Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any (a) children with UK nationality and (b) other UK nationals are being detained in facilities other than Camp Roj and Camp Al Hol in North East Syria as on 10 October 2022.
Answered by Gillian Keegan
We are aware that there may be British children in IDP camps in Syria, who because of their age, are innocent victims of the conflict. We cannot comment on locations or numbers of British nationals for security reasons.
There is no consular support available from within Syria to British nationals. However, the UK has been clear that we will consider requests for consular assistance on a case-by-case basis. The UK continues to facilitate the return of unaccompanied or orphaned children, where feasible, and subject to national security concerns and confirmation of nationality and identity.
Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department will provide for detention facilities in North East Syria in the 2022-23 financial year.
Answered by Gillian Keegan
The UK Government have robust processes in place to ensure that projects funded by the UK meet our human rights obligations and values. This includes publicly available HMG guidance that sets out the human rights risks that must be considered prior to providing justice or security sector assistance.
As said in the counter-Daesh statement to the House on 4 March 2021, as part of the Global Coalition's collective stabilisation efforts in the region, the UK has provided technical advice and funding for the improvement of detention facilities for Daesh fighters in NE Syria.
It would not be appropriate to comment further for reasons of operational security.
Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment under the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance guidance of the funding his Department provided for detention facilities in North East Syria.
Answered by Gillian Keegan
The UK Government have robust processes in place to ensure that projects funded by the UK meet our human rights obligations and values. This includes publicly available HMG guidance that sets out the human rights risks that must be considered prior to providing justice or security sector assistance.
As said in the counter-Daesh statement to the House on 4 March 2021, as part of the Global Coalition's collective stabilisation efforts in the region, the UK has provided technical advice and funding for the improvement of detention facilities for Daesh fighters in NE Syria.
It would not be appropriate to comment further for reasons of operational security.
Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential level of support required by Ukraine to rebuild and recover from Russia's invasion.
Answered by Graham Stuart
We must support Ukraine’s vision for rebuilding a sovereign, prosperous, democratic nation that is stronger than before Putin’s invasion. Significant support will be required for Ukraine to recover and rebuild from the damage wrought by this war. In early July, the former Foreign Secretary presented our vision to support a Ukraine-led effort for recovery and reconstruction at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano. We will host the Conference in 2023 to galvanise further international support. The priority now is to address Ukraine’s immediate economic needs and in the longer term, leverage UK private sector investment and work to support Ukraine’s future economic growth.
Asked by: David Davis (Conservative - Goole and Pocklington)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish a list of people sanctioned under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, broken down by those (a) resident in the UK, (b) having ever lived in the UK and (c) holding assets in the UK.
Answered by James Cleverly - Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Details of all sanctioned individuals and entities are listed on the UK sanctions list, which can be found on gov.uk here [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-consolidated-list-of-targets?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=3ca20436-bbb9-43c0-95c9-40e4a3b404ec&utm_content=immediately].
We cannot disclose information on residency status or information regarding UK assets of those on the sanctions list. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) publishes an Annual Review which releases details of the total value of frozen funds held in the UK.