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1010175

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Kyrgyzstan: 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, if he will make representations to the Kyrgyzstan authorities on ensuring the promotion of freedom of religion by that country's State Commission for Religious Affairs.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	192771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>We engage with the Kyrgyzstan authorities across the full spectrum of human rights issues, including freedom of religion. Our Embassy in Bishkek regularly meets with representatives from local civil society and international organisations and the government, including the State Commission for Religious Affairs, to better understand the challenges to the promotion of freedom of religion. We have also supported efforts to further the dialogue between the State Commission for Religious Affairs and religious groups in country.</p><p>We are involved in a number of initiatives which indirectly support religious freedom and education within Kyrgyzstan. Only this month, British Imam Qari Muhammad Asim attended an international conference on Islam, organised by the State Commission for Religious Affairs in Bishkek, which recognised the importance of freedom of religion and interfaith dialogue.</p><p>We will continue to raise our concerns about human rights directly with the Kyrgyz Government, and in the appropriate international fora, at every suitable opportunity.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 22/11/2018 17:08:08 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1010229

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Central African Republic: 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 recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Central African Republic.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	192737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>​The security situation in Central African Republic has deteriorated significantly over the past 12-18 months and remains extremely concerning. Armed groups are in control of approximately 70 per cent of the country. The State remains almost non-existent with control limited to the capital, Bangui. The risk of protests and violence remains high and unpredictable.</p><p>The UK is committed to working within the UN Security Council and the EU to ensure that the UN Peacekeeping Mission in CAR (MINUSCA) and the EU Training Mission (EUTM RCA) can deliver on their respective stabilisation mandates.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 22/11/2018 16:29:24 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1010254

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Jamal Khashoggi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date subsequent to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi (a) officials and (b) Ministers in his Department were made aware of the existence of evidence that Saudi officials had been seeking to take Mr Khashoggi to Riyadh.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	192863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK supports the continuation of the Saudi and Turkish investigations in order to ascertain the facts of 2 October. We do not comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/11/2018 17:48:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1010255

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Jamal Khashoggi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date subsequent to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi (a) officials and (b) Ministers in his Department were made aware of the existence of evidence that Saudi officials had been involved in Mr Khashoggi's death.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	192864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>As the Foreign Secretary has said, the UK needs to wait until we can see clearly the hard evidence from the ongoing investigations to determine what happened on 2 October.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/11/2018 17:49:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1010256

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Jamal Khashoggi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what date (a) officials and (b) Ministers in his Department heard a copy of the audio recording from Turkish authorities of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	192865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>​We do not comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/11/2018 17:51:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1010257

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: Official Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any of the 17 Saudi officials and agents subjected to Magnitsky sanctions by the United States on 15 November 2018 were among the entourage who accompanied Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman on his visit to the UK in April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	192866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>​We do not comment on individual immigration cases.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/11/2018 16:30:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1010258

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Jamal Khashoggi
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 US counterpart on the US State Department’s latest assessment of the involvement of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in ordering the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	192867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Together with our international partners, including the US, we are following the ongoing Saudi and Turkish investigations closely. We continue to stress that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia must put in place measures to ensure that this can never happen again. We need to see proper accountability for those responsible but we must not pre-empt the outcome of the investigation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/11/2018 16:31:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1010364

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Malaysia: Primates
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 the Government has made of the effect of palm oil production on the orangutan population in Malaysia.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	192920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK supports sustainable trade of agricultural commodities associated with deforestation, including palm oil. We are a signatory to the Amsterdam Declaration in support of a fully sustainable palm oil supply chain and are a member of the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 and have endorsed the New York Declaration on Forests.</p><p>In Malaysia the British High Commission is working with Malaysian government enforcement agencies and NGOs to tackle the illegal wildlife trade. During HRH the Prince of Wales' visit to Sarawak in November 2017 the state government reiterated its full commitment to protect the orangutan. Both Sabah and Sarawak states have invested in two rehabilitation centres for displaced orangutans. The UK is an active member of the Great Ape Survival Partnership (GRASP), a UN body dedicated to the conservation of great apes, including orangutans.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 22/11/2018 17:10:55 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1006928

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Libya: Constitutions
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 he has made of the timescale for a national referendum on the draft constitution for Libya following the passage of legislation to facilitate such a referendum by the House of Representatives on 24 September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	191339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>It is important that a constitutional referendum enjoys widespread political support across Libya, as well as a sound legal basis. It is for the relevant Libyan authorities to determine the legitimacy of any legislative votes, according to Libyan law. From our diplomatic engagement with Libyan institutions, we are unaware of approved legislation to prepare for a referendum having been formally passed to the High National Electoral Commission. Agreement on a way forward on Libya's Constitution is a key element of the UN Action Plan for Libya, and will be one of the issues we expect to be discussed by the National Conference UN Special Representative Ghassan Salamé intends to convene in Libya in early 2019.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 191340 191341 191342 question first answered 22/11/2018 17:44:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1006930

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
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	Libya: Constitutions
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 potential implications for the timing of a national referendum on the draft constitution for Libya of legal disputes regarding legislation passed by the House of Representatives on 24 September 2018 to facilitate such a referendum.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	191340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>It is important that a constitutional referendum enjoys widespread political support across Libya, as well as a sound legal basis. It is for the relevant Libyan authorities to determine the legitimacy of any legislative votes, according to Libyan law. From our diplomatic engagement with Libyan institutions, we are unaware of approved legislation to prepare for a referendum having been formally passed to the High National Electoral Commission. Agreement on a way forward on Libya's Constitution is a key element of the UN Action Plan for Libya, and will be one of the issues we expect to be discussed by the National Conference UN Special Representative Ghassan Salamé intends to convene in Libya in early 2019.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 191339 191341 191342 question first answered 22/11/2018 17:44:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry