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806446

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
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	Antarctic: Nature Conservation
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 a statement on the outcome of the 36th Annual Meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	119522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>​The UK achieved important objectives at the last Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) meeting, which was held in October 2017. These included: agreement to sustainable fishing quotas in South Georgia &amp; the South Sandwich Islands in line with UK scientific advice; protection of the marine area exposed by the recent calving of the Larsen C iceshelf from any commercial fishing until 2028; and agreement to more effective paperwork to underpin the CCAMLR System of Inspection. The CCAMLR Commission also elected a British candidate to be the next Executive Secretary, commencing in April 2018. Following the successful agreement at the 2016 CCAMLR meeting to establish the world's largest Marine Protected Area in the Ross Sea, discussions continued on the UK co-sponsored proposal for a marine protected area (MPA) in East Antarctica, and further scientific discussions took place about the design of future MPA proposals in the Weddell Sea and Antarctic Peninsula region.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/12/2017 16:55:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

806584

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
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	Spain: 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, when he last met his Spanish counterpart; and what issues were discussed at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	119660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>I met my Spanish counterpart, Spain’s Secretary of State for European Affairs Jorge Toledo, on 4 November. We discussed developments in Catalonia and I underlined my support for upholding the rule of law and respecting the Spanish constitution. We also discussed Venezuela, and the UK’s departure from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/12/2017 16:55:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

806590

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
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	Singapore: 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, when he last met his counterpart in Singapore; and what issues were discussed at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	119666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>​My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs last met Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in February. I last met my former counterpart, Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Josephine Teo, in late August. On both occassions a range of foreign policy issues were discussed.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/12/2017 17:30:23 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

806614

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
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	Sudan: 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, whether he raised human rights issues with the Sudanese Foreign Minister, Ibrahim Ghandour, at his recent meeting.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	119690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Sudan remains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights Priority Country and improving human rights is a key objective in our engagement with the Government of Sudan. During his meeting with Sudanese Foreign Minister Ghandour on 12 December, the Foreign Secretary raised our concerns on human rights, as well as highlighting the political and economic reforms the Government of Sudan needs to undertake. In a separate meeting, I also highlighted the need for Sudan to make improvements on human rights and expressed the UK's desire to maintain dialogue on human rights issues with the Government of Sudan.​</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/12/2017 14:24:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

806615

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
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	Mir Ahmad Bin Quasem
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 progress has been made in finding the British-trained Barrister Mir Ahmed Bin Quasem, following his disappearance in Bangladesh In 2016.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	119691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>I am aware of the case of Mir Ahmed Bin Quasem. It is alleged that Mr Quasem was abducted from his home in Bangladesh in August 2016, and that he remains missing. As Mr Quasem is not a British National we have not raised his specific case with the Bangladesh authorities. Ministers regularly raise our concerns about enforced disappearances and attacks on political freedoms with the Government of Bangladesh.</p><p>I did so just recently with the High Commissioner for Bangladesh and Foreign Secretary Haque on 2 November</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/12/2017 17:28:06 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

806678

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
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	Sudan: Overseas Trade
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 implications for his Department's policies on Sudan of the as a result of the meeting of the UK-Sudan Trade and Investment Forum, held in London on 12 December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	119754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>The policies of the British Government on Sudan have not changed as a result of the UK-Sudan Trade and Investment Forum. As part of our phased increase in direct engagement with the Government of Sudan, we continue to consider opportunities to promote trade with Sudan. Trade can help open up closed off political and economic systems, and thereby help to improve the human rights situation. Sudan remains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights Priority Country and improving human rights is a key objective in our engagement with Sudan. The UK-Sudan Trade and Investment Forum was a private event, organised and funded by Developing Markets Associates, in cooperation with the Sudanese Embassy in London.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/12/2017 14:22:11 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

805993

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Christianity
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 at the UN on the recent increase in the persecution of Christians worldwide.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	119203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains concerned about the persecution of Christians and other individuals worldwide and continues to promote Freedom of Religion or Belief including through the United Nations. We recently worked with international partners to sustain consensus on the adoption and implementation of the European Union-sponsored Resolution on 'Freedom of Religion or Belief' and the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation-sponsored Resolution on 'Combating Religious Intolerance'. In his statement in September, at the UN Human Rights Council, Lord Ahmad reiterated the importance of working together towards the full realisation of Freedom of Religion or Belief for all individuals worldwide. We also strongly support the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Dr Ahmed Shaheed.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 18/12/2017 16:54:11 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

806000

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Nuclear Disarmament
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made on the UN-mandated Open Ended Working Group to develop proposals to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	119210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Open Ended Working Group on nuclear disarmament concluded in August 2016 with a report which was followed by a resolution at the UN General Assembly later that year mandating the start of negotiations on a nuclear weapons ban treaty. These negotiations concluded in July 2017 with the adoption of such a treaty. To date, fifty six states have signed the treaty, and three have deposited their instrument of ratification with the UN. We have made it clear, along with NATO allies, that we will not sign it as we do not believe it will bring us closer to a world without nuclear weapons.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/12/2017 17:32:41 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

806044

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	British Overseas Territories: 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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of enforcement against illegal fishing in Marine Protected Areas around the UK Overseas Territories; and what action is taken when UK Overseas Territories report illegal fishing in Marine Protected Areas.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	119253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Through the Overseas Territories Blue Belt programme, an assessment of potential illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing has been undertaken across the declared Marine Protected Areas. These assessments have involved a review of historical fishing activities, together with targeted real-time satellite surveillance. The support the UK is providing through the Blue Belt programme includes advice to the Overseas Territories to strengthen their legislation, where necessary, to ensure appropriate penalties are in place for any illegal fishing activities. The UK has contacted a number of Flag States and highlighted potential incursions to relevant regional Fisheries Management Organisations to ensure greater awareness of the Marine Protected Areas.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/12/2017 15:10:12 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 30551 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

806045

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	British Overseas Territories: 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, how much the Government plans to pay out to UK Overseas Territories to design, monitor and manage marine protected areas over the course of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	119254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>​Funding for the Blue Belt programme is provided through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund. The budget for Financial Year 16/17 is £4.8m.</p><p>In Financial Year 2015-16, up to £20 million was committed to 2020. Funding for future years is yet to be agreed.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/12/2017 17:57:58 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch