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1215986

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Cyprus: Foreign Relations
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 compatibility of the exclusion of representatives of Turkey and Turkish Cypriots from talks between the UK Government and the Greek Cypriot Administration and the 1960 Cyprus Treaty of Guarantee.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	62318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>We regularly engage with the Turkish Cypriots and Turkey. We use the opportunity of these contacts to urge progress towards a settlement. Ultimately, it is for the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots to agree on the details of any final Settlement deal. This will require the agreement of the two leaders, the support of Greece and Turkey and - importantly - successful referenda in each community. The UK has always made clear that we are open to whatever arrangements the two sides and other Guarantor Powers can agree to meet the security needs of the two Cypriot communities.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/06/2020 15:53:24 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1216036

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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: Public Inquiries
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 publish the (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory public inquiries being undertaken by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	62611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office do not currently have sponsorship responsibilities for any public inquiries.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 02/07/2020 16:12:43 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1216037

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Poland: LGBT+ People
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 Polish counterpart on LGBTQ+ rights in that country.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	62522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is implacably opposed to all forms of discrimination and committed to promoting and protecting the rights and freedoms of LGBT people in all circumstances. Our Embassy in Warsaw is working actively on this agenda and is engaged in dialogue on it with both civil society and government.</p><p>The Embassy has established itself as one of the diplomatic missions in Warsaw that is most active on the LGBT agenda. During last year's Pride season, it brought the diplomatic community in Warsaw together to endorse a joint letter expressing support for LGBT equality and respect for human rights. Over 50 diplomatic missions signed. The Embassy flies the Rainbow flag annually for International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia and flew it again over the weekend of 20/21 June as part of its activity to promote Pride Month.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/06/2020 15:51:44 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1216271

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Sudan: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of UK nationals stranded in Sudan as a result of the Sudanese Government closing commercial airports in response to the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	62403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government has helped over 200 British travellers return to the UK from Sudan on a HMG special chartered flight on 21 May. When commercial flights were available, the embassy highlighted these to British traveller through its Travel Advice and social media channels. They also worked with international partners to enable British travellers to return on other countries' charter flights. There are currently no further HMG special charter flights planned but we welcome the decision by Emirates to offer a commercial flight from Khartoum to Dubai on 26 June which anyone wishing to depart Sudan could consider.</p><p>We believe that the majority of those British travellers in Sudan who are able and wished to leave have taken one of these available means of return. Some appear to have decided not to return at this point. It is difficult to be precise on the numbers of British travellers who still wish to return home because there have been instances of multiple registrations by the same individual, people not reporting their return to the UK via other means, and long term residents registering for flights even though they were not eligible. Through our embassy in Khartoum, officials are in regular contact with those British travellers who have expressed a desire to return to the UK. We encourage British travellers in Sudan wishing to return to the UK to visit our Travel Advice page: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/sudan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/sudan</a> which is regularly updated to ensure that those wishing to return are aware of further developments.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 30/06/2020 16:08:37 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1216284

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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: Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Chinese Government on (a) the treatment of dogs and (b) general hygiene practices during that country's Yulin Dog Meat Festival which is taking place from 21 to 30 June 2020.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	62547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to raising standards of animal welfare at home and abroad. The sale and consumption of dog meat is legal in many countries, including China, and there are no international norms, laws or agreements governing this. We believe that it is necessary to work with Governments around the world to gain agreement on animal welfare standards, and to phase out cruel and inhumane practices. There is no suggestion that the event will break any local or international laws. We have previously raised our concerns on specific animal welfare issues with the Chinese authorities and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 30/06/2020 14:26:30 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

1216286

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Syria: 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 assessment he has made of the effect of increased economic sanctions by the US Administration on the Syrian Government on achieving the reauthorisation of humanitarian and medical aid border crossings under UN Security Council Resolution 2504, due for renewal by 10 July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
uin	62562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>We welcome US statements that these new sanctions are targeted and humanitarian exemptions continue to apply. As such, we do not believe that they should impact current negotiations regarding UN Security Council Resolution 2504. The renewal is a matter for the UN Security Council and the UK continues to be vocal on the need for cross-border aid into both north-west and north-east Syria.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 30/06/2020 16:06:28 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1216402

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Hussein Abdullah Khalil Rashid and Zuhair Ibrahim Jasim Abdullah
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterpart in Government of Bahrain on (a) the fairness of the trials of Zuhair and Husain Abdullah Khalil Rashid’s and (b) the allegations of the use torture of those people that resulted in them being given death sentences.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	62553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>We have raised the cases of Zuhair Ibrahim Jasim Abdullah and Hussein Abdullah Khalil Rashid at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain.</p><p>The Government of Bahrain is fully aware that the UK is firmly opposed to the death penalty, in all circumstances. The right to a fair trial is enshrined in the constitution of Bahrain; we continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to follow due process in all cases and meet its international and domestic human rights commitments.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 26/06/2020 13:44:55 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1216409

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Gender Based 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 plans the Government has to raise the matter of gender-based violence at the next meeting of the UN Security Council.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	62625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>COVID-19 has reinforced the urgency to tackle pervasive and endemic gender-based violence. The UN Security Council will be an important platform to demonstrate the UK's continued leadership on Violence against Women and Girls and Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict as part of our broader ambitions on gender equality. This includes the upcoming UN Security Council Open video-conference on Women, Peace and Security on 17 July, which will focus on conflict-related sexual violence.</p><p>The UK has led efforts to strengthen language on conflict-related sexual violence through UN Security Council Peacekeeping Mandates and Resolutions. In April 2019, we advocated and voted for UN Security Council Resolution 2467 on sexual violence in conflict. This specified the importance of a survivor-centric approach in response to conflict-related sexual violence, highlighted the need to support children born of sexual violence, promoted specific language on sexual violence in sanction regimes, and also referenced the Mukwege Foundation/Nadia Initiative Global Survivors Fund.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 30/06/2020 15:47:47 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1216410

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Gender Based 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 plans the Government has to raise the matter of gender-based violence at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	62626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>Unfortunately, in light of Covid-19, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Rwanda 2020 has been postponed. The Prime Minister's Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon looks forward to attending the next CHOGM when it takes place in Kigali. Gender equality remains as important as ever in these times given the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on women and girls. We are working hard to ensure that they are at the forefront of our response. The UK is proud to be a world leader on efforts to prevent Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), and we are committed to eliminating it in all its forms.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 07/07/2020 16:54:05 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1216435

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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: Public Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department spent on (a) opinion polling and (b) focus groups in each month since January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	62469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and to compile it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 30/06/2020 15:57:17 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins