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714519

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Burma: Crimes against Humanity
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 his Department has made of potential crimes against humanity, including mass sexual violence, in Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	69618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>​We remain deeply concerned about human rights violations in Burma. I raised our concerns when I met the Burmese Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, U Kyaw Tin, on 27 February at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. During his visit to Burma in January, the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), also raised similar concerns with State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as well as military-appointed government ministers. When the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my noble Friend, the Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns visited Burma last November, she specifically raised the issue of sexual violence with the Burmese Minister of Defence, where she pressed him to handle allegations of sexual violence against women in a thorough and transparent manner.</p><p>The question of whether any crimes under international law have occurred in Burma is a matter for judicial decision, rather than for governments to determine. Our objective remains to end all violations of human rights in Burma, including conflict-related sexual violence.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/04/2017 12:57:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

714521

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what guidance has been given to country desk officers on incorporating an understanding of freedom of religion or belief in their work.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	69539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>Advancing human rights - including the right to freedom of religion and belief (FoRB) - is embedded across the work of our diplomats. In order to enhance the capabilities of staff working to promote FoRB in their country context, the FCO issued a revised toolkit in October 2016. This coincided with our London Conference on FoRB and Countering Violent Extremism, which was attended by a number of country desk officers. The FCO also routinely provides training and seminars to increase religious literacy amongst staff.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/04/2017 12:59:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

714524

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Monarchy: Official Gifts
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 his Department has had with Buckingham Palace on the gift of a gold chain from the alleged Crown Prince Davit of Georgia.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	69497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>In line with the normal process for accepting gifts, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Buckingham Palace discussed the offer. As this gift was officially supported by the Georgian Government, it was graciously accepted as being in the spirit of the good relations between two close allies.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 05/04/2017 15:37:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

714529

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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: Minority Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received on the detention of Uyghur, Tibetan and Christian people in China related to the practice of organ harvesting.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	69416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>​We regularly receive reports and updates from non-government organisations (NGOs) covering a wide range of human rights issues in China. For example, I hosted a roundtable in October 2016 with a range of NGOs working in this area to hear their opinions and analysis firsthand. Among other human rights issues, we have on occasion received reports that individuals from certain religious and ethnic minority groups may have had their organs removed after they have passed away without their or their families consent. My officials continue to scrutinise any new evidence presented.</p><p>We continue to raise the issue of restrictions on religious freedoms and discrimination against ethnic minorities in China, most recently in our statement to the UN Human Rights Council on 14 March 2017.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/04/2017 12:58:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

714531

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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: 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 reports the Government has received on North Korean defectors in Russia being sent back to North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	69418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>​We are aware of some media reports of North Korean defectors in the Russian Federation being sent back to North Korea.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/04/2017 12:55:39 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

714756

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what instructions have been given to FCO country desk officers to ensure that freedom of religion or belief is included in their work.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>Advancing human rights - including the right to freedom of religion and belief (FoRB) - is embedded across the work of our diplomats. In order to enhance the capabilities of staff working to promote FoRB in their country context, the FCO issued a revised toolkit in October 2016. This coincided with our London Conference on FoRB and Countering Violent Extremism, which was attended by a number of country desk officers. The FCO also routinely provides training and seminars to increase religious literacy amongst staff.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/04/2017 15:50:27 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

714302

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
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	Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the case for a British political, diplomatic and intelligence presence in north and north-east Syria to support the struggle against Daesh in Syria and Iraq.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>​The British Embassy in Damascus suspended all services in March 2012. Diplomatic personnel were withdrawn from Syria because of the deteriorating political and security situation. We continue to advise against all travel to Syria.</p><p>UK officials at the British Embassies in Beirut and Amman and the Consul General in Istanbul follow developments in Syria closely, as do staff in London. We meet a wide range of Syrian representatives, including from north-east Syria. As a leading member of the Global Coalition, we also work closely with coalition partners in the fight against Daesh, routinely consulting on all aspects of the campaign to defeat Daesh.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/04/2017 15:54:18 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

714303

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
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	Bahrain: Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will make representations to the government of Bahrain for the release from prison of (1) Abduljalil al-Singace, (2) Hussain Hubail, and (3) Hasan Mushaima, in the light of their medical conditions.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>We encourage all those with concerns about their treatment in detention to report these directly to the Ministry of Interior Ombudsman. We also continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to deliver on its international and domestic human rights commitments. We continue to raise concerns about human rights with the Bahraini authorities both in private and in public.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/04/2017 15:53:07 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

714307

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
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: Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 5 November 2015 (HL 2969) which stated that "the DPRK is not known to have sponsored any terrorist acts since 1987", whether they classify as the sponsoring of terrorist acts (1) the plot by a North Korean defector to kill Park Sang-hak in 2012, (2) the plot by two North Korean military officers to kill Hwang Jang-yop in 2010, and (3) the claims made by Won Jeong-hwa that she had been given orders by North Korea to assassinate two South Korean army intelligence officers with poison; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>We are aware of reports which allege the involvement of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) government in these unlawful events in the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the actions taken by the ROK authorities in response to these incidents. Whether or not they amount to acts of terrorism under our domestic legal definition would be a matter for the investigating authorities to establish. We continue to have significant ongoing concerns regarding the DPRK's flagrant disregard for international norms and standards. We regularly raise these issues directly with the DPRK government.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/04/2017 15:51:30 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

714308

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
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	Iraq: Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the discovery of a further mass grave in Khafsa, Iraq, what progress is being made in establishing international judicial mechanisms to bring to justice supporters of ISIS who are accused of genocide and crimes against humanity.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The recent discovery of the mass grave in Khasfa provides further evidence of the appalling crimes Daesh have committed against the people of Iraq. We are committed to bringing Daesh to justice for these crimes. Investigative and prosecutorial work is already underway across the world. We are working closely with the Government of Iraq and other international partners to identify further ways to take this work forward, including at the UN.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/04/2017 15:52:43 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool