Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of potential links between Al-Mustafa University and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
We are aware that Al-Mustafa University has been sanctioned by the US as a terrorist entity due to its recruitment of students for the IRGC's Quds Force. This is in addition to a robust set of US, UK and international sanctions that remain in place to address the IRGC's destabilising regional activities.
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will provide an update on the situation for students trapped in Sumy, Ukraine.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
The UK condemns Russia's use of indiscriminate force against innocent civilians and its failure to provide for safe passage out of besieged cities across Ukraine, including in Sumy, which is a clear breach of international law. We are concerned by the reports of trapped civilians.
It is vital that humanitarian corridors remain open as well as allow unimpeded humanitarian access and we urge Russia to immediately end its assault on Ukraine.
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
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 representatives of the Disaster Emergency Committee on ensuring equal access to its support by all people in need of its services.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
The Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) is committed to getting the right aid to the right people as quickly as possible, listening to communities on the ground about what they need. All members of the DEC make a commitment to apply humanitarian standards which place communities and people affected by crisis at the centre of the humanitarian response.
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
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 accuracy of reports of discrimination on grounds of race or ethnicity by Eastern European countries against people displaced from Ukraine; and whether she plans to take steps to help ensure the provision of support without discrimination to those people.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
The UK is committed to the principle of non-discrimination on any grounds, including on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or race. It is important that all those seeking to leave Ukraine are able to do so. The Foreign Secretary regularly speaks with Polish Foreign Minister Rau where these issues are raised.
Combating violence and discrimination against minorities forms an important part of our wider international human rights work. We have pledged £394 million of aid, which includes £220 million of humanitarian assistance and deployed UK humanitarian experts to support Ukraine's neighbours, who are receiving and supporting refugees fleeing Ukraine, through providing logistics advice and analysis of needs on the ground.
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in the context of the latest Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and the Palestinian Authority (PA), whether her Department has made representations to representatives of the PA on an exhibit celebrating convicted terrorists at the Bethlehem: Capital of Arab Culture Week in Bethlehem on 9 October 2021.
Answered by Amanda Milling - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle any language and actions that could incite violence or hatred. We continue to urge the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships to avoid engaging in, or encouraging, any type of action and language that makes it more difficult to achieve a negotiated solution to the conflict.
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in the context of the latest Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and the Palestinian Authority (PA), whether her Department has made representations to representatives of the PA on the praising of Thaer Hammad on official PA television on 5 October 2021.
Answered by Amanda Milling - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle any language and actions that could incite violence or hatred. We continue to urge the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships to avoid engaging in, or encouraging, any type of action and language that makes it more difficult to achieve a negotiated solution to the conflict.
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in the context of the latest Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and the Palestinian Authority (PA), whether her Department has made representations to representatives of the PA on the airing of footage of children praising Dalal Mughrabi on official PA television on 22 September 2021.
Answered by Amanda Milling - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle any language and actions that could incite violence or hatred. We continue to urge the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships to avoid engaging in, or encouraging, any type of action and language that makes it more difficult to achieve a negotiated solution to the conflict.
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in the context of the latest Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and the Palestinian Authority (PA), whether her Department has made representations to representatives of the PA on the building of a monument to Kamal Abu Wa’er in Jenin.
Answered by Amanda Milling - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle any language and actions that could incite violence or hatred. We continue to urge the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships to avoid engaging in, or encouraging, any type of action and language that makes it more difficult to achieve a negotiated solution to the conflict.
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in the context of the latest Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and the Palestinian Authority (PA), whether her Department has made representations to representatives of the PA in relation to an article in the official PA newspaper, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, on 21 August 2021 reporting that Israel’s goal is to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Answered by Amanda Milling - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle any language and actions that could incite violence or hatred. We continue to urge the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships to avoid engaging in, or encouraging, any type of action and language that makes it more difficult to achieve a negotiated solution to the conflict.
Asked by: Steve McCabe (Labour - Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance the Government is providing to students trapped in the Sumy region of Ukraine.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
The UK continues to call on Russia to implement an immediate ceasefire that allows civilians safe passage.