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911209

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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	Guatemala: 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 Guatemalan counterpart on reports of threats against the leader and members of the Nuevo Dia Ch'orti Indigenous Association in Guatemala; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	147825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2018 answer text <p>Officials in our Embassy in Guatemala City will raise these reports at the EU Filter Group, an informal human rights monitoring mechanism, in order to discuss with the international community and collectively raise concerns with the Guatemalan authorities . Our Embassy will continue its work to promote consultation with indigenous populations in advance of major infrastructure projects.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 08/06/2018 10:41:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

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

890039

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
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	Andy Hall
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 made representations to his Thai counterpart on the recent ruling that UK human rights activist, Andy Hall, must pay 10 million Baht in damages to the Natural Fruit Co Ltd. as a result of his conviction for civil defamation conviction; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	137091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>​I am aware of the civil court order issued on 26 March by Prakhanong Court, calling for Mr Andy Hall to pay 10 million Thai baht in damages to Natural Fruit. We have not raised this court order with the Thai authorities as legal proceedings are ongoing.</p><p>We remain in contact with Mr Hall, and have taken action to support him and the important issues he works on, including by raising these with the Thai authorities. We will continue to do so. The UK government supports the right of human rights defenders to carry out their work without fear of harassment or reprisals. We also support full implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 30/04/2018 14:24:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

882443

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
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	Andy Hall
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 provided consular assistance to the British human rights campaigner Andy Hall, who has been sentenced for defamation in Thailand.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	135505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>Mr Hall has not recently requested consular assistance. However, we have been active in supporting him in relation to his work promoting human rights. Embassy staff have attended trial hearings and raised his case with the Thai authorities. We shall continue this work, and stand ready to provide consular assistance should he require it.</p><p>The British Government supports the right of human rights defenders to carry out their work without fear of harassment or reprisals. We also support full implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/04/2018 15:13:59 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

862097

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Falkland Islands: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, what the process is for approving licences for hydrocarbon activity in the Falklands; which bodies are consulted with for that process; and what (a) funding and (b) staff are allocated to undertake those assessments.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	132516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>​Oil exploration in the Falkland Islands is governed by the Falkland Islands Offshore Minerals Ordinance of 1994. Subject to this Ordinance, and with the consent of the Foreign Secretary, the British Government appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands may, on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, grant to any person a licence for the purposes of exploration or production in the controlled waters, or in the sea-bed or subsoil thereof, of the Falkland Islands. Any oil company can apply for a license by contacting the Falkland Islands Government's Department of Mineral Resources. The Director of Mineral Resources, in consultation with other Falkland Islands Government departments, will make the recommendation to the Governor of the Falkland Islands.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/03/2018 15:52:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

838460

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
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	Developing Countries: Waste Management
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 include improving waste management systems in developing countries and reducing the amount of plastic entering the marine environment from those countries on the agenda at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London in April.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	127281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>We are working closely with the Commonwealth Secretariat, member states, and Commonwealth partner organisations to develop an ambitious agenda for the summit. The Prime Minister has made clear that she intends to raise the issue of plastic pollution entering the world's oceans with other Heads of Government in London.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/02/2018 17:30:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

820835

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
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	Mali: Religious Freedom
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 religious freedom in Mali; and what steps the Government is taking to promote and protect the right to freedom of religion or belief in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	122253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The Algiers Accord of 2015 – signed between Tuareg-led rebels and the Malian Government - cites respect for religious freedom as one of its core principles. The UK continues to call on all parties to ensure full implementation of the Accord. Additionally, the UK has supported a Community Reconciliation and Peacebuilding Project for the past three financial years, which works with communities in Mali, including mixed faith communities, to promote mutual understanding and reduce conflict.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/01/2018 14:42:04 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

810180

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
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	Marine Protected Areas
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 monitor Marine Protected Areas for illegal fishing and other proscribed maritime activities.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	120646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government's commitment to establish a Blue Belt of marine protection around the Overseas Territories is on track to deliver 4 million square kilometres of marine protection by 2020. In delivering the Blue Belt initiative, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science and the Marine Management Organisation are helping to ensure that the large scale Marine Protected Areas which have been designated, or are being developed, around the UK Overseas Territories are effectively managed, monitored and enforced. Traditional surveillance techniques, including sea and aerial patrols, are also being supplemented with trials of new techniques including satellite surveillance (radar and optical imagery); autonomous underwater vehicles; and unmanned aerial systems, to detect any illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 08/01/2018 17:48:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy