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1190768

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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 assessment he has made of the effect on the rule of law in Hong Kong of the recent arrest of fifteen democracy activists and former lawmakers.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	40574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>We are concerned about the arrests of a number of political figures in Hong Kong, and are following these cases closely. The rule of law and independence of the judiciary are one of the foundations on which Hong Kong's success and prosperity is built. It is crucial that Hong Kong's courts are able to exercise their power independently and free from interference. We therefore expect any arrests and judicial processes to be conducted in a fair and transparent manner.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 04/05/2020 15:01:23 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1190769

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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 assessment he has made of whether the arrest of fifteen prominent democracy activists and former lawmakers in Hong Kong on 18 April 2020 is a breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	40575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>We are concerned about the arrests of a number of political figures in Hong Kong, and are following these cases closely. We expect any arrests and judicial processes to be conducted in a fair and transparent manner. The right to peaceful protest is fundamental to Hong Kong's way of life and as such is protected in both the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law. It is essential that any protests are conducted peacefully, and that the authorities avoid actions that inflame tensions. The authorities should focus on rebuilding trust through a process of meaningful political dialogue.</p><p>We continue to follow the situation in Hong Kong closely and we provide a full assessment of the implementation of the Joint Declaration in the six-monthly reports to Parliament. The UK remains committed to upholding the rights and freedoms underpinned by the Joint Declaration, the Basic Law and enshrined in Hong Kong's Bill of Rights, and we expect the Chinese authorities to respect and preserve Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy. We have made this position clear to the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities and will continue to do so, publicly and privately.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 05/05/2020 14:02:47 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1190770

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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: Freedom of 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 steps the UK is taking as co-signatory to the Sino-British Joint Declaration to defend the freedom to protest in Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	40576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The right to peaceful protest is fundamental to Hong Kong's way of life and as such is protected in both the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law. The UK remains committed to upholding the rights and freedoms underpinned by the Joint Declaration, the Basic Law and enshrined in Hong Kong's Bill of Rights, and we expect the Chinese authorities to respect and preserve Hong Kong's rights and freedoms and high degree of autonomy. We regularly make this position clear to the Hong Kong and Chinese Governments, and will continue to do so, both publicly and privately.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 04/05/2020 14:58:27 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1190771

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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 the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is bound by Article 22 of Hong Kong Basic Law which ensures that Chinese Government departments cannot interfere in the affairs of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	40577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy is guaranteed under the Sino-British Joint Declaration to which the UK is a party. We expect the Chinese authorities to respect and preserve this high degree of autonomy.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 04/05/2020 15:03:06 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1186306

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
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	China: Press 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 assessment he has made of the decision by the Chinese Foreign Ministry to expel United States citizens working for the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and the New York Times from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, as it pertains to the obligations arising from the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	31471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>As Lord Ahmad said in the Lords on 19 March, we have consistently stated our concern about media freedoms in China. The Chinese Government's announcement that they will prevent certain American journalists from working in China and Macao further restricts transparency at a particularly important time. The suggestion by the Chinese MFA that this measure may apply in Hong Kong is deeply concerning. The Sino-British Joint Declaration is clear. It sets out that immigration decisions are the sole responsibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, and freedom of the press is guaranteed. It is imperative that these rights and freedoms are fully respected.</p><p>We are concerned about the implications this decision could have upon British Journalists. We will continue to monitor the situation and work with the Chinese and Hong Kong Governments on this issue.</p><p>We remain fully committed to upholding Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy and rights and freedoms underpinned by the legally binding Joint Declaration, and the 'One Country, Two Systems' framework set out in the Hong Kong Basic Law.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 23/03/2020 16:34:56 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1186307

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
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	China: Press 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 assessment he has made of the decision by the Chinese Foreign Ministry to expel US citizens working for the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and the New York Times from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, as it pertains to Hong Kong’s Basic Law.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	31472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>As Lord Ahmad said in the Lords on 19 March, we have consistently stated our concern about media freedoms in China. The Chinese Government's announcement that they will prevent certain American journalists from working in China and Macao further restricts transparency at a particularly important time. The suggestion by the Chinese MFA that this measure may apply in Hong Kong is deeply concerning. The Sino-British Joint Declaration is clear. It sets out that immigration decisions are the sole responsibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, and freedom of the press is guaranteed. It is imperative that these rights and freedoms are fully respected.</p><p>We are concerned about the implications this decision could have upon British Journalists. We will continue to monitor the situation and work with the Chinese and Hong Kong Governments on this issue.</p><p>We remain fully committed to upholding Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy and rights and freedoms underpinned by the legally binding Joint Declaration, and the 'One Country, Two Systems' framework set out in the Hong Kong Basic Law.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 23/03/2020 16:28:49 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1186308

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
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	China: Press 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 assessment he has made of the decision by the Chinese Foreign Ministry to expel US citizens working for the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post and the New York Times from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, as that decision pertains to the Hong Kong Basic Law.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	31473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>As Lord Ahmad said in the Lords on 19 March, we have consistently stated our concern about media freedoms in China. The Chinese Government's announcement that they will prevent certain American journalists from working in China and Macao further restricts transparency at a particularly important time. The suggestion by the Chinese MFA that this measure may apply in Hong Kong is deeply concerning. The Sino-British Joint Declaration is clear. It sets out that immigration decisions are the sole responsibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, and freedom of the press is guaranteed. It is imperative that these rights and freedoms are fully respected.</p><p>We are concerned about the implications this decision could have upon British Journalists. We will continue to monitor the situation and work with the Chinese and Hong Kong Governments on this issue.</p><p>We remain fully committed to upholding Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy and rights and freedoms underpinned by the legally binding Joint Declaration, and the 'One Country, Two Systems' framework set out in the Hong Kong Basic Law.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 23/03/2020 16:41:22 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1186309

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
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: Press 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 steps he is taking to help ensure press freedom in Hong Kong in line with the UK's obligations under the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	31474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>As Lord Ahmad said in the Lords on 19 March, we have consistently stated our concern about media freedoms in China. The Chinese Government's announcement that they will prevent certain American journalists from working in China and Macao further restricts transparency at a particularly important time. The suggestion by the Chinese MFA that this measure may apply in Hong Kong is deeply concerning. The Sino-British Joint Declaration is clear. It sets out that immigration decisions are the sole responsibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, and freedom of the press is guaranteed. It is imperative that these rights and freedoms are fully respected.</p><p>We are concerned about the implications this decision could have upon British Journalists. We will continue to monitor the situation and work with the Chinese and Hong Kong Governments on this issue.</p><p>We remain fully committed to upholding Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy and rights and freedoms underpinned by the legally binding Joint Declaration, and the 'One Country, Two Systems' framework set out in the Hong Kong Basic Law.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 23/03/2020 16:45:16 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1183598

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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: 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 the UK Government is taking to tackle human rights breaches in North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	26883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>We continue to call on the North Korean Government to acknowledge and address the many reports of serious and wide-ranging human rights violations in the country. We delivered a strong statement at North Korea's Universal Periodic Review in May 2019, and we called on the North Korean Government to show the world that freedoms supposedly enshrined in its constitution are not a mirage at the UN General Assembly in October 2019. At the UN Human Rights Council in March, we made clear that the UK stands ready to engage and assist the North Korean Government on human rights issues. We also raise our concerns bilaterally through our Embassy in Pyongyang and the North Korean Embassy in London. The Foreign Secretary is looking forward to engaging further with the right honourable MP and the All Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 12/03/2020 17:35:55 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1180597

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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: 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 steps he has taken to provide support to his Nigerian counterpart to tackle the security situation in Nigeria; and whether that support has been (a) accepted or (b) rejected.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	20449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to working with the Government of Nigeria to help tackle insecurity and address the underlying causes of the instability. This includes supporting Nigeria and its neighbours in the fight against Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa. We currently provide a comprehensive package of support to Nigeria, which includes humanitarian and development support, to help tackle this threat. The UK also conducts training and capacity building, including on Human Rights compliance, for Nigerian armed forces deploying to the North East. We regularly express our concern about the increasing levels of violence with the Nigerian Government. Most recently the Prime Minister raised this with President Buhari during the UK-Africa Investment Summit in January, and the President expressed his gratitude for UK support.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 02/03/2020 16:11:55 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce