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1002746

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
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	Venezuela: 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 his Department has made to the Government of Venezuela in respect of the killing of and assaults made against opposition politicians; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	188713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>As I stated in my Chatham House speech on 25 October, we are extremely concerned at the Venezuelan government's continued attacks on opposition politicians, a number of whom have been imprisoned, exiled or stripped of their political rights. The illegal detention of National Assembly MP Juan Requesens and the death of Fernando Alban whilst detained by the Venezuelan Intelligence Service are both particularly disturbing.</p><p>In October, our Ambassador met the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Jorge Arreaza, and the Vice-Minister for Europe, Yvan Gil, and expressed our concerns. In London, the Head, Latin America Department, FCO, called in the Venezuelan Ambassador to express our concern about Mr Requessens and to urge the Venezuelan government to release all political prisoners.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/11/2018 12:24:35 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

852579

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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	Jagtar Singh Johal
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 made to the Government of India on the release of Jagtar Singh Johal.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	130575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>​We continue to make frequent representations on Mr Johal’s behalf. Most recently, our Deputy High Commissioner in New Delhi raised the case with the Ministry of External Affairs on 19 February. I continue to engage with the family and met the family and their MP, Martin Docherty-Hughes, on 1 February 2018. Our consular staff in India visit Mr Johal regularly.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 07/03/2018 10:59:32 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

788510

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
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	Jagtar Singh Johal
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 on behalf of Jagtar Singh Johal who is in custody in India.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	112630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>​The British High Commission has raised this case with the Indian authorities immediately on notification of Mr Johal's detention. We have urgently requested consular access so that officials can check on his welfare.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 16/11/2017 17:37:47 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

641459

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Russia: Baltic States
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 Russian counterparts on the sovereignty of the Baltic States.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	907424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The sovereignty of the Baltic States is beyond dispute. The renewed deterrence and defence posture, agreed at the Warsaw NATO Summit, sends a clear, unambiguous message of the continued commitment of all NATO members to the principles of collective defence and security and Article 5.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 22/11/2016 15:03:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

528902

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Procurement
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 take steps to ensure that his Department's purchasing policies support British (a) industry and (b) agriculture.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	41270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's purchasing policies support the Government’s commitment to do all it can to ensure UK Suppliers can compete effectively for public sector contracts, in line with our current international obligations and guidance issued by the Crown Commercial Service. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 05/07/2016 16:13:22 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

423561

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
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	India: Travel Information
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 update the travel advice regarding the Punjab on his Department's website to advise travellers to give serious consideration to not travelling until the situation in that region stabilises.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	13173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2015 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office reviews travel advice on a regular basis and we have updated the travel advice for India to reflect the situation on the ground in Punjab. Whilst the situation in Punjab has eased since October, calls for further protests continue. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and update travel advice accordingly.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 17/11/2015 17:17:38 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

155917

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
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: 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 steps he is taking to ensure women's rights are discussed at the London Conference on Afghanistan in December 2014; and what objectives he has for that conference relating to the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
uin	214776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>Ensuring Afghan women and girls’ rights are protected and feature prominently in the London Conference is a key objective for the UK Government. These issues will be incorporated across all of the main themes and events at the conference. This includes an associated event “Ayenda” for civil society and a session in the main plenary to report back on the key messages that have emerged from the Oslo Symposium on Afghanistan Women’s Rights and Empowerment, attended by the Minister of State, my noble Friend the right hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 23 November.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 24/11/2014 17:12:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar