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757111

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Burma: Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met his counterpart in Myanmar; and what was discussed at that meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	8413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>​My Rt Hon Friend the Foreign Secretary met his counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma during his visit in January 2017 and during Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to the UK in May 2017. <ins class="ministerial">The Foreign Secretary also spoke to Aung San Suu Kyi on 7 September 2017.</ins> On <del class="ministerial">both</del> <ins class="ministerial">all three</ins> occasions they discussed a range of issues, including the situation in Rakhine State and the Burmese Peace Process.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 07/09/2017 16:30:19 question first ministerially corrected 08/09/2017 13:30:40 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field previous answer version 8960 answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

732878

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	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	Billy Irving
	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 (a) support the appeal and (b) secure the transfer from India to Scotland of Billy Irving of Neilston, East Renfrewshire.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
	uin	1509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>I can reassure you that we are in close contact with the legal team for Mr Irving and the other five British nationals involved in this case, in India and in the UK. We also continue to raise the case with the Indian authorities at all levels, asking that they do all they can to bring the case to a speedy conclusion, bearing in mind the impact on the six men and their families.</p><p>This is an ongoing legal process and we cannot interfere in the Indian legal system, just as we would not allow another country to interfere in an ongoing court case in the United Kingdom.</p><p>We have a Prisoner Transfer Agreement with India but before arrangements can be made regarding Mr Irving's transfer to Scotland, all legal proceedings must be complete and all bail and appeal applications would need to be withdrawn. This is a matter for Mr Irving.</p><p>While we await a verdict in the judicial proceedings, our focus continues to be on the men's welfare and the support we can provide to their families.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/07/2017 14:10:19 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton

733064

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	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	China: Air Pollution
	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 his Department has had with the Government of China on reducing levels of smog in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>​UK-China cooperation on climate change and energy is a key pillar of the bilateral relationship: our work includes policy, technology, commercial and research collaboration. The UK's Natural Environment Research Council and the National Natural Science Foundation of China are working together to monitor concentrations and varieties of airborne particles and volatile gases in the atmosphere, and their potential impact on human health. The UK continues to provide strong support for the development of China's national emissions trading scheme which will cover 10% of global emissions. Since 2015, the UK's Climate Change Committee and their counterparts, China's Expert Committee on Climate Change, have been collaborating to identify the key risks posed by dangerous climate change to areas such as food security, human health, infrastructure and global supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 03/07/2017 16:05:56 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

746148

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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	Hong Kong: 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 had with his Chinese counterpart on upholding the one country, two systems principle in Hong Kong.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	1614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>I had a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador on 5 July, during which I stressed the importance of respect for 'One Country, Two Systems'. I made clear the UK's strong commitment to the Sino-British Joint Declaration: a recognition that it remains a legally binding treaty until 2047, is registered with the UN and continues to be in force. The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), also discussed Hong Kong issues at a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on 16 February 2017. To mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Foreign Secretary issued a Written Ministerial Statement to the House on 29 June <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/</a></p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 07/07/2017 12:39:54 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

746151

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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	China: Political Prisoners
	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 Chinese counterpart on providing adequate medical care for political dissidents in prison in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	1769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>​We frequently raise cases of specific concern of human rights activists with the Chinese, including those individuals detained with medical conditions. For example, during the most recent UK-China Human Rights Dialogue on 27 June, we urged the Chinese to ensure Nobel Prize winner Liu Xiaobo had access to his choice of medical treatment.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 03/07/2017 16:07:51 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

746760

	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	USA: Climate Change Convention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what effect the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement may have on UK contributions to that agreement's goals.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	1996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>​The US decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement will not impact in any way the UK's commitment to implementing it.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 07/07/2017 12:39:29 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

747046

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2017
	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	Hong Kong: 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, whether he has had any meetings with Lord Patton of Barnes in the last year to discuss (a) human rights and the state of democracy in Hong Kong and (b) the Joint British-Sino Declaration.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	2349
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>In the last year the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office has not received any requests from the Rt Hon. The Lord Patten of Barnes for a meeting.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/07/2017 14:04:19 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

747047

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2017
	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	Anson Chan
	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 intends to meet Anson Chan, former Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, while she is visiting the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	2347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>​Senior officials at the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office plan to meet Anson Chan during her visit.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/07/2017 14:05:55 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

747048

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2017
	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	Hong Kong: 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 he has made of the state of democracy in Hong Kong.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	2348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary issued a Written Ministerial Statement on 29 June to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/</a>) which outlined our assessment of the 'One Country, Two Systems' principle, as well as referencing specific concerns over its implementation. The UK continues to believe that it is in Hong Kong's best interests that discussion resumes between all parties in Hong Kong in order to make further progress towards a more democratic and accountable system of government, as provided for in the Basic Law.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/07/2017 14:08:00 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

747675

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Hong Kong
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the new Minister for Asia plans to visit Hong Kong during the current Parliamentary session.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	2372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Ministerial visits are under constant review. The British Consulate General in Hong Kong continues to support and represent UK interests there.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 10/07/2017 12:54:15 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West