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753457

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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	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 discussed the extension of universal franchise in Hong Kong with the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	5909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>I have not spoken to Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, since she took office on 1 July. However our Consul General to Hong Kong and Macao, Mr Andrew Heyn OBE, met Carrie Lam on 19 April following her election victory of 26 March.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary issued a Written Ministerial Statement to the House 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>) (29 June 2017, <em>Official Report, </em>House of Commons, column HCWS19) 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 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 26/07/2017 16:46:56 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

753469

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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	Capital Punishment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people executed in each country by the government of that country in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	5639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and we make our opposition well known at the highest levels to countries which continue to apply it. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office works closely with leading human rights organisations to promote abolition of the death penalty globally. The FCO draws on data from Amnesty International which reports on the numbers of executions worldwide in a series of Annual Reports on the Death penalty, available at its website: <a href="http://www.amnesty.org/" target="_blank">www.amnesty.org</a></p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/07/2017 16:41:26 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

753466

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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	Tibet: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that human rights abuses in Tibet are raised in discussions with the Chinese Government at ministerial and official level.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	5832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>​We continue to raise our concerns about the human rights situation in Tibet with the Chinese authorities on a regular basis. We most recently raised our concerns about Tibet at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue held in Beijing on 27 June. The Foreign Secretary also raised the issue with the Chinese Government at the UK/China Strategic dialogue in December 2016.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/07/2017 16:38:00 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

753460

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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	Hong Kong: 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, whether (a) he and (b) the Minister for Asia has met with any members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong since 8 June 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	5910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>​I plan to visit Hong Kong later this year and while there will look to meet with Legislative Council members from a range of parties.</p><p>As part of his normal duties, our Consul General to Hong Kong and Macao, Mr Andrew Heyn OBE, meets with members of the Legislative Council. I have, however, not met any members of the Legislative Council since my appointment and nor has the Foreign Secretary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/07/2017 16:34:03 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

753459

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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	Hong Kong and Macao: 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, what recent discussions he has had with the Consul General of Hong Kong and Macao.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	5906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>​I held a meeting with our Consul General to Hong Kong and Macao, Mr Andrew Heyn OBE, on 12 July. We discussed the latest situation in Hong Kong, as well as my plans to visit Hong Kong later this year.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/07/2017 16:20:56 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

753458

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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	Pressure Groups: Environment
	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 support the rights of land and environmental activists operational in other countries; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	5905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>We support the right and ability of civil society, including those focusing on land rights and the environment, to operate freely and hold both Governments and businesses to account. Our National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights reasserts our commitment to promote the protection of human rights defenders active on such issues from any act of intimidation.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/07/2017 16:18:52 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

753452

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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: Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which of his Department's online services are only available in the Welsh language on request.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	5895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office provides a number of digital services aimed at customers in the UK and overseas. These are currently in English only.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/07/2017 16:13:51 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

753464

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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: Staff
	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 officials of his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have the word trade in their job title.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	5739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>Building the UK’s prosperity is a key priority for the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office (FCO). Our network of Posts overseas work to deliver the goals of the whole of Government, including in support of the objectives of the Department for International Trade. A significant proportion of FCO officials both in the UK and overseas support this agenda but do not necessarily have the word “trade” in their job title, including for example Ambassadors and other Heads of Missions.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/07/2017 16:10:24 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil