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1179261

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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	Venezuela: Politics and Government
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 his Department is taking to encourage a democratic resolution to the situation in Venezuela.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Mrs Andrea Jenkyns
uin	18734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>We maintain regular discussions with key actors on Venezuela following the United Kingdom's recognition of Juan Guaido as constitutional interim President of Venezuela. Through our Ambassador in Caracas and internationally, we have been working closely with like-minded partners - including on a sanctions regime imposed by the EU. We are also working with the US and the regional Lima Group to encourage a peaceful resolution of the current crisis and a democratic transition through free and fair elections.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 26/02/2020 15:17:00 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1179266

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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	Armenia: Gold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made representations to the Government of Armenia on the Amulsar gold mine.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	18469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>British Embassy Yerevan officials regularly make representations to the Government of Armenia on a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 26/02/2020 17:11:56 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1179277

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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	Turkey: Rape
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 Turkish counterpart on reports of that country bringing forward legislative proposals that would grant an amnesty to rapists that married their victim.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	18740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The reporting of the proposed bill is deeply concerning. We strongly support the rights of women in Turkey and encourage the Turkish authorities to safeguard their welfare and respect their human rights and have raised our concerns over child marriage with the Turkish authorities. Our Embassy in Ankara provides project support to a number of Turkish civil society organisations working in the area of fundamental freedoms. Currently in the financial year 2019/20 we are funding a range of projects including women's and minority rights. We will continue to monitor the situation in Turkey and to encourage the government to protect fundamental rights.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/03/2020 14:17:43 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1179332

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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	Brazil: Indigenous Peoples
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 his Department has made of the effect of the increased issuance of mining licences in Brazil on Brazil's indigenous people.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	18992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>We are monitoring the situation. We regularly discuss issues affecting indigenous peoples with Brazilian authorities, and will continue to do so. The UK is committed to promoting and defending the human rights of indigenous communities in Brazil.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/03/2020 14:19:50 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1179333

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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	Brazil: Rainforests
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 Brazilian counterpart on the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	18993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK has been dedicated to addressing the issue of deforestation in Brazil for a long time. Since 2012, the UK has invested nearly £154 million in a number of International Climate Finance programmes in Brazil aimed at tackling deforestation, preventing forest fires, and implementing the Forest Code. The Prime Minister also raised the environment with President Bolsonaro during a phone call on 15 January. The UK will continue to monitor the situation in the Amazon closely and raise these critical issues in our ongoing dialogue with Brazil.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 28/02/2020 13:30:42 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1179336

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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	Brazil: Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Brazilian counterpart on the (a) overcrowding of, (b) understaffing at and (c) lack of resources available to prisoners in prison facilities in that country.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	18994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of significant concerns about prison conditions in Brazil. We have raised our concerns with the Brazilian authorities and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/03/2020 14:03:57 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1179337

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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	Brazil: Freedom of Expression
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 is making to his Brazilian counterpart on (a) freedom of expression and (b) freedom of the press in that country.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	18995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The British Government is fully committed to promoting freedom of expression and freedom of the press. We believe that media freedom is vital for healthy societies everywhere and that journalists ought to be able to investigate and report without undue interference. The UK and Brazil have a close dialogue on a number of bilateral and global issues of mutual interest, including on freedom of expression and freedom of the press.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/03/2020 13:54:54 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1179417

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department received reports of the US Administration freezing military aid to Ukraine prior to 12 September 2019.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	18591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Reports of a freeze on military aid to Ukraine were in the public domain prior to 12 September 2019. The transfer of military aid between the US and Ukraine is a bilateral matter between the two countries.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/03/2020 14:01:55 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1179479

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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	Trade: British Overseas Territories
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 he has to increase trade links between the UK and British Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	19033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK's Overseas Territories (OTs) have preferential access to the UK market, which means that they are able to export goods to the UK tariff and quota free. The British Government has ensured that this access will continue at the end of the transition period. The UK has established trade links with some OTs, and stands ready to support UK and OT businesses that want to strengthen their trade links.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/03/2020 13:57:46 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1179480

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
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	British Overseas Territories: Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is giving to the British Overseas Territories to help develop their trade links with surrounding economies.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	19034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the sustainable economic development of the British Overseas Territories (OTs). The Territories have some autonomy over their own trade relationships, and many already have established trading links with their neighbours. Working jointly with the Department for International Trade, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is exploring opportunities for the OTs to strengthen their global trade standing. This has included considering their interests in future Free Trade Agreements, posts connecting to our overseas network, and the GREAT campaign.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 28/02/2020 13:28:04 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton