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1088271

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Gaza: Zoos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Gaza on the treatment of animals in Rafah Zoo.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	232054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>​We have not had any discussions on the specific issue, as the UK retains a no contact policy with Hamas in its entirety. We remain very concerned about the humanitarian and economic situation in Gaza and regularly raise our concerns about Gaza with the Israeli authorities, urging them to work together with the Palestinian Authority and Egypt to see long-term improvements.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 232055 question first answered 21/03/2019 15:34:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1088273

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Gaza: Zoos
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 the Government can take to (a) provide support to and (b) if necessary re-house the animals in Rafah Zoo, Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	232055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>​We have not had any discussions on the specific issue, as the UK retains a no contact policy with Hamas in its entirety. We remain very concerned about the humanitarian and economic situation in Gaza and regularly raise our concerns about Gaza with the Israeli authorities, urging them to work together with the Palestinian Authority and Egypt to see long-term improvements.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 232054 question first answered 21/03/2019 15:34:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1088392

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Algeria: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Algerian counterparts on the postponed presidential elections in that country.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	231912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>We have discussed recent developments in Algeria with Algerian officials at a variety of levels.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/03/2019 16:31:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1088394

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Algeria: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential for civil unrest as a result of the postponed Algerian presidential elections.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	231913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>​We are aware of the ongoing demonstrations in Algeria and President Bouteflika’s announcement that elections are to be postponed. We are following developments.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/03/2019 16:34:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1087122

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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: Sanctions
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of countries breaking UN sanctions on North Korea; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	231356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>It is clear that not all countries are fully implementing sanctions, as demonstrated by the UN Panel of Experts report of 5 March. The Government keeps close track of North Korean sanctions implementation and responds robustly when there is evidence of sanctions breaches. We are active in working with and lobbying, where necessary, international partners to ensure that all relevant UN Security Council measures in respect of North Korea are fully implemented. Until North Korea takes concrete steps towards denuclearisation, sanctions must remain and all states must enforce them in full.</p><p> </p><p>We welcome the work of the UN Panel of Experts who are mandated to gather, examine and analyse information provided by States on their implementation of the measures, as well as information on incidents of non-compliance. The Panel’s latest report details continued evasion of sanctions by North Korea and insufficient implementation of sanctions by a wide range of countries. The report and previous reports can be found at <a href="https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1718/panel_experts/reports" target="_blank">https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1718/panel_experts/reports</a>.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 15/03/2019 10:45:02 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1087126

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 11 February 2019 to Question 216183 on Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Buildings, what his Department's rationale is for owning two properties with an asset value of over £5 million in Accra.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	231400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>There are two residential-related properties in Accra worth over £5 million. One has been deemed surplus and put on the market. The other is being planned for re-development.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2019 11:31:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1087128

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 11 February 2019 to Question 216183 on Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Buildings, what his Department's rationale is for owning two properties with an asset value of over £5 million in Belgrade.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	231401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>​The two properties each with an asset value of over £5 million in Belgrade are the British Embassy and the Ambassador's Residence. These buildings provide a dedicated base from which diplomats can promote UK interests in Serbia. There are no plans to dispose of either property.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/03/2019 11:33:57 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1087130

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Violence
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 counterpart in the Democratic Republic of Congo on their response to the violent clashes in Yumbi territory in December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	231359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>​We are very concerned about the violence that took place in Yumbi territory, western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in December 2018. A recent report from the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) in the DRC suggests as many as 890 people were killed; thousands more were displaced. We echo the comments made by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet: we condemn all such violence and the perpetrators of these terrible crimes must be brought to justice as soon as possible. Our Embassy in the DRC has raised our concerns with government authorities in the region and with local UN representatives.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/03/2019 14:55:50 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1087132

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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	South Sudan: Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 4 July 2018 to Question 157685 on South Sudan: Sanctions, whether the power to issue sanctions under the Magnitsky clauses contained in the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 would come into force (a) on the day the UK leaves the EU or (b) at the end of a transitional period.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	231402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act) provides powers for the UK to make secondary legislation to impose sanctions, including to provide accountability for, or to deter, gross human rights violations. On 6 March 2019, the FCO laid S.I. 2019/438 in Parliament for the UK to impose, once commenced, South Sudan sanctions for a range of purposes, including promoting respect for human rights and the peace, stability and security of South Sudan. During the Implementation Period (IP), the UK will remain bound by EU sanctions. We will look to use the powers provided by the Sanctions Act to the fullest extent possible during the IP, but there are some limitations on the measures that we can impose autonomously.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/03/2019 14:58:56 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1087191

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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	China: Uyghurs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether Uighur Muslims in Chinese camps have been denied their basic human rights.
tabling member constituency	Bradford West
tabling member printed	Naz Shah
uin	231509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>We have serious concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang and the Chinese Government’s deepening crackdown; including credible reports that over 1 million Uyghur Muslims have been held in re-education camps, and reports of widespread surveillance and restrictions targeted at ethnic minorities. Visits to Xinjiang by diplomats from the British Embassy in Beijing have corroborated much of this open source reporting.</p><p>Ministers and senior officials have been raising our concerns directly with the Chinese authorities for some time, and will continue to do so. At the 40<sup>th</sup> session of the UN Human Rights Council which ran from February to March 2019, Lord Ahmad raised our concerns about Xinjiang during his opening address (on 25 February). The UK also raised concerns about Xinjiang during our item 4 statement on 12 March, and we co-sponsored a side event on “Protecting the fundamental freedoms in Xinjiang” on 13 March.</p><p>I raised our concerns about Xinjiang with Vice Minister Guo Yezhou during my visit to China on 22 July 2018. The Foreign Secretary also raised our concerns about the region with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his visit to China on 30 July 2018.</p><p>During China’s Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council on 6 November 2018, the UK made a statement which described our concerns about the treatment of ethnic minorities in China, including Uyghurs.</p><p>Following the Universal Periodic Review, Lord Ahmad issued a statement where he said: “I am very concerned about the human rights situation in Xinjiang, including the re-education camps and the widespread surveillance and restrictions targeted at ethnic minorities, particularly the Uyghurs. The UK and many of our international partners have made clear during China’s UPR that this is a priority issue. We recommended that China should implement CERD recommendations in Xinjiang and allow the UN to monitor implementation.”​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 15/03/2019 10:46:41 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah