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722985

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
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	China: Capital Punishment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of executions in China in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	71458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>​The British Government does not make estimates of the number of executions in China. However an Amnesty International report published on 11 April estimated that the number of executions carried out in China each year numbers in the &quot;thousands&quot;, and is more than the rest of the world combined.</p><p>The UK opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and we continue to urge the Chinese authorities to reduce their use of the death penalty and provide details of the numbers of executions in China. We last raised these concerns at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in October 2016, which I attended.</p><p>Through our network of diplomatic posts, the UK is working with Chinese legal experts and the Chinese judiciary to support legislative and judicial reforms to limit the use of the death penalty. We have welcomed reductions in the number of crimes that attract the death penalty and the Supreme People's Court mandatory review of all death sentences.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/04/2017 16:51:54 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

714471

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
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 he has had with his counterparts from the countries in the Saudi Arabia-led coalition participating in the conflict in Yemen on becoming parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	69489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>I discuss a range of issues with my counterparts including members of the Saudi-led Coalition conducting operations in Yemen. In line with the UK’s obligations under the Convention on Cluster Munitions, we urge Coalition members, as non-State Parties to the Convention, to accede to it without delay.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/04/2017 13:47:39 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

707274

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
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	United Arab Emirates: Detainees
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 Scottish people are detained in the United Arab Emirates.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	66272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>According to our latest statistics as of November 2016, we are currently providing consular assistance to 47 British nationals who have been detained in the United Arab Emirates. British nationals are not obliged to report their detention to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) if they do not wish to. The FCO does not record information about where in the UK they originated from.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/03/2017 16:53:12 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

705611

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
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 potential effect of the Government's arms export policy to Saudi Arabia on the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	65575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes its arms export licensing responsibilities very seriously and operates one of the most robust arms export control regimes in the world. All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, taking account of all relevant factors at the time of the application.</p><p>The conflict is making the delivery of commercial and humanitarian supplies into Yemen, and their onward distribution, extremely difficult. We continue to urge all parties to the conflict to take all reasonable steps to allow the delivery and distribution of aid, and to facilitate rapid and safe humanitarian access. We also call upon all sides to do everything possible to prevent civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/03/2017 16:00:21 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

690300

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Cameroon: 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 representations his Department has made to the Government of Cameroon on the (a) arrest and detention of activists, (b) ban on civil society organisations and (c) shut down of the internet in English-speaking regions of Cameroon; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	64298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The British High Commission Yaoundé is closely following the situation in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon following on from the demonstrations and strikes by lawyers and teachers. We are engaged with the Government of Cameroon and will continue to raise this with them.</p><p>We have called for restraint by all involved, including in the use of force. We have reiterated the obligation to uphold human rights standards and encouraged the use of transparent legal means to address concerns. We have regularly called for issues to be resolved through broad-based dialogue, with a range of interlocutors, and a return to normality in the two regions.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/02/2017 15:54:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

687024

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
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	USA: Immigration
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 plans to make representations to the US Administration on the recent changes in US immigration policy.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	63692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>Following the signing of the Executive Order on 27 January, the Foreign Secretary engaged senior contacts in the US Administration, and the Home Secretary spoke with her US counterpart, in order to clarify that all British passport holders remain welcome to travel to the United States, and the Executive Order will make no difference to any British passport-holder, irrespective of their country of birth or whether they hold another passport.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/02/2017 13:55:11 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

634085

registered interest
date	11/11/2016
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	Turkey: British Nationals Abroad
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 UK nationals living and working in Turkey have been (a) detained, (b) deported and (c) forced to leave the country following the recent political unrest.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	52540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>We are providing consular assistance to one British national who was detained and subsequently released and who is subject to a travel ban following the attempted coup in July. A further four dual Turkish-British nationals have contacted the Embassy in connection with their travel bans.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/11/2016 14:17:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

634086

registered interest
date	11/11/2016
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	Turkey: British Nationals Abroad
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 the Turkish government on the protection of the rights and freedoms of UK nationals living and working in that country.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	52541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>We regularly raise human rights concerns with Turkish authorities, including issues directly affecting British nationals. The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson) most recently spoke about this during his visit to Turkey on 25 September, as did I during my visit in October.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/11/2016 14:43:25 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

634091

registered interest
date	11/11/2016
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	Turkey: British Nationals Abroad
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 offer support to UK nationals who have been forced to leave their employment in Turkey in light of the political situation in that country.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	52542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>​We provide consular support to British nationals in difficulty in Turkey, where appropriate. The assistance available to British nationals in Turkey is explained in our publication 'Support for British nationals abroad: A Guide'. We have also updated our travel advice for Turkey following restrictions imposed by the current state of emergency in Turkey that may affect British nationals, which includes advice to carry passports and a copy of visa or residence permit at all times.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 21/11/2016 17:10:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

622599

registered interest
date	27/10/2016
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	Ukraine: 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, if he will have discussions with his counterparts in other EU member states on ensuring that the observance of the right to freedom of belief and religion is being upheld in Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	50775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>​The Ukrainian Government has made progress in addressing the poor legacy it inherited on human rights, as part of its broader reform programme, including ensuring that religious institutions are free to practise their religion within the framework of Ukrainian law. The UK regularly discusses all aspects of human rights in Ukraine with EU partners, including the ongoing deterioration of human rights, in Crimea, since its illegal annexation by the Russian Federation in 2014.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 03/11/2016 16:37:35 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day