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174007

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the P5 nuclear weapon states will next meet in London; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Dame Joan Ruddock
uin	220923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK will host the sixth Conference of P5 Nuclear Weapon States in London on 4-5 February; I will update the House after the meeting.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/01/2015 15:12:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	190 label Biography information for Dame Joan Ruddock

174008

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether there will be a joint P5 statement on the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Dame Joan Ruddock
uin	220924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK attended the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons and made a statement afterwards. Not all the P5 Nuclear Weapons States attended; there are therefore no plans for a joint P5 statement on the Vienna Conference.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/01/2015 15:13:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	190 label Biography information for Dame Joan Ruddock

174009

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Russian government about (a) human rights in general and (b) LGBT rights in that country.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	221027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>(a) We remain deeply concerned about deteriorating human rights in Russia and regularly make this clear in bilateral interactions at all levels. I discussed human rights with the Russian Ambassador in London at our last meeting on 18 December. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right honourable and noble friend Baroness Anelay, discussed human rights with the Russian Ambassador on 25 November. The British Embassy in Moscow regularly raises our concerns about human rights with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, most recently with Foreign Minister Lavrov on 13 January.</p><p>(b) We have raised concerns about LGBT rights in Russia bilaterally at a number of levels since the law banning the promotion of “non-traditional” sexual relations among minors was passed in June 2013. I raised concerns about the protection of LGBT people in Russia with the Russian Ambassador at our last meeting on 18 December. Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials also discussed the safety of participants at LGBT events with the Russian authorities in November, and they regularly meet with LGBT activists and attend LGBT events to provide support.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 20/01/2015 15:50:41 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

174010

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Saudi Arabian government about freedom of speech in that country.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	221028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text The UK is a strong supporter of freedom of expression around the world. We continue to raise a range of human rights issues with the Saudi authorities including the right to freedom of expression. Earlier this month we raised freedom of expression at a senior level with the Saudi authorities. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/01/2015 16:55:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

174016

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	North Korea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of human rights in North Korea; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	221042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by the UN Commission of Inquiry’s findings of widespread and systematic state sanctioned human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). We have seen no evidence to suggest the human rights situation has improved since the Commission published its report in February 2014. <br><br>On 22 December, following a request by the UK and others, the UN Security Council formally recognised the human rights situation in the DPRK as a potential threat to international peace and security and held a first discussion of this new agenda item. During this meeting the UK repeated its serious concern at the human rights situation in the DPRK and its belief that if the DPRK will not hold human rights violators to account, then the international community must be ready to do so. <br><br>We also reitarated that the DPRK authorities bear primary responsibility for protecting human rights in DPRK and expressed our regret that the DPRK had withdrawn the offers of engagement made ahead of the UN General Assembly Third Committee resolution in November 2014.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 20/01/2015 15:03:04 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

174020

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Egypt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Egyptian government on freedom of religion in that country for (a) atheists and (b) Christians.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	221035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>We deplore all discrimination against religious minorities and constraints on their freedom to practise what they believe. Most recently, I raised the importance of protecting the human rights enshrined in Egypt’s constitution, which include freedom of belief and worship, with a number of senior figures in the Egyptian Government during my visit to Cairo on January 12-16. UK officials also discussed the importance of religious freedom with the Egyptian Deputy Assistant Minister for Human Rights, Dr Mahy Abdel Latif on 14 January 2015.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/01/2015 15:18:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

174404

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sri Lanka
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his priorities are for the UK's relationship with Sri Lanka.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Fiona O'Donnell
uin	907114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text The UK will work to reinvigorate its relationship with the people of Sri Lanka and President Sirisena’s government. We already have strong links in trade, education, tourism and between our people. The President’s election is a new opportunity for Sri Lanka to build a stable, prosperous and inclusive future for all Sri Lankans. President Sirisena’s early visit to the UK from 7-11 March clearly expressed a renewed friendship between our two countries. The UK has offered support to the newly elected President and Prime Minister as they seek to implement their ambitious reform programme and take steps to reconcile all Sri Lankan people. However, we have been clear we want to see Sri Lanka deliver on its commitments to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights by September. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 13/03/2015 14:50:19 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3964 label Biography information for Fiona O'Donnell

174410

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	European Union: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in other EU member states on proposals to amend EU treaties.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Thomas Docherty
uin	907093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>I have already visited 24 Member States to discuss EU reform with my counterparts, most recently, Warsaw on 6 March. Leaders across Europe agree that the EU needs to change. We are setting out the case for Britain’s view of the reforms required to make the EU fit for purpose in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century. We have already made progress: the June European Council agreed that EU reform was necessary and that the UK’s concerns should be addressed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 11/03/2015 10:41:21 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	3962 label Biography information for Thomas Docherty

174576

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take in response to the conclusions of the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, held in December 2014.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Dame Joan Ruddock
uin	907116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK was represented at the Vienna conference by our Permanent Representative to the International Organisations in Vienna, Susan le Jeune. As the Vienna Conference was a discussion platform there were no formal follow up outcomes agreed. However as stated at the Conference, the UK will continue to follow the step-by-step approach to disarmament through the existing UN disarmament machinery and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/01/2015 15:10:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	190 label Biography information for Dame Joan Ruddock

174577

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Hamas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the military capability of Hamas.
tabling member constituency	Finchley and Golders Green
tabling member printed	Mike Freer
uin	907115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p>We assess that Hamas maintains the ability to launch rocket attacks and armed attacks through tunnels on Israel from within Gaza.</p><p>We call on Hamas to renounce violence, recognise Israel and accept previously signed agreements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/01/2015 15:09:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer