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643908

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2016
	date	24/11/2016
	date tabled	24/11/2016
	ddp created	24/11/2016 20:11:58
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	24/11/2016 20:18:02 01/12/2016 16:03:05
	hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
	house id	1
	identifier	54815
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	01/12/2016 15:32:08
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the alleged incident of rape of Rohingya women by security forces in Rakhine State, Burma, and if he will make a statement.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 54815
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	54815
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are aware of a number of disturbing reports of sexual violence against Rohingya women by security forces in Rakhine State. These were alleged to have taken place during the ongoing security operations in Rakhine, triggered on 9 October when three Burmese Border Guard Police posts were attacked by armed Rohingya groups. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my noble Friend, the Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns, visited Burma from 9-12 November. She urged Burmese Government Ministers to resume immediate humanitarian access to the affected areas in Northern Rakhine and for a full and independent investigation into all reports of human rights violations. The Government of Burma has committed publicly to do so. I also raised the situation in Rakhine State with the Burmese Minister of Construction in London on 29 November.</p>
	creator	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

536149

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/07/2016
	date	13/07/2016
	date tabled	13/07/2016
	ddp created	13/07/2016 21:51:41
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	13/07/2016 21:57:38 19/07/2016 17:01:04
	hansard heading	Kashmir: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	identifier	42655
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	19/07/2016 16:29:07
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the governments of (a) India and (b) Pakistan on the current situation in Kashmir.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 42655
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	42655
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text The former Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire) was deeply saddened by recent reports of unrest in Kashmir, and offered his condolences to the victims and their families. Our High Commission in Delhi is monitoring the situation closely and we have updated our travel advice. The Pakistani Foreign Secretary briefed our High Commissioner along with other P5 Ambassadors on Pakistan’s views on the current situation in Kashmir on 12 July.
	creator	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

573696

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/09/2016
	date	02/09/2016
	date tabled	02/09/2016
	ddp created	02/09/2016 18:02:10
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	02/09/2016 18:08:15 09/09/2016 13:22:02
	hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Water
	house id	1
	identifier	44404
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	09/09/2016 12:50:23
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Sri Lankan government on water pollution from the Chunnakam Oil Plant in the Jaffna Pensinsula.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 44404
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44404
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka visited Jaffna in June and raised concerns about water contamination with the local authorities. He received assurances that they were aware of the issue and were addressing it. They also discussed water quality in general and longer term plans for providing water through desalination.</p>
	creator	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

574093

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/09/2016
	date	02/09/2016
	date tabled	02/09/2016
	ddp created	02/09/2016 18:11:35
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	02/09/2016 18:21:07 09/09/2016 13:26:19
	hansard heading	Tibet: Human Rights
	house id	1
	identifier	44792
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	09/09/2016 12:54:28
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 10 May 2016 to Questions 36574 and 36576, in what way his Department carried out its assessment of the human rights situation in Tibet; and for what reasons the 2015 Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy contained no relevant information on that situation.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 44792
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44792
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Our assessment of the situation of Tibet is based on range of credible sources and information gathered by diplomats and officials. I draw the Hon. Members attention to the most recent version (updated in July 2016) of the Human Rights and Democracy report where we outline a number of concerns relating to Tibet. We raise these concerns regularly, for example I raised two Tibetan cases involving freedom of expression (Tashi Wangchuk and Druklo (Shokjang)) with the Chinese Ambassador on 1 August.</p>
	creator	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

595682

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/10/2016
	date	07/10/2016
	date tabled	07/10/2016
	ddp created	07/10/2016 18:15:05
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	07/10/2016 18:30:39 17/10/2016 15:58:18
	hansard heading	Imdad Ali
	house id	1
	identifier	47081
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	17/10/2016 15:17:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Pakistani government on the death penalty imposed on Imdad Ali.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 47081
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47081
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I am concerned about Mr Ali's case and continue to follow developments. The UK remains firmly opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances. Abolitionist work is high on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) agenda and is part of the day-to-day work of all diplomatic missions to countries that retain the death penalty. The FCO human rights and democracy report 2015 makes clear our views on the death penalty and the resumption of executions in Pakistan.</p><p>Whilst we have not raised the specific case of Imdad Ali with the Pakistani government, the former Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Philip Hammond), raised the issue of the death penalty with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 2015, and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Tobias Ellwood), since wrote to the Pakistani High Commissioner to the UK expressing deep concern about ongoing executions. Together with our EU partners, we continue to raise our concerns about the death penalty with the Government of Pakistan and urge compliance with international obligations.</p>
	creator	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

595890

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/10/2016
	date	07/10/2016
	date tabled	07/10/2016
	ddp created	07/10/2016 18:19:04
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	11/10/2016 15:35:11 17/10/2016 15:58:16
	hansard heading	UN Refugees and Migrants Summit
	house id	1
	identifier	47355
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	17/10/2016 15:18:44
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the UK delegates who attended the UN General Assembly meetings on refugees and migrants that took place on 19 and 20 September 2016.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 47355
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47355
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>On 19 September, the Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) attended the UN Summit Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants. She also participated in President Obama's Leaders' Summit on Refugees on 20 September. The Secretary of State for International Development, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Witham (Priti Patel) also attended both of these meetings. Senior officials from Number 10, the Department for International Development, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office provided support to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State during these events.</p>
	creator	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

601082

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/10/2016
	date	13/10/2016
	date tabled	13/10/2016
	ddp created	13/10/2016 19:51:38
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	14/10/2016 16:46:29 21/10/2016 14:20:04
	hansard heading	China: Human Rights
	house id	1
	identifier	48563
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	21/10/2016 13:48:17
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, at what (a) ministerial (b) official level the Government will be represented in the next round of the human rights dialogue with the Chinese authorities.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 48563
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	48563
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>​I intend to open the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue later this month. As in previous years, the UK delegation will be led by the Director of Asia Pacific Directorate in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.</p>
	creator	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

601083

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/10/2016
	date	13/10/2016
	date tabled	13/10/2016
	ddp created	13/10/2016 19:51:39
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	13/10/2016 19:57:32 21/10/2016 14:24:05
	hansard heading	Gedhun Choekyi Nyima
	house id	1
	identifier	48564
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	21/10/2016 13:52:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last raised the detention of the Panchen Lama with the Chinese authorities; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 48564
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	48564
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We raised the case of the Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in 2014. The Chinese authorities stated in September 2015 that the Panchen Lama was &quot;leading a normal life&quot; in China.</p><p>We urge China to ensure that any restrictions on the Panchen Lama's freedom of movement and communication are lifted, so that he may select the career, education or religious life of his choosing. We will continue to support calls by the UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Religion or Belief for the relevant authorities to facilitate a meeting between the Panchen Lama and independent international observers.</p>
	creator	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

601084

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/10/2016
	date	13/10/2016
	date tabled	13/10/2016
	ddp created	13/10/2016 19:51:40
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	13/10/2016 19:57:34 21/10/2016 14:21:02
	hansard heading	Tibet: Dams
	house id	1
	identifier	48565
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	21/10/2016 13:49:45
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the (a) Chinese and (b) Indian authorities on the damming of rivers in Tibet and the effect of that action on water supplies to India.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 48565
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	48565
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>​We have had no discussions with the Chinese or Indian authorities on the damming of rivers in Tibet.</p><p>The UK supports sustainable economic development in Tibet. Decisions about the management of shared regional resources, like water, are best taken in consultation with neighbouring countries.</p>
	creator	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

601085

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/10/2016
	date	13/10/2016
	date tabled	13/10/2016
	ddp created	13/10/2016 19:51:40
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	14/10/2016 16:46:30 21/10/2016 14:17:05
	hansard heading	Tibet: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	identifier	48566
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	21/10/2016 13:45:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when a UK (a) Minister and (b) official last visited (i) the area designated by the Chinese government as the Tibetan Autonomous Region and (ii) the areas of Tibet subsumed by the Chinese government into China in the 1960's; what requests for such visits are outstanding; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 48566
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	48566
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>​I refer my Hon. Friend to the answer given by the former Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), to the Hon. Member for Dundee West (Mr Law), on 4 May 2016 (PQ 35590), copied below for ease of reference:</p><p>The Hon. Member for Bury South (Mr Lewis) was the last serving Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) minister to visit the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), in September 2009. An FCO official last visited the TAR in June 2014. We continue to press the Chinese authorities for further access.</p>
	creator	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton