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1006921

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date	14/11/2018
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	Libya: 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 outcomes of the international conference on Libya, held in Palermo on 12-13 November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	191337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Palermo Conference underlined wide international support for the next steps in implementing the UN Action Plan, as set out by SRSG Salamé in his 8 November briefing to the UN Security Council, including the convening of a National Conference in early 2019.</p><p>We urge Libyans and the international community to seize this opportunity by engaging fully with the UN to promote a more political inclusive process, with a view to creating the conditions for national elections in the course of next year.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/11/2018 16:02:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1006963

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to provide Parliament with the Government’s next quarterly update on the fight against Daesh.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	191353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The British Government updates the House regularly on the progress of the counter Daesh campaign in Iraq and Syria. We are currently working to fix a date for the next statement, which will be delivered as soon as feasibly possible.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/11/2018 16:04:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1006966

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Bangladesh: Elections
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 implications for the free and fair conduct of the general election due to take place in Bangladesh on 23 December 2018 of the recent announcement by that country’s Government that a neutral caretaker administration will not be formed in advance of that election.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	191354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The British Government has been consistently clear that we wish to see a free, fair and pluralistic general election in Bangladesh. As a result, I have repeatedly encouraged the Government of Bangladesh and opposition parties to engage in an effective dialogue to this end. An amendment to Bangladesh's constitution in 2011 removes the requirement for a neutral caretaker administration during the election period but I continue to urge the government and opposition groups to continue discussing the conduct of the next election, and to allow the Election Commission to continue their essential work unimpeded.</p><p>I raised my concerns regarding the election with State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shahriar Alam, on 1 November. The Foreign Secretary did the same with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina when they met on 24 September in New York at the UN General Assembly.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/11/2018 15:36:41 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1007072

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Bangladesh: Freedom of Expression
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 implications of the Digital Security Act passed by the Bangladeshi parliament in September 2018 on freedom of speech and expression in that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	191355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Civil Society in Bangladesh has detailed its growing concerns regarding the Digital Security Act, including the vagueness of its provisions and draconian sentences. The British High Commissioner in Bangladesh, along with EU partners, issued a statement on 27 September condemning the Act's negative impact on freedom of expression. The British High Commission has also raised these concerns with Bangladeshi Ministers.</p><p>Bangladesh remains a Human Rights Priority Country for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and we raised freedom of expression as a key concern at the last UN Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights. The Foreign Secretary raised our concerns regarding freedom of expression in Bangladesh when he met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 24 September during the UN General Assembly.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/11/2018 15:54:38 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1005660

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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: Elections
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 he is taking to ensure that local elections in Turkey planned to take place in March 2019 are conducted in a free and fair manner.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	190391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>We have consistently encouraged Turkey to ensure that the elections are held to internationally accepted standards. We have urged Turkey to invite election monitors from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Council of Europe to observe the elections, and to act upon the recommendations made by those bodies following the Presidential elections in June 2018. If election observation missions take place we will consider offering HMG support, as we did in June. It is important for Turkish democracy that the local elections accurately reflect the wishes of the Turkish people.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/11/2018 11:53:21 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1005661

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps his Department is taking to support the humanitarian needs and safe return of the estimated 30,000 Anglophone refugees who have fled into Nigeria during the recent violence in Cameroon.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	190392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>This year DFID Nigeria has provided £20 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross who provide life-saving assistance to people affected by conflicts across Nigeria, including refugees from Cameroon, as well as those affected by the conflict in the north east and by inter-communal violence. Support to refugees from Cameroon includes the provision of essential household items such as clothes, hygiene products, cooking utensils and mosquito nets. DFID have a humanitarian adviser based in Cameroon working with partners on humanitarian issues in the country and are funding a protection adviser in the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs working across the region on the Anglophone Crisis.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/11/2018 17:05:49 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1005663

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the risk of liability to sanctions by the US of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication if it continues to process financial transactions from Iranian banks.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	190393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK fully implements UN, EU and UK domestic sanctions law.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The re-imposition of the US sanctions against Iran may have commercial and legal implications for businesses and individuals dealing with Iran.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is a commercial decision for businesses, including the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, to decide on their own risk appetite and to take into account the costs of managing those risks.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/11/2018 15:52:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1005693

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Kosovo: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) representations he has received and (b) assessment he has made of the implications for the constitution of Kosovo of proposals to change the Kosovo Security Force into a national army.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	190394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>FCO officials are in frequent contact with the Governments of Kosovo, Serbia and NATO Allies, including on the Government of Kosovo's proposed transition of the Kosovo Security Force to an armed force. We assess that there will not be implications for the constitution of the Republic of Kosovo because the constitution is silent on the mandate, size and composition of the Kosovo Security Force.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/11/2018 11:55:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1003818

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	UNMIK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on the proposal by the US ambassador to the United Nations for the development of an exit strategy for the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	189634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) served an important post-conflict role. Like all international organisations, it should constantly review its priorities and resources to ensure that it remains fit for the current situation. Two decades after the establishment of UNMIK, the UN Security Council should now refocus UNMIK's efforts so that the means deployed by the UN are tailored fully to the situation on the ground.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 16:41:40 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1003819

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	UNMIK
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 he has had with his counterparts in (a) Kosovo and (b) Serbia on the (i) future of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo and (ii) vote of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo on 18 October 2018 to establish a national army for that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	189635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not raised the issue of the future of UNMIK nor the vote in the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo on establishing an army with counterparts in either Serbia or Kosovo.</p><p>FCO officials are in regular discussion with the Government of Kosovo, including on the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF). The UK also conducts regular consultation with NATO Allies on the subject, given NATO's support to the KSF.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 12:27:10 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry