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381062

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
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 his Department is taking to prevent migrants attempting dangerously to cross the Mediterranean.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	2497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK and other EU Member States have agreed to establish a military Common Security and Defence Policy operation to disrupt trafficking and smuggling networks in the Mediterranean, which will include migrant flows from Libya.</p><p>To stop the flows across the Mediterranean in the first place, we are engaging with source and transit countries to address the causes why migrants leave their home countries.</p><p>The UK is a member of the Core Group of the Khartoum Process, which will be important in developing collaboration between EU and source/transit countries. The initial focus will be on developing concrete actions to combat people smuggling and trafficking on the Horn of Africa/East Africa migratory route.</p><p>We are also working to bring order and stability in Libya to make it a more and more difficult operating environment for smugglers and traffickers. Only a stable and representative Government of National Accord can deal with the political and security challenges Libya faces, including the control of her borders.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 19/06/2015 13:08:28 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington previous answer version 7064 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

381109

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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: Nuclear Power
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 his Department has made of the consequences for current negotiations of Iran's abandonment of the Additional Protocol in 2006.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>Iran signed its Additional Protocol on 18 December 2003, although it was never brought into force. Iran’s implementation of its Additional Protocol will be an important element of a robust and credible verification regime that enables the International Atomic Energy Agency to confirm that Iran is abiding by its nuclear commitments under a comprehensive agreement. The E3+3 and Iran agreed in Lausanne on 2 April that Iran would implement its Additional Protocol under a comprehensive deal.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/06/2015 13:29:52 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

381248

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Thalidomide
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 German counterpart on securing financial contributions towards the cost of UK thalidomide survivors' health needs.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	2543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), discussed the Thalidomide Trust’s campaign in March with Chancellor Merkel. We have since been informed by the Chancellery that officials from the relevant German Ministry will travel to London in July to meet representatives of the Trust.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 18/06/2015 14:35:03 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

349948

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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: Defence
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 UK policy of the Chinese Military Strategy white paper published in May 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	2255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>China’s Defence White Paper reflects its growing military ambition and its desire to expand its capabilities beyond its immediate neighbourhood. The implications of the White Paper for UK policy are currently being considered by the Government’s Strategic Defence and Security Review team who will present their conclusions in due course.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 17/06/2015 14:50:05 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

349952

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Spratly Islands: Sovereignty
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 his Department has had on the Spratly Islands dispute with (a) claimants to those islands, (b) Five Power Defence Arrangements signatories and (c) the US; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	2258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>Both the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), and I have discussed the situation in the South China Sea with the countries involved. Most recently the Foreign Secretray raised the issue with Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah on 3 June and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang on 10 June. The Foreign Secretary has also spoken about the situation with the US and other G7 partners. I have held similar discussions, including in Washington on 2 June. I refer my right hon. Friend to the Foreign Secretary’s comments to the House on 1 June 2015, <em>Official Report</em>, columns 312 to 314.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 17/06/2015 14:55:31 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

349953

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
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 is taking to encourage the US to ratify the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	2259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>We have regular dialogue with United States on maritime issues, including on the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The United States is aware of our support for UNCLOS and Foreign Office legal advisers and officials regularly raise the issue with US counterparts to encourage the US to become party.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/06/2015 12:51:12 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

349954

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Spratly Islands
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 his Department has had with the Chinese government on land reclamation and construction activities in the Spratly Islands archipelago; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	2260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), expressed our concerns about developments in the South China Sea, including over land reclamation and construction activities, when he met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang on 10 June. We will continue to make our concerns known. I refer my right hon. Friend to the Foreign Secretary’s comments to the House on 1 June 2015, <em>Official Report</em>, columns 312-314.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 17/06/2015 15:46:24 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

350049

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Burma: Rohingya
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 tackle the current situation of Rohingya Muslims (a) fleeing Burma and (b) being persecuted in Burma; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	2218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Following the discovery of a mass grave in Thailand containing the bodies of Rohingya on 1 May, and the subsequent crackdown on trafficking networks, the UK lobbied governments in the region to address the urgent humanitarian needs of those stranded at sea. We also lobbied the government of Burma at Ministerial level to take action to address the issue. Our Ambassador in Bangkok attended the international coordination meeting hosted by Thailand on 29 May, and we welcome ASEAN's commitment to discussing the issue further. <br><br>Now that the crisis is receding, our efforts are focused on addressing the underlying causes of the migration, including the dire living conditions and persecution faced by Rohingya Muslims in Burma. Since 2012, the UK has been one of the largest bilateral humanitarian donors in Rakhine State, contributing over £18m to humanitarian relief there. We also regularly raise the underlying political problems and human rights abuses both bilaterally and in international fora, and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 16/06/2015 15:43:50 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

350059

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Rohingya
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 representatives from South Asian countries on Rohingya refugees; and what the outcome of those discussions has been.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	2135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>On 20 May, I met the Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary to stress the need for Bangladesh to work within the region to address people trafficking and irregular migration. Bangladesh has agreed to accept Bangladeshi migrants back, and this process is already taking place. Long term, there will need to be both a political solution to the status of the Rohingya in Burma, which we are encouraging, and an effective strategy to address the urgent development needs of the region. The UK’s programme in Bangladesh was £190m in 2014/15. By 2015, this programme will help lift 1.5m people out of extreme poverty.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 16/06/2015 16:01:17 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

350085

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
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	Burma: 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 recent reports he has received on the situation in Rakine State, Burma.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	2091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) on 1 June 2015 (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-05-27/292/" target="_blank">PQ 292</a>).</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 16/06/2015 13:44:12 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams