Asked by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to assess the Indian government's recent reported actions against Muslim women, including legislation around fertility control; and whether the Government has raised concerns with the Indian government on that matter.
Answered by Vicky Ford
We condemn any instances of discrimination because of religion or belief, regardless of the country or faith involved. We are working hand-in-hand with state governments, law enforcement agencies, education authorities and British businesses in India to promote gender equality.
The British High Commission in New Delhi monitors all political and societal trends in India. We have noted draft legislation to incentivise limiting population growth in some Indian states. India has a long history of religious tolerance and we trust the Government of India to address the concerns of any people that may be affected by this legislation. Where we have concerns, we will continue to raise them directly with the Government of India.
Asked by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of discrimination faced by minority communities seeking to leave Ukraine.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
The scale of displacement and humanitarian suffering as a result of the conflict in Ukraine is serious.
The best source of statistics on population displacement can be found at https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine
Asked by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of discrimination faced by Gypsy, Traveller and Roma communities in Ukraine.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
The scale of displacement and humanitarian suffering as a result of the conflict in Ukraine is serious.
The best source of statistics on population displacement can be found at https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine
Asked by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the number of Gypsy, Traveller and Roma people affected by war in Ukraine.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
The scale of displacement and humanitarian suffering as a result of the conflict in Ukraine is serious.
The best source of statistics on population displacement can be found at https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine
Asked by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the number of people from Commonwealth countries currently in Ukraine.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
The scale of displacement and humanitarian suffering as a result of the conflict in Ukraine is serious.
The best source of statistics on population displacement can be found at https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine
Asked by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of people fleeing war in Ukraine who are not Ukrainian or British nationals.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
The scale of displacement and humanitarian suffering as a result of the conflict in Ukraine is serious.
The best source of statistics on population displacement can be found at https://data2.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine
Asked by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to raise the case of Dr Abduljalil Alsingace with Bahraini authorities and to secure his release from prison.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
We continue to monitor and discuss the cases of Dr Abduljalil al-Singace with the Bahraini Government as well as with the independent oversight bodies. We encourage those with concerns to raise them directly with the relevant oversight bodies.
Asked by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to highlight the allegations of human rights violations in Bahrain.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
Bahrain is a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office human rights priority country. We regularly raise human rights issues and individual cases with senior members of the Government of Bahrain, as well as with the independent human rights oversight bodies. We encourage those with concerns to raise them directly with the relevant oversight bodies. Our annual Human Rights Report, published last in July 2021 contains our most recent assessment -https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/human-rights-and-democracy-report-2020
Asked by: Nadia Whittome (Labour - Nottingham East)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart on ending the occupation of the occupied Palestinian territories in the course of negotiating the new Trade and Defence Pact.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
The UK's position on the Middle East Peace Process is clear and longstanding. The Foreign Secretary and Israeli Foreign Minister Lapid discussed the Middle East Peace Process, including how to improve the situation in Gaza, during their meeting on 29 November. The memorandum of understanding, signed on 29 November and accessible here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-israel-strategic-partnership-memorandum-of-understanding-2021, commits to the development of a new, bespoke UK-Israel Bilateral Roadmap. This Roadmap will define UK-Israel cooperation for the next decade across the breadth of the bilateral relationship.