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date	04/09/2018
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	Rohingya: Crime
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 the Government has made of the avenues available to bring the perpetrators of crimes against the Rohingya under international law to justice.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	169556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The British Government condemns the atrocities in Rakhine and is committed to working with international partners to bring those responsible to justice. The UK convened a meeting of the UN Security Council on 28 August chaired by the Minister for the Commonwealth and the United Nations to ensure the Council remains focused on the Rohingya crisis, including the need for accountability. When the Security Council considers the final UN Fact-Finding Mission report, we will have the opportunity to discuss all options to ensure accountability. On 6 September 2018, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled that courtholders jurisdiction over the deportation of the Rohingya population from Burma to Bangladesh. The UK fully supports the court in its efforts to bring the perpetrators of human rights violations to justice.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/09/2018 16:43:10 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

964604

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date	04/09/2018
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	Burma: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help tackle religious and racial discrimination in Burma.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	169558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>​The British Government continues to be deeply concerned by religious and racial discrimination against minorities in Burma. The Government has repeatedly raised concerns about the treatment of minorities in Burma in the Human Rights Council in September 2017 and March 2018. The Minister for the Commonwealth and the United Nations raised the UK's concerns about the persecution faced by minority groups in Burma in his speech to the Human Rights Council of 27 February 2018. Our Embassy continues to support projects in Burma addressing the drivers of prejudice and inter-communal violence.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/09/2018 16:45:33 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

967117

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date	04/09/2018
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	Marine Environment: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What his policy is on global ocean conservation.
tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
uin	906723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>A new International Ocean Strategy was announced in June this year. When published it will underpin the UK’s leading role on marine protection. It will also provide this Government with a blueprint for international action that will support the long-term prosperity of the UK and our long-term commitment to protect the health of the marine environment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 906728 question first answered 04/09/2018 15:42:54 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow