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1092114

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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: Belt and Road Initiative
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 discussions he has had with his Italian counterpart on that country's potential involvement with China's Belt and Road Initiative.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	234652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>​The UK Government has discussed Italy’s potential involvement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative at official level with Italian counterparts. As part of our future relationship, the UK is committed to working closely with Italy and other international partners on China.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/03/2019 17:17:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1092143

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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	Kazakhstan: 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 discussions he has held with the Government of Kazakhstan on the recent political transition in that country.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	234681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>​President Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned as President of Kazakhstan on 19 March. The Speaker of the Upper House, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, was sworn in as his successor the following day, in accordance with the constitution. The Foreign Secretary has not yet had the opportunity to discuss the change in leadership with the Government of Kazakhstan. However, I have been in contact with Kazakhstan's Ambassador in London, who emphasised that we will see continuity in the partnership between our two countries. I will be discussing this development further with him this week. The Government remains committed to maintaining and developing a strong relationship with Kazakhstan, which plays an important strategic role in Central Asia.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/03/2019 17:19:02 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1092175

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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	Occupied Territories: Demonstrations
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 and on what dates with (a) the United Nations Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry, (b) the Israeli Government, (c) the Palestinian Authority, and (d) partner countries on the Human Rights Council on the Commission of Inquiry (i) investigation and (ii) report into protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	234657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We regularly raise our concerns about the situation in Gaza with the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authority, pressing them on the need for a long-term strategy to improve humanitarian and economic conditions, and reduce movement and access restrictions. I raised Gaza with the Israeli Ambassador to the UK on 30 January, and with the Palestinian Foreign Minister on 4 February. On 18 March, the EU gave an intervention on the UN Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry, in which we expressed our concern about the high number of Palestinians killed and injured and the use of excessive force including live fire, and condemned violence and provocations against Israel by Hamas and other militant groups.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/03/2019 17:40:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

1092194

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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 Rapid Intervention Group
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 can confirm that the Saudi Rapid Intervention Group has not been active in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	234813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We can neither confirm nor deny whether the Saudi Rapid Intervention Group has been active in the UK.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/03/2019 16:08:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1092281

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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	Sri Lanka: Water
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 representations he has made to his counterpart in Sri Lanka on the effect of the Chunnakam power plant complex on Northern Sri Lanka's water supply.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	234859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>​Sri Lanka faces concerns regarding water quality for a number of reasons, including floods and droughts. This is common across the island. The British High Commissioner most recently raised water quality during a visit to Jaffna in June 2018. The Mayor of Jaffna highlighted a number of challenges faced in the north around access to water, but he did not raise the Chunnakam power plant as a concern.</p><p>Officials at the British High Commission have subsequently been in touch with the Regional Support Centre (North) of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board, as well as the Director of the Regional Health Service. Neither raised pollution at the Chunnakam power plant as a current concern. We understand that the plant is no longer functioning and that there is a case ongoing to determine whether the plant was responsible for pollution in that area.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 25/03/2019 17:21:40 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1091219

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Treaties
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 list the treaties from which the UK has unilaterally withdrawn since 1 January 1988.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	234199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>​The UK has unilaterally withdrawn from 52 treaties since 1 January 1988. All of these have been multilateral treaties.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 22/03/2019 14:35:42 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1091229

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	United Arab Emirates: British Nationals Abroad
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 potential merits of revising its advice to UK citizens travelling to the United Arab Emirates as a result of the arrest of Matthew Hedges and Ali Issa Ahmad.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	234069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>We keep all Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice, including for the United Arab Emirates, under constant review to ensure it reflects our assessment of risk to British nationals and includes information and advice on the most relevant issues for British nationals travelling or living abroad.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/03/2019 13:48:11 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1091240

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Chechnya: Human Rights
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 discussions he has had with his Russian counterpart on human rights in Chechnya; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	234075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Chechnya, and have raised this in several public statements, as well as bilaterally with Russia. The UK, joined by 31 other countries, delivered a statement to the UN Human Rights Council on the persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya on 18 March. I also raised this issue directly with my Russian counterpart, First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov, in the margins of the Munich Security Conference in February. On 19 March, the Foreign Secretary publicly called for the release of Chechen human rights activist Oyub Titiev, following his sentencing to four years in prison. In November 2018, the UK was one of 16 countries to invoke the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Moscow Mechanism to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in Chechnya. We will continue to urge Russia to follow the recommendations outlined in the report of the Moscow Mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 22/03/2019 13:46:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1091242

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Yemen: Ceasefires
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 viability of the ceasefire agreement in Yemen, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	234076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>Since it came into effect in Hodeidah on 18 December, the fragile ceasefire has continued to hold and there has been a general de-escalation by both sides around the city. We are aware of reports of frontline incidents and skirmishing but these remain low. We urge all parties to support and facilitate the UN's efforts and to implement the agreements reached during the Stockholm talks.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/03/2019 13:56:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1091305

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Iran: Baha'i Faith
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 UN's Special Rapporteur on the human rights of the Baha'i in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	234239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>​We are particularly concerned by the continuing systematic discrimination, harassment and targeting of the Baha'i community in Iran. At the Human Rights Council in March 2019, the UK strongly supported the renewal of the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran and supports the UN Special Rapporteur's assessment that discrimination against the Baha'i community in Iran is legally sanctioned by a lack of constitutional recognition and the absence of other legal protections for adherents of this faith. We have called on Iran to allow him access to the country so that he can carry out his mandate, and we encourage Iran to use this opportunity to engage with the international community.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/03/2019 14:03:00 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle