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1125129

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	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	Ukraine: Churches
	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 extent of destruction of churches in Russian-occupied Eastern Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	251287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>We are extremely concerned by reports from Eastern Ukraine of the seizing and sealing of churches and other places of worship, forced cancellation of services and arrests and harassment of clergy. This is part of a wider pattern of human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by Russian-backed separatists in the non-government controlled areas of eastern Ukraine.</p><p>We continue to call on Russia to use its considerable influence over the separatists to ensure respect for all human rights, and on all sides to implement recommendations contained in the reports of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/05/2019 12:41:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1124925

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	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	Colombia: 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 recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Colombia on the UN Human Rights Council report on human rights defenders in that country, and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	251328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>I spoke to Carlos Holmes Trujillo, the Colombian Foreign Minister, on 26 January at the UN in New York; and on 4 February at a Lima Group meeting in Ottawa. On 9 May the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, met with Colombian High Counsellor for Stabilisation, Emilio Archila, and directly raised the issue of human rights defenders. We regularly express our concern to the Colombian Government over the fate of human rights defenders, and work closely with civil society groups to bring individual cases to the government's attention.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/05/2019 12:45:33 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1124926

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	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	Colombia: 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 assessment his Department has made of the refusal of the Colombian President Ivan Duque to sign the Statutory Law on the Special Jurisdiction for Peace on the political situation in that country; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	251329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Colombian people elected President Duque in 2018 with a mandate to implement the 2016 peace agreement and make certain changes to it. President Duque's recent objections to six articles of the law governing the Special Jurisdiction for Peace are consistent with his election campaign and with the powers of the presidency. However, the UK believes that the delay risks undermining the system's authority and reducing cooperation with the the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia . We believe that the Transitional justice law must be approved swiftly to ensure continued confidence in the peace process. On 11 March, our Ambassador for Colombia informed President Duque of the UK position. On 9 May, the Minister for the Commonwealth and the UN, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon reiterated this point when he met with Colombian High Counsellor for Stabilisation, Emilio Archila.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/05/2019 12:52:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1124944

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	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	Abdullah Öcalan
	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 the Government has had with the Turkish Government on the (a) Kurds, (b) UK citizens and (c) members of the Turkish Parliament on hunger strike to protest the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	251251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government most recently raised the issue of the ongoing hunger strikes protesting the conditions of Abdullah Ocalan's imprisonment with Turkish authorities on 13 May. While robustly condemning the ongoing violence perpetrated by the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party), we encourage Turkey to implement the recommendations of the report on Mr Ocalan's imprisonment produced by the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. In this regard we welcome the fact that Mr Ocalan was granted access to two lawyers on 2 May.</p><p>We also note the comments made by those lawyers in a subsequent press conference, that Mr Ocalan advised against his supporters continuing these hunger strikers to the point that it threatens their health . We continue to urge Turkey to uphold the human rights of detainees, including access to medical treatment where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/05/2019 12:57:02 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1125015

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	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	North Macedonia: NATO Enlargement
	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 plans to lay before Parliament the Accession Protocol relating to Northern Macedonia's membership of NATO; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	251265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>We look forward to welcoming North Macedonia as the 30<sup>th</sup> member of NATO. My Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament on 26 February outlined the process of the entering into force of the Prespa Agreement and North Macedonia's NATO Accession. In line with that, UK ratification for North Macedonia's accession to NATO is progressing and we plan to lay the Accession Protocol before Parliament in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/05/2019 13:00:07 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1125113

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	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	Poland: Ethnic Cleansing
	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 29 April 2019 to Question 246491, whether he has raised the comments of Senator Grzegorz Bierecki with his Polish counterpart.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	251277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not raised the comments of Senator Grzegorz Bierecki with his Polish counterpart.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/05/2019 13:03:37 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1124644

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2019
	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: Property
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many properties that they own abroad have been sold by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and its agencies since 2015; and what is the total revenue that they have received from such sales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL15512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>​From April 2015 to March 2019, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) sold 62 overseas properties for a total value of £531.9m, comprising of the sale of the Bangkok compound for £426.4m in FY 2017-18, with the remaining 60 properties amounting to £105.5m. There were no sales by FCO Agencies (Wilton Park and FCO Services).</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/05/2019 13:18:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1124646

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2019
	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	Jamal Khashoggi
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the government of Saudi Arabia has permitted access to British Embassy staff to the trial of those accused of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi by the Saudi authorities; if so, whether such staff are permitted to make a report of proceedings; and whether such staff were required to sign non-disclosure agreements to secure such access.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws
	uin	HL15514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK attends the trial as part of a group of international observers. We attend all trials of international concern where host governments permit us to do so. It would not be appropriate for us to comment on an ongoing legal process.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL15515 question first answered 15/05/2019 13:19:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1987 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws

1124647

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2019
	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	Jamal Khashoggi
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the individuals who have been put on trial in Saudi Arabia for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi are in fact those who committed the murder.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws
	uin	HL15515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK attends the trial as part of a group of international observers. We attend all trials of international concern where host governments permit us to do so. It would not be appropriate for us to comment on an ongoing legal process.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL15514 question first answered 15/05/2019 13:19:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1987 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws

1124857

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	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	Burundi: Sanctions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of financial sanctions relating to Burundi.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
	uin	HL15532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The EU adopted restrictive measures, including the use of sanctions, against Burundi on 1 October 2015 following violence during the Presidential elections in 2015. These measures are a means of holding the perpetrators of human rights violations to account and encouraging both positive change in relation to political freedoms and inclusive political dialogue ahead of elections in 2020. Working with our international partners, the UK designs sanctions regimes, provides evidence for designations, and encourages cooperation to ensure that sanctions are used to achieve shared political goals, and that sanctions are properly implemented and enforced to secure maximum impact. The Office for Financial Sanctions implementation works to ensure that financial sanctions are properly understood, implemented and enforced in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/05/2019 13:42:57 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox