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1224048

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2020
	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	Colombia: Coronavirus
	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 effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the implementation of the Peace Accord in Colombia; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	72852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a serious challenge to all countries, and Latin America is facing one of the deadliest outbreaks. Inevitably this has added to the difficulties Colombia faces with the implementation of the Peace Accord, but all parties have taken effective steps to try to mitigate this impact, as the Special Representative, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, noted in his most recent report. At the UN Security Council on 14 July, our Permanent Representative commended the parties for having adapted quickly to the situation, and urged the Colombian government to continue to work with its domestic and international partners to provide assistance to former combatant communities so reintegration could remain on track despite an economic downturn.</p><p>During this challenging time, the Colombian government has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing the 2016 peace agreement in full. The UK will continue to support the Colombian peace process and to emphasise the importance of pressing ahead with work to consolidate peace and build stability. We will continue to work closely with the Colombian Government and civil society on the peace process and related matters.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 21/07/2020 16:52:25 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1224051

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2020
	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	Colombia: Coronavirus
	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 effect of the covid-19 quarantine in Colombia on the safety and security of human rights defenders in that country; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	72853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned about the persistent level of violence towards human rights defenders in Colombia and we have noted indications that this may have worsened during the COVID-19 lockdown. We regularly raise this issue, as well as specific cases of concern, with the Colombian Government and in multilateral fora. We have also called on the Colombian Government to prioritise tackling and preventing this violence. Most recently, our Permanent Representative to the UN expressed our deep concern at the UN Security Council on 14 July. I also raised the issue during a phone call with Colombian Foreign Minister Claudia Blum on 2 June.</p><p>Colombia is a UK Government &quot;Human Rights Priority Country&quot; and as such our Embassy in Bogota has provided significant programming to help at-risk human rights defenders. We will continue to raise our concerns with the relevant state actors in Colombia.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 20/07/2020 15:06:33 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1224055

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2020
	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	Colombia: 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 representations he has made to his Colombian counterpart on potential undermining of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	72854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>President Duque's government has publicly committed to implementing the Peace Accords of 2016 in their entirety. In meetings with the President in London last year, the then-Foreign Secretary made it clear that the UK sees the transitional justice system, including the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, and the involvement of victims as vital elements of the 2016 accords. President Duque's signing of the transitional justice law last June was welcome, and we are pleased that the institutions established under that law have since begun their work.</p><p>We continue to emphasise our support for transitional justice both with the Colombian government and in multilateral fora, including most recently at the UN Security Council on 14 July, where our Permanent Representative commended the institutions' quick adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic by moving their work online. We are aware that the parties to the Peace Accord would like the UN Verification Mission to take on a role verifying compliance with the sanctions handed down by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace. The UK has been publicly supportive of this.</p><p>The UK Government has contributed over £26 million towards transitional justice mechanisms and victims of the conflict in Colombia since 2016.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 20/07/2020 15:04:37 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1224056

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2020
	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	Colombia: 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, if the he will make representations to the UN Security Council Mission of Verification to Colombia on the need for further support, resourcing and reporting to monitor the progress of Colombia’s National Commission of Security Guarantees.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	72855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>President Duque's Government has publicly committed to implementing the Peace Accords of 2016 in their entirety. The UK will continue to support the Colombian peace process and to emphasise the importance of pressing ahead with work to consolidate peace and build stability. The UK remains concerned about the persistent level of violence towards human rights defenders, social leaders and former combatants in Colombia, and regularly presses the Colombian government to take further action to tackle this violence.</p><p>We have consistently highlighted the need for an overarching public policy in Colombia to prevent this violence from taking place. This has included regularly highlighting the work of the National Commission on Security Guarantees, including most recently at the UN Security Council on 14 July, and calling on the government and civil society to make fuller use of it for this purpose. We will continue to work closely with the Colombian Government and civil society on the peace process and related matters.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 20/07/2020 15:08:26 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

541294

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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	Cybersecurity: EU Action
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on future UK participation in the EU cyber security strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	43740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Protecting the UK from global cyber threats is a top priority. The UK is a prominent voice in the international cyber community, and as long as we remain a member of the EU, the Government will continue work on the implementation of the 2013 EU Cyber Security Strategy.</p><p>The nature of the UK’s future relationship with the EU on cyber security will be determined by the outcome of the EU exit negotiations, but whatever the outcome we will continue to work with our partners across Europe, and internationally, to safeguard the long term future of a free, open, peaceful and secure cyberspace.</p><p>In parallel, the Government intends to publish the UK’s second five-year National Cyber Security Strategy later this year.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 05/09/2016 16:01:10 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

931265

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2018
	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	Nicaragua: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Nicaragua.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	906056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text The Government remains deeply concerned by the reported human rights abuses and excessive use of force by security services. We condemn violence against peaceful protesters, particularly the use of live ammunition. The Nicaraguan Government must respect human rights and take responsibility for ending the violence. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 26/06/2018 15:06:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1186167

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2020
	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	Travel: Insurance
	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 issue a travel ban on all travel to destinations outside the UK to enable people unwilling to travel due to health conditions to make a claim on their travel insurance.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	31457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>Since 17 March, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised against all but essential travel globally. Travellers should check the details of their policy and speak to their insurance company about any claim they wish to make.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 23/03/2020 13:00:16 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

423337

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2015
	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	Qatar: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) the deaths of migrant construction workers engaged on building the infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup or (b) the kafala system of sponsoring migrant workers was raised by the Government during the Qatar-UK Sharaka bilateral dialogue in London on 15 October 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	13106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>The Qatar-UK Sharaka bilateral dialogue included agreement on security cooperation and engagement around investment. We also agreed to work closely together to resolve ongoing conflicts in the region, tackle terrorism and counter extremism, in particular tackling the threat posed by ISIL. The issue of migrant workers was not included in the agenda for the meeting. The British Government takes seriously the issue of health and safety of construction workers building all infrastructure projects in the Gulf, including Qatar. We expect FIFA to do the same with regard to specific World Cup related projects. British officials promote the importance of local construction projects meeting international safety standards with their Qatari counterparts. I have had a number of discussions on human rights and the working conditions of foreign workers with my direct Qatari counterparts.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/10/2015 15:24:12 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

436262

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	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	Afghanistan: Females
	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 promote women's participation in Afghan democracy and civil society.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	19280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>Women’s participation in democracy and civil society is a top human rights priority for both the UK and the Government of Afghanistan. We contributed £20 million over the 2014/2015 election cycle. Our election support provided assistance to the Independent Election Commission’s (IEC’s) Gender Unit to improve voter education amongst women and the development of early warning systems at voting centres to reduce the barriers for women voters. In addition, funding was provided to the Asia Foundation, who oversaw training for 300 female provincial council candidates and public outreach work to help broaden support for women’s political participation. I also met with women human rights defenders during my visit to Afghanistan on 10 December.</p><p>We are also supporting women in civil society through programming on education, women’s economic empowerment, and women’s political participation as well as access to justice and tackling gender-based violence.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/12/2015 15:31:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

442324

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	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	Afghanistan: Women's Rights
	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 discuss with the Afghan government the importance of the recognition of women's rights during the negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	20734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>We continue to emphasise to the Afghan Government that any Afghan-led political settlement involving the Taliban must protect the progress made in Afghanistan and respect Afghanistan’s constitutional framework, including protection for women and minorities.</p><p>A durable political settlement requires recognition from the Taliban that Afghanistan has changed in the last decade. The Afghan people will not accept the reversal of this progress, particularly on women’s rights. Women will have an important role to play in this process.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/01/2016 14:34:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson