Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

891355

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	North Korea: South Korea
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 his counterparts in other NATO members states on the inter-Korean summit.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	137961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary regularly discusses the threat posed by North Korea with his counterparts from other NATO member states. The Foreign Secretary has made clear that the UK welcomes talks, and that we remain committed to the complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary most recently met his NATO counterparts in Brussels on 27 April, the day of the inter-Korean Summit. While the Summit was not a formal agenda item, the Foreign Secretary was able to discuss developments with other Ministers present.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 30/04/2018 14:58:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

891470

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Colombia: 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, if he will make representations to his counterpart in Colombia to support the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in test cases such as that of Congressman-Elect Jesus Santrich and other institutions created under the peace agreement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	138072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>​The arrest of Seauxis Hernandez (Jesus Santrich) for allegations of drug smuggling since the signing of the Peace Agreement is a significant challenge for all those working to uphold the aims of the Havana accords. The British Ambassador in Bogota has discussed the case with the Attorney General, and the Embassy are monitoring the situation closely. In her statement on 19 April, Karen Pierce the UK Permanent Representative to the UN Security Council made clear the importance of handling it in accordance with the Peace Agreement. I understand that Mr Hernandez’s case will be reviewed by the Special Jurisdiction for Peace. I welcome the joint message of commitment to due process made by President Santos and FARC Party leader Rodrigo Londono following their meeting on 11 April.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 30/04/2018 14:37:26 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

891492

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	North Korea: South Korea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether there are plans to hold a follow-up event after the December 2017 Vancouver Conference of Foreign Ministers on the situation on the Korean peninsula; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	138056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary joined Foreign Ministers and senior officials from twenty countries at the Vancouver Group meeting on 16 January 2018. The Group endorsed the maximum pressure approach and the goal of achieving the complete verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.</p><p>There are no plans for a follow-up event. The Foreign Secretary continues to engage regularly with his counterparts on the threat posed by North Korea’s illegal pursuit of nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, including at the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Toronto on 22-23 April and at the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels on 27 April.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 30/04/2018 15:00:31 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

891524

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of his Department's staff have had days off sick because of mental illness or stress in each of the last three years; and how many days off that amounted to in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	138035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>In 2015, 2180 sick absence days were taken for mental health or stress by 65 members of staff, representing 1.5% of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) UK-based workforce.</p><p>In 2016, 2816 sick absence days were taken for mental health or stress by 79 members of staff, representing 1.7% of the FCO's UK-based workforce.</p><p>In 2017, 2845 sick absence days were taken for mental health or stress by 78 members of staff, representing 1.7% of the FCO's UK-based workforce. ​</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 30/04/2018 14:55:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

891536

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Seas and Oceans: Treaties
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 with his international counterparts to secure a global agreement on protecting at least 30 per cent of the world’s oceans by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	137984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the 25 Year Environment Plan, the UK will work with partners internationally to make sure that a robust evidence base informs the adoption of ambitious, realistic and measurable post-2020 targets at the 15th Conference of the Parties of the Convention for Biological Diversity in 2020.</p><p>This should include the agreement of new ambitious targets for protection of the world's oceans. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office works closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to promote the UK's ambitions in this respect.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 30/04/2018 14:40:15 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

891537

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many full-time equivalent permanent staff in his Department he been assigned to (a) preparations and (b) negotiations on a new UN oceans treaty.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	137985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has two full-time equivalent permanent staff assigned to preparations and negotiations on a new agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. As of June, this number will rise to three full-time equivalent permanent members of staff and we are currently recruiting for a fourth. Other members of staff will also be available to support the negotiations as required. The FCO also works closely with other government departments, in particular the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on these negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 30/04/2018 14:42:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

891538

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Seas and Oceans: Treaties
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 prepare for formal negotiations on a new UN oceans treaty; and how many officials at his Department at each grade will attend the UN conference in September 2018 on the treaty.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	137986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have been actively involved in the preparations for formal negotiations to develop a new agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. We were actively involved in developing and shaping the EU and Member States' positions during the initial stages of discussions at the UN Ad Hoc Working Group on this issue and during the Preparatory Committee, which reported in July 2017. This Preparatory Committee led to the establishment of the intergovernmental conference which will start its work on the substance in September 2018. The FCO leads, with close cooperation from DEFRA, on these negotiations. We have also consulted with and will continue to consult with other government departments during these negotiations. We will also continue to discuss these issues with external stakeholders including the scientific community and civil society.</p><p>The UK delegation to the intergovernmental conference in September will include three officials, supported by policy and legal expertise from DEFRA. We will continue to review the composition and size of the delegation as the negotiations develop in order to ensure that we have the right people in place to promote the UK's interests and the interests of global conservation.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 30/04/2018 14:47:05 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

890330

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Kashmir: 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 his Department is taking to help tackle alleged human rights abuses in Indian-occupied Kashmir.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	137585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>We recognise that there are human rights concerns in India-administered Kashmir. We have recently discussed this situation in India-administered Kashmir with representatives of the Indian Government. We encourage all States to ensure that their domestic laws are in line with international standards. The FCO believes that any allegations of human rights abuses must be investigated thoroughly, promptly and transparently.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 30/04/2018 14:44:28 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

890331

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Kashmir: 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 his Department is taking to help ensure that Commonwealth citizens in disputed Kashmir territories have their human rights upheld.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	137586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The British Government encourages all states to ensure that their domestic laws meet international human rights standards. We raise the issue of Kashmir, including human rights, with the Governments of India and Pakistan. The British Government also works with the Indian and Pakistani Governments to build capacity and share expertise to tackle challenges, including the promotion and protection of human rights.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 30/04/2018 14:50:53 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

890381

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Algeria: Churches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2017 to Question 119188, what response he has received from the Algerian authorities on the closure of that church.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	137490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>We are concerned about church closures in Algeria, including the one near Oran city in November 2017. We are in close touch with the Protestant Church of Algeria about the closures. I met members of the Church on 23 April. The Church has raised the closures with the Algerian Ministry of Interior, and we also stand ready to raise them with the Algerian authorities, should the Church wish us to do so. The promotion and protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief is an important priority for the Government. The Minister for the Commonwealth and UN, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, discussed the importance of Freedom of Religion or Belief with the Algerian Minister of Religious Affairs in October 2017, and our Ambassador in Algeria followed up this conversation, with the Minister of Religious Affairs, in January.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/04/2018 13:39:12 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell