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1183077

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2020
	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	Cambodia and Vietnam: 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, how many cases in which a UK citizen was a victim of a serious crime in (a) Cambodia and (b) Vietnam did the UK (i) embassy and (i) local consular offices support in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	25663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">For the last three years the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has provided consular assistance to victims of crime in Cambodia and Vietnam as shown below. The FCO does not distinguish between victims of crimes and victims of serious crimes when recording consular cases.</del></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2017</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2018</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2019</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Victim of Crime</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Cambodia</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Vietnam</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Cambodia</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Vietnam</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Cambodia</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Vietnam</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Assault</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Domestic Abuse</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Modern Slavery/Human Trafficking</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Rape &amp; Sexual Assault</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">5</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Murder/ Manslaughter</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Theft</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">29</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data regarding consular cases is published monthly on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Consular Data pages of GOV.UK, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-commonwealth-office-consular-data-2019#history</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 16/03/2020 16:38:57 question first ministerially corrected 18/03/2020 17:37:37 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 12565 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1173203

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	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: Seas and Oceans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September to Question 284655 on Cayman Islands: Passenger Ships, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on coral reef and other seabed of the Cruise Berthing Facility Project in the Cayman Islands; and what steps he is taking to protect the marine environment of UK Overseas Territories.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	7611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>​The Cruise Berthing Facility Project was raised during Lord Ahmad's visit to the Cayman Islands last year and the Governor maintains a regular dialogue with those on both sides of this debate. Environmental protection is an area of devolved responsibility in Overseas Territories. Cayman law requires that an environmental impact assessment be conducted before a development of this nature proceeds. An updated environmental impact <del class="ministerial">assessment</del> <ins class="ministerial">scoping document </ins>has been submitted to the Environmental Assessment Board for review; once this review is complete a period of public consultation will commence before a final report is issued. Under the Blue Belt programme, United Kingdom funding has been provided to support the Overseas Territories protect and manage their marine environments. The programme is currently on course to protect 4 million square kilometres of ocean around the UKOTs. Further funding was announced in August for FY 2020/21 to continue this important programme.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/02/2020 14:26:53 question first ministerially corrected 10/02/2020 10:21:03 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher previous answer version 4230 answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1143229

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	India: 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 diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help tackle alleged human rights violations of Dalits and tribal people in India.
	tabling member constituency	Bury North
	tabling member printed	James Frith
	uin	284711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>We engage with India on the full range of human rights matters, working with Union and State Governments and with non-governmental organisations to build capacity and share expertise to promote human rights for all. The British High Commission recently met the Vice Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities in July to discuss minority rights.</p><p><del class="ministerial">We also support local NGOs to deliver projects to promote minority rights. In 2015, we funded a project that trained 500 tribal men and women on women’s rights and access to justice. During 2016-2018, we provided legal training for 2,000 Dalit women to combat violence against them, and helped create a network of Dalit Women Human Rights Defenders in four states. This year, we have launched a network of legal experts to empower Dalit communities in Andhra Pradesh and a helpline for victims of persecution to seek support.</del></p><p>​</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 05/09/2019 14:46:50 question first ministerially corrected 09/09/2019 09:35:11 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler previous answer version 133169 answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

1141888

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Newspaper Press
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on purchasing (a) national newspapers and (b) newspaper online subscriptions since 2016; and how many copies of each national newspaper were purchased in that time period.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	281677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office spent a total of £725,286 on newspapers supplied centrally in financial years 2016-17 to 2018-2019 for FCO staff in the United Kingdom and its diplomatic missions overseas. £617,911 of this was spent on online/electronic newspaper subscriptions which are made available digitally to all staff and £29,658 on print copies for use by its departments in London. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office purchases these through pan-government frameworks and contracts and encourages staff to use newspapers digitally wherever possible in order to ensure efficiency savings. The remaining amount of £77,717 was spent locally by overseas diplomatic missions over the three financial years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>FY 16-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 17-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 18-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total FCO spend on newspapers </strong></p></td><td><p>£270,820</p></td><td><p>£312,394</p></td><td><p>£142,072*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>FY 16-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 17-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 18-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Spend on online/electronic newspaper subscriptions provided centrally for access by all FCO staff</strong></p></td><td><p>£232,527</p></td><td><p>£285,118</p></td><td><p>£100,266*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Spend locally by overseas diplomatic missions</strong></p></td><td><p>£29,813</p></td><td><p>£17,213</p></td><td><p>£30,693</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* In this financial year the FCO made adjustments to record spending on annual subscriptions according to the proportion actually spent within the same financial year. In many cases that total spend is now spread over more than one financial year.</p><p> </p><p>Titles and number of daily copies of print national newspapers delivered under contract to FCO London</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Newspaper title**</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 16-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 17-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FY 18-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Express</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td><td><p>1 copy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Express Sat</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td><td><p>1 copy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Mail</p></td><td><p>4 copies</p></td><td><p>5 copies</p></td><td><p>8 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Mail Sat</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td><td><p>1 copy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Mirror</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Mirror Sat</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Telegraph</p></td><td><p>9 copies</p></td><td><p>12 copies</p></td><td><p>10 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daily Telegraph Sat</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Times</p></td><td><p>4 copies</p></td><td><p>5 copies</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Times Sat</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guardian</p></td><td><p>7 copies</p></td><td><p>6 copies</p></td><td><p>10 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guardian Sat</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>i-Newspaper</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mail on Sunday</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>1 copy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Observer</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sun</p></td><td><p>6 copies</p></td><td><p>5 copies</p></td><td><p>6 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sun Sat</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunday Express</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunday Mirror</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunday People</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunday Telegraph</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunday Times</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>5 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sun on Sunday</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>2 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Times</p></td><td><p>13 copies</p></td><td><p>16 copies</p></td><td><p>24 copies</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Times Sat</p></td><td><p>3 copies</p></td><td><p>5 copies</p></td><td><p>4 copies</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>**Non-UK national newspaper titles to the value of £28 over the three financial years above have been omitted</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/09/2019 08:53:02 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1142133

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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	Sino-British Joint Declaration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his Department's policy to fulfil the UK's obligations under the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	282464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government takes extremely seriously our longstanding duty to uphold the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration. It is a legally binding treaty, registered with the UN, and remains in force until 2047. We will continue to monitor closely events in Hong Kong, speaking publicly on issues of concern. We regularly raise our concerns directly with the Chinese and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Governments. The Foreign Secretary raised Hong Kong, and the importance of the Joint Declaration, with Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi on 31 July. He also spoke to Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on 9 August, and reiterated our support for Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy, and our commitment to 'One Country, Two Systems'.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/09/2019 15:02:43 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1142209

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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	Burma: Rohingya
	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 (a) Myanmar and (b) Bangladeshi counterpart on the safe repatriation of the Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
	uin	282246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>We are clear that any repatriation of refugees must be safe, voluntary, dignified and meet international humanitarian principles and standards. We agree with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that the conditions for such repatriation do not yet exist in Rakhine.</p><p>Following recent reports of potential repatriations, we worked closely with the UNHCR, and engaged with the Governments in Bangladesh and Myanmar to underline that returns must be safe, voluntary and dignified. We welcome Bangladesh's continued commitment to the principle of voluntariness and note Myanmar's acknowledgement that some Rohingya have a right to return. We will continue to make representations to the Governments of both Bangladesh and Myanmar.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/09/2019 15:06:24 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

1142795

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Cambridge Analytica
	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 publish the minutes of meetings between Cambridge Analytica and (a) his predecessor, the Rt Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, (b) his Ministers, (c) his special advisers and (d) his officials in December 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	284184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>​No minutes relating to meetings between Cambridge Analytica and the then Foreign Secretary, the then Minister for Europe and the Americas, Special Advisors or Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office officials in December 2016 are held by this department.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/09/2019 16:07:19 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1142827

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Torture
	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 the Government is taking to meet its international obligations to prevent torture and ill treatment throughout the world.
	tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
	tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
	uin	284239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/09/2019 16:03:31 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1142829

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Oman: 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 his Department has made of the political situation in Oman.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 09/09/2019 16:10:08 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1142830

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Zimbabwe: 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 assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in Zimbabwe.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>​As I said in the House of Commons on 3 September, we are gravely concerned by the heavy-handed response by police to protests in Harare on 16 August and the recent arrests and abductions of opposition figures. Our Ambassador raised our concerns with the Foreign Minister on 22 August and the Defence Minister on 29 August. President Mnangagwa must hold those responsible for human rights violations to account. Zimbabwe remains one of the UK’s 30 Human Rights Priority Countries globally.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/09/2019 13:26:55 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones