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1145527

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	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 Sudan: Peace Negotiations
	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 South Sudanese counterpart on the peace talks in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	290427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text The UK, with our Troika partners (US and Norway), continue to pressure the South Sudanese parties to deliver the commitments made in the 12 September 2018 peace agreement. When I met the President of South Sudan on 13 August I reaffirmed the UK's support for the people of South Sudan. I urged President Kiir to take the steps necessary to form a government of national unity, as set out in the peace agreement. Our Ambassador in Juba has reinforced this message with all sides, including with President Kiir on 3 September and with Foreign Minister Awut on 11 September. answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 02/10/2019 08:03:21 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1147790

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	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	Wildlife: Smuggling
	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 his Department is taking to tackle the illegal wildlife trade.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	uin	293658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>“It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.”</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 08/10/2019 13:55:52 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1144983

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	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	Kashmir: 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 assessment he has made of whether the Indian Government's suspension of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution constitutes a material breach of the Instrument of Accession agreed by the British Government on 27 October 1947.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	287492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>​​It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/09/2019 14:01:44 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1145004

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2019
	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	Spain: Espionage
	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 his Department is taking to protect hon. Members in response to reports of spying by the Spanish Government.
	tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
	tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
	uin	287589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>​​It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/09/2019 13:22:00 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1147425

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2019
	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	Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Cabinet plans to discuss the recommendations of the Bishop of Truro’s Independent Review for the Foreign Secretary of FCO Support for Persecuted Christians.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall North
	tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
	uin	292977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>​Work has begun to implement the recommendations from the Bishop of Truro's Review in a way that will bring real improvements in the lives of those persecuted because of their faith or belief. In accordance with the Bishop's recommendation, the former Foreign Secretary wrote to Ministerial counterparts to ask them to take note of the Review's recommendations. We are now considering how we might best take forward a Cabinet discussion of Freedom of Religion or Belief in a way that galvanises cross-governmental action on this issue.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 07/10/2019 15:35:49 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1146315

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	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: Peace Negotiations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the announcement by the UN that the composition of the constitutional committee on Syria has been agreed, what plans they have to call for the inclusion of one or more representatives of the populace living in North-East Syria on that committee.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL17810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>​We welcome the UN Secretary-General's announcement on 23 September of the formation of a Constitutional Committee. Decisions on membership of the committee are a matter for the UN Special Envoy for Syria. We have consistently raised with the Special Envoy the need for the committee to be balanced and inclusive.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/10/2019 13:13:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1146735

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	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: Military Intervention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have had discussions with the governments of the United States and Turkey, following their first joint ground patrol near Tell Abyad in Syria, including about future plans.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL17877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>​We regularly discuss the situation in north east Syria, including the future of the territory, with the governments of the United States and Turkey. The Prime Minister discussed this issue with President Erdogan on 24 September. Senior officials most recently discussed this with their US counterparts during meetings at the UN General Assembly from 23-27 September.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/10/2019 13:19:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1147490

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2019
	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 and Commonwealth: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department plans to make an assessment of the level of risk of wild fires to (a) Commonwealth nations and (b) British Overseas Territories.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
	uin	292973
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>​We have not made any assessments. The assessment of wildfire risk is the responsibility of Commonwealth and Overseas Territories Governments.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 07/10/2019 15:47:01 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

1143153

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Zimbabwe: Humanitarian Aid
	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 his Department has had with representatives of the Southern African Development Community on the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	284582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>​We are working closely with international partners, including Southern African Development Community members, to call on the Government of Zimbabwe to investigate all allegations of human rights violations and implement promised political and economic reforms.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 285457 question first answered 09/09/2019 13:30:40 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1143631

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Zimbabwe: 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 discussions he has had with Southern African Development Community leaders on the political situation in Zimbabwe.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	285457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>​We are working closely with international partners, including Southern African Development Community members, to call on the Government of Zimbabwe to investigate all allegations of human rights violations and implement promised political and economic reforms.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 284582 question first answered 09/09/2019 13:30:40 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones