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My right honourable friend the Minister for Europe has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and I attended the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 10 December, the Foreign Secretary attending the initial part before handing over to me....
My right honourable friend the Minister for Europe has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and I attended the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 10 December, the Foreign Secretary attending the initial part before handing over to me....
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and I attended the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 10 December, the Foreign Secretary attending the initial part before handing over to me. I attended the General Affairs Council (GAC) on 11 December in Brussels. The Foreign...
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and I attended the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 10 December, the Foreign Secretary attending the initial part before handing over to me. I attended the General Affairs Council (GAC) on 11 December in Brussels. The Foreign...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Alistair Burt) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
I wish to inform the House that the International Piracy Ransoms Task Force, established by the Prime Minister at the London conference on Somalia in February, yesterday presented its conclusions to the Contact Group...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Alistair Burt) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
I wish to inform the House that the International Piracy Ransoms Task Force, established by the Prime Minister at the London conference on Somalia in February, yesterday presented its conclusions to the Contact Group...
I wish to inform the House that the International Piracy Ransoms Task Force, established by the Prime Minister at the London conference on Somalia in February, yesterday presented its conclusions to the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia.
The taskforce was constituted of 14 members: Australia, Denmark, France,...
I wish to inform the House that the International Piracy Ransoms Task Force, established by the Prime Minister at the London conference on Somalia in February, yesterday presented its conclusions to the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia.
The taskforce was constituted of 14 members: Australia, Denmark, France,...
National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review: second annual report. 37 p.
National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review: second annual report. 37 p.
Operation Atalanta is one of three multinational counter-piracy operations in the Indian ocean that have played an important role in the dramatic reduction in piracy observed over the past 12 months. Operation Atalanta assesses that there are now only five vessels and around 140 hostages held captive off the Somali coast. That compares favourably with May 2011, when there were believed to be 23 vessels and about 500 hostages being held.
Operation Atalanta is one of three multinational counter-piracy operations in the Indian ocean that have played an important role in the dramatic reduction in piracy observed over the past 12 months. Operation Atalanta assesses that there are now only five vessels and around 140 hostages held captive off the Somali coast. That compares favourably with May 2011, when there were believed to be 23 vessels and about 500 hostages being held.
I thank my hon. Friend for that answer. Deterring piracy at sea is essential, but it addresses the symptoms, not the causes, of Somali criminal activity. Will he commit the Government to tackling the deeper political causes by supporting the parallel EUCAP NESTOR mission on the ground in Somalia?
I thank my hon. Friend for that answer. Deterring piracy at sea is essential, but it addresses the symptoms, not the causes, of Somali criminal activity. Will he commit the Government to tackling the deeper political causes by supporting the parallel EUCAP NESTOR mission on the ground in Somalia?
My hon. Friend is right that the piracy will not be resolved entirely at sea, and EUCAP NESTOR is showing early promise of delivering effect. The subject will be returned to at the next EU Foreign Affairs Council early next year. I pay tribute to the EU training mission in Somalia, which is showing early promise and already training people to ensure that we tackle this problem at its heart and do not rely simply on our undoubted success offshore.
My hon. Friend is right that the piracy will not be resolved entirely at sea, and EUCAP NESTOR is showing early promise of delivering effect. The subject will be returned to at the next EU Foreign Affairs Council early next year. I pay tribute to the EU training mission in Somalia, which is showing early promise and already training people to ensure that we tackle this problem at its heart and do not rely simply on our undoubted success offshore.
My hon. Friend is right that the piracy will not be resolved entirely at sea, and EUCAP NESTOR is showing early promise of delivering effect. The subject will be returned to at the next EU Foreign Affairs Council early next year. I pay tribute to the EU training mission in Somalia, which is showing early promise and already training people to ensure that we tackle this problem at its heart and do not rely simply on our undoubted success offshore.
I thank my hon. Friend for that answer. Deterring piracy at sea is essential, but it addresses the symptoms, not the causes, of Somali criminal activity. Will he commit the Government to tackling the deeper political causes by supporting the parallel EUCAP NESTOR mission on the ground in Somalia?
But what assessment has the Minister made of the links between al-Shabaab and piracy in the region, and what
are the Government’s long-term plans to tackle the growth of extremism operating both within and out of Somalia?
But what assessment has the Minister made of the links between al-Shabaab and piracy in the region, and what
are the Government’s long-term plans to tackle the growth of extremism operating both within and out of Somalia?
We have seen some early signs of improvement politically and economically in Somalia. It is absolutely essential that the root causes of insurgency are dealt with at source, and that is happening. The international community is absolutely committed to dealing with this and tackling the menace that al-Shabaab poses.
We have seen some early signs of improvement politically and economically in Somalia. It is absolutely essential that the root causes of insurgency are dealt with at source, and that is happening. The international community is absolutely committed to dealing with this and tackling the menace that al-Shabaab poses.
We have seen some early signs of improvement politically and economically in Somalia. It is absolutely essential that the root causes of insurgency are dealt with at source, and that is happening. The international community is absolutely committed to dealing with this and tackling the menace that al-Shabaab poses.
But what assessment has the Minister made of the links between al-Shabaab and piracy in the region, and what
are the Government’s long-term plans to tackle the growth of extremism operating both within and out of Somalia?
Operation Atalanta is one of three multinational counter-piracy operations in the Indian ocean that have played an important role in the dramatic reduction in piracy observed over the past 12 months. Operation Atalanta assesses that there are now only five vessels and around 140 hostages held captive off the Somali coast. That compares favourably with May 2011, when there were believed to be 23 vessels and about 500 hostages being held.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his Somali counterpart on UK aid expenditure in Somaliland.
[128405]
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his Somali counterpart on UK aid expenditure in Somaliland.
[128405]
I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Department for International Development.
Department for International Development (DFID) officials attended the High Level Aid Co-ordination Forum (HLACF) in Hargeisa, Somaliland on the 11 and 12 September 2012. This is a six-monthly forum attended by several Government of Somaliland Ministers and chaired by the United Nations Resident Co-ordinator for Somalia. The Government of Somaliland presented its mid-term review of aid effectiveness showing that the UK ranked first out of 11 other bilateral donors. DFID delivered a presentation on future plans for UK development assistance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his Somali counterpart on human rights in Somalia.
[128406]
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his Somali counterpart on human rights in Somalia.
[128406]
The appointment of a new Government in Somalia on 13 November provides us with the opportunity to discuss a range of key issues with new interlocutors. Human rights will be a priority on this agenda. We will press the new Government on the urgent need to improve the human rights situation in Somalia and to tackle the significant concerns which have been raised by the UN and other organisations. One of the main problems is securing safe access; but we hope that recent security gains will promote stability and enable greater access to monitor and address human rights violations.
I discussed President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's priorities for government—including security, justice and good governance—with him when I visited Mogadishu on 4 October. I stressed that the UK is committed to working with the Somali Government on these issues.
The UK also welcomed the 24 September Human Rights Council resolution on Somalia and the recommendations of the Independent Expert, including calls for greater monitoring of violations. FCO officials are in close contact with the new Somali authorities and will be encouraging them to develop this approach.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many citizens of Somalia have been (a) granted and (b) denied entry to the UK in each of the last five years.
[128392]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many citizens of Somalia have been (a) granted and (b) denied entry to the UK in each of the last five years.
[128392]
The following table provides the total number of Somali nationals given (a) leave to enter the UK and (b) initially refused entry to the UK from 2007 to 2011.
| Passengers
given leave to enter the United Kingdom and initially refused entry by
nationality:
Somalia | ||
| Total
admissions (Number of
journeys) | Total
initial refusals at
port | |
| 2007 | 3,240 | 92 |
| 2008 | 3,010 | 93 |
| 2009 | 3,400 | 101 |
| 2010 | 2,760 | 102 |
| 2011 | 2,030 | 50 |
| Note: Statistics on passengers given leave to enter are rounded to the nearest 5 and may include the same individuals more than once if they visited the UK on multiple occasions in the period. Source: Tables ad.03 and be.08 'Immigration Statistics April to June 2012' |
Data on passengers given leave to enter the UK and persons initially refused entry to the UK by nationality are published in tables 'ad.03' and 'be.08' respectively of the quarterly Home Office statistical release 'Immigration Statistics', available from the Library of the House and Home Office's Science, Research and Statistics website at:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/science-research/research-statistics/migration/migration-statistics1/
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the value was of UK (a) imports from and (b) exports to Somalia in each of the last five years.
[128409]
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what the value was of UK (a) imports from and (b) exports to Somalia in each of the last five years.
[128409]
The value of UK exports and imports of goods, to and from Somalia, in the last five years is given in the table. The data are sourced from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Overseas Trade Statistics database and are publicly available on the UK Trade Info website:
www.uktradeinfo.com
| £
million | ||
| UK
imports of goods from
Somalia | UK
exports of goods to
Somalia | |
| 2011 | 0.01 | 4.41 |
| 2010 | 0.02 | 1.87 |
| 2009 | 0.03 | 1.15 |
| 2008 | 0.04 | 1.38 |
| 2007 | 0.18 | 0.87 |
| Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics. |
My right honourable friend the Minister for Europe (David Lidington) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will attend the Foreign Affairs Council on the afternoon of 19 November. My right honourable friend the Minister for International Security...
My right honourable friend the Minister for Europe (David Lidington) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will attend the Foreign Affairs Council on the afternoon of 19 November. My right honourable friend the Minister for International Security...
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will attend the Foreign Affairs Council on the afternoon of 19 November. The Under-Secretary of State for Defence, my hon. Friend the Member for South West Wiltshire (Dr Murrison) responsible for international security strategy will attend the...
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will attend the Foreign Affairs Council on the afternoon of 19 November. The Under-Secretary of State for Defence, my hon. Friend the Member for South West Wiltshire (Dr Murrison) responsible for international security strategy will attend the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel are attached to Headquarter Operation Atlanta; and what the (a) rank and (b) duty is of each such person.
[126438]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel are attached to Headquarter Operation Atlanta; and what the (a) rank and (b) duty is of each such person.
[126438]
[holding answer 2 November 2012]: Forty nine UK service personnel are currently attached to the Operational Headquarters of the EU's Operation Atalanta. The military personnel by rank and roles are shown in the following table. I am withholding the actual number of personnel at each rank as it contains personal data which cannot be released.
| Rank | Roles |
| Rear
Admiral | Operational
Commander |
| Captain | Command
Support |
| Commander | Command
Support,
Liaison |
| Squadron
Leader | Operations |
| Lieutenant
Commander | Operations,
Intelligence, Command Support, Media
Officer |
| Major | Media
Officer, Command
Support |
| Lieutenant | Legal
Advisor, Command Support, Communications Support, Medical Support,
Logistics
Support |
| Warrant
Officer | Communications
Support |
| Chief
Petty
Officer | Engineer |
| Petty
Officer | Operations,
Analysts, Information Support, Clerks, Command
Support |
| Leading
Hand | Operations,
Information Support, Communications Support,
Intelligence |
| Lance
Corporal | Analyst |
| Senior
Aircraftman | Communications
Support |
| Able
Seamen | Personal
Assistants, Clerks, Communications Support,
Analysts |