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770026

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
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: Palestinians
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 plans to review the implementation of the recommendations in the Children in Military Custody report, which was funded and published by his Department in 2012.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	107645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>We remain extremely concerned about the treatment of Palestinian children detained in Israeli prisons. We funded and facilitated the independent report on Children in Military Custody by leading British lawyers. Ministers and our Ambassador to Israel have strongly urged Israel to implement the recommendations it made. I again raised our concerns over the issue of children in detention with the Israeli authorities during my recent visit between 22-23 August.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/10/2017 16:05:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

770082

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
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: Telephone Services
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 0345 telephone numbers are in use by his Department; and how much revenue has been generated by each telephone number in each such year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	107733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>No 0345 telephone numbers have been used by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/10/2017 15:57:32 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

770098

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
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	Treaty on the Prohibition of 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, if he will review the decision not to sign the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	107647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>We have no plan to review our decision.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/10/2017 15:59:46 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

769693

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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: Christianity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of Iran on the cases of four Christians in that country who were due to have an appeal hearing in October 2017 on their sentence of 10 years imprisonment for involvement with the House Church movement.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	107403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>We regularly raise human rights, including continued persecution of religious minorities with the Iranian government at all levels. I raised our concerns about the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities in Iran, including Christians, directly with my Iranian counterpart during my visit to Tehran on 5 August. We will continue to support the work done by the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/10/2017 15:20:03 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

769695

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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: Trade Agreements
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 officials employed in his Department as of 12 October 2017 have substantial experience of international trade negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	107363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>Building the UK’s prosperity is a key priority for the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office (FCO). Our network of Posts overseas work to deliver the goals of the whole of Government, including in support of the objectives of the Department for International Trade. A significant proportion of FCO officials, both in the UK and overseas, have worked on roles relevant to the prosperity agenda, within which international trade is included. The FCO is also investing further to equip its and other HMG staff with the necessary skills through the Trade Policy and Negotiations Faculty of the Diplomatic Academy.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 17/10/2017 16:00:40 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

769697

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Dual Nationality: Detainees
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 British dual nationals are detained abroad in their country of other nationality.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	107520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>We are not always automatically notified if a dual British national is detained in their country of other nationality: a number of governments do not recognise dual nationality. However, where they or their families do make a request for support or we are made aware of it, our policy is publically available in 'Support for British nationals abroad: A guide' published in 2011, which states that: &quot;If you are a dual British national in a third country (that is, a country of which you are not a national), we will offer you our full support. If you are a dual British national in the country of your other nationality, we would not normally offer you support or get involved in dealings between you and the authorities of that state. We may make an exception to this rule if, having looked at the circumstances of the case, we consider that you are particularly vulnerable&quot;.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/10/2017 16:32:15 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

769872

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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: UNESCO
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 raised the US withdrawal from UNESCO with his US counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	107523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials in our Embassy in Washington have discussed the decision with US counterparts.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/10/2017 16:31:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

768939

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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	Mexico: 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 assessment he has made of the political and security situation in Mexico.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	107196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Mexico faces significant threats from the full spectrum of serious and organised crime. Violence and insecurity stemming from this criminal activity, exacerbated by chronic corruption and impunity, is a huge and growing problem – with 2017 set to become the most violent year since records began in the 1990s. The Foreign Secretary and I look forward to discussing the political and security situation in Mexico when we meet the Mexican Foreign Minister in London on 19 October. The political focus in Mexico remains on the consequences of the earthquakes of 7 and 19 September. We are also supporting the Mexican Government’s efforts to tackle underlying justice and security issues, including through Prosperity Fund programmes to promote transparency and support the consolidation of Mexico’s new adversarial justice system.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 16/10/2017 15:00:20 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

768942

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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, what recent representations he has made to his Myanmar counterpart on the treatment of the Rohingya people.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	107166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>On 7 and 17 September, the Foreign Secretary spoke to State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to express the UK's concerns about the situation in Rakhine and to call for an end to the violence in Rakhine State, safe return for refugees, full humanitarian access and implementation of the Annan Commission's recommendations. On 18 September, the Foreign Secretary hosted a meeting in New York with other Foreign Ministers, Burma's National Security Adviser U Thaung Tun and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs U Kyaw Tin, to urge Burma to heed the United Nations Security Council's call for immediate steps to end the violence in Rakhine. I reiterated these messages when I met Burma's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs at the UN on 20 September and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 27 September, during my three day visit to Burma.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 16/10/2017 16:04:16 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

768943

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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	Colombia: 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 assessment he has made of the political and security situation in Colombia.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	107167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Colombia has had an historic year, with the FARC laying down arms and the ELN ceasefire starting on 1 October. Following President Santos’ State Visit in 2016, the UK continues to work closely with Colombia to improve conditions for long term peace and prosperity, and strengthen cooperation across our bilateral relationship.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 16/10/2017 14:58:36 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham