of Kessab's inhabitants, including most of the ethnic Armenian population, left the town because of fighting in the area. Our understanding is that they have mainly joined other Armenian communities in Syria and neighbouring countries. They join the more than 9 million Syrians of all faiths and ethnicities who have been driven from their homes by the ongoing conflict.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

48095

registered interest
date	09/04/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the composition of the different groups which comprise the combatants in Kessab.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	196190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>We understand that a wide range of groups have been involved in the fighting, including Ansar al-Sham, and Sham al-Islam, as well as the al Qaeda linked al-Nusra Front.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas