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1023210

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Venezuela: Military Aircraft
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 hold discussions with his counterpart in the US Government on that Government's response to the deployment of two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers to Venezuela.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	201122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>FCO Ministers speak regularly to their US counterparts about issues of global security including Russian activity. The Government of Venezuela should focus on alleviating the humanitarian suffering of their people rather than hosting Russian military aircraft.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/12/2018 16:19:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1023225

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: 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 recent representations he has made to his Saudi Arabian counterpart on the planned execution of Abbas al-Hassan and 11 other individuals for exercising their rights to freedom of religion and association.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	201125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>We are very concerned about the reports that these executions may be imminent and we are closely monitoring these cases. We last raised these concerns on 20 November and 3 December, when we discussed both the substance of the cases and the UK’s long standing opposition to the death penalty. It is a longstanding policy of the British Government to oppose the death penalty, in all circumstances, as a matter of principle.</p><p>We consistently and unreservedly condemn torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and it is a priority for us to combat it wherever and whenever it occurs.</p><p>We have been and do continually raise our concerns including on this case with the Saudi Arabian authorities using a range of Ministerial and diplomatic channels of communication, including our Ambassador.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 201167 question first answered 19/12/2018 15:23:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1023226

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: Sentencing
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 Government of Saudi Arabia's compliance with international agreements on the use of torture, forced confessions and capital punishment in the sentencing of Abbas al-Hassan and eleven other individuals for exercising their rights to freedom of religion and association.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	201167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>We are very concerned about the reports that these executions may be imminent and we are closely monitoring these cases. We last raised these concerns on 20 November and 3 December, when we discussed both the substance of the cases and the UK’s long standing opposition to the death penalty. It is a longstanding policy of the British Government to oppose the death penalty, in all circumstances, as a matter of principle.</p><p>We consistently and unreservedly condemn torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and it is a priority for us to combat it wherever and whenever it occurs.</p><p>We have been and do continually raise our concerns including on this case with the Saudi Arabian authorities using a range of Ministerial and diplomatic channels of communication, including our Ambassador.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 201125 question first answered 19/12/2018 15:23:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1023227

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Israa al-Ghomgham
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 representations he has made to his Saudi Arabian counterpart on the planned execution of Israa al-Ghomgham for demanding greater rights for women in that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	201168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about Israa al Ghomgham and continue to closely monitor developments. It is a longstanding policy of the British Government to oppose the death penalty, in all circumstances, as a matter of principle.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/12/2018 15:24:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1023228

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: 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 representations he has made to his counterpart in Saudi Arabia on the use of that country’s Specialised Criminal Court to prosecute and convict individuals seeking to protest or exercise their human rights in that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	201169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK is closely following the issues of the sentences imposed on human rights defenders in Saudi Arabia and the use of the Special Criminal Court (SCC) to prosecute activists. Our Ambassador in Riyadh regularly raises this issue with the Saudi Authorities. Representatives of our Embassy in Riyadh attend all trials of activists at the SCC that they are permitted to by the authorities. We raise our concerns at all levels and at all appropriate opportunities, including through our Ambassador, Embassy staff and through the EU.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/12/2018 15:25:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1023229

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Chan Kin-man
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 representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the prosecution of Professor Chan Kin-Man; and what assessment he has made on whether the potential imprisonment of Professor Chan Kin-Ma complies with the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	201170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The British government continues to follow the trial of Professor Chan Kin-Man and other leaders of the ‘Occupy’ Movement in Hong Kong.</p><p>Individual cases regarding pro-democracy activists are a matter for the Hong Kong courts. The British Government hopes that these and other recent criminal proceedings do not discourage lawful protest, nor discourage young people from engaging in politics in the future. I visited Hong Kong in November and made clear the UK’s continued commitment to the Joint Declaration, and to the faithful implementation of the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ agreement, which guarantees rights and freedoms to Hong Kong’s people.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/12/2018 16:42:12 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1023230

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Hong Kong: 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 representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the banning of the Hong Kong National Party; and what assessment he has made on whether the decision to ban that party complies with the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	201171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>We note with concern by the decision of the Hong Kong SAR Government to prohibit the Hong Kong National Party. This is the first time a party has been banned under the Societies Ordinance since the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997.</p><p>Under the doctrine of 'One Country, Two Systems' the UK does not support Hong Kong independence, but Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy and its rights and freedoms are central to its way of life, and it is important they are fully respected.</p><p>I visited Hong Kong in November and made clear that recent events, including the banning of the Hong Kong National Party, are putting Hong Kong’s rights and freedoms under increasing pressure. He noted the UK’s continued commitment to the Joint Declaration, and to the faithful implementation of the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ agreement, which guarantees rights and freedoms for Hong Kong’s people.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/12/2018 16:45:55 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1023231

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Amazonia: Forests and Indigenous Peoples
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 representations he has made to his Brazilian counterpart on the protection of the Amazon rainforest and its indigenous tribes.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	201172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary last spoke with his Brazilian counterpart on 14 September to discuss a range of bilateral issues. We are working with Brazil to help ensure it continues to protect the Amazon and those who live within it.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/12/2018 13:25:35 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1023232

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Brazil: Climate Change
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 representations he has made to his Brazilian counterpart on that country’s commitment to the Paris Climate Change Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	201173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>I was pleased to hear that President-elect Bolsonaro confirmed on 25 October that Brazil will not be withdrawing from the Paris Climate Change Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/12/2018 13:26:42 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1023233

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Brazil: State Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's position is on providing a State Visit to President Bolsonaro of Brazil.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	201174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans for a State Visit by President-elect Bolsonaro.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/12/2018 13:29:57 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry