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749389

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Ascension Island: Aviation
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 representations he has received from the European Space Agency on the suspension of Voyager flights to and from Ascension Island and the re-routing of the South Atlantic airbridge.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	3478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/07/2017 16:55:43 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

749390

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Ascension Island: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2017 to Question 2035, what recent representations he has made to his US counterpart on bringing forward the refurbishment of Wideawake airfield on Ascension Island.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	3484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence leads on the refurbishment of the Wideawake runway and as such I refer to the answer of 4 July 2017 provided by the Minister for the armed forces. I have made no representations to the US Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/07/2017 16:57:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

749395

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 4 April 2017 to Question 69434, what response he has received from the Government of Saudi Arabia to his enquiry about the attack by a helicopter on a boat carrying Somali civilians off the coast of Yemen on 16 March 2017; whether he has yet been able to establish whether the helicopter that fired on that boat was made in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	3308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office contacted Saudi Arabia regarding this tragic incident. The Saudi Arabian authorities have been clear that they were not responsible for this incident.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/07/2017 15:45:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

749397

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	British Overseas Territories: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which of the UK's Overseas Territories have a fully-functional register of beneficial ownership; and which of those territories does not have such a fully-functional register.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	3350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>​The creation of new central registers, or similarly effective systems has been completed in the following Overseas Territories with financial centres: British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, and Gibraltar with legislation to underpin the registers passed by their respective legislatures. Full population of the registers with data will be taken forward as a priority in the coming months.</p><p>The Turks and Caicos Islands has passed legislation, and its register is expected to be operational by the end of July.</p><p>Anguilla has not yet established its register, and we continue to engage with the Anguillan authorities to take this forward.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/07/2017 16:54:50 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

749398

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Iran: 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, when he last discussed alleged human rights abuses in Iran with his Iranian counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	3396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Iran's human rights record continues to be of serious concern; this is why we have designated it as one of our Human Rights Priority Countries.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary last discussed this issue when he met Foreign Minister Zarif in Munich in February. We will continue to raise concerns when appropriate.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/07/2017 15:47:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

749399

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2017 to Question 2349, whether he or the Minister for Asia plan to seek a meeting with Lord Patten of Barnes to discuss (a) human rights and the state of democracy in Hong Kong and (b) the Joint British-Sino Declaration.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	3347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>I have no immediate plans to meet Rt Hon. Lord Patten of Barnes, and he has not requested a meeting.</p><p>I held a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador on 5 July in which I made clear that the British Government did not accept the position of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson that the Joint Declaration was an historical document of no practical significance. I stressed that on this basis, as a guarantor of the Joint Declaration, and the principle of 'one country,one system', the British Government regarded it as legitimate to continue to issue a six-monthly report to Parliament on Hong Kong affairs.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/07/2017 15:37:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

749400

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on recent statements made by the People's Republic of China that the Sino-British Joint Declaration no longer has any significance and is not binding on the People's Republic of China.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	3348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>I held a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador on 5 July in which I made clear that the British Government did not accept the position of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson that the Joint Declaration was an historical document of no practical significance. I stressed that on this basis, as a guarantor of the Joint Declaration, the British Government regarded it as legitimate to continue to issue a six-monthly report to Parliament on Hong Kong affairs.</p><p>The Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Beijing also raised HMG concerns with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 5 July stressing that the Joint Declaration is a legally binding treaty, registered with the UN. As a co-signatory, the British Government is committed to monitoring its implementation closely.</p><p>To mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Foreign Secretary issued a Written Ministerial Statement to the House on 29 June (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/</a>).</p><p>The UK will continue to make clear that Hong Kong's success and stability depend on its high degree of autonomy, independent judiciary and respect for the fundamental rights and freedoms enshrined in the Joint Declaration, the Basic Law, and the One country, two system doctrine.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/07/2017 15:42:40 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

748539

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Russia: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met representatives of the Russian Government to discuss the ongoing conflicts in eastern Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	3131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>I raised the ongoing conflict in Ukraine with Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov in London on 10 March. The Foreign Secretary also raised the UK's concerns about the conflict in Ukraine with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers in February this year. UK officials continue to raise our concerns through political and military channels with representatives of the Russian Government.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 10/07/2017 15:39:05 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

748583

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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 ensure that pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong who are on trial or facing disqualification from taking their seats in the Legislative Council receive a fair trial and that the rule of law is upheld.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	3190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>In November 2016 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office expressed concern at the National People's Congress Standing Committee's decision to express its interpretation of the Basic Law before conclusion of related legal proceedings in Hong Kong. The cases referred to are a matter for the Hong Kong Courts. We believe that the rule of its law remains robust overall thanks in part to its world class independent judiciary.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 10/07/2017 15:27:31 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

748584

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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, what steps he has taken to reassure the people of Hong Kong that the Government remains fully committed to the Sino-British Joint Declaration and will continue to monitor the commitment to that Declaration by the Government of China.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	3189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>I held a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador on 5 July in which he made clear that the UK Government did not accept the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson's position that the Joint Declaration was an historical document of no practical significance. I stressed that on this basis, as a guarantor of the Joint Declaration, the UK Government regarded it as legitimate to continue to issue a six-monthly report to Parliament on Hong Kong affairs.</p><p>The Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Beijing also raised HMG concerns with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 5 July stressing that the Joint Declaration is a legally binding treaty, registered with the UN. As a co-signatory, the UK Government is committed to monitoring its implementation closely.</p><p>To mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Foreign Secretary issued a Written Ministerial Statement to the House on 29 June (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/</a>).</p><p>The UK will continue to make clear that Hong Kong's success and stability depend on its high degree of autonomy, independent judiciary and respect for the fundamental rights and freedoms enshrined in the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 3188 question first answered 10/07/2017 15:01:22 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce