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759319

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Qatar: Counter-terrorism
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 the Government has had with the Government of Qatar to reduce terrorism and potential conflict in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government regularly raises a range of issues with Qatar. This includes terrorism and regional conflicts, notably Syria, Libya, and Yemen. Discussions on these topics are conducted at all levels – by our officials in Doha and the UK, and in ministerial meetings – including the Sharaka bilateral forum.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/09/2017 10:41:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

759339

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Egypt: 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, what discussions his Department has had with the Egyptian Government on the transfer of Tiran and Sanafir Islands to Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The transfer of the islands of Tiran and Sanafir is a sovereign matter between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The UK Government has not had any substantive discussions on the matter with the Egyptian Government.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/09/2017 10:38:18 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

758698

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Saudi Arabia: 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 reports he has received on the shelling of Awamiyah, Saudi Arabia; what representations he has made to the Saudi Government on that matter; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia discussed the operation in Awamiyah with Saudi authorities on 26 July, including measures to guard against civilian casualties. We continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2017 15:21:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

757433

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Qatar: Muslim Brotherhood
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 counterpart in Qatar on the funding of the Muslim Brotherhood.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government regularly raises a range of issues with Qatar. The most recent discussion about the Muslim Brotherhood was by senior officials on 7 June.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2017 09:25:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

757434

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Turkey: 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 Turkish counterpart on human rights abuses in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>​During my most recent visit to Turkey on 16-17 August, I emphasised the need for Turkey to respect human rights, including press freedom and the rule of law. Our officials in Turkey monitor the human rights situation closely and human rights remains a priority for our support to civil society projects there.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 13/09/2017 15:09:07 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

757435

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Egypt: Corruption
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 Egyptian counterpart on allegations of corruption in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government firmly believes corruption is at the heart of many of the world’s problems and we support Egyptian Government efforts to counter corruption. The UK is actively engaged with the World Bank’s Country Partnership Framework for Egypt, whose interventions will assist in reducing corruption in the country.</p><p>The UK continues to hold a number of assets belonging to persons identified as responsible for misappropriation of Egyptian state funds under the 2011 EU sanctions regime, and we will continue to support anti-corruption efforts in Egypt.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2017 09:38:15 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

757655

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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 and Vietnam: Human Trafficking
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 China and Vietnam on curtailing the trafficking of women.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>​</p><p>The UK Government is deeply committed to the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goal 8.7, which calls, among other things, for the global eradication of forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking by 2030. Although I have not directly discussed the specific issue of trafficking in women with my counterparts in China and Vietnam, as part of our efforts to achieve this target, Ministers and officials from the FCO and other relevant Government Departments have been actively engaged with China and Vietnam on the wider modern slavery and human trafficking agenda.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 13/09/2017 15:53:38 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

757668

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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: 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 the Government will support the Dutch Government initiative to create an international investigation into the alleged violations and abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law in Yemen at the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>​The UK is concerned by the human rights situation in Yemen and takes allegations of violations against international humanitarian law very seriously. The UK's position is that it is first and foremost the responsibility of the parties themselves to investigate allegations and take action.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2017 17:02:12 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 9970 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

752644

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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: Oil
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 (a) the Government and (b) businesses in China on the exploration of oil; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The British Embassy in China meets regularly with the Chinese Government and a range of stakeholders, including businesses, to inform policy development on a wide range of topics, including the exploration of oil.</p><p>The British Embassy has held a number of recent discussions with China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) and the China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) to discuss their oil exploration activities in the UK Continental Shelf.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 25/07/2017 13:04:20 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

752646

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	North Korea: Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what talks his Department has had with the Government of China as a result of the recent nuclear launch by North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK) has never performed a nuclear launch. However on 4 July, the DPRK announced their 12th missile test of 2017 as the first successful launch of a 'Hwasong 14 Inter Continental Ballistic Missile'.</p><p>In a statement on 4 July, and in a subsequent press conference in Japan on 21 July, the Foreign Secretary condemned the launch as a further violation of multiple UN Security Council Resolutions. He described the test as a reckless provocation, emphasised the need for tough action at the UN Security Council, and urged all, including China, to increase the pressure on Pyongyang through diplomacy and sanctions to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table.</p><p>On 5 July, The Minister for Asia and the Pacific, the Rt Hon Mark Field, summoned the DPRK Ambassador to make clear the UK's condemnation of the launch. On 5 July, the UK Permanent Representative to the UN made a statement during discussion at an emergency UNSC session that the international community must &quot;toughen its resolve&quot; against the DPRK threat. The Chinese Permanent Representative to the UN (also participating in the debate) stated that DPRK's flagrant violation of Security Council decisions was unacceptable.</p><p>During the G20 Summit on 7 July, the Prime Minister held a bilateral meeting with President Xi and discussed both the missile launch and the need for China to do more to press DPRK to denuclearise.</p><p>On six further occasions in July, senior UK officials have made representations to the Chinese Government in Beijing and London setting out our clear position that this launch represents a serious provocation, a breach of UN Security Council resolutions, and a threat to international security.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 25/07/2017 13:10:36 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon