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820842

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	Sri Lanka: 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 Sri Lanka; 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	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	122260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is concerned by the increase in the number of incidents of religious violence and ethnic tensions in Sri Lanka in 2017. We condemn all violence against religious minorities. The freedom to practise, change or share your faith or belief without discrimination or violent opposition is a fundamental human right that all people should enjoy. The UK regularly raises human rights concerns with the Sri Lankan government.</p><p>Through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's work, we seek to work with other states to promote and protect the right to freedom of religion or belief. We work in the UN to ensure that states implement Human Rights Council Resolution 16/18, on combatting religious intolerance, protecting the human rights of minorities and promoting pluralism in society. We work with the UN to support all communities in Sri Lanka , and have committed £6.6 million from the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) to help Sri Lanka implement its human rights commitments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/01/2018 14:32:33 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

64027

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
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	Seychelles
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 the level of corruption in the Seychelles and the consequent effect on the UK's and International Monetary Fund's financial commitments to that country.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	202497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Transparency International ranked Seychelles as the 47th least corrupt country globally in their 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index. This was an improvement of four places from 2012. The UK does not provide direct financial assistance to Seychelles but contributes to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) whose support has enabled the country to enact a comprehensive program of economic reforms since 2008. The IMF has robust systems in place to ensure the proper use of assistance given to the Government of Seychelles.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 01/07/2014 16:27:40 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

63264

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Interception Warrants
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 interception warrants were (a) issued, (b) declined and (c) cancelled by his Department under (i) section 8(1) and (ii) section 8(4) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 in the last six months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	201668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>It is the long standing policy of successive Governments not to comment on matters of intelligence. I would refer the Hon. Member to Section 3 of the 2013 Annual Report of the Interception of Communications Commissioner, The Rt Hon. Sir Anthony May, which was presented to Parliament pursuant of Section 58(6) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 30/06/2014 11:52:38 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

60750

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	Transcaucasus
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 held with the Russian government on the right to self-determination of people in the North Caucasus.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	199762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p>I have not specifically discussed the right to self-determination of people in the North Caucasus with the Russian government. However, this Government regularly raises concerns about the human rights situation in Russia with the Russian government. Concerns about the human rights situation in the North Caucasus were included in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's 2013 Annual Human Rights Report.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/06/2014 10:03:04 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

47597

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
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 of the Russian annexation of Crimea on the Moldovan government's commitment to signing an Association Agreement with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	195756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The Government of the Republic of Moldova began to negotiate an Association Agreement with the EU in January 2010. Negotiations concluded in June 2013 and the text was initialled at the Vilnius Eastern Partnership Summit in November 2013. Throughout this period, the Moldovan government has been clear in its wish to achieve signature of the Association Agreement as early as possible. This position has not changed in recent weeks.</p><p>The Conclusions of the European Council held on 20 and 21 March 2014 confirmed the aim of the EU to sign the Association Agreement no later than June 2014. The UK is working with our European partners to ensure the conditions are in place to meet this deadline, including through the appropriate Parliamentary scrutiny.</p><p>The UK supports Moldova's choice of European integration, which will help to bring greater stability, prosperity and democracy to all Moldovan citizens. We have been clear in dealing with Russia that Moldova should be able to make its own choices, including on European integration, without pressure from third countries.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders