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1284886

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Myanmar: Journalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect journalists facing threat of harm or arrest in Myanmar.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
	uin	150946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK condemns the coup conducted by the Myanmar military on 1 February. We have made representations at the highest level within Myanmar to encourage all sides to resolve disputes in a peaceful and legal manner. We condemn restrictions on social media as a means of limiting freedom of expression and the intimidation and persecution of those opposing the military coup. We urge the military to exercise utmost restraint towards them and refrain from actions against civil society and further disruption of communication or freedom of expression and the media. Journalists must be allowed to carry out their job without fear or threat of violence. We and the EU have called for a Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on Myanmar on 12 February. We condemn the coup in Myanmar and the arbitrary detention of elected politicians &amp; civil society by the military.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 11/02/2021 17:05:58 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1272984

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Cremation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will urge his Sri Lankan counterpart to stop their policy of forcibly cremating its citizens who have died from covid-19, in accordance with their religious beliefs.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
	uin	133215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is concerned about the Government of Sri Lanka's continued decision to mandate cremations for all those affected by Covid-19, and recognises the particular impact this is having on Sri Lankan Muslims and other faith communities. The Minister of State for South Asia and Minister responsible for Human Rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, has raised concerns about this directly with the Sri Lankan High Commissioner, most recently in December. Lord Ahmad also raised the importance of minority rights in a call with the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena in November. The UK's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka has also raised concerns about mandatory cremations several times with the Sri Lankan Government, most recently in January.</p><p>The UK has shared guidance with the Government of Sri Lanka on how burials can continue to operate in a safe format, within the WHO guidelines, to ensure all religious groups can practise their rites. We will continue to engage with the Government of Sri Lanka on this important issue.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 11/01/2021 17:56:59 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1140612

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Telecommunications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Guidance on how to prepare for Brexit if there's no deal, published by the Department for Exiting the European Union, what parts of the plan for telecoms business in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal have been implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
	uin	279461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2019 answer text <p>As set out in published no-deal guidance, the Government has now made laws to ensure that the legal frameworks for telecoms regulation, radio spectrum management and mobile roaming in the EU continue to operate if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. These instruments provide certainty and continuity for telecoms businesses and consumers.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 02/09/2019 15:35:00 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1140254

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadcasting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Guidance on how to prepare for Brexit if there's no deal, published by the Department for Exiting the European Union, what parts of the plan for broadcasting and video on demand in the event of a no deal Brexit have been implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
	uin	279022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/09/2019 answer text <p>Within the technical notice, published on 13 September 2018 and referred to in the question, the Government committed to making provisions in domestic legislation for the continuation of Ofcom licences, so that broadcasters can continue to broadcast in the UK without having to reapply for their licence under any new framework following EU Exit. The notice also stated that Government would ensure that existing domestic legislation relating to audiovisual media services would continue to be operable.</p><p> </p><p>The Broadcasting (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, passed on 12 February, enacted the relevant legislative changes.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport continues to work closely with broadcasters and Ofcom to understand the impact of a ‘no deal’ scenario on the sector and ensure a smooth and orderly exit.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 02/09/2019 09:34:22 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna