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601082

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2016
	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: 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, 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.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	48563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 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> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/10/2016 13:48:17 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

601083

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2016
	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	Gedhun Choekyi Nyima
	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 raised the detention of the Panchen Lama with the Chinese authorities; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	48564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 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> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/10/2016 13:52:05 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

601084

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2016
	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: Dams
	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 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.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	48565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 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> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/10/2016 13:49:45 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

601085

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2016
	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: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	48566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 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> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/10/2016 13:45:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

605902

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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	Tashi Wangchuk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Chinese counterpart on the case of Tashi Wangchuk who is currently awaiting trial in Yushu, Qinghai Province.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	49389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>We raised the case of the Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk at the UK-China human rights dialogue, scheduled which took place on 27 October.</p><p>I previously raised our concerns about Tashi Wangchuk with the Chinese Ambassador, in writing, on 1 August 2016.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2016 16:02:43 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

605904

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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: 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 assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on China of the recommendations contained in the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission report, published on 28 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	49390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>​I refer my Hon. Friend to the answer given by the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my noble Friend, the Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns, to the noble Lord Alton of Liverpool, on 26 September 2016 (PQ HL1811), copied below for ease of reference: &quot;My officials and I have read the report with interest. Although the Government was not asked to give evidence to it and the views stated within it do not reflect Government policy, there is much in the report with which we agree. We are already pursuing an approach consistent with many of the recommendations. For example my Ministerial colleagues and I regularly raise concerns about the crackdown on human rights lawyers, repressive legislation, and challenges to freedom of religion or belief. Equally, there are parts of the report which require further investigation to substantiate the claims made, for instance about organ harvesting.&quot;</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2016 12:48:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

605905

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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: Religious Freedom
	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 religious freedom in Tibet; and whether he has received reports on expulsions of Buddhist students and the demolition of dwellings at the Larung Ghar Buddhist Institute in Sichuan province.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	49381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>​I refer my Hon. Friend to my answer of 18 October 2016 (PQ 48663). We are aware of, and concerned by, reports of the closure or demolition of churches and monasteries and that individuals are being harassed or detained for their beliefs across China. However, I am unable to comment in detail on the demolitions at Larung Gar, as British diplomats are not currently allowed to travel to the area, so my information is partial. Our Consulate General in Chongqing is seeking further information on the situation.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2016 12:38:18 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

605906

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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: Buddhism
	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 steps he has taken to raise the issue of harassment and persecution of Tibetan Buddhists in Tibet with the Chinese government.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	49382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>​I refer my Hon. Friend to my answer of 18 October 2016 (PQ 48663).</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2016 12:42:48 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton