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1001925

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date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether UK official development assistance supports the work of agencies cited for human rights abuses in the October 2018 Human Rights Watch report Two authorities, one way, zero dissent.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	188039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>UK Official Development Assistance does not provide financial assistance or assets to support the Palestinian Authority (PA) agencies implicated in the Human Rights Watch report and continues to have a no contact policy with Hamas in its entirety. The report has made some serious and concerning allegations about human rights violations by the PA and we have immediately raised our concerns with the Palestinian Ministry of Interior. We continue to urge the PA to respect human rights, to ensure complaints of mistreatment or arbitrary detention are properly investigated and to continue to improve the performance of the security sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) currently delivers training courses and supports the development of training institutions across the Palestinian Authority security sector. Participants from two agencies referenced in the report, the Preventative Security Organisation and General Intelligence Service, have attended courses delivered by the MOD and by training institutions that are supported by the MOD. These courses serve to reinforce accountability, responsible governance and a common approach to the upholding of human rights and human rights law.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/11/2018 17:04:07 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1001926

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	Tunisia: 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 representations he has made to the Government of Tunisia on the closure of its Truth and Dignity Commission; and what steps he is taking to encourage that Government to fulfill its promises of justice for victims of human rights abuses under the previous regime.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	188040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Commission was established with a fixed term mandate in a 2013 law. In May, the Tunisian Government gave the Commission an extension until the end of this year in order to give additional time for the Commission to file its final report. We support Tunisian justice and reconciliation, but it is for the Tunisian Government and people to determine the best way to achieve this.​</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/11/2018 16:05:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1001927

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Natural Gas: Cameroon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether provision was made in the July 2018 agreement on natural gas with the Cameroon Government for the allocation of revenues from that deal to improve the lives of Cameroon's poorest people.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	188041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The deal concluded in June 2018 is a commercial agreement between New Age and the Government of Cameroon to develop the Etinde offshore bloc along the Atlantic coast of Cameroon. The Department for International Trade is responsible for supporting British businesses around the world and promoting trade ties with country partners. New Age is one of the companies we support in Cameroon.</p><p>Although a commercial opportunity, development of Etinde has the potential to help the poorest in Cameroonian society; creating jobs, improving local skills, generating wealth and contributing towards community development.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/11/2018 14:42:25 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1002049

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Funds Transfer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the feasibility of establishing an alternative mechanism for money transfers autonomous from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	188065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/11/2018 17:51:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1002050

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department had allocated funding to the Oxfam-supported (a) water supply system and (b) cholera treatment centres in Yemen which were hit by Saudi coalition air strikes in (i) April and (ii) June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	188066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>No. Oxfam were not funded by the UK for either project.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/11/2018 17:57:25 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

999633

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Turkey: Public Sector
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 (a) progress and (b) fairness of appeals against the dismissal by public sector employees in Turkey since July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	186987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The State of Emergency Commission has reviewed almost 40,000 of some 125,000 applications for job reinstatements. We are aware of the concerns raised in Amnesty International's recent report about the speed and effectiveness of the appeals process. We have called on the Turkish authorities to ensure it works quickly and effectively and will continue to follow the issue closely.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 08/11/2018 10:48:40 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

999634

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Turkey: Mayors
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 Turkish counterpart on (a) the removal from office of directly-elected mayors in that country and (b) the recent statement by President Erdogan suggesting that successful mayoral candidates in Kurdish-majority areas may also be removed following local elections.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	186988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>We have urged and will continue to urge free, fair and inclusive local elections, due to take place in March 2019. If elected representatives are accused of a crime, it is important that the legal process against them meets the highest standards. The conduct of local elections is primarily a matter for Turkey.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 08/11/2018 10:51:37 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

999635

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	China: North Korea
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 potential effect of the trade dispute between the Governments of the United States and China on the implementation by China of UN sanctions against North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	186989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>​We do not believe US-China trade relations are currently impacting on international implementation of UN sanctions on North Korea. It is the shared duty of all UN Member States to strictly enforce the UN measures, agreed unanimously under ten UN Security Council resolutions. As North Korea's largest trading partner, China's ongoing enforcement of UN sanctions is key. US and China trade relations should remain a separate issue.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/11/2018 13:40:30 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

999636

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	China: North Korea
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 counterparts in (a) China and (b) North Korea on the talks held between the leaders of those countries in Beijing on 18 June 2018; and what information his Department holds on the outcomes of those talks.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	186990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary speaks to Foreign Minister Wang Yi on a regular basis. He last discussed North Korea with him during the UN General Assembly on 24<sup>th</sup> September. He urged China to continue to press North Korea to take concrete actions to denuclearise, and to strictly enforce sanctions on North Korea until complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearisation has been achieved. He has not had any interaction with my North Korean counterpart.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/11/2018 13:39:00 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

999637

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	North Korea: Oil
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 counterpart in North Korea on recent imports of crude oil to that country in excess of the maximum levels permitted by UN Security Council Resolution 2375.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	186991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>​The UK, alongside like-minded partners, is actively working with the international community on the urgent and comprehensive enforcement of UN measures, including the crude oil cap, through the UN Security Council, the EU, and our wider diplomatic network. We continue to have concerns about the amount of refined petroleum imported by North Korea.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/11/2018 13:41:52 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry