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1182823

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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	Greece: Prisoners' Release
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 his Greek counterpart on the (a) use and (b) effect on British victims of crime of the Paraskevopoulous law in that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	25042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>We are concerned by the effect this law may have on British victims of crime in Greece. The British Ambassador to Athens has discussed the Paraskevopoulos law with Greek Ministers, who have agreed to look into our concerns. British nationals make over 3 million visits to Greece every year. Most visits are trouble-free. We keep our Travel Advice under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 12/03/2020 14:35:02 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1182825

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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	Islamic State: Accountability
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 support his officials of his Department have provided to the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Daesh.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	25044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>As part of our continued support to the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Daesh (UNITAD) in Iraq, the UK announced an additional £1 million in funding in July 2019 to exhume mass graves across northern Iraq and to collect witness testimony. Our Ambassador to Iraq met again with the head of UNITAD, Mr Karim Khan, on 1 March to reaffirm UK support and encourage close co-operation between UNITAD and the Government of Iraq to achieve justice for the victims of Daesh's crimes.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 11/03/2020 15:26:30 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1182827

registered interest
date	04/03/2020
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	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
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 it his policy to publish a report with accompanying evidence on the (a) work and (b) outcomes of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	25046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office published a response to the recommendations of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI)'s review of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) on 20 February. The recommendations will support the development of a PSVI strategy, and influence our policy and programming.. Progress in delivering the PSVI is set out in the 2019 Annual Human Rights Report and the Women, Peace and Security Annual report, both of which will be available later this year.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/03/2020 15:44:40 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1181259

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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: 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 recent representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on the physical wellbeing of (a) Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe and (b) other UK dual nationals detained in Iranian jails since the outbreak of covid-19 in detention centres in that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>We are concerned about reports of the presence of coronavirus in Evin prison. Our Ambassador to Iran has consistently raised this with the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and alongside France and Germany we have offered Iran a package of both material and financial support to combat the rapid spread of the disease. We call on the Iranian Government to immediately allow health professionals into Evin prison to assess the situation of British-Iranian dual nationals there. The welfare of all British nationals imprisoned in Iran remains our top priority.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 04/03/2020 16:29:56 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 10069 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1181261

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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	Isabel dos Santos
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 publish the (a) dates, (b) venues and (c) agenda of each meeting with Ms Isabel Dos Santos held by a Government Minister since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>There have been no meetings between Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers and Isabel Dos Santos since 2015. Information on meetings with other Government Ministers is not held by this department.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 03/03/2020 16:04:39 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1181273

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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	Cameroon: 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 his Cameroonian counterpart on the arrest and detention of (a) Théodore Tchopa and (b) David Eyengue Nzima following those journalists' reporting of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement-led protests in Douala in January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>We were deeply concerned by the arrest and detention of journalists Théodore Tchopa and David Eyengue Nzima following their reporting of protests in Douala on 28 January 2019. We welcomed their release on 1 February 2019. We continue to press the Government of Cameroon to ensure that human rights are respected. Due process should be followed at all times, and freedom of political expression must be respected. The British Government is fully committed to promoting media freedom and the protection of journalists. We believe that media freedom is vital to functioning democracies and that journalists must be able to investigate and report without undue interference.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/03/2020 15:59:28 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1181275

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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: 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 assessment he has made of the effect of President Buhari’s suspension of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Nigerian chief justice on (a) judicial freedom and (b) democracy in Nigeria; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK raised its concern about the suspension of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, in a statement on 26 January 2019 and in a meeting with Foreign Minister Onyeama alongside our US and EU colleagues on 28 January 2019. The timing of the suspension, so close to national elections in February 2019, risked affecting both domestic and international perceptions on the credibility of those elections. Our subsequent assessment of the elections was that the Nigerian people could have confidence in the outcome; the result declared by the Nigerian election commission was consistent with the result obtained through the civil society Parallel Vote Tabulation process. However, we were concerned by reports of violence and misconduct. We expressed our deep concern at similar reports from the Bayelsa and Kogi state elections in a joint statement with European and US partners on 17 November 2019. We continue to support Nigeria and its civil society in drawing lessons from these elections and strengthening its democracy.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 06/03/2020 11:58:59 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180704

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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: Economic Growth
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 extent of economic development in the (a) Igbo populated regions of south-western Nigeria and (b) the former State of Biafra in Nigeria 50 years after the civil war in those regions.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK respects the territorial integrity of Nigeria; we supported the reconciliation work that followed the Nigerian civil war and continue to support efforts to work for a secure and prosperous Nigeria for all Nigerians. Nigeria does not publish detailed breakdowns of economic development or disaggregated economic data for individual states or for specific ethnic groups. We remain committed to supporting the Government of Nigeria's work towards economic reform, including diversification of the economy to deliver sustainable and inclusive growth for all.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/03/2020 14:51:54 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180033

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Sri Lanka: Peace Negotiations
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 (a) promote the peace process in Sri Lanka and (b) support the protection of minority Tamil populations in the north of that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	19785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The British Government has been a longstanding supporter of efforts to deliver inclusive reconciliation and accountability following the conflict in Sri Lanka, which we believe remains critical for long-term peace and stability. We reiterated the importance we attach to these issues in the statement of the Core Group on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on 27 February. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Minister for South Asia and the Commonwealth also met the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena, on 25 February to press for continued implementation of UNHRC resolutions 30/1, 34/1 and 40/1, and to urge the Sri Lankan Government to ensure the protection of Tamil and other minorities in Sri Lanka.</p><p>The UK remains committed to supporting peacebuilding, human rights and the rule of law in Sri Lanka for all its communities. Through the British High Commission in Colombo we support land mine clearance, sustainable resettlement and livelihoods amongst displaced communities including in the north of the country, as well as a number of capacity building programmes to strengthen democracy, help deliver security sector reform and modernisation, and support reconciliation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 04/03/2020 17:35:01 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1178047

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	India: Nationality
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 his Indian counterpart on the recent protests in relation to that Government's proposed changes to citizenship laws.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	1202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The British High Commission in New Delhi and our network of Deputy High Commissions across India are following reports on the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens, as well as the Government of India's response. We raise our concerns with the Government of India. The Minister for South Asia and the Commonwealth, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon discussed the CAA, and public response to the legislation, with India's Minister of State for External Affairs on 19 December 2019. Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials also raised the issue with the High Commission of India in London on 14 January.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 25/02/2020 13:47:59 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry