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539781

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
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	UN Refugees and Migrants Summit
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 delegates and from which Departments the UK plans to send to the UNGA Summit on Refugees and Migrants.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	43262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p>The Government has three priorities for the UNGA Summit on Refugees and Migrants:</p><p>- tackling forced displacement, including through conflict prevention and reduction, and safeguarding human rights and protecting civilians</p><p>- shared global responsibility for the protection of refugees, as well as for regular, safe, and orderly migration and control of irregular migration; and <br>- encouraging controlled, regular migration that has significant development benefits.</p><p>We are finalising details of the UK delegation, including plans for ministerial attendance.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/08/2016 15:23:01 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 7957 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

539782

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
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	UN Refugees and Migrants Summit
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 objectives are for the upcoming UNGA Summit on Refugees and Migrants.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	43263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p>The Government has three priorities for the UNGA Summit on Refugees and Migrants:</p><p>- tackling forced displacement, including through conflict prevention and reduction, and safeguarding human rights and protecting civilians</p><p>- shared global responsibility for the protection of refugees, as well as for regular, safe, and orderly migration and control of irregular migration; and <br>- encouraging controlled, regular migration that has significant development benefits.</p><p>We are finalising details of the UK delegation, including plans for ministerial attendance.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/08/2016 15:33:14 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 7960 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

539783

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
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	UN Refugees and Migrants Summit
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 attend the UNGA Summit on Refugees and Migrants.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	43264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p>The Government has three priorities for the UNGA Summit on Refugees and Migrants:</p><p>- tackling forced displacement, including through conflict prevention and reduction, and safeguarding human rights and protecting civilians</p><p>- shared global responsibility for the protection of refugees, as well as for regular, safe, and orderly migration and control of irregular migration; and <br>- encouraging controlled, regular migration that has significant development benefits.</p><p>We are finalising details of the UK delegation, including plans for ministerial attendance.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/08/2016 15:38:47 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 7961 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

536684

registered interest
date	15/07/2016
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	France: Terrorism
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 French counterpart about the attack in Nice on 14 July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	42882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson), spoke to French Foreign Minister Ayrault on 16 July, and again at the Foreign Affairs Council on 18 July, to offer his condolences for the appalling loss of life in Nice and to stress that the UK will stand shoulder to shoulder with France following this tragedy. We are determined that our close co-operation will continue and the Foreign Secretary offered UK support and assistance to France to help counter the threat of terrorism. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/08/2016 15:41:09 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 7701 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

536273

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
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	Brexit: Scotland
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 policy is on whether article 50 of the Treaty on the functioning of the EU enables the EU to negotiate separately with the Scottish Government towards a different agreement to that which applies to the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	42762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p>The legal and constitutional responsibility for the UK’s relationship with the EU lies at Westminster. The Government will fully involve the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland Governments to ensure we get the best deal for the UK as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/08/2016 13:16:42 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 7520 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

535528

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
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	Venezuela: Economic Situation
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 government of Venezuela on the ongoing economic situation and food shortages in that country.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	Calum Kerr
uin	42488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p>The Government shares the concern of the international community regarding the deteriorating economic and humanitarian situation in Venezuela. We have urged all sides to work constructively together in the best interests of the country and the people of Venezuela. We support the planned dialogue between the Venezuelan Government and Opposition, facilitated by the Union of South American Nations regional body. Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials are in contact with their counterparts in the Department for International Development and the EU to discuss what future assistance might be offered, if requested by the Venezuelan Government.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/08/2016 13:22:27 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 7702 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4379 label Biography information for Calum Kerr

535529

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
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	Venezuela: 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, whether he has made representations to his Venezuelan counterpart on reports of detention without charge, arbitrary detentions, the excessive use of force by security forces and other human rights violations in that country.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	Calum Kerr
uin	42489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text <p>The Government shares the concern of the international community regarding the deteriorating political situation in Venezuela. The then Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), conveyed his concerns at the detention of prominent political opposition figures, and human rights more generally, directly to the Venezuelan Foreign Minister and Deputy Foreign Minister at bilateral meetings held in London during 2015. He has also discussed Venezuela extensively with counterparts from across the region.</p><p>Since 2012, we have funded 22 human rights and democracy projects in Venezuela, with both Government and Non-Government Organisations. These projects have varied from protecting the rights of indigenous people to supporting political dialogue and reconciliation and the promotion of electoral reform.</p><p>Venezuela was designated a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights Priority Country for 2016/2017 in April. This status will allow us to further expand our work on human rights and democracy in the country, including project work with local communities.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/08/2016 13:23:55 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 7703 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4379 label Biography information for Calum Kerr