"uri","answering body","answer > is ministerial correction","answer > date of answer","answer > answer text","answer > answering member printed","answer > question first answered","answer > uri","answer > answering member > label","answering dept id","answering dept short name","answering dept sort name","date","hansard heading","house id","legislature > pref label","question text","registered interest","tabling member > label","tabling member printed","uin" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1046303","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","false","2019-02-04","
There are conflicting media reports on claims of genetic modification in China. We shall continue to monitor the situation. We have had no discussion with the Chinese Government regarding the ethical issues and risks associated with the gene-edited babies born in China. The procedure alleged to have been carried out by Prof He Jiankui in China would be illegal in the UK. It would be an offence under the 1990 Human Fertilisation & Embryology Act (1990 Act), punishable, on conviction, by a prison term of up to 10 years, a fine or both.
","Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon","2019-02-04T17:09:43.29Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1046303/answer","Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon","16","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","2019-01-22","China: Genetic Engineering","2","House of Lords","To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they have made to the government of China about reports that babies have been born in China with edited genes.","false","Biography information for Baroness Berridge","Baroness Berridge","HL13012" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1108826","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","false","2019-04-10","We are aware that some British nationals including children are living in displaced persons camps in Syria but due to the circumstances on the ground, we are not in a position to make an accurate estimate of the number. The UK has no consular presence within Syria and has advised against all travel to Syria since 2012 because of the dangers associated with the conflict there. We have not been made aware of any British children living in refugee camps in Iraq or elsewhere in the region.
","Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon","2019-04-10T14:49:18.55Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1108826/answer","Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon","16","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","2019-04-01","Middle East: British Nationals Abroad","2","House of Lords","To ask Her Majesty's Government how many British children are living in refugee camps in Syria or in territory that was formerly part of the sovereign states of Syria or Iraq.","false","Biography information for Baroness Berridge","Baroness Berridge","HL14933" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1108827","Home Office","false","2019-04-09","We can confirm that in the last 12 months there have been a small number of British children who have left Syria and returned to the UK via third countries.
The Government does not have a consular presence within Syria from which to provide consular assistance. FCO Travel Advice advises against all travel to Syria, and that British Nationals should leave by any practical means. We will not put British officials’ lives at risk to assist those who have left the UK to join a proscribed terrorist organisation.
If a British child who has been in Syria is able to seek consular assistance outside of Syria, then we would work with local and UK authorities to facilitate their return if requested.