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1469767

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Pakistan: Missguided
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of reports that workers in Pakistan making clothing for the fashion brand, Missguided, have not received salaries for more than four months and as a result are destitute and starving.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	17065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>We are looking into reports of the negative impact on workers in Pakistan after the alleged collapse of the UK firm, Missguided.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/06/2022 16:36:14 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1469768

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Pakistan: Missguided
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Pakistani counterpart on the impact on Pakistani garment workers of the collapse of the fashion brand, Missguided.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	17066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text We are looking into reports of the negative impact on workers in Pakistan after the alleged collapse of the UK firm, Missguided. answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/06/2022 16:34:03 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1469866

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Jagtar Singh Johal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in India on the detention of Jagtar Singh Johal.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	17067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government takes all allegations of human rights violations very seriously, and we regularly raise Mr Johal's case directly with the Government of India at official and Ministerial level. The Prime Minister raised Mr Johal's case with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 April as part of a wide-ranging discussion. The Foreign Secretary last raised Mr Johal's case with the Indian Minister of External Affairs, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, on 31 March 2022. Consular staff have attended a number of hearings in Mr Johal's case in an observer capacity, and did so on 2, 3, 4, 7, and 9 June. This Government will continue to look to raise our concerns about Mr Johal's case at all appropriate opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 21/06/2022 14:27:45 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1469067

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Myanmar: Propaganda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports that Myanmar nationalists and military are using Telegram, Youtube, Telegram, VK and Viber to disseminate propaganda news.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	15322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2022 answer text <p>Misinformation is rife in Myanmar and the UK is committed to tackling it. The military continues to perpetuate propaganda, including their unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud in 2020. In response to the February 2021 coup, the UK Government established the Myanmar Witness programme which verifies and reports on open-source information of serious human rights violations and abuses. This project is essential to countering disinformation. We call on the regime to end its obstruction of the Myanmar people's right to information and freedom of expression, which is vital to de-escalating the crisis.</p><p>The UK Government strongly believes that the rights of individuals and independent media to express opinions and peacefully challenge authority are essential to a free and open society. The FCDO launched its media freedom campaign in 2018 to shine a global spotlight on media freedom and to raise the cost to those who abuse the media. Myanmar remains a priority country for the UK on media freedom.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 17/06/2022 13:17:15 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1469068

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Myanmar: Journalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her counterpart in Myanmar on journalists who are awaiting criminal trials and executions.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	15323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2022 answer text <p>Since the coup, the UK has had no senior bilateral engagement with the military regime. The UK continues to raise our concerns publicly about the treatment of journalists. The UK opposes the death penalty in all circumstances. I made this clear in my statement of 7 June in response to reports that the military regime was planning on executing individuals involved in the pro-democracy movement.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 17/06/2022 13:11:20 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1469069

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Myanmar: Journalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support journalists in Myanmar who have experienced physical violence and threats of imprisonment for their media work.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	15324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2022 answer text <p>Since the military coup on 1 February 2021, Myanmar's military and police continue to undermine and violate media freedom. We condemn the targeting, detention and killing of journalists and media workers. We call on the military regime to immediately stop all violence, release those unjustly detained and end its obstruction of the Myanmar people's right to information and freedom of expression. We are also providing emergency funding to help journalists and media organisations continue reporting what is happening in Myanmar.</p><p>We have called and continued to call for the protection of civilians, including journalists, and the release of all those in arbitrary detention, including at the UN Security Council and Human Rights Council.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 17/06/2022 13:15:55 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1469070

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Myanmar: Journalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take steps to work with representatives of trade unions in Myanmar to promote the rights of journalists.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	15325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>We condemn the targeting, detention and killing of journalists and media workers. We call on the military regime to immediately stop all violence, release those unjustly detained and end its obstruction of the Myanmar people's right to information and freedom of expression. We are engaging with a range of voices in Myanmar, including the National Unity Consultative Council, an important body which includes trade unions and civil society. We are also providing emergency funding to help journalists and media organisations continue reporting what is happening in Myanmar.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 16/06/2022 15:28:54 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1469071

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Myanmar: Homicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in Myanmar following the killing of six civilians in Sagaing Region’s Myinmu Township by the military in Myanmar on 8 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	15326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>Since the coup, the UK has had no senior bilateral engagement with the military regime but we continue to call out their actions publicly, most recently in a statement to the UN General Assembly on 13 June 2022. We also secured strong language on the protection of civilians at the UN Security Council (UNSC) on 2 February. On 26 November, the UK coordinated a joint statement which raised concern at the risk of mass atrocities in Sagaing Region and elsewhere in Myanmar, and which urged the military to end the violence. We will continue to use all available multilateral fora, including the UNSC, to raise our concerns at the targeting of civilians by the military.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 16/06/2022 15:20:14 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1469072

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Myanmar: Homicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the killing of six civilians in Sagaing Region’s Myinmu Township by the military in Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	15327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned about the continuing conflict in Sagaing Region, where thousands have been displaced and many killed. The UK Government strongly condemns reported incidences, based on credible reports of torture, sexual violence and village burnings. The UK is supporting human rights monitoring and verification on the ground.</p><p>Since the coup, the UK has had no senior bilateral engagement with the military regime but we continue to call out their actions publicly, most recently in a statement to the UN General Assembly on 13 June 2022. We also secured strong language on the protection of civilians at the UN Security Council (UNSC) on 2 February. On 26 November, the UK coordinated a joint statement which raised concern at the risk of mass atrocities in Sagaing Region and elsewhere in Myanmar, and which urged the military to end the violence. We will continue to use all available multilateral fora, including the UNSC, to raise our concerns at the targeting of civilians by the military.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 16/06/2022 15:26:07 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1465733

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Xinjiang: Genocide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make a determination in relation to whether genocide is taking place in Xinjiang in light of recent evidence obtained from security forces operating in that region.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	9080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>As the Foreign Secretary made clear in her statement of 24th May, these latest reports provide further shocking details of China's gross human rights violations in Xinjiang, adding to the already extensive body of evidence from Chinese government documents, first-hand testimony, satellite imagery and visits by our own diplomats to the region.</p><p>However, it remains the long-standing policy of the British Government not to make determinations in relation to genocide. Genocide is a crime and there must be no impunity for it. As with other crimes, judgment should be made after all available evidence has been considered by a competent court. The UK has led international efforts to hold China to account at the UN, imposed sanctions on senior Chinese government officials, and announced measures to help ensure no UK organisations are complicit in these violations through their supply chains. We will continue to act with our international partners to increase the pressure on China to change its behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 06/06/2022 16:31:29 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West