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1719721

registered interest
date	21/05/2024
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	Brazil: Floods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the impact on Brazil’s GDP of floods in the Rio Grande do Sul region.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	27288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>I [Minister Rutley] visited Brazil in May, where I met with Rio Grande do Sul's representative to Brasilia, Henrique Pires, to discuss the impact of the floods, and how the international community can support. The UK has supported an allocation of £193,000 through the Start Fund to provide humanitarian aid in response to the flooding in Brazil and are working with British companies in Brazil to support their donation efforts. His Majesty The King has written to President Lula to offer his condolences. We are in regular communication with the Brazilian authorities to understand the evolving economic and environmental impact of the floods.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/05/2024 16:47:10 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1719230

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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	Toomaj Salehi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the imprisonment of Toomaj Salehi.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	27118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK condemns the death sentence of prominent and fearless artist Toomaj Salehi. On May 8, the UK Human Rights Ambassador to the UN in Geneva signed a joint statement calling for Salehi's immediate release and repeating our principled opposition to the death penalty in all circumstances. We have sanctioned 94 Iranian individuals or entities for human rights violations since September 2022, including the Prosecutor General and Deputy Prosecutor General responsible for Iran's application of the death penalty. We continue to call for Mr Salehi's release, and the release of all those who are unjustly detained by the Iranian regime.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/05/2024 16:44:29 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1719232

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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	Iran: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps his Department has taken to help promote freedom of religious belief for (a) Christians and (b) other religious minorities in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	27120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK condemns the continued repression of Christians and other religious minorities in Iran. At the 55th Human Rights Council, we issued a statement highlighting the discrimination faced by Christians on a daily basis, whether in accessing education, jobs, or places of worship. We co-sponsored the Iran Human Rights Resolution at UNGA 78, calling for Iran to eliminate, in law and in practice, all forms of discrimination on the basis of religion or belief. We continue to promote the rights of religious minorities in Iran, including through the Special Envoy on FoRB Fiona Bruce MP.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/05/2024 16:46:12 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1719421

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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	Peru: Indigenous Peoples
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the safety of indigenous leaders in Peru.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	27159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government is aware of the challenges faced by indigenous people and their supporters in Peru. We monitor the threats that they face from groups linked to serious and organised crime, as well as the actions of the Peruvian Government to protect these communities. I [Minister Rutley] visited Peru in October 2023 and met with a group of indigenous peoples' leaders and representatives to hear firsthand about the main threats, challenges and opportunities experienced by these communities.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/05/2024 16:39:33 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1719422

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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	Peru: Indigenous Peoples
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his Peruvian counterpart on the protection of indigenous leaders in that country.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	27160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>I [Minister Rutley] visited Peru in October 2023 and held discussions with senior representatives of the Peruvian Government including my former counterpart, Vice Foreign Minister Higueras Hare on issues including the importance of protecting human rights of minority and indigenous groups. The British Embassy in Lima monitors the threats that indigenous people, their leaders and supporters face from groups linked to serious and organised crime, as well as the actions of the Peruvian Government to protect these communities.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/05/2024 16:40:40 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1719423

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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	Peru: Drugs and Palm Oil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his Peruvian counterpart on (a) the expansion of oil palm plantations and (b) narcotics production.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	27161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>I [Minister Rutley] visited Peru in October 2023 and held discussions with senior representatives of the Peruvian Government, including my former counterpart, Vice Foreign Minister Higueras Hare and separately the former Minister for the Environment, Albina Ruiz. We discussed a range of issues including the protection of Peru's environment and the threats posed by serious organised crime, including illegal narcotics production.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/05/2024 16:40:54 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1719431

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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	Sarm Heslop
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2024 to Question 26195 on Sarm Heslop, on what dates His Majesty's Consul General Miami has raised the disappearance of Sarm Heslop with the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
uin	27169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>His Majesty's Consul General Miami raised the disappearance of Sarm Heslop with the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) in person during visits to USVI on 22 April 2021 and 18 April 2023. The Consul General also raised the case with the USVI Police Commissioner during a visit to USVI in March 2022 and has remained in regular contact with the USVI authorities since Sarm Heslop's disappearance.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/05/2024 16:36:38 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1718795

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
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	Bahrain: Political Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 14 May 2024 to Question 24574 on Bahrain: Political Prisoners, if he will list the individual human rights cases discussed with Bahrain Foreign Minister Al Zayani on 22 April 2024.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	26762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK's close and long-standing relationship with Bahrain continues to allow for a genuine and mutually beneficial dialogue, including on individual cases we discuss where allegations relating to human rights are made. Whilst we sometimes comment publicly, we most often engage constructively in private and do not as a matter of course release the details of Ministerial discussions with international counterparts.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/05/2024 16:33:04 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1718268

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2024 to Question 24244 on British Overseas Territories, when he plans to publish the refreshed strategy on the Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	26468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Following the announcement of a General Election on the 4 July 2024, publication of the refreshed UK Government Strategy for the Overseas Territories has to be deferred.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/05/2024 16:46:04 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1718297

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps their Department is taking to support the Disability Confident scheme; how many officials in their Department work directly on supporting that scheme; what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of that work in supporting the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of disabled people in their Department; and what further steps they are taking to support their Department’s recruitment and retention of disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	26428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO is an accredited 'Disability Confident Leader' under the government's Disability Confident Scheme (https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/) which denotes organisations which have a positive commitment towards disabled people. Since April 2022, FCDO has a designated team which provides Reasonable Adjustments to its disabled UK-based staff in line with the Equality Act 2010. It also provides its disabled staff with a Workplace Adjustment Passport to facilitate the seamless retention of adjustments on a change of line manager, job role or move between business areas. FCDO's Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) provides guidance to hiring managers at each stage of recruitment to ensure applicants with disabilities are not disadvantaged. Candidates who opt in to the Guaranteed Interview Scheme who meet the minimum criteria for the role and who have demonstrated an acceptable mark in their application, will be offered an interview for the role. Any reasonable adjustments required at interview will be considered and implemented. Additional support for hiring managers is available by request. We remain fully committed to supporting disabled people globally through creating more opportunities, protecting their rights and ensuring they fully benefit from, and can contribute to, every aspect of our society.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 23/05/2024 16:37:01 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes