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686100

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
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	Hong Kong: 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 his assessment is of the current state of basic freedoms, the rule of law and democracy in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	63369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>We assess that the 'One Country, Two Systems' framework established by the Sino-British Joint Declaration continues to function well in the vast majority of areas. Basic freedoms and the rule of law are key elements of this framework. We have highlighted in six-monthly reports from the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson) to the House those areas where challenges have arisen or on which we have had concerns. The Government raises such concerns with the Chinese and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Governments. On political reform, the UK continues to encourage all parties to play their part in rebuilding constructive dialogue to pave the way for the resumption of the political reform process at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/02/2017 13:46:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

686101

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
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	Sino-British Joint Declaration
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 review the effectiveness of the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	63370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>​The Government continues to monitor and report on the effectiveness of the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration, including through six-monthly reports to Parliament by the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson). These six-monthly reports reflect the Government's continuing interest in developments in Hong Kong and our ongoing commitment to the faithful implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/02/2017 15:55:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

686102

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
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	Hong Kong: 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 steps he is taking to fulfil the Government's obligations under the Sino-British Joint Declaration to monitor and speak out for basic freedoms and the rule of law in Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	63367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>I refer my Hon. Friend to my answer of 1 February 2017 (PQ 61986).</p><p>The six-monthly reports submitted to the House by the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson) reflect the Government's continuing interest in developments in Hong Kong and our commitment to the faithful implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Most recently, the Foreign Secretary discussed the importance of maintaining confidence in 'One Country, Two Systems' with Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi at the UK–China Strategic Dialogue in London on 20 December, which I also attended. I also discussed Hong Kong issues with the Chinese Ambassador on 9 February.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/02/2017 13:37:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

686103

registered interest
date	07/02/2017
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	Hong Kong: 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 he has made to the Hong Kong Government regarding (a) legal challenges against democratically elected legislators Nathan Law, Edward Yiu, Lau Siu-lai and Leung Kwok-hung and (b) rulings regarding Yau Wai-Chung and Sixtus Heung; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	63368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>On 7 November 2016, after the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) issued an interpretation of the Basic Law before the conclusion of related judicial proceedings in Hong Kong, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office released a statement. We expressed concern at recent developments in the Legislative Council. While we recognised the NPCSC's authority to interpret the Basic Law, we were concerned by its decision to issue an opinion at that time. We urged the Chinese and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Governments, and all elected politicians, to refrain from any actions that fuelled concerns or undermined confidence in the 'One Country, Two Systems' principle.</p><p>The Hong Kong Courts subsequently reached a decision on the cases of Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus Leung on the basis of Hong Kong's legal framework. We respect this decision.</p><p>The other ongoing legal cases referred to are a matter for the Hong Kong Courts.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/02/2017 13:42:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

626606

registered interest
date	01/11/2016
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	North Korea: BBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has received representations from the BBC on providing a Korean-language service for North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	51444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2016 answer text <p>There have been ongoing discussions between the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the BBC on a package of new language services. The details of these are being finalised by the BBC, which is operationally and editorially independent of government, and an announcement will be made shortly. We strongly support the BBC’s mission to bring accurate, high quality and impartial news to global audiences, including to countries where free speech is restricted.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/11/2016 15:49:21 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

622589

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
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 his assessment is of the effectiveness of the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	50854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>We understand the next EU/China Human Rights Dialogue will be held before the end of the year. Our assessment is that the EU/China Dialogue, like our bilateral dialogue, is a valuable opportunity to share the full range of human rights concerns with China in a frank manner.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/11/2016 16:08:59 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

622590

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
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 his assessment is of the effectiveness of the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	50853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The latest round of the UK/China Human Rights Dialogue took place on 27/28 October. I attended the opening of the Dialogue. The UK is one of only a few countries with such a platform, which enables us to discuss the full range of our human rights concerns. During the dialogue we covered freedom of expression, religion and belief, minority rights and the death penalty. We were also able to share a number of human rights cases of particular concern. The dialogue is one way to discuss with China our shared international human rights commitments.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/11/2016 16:08:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

622592

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
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 discussions he has had with his counterpart in the People's Republic of China on the detention of human rights lawyers since July 2015.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	50855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>I raised the cases of the 15 Chinese lawyers and rights activists in pre-trial detention since July 2015 with the Chinese ambassador, in writing, on 1 August 2016. We also raised their cases most recently with the Chinese authorities at the UK/China Human Rights Dialogue on 27 October when we called on them to release those individuals detained for seeking to protect the rights of others.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/11/2016 16:14:06 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

622600

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
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	Hong Kong: Elections
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 political and human rights in Hong Kong of the election held there in September 2016.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	50852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The record turnout for the Hong Kong Legislative Council elections held in September, and the wide range of parties now represented in the Legislative Council, reflect the vibrant democratic debate in Hong Kong. We now hope to see the new legislature working constructively with the government, to ensure that Hong Kong remains a dynamic economy and that the rights and freedoms guaranteed under ‘One Country, Two Systems’ are protected. The Government’s most recent assessment of the political and human rights situation in Hong Kong is set out in the Foreign Secretary’s Six-Monthly Report on Hong Kong to the House of 12 October (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/six-monthly-report-to-parliament-on-hong-kong-january-june-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/six-monthly-report-to-parliament-on-hong-kong-january-june-2016</a>).</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 01/11/2016 16:06:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce