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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

706733

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/03/2017
	date	01/03/2017
	date tabled	01/03/2017
	ddp created	01/03/2017 23:12:57
	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	01/03/2017 23:29:36 06/03/2017 17:19:02
	hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Human Rights
	house id	1
	identifier	66241
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	06/03/2017 16:47:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of Sri Lanka's progress in implementing UN Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 66241
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	66241
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Sri Lanka's co-sponsorship of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution 30/01 in October 2015 was a landmark moment. The High Commissioner for Human Rights presented his final progress report at the UNHRC's 34<sup>th</sup> session on 3 March. The report acknowledged the positive engagement of the Government of Sri Lanka and noted some progress in the human rights situation in Sri Lanka since 2015. However, it also highlighted the slow fulfilment of transitional justice commitments.</p><p>In my meeting with Foreign Minister Samaraweera on 28 February, I welcomed Sri Lanka's engagement with the UN and international community and their progress to date in implementing Human Rights Council Resolution 30/01. I raised the importance of further land releases, constitutional reform, the development of new counter-terrorism legislation in line with international human rights standards, and the establishment of credible transitional justice mechanisms – starting with making the Office of Missing Persons operational.</p>
	creator	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

706802

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/03/2017
	date	01/03/2017
	date tabled	01/03/2017
	ddp created	01/03/2017 23:14:29
	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	02/03/2017 12:15:12 06/03/2017 17:10:06
	hansard heading	Operation Blue Star
	house id	1
	identifier	66238
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	06/03/2017 16:38:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will commission a public inquiry into UK involvement in the 1984 Amritsar massacre.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 66238
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	66238
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>We recognise the scars that this tragic event left and the strong feelings in the Sikh community, but believe there are no grounds for a public inquiry.</p><p>The Cabinet Secretary's investigation in 2014 was extensive. It concluded that UK assistance was advisory only, ended several months before Operation Blue Star and had limited impact in practice.</p>
	creator	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

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

643909

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/11/2016
	date	24/11/2016
	date tabled	24/11/2016
	ddp created	24/11/2016 20:11:59
	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 20:18:03 29/11/2016 18:17:03
	hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
	house id	1
	identifier	54864
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	29/11/2016 17:45:26
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has raised with Burma State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (a) the banning of media from areas of Rakhine State, (b) government blocking of humanitarian aid to Rohingya in Rakhine State and (c) the sacking of Myanmar Times journalist Fiona MacGregor for reporting on the mass rape of ethnic Rohingya women.
	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 54864
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	54864
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>​We have raised the situation in Rakhine with the Government of Burma, including with State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as well as the Ministers for Defence, Home Affairs, Border Affairs, Immigration, and Information.</p><p>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. We have also raised the importance of access and freedom for media personnel in Burma.</p>
	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

657099

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/12/2016
	date	12/12/2016
	date tabled	12/12/2016
	ddp created	12/12/2016 23:33:24
	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	12/12/2016 23:40:32 20/12/2016 12:41:03
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Ahmadiyya
	house id	1
	identifier	57256
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	20/12/2016 12:09:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Pakistani High Commissioner on the reported raid of the Ahmadiyya Headquarters in Pakistan.
	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 57256
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	57256
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are aware of reports of attacks on the Ahmadiyya community and the raids which took place on 5 December in Pakistan. The Government strongly condemns the persecution of all minorities, including the targeting of people based on their beliefs. Our concerns are reflected in the latest update to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office annual human rights report.</p><p>We regularly raise our concerns about the protection of minority communities, including religious minorities, with the Pakistani Government at a senior level. During his visit to Pakistan in November, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), raised religious tolerance and the importance of safeguarding the rights of all Pakistan's citizens. We continue to urge Pakistan to honour in practice its human rights obligations, including those related to religious minorities, and to uphold the rule of law.</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