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1082176

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	North Korea: Nuclear 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 diplomatic steps he plans to take to support the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula after the recent US-North Korean talks in Hanoi.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	228597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has regular discussions with Secretary of State Pompeo on how to resolve the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, most recently on 5 March. We welcome the US commitment to continue talks following the recent summit in Hanoi. We will continue to work closely with the US and our other international partners and use a wide range of diplomatic tools, including through our Embassy in Pyongyang, in an effort to achieve North Korea's denuclearisation.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/03/2019 17:12:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1082180

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	Middle East: 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, whether the US Administration has provided his Department with the Administration's draft proposals for a Middle East peace plan.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	228600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>​We continue to discuss US Middle East peace efforts with the US Administration, including the Foreign Secretary with Jared Kushner on 13 February. We have encouraged the US Administration to bring forward detailed proposals for a viable Israel-Palestinian peace agreement that addresses the legitimate concerns of both parties. We continue to believe the best way to achieve this is through substantive peace talks between the parties leading to a two-state solution.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/03/2019 16:50:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1082181

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	Middle East: 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, whether he considers it (a) accurate and (b) acceptable that the United States administration has still not shared the draft proposals in its Middle East Peace Plan with the governments of (a) France and (b) Germany.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	228601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>​We welcome the further information provided by the US at the Warsaw Summit, held on 13-14 February, on the timing for its plan, and hope this will set out detailed proposals for a viable Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement that addresses the legitimate concerns of both parties. We look forward to seeing and discussing the details with the US and other partners in due course, and welcome the emphasis the US has rightly put on wanting to take a genuinely collaborative approach with key partners.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/03/2019 16:51:23 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1082183

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	Slovenia: Foreign Relations
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 plans to issue a formal apology to the Government of Slovenia for describing that country as a former Soviet vassal state.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	228602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary’s point was that Slovenia has carved an impressive path since independence, that we are proud to work together as partners, and we look forward to continuing that partnership post Brexit. He had a positive meeting with President Pahor on 27 February, during his recent visit to the UK, covering this as well other topics, including Brexit, bilateral links and our future relationship.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 13/03/2019 16:23:34 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1082184

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	Iran: Cruise Missiles
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 Iranian counterparts on their recent testing of submarine-based cruise missile technology.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	228603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>​We have consistently expressed our deep concerns about Iran's missile activities with the Government of Iran. I have raised these issues directly with the Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and the Foreign Secretary raised the issue with Foreign Minister Zarif in Tehran on 19 November. We have also highlighted our concerns in joint letters with France and Germany to the UN Secretary General.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/03/2019 17:45:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1082187

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	Iran: Nuclear 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 diplomatic steps he is taking to prevent Iran from producing nuclear-armed warheads that can be carried by that country's submarine-based cruise missiles.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	228604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>​The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), agreed in July 2015, verifiably ensures that Iran is not able to produce a nuclear weapon, and as such is the best means of neutralising the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran. Iran is abiding by its commitments under the deal, as confirmed by the International Atomic Energy Agency in each of its reports, the most recent of which was produced on 22 February. We are working closely with our partners to maintain the JCPoA, including through ensuring Iran continues to meet its nuclear commitments in full.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/03/2019 17:44:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1082190

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	Nigeria: Christianity
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 reported deaths of 3,731 Christians in Nigeria in 2018, what representations he has made to the Home Secretary on the assessment of asylum claims from Nigerian Christians.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	228606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Home Office regularly discuss the plight of refugees and all asylum claims from Nigerian nationals are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/03/2019 15:55:07 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1082192

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	Burma: Churches
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 in Myanmar on the destruction of churches in Kachin state and their replacement with Buddhist pagodas.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	228607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The British Government continues to be concerned by issues of freedom of religion and belief in Burma, including attacks on churches and other places of worship. The Minister for the Commonwealth and the United Nations raised the UK's concerns about persecution faced by Christian and other minorities in Burma in his speech to the Human Rights Council in February 2018. The British Ambassador met the Burmese Minister for Religious Affairs on 9 August 2018, and underlined the importance of interfaith dialogue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/03/2019 13:54:48 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1082194

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	Iraq: 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, if he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of his Department's programme to involve religious minorities in reconciliation programmes in Iraq; and whether he has plans to extend those reconciliation programmes to religious minorities in other countries.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	228608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK is supporting the development of inclusive and representative reconciliation processes, involving religious minorities, at both national and community levels in Iraq, through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund. We have also contributed £23.15m to the UNDP Funding Facility for Stabilisation, which is helping to develop inclusive local governance. To date, while each project is subject to regular monitoring, we have made no assessment of the overall impact on reconciliation. Effective reconciliation programmes are context-specific so we do not plan to extend the specific initiatives in Iraq to other countries, but we continue to learn lessons from our programmes and apply those to future initiatives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/03/2019 17:41:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1082195

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
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	Jiang Rong and Wang Yi
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 Chinese counterpart on the arrest of Pastor Wang Yi and his wife Jiang Rong of the Early Rain Covenant Church in Chingdu province in December 2018 on charges of incitement to subvert state power.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	228609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>We are concerned by the arrest and detention of Pastor Wang Yi and his wife Jiang Rong. We have raised our concerns about the closure of some churches, including the Early Rain Covenant Church, under China’s recently updated regulations on religious affairs.</p><p> </p><p>We remain concerned by the restrictions placed on Christianity and other religions in China, which include individuals being harassed or detained for their beliefs. The freedom to practise, change or share one's faith or belief without discrimination or violent opposition is a human right that all people should enjoy. We believe that societies which aim to guarantee freedom of religion or belief are more stable, prosperous and resilient against violent extremism.</p><p> </p><p>We are robust in raising the full range of our human rights concerns with the Chinese authorities. We raised our concerns over restriction of freedom of religion or belief as part of China’s Universal Periodic Review in November 2018, and in our 27 June 2018 statement at the UN Human Rights Council.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/03/2019 17:13:54 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry