:00:09. > :00:15.Order, questions to the Secretary of State for foreign and form --
:00:16. > :00:18.questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth
:00:19. > :00:22.Affairs. With permission I will answer this question together with
:00:23. > :00:28.question 15. Russia is failing to fulfil its commitments under the
:00:29. > :00:33.Minsk agreements. Ceasefire violations at the Donbas continue
:00:34. > :00:36.and must end. Russia must stop supporting the separatist. The
:00:37. > :00:41.European Council decides sanctions should be clearly linked to the full
:00:42. > :00:45.meditation on the Minsk agreements. We support the continued application
:00:46. > :00:49.of this robust approach and we expect the European Union will
:00:50. > :00:53.extend Tier three stanchions for a further six months this summer.
:00:54. > :00:57.There are separate sanctions in place relating specifically to
:00:58. > :01:00.Crimea and our strong view is that they must remain in place while
:01:01. > :01:07.Russia's illegal annexation continues. More than 9000 people
:01:08. > :01:13.have died as a result of hostilities in Ukraine. Given the recent
:01:14. > :01:16.tensions including over supply of electricity to the Crimea. Can the
:01:17. > :01:23.Foreign Secretary tell the House what more can be done to reach peace
:01:24. > :01:27.in the region? I regret that I have to say to my honourable friend that
:01:28. > :01:32.it is a long haul of maintaining pressure on Russia through isolation
:01:33. > :01:38.from the international community and maintaining the EU sanctions which
:01:39. > :01:45.are in place. At the moment we have no other tools which are likely to
:01:46. > :01:49.prove effective. I understand the need for sanctions because of the
:01:50. > :01:54.aggression of Russia towards the Ukraine but one of the problems is
:01:55. > :01:57.dairy products and milk are very much involved in no sanctions and
:01:58. > :02:03.this is having a dramatic affect on the downward price of dairy
:02:04. > :02:11.products. Is there anyway the dairy side of the sanctions can be taken
:02:12. > :02:15.away? The sanctions that my honourable friend refers to our
:02:16. > :02:19.Russian counter sanctions that have been imposed against EU producers. I
:02:20. > :02:25.am pleased to tell the House that despite the sanctions measures
:02:26. > :02:30.Russia has taken on Metallica -- in retaliation against EU agricultural
:02:31. > :02:38.producers, in 2015, agricultural exports were up by 6% showing that
:02:39. > :02:41.our producers are able to address the challenge of Russian sanctions
:02:42. > :02:48.and find alternative markets elsewhere. Does he accept on the
:02:49. > :02:54.Ukraine that Russian bombing of Syrian civilians to provoke refugees
:02:55. > :03:00.and tilt the balance in favour of Grexit is a strategy to fragment
:03:01. > :03:13.European resolve in terms of Ukraine? -- Brexit. There is a
:03:14. > :03:18.Russian strategy. It is probably a step too far to suggest that
:03:19. > :03:21.Russia's engagement in Syria is only designed to apply pressure over
:03:22. > :03:28.Ukraine. Russia has important and historical equities in Syria and is
:03:29. > :03:34.seeking to defend its interests. Overall, Russia's behaviour both in
:03:35. > :03:37.Syria and Ukraine gives us deep cause for concern about the
:03:38. > :03:47.established security setting that we are used to living with. Did he read
:03:48. > :03:51.the Sunday Times on Sunday where it expresses deep concern about the
:03:52. > :03:57.threat from Russia and the way Russia is using cyber methods of
:03:58. > :04:01.preparing to use them against Europe and against our allies. Would he
:04:02. > :04:08.take action to make sure that this country of ours is prepared to match
:04:09. > :04:15.up to it and will he suck up to the European Union to do so? I did not
:04:16. > :04:19.read the article but I am very familiar with that author's views on
:04:20. > :04:30.the subject and familiar with the problem. We are taking action to
:04:31. > :04:33.strengthen our cyber defence and to create a UK offensive cyber
:04:34. > :04:37.capability. We are still the only nation that has publicly declared
:04:38. > :04:43.the fact that we are developing an offensive cyber capability for
:04:44. > :04:47.retaliatory purposes if we are attacks. The Foreign Affairs
:04:48. > :04:57.Committee was in Russia last week and I agree with the six -- with the
:04:58. > :05:03.view that we are in a deep freeze. Russia appears to be strategically
:05:04. > :05:07.stuck in its position in international relations. Do we not
:05:08. > :05:11.need to be thinking about ways how we might get Russia out of this
:05:12. > :05:20.position even if it is only a substantial investment in people to
:05:21. > :05:23.Peter will -- people to people? Although our relationships are in a
:05:24. > :05:29.difficult phase at the moment and we have suspended boat -- business
:05:30. > :05:35.relations we maintained our links with Russia and cultural do continue
:05:36. > :05:43.including at ministerial level. Russia has its own agenda. I think
:05:44. > :05:46.from the point of view of the Kremlin, it is not so obvious to me
:05:47. > :05:52.that they will regard their current strategy as failing and in need of
:05:53. > :05:56.revision. Russia is ensuring that those countries that it regards in
:05:57. > :06:00.its near abroad are able to make free choices about their future and
:06:01. > :06:06.I judge that be the number one priority for Kremlin. Does he
:06:07. > :06:12.believe there is scope for expanding the EU sanctions to include the
:06:13. > :06:16.Russians involved in the murder of... And the procreation of $100
:06:17. > :06:28.billion worth of shareholder's money in relation to this. It is a matter
:06:29. > :06:33.before the courts and there has been a recent decision in this case. We
:06:34. > :06:37.have looked at the options for expanding sanctions to cover other
:06:38. > :06:44.areas but we found the individuals that could be targeted already
:06:45. > :06:47.effectively covered by other measures or would not be affected by
:06:48. > :06:57.the kind of sanctions that we could impose. At the moment we do not see
:06:58. > :07:02.any prospect of expanded sanctions. Returning to the original question,
:07:03. > :07:04.would he agree that there can be no question of either EU sanctions or
:07:05. > :07:14.Council of Europe's sanctions been lifted until 90 is released and
:07:15. > :07:23.intervention has ceased and the future of Crimea is determined? That
:07:24. > :07:26.is our position and we need to maintain a consensus within the
:07:27. > :07:31.European Union around renewal of sanctions and that is work that we
:07:32. > :07:35.are continuously engaged upon and I am confident sanctions will be
:07:36. > :07:43.rolled over the summer. We have to make the case again every six months
:07:44. > :07:46.for continuing those sanctions. With permission I will answer this
:07:47. > :07:50.question along with question seven. I would like to start by expressing
:07:51. > :07:57.my concerns as to the families of those who lost loved ones and homes
:07:58. > :08:00.in the cyclone over the weekend. I welcome the leadership shown of the
:08:01. > :08:07.Government of Bangladesh. I raise concern about human rights, violence
:08:08. > :08:13.against LG BT people and my right honourable friend raises with the
:08:14. > :08:20.Prime Minister of Bangladesh using -- during his visit there in 2015.
:08:21. > :08:23.Extrajudicial killings, disappearances of political
:08:24. > :08:27.opponents and fraudulent elections. Bangladesh is becoming a failed
:08:28. > :08:34.state. Does the Minister not think it is time to start applying some
:08:35. > :08:38.form of sanctions to get them to hold a proper general election as
:08:39. > :08:49.soon as possible? I was appalled by the senses -- murder of the LGB Team
:08:50. > :08:58.Leader. The honourable member is right. Extremist related murders of
:08:59. > :09:04.religious groups of contrary to Islam and have increased since 2015
:09:05. > :09:09.and this is something we are discussing regularly. The Secretary
:09:10. > :09:12.of State or the minister has said that he has talked to the
:09:13. > :09:16.Bangladeshi Government but does he really think that the Government is
:09:17. > :09:25.taking sufficient steps to tackle the issue of violence against LB GT
:09:26. > :09:31.people? I don't. We have leveraging Bangladesh and we are the largest
:09:32. > :09:36.grant aid donors. We gave ?162 million. Our voice does have some
:09:37. > :09:39.influence there. In the past year our human rights and democracy
:09:40. > :09:44.programme provided safety training for bloggers and we have promoted
:09:45. > :09:49.the rights of groups and there is more to do. We are not shy from
:09:50. > :09:50.pushing the Bangladesh Government in the right direction but it takes
:09:51. > :10:03.time and persuasion. Last month, a law student was killed
:10:04. > :10:08.for blood in, I have no religion. Can my right on the French race this
:10:09. > :10:14.weather is Bangladesh counterparts and assure rights are protected --
:10:15. > :10:23.right honourable friend. It wasn't only the murder on the 9th of April,
:10:24. > :10:27.as she said, but also of another woman in the east of the country on
:10:28. > :10:33.the 23rd of April. This is an all too familiar occurrence in that
:10:34. > :10:35.country, there is a disagreement. The Prime Minister blames the
:10:36. > :10:39.opposition parties of destabilising the country, and the victims for
:10:40. > :10:45.insulting Islam was up we think the problem goes beyond that. And
:10:46. > :10:49.inability of the government of Bangladesh to deal with protection
:10:50. > :10:53.of human rights, and the absence of effective opposition to the
:10:54. > :10:58.government in Bangladesh, doesn't that require the UK Government,
:10:59. > :11:03.which continues to provide aid to Bangladesh, to have a timetable for
:11:04. > :11:07.intervention to ensure that democracy and human rights will
:11:08. > :11:12.continue in that country and not fall under a single party state? I
:11:13. > :11:17.don't think he is suggesting we should tie our aid helping some of
:11:18. > :11:22.the most Wistar people in the world of political progress, but I'd take
:11:23. > :11:26.his mind. There is more we can do, we are trying with the role of the
:11:27. > :11:30.new Commonwealth Secretary. It should be like that, the Bangladesh
:11:31. > :11:33.are of the Commonwealth and we want them to take more action in
:11:34. > :11:41.Bangladesh, which is not heading in the right direction at the moment.
:11:42. > :11:47.70 to 80 women and children are trafficked from Bangladesh abroad
:11:48. > :11:52.each day. Enforcement is failing to deal with prostitution. What
:11:53. > :11:56.discussions are you having to see that the laws prevail in buying the
:11:57. > :12:02.best? We have done a lot with the human trafficking, with the act,
:12:03. > :12:06.we've done a lot on the supply chain because there are concerns about
:12:07. > :12:09.that as well. There's something we continue to raise, not just in
:12:10. > :12:14.Bangladesh but other countries, it is something we want to raise. It is
:12:15. > :12:21.all too common, and something we take. I am delighted to hear the
:12:22. > :12:26.Minister is so concerned about the recent killings of liberal activists
:12:27. > :12:33.in Bangladesh, and he's mentioned the brutal murder on the 25th of
:12:34. > :12:36.April, the editor of the country's first and only LGBT magazine. He
:12:37. > :12:44.mentioned the appalling fatal machete attack on a blogger on April
:12:45. > :12:50.the sex. My question is, surely the government Bangladesh has been slow
:12:51. > :12:54.to -- April the 6th. What will he do to put pressure on Bangladesh to
:12:55. > :12:59.make sure these murders are dealt with properly? The government would
:13:00. > :13:03.argue that one of the victims of these crimes was actually a cousin
:13:04. > :13:07.of the former Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, is this is something
:13:08. > :13:11.they are taking seriously, but I do believe Bangladesh has a problem,
:13:12. > :13:15.I've alluded to that, and we will continue to talk to our counterparts
:13:16. > :13:24.on a range of issues, some of which are of concern.
:13:25. > :13:33.Britain, along with other countries, has been appalled by the actions
:13:34. > :13:37.against Yazidi in northern Iraq, and it has pondered us to take action in
:13:38. > :13:43.the formation of the international Coalition against them, which
:13:44. > :13:48.includes over 60 countries. I thank the Minister for his response. Many
:13:49. > :13:55.Yazidi women and girls who have suffered slavery at the hands suffer
:13:56. > :14:02.trauma but struggled to get support. What steps has the UK Government
:14:03. > :14:09.taken to promote access to mental health care for all of these
:14:10. > :14:13.victims? The honourable lady is right to point to the important of
:14:14. > :14:19.support we need to provide, not just to the Yazidi, but it also
:14:20. > :14:25.minorities. There are a number of programmes on human rights and
:14:26. > :14:28.proceed, and we are the largest donor to approve fund to provide
:14:29. > :14:37.this assistance that is required immediately. As the Minister has
:14:38. > :14:41.made clear, the key threat to the Yazidi population is the control of
:14:42. > :14:47.territory. When he welcomed the news that a major result has been
:14:48. > :14:53.launched, and this liberation of towns will be the way these threats
:14:54. > :14:58.are put to an end? My honourable friend is right. We are able to
:14:59. > :15:07.remove the territory they have held. The Lodz was one of the cities to
:15:08. > :15:14.fall to them. It will show they are finally being removed from the
:15:15. > :15:19.territory. Once we have defeated Isis, there is a huge amount of work
:15:20. > :15:25.on support to do, providing support to the people who have suffered so
:15:26. > :15:32.much under these atrocities. The Yazidi people have given two choices
:15:33. > :15:36.in 2014, convert or die. Will the government accept what happened was
:15:37. > :15:39.genocide, and urged the Iraqi government to work with the criminal
:15:40. > :15:48.court to bring murderers and rapists to justice? She raises an important
:15:49. > :15:53.point, Britain will step forward with other countries to make sure we
:15:54. > :16:00.provide airdrops and safe passage, which are critical to the support
:16:01. > :16:05.for the Yazidi. We debated this question at length in this chamber,
:16:06. > :16:09.and whilst I support her views, along with the European Parliament
:16:10. > :16:12.views and this parliament itself, who voted on this matter, it is not
:16:13. > :16:17.for us to make those judgments, it is for the International Criminal
:16:18. > :16:20.Court. We are hoping to collect the evidence, to make sure that when the
:16:21. > :16:25.time is appropriate we can bring these people to justice. Does the
:16:26. > :16:31.Minister agree that the money this country spends sporting refugees in
:16:32. > :16:35.Iraq and Syria can support a far greater number of people far better
:16:36. > :16:39.than attempting to try relocate refugees into the UK, and it is
:16:40. > :16:44.right the focus of our effort is to support the people in the region? My
:16:45. > :16:54.honourable friend raises an important point. The Yazidis have
:16:55. > :17:00.not grown, they want to stay together and stay in the area. For
:17:01. > :17:05.every 20 people, every one person we are able to support, we can support
:17:06. > :17:09.over 20 people in location. Clearly on a different standard but it does
:17:10. > :17:13.mean our money can go much further, and we can pride ourselves on being
:17:14. > :17:19.one of the larger supporters in Syria and Iraq. The Minister has
:17:20. > :17:23.just repeated the arguments against referring the genocide of the CD
:17:24. > :17:30.people to the UN Security Council, which he made to the House on the
:17:31. > :17:35.20th of April -- Yazidi people. The Minister's oddments have been
:17:36. > :17:39.challenged with the local noble Lord pointing out that article eight of
:17:40. > :17:43.the prevention of genocide explicitly gives the UK Government
:17:44. > :17:48.the power to make such a referral, so can I pressed the Minister to
:17:49. > :17:55.respect the will of this House and refer this matter to the UN Security
:17:56. > :18:00.Council without further delay? I join with the spirit of what she
:18:01. > :18:04.says, but we have to work within the mechanics of how we make this
:18:05. > :18:11.actually work. We took the initiative in 2014 to bring the
:18:12. > :18:19.situation to the International Criminal Court in 2014. Our efforts
:18:20. > :18:22.would be towed by two members, which will happen again if we can't
:18:23. > :18:27.provide the necessary evidence, which is what we are doing. We will
:18:28. > :18:31.hold those people to account, but we must honour the process. I agree
:18:32. > :18:43.with the spirit in which she wants it done. We encourage all countries
:18:44. > :18:47.to respect freedom of the media. In relation to concerns about freedom
:18:48. > :18:50.of accession in the middle east, we set out these concerns in our annual
:18:51. > :19:04.human rights report which was published in April. It is now four
:19:05. > :19:10.years since the arrest of a man, whose wife was sentenced to 100
:19:11. > :19:15.lashes. Giving it has been British engineers who have extracted Saudi
:19:16. > :19:20.Arabia oil, given our massive cooperation on matters of defence
:19:21. > :19:25.and foreign policy, on the people around the world is right to have
:19:26. > :19:30.expected a bit more progress than the government has obtained so far?
:19:31. > :19:34.He and I have debated these matters both publicly and privately for a
:19:35. > :19:38.long time, and we don't make a distinction between our ability and
:19:39. > :19:43.right, our duty and determination to raise these matters both in public
:19:44. > :19:50.and in private. The Foreign Secretary has done this on a number
:19:51. > :19:55.of occasions, as have I. It is for the court process to follow it in
:19:56. > :20:01.Saudi Arabia, as I've explained. We must encourage and advancement in
:20:02. > :20:07.the society in Saudi Arabia, but it won't happen overnight. Whilst
:20:08. > :20:13.encouraging press freedom, what more can the Foreign Office do to tackle
:20:14. > :20:20.Daesh's misuse of Internet to ensure free speech is not twisted? She
:20:21. > :20:27.raises a powerful point and we have raised it here. The tool in which
:20:28. > :20:31.Daesh exploits to its ability and the way future extremists will
:20:32. > :20:36.exploit is the Internet, to reach every home, every corner of the
:20:37. > :20:39.globe. We need to make sure we can counter those messages. They are
:20:40. > :20:44.sending false messages of hope, promising a fast track to paradise.
:20:45. > :20:48.We have formed this eject communication cell in the Foreign
:20:49. > :20:53.Office, which is bringing together expertise from around the country to
:20:54. > :21:02.make sure we can counter those Daesh messages. Has the Minister made
:21:03. > :21:07.representations to the Minister in Turkey of action against press
:21:08. > :21:12.freedom? And also the suspension of immunities which will open MPs to
:21:13. > :21:19.the fences, which is insulting the president. Whether the plans not to
:21:20. > :21:29.insult the Prime Minister, and to confirm that a country would not be
:21:30. > :21:34.eligible for European membership? I concur in saying that a free and
:21:35. > :21:38.fair media environment makes for a healthier society, and we would
:21:39. > :21:42.encourage constructive debate happened whether it is. It is a
:21:43. > :21:47.vital component to a fair and functional society. On his specific
:21:48. > :21:53.point, my right honourable friend has raised these issues with the
:21:54. > :21:57.Turkish government. Thinking about the importance of setting an
:21:58. > :22:02.example, can the Minister can see circumstances where a minister in
:22:03. > :22:05.the last Coalition Government finding a Scottish newspaper was to
:22:06. > :22:09.publish some inconvenient information about Libya, would have
:22:10. > :22:20.moved to try and suppress that addition of the newspaper?
:22:21. > :22:25.We never intervened with the media in a manner which he is talking
:22:26. > :22:31.about, unless there is a matter of state security involved. Press
:22:32. > :22:42.freedoms are being withdrawn in Turkey. But the Minister outline the
:22:43. > :22:45.government position here? Turkey is covered by my right honourable
:22:46. > :22:51.friend, the Minister for Europe, and I will ask him to write to my
:22:52. > :23:00.honourable friend. Very prudent as it related to press freedom. Would
:23:01. > :23:04.the Minister agree press freedom in Turkey has been declining for many
:23:05. > :23:10.years, despite the fact he is responsible? He must know that the
:23:11. > :23:19.president has been cracking down on his opponents, even when they put
:23:20. > :23:23.the mildest criticism of it in the press, and now that immunity of MPs
:23:24. > :23:29.has been lifted in Turkey, human rights will decline even further. We
:23:30. > :23:32.don't want to see the intimidation of journalists or the blocking of
:23:33. > :23:37.the Internet or interference in people's ability to speak freely,
:23:38. > :23:45.where ever it hit be, and we will continue to make that case from this
:23:46. > :23:51.place. Will my honourable friend 's share my view that an edible
:23:52. > :23:57.journalist writer and exponent of freedom in the Middle East was to
:23:58. > :24:02.Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia? Now the government has
:24:03. > :24:05.prevented the export of his robes and dagger, can he tell the House
:24:06. > :24:08.where they will be available from the public to see them as an
:24:09. > :24:12.inspiration to a greater understanding of the middle east and
:24:13. > :24:19.also to encourage greater freedom in that part of the world? Can I
:24:20. > :24:27.congratulate him on weaving in an important aspect of our history with
:24:28. > :24:33.other Vince today's question? -- with the relevance of today's
:24:34. > :24:44.question. This was a gift given to Lawrence of Arabia by a man after
:24:45. > :24:49.his fantastic attack, where he accidentally shot his camel, but he
:24:50. > :24:59.continued on, another camel was able to take him. I would like to see...
:25:00. > :25:02.I would like to see the garment and gown and indeed the robe and dagger
:25:03. > :25:08.on display in the Foreign Office. I'm not sure we'll be successful,
:25:09. > :25:11.but it will stay in the UK. We are glad the Minister is spending his
:25:12. > :25:12.time in the Foreign Office so profitably and is becoming so learn
:25:13. > :25:21.it. Since agreement was reached between
:25:22. > :25:25.the EU and Turkey to control migration to Europe we have seen a
:25:26. > :25:28.significant reduction in the number of migrants arriving in Greece and
:25:29. > :25:34.transiting through the Western Balkans. The root cause of migration
:25:35. > :25:40.is putting people through the Balkans and that has been the Syrian
:25:41. > :25:46.war. This country must never be part of an area that could allow people
:25:47. > :25:52.to be pushed to the UK. I agree with my honourable friend's points. We
:25:53. > :25:56.must not be part of the Shenyang area and thanks to the special
:25:57. > :26:01.arrangements, we have negotiated with the EU and are able to enjoy
:26:02. > :26:06.the benefits without being forced take to take part in the passport
:26:07. > :26:11.free area. Although the Syrian civil war is clearly the immediate cause
:26:12. > :26:17.of the flow of refugees that Europe faced primarily last year,
:26:18. > :26:22.statistics show 50% of those arriving in Greece are actually not
:26:23. > :26:26.from Syria or the surrounding area but have come from further afield.
:26:27. > :26:31.What started as an exodus from the Syrian Civil War and the Daesh
:26:32. > :26:39.occupation has become a wider movement of people. We have started
:26:40. > :26:43.to see the measures introduced by our European partners working with
:26:44. > :26:47.those countries in the former Yugoslavia such as the civil
:26:48. > :26:53.protection mechanism. It is starting to have an impact in the region but
:26:54. > :26:59.what more work can be done in terms of sharing information amongst Euro
:27:00. > :27:05.poll to ensure we tackle the scourge of smuggling across eastern and
:27:06. > :27:10.central Europe? Sharing of information between European
:27:11. > :27:16.security agencies and Bordeaux police is the key to breaking the
:27:17. > :27:20.business model of the smugglers. That is one of the key elements to
:27:21. > :27:24.solving this problem. These people are being exploited by organised
:27:25. > :27:31.criminal gangs who are taking their money off of a very little in return
:27:32. > :27:36.and we need to nail them. On migration to Europe, there has been
:27:37. > :27:39.discussion about potential new EU member states. Article 49 of the
:27:40. > :27:44.treaty deals with countries applying to join the EU. It says and I quote,
:27:45. > :27:49.the applicant should address its application to the Council which
:27:50. > :27:54.shall act unanimously. It is clear therefore that each existing member
:27:55. > :27:58.state has a veto. This weekend a serving member of the Government
:27:59. > :28:02.went on national television and denied this. Given that one of the
:28:03. > :28:06.seven principles of public life as holders of public office should be
:28:07. > :28:10.truthful, will the Foreign Secretary take this opportunity to confirm the
:28:11. > :28:17.correct position as the Prime Minister has already done on Sunday?
:28:18. > :28:25.I am happy to do so as we have been saying. Every single member state as
:28:26. > :28:29.a veto on the accession of any new member state. In our case, any
:28:30. > :28:36.proposal to expand the European Union would require the approval of
:28:37. > :28:40.this house and I can assure the House that those safeguards
:28:41. > :28:43.remaining employees are undiluted and all of my colleagues in the
:28:44. > :28:54.Government should be fully aware of that situation. I condemn all
:28:55. > :28:57.violence and efforts to insight radicalised people to commit
:28:58. > :29:03.violence in the Middle East. On my most recent visit to the Palestinian
:29:04. > :29:07.territories I raised this issue with the Palestinian Authority and urge
:29:08. > :29:19.them to do more to tackle this issue and make clear their opposition to
:29:20. > :29:25.violence. Last week the fat policy killed many in a shooting attack in
:29:26. > :29:29.Israel's main airport in 1972. They said they were proud of every
:29:30. > :29:33.fighter who had joined the mighty revolution against Israel. Does the
:29:34. > :29:38.Minister agree that a solution which we want to see less upon the
:29:39. > :29:45.Palestine authority is starting to teach its young people about
:29:46. > :29:50.peaceful coexistence? He makes an important friend -- point and it is
:29:51. > :29:54.important that the President condemns events when they take
:29:55. > :29:59.place. I did notice a disjoint between elderly leadership and the
:30:00. > :30:05.youth that feel disenfranchised and taking matters into their own hands.
:30:06. > :30:09.I looked into the claim and I understand it was placed upon a
:30:10. > :30:13.Facebook website and therefore wasn't attributed to a particular
:30:14. > :30:19.minister as we have seen in the past. Nevertheless it should be
:30:20. > :30:24.condemned. Will the Minister agree that the expectation that you can
:30:25. > :30:29.carry on living in your own home would not be regarded as a sign of
:30:30. > :30:32.radicalisation. He will know that in the last week he has received a
:30:33. > :30:37.number of Parliamentary questions from myself and others concerning
:30:38. > :30:47.the fact that over 90 Palestinian people have lost their homes in the
:30:48. > :30:50.village. He has condemned that but the Foreign Office has not raise
:30:51. > :30:56.that case with the Israeli authorities. Isn't it time that we
:30:57. > :31:06.do raise that case specifically, not least because those structures are
:31:07. > :31:10.EU funded? I concur with what the honourable gentleman is saying. I
:31:11. > :31:16.visited one of the camps as well. I make it clear that it is different
:31:17. > :31:25.to those based in the Palestinian territories. It is an internal issue
:31:26. > :31:29.of making sure these people that are reliant on farming and need the the
:31:30. > :31:44.same amount of space if there is a requirement for them to be moved. I
:31:45. > :32:08.raised this when we opened the new embassy. Sombre song phone was
:32:09. > :32:12.highlighted in this case. Into the disappearance of Sombath, their
:32:13. > :32:16.whereabouts is still unknown. Could he update the House on what the
:32:17. > :32:27.Government is doing about discussions
:32:28. > :32:38.with Loas. On the issue of Sombath Somphone, the Government agreed to
:32:39. > :32:43.establish a transparent investigation into the disappearance
:32:44. > :32:48.following a recommendation and Loas review of human rights last year. We
:32:49. > :33:01.will not cease in pursuing this case and the others to which my
:33:02. > :33:06.honourable friend alludes. I am pleased to see the honourable
:33:07. > :33:13.gentleman is here. It has been a long year for Yemen and I very much
:33:14. > :33:15.welcome hostilities which began on the 10th of April and the UN led
:33:16. > :33:33.talks which began in June wait. -- Kuwait. Many were trying to be
:33:34. > :33:40.recruited into the Yemen army. What steps can we take to stop the
:33:41. > :33:44.beautiful city of Yemen where I was born, being destroyed by this civil
:33:45. > :33:54.war that is going on between the various forces? Can I pay tribute to
:33:55. > :33:59.the regular way that he raises these matters. He has a huge expertise in
:34:00. > :34:04.the area of Yemen and I am pleased he is able to hold the Government to
:34:05. > :34:08.account in what we are doing in this important area of the Middle East.
:34:09. > :34:13.He is right to point out that there are events taking place by the
:34:14. > :34:16.hardliners wanting to throw the talks and cessation of hostilities
:34:17. > :34:21.of track and we encourage both sides to stay firm and a commitment to a
:34:22. > :34:26.political solution, not least because of the humanitarian
:34:27. > :34:37.catastrophe that is taking place. A series of patients with given with
:34:38. > :34:39.regard to cluster munitions. Did the Minister or any UK personnel
:34:40. > :34:44.operating in Saudi Arabia or Yemen have any knowledge that these
:34:45. > :34:51.cluster ammunitions were being used and what action is he taking? Bases
:34:52. > :34:56.more of a question for the Minister of defence but from our
:34:57. > :35:08.understanding, we are not aware at all of this. What he is talking
:35:09. > :35:14.about is probably three decades old and very dangerous to go near. The
:35:15. > :35:21.report on Iran's nuclear activities concluded Iran is complying with its
:35:22. > :35:23.obligations under the JCP 08. We have working with businesses to take
:35:24. > :35:29.advantage of commercial opportunities and ensure Iran seeks
:35:30. > :35:35.to address barriers within the international banking system to both
:35:36. > :35:46.objectives. -- joint comprehensive plan of action. They are routinely
:35:47. > :35:50.harassed, detained and receive sentences totalling 193 years is
:35:51. > :35:55.simply manifesting their faith. What is the Government doing to ensure
:35:56. > :36:02.the new dawn in relations shines a light on their freedom? Iran's human
:36:03. > :36:04.rights record remained shocking as does the record of interfering in
:36:05. > :36:12.the affairs of its neighbours in the Gulf. It is a narrowly targeted
:36:13. > :36:17.agreement designed to shut down Iran's capability to produce a
:36:18. > :36:21.nuclear weapon. It has been effective in delivering that
:36:22. > :36:24.outcome. We will continue to make representations and I spoke with the
:36:25. > :36:32.Iranians Foreign Minister in Vienna last week on some specific human
:36:33. > :36:35.rights cases that affect dual national British citizens. We will
:36:36. > :36:39.continue to make such representations. The Foreign
:36:40. > :36:43.Secretary refer to Iran's interference in the affairs of
:36:44. > :36:47.neighbouring countries. He mentioned the Gulf. Can he say something about
:36:48. > :36:54.our Government's attitude to Iran's interference in other countries in
:36:55. > :36:59.the region, particularly its role in Iraq and in helping Assad in Syria?
:37:00. > :37:03.The honourable gentleman is right. Iran is a significant player in the
:37:04. > :37:08.politics of Iraq and stop generally not in a way that is helpful and
:37:09. > :37:15.also is a significant backer of the Assad regime in Syria. Ground forces
:37:16. > :37:21.are taking part in action in defence of the regime. Iran is also a member
:37:22. > :37:26.of the International Syria support group and as such it is incumbent
:37:27. > :37:29.upon Iraq as well as Russia to apply pressure on Assad to deliver on the
:37:30. > :37:40.commitments that they have made in the Vienna format. Question 11. The
:37:41. > :37:44.recent activities of Hamas in Gaza including attempts to rearm and
:37:45. > :37:48.rebuild tunnel infrastructure undermine efforts to improve the
:37:49. > :37:54.situation in Gaza and harm prospects for the Middle East peace -- peace
:37:55. > :38:00.process. Groups in Gaza must permanently and rocket fire and
:38:01. > :38:06.other attacks against Israel. In April, two new terror tunnels built
:38:07. > :38:09.by Hamas to launch attacks on Israeli civilians were discovered.
:38:10. > :38:18.Does the Minister believe Hamas is planning new attacks on Israel? As I
:38:19. > :38:23.said in my first comment, I believe this is a worrying development and
:38:24. > :38:26.we would seek to place pressure on Hamas and those close to Hamas to
:38:27. > :38:31.recognise that this will take us back to where we were two years ago
:38:32. > :38:36.unless there is a direction of travel. Does the Minister place any
:38:37. > :38:42.significance on the founding charter of Hamas which is clearly a stream
:38:43. > :38:48.of the most visceral anti-Semitism which includes approving references
:38:49. > :38:53.to the protocols of Zion on? I have many conversations about the
:38:54. > :38:58.challenges that we face in the Middle East, not least in Gaza and
:38:59. > :39:02.the West Bank will stop number of commentators said we need to speak
:39:03. > :39:07.with Hamas, we need to get them to the table. Until they do change
:39:08. > :39:11.their constitution, and they do not recognise the state of Israel, it
:39:12. > :39:19.will be impossible for us to move forward. The FCO facilities
:39:20. > :39:23.management contract covers pest control activities. However the
:39:24. > :39:28.continued presence of mice in the FCO main building has given my
:39:29. > :39:37.officials pause for thought. After careful consideration, we appointed
:39:38. > :39:42.a cat last month to complement the work of our contractor. I am pleased
:39:43. > :39:48.to report that he has settled in perfectly and is performing
:39:49. > :39:52.satisfactorily. I'm following my excellent example worth five years
:39:53. > :39:55.we have had a first-class cat which has done the necessary its name is,
:39:56. > :40:04.order. I am sure the House will welcome the
:40:05. > :40:10.statement from the Prime Minister and the arrival of the rodent
:40:11. > :40:14.killer, but there is a serious point here. Can I asked my right
:40:15. > :40:21.honourable friend whether the cat has been security cleared or not? He
:40:22. > :40:25.may recall the Chancellor's cat had access to the Foreign Office, number
:40:26. > :40:31.Ten Downing Street, and it was believed she might have been got at
:40:32. > :40:38.by a foreign power. Has he been positively vetted and scanned the
:40:39. > :40:47.bow books? And can hear this year the House and the malt paranoid
:40:48. > :40:55.elements that he isn't a long-time mole working for the EU commission?
:40:56. > :41:06.He is definitely not a mole. I can categorically assure my honourable
:41:07. > :41:12.friend 's that the cat has been regularly vetted. As for being a
:41:13. > :41:19.sleeper, he is definitely a sleeper. I'm told in my office, but unlike
:41:20. > :41:23.the Chancellor's cat, his attendance record has been 100%, and my experts
:41:24. > :41:30.tell me it rules out the possibility of him being a commission employee.
:41:31. > :41:39.I should also tell the House that while the cat has so far only caught
:41:40. > :41:43.three mice, his Twitter account has attracted 8158 followers, would rate
:41:44. > :41:54.of growth which implies he will overtake me.
:41:55. > :41:59.Ministers raised human rights concerns with our Egyptian
:42:00. > :42:05.counterparts, and the Prime Minister discuss these issues during his
:42:06. > :42:11.visit to the UK in November. I raise our concerns with the Egyptian
:42:12. > :42:20.ambassador, most recently on the 17th of May. And Irish national who
:42:21. > :42:28.has been in custody for 1000 days facing a possible death penalty for
:42:29. > :42:34.being caught up in a pro-democracy demonstration, is just one person
:42:35. > :42:38.who is facing a concerted crackdown by Egyptian authorities against
:42:39. > :42:42.those who defend human rights. Wilbur minister take every effort
:42:43. > :42:48.was speaking to the Egyptian government to place upon them the
:42:49. > :42:56.view that we hope it unacceptable? If I can just move to another
:42:57. > :43:02.subject and pay my condolences to Egypt for the loss of the aircraft.
:43:03. > :43:08.I think the whole house will want to share its ports and prayers on yet
:43:09. > :43:13.another disaster that has taken late in this country. Terrorism is
:43:14. > :43:23.important, and he touches on an area where people will be watching --
:43:24. > :43:31.tourism. I did raise the matter when I met the ambassador on the 17th of
:43:32. > :43:36.May, and will continue pressing for greater expression in the country.
:43:37. > :43:41.Can I also share the condolences that the Minister has just express?
:43:42. > :43:46.Human rights in Egypt are deteriorating rapidly, and the case
:43:47. > :43:53.of the Cambridge University student, tortured and killed or whilst in
:43:54. > :43:57.Egypt happened in the year of cooperation. Does the Minister
:43:58. > :44:02.except battling an academic marks a fundamental attack on freedoms, and
:44:03. > :44:06.will the Minister explained what the murder of a British base academic
:44:07. > :44:09.was not raised by the Prime Minister's special envoy on a visit
:44:10. > :44:17.specifically discussing academic cooperation? I think we debated
:44:18. > :44:20.these matters in detail in Westminster Hall, which was
:44:21. > :44:27.productive indeed. She will be aware, as the House will be as well,
:44:28. > :44:32.that the student is an Italian, and therefore it is appropriate and ripe
:44:33. > :44:35.for the Italians to lead on this. We been working with the Italians and
:44:36. > :44:39.provided support to them, as they pursue this matter, and have raised
:44:40. > :44:48.it with the Egyptian officials as well.
:44:49. > :44:55.My priorities for 2016 other campaign against Daesh in Iraq and
:44:56. > :45:00.Syria, managing our relations with Russia and seeking to protect the
:45:01. > :45:05.real -based international system, as well as ensuring Britain's continued
:45:06. > :45:13.membership and leadership in the European union. After the Prime
:45:14. > :45:23.Minister's blizzard to Jaffna, human rights Council passed a motion. When
:45:24. > :45:28.this resolution comes back before the UN in June, while our government
:45:29. > :45:34.do what ever it can to ensure Sri Lanka lives of two as promises,
:45:35. > :45:38.because progress has been slow to nonexistent? I'd like to stop by
:45:39. > :45:45.offering my heartfelt condolences to the people of Sri Lanka who've been
:45:46. > :45:50.affected by the terrible floods and landslides? I expressed this message
:45:51. > :45:54.personally to the Foreign Minister. The UN High Commissioner for human
:45:55. > :46:00.rights will give his assessment at the next meeting of the United
:46:01. > :46:03.Nations human rights in Geneva. I will visit Geneva to discuss with
:46:04. > :46:07.him how we can support the government to deliver against its
:46:08. > :46:12.commitments. There is still much more to be done, and UK will support
:46:13. > :46:19.and encourage the Sri Lankan government to deliver against its
:46:20. > :46:26.commitments. Amnesty International reported this week that unexploded
:46:27. > :46:31.British made B L 755 cluster submunitions have been found in
:46:32. > :46:35.Yemen. We know what these weapons can do, especially to children, who
:46:36. > :46:41.mistake them for toys. Amnesty reports that on the 1st of March,
:46:42. > :46:46.two children were herding goats when they found some other cluster bombs.
:46:47. > :46:53.They played with them until one went off, killing the eight-year-old and
:46:54. > :46:58.severely injuring an 11-year-old. Does the Foreign Secretary regard
:46:59. > :47:04.the use of cluster bombs in civilian areas as a breach of international
:47:05. > :47:10.humanitarian law? As the honourable gentleman knows, UK has long since
:47:11. > :47:16.given up the use of cluster munitions, their use is illegal
:47:17. > :47:25.under British law. And the weapons that are being described here are
:47:26. > :47:29.decades old, decades, but the MoD is visually investigating the
:47:30. > :47:33.allegations that have been made, and I believe there is an urgent
:47:34. > :47:39.question on the subject to be heard shortly. I'm grateful for that
:47:40. > :47:43.reply, and as the host knows, we are a signatory to the convention
:47:44. > :47:49.banning munitions, but Saudi Arabia is not. It is alleged this
:47:50. > :47:55.particular type of bomb was designed to be dropped from one specific jet,
:47:56. > :48:01.the UK manufactured Tornado used by the Saudi air force. Under the
:48:02. > :48:07.cluster munitions convention, member states should make best efforts to
:48:08. > :48:10.discourage states not party to the convention from using cluster
:48:11. > :48:24.munitions, so what steps has to write on all gentleman taken --
:48:25. > :48:30.right honourable gentleman, and will he now commit to suspending arms
:48:31. > :48:34.sales to Saudi Arabia and to make in the strongest possible
:48:35. > :48:40.representation that they may cease the use of cluster munitions in this
:48:41. > :48:45.conflict? I think we need to be careful, there is no evidence yet
:48:46. > :48:49.that Saudi Arabia has used cluster munitions, he's right, Saudi Arabia
:48:50. > :48:54.is not a signatory to the convention banning cluster munitions, but nor
:48:55. > :48:58.is the United States. We have made clear that we cannot support the use
:48:59. > :49:02.of cluster munitions in any circumstances. To do so would be
:49:03. > :49:08.unlawful for ministers and officials in this country, and we believe we
:49:09. > :49:14.have an assurance from Saudi Arabia that cluster munitions have not been
:49:15. > :49:18.used in this conflict. The Ministry of Defence is visually investigating
:49:19. > :49:25.these allegations, and I'm sure my defend colleagues will have more to
:49:26. > :49:30.say in response to this. What specific commitment can the
:49:31. > :49:34.government make to supporting organisations in peace building
:49:35. > :49:40.efforts in light of the need to foster and strengthen social
:49:41. > :49:49.cohesion among the Burundi community? Through the conflict
:49:50. > :49:57.stability and security phones, we are seeking to reduce conflict.
:49:58. > :50:02.We're working with the Burundi people in general, the human rights
:50:03. > :50:09.commission of the country, the court system. In December, I met human
:50:10. > :50:13.rights organisations to hear their details concerns and I addressed the
:50:14. > :50:22.UN County, Crow Council in March. I'm pleased to report talks have
:50:23. > :50:31.started, and I look forward to hearing how that goes. Last year,
:50:32. > :50:39.Nepal suffered a major earthquake and had many injured people. In the
:50:40. > :50:44.meantime, the world has contributed hugely to rebuild the nation. At the
:50:45. > :50:50.same time, Britain, Nepal has adopted a new constitution. What
:50:51. > :50:58.support the government has given to Nepal to help with their new
:50:59. > :51:01.constitution? I thank him for that question. The Constitution
:51:02. > :51:09.amendments were a significant moments. And they resolved
:51:10. > :51:14.long-standing differences. We reached a critical situation which
:51:15. > :51:19.meet the concerns of all. I discussed this with Nepal's Deputy
:51:20. > :51:28.Prime Minister in London on the 27th of April. What assessment has the
:51:29. > :51:34.Minister of Africa made of the IMF's outlook, and the opportunity to
:51:35. > :51:43.tackle extremism in the region? As a region, sub-Saharan Africa has seen
:51:44. > :51:48.uninterrupted growth. The outlook for sub-Saharan Africa project is a
:51:49. > :51:52.growth rate of 3% on average across the continent. Kenya, we wonder,
:51:53. > :51:58.Tanzania and Senegal are expecting to grow in excess of double at that
:51:59. > :52:04.figure, with the Ivory Coast grown from 8% to a potentially staggering
:52:05. > :52:12.10% growth annually. Africa continues to offer great progress
:52:13. > :52:20.for Britain. What progress has in some made in the continued detention
:52:21. > :52:25.of the British citizen in Nigeria, of the indigenous people? Is the
:52:26. > :52:33.Minister confident he is receiving all of his rights? I have continued
:52:34. > :52:36.representations with the Nigerian government on this issue and other
:52:37. > :52:42.issues and will continue to do so. I've also met with a series of
:52:43. > :52:47.members of Parliament, and we are happy to continue to do so. The
:52:48. > :52:51.British Government recognises Nigeria as a geographic ever it
:52:52. > :52:57.which holds together as one country, not as separate countries. The 26 of
:52:58. > :53:01.June will mark one year since the attack on holiday-makers on the
:53:02. > :53:08.beach, resulting in the loss of 38 lives. What is the Minister doing to
:53:09. > :53:12.assist families in mark on this anniversary in peace? And what will
:53:13. > :53:19.the government do to assist the tradition government in promoting
:53:20. > :53:32.security over the economy? -- Junior Jehan government -- Junior We are
:53:33. > :53:36.doing all we can to support those Britons are affected by the bombs,
:53:37. > :53:40.whether they be those families of the bereaved, those injured or
:53:41. > :53:44.indeed those who saw things and need the psychological support, and we
:53:45. > :53:52.held commemoration services in April. As the project which is dizzy
:53:53. > :53:57.heights, the Prime Minister and certain members are making it clear
:53:58. > :54:03.a potential disastrous consequences of Scotland and the UK leaving the
:54:04. > :54:08.EU. Given this, can the Secretary of State confirmed by this government
:54:09. > :54:12.has taken our country in search a precarious situation? If she's
:54:13. > :54:17.asking why we are holding a referendum, because the British
:54:18. > :54:22.people are entitled to have their say on this important issue, and for
:54:23. > :54:25.40 years their voice has been ignored. Because we have a
:54:26. > :54:30.Conservative government, they will now have their say on June 23. I
:54:31. > :54:37.hope we as politicians will listen to what they say and will accept
:54:38. > :54:39.their verdict. As chairman of the all-party Parliamentary group to the
:54:40. > :54:45.Philippines, will my right honourable friend jointly in
:54:46. > :54:48.congratulating the president on his victory, wishing him well and
:54:49. > :54:54.finding the niche you convenient time to meet him?
:54:55. > :55:03.I congratulate them for their show of democracy. They have received a
:55:04. > :55:07.strong mandate from the electorate. The Foreign Secretary visited the
:55:08. > :55:12.Philippines in January of this year and plans for further visits will be
:55:13. > :55:18.made after the new Filipino Government takes office on the 30th
:55:19. > :55:23.of June. Can the Secretary of State say how remaining in the EU gives a
:55:24. > :55:25.stronger control in finding solutions to image -- issues like
:55:26. > :55:33.population migration caused by conflict and climate change? Clearly
:55:34. > :55:38.working with our partners in the European Union on these complex and
:55:39. > :55:43.long-term issues reinforces our ability to have effects. I can say
:55:44. > :55:49.to the House that in my nearly two years as Foreign Secretary I have
:55:50. > :55:52.visitors over 70 countries in six continents and in no one of those
:55:53. > :55:57.countries has anyone suggested to me that Britain's voice will be more
:55:58. > :56:03.influential if we were outside the European Union. Quite the opposite.
:56:04. > :56:09.By being in the European Union our influence is augmented, not
:56:10. > :56:13.diminished. In 2010, the Prime Minister said, "I'm here to make the
:56:14. > :56:20.case for Turkey's membership of the EU and fight for it." Is the Foreign
:56:21. > :56:25.Secretary really claim that we should take it from that that the
:56:26. > :56:29.Government intends to Peto Turkey's possession to the EU and if there is
:56:30. > :56:38.no remote prospect of them joining the EU, why so much -- why is so
:56:39. > :56:45.much of the taxpayer's money helping them? Turkey apply to join the EU in
:56:46. > :56:49.1987 and as the Prime Minister observed yesterday on the current
:56:50. > :56:54.rate of progress, they will be decades if not more before Turkey
:56:55. > :57:00.gets anywhere near membership of the European Union. There is a benefit
:57:01. > :57:05.to us and having turkey on a European facing path. Being under
:57:06. > :57:08.pressure to improve the situation around human rights, compliance with
:57:09. > :57:14.the rule of law in Turkey and if we don't maintain a path, we will not
:57:15. > :57:20.have that on average. We have a veto. Ultimately we have a veto. We
:57:21. > :57:24.have a veto over the terms and conditions on which any applicant
:57:25. > :57:30.country is able to join the European Union. We have been clear that can
:57:31. > :57:34.be no question of further accessions to the European Union and access to
:57:35. > :57:43.free movement within the European Union until an applicant country has
:57:44. > :57:49.reached the average level of GDP per Capita across the European Union. No
:57:50. > :57:53.more poverty gradient in the European Union. The honourable
:57:54. > :57:59.gentleman from Shipley cannot be vetoed. He never has been and he
:58:00. > :58:04.never will be. Regarding your questions about the Middle East and
:58:05. > :58:09.deploring extremism wherever it may be found. Is it not a matter of
:58:10. > :58:14.grave concern that the new defence minister is extremely right-wing,
:58:15. > :58:20.ultra-nationalists and to set last year that what he described as
:58:21. > :58:27.disloyal Israeli Arabs should be beheaded, isn't an illustration far
:58:28. > :58:33.Israeli Government has gone in next extremism and rejection of any idea
:58:34. > :58:38.of a two state solution? That should be condemned. It is a matter of
:58:39. > :58:45.grave concern and the polarisation of use in Israel Palestine makes it
:58:46. > :58:49.harder and less likely that will be able to achieve the solution which
:58:50. > :58:58.this house and most of the world ardently craves. In answer to my
:58:59. > :59:05.written Parliamentary question, the economic Secretary to the Treasury
:59:06. > :59:09.reported that on the 16th of January, ?657 million of frozen
:59:10. > :59:13.uranium assets were unfrozen and therefore returned to Iran or a
:59:14. > :59:16.rainy and citizens. What is the Government doing to monitor those
:59:17. > :59:22.funds and ensuring they spent correctly are not handed over to
:59:23. > :59:26.terrorists or funding action against British troops? We are committed to
:59:27. > :59:32.the unfreezing of Iranian assets. Some who were opposed to the JCP owe
:59:33. > :59:38.a agreement suggested $150 billion could fly back to Iran. Today we
:59:39. > :59:45.think they have managed to achieve $11 billion. There are international
:59:46. > :59:49.agreements in place to monitor and prevent money laundering, financing
:59:50. > :59:56.of terrorist organisations and those applying to run or any other
:59:57. > :00:00.country. What is the Foreign Secretary's assessment of the
:00:01. > :00:09.growing violations against freedom of the press in Tunisia? As I said
:00:10. > :00:14.earlier, Tunisia is going through a difficult period at the moment. They
:00:15. > :00:18.have been subjected to a number of terrorist attacks. We have almost
:00:19. > :00:22.doubled the size of our amnesty and are doing our best to ensure we are
:00:23. > :00:25.providing the support. I will be happy to discuss in more detail some
:00:26. > :00:27.of the challenges that are related to the freedom of the press with
:00:28. > :01:03.her. The UK last provided cluster
:01:04. > :01:09.munitions to Saudi Arabia nearly 30 years ago. The final delivery was in
:01:10. > :01:10.1989. We ratified the Convention on cluster munitions on