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1105841

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date	28/03/2019
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	Belarus: Media
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 plans to take in response to the censoring of website and news outlet Charter 97 by Belarusian authorities; and what support his Department provides to independent news sources in Belarusian society.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	238382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK is concerned about the restrictive practices imposed on independent media in Belarus. We continue to raise this issue as part of our ongoing bilateral dialogue with Belarus about human rights and democracy. Our Ambassador in Minsk most recently raised these issues with the Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister in a meeting on 19 February 2019. The UK joined EU partners in raising concerns about the situation of Charter 97 during the EU-Belarus Human Rights dialogue on 17 July 2018. The UK is committed to the promotion of media freedom. The British Embassy in Minsk is working with NGOs in Belarus to implement projects to train independent journalists, build a media start-up accelerator, and arrange visits to share best practice with media counterparts in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 05/04/2019 12:46:28 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

1105981

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Germany: Intelligence Services
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 his Department has received from the German Government on the Rosenholz files.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	238272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 05/04/2019 12:44:34 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1105724

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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	Sri Lanka: 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, if he will publish an assessment of progress made by the Sri Lankan authorities against the conditions set down in the UN Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1, prior to its replacement on 21 March 2019 with the new resolution A/HRC/40/L.1.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	237647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>On 21 March, the UK introduced a new Resolution rolling over Sri Lanka's commitments on post-conflict reconciliation and accountability at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. I am pleased that this Resolution was adopted by consensus with 42 co-sponsors, including Sri Lanka.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to publish an assessment of the progress made by the Sri Lankan authorities against the conditions set in Resolution 30/1. However the Annual Report of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on 21 March assessed progress made by the Sri Lankan government in the implementation of UN Human Rights Council resolution 30/1 and 34/1, and recognised the steps taken by the Government of Sri Lanka since 2015 to improve the human rights situation.</p><p> </p><p>We commend the steps taken by the Government of Sri Lanka to address human rights concerns and to introduce a more democratic and accountable government. However we are disappointed that more progress has not been made. We continue to urge the Government of Sri Lanka to prioritise the steps required to deliver fully on the commitments it made in resolutions 30/1 and 34/1 and to develop a comprehensive and time bound implementation strategy.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/04/2019 13:36:21 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1105730

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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	Libya: 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, what recent discussions his Department has had with General Khalifa Haftar on the UN-led reconciliation process taking place in Libya in April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	237650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>​The UK is actively engaged in efforts to support the UN-led political process in Libya, the objective of which is to facilitate agreement between Libyans on a more inclusive political settlement, which would be the best way of stabilising the country. The British Government regularly engages with a range of Libyan stakeholders, including General Haftar. We recognise that General Haftar has an important role to play and have consistently encouraged him to engage constructively with the UN-led political process.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/04/2019 13:21:02 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1105732

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
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	Libya: Armed Conflict
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 (a) Egypt and (b) the United Arab Emirates on the recent military advances in Libya by General Khalifa Haftar.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	237651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The British Government is in frequent contact with the Egyptian and United Arab Emirates Governments regarding Libya at official and ministerial levels. The UK is monitoring the recent military advances by the Libyan National Army, and has urged restraint from all sides. We are clear that there can be no military solution for Libya. The UK is actively engaged in efforts to support the UN-led political process in Libya, the objective of which is to facilitate agreement between Libyans on a more inclusive political settlement which would be the best way of stabilising the country.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/04/2019 13:24:11 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry