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579493

registered interest
date	09/09/2016
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	Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote animal welfare in the Government's foreign policy.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	45850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government has a manifesto commitment “to push for high animal welfare standards to be incorporated into international trade agreements” and we are working with colleagues across Whitehall and with the European Commission, who represents EU Member States in the associated negotiations, to deliver this.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/09/2016 15:29:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

578669

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	Kashmir: Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to encourage a de-escalation of violence in Kashmir in response to the recent unrest in that region.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	45719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>I remain very concerned by reports of violence and offer my condolences to the victims and their families. The UK abides by its commitments under international law and expects all countries to comply with their international legal obligations. Our High Commission in Delhi is monitoring the situation closely and we have updated our travel advice.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 16/09/2016 10:57:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

576820

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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: Organs
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 the Chinese government on banning organ tourism to China.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	45143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>As My Rt Hon. Friend, the former Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Hugo Swire, stated to the house on the 12 July 2016, we have raised concerns about reports of organ harvesting, as well as about the torture and mistreatment of detainees, during the annual UK-China human rights dialogue. We will do so again at the next round. My officials also raised the issue with their Chinese counterparts on 1 September 2016.</p><p>However, despite the fact that UK physicians always advise patients against, it is very difficult to prevent UK citizens travelling to less well-regulated countries to seek an organ transplant. Although numbers are not known, it is thought that very few patients in the UK choose to do so.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/09/2016 09:52:04 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

576822

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
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	South China Sea
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 the Government has had with the Chinese government on disputed islands in the South China Sea.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	45205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>We raise our concerns about maritime tensions in the South China Sea regularly in bilateral meetings with China, including at Ministerial level. The former Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), discussed the South China Sea directly with his Chinese counterpart a number of times this year, for instance during his visits to Beijing in January and April, emphasising the importance of compliance with international law and the need to settle disputes by peaceful means. We have also made our views known to China and other claimants through supporting public statements on the issue by the G7 and the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/09/2016 09:53:34 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

576414

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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	Mining: Seas and Oceans
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 potential merits of putting in place a comprehensive system of environmental protection before deep sea mining operations are allowed to commence in oceans worldwide.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	44959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK is committed to the development and implementation by the International Seabed Authority of a deep sea mining code in respect of areas outside national jurisdiction. A clear red line for the United Kingdom is that such a code, which is a prerequisite for the commencement of deep sea mining operations, ought to contain strong environmental protection. A first draft of a mining code was released by the International Seabed Authority in July 2016, and the UK will be submitting comments in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/09/2016 15:31:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

576423

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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	Bangladesh: 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 assessment he has made of the human rights record of the government of Bangladesh; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	45040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>As I said during the adjournment debate on Bangladesh on 8 September, we are concerned about the protection of human rights in Bangladesh. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office named Bangladesh as one of 30 Human Rights Priority Countries in its 2015 report. The report cited the confrontational actions of the two main political parties, extremist attacks against secular writers and religious minorities and pressure on free speech, plus continued use of the death penalty as particular areas of concern.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/09/2016 12:58:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

576425

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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	Kashmir: 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 representations the Government is making to the governments of India and Pakistan on finding a peaceful solution to the situation in Kashmir which fully involves the people of Kashmir in the process.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	44958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The longstanding position of the United Kingdom is that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting resolution to the situation in Kashmir, taking into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people. It is not for the United Kingdom to prescribe a solution or to act as a mediator. We encourage both sides to maintain positive dialogue, but the pace and scope of this is for them to determine.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/09/2016 13:25:24 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

576546

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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	UK Mission to the UN: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many additional staff have been deployed to the UK's mission to the UN in Geneva to work on World Trade Organisation (WTO) policy and to renegotiate the UK's membership of the WTO since the EU referendum.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	44953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>A Deputy Permanent Representative to cover the WTO is being appointed. Further decisions will be taken in due course to provide the additional staff required in Geneva to work on the UK's evolving status in the WTO, and in the longer term to cover all WTO business.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/09/2016 15:34:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

573435

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Bangladesh: British Council
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 took place between (a) his Department and the British Council and (b) the UK High Commission in Dhaka and the British Council in Bangladesh before the decision was taken to close that Council's centres in that country; and what timetable is in place for reopening those centres.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	44114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and UK High Commission in Dhaka have maintained close contact with the British Council before and since the closure, following the 1 July terrorist attack at Holey Bakery. The Council has completed its security review and is taking the necessary steps to ensure the safety and security of its staff and buildings before reopening.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/09/2016 13:29:44 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

573438

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Kashmir
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Indian government on the killing of protestors in the Kashmir Valley in July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	44134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>I remain very concerned by reports of violence and offer my condolences to the victims and their families. The United Kingdom abides by its commitments under international law and expects all countries to comply with their international legal obligations. Our High Commission in Delhi is monitoring the situation closely and we have changed our travel advice. The long standing position of the UK is that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting resolution to the situation in Kashmir, taking into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people. It is not for the UK to prescribe a solution or to act as a mediator.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/09/2016 13:37:26 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield