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847750

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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

846809

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	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what preparations they are making for the 2020 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The second of three Preparatory Committees for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2020 will take place in Geneva in April. At that meeting, we will continue to engage with a wide range of states on how we can tackle the challenges that we face on non-proliferation and disarmament, and on how to enable access to the peaceful use of nuclear technology. The UK plays a leading role on disarmament verification and we will continue to press for the entry into force of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the start of negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty in the Conference on Disarmament and increased transparency and trust between Nuclear Weapons States in order to develop the global conditions in which nuclear armed states feel confident enough to relinquish their weapons. We continue to urge all states that have not yet done so, to join the NPT as non-Nuclear Weapons States.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/03/2018 17:12:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

846818

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	Sudan: Political Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the government of Sudan has forced recently released political detainees to take part in negotiations with that government as a condition of their release.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL5780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>​We are not aware of individuals being required to take part in negotiations as a condition of their release. However, we continue to make clear to the Government of Sudan our expectation that all detainees will be treated in accordance with international standards. This includes ensuring their unconditional release if there are no charges brought against them.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/03/2018 16:31:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

846819

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	Syria: Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Joint Statement of Guiding Principles for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS which says that "only a few pockets of land remain under [ISIS] control in Syria"; and whether the UK has any plans to withdraw from the coalition.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL5781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The British Government supports the vision set out in the Joint Statement of Guiding Principles. At the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition this month, the Minister of State for the Middle East expressed this Government's support.</p><p>As the Guiding Principles note '…our work is not done. ISIS/Da'esh remains a serious threat to the stability of the region and our common security.' That is why the UK will continue to play a leading role in the Global Coalition. Daesh remains a threat. In order to protect UK citizens at home and abroad, we must continue our efforts to secure the lasting defeat of Daesh in Syria and Iraq.</p><p>We are working to secure Daesh's lasting defeat by working with legitimate local authorities to ensure a stable, prosperous and united future for affected communities in both Syria and Iraq. Daesh must not be allowed to re-emerge.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/03/2018 16:57:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

846820

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	Syria: Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they provided to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Syria between 2015 and the latest date for which figures are available; and what was (1) the cost, and (2) the nature, of that assistance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL5782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK plays a leading role in the Global Coalition against Daesh.</p><p>Our military involvement in the Global Coalition is Operation SHADER. We do not disaggregate the costs of that operation between Iraq and Syria (the costs of military operations are published in the Ministry of Defence's Annual Accounts, available online).</p><p>In Syria, our military role in the Global Coalition is limited to air strikes to support partner forces on the ground. Since 2015, the UK launched 315 air strikes in Syria as part of the Coalition campaign.</p><p>We are also playing a leading role in the humanitarian response, including funding to stabilise areas liberated from Daesh. In October 2017, we announced a further £10 million to respond to displacement in North East Syria, including funding to remove mines.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/03/2018 16:59:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

846821

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	Syria: Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what legal basis they participate in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Syria.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL5783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK's legal basis for military action in Iraq is the consent of the Government of Iraq. The UK's legal basis for military action in Syria is the collective self-defence of Iraq. Daesh continue to pose a threat to Iraq both within and from over the Syrian border and therefore our legal basis for military action remains extant.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/03/2018 17:38:25 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

846828

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	South Africa: Hogan Lovells
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they (1) have contacted, or (2) plan to contact, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in relation to Lord Hain's referral of Hogan Lovells LLP to the SRA over allegations that Hogan Lovells LLP was complicit in covering up corruption in South Africa.
tabling member printed	Lord Hain
uin	HL5790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is an independent regulator. They have confirmed receipt of Lord Hain’s letter regarding Hogan Lovells LLP.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/03/2018 16:32:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	567 label Biography information for Lord Hain

846831

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	Syria: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the situation in (1) Afrin, and (2) Eastern Ghouta, in Syria.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>We are closely following developments in Afrin and wider north-western Syria. A combination of Turkish-backed Syrian opposition forces and Turkish troops have advanced into the border areas of Afrin province as part of an operation launched on 20 January. There have been airstrikes, clashes between Turkish backed forces and the Kurdish YPG militia, and there are reports of civilian casualties. We are aware of reports of the deployment of pro-regime militia to the Afrin area since 20 February. We are concerned about the potential for further violence. We have been in close contact with Turkey and are calling for de-escalation and the protection of civilians in Afrin. While recognising Turkey's legitimate interest in the security of its borders, it remains in our shared interest to focus on achieving a political settlement that ends the war and suffering, and provides stability for all Syrians.</p><p>The Assad regime's brutal siege of Eastern Ghouta, coupled with escalating bombardment over the past week and reports of chemicals weapons use, is causing unprecedented levels of suffering. Non-governmental organisations, including Medecins Sans Frontieres, report over 500 civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta since 18 February, and many more injured. We welcome the unanimous adoption of UN Security Council resolution 2401 on 24 February which calls for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow for delivery of humanitarian aid and medical evacuations, which are urgently needed across Syria, but particularly in Eastern Ghouta. Those with influence over the regime must now ensure the ceasefire is implemented in full.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/03/2018 17:43:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian