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1105569

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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: 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 his counterpart in Sierra Leone on the state of political and constitutional freedoms in that country; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	237572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>I recently met with Foreign Minister Dr. Alie Kabba and discussed the strong partnership that the UK and Sierra Leone enjoys. Given UK concerns about the Government of Sierra Leone’s policy on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) contained in the new Development Cooperation Framework (DCF), I emphasised the importance of giving NGOs the space to operate and contribute to Sierra Leone’s development. We will continue to engage with the Government of Sierra Leone and NGOs to ensure that the valuable work of NGOs in Sierra Leone is unhindered.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 01/04/2019 13:57:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1060861

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
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	Uganda: Human Rights
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 Ugandan counterparts on the (a) human rights situation and (b) the reported arrest of five opposition politicians and 35 activists on 13 August 2018 in that country.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	220725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>During my visit to Uganda in October 2018, I raised, at the highest levels, the arrests of opposition MPs and members of the public during the Arua by-election. I reiterated the need for those involved to be treated with dignity and fairness and requested an update from the government on investigations into alleged abuses by the security forces. Minister for Armed Forces, Mark Lancaster, reiterated these points to the Ugandan Defence Minister during his visit to London on 25 October. Our High Commission in Kampala continue regularly to raise concerns around civic and political issues directly with the Ugandan government.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/02/2019 15:05:20 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

908961

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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	Nnamdi Kanu
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 any information on the whereabouts of Mr Nnamdi Kanu who was last seen in Nigeria in September 2017.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	146051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>We have made representations to the Nigerian authorities for information about Mr Kanu's whereabouts since September 2017. The Nigerian authorities stated publicly in March 2018 that they did not know Mr Kanu's whereabouts. We continued to press and on 27 April our High Commission issued a further Note Verbale to the Foreign Ministry in Nigeria following up our previous representation</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 24/05/2018 16:10:25 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

800901

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
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	Gaza: Israel
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 times in the past two years he has made representations to the Government of Israel on lifting the blockade of Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	117460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Tel Aviv regularly raises the issue of restrictions on Gaza with Israeli authorities, stressing their effect on Gaza’s economic development, and urging Israel to go further in easing movement and access restrictions. The Foreign Secretary most recently raised the situation in Gaza during his visit to Israel in March. I went to Gaza in August and raised the matter with Israeli authorities. We also continue to urge Egypt to show maximum flexibility in opening the Rafah crossing.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/12/2017 17:46:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

451276

registered interest
date	08/02/2016
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	Nnamdi Kanu
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the letter from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the right hon. Member for Camberwell and Peckham of 16 November 2015, whether British consular officials in Nigeria have made a further visit to Nnamdi Kanu.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	26255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Consular officials in Nigeria have visited Mr Kanu a number of times since his arrest, most recently on 3 February.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 11/02/2016 14:13:05 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

437947

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
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	Shaker Aamer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contacts (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have had with Shaker Aamer since his release from Guantánamo Bay; and what information he holds on whether Ministers or officials in other departments have had such contacts.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	19847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>There has been no FCO Ministerial contact with Mr Aamer. Representatives of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Metropolitan police accompanied Mr Aamer on his way back to the UK. The Government has been in contact with Mr Aamer’s legal representatives throughout the process of securing his release and thereafter.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/12/2015 17:26:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

437948

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
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	Shaker Aamer
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 representatives of the Government have had with Shaker Aamer (a) prior to and (b) following his release from Guantánamo Bay on the terms and conditions of his release.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	19848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government has been in contact with Mr Aamer’s legal representatives throughout the process of securing his release and thereafter. It has been a long-standing policy of successive British Governments that we would seek the release and return of those UK nationals and former legal residents who have been held at Guantanamo Bay.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/12/2015 17:35:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

437949

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
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	Shaker Aamer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has (a) made and (b) plans to make any payment to Shaker Aamer (i) in return for an undertaking that he will not pursue legal action against the Government and (ii) for any other reason.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	19849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text The settlement of the Guantanamo civil claims announced by Her Majesty's Government in November 2010 was subject to a legally binding confidentiality agreement. We will not comment further about the terms of the settlement or about who is party to it. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/12/2015 17:21:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

422944

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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	Rebecca Prosser
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on court hearings which have taken place in respect of Rebecca Prosser in Indonesia; and which such hearings have been attended by Consular officials.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	12922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>It is not our general policy to send consular officials, who are not legally trained, to attend court hearings. Consular officials have not therefore attended the court hearings. Consular staff remain in regular contact with Ms Prosser’s employer’s representatives, her legal team and her family.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 29/10/2015 14:25:32 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

422622

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
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	Rebecca Prosser
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 made representations to his Indonesian counterpart regarding the detention of Rebecca Prosser.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	12664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>In consultation with Ms Prosser’s legal team and advisors, the case has been raised at senior level on ten separate occasions. I personally raised it with the Indonesian Foreign Minister in September at the UN General Assembly and it was last raised on 9 October by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Director General Economic &amp; Consular with the Indonesian Director General of Protocol and Consular Affairs. We plan to raise the case again on 29 October during a meeting in London with the representatives of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire grouped question UIN 12659 12663 question first answered 28/10/2015 16:34:20 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman