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747046

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
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, whether he has had any meetings with Lord Patton of Barnes in the last year 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	2349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>In the last year the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office has not received any requests from the Rt Hon. The Lord Patten of Barnes for a meeting.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/07/2017 14:04:19 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

747047

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
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	Anson Chan
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 intends to meet Anson Chan, former Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, while she is visiting the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	2347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>​Senior officials at the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office plan to meet Anson Chan during her visit.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/07/2017 14:05:55 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

747048

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
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 recent assessment he has made of the state of democracy in Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	2348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary issued a Written Ministerial Statement on 29 June to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (<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>) which outlined our assessment of the 'One Country, Two Systems' principle, as well as referencing specific concerns over its implementation. The UK continues to believe that it is in Hong Kong's best interests that discussion resumes between all parties in Hong Kong in order to make further progress towards a more democratic and accountable system of government, as provided for in the Basic Law.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/07/2017 14:08:00 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

746837

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	European Free Trade Association
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 meetings he has had with the secretariat of the European Free Trade Association.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	2041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary has had no recent meetings with the secretariat of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Officials occasionally meet the EFTA secretariat in the course of business, as they do the secretariats of similar trade organisations.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/07/2017 15:05:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

746838

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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: LGBT People
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 26 April 2017 to Question 71400, whether the continued persecution of LGBT people in (a) Chechnya and (b) other parts of Russia was raised at the June 2017 session of the UN Human Rights Council.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	2042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK raised our concerns over the continued persecution of the LGBT community in Chechnya at the 35th Session of the UN Human Rights Council through our national statements during the ‘Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and the Special Rapporteur on Summary Executions’ on 6 June, and under ‘Item 4’ (‘Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention’) on 15 June. We continue to raise the wider issue of LGBT rights across Russia directly with the Russian authorities through bilateral channels and in multilateral fora.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/07/2017 15:09:44 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

746955

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Syria: Chemical Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of attacks involving the use of chemical weapons, including chlorine gas, by any party to the conflict in Syria since 4 April 2017; and what assessment he has made of any such reports.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	2114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Allegations of chemical weapons use in Syria have continued, mostly alleging use of chlorine by the regime. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' (OPCW) Fact Finding Mission looks at such allegations to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to investigate, and if so to determine whether chemical weapons were used. We condemn all use of chemical weapons and continue to work with partners to ensure credible allegations are investigated. We welcome the latest report of the OPCW Fact-Finding Mission of 29 June, confirming the use of sarin at Khan Sheikhoun on 4 April, as an important step in holding to account those responsible.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 04/07/2017 15:47:18 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

746957

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Syria: Chemical Weapons
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 counterpart in the US on a potential military response to another attack by Syrian Government forces in which chemical weapons are used; what plans the Government has to participate in any potential military actions carried out by the US against the Syrian Government in response to such an attack; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	2116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>We share the strong international concern about chemical weapons use in Syria and regularly discuss the international response at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the UN, as well as bilaterally, with key partners including the US. We fully supported the US action on 7 April as an appropriate response to the use of sarin nerve gas by the Asad regime against Khan Sheikhoun. As the Secretary of State for Defence said on 27 June, the Government would support similar US action in the future. It is important that the international community does all it can to deter further chemical weapons attacks. As I said in my statement on 30 June following the OPCW's confirmation that sarin was used in the Khan Sheikhoun attack, I urge our partners to unite behind the need to hold those responsible for this atrocity to account.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 04/07/2017 15:58:05 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

746967

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: 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, what steps he is taking to support the UN Human Rights Council Resolution to establish an international investigation into violence and human rights violations in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	2121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>On 23 June the UN Human Rights Council agreed by consensus to establish an international investigation into the violence and human rights violations and abuses and violations of international humanitarian law in the Kasai regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The text of the resolution establishing the investigation states that it should be carried out “in accordance with international standards and practice”, which will ensure that the investigation is impartial and independent. During the negotiations the UK worked closely with other members of the Human Rights Council to ensure that a consensus could be found that both ensured the independence of the investigation and recognised the importance of national investigations into the violence.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 04/07/2017 13:59:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

747014

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
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 26 April 2017 to Question 71623, what voluntary financial contributions the Government plans to make to the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons Syria Trust Fund in the financial year 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	2235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government plans to make a voluntary financial contribution of at least £50,000 to the work of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in Syria. We also plan to make a contribution to the funding of the UN-OPCW Joint Investigative Mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 04/07/2017 16:02:11 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

746139

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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	Portugal: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of British subjects being held in pre-trial detention in Portugal.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	1593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Of the 19 British nationals currently in prison in Portugal, 8 are being held in pre-trial detention.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 03/07/2017 14:19:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies