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1181889

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date	02/03/2020
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	Guinea: 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 diplomatic steps he has taken with the Government of Guinea to help ensure that the constitution, democracy and the rule of law in that country are upheld.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	23584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The British Government is concerned by the deteriorating political environment in Guinea and the demonstrations that have led to violence in recent months. On 27 February I issued a statement urging the Government of Guinea to ensure that the elections and referendum scheduled for 1 March were conducted in a transparent, fair, timely and credible way. We encourage the Government of Guinea to take this into account, and call on all parties to support an inclusive process and to respect the rule of law when the rescheduled elections and referendum take place.</p><p>We continue to raise our concerns about civic and political issues with the Government of Guinea through our Ambassador in Conakry. The UK, alongside other international partners, has urged all parties to renew dialogue, avoid disproportionate use of force, and demonstrate calmness and restraint. We are following developments closely and stand ready to support Guinea in its efforts to become a more peaceful, stable and democratic country.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/03/2020 16:14:09 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1181904

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Iran: Detainees
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 he has made in securing the release of British residents detained in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	23599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains extremely concerned about the welfare of British-Iranian dual nationals detained in Iran. The Foreign Secretary raised his concerns about dual national detentions with Foreign Minister Zarif on 6 January, and the Prime Minister did so with President Rouhani on 9 January. The Former Minister for the Middle East and North Africa raised the issue with the Iranian Ambassador on 13 January.</p><p>We will continue to consider using all the diplomatic and legal tools available to us, and to lobby the Iranian Government at the most senior level.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 05/03/2020 16:31:39 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1181341

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
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	India: Nationality
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 Indian counterpart on the (a) recent violence in Delhi and other major Indian cities and (b) prevention of further outbreaks of violence in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	22019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The British High Commission in New Delhi and our network of Deputy High Commissions across India are following reports on the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as well as the Government of India's response. We raise our concerns with the Government of India where we have them. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for the Commonwealth and South Asia discussed the CAA with a senior member of India's Ministry of External Affairs on 25 February. The British High Commission in New Delhi also raised our concerns about the Act and response to protests with the State Government of Uttar Pradesh on 7 February.</p><p>We urge restraint from all parties involved and trust the Indian government to address the concerns of people of all religions.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 04/03/2020 17:28:41 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1180483

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	Papua: 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 recent discussions he has had with his Indonesian counterpart on the arrests and trials of the group of West Papuan human rights defenders known as the Papuan Six.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	20603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of the arrest, and subsequent charging, of six people after they took part in a demonstration in Jakarta on 28 August 2019. We have not raised this specific case with the Indonesian authorities, but we regularly press the Indonesian authorities to address legitimate human rights concerns, including upholding the right of peaceful protest. The UK fully respects the territorial integrity of Indonesia, including Papua. The former Minister for Asia and the Pacific (Mrs Wheeler), raised Papua with the Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister, Mahendra Siregar, during her visit to Jakarta in January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 03/03/2020 17:13:32 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 9610 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1177703

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	Motor Sports and Human Rights: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made representations to the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile on plans for a Formula One race in Saudi Arabia and the human rights record of that country.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK has not made any representations to the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) about plans for a Formula One race in Saudi Arabia, as this is a matter between the FIA and the Saudi Arabian Government. The UK and Saudi Arabia have a longstanding bilateral relationship, based on a number of pillars including trade; investment; defence; security; energy; and shared concerns about regional issues. No aspect of our relationship with Saudi Arabia prevents us from speaking frankly about human rights. We raise concerns regularly with the Saudi Arabian authorities through Ministerial and diplomatic channels, including our Ambassador and our Embassy in Riyadh.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 26/02/2020 15:15:57 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 7979 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West