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706733

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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	Sri Lanka: 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 his Department has made of Sri Lanka's progress in implementing UN Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	66241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>Sri Lanka's co-sponsorship of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution 30/01 in October 2015 was a landmark moment. The High Commissioner for Human Rights presented his final progress report at the UNHRC's 34<sup>th</sup> session on 3 March. The report acknowledged the positive engagement of the Government of Sri Lanka and noted some progress in the human rights situation in Sri Lanka since 2015. However, it also highlighted the slow fulfilment of transitional justice commitments.</p><p>In my meeting with Foreign Minister Samaraweera on 28 February, I welcomed Sri Lanka's engagement with the UN and international community and their progress to date in implementing Human Rights Council Resolution 30/01. I raised the importance of further land releases, constitutional reform, the development of new counter-terrorism legislation in line with international human rights standards, and the establishment of credible transitional justice mechanisms – starting with making the Office of Missing Persons operational.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/03/2017 16:47:37 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

705592

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	Cambodia: 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 the Government is taking to promote democracy and free and fair elections in Cambodia.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	65731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>We continue to advocate the importance of a peaceful and fair electoral process in Cambodia. It is in the interests of long-term stability in the country for there to be free and fair elections that command the confidence of the voters. In support of this the EU, with UK support, has provided financial and technical assistance to the National Electoral Commission in the preparation of a new voter registry in advance of the upcoming Commune and General elections. We look to the authorities to ensure an environment in which opposition parties and civil society can function freely.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/03/2017 15:07:08 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

705599

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	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 discussions he has had on the matter of self-determination for Azad Kashmir with his counterparts in the Government of (a) India and (b) Pakistan.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	65728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>I have not discussed this matter with either the Government of India or Pakistan. 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 07/03/2017 15:06:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

705608

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	Bangladesh: Refugees
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 his Department has made to authorities in Bangladesh on the relocation of Rohingya refugees to the Cox's Bazar area.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	65844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned for the welfare of the Rohingya community in Burma. When meeting with members of the Bangladesh government during my visit to Dhaka from 2 to 4 March, I welcomed the humanitarian assistance provided by Bangladesh to the Rohingya people and discussed how the UK and Bangladesh can work together to encourage a durable solution in Burma. I also received a briefing on the situation with the Rohingya refuges from UN agencies working on the ground in the Cox's Bazar area.</p><p>The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my noble Friend, the Rt Hon. the Baroness Anelay of St Johns discussed the issue of Rohingya refugees when she met with the Bangladesh High Commissioner in February. I also raised the matter with the Bangladesh High Commissioner in November.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/03/2017 15:08:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

705610

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	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 representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the treatment of human rights activists in that country.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	65632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>​I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 February 2017 (PQ 63917).</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/03/2017 15:09:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

693746

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
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	Kim Jong-nam
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 Malaysian counterpart on the killing of Kim Jong-nam.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	65410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>We are in close contact with the Malaysian authorities and stand ready to provide assistance if required.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/03/2017 14:09:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

693747

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
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	Kim Jong-nam
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 North Korean counterpart on the killing of Kim Jong-nam.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	65411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson) has no contact with his counterpart.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/03/2017 14:07:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

693748

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
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	Burma: Women's Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he raised the issue of protecting women's rights with the Burmese Government on his recent visit to that country.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	65425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>When the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), visited Burma in January he raised a number of human rights concerns with both the civilian and military authorities. Specifically he called for a restrained security response in Rakhine State, for immediate humanitarian access there and for an end to discrimination against the Rohingya. He also called for a de-escalation of conflict in Kachin and Shan States, as well as for full humanitarian access. He did not specifically raise women's rights.</p><p>Protecting women's rights was, however, the explicit focus of the visit of the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my noble Friend, the Rt Hon. the Baroness of Anelay of St Johns, who visited Burma in November in her capacity as the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict. She used her visit to press the Minister of Defence on the importance of the army handling allegations of sexual violence against women in a thorough and transparent manner. She lobbied senior Ministers for a full and independent investigation into reports of human rights violations. During her visit the Minister heard direct from Rohingya leaders about the plight faced by their community in Rakhine State including a range of human rights violations. She also hosted a workshop in which she met survivors of sexual violence and practitioners engaged in efforts to prevent conflict-related sexual violence.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 65426 65427 question first answered 28/02/2017 16:12:08 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

693750

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
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	Burma: Women's 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 representations he has made to his Burmese counterpart on protecting and promoting women's rights in that country in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	65426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>When the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), visited Burma in January he raised a number of human rights concerns with both the civilian and military authorities. Specifically he called for a restrained security response in Rakhine State, for immediate humanitarian access there and for an end to discrimination against the Rohingya. He also called for a de-escalation of conflict in Kachin and Shan States, as well as for full humanitarian access. He did not specifically raise women's rights.</p><p>Protecting women's rights was, however, the explicit focus of the visit of the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my noble Friend, the Rt Hon. the Baroness of Anelay of St Johns, who visited Burma in November in her capacity as the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict. She used her visit to press the Minister of Defence on the importance of the army handling allegations of sexual violence against women in a thorough and transparent manner. She lobbied senior Ministers for a full and independent investigation into reports of human rights violations. During her visit the Minister heard direct from Rohingya leaders about the plight faced by their community in Rakhine State including a range of human rights violations. She also hosted a workshop in which she met survivors of sexual violence and practitioners engaged in efforts to prevent conflict-related sexual violence.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 65425 65427 question first answered 28/02/2017 16:12:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

693751

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
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	Burma: Women's Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he discussed women's rights with representatives of the Roghinya community on his recent visit to Burma.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	65427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>When the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), visited Burma in January he raised a number of human rights concerns with both the civilian and military authorities. Specifically he called for a restrained security response in Rakhine State, for immediate humanitarian access there and for an end to discrimination against the Rohingya. He also called for a de-escalation of conflict in Kachin and Shan States, as well as for full humanitarian access. He did not specifically raise women's rights.</p><p>Protecting women's rights was, however, the explicit focus of the visit of the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my noble Friend, the Rt Hon. the Baroness of Anelay of St Johns, who visited Burma in November in her capacity as the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict. She used her visit to press the Minister of Defence on the importance of the army handling allegations of sexual violence against women in a thorough and transparent manner. She lobbied senior Ministers for a full and independent investigation into reports of human rights violations. During her visit the Minister heard direct from Rohingya leaders about the plight faced by their community in Rakhine State including a range of human rights violations. She also hosted a workshop in which she met survivors of sexual violence and practitioners engaged in efforts to prevent conflict-related sexual violence.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 65425 65426 question first answered 28/02/2017 16:12:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West