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101693

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
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
hansard heading	Ethiopia
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 recent events in Ethiopia, and of the impact of those events on the number of refugees seeking refuge in Western Europe.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL2515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text We remain concerned by events in Ethiopia that contribute to the number of Ethiopians seeking refuge in Western Europe. Although the number of claims has increased, the profile of Ethiopian asylum claims seen by the Home Office has not changed significantly. We regularly monitor events and support multilateral initiatives to tackle illegal migration such as the African Union-EU Khartoum process to tackle these issues. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/11/2014 15:53:41 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

79547

registered interest
date	23/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethiopia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they give, when allocating aid to Ethiopia, to the human rights situation in that country, particularly in relation to the Oromo population.
tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
uin	HL1445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>When allocating aid to Ethiopia, Her Majesty’s Government assesses the commitment of the Ethiopian government to our ‘Partnership Principles’, one of which relates to ‘Human Rights and International Obligations’. This assessment shapes how we work with the Government of Ethiopia in delivery of our aid.</p><p> </p><p>We are concerned at recent events related to student protests in Oromia and have raised this issue at the highest levels of the Ethiopian government. We will continue to raise our concerns, press for an investigation into what happened, and for any members of the security forces who have used excessive force to be held to account.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 11/08/2014 10:42:30 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

76636

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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
hansard heading	Ethiopia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Ethiopia about the case of Mr Ali Adorus.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government takes all allegations of mistreatment or torture extremely seriously. We have raised Mr Adorus’ allegations of mistreatment during his detention in Ethiopia on numerous occasions, including at Ministerial level. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Boston and Skegness (Mr Simmonds), spoke with Foreign Minister Tedros about the case on 11 July. We have reminded the Ethiopian government of its obligations under the Convention against Torture, to which it is a signatory, to follow up on allegations through an independent, impartial and transparent investigation. We will continue to do so and provide all appropriate consular support to Mr Adorus, raising any welfare issues with the Ethiopian authorities to ensure that he is properly looked after.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 21/07/2014 13:17:53 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

76435

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethiopia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if officials in her Department will meet displaced people from the Gambella region of Ethiopia to discuss forcible removal and abuse in the Ethiopian government's villagisation programme.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	204545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since February 2011, DFID has undertaken several visits to Gambella and to Gambellan refugees residing in Kenya and South Sudan. These visits have included discussions about allegations of abuse and forced movement in relation to the Commune Development Programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID, together with partners from the Development Assistance Group in Ethiopia (the ‘DAG'), is planning a further visit to Gambella later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 14/07/2014 16:52:12 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

76436

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethiopia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she last discussed the villagisation programme with the government of Ethiopia.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	204549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Ministers and officials regularly discuss all aspects of the bilateral programme with the Government of Ethiopia.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 14/07/2014 16:53:01 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy