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1002011

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Tanzania: LGBT+ People
	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 he plans to take to protest the Tanzanian government’s recent steps against gay citizens; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	187989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>I am concerned by reports of threats against the LGBT community in Tanzania. The British High Commission, alongside international partners, carried out a demarche on the Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 2 November, urging the authorities to respect human rights and protect all citizens from discrimination. I welcome the Government of Tanzania's statement on 4 November making clear that such threats do not represent government policy, and that it will protect human rights as enshrined in the country's constitution. We must all reject language that invites violence against any group in society.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/11/2018 15:26:12 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

895583

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	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	Russia: Football
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what consular protections are at present available to British visitors to Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Ekaterinburg, Kaliningrad and other 2018 Football World Cup venues in Russia; and whether he has any plans to increase those protections in time for the World Cup.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	139933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government's number one priority for the World Cup is the safety and security of British fans planning to travel to Russia. We have been preparing for this tournament for two years, working closely with the police, the FA and the fans themselves. Officials have visited all host cities and met with Russian officials to see first-hand the challenges that travelling supporters may face. We have published specialist travel advice online (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/be-on-the-ball-world-cup-2018" target="_blank">Be on the Ball</a>), which is regularly updated. The UK has representation at our Embassy in Moscow and the British Consulates-General in Ekaterinburg and St Petersburg. British nationals needing help or advice will be able to contact consular officers by telephone 24/7. A mobile embassy with consular support will be present on match days in all of the cities where England play.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/05/2018 15:08:56 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

895585

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	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	Russia: Football
	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 he conduct an urgent review of the advice given by his Department to England football supporters planning to travel to the World Cup in Russia.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	139935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government's number one priority for the World Cup is the safety and security of British fans planning to travel to Russia. We have published specialist travel advice online (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/be-on-the-ball-world-cup-2018" target="_blank">Be on the Ball</a>) which is regularly updated and promoted to British fans planning to travel to Russia for the tournament. And the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's <a href="https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/russia" target="_blank">Travel Advice for Russia</a>, as with all travel advice, is under constant review and was last updated on 2 May. We will continue to work with the Russian authorities to ensure that any and all British fans travelling to the World Cup stay safe.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/05/2018 15:12:22 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

900481

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2018
	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	Zimbabwe: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has to help ensure that elections due to be held in Zimbabwe in 2018 are conducted in a free, fair and transparent manner.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	142313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK has consistently called for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe, in line with the country’s constitution. We have engaged regularly with actors from across the political spectrum to discuss how the international community can best support Zimbabwe’s democratisation process. Most recently, our Ambassador in Harare met President Mnangagwa on 5 May and the Foreign Secretary met MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa on 9 May to discuss these points.</p><p>The UK will participate in the EU Electoral Observation Mission which will be deployed to Zimbabwe to monitor the electoral process. Between 2014 and 2019 we are spending £24 million on civil society support for transparency, accountability, human rights and citizen engagement in Zimbabwe, much of which will help support democratisation. This includes an increase of £5 million announced in February specifically to support election-related work.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/05/2018 16:16:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

709338

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2017
	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	Nuclear Disarmament
	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 it his policy to send a UK representative to the March 2017 UN Conference to negotiate a ban on nuclear weapons.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	67116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to my answer to Written Question 66495.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/03/2017 14:16:05 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

709673

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2017
	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	Nuclear Disarmament
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether non-participation in the March 2017 UN Conference to Negotiate a Ban on Nuclear Weapons is compliant with the UK's obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	67267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2017 answer text <p>​The UK is complying with its obligations under the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT).</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/03/2017 14:17:40 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

746757

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	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	Russia: LGBT People
	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 safety of (a) LGBT fans travelling to the World Cup and (b) other LGBT travellers to Russia; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	1997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>As part of the 'Be on the Ball' campaign, the FCO has published specific travel advice for the World Cup next year (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/russia2018" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/russia2018</a>). We recommend all British fans travelling to the World Cup in Russia in 2018 have a close look at this advice. FCO travel advice for Russia is clear on the need to be careful as an LGBT visitor to the country, particularly following the introduction of a law banning the promotion of 'non-traditional sexual relations' in June 2013, given its potential to legitimise homophobia and encourage violence against LGBT people. The issue of LGBT rights is one that we raise regularly with the Russian authorities.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 06/07/2017 12:59:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

746758

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	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	Russia: 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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential implications of the Human Rights Watch report on exploitation of construction workers building football stadiums in Russia on his policies towards that country; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	1998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>We regularly raise our concerns with the Russian authorities on their human rights record and we expect FIFA to do the same with regard to projects releated to the World Cup.</p><p>Tackling modern slavery is a priority for the British Government and the treatment of migrant workers in Russia, including those involved in the construction of World Cup sites, is a matter of concern. The British Embassy in Moscow is funding an International Organization for Migration project to improve the understanding and skills of social workers in Russia so they can better support the victims of modern slavery. This should also raise awareness of the problem within Russian society.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 06/07/2017 13:03:27 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

872770

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	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	Martin Selmayr
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what correspondence his Department had with the UK Commissioner to the EU on the appointment of Professor Dr Martin Selmayr as Secretary General of the European Commission prior to that appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	134583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2018 answer text <p>​There was no such correspondence.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 03/04/2018 10:47:15 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

885371

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	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	Martin Selmayr
	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 3 April 2018 to Question 134583, on Martin Selmayr, what communications his Department had with the UK Commissioner to the EU on the appointment of Professor Dr Martin Selmayr as Secretary General of the European Commission prior to that appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	136234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>​There were no such communications.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/04/2018 15:38:41 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey