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1712706

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Myanmar: Military Coups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the conflict in Myanmar; and whether he plans to take steps to oppose the coup authorities in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	23002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK condemns the coup in Myanmar. In February, we announced our eighteenth round of sanctions, targeting the Myanmar Security Force's access to finance, arms and equipment. We consistently use our role as penholder at the United Nations Security Council to maintain pressure on the military, including leading the first ever Security Council Resolution on the Myanmar crisis in December 2022. Since the coup we have provided almost £150 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance, emergency healthcare, education and support to civil society and local communities.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 25/04/2024 14:05:36 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1702093

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	China: International Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK’s aid relationship with China.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	22527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>We stopped direct government-to-government aid to the Chinese Government in 2011. In a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) in April 2021, the FCDO committed to cut Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded programmes in China by 95 per cent from the 2021-22 financial year, which it has delivered. All new ODA programme funding has been limited to supporting our open societies and human rights objectives in China.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 26/04/2024 11:50:04 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1701900

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	China and North Korea: Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the meeting between China and North Korea on 13 April 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	22230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK is clear that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) breaches of UN Security Council Resolutions, including its illegal ballistic missile launches and sanctions evasion, threaten global peace and stability. We are working closely with our partners to urge the DPRK regime to return to talks and take credible steps towards complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation. Until then, we will continue to enforce sanctions against them. We urge North Korea to come back to the negotiating table, and for China to incentivise that path.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 25/04/2024 16:36:38 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1701260

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Hong Kong: Civil Liberties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what discussions his Department has had with international partners on civil liberties in Hong Kong.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	21988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK continues to act as a convening power, bringing together our international partners to stand up for the people of Hong Kong, to call out violations of their rights and freedoms, and to hold China to its international obligations. That includes through the G7 and the Media Freedom Coalition. On 20 March, the UK raised Hong Kong's new national security legislation (Article 23) at the UN Human Rights Council, setting out our view that it will further erode rights and freedoms in the city.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 24/04/2024 13:47:51 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1701129

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Myanmar: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of reports of the conscription of Rohingya boys as child soldiers by the government of Myanmar.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	21825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>We are concerned by credible reports of forcible detention and recruitment of the Rohingya, following the Myanmar military regime's conscription announcement. This has the potential to further stoke inter-communal tensions. On 4 April, the UK convened the UN Security Council to raise concern over the escalating conflict in Rakhine State. We are committed to supporting children in Myanmar and we continue to raise our concerns over the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict in international fora, including through our co-sponsorship of a UN Human Rights Council resolution on Myanmar in April.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 23/04/2024 11:01:09 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1701142

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Hong Kong: Civil Liberties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether the (a) Prime Minister and (b) Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs has raised the impact of Article 23 of the Basic Law on Hong Kong's (i) autonomy and (ii) civil liberties with his Chinese counterpart.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	21733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary made a second statement on Hong Kong's new national security law (Article 23) on 19 March, in which he made clear our view that it will further damage the rights and freedoms enjoyed in the city. He stated that we expect the Hong Kong authorities to respect the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Basic Law, uphold its high degree of autonomy and act in accordance with its international commitments and legal obligations. We continue to raise our firm objection to the erosion of rights and freedoms in Hong Kong at the highest levels of government. The Prime Minister raised Hong Kong with Premier Li Qiang on 20 September at the G20 and the Foreign Secretary last raised Hong Kong with his counterpart, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on 16 February at the Munich Security Conference.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/04/2024 16:11:26 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1701144

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Vietnam: Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his Vietnamese counterpart on furthering the bilateral relationship.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	21734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>I visited Vietnam from 25-27 October 2023 to attend the South China Sea Conference and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) South East Asia Ministerial Forum, and to discuss regional security, investment and economic development. The UK and Vietnam continue to have positive cooperation on long-term strategic priorities such as energy transition and adaptation to climate change, maritime security in line with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, illegal immigration, trade, technology and investment, and on education and research partnerships. Permanent Under-Secretary Sir Philip Barton recently visited Vietnam on 25 March to meet with Vietnamese ministries to discuss further cooperation in these areas.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/04/2024 16:12:37 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1701146

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Taiwan: Earthquakes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what support his Department offered to Taiwan after the recent earthquake.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	21735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Following the earthquake, the Foreign Secretary issued a statement offering condolences to the people of Taiwan and stating that the UK stood ready to support. The UK's International Search and Rescue team made contact with the relevant Taiwanese authorities. No request for assistance was made by Taiwan.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/04/2024 16:13:39 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1701155

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Indo-pacific Region: Warships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what (a) diplomatic and (b) cultural steps his Department plans to take with the Secretary of State for Defence to support the planned Carrier Strike Group deployment to the Asia Pacific in 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	21736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Carrier Strike Group deployment in 2025 will reinforce the UK's commitment to upholding international security, including in the Indo-Pacific, and will strengthen our broad-based partnerships across the region. The FCDO will be closely involved in planning for the deployment, as it develops, as part of an established Cross Government process.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/04/2024 16:14:36 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1701156

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Far East and India: Diplomatic Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many UK-based staff from his Department worked in (a) HM Embassy or the High Commission and (b) Consulates General, Consulates or Deputy High Commissions in (i) China, (ii) South Korea, (iii) Vietnam, (iv) the Philippines, (v) India and (vi) the Asia Pacific region in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	21737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Mar24 UKB Data</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>A</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>B</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(v)</p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>30-39</p></td><td><p>10-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(iv)</p></td><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>10-19</p></td><td><p>No UKB Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(ii)</p></td><td><p>South Korea</p></td><td><p>10-19</p></td><td><p>No UKB Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(iii)</p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>10-19</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(vi)</p></td><td><p>Asia Pacific Region</p></td><td><p>180-199</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scope</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Embassy</p></td><td><p>A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British High Commission</p></td><td><p>A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Consulate</p></td><td><p>B</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Consulate General</p></td><td><p>B</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Deputy High Commission</p></td><td><p>B</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Countries in Scope of Asia Pacific Region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brunei</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambodia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiji</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Korea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Laos</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Myanmar</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Papua New Guinea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Samoa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solomon Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tonga</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vanuatu</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Staff in scope: UKB</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Headcount data is presented as at: </strong><strong>Mar24</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Locations:</strong><strong><em>China (Withheld)</em></strong>, India, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam (Part (i) to (v), see list for (Part (vi).</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Staff out of scope:</strong> Contingent Labour, Unpaid Liabilities, Ministers / NeDs / SpAds etc, third party suppliers, Staff working for other government departments, CB staff.</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Headcounts are banded for release in line with advice from FCDO Information and Cyber Security Unit.</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/04/2024 16:28:56 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West