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931797

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date	27/06/2018
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: Disputed Territories
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 discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Asia-Pacific region on disputed territorial waters in the South China Sea.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	158183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>This issue features regularly in Ministerial discussions with regional counterparts including those from China, Japan and the nations of South East Asia. Ministers and senior officials also regularly attend multilateral meetings which cover the issue, most recent the Shangri-La dialogue in Singapore in June this year.</p><p>The UK does not take sides or support any sovereignty claim over another. Our commitment is to the impartial and independant operation of international law and freedom of navigation and overflight. The UK opposes militarisation of the South China Sea and we urge all parties to respect freedom of navigation and settle their disputes peacefully in accordance with international law.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 02/07/2018 17:09:27 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field previous answer version 67028 answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

931861

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of his visit to Afghanistan of 25 June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	158293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>​The cost of the Foreign Secretary's travel will be disclosed in the usual way and published as part of transparency data in accordance with Cabinet Office requirements. The Foreign Secretary was accompanied by members of his private office.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 02/07/2018 17:06:21 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field previous answer version 67030 answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

931864

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Afghanistan
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 public officials other than those who travelled with him for security purposes accompanied him on his visit to Afghanistan on 25 June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	158294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>​The cost of the Foreign Secretary's travel will be disclosed in the usual way and published as part of transparency data in accordance with Cabinet Office requirements. The Foreign Secretary was accompanied by members of his private office.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 02/07/2018 17:13:11 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field previous answer version 67031 answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

931932

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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	Afghanistan: Sikhs
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 the extent of persecution of members of the Sikh religion in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	158180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>​There is no reliable data on the number of Sikhs residing in Afghanistan, but it is estimated to be in the low thousands. Afghanistan’s Constitution states that all citizens have equal rights and that non-Muslims are free to exercise their religious beliefs. However leaders of the Sikh community continue to report discrimination. The UK strongly condemned the 1 July attack on a group of Sikhs and Hindus in Jalalabad, responsiblity for which was claimed by Daesh. Afghanistan is a priority country for the FCO’s human rights work. The UK works closely with Afghanistan’s National Unity Government, NGOs, civil society and other international partners to support the promotion and protection of human rights in Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 02/07/2018 17:01:52 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field previous answer version 67027 answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan