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100179

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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 Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the Government plans to mark UN Day on 24 October 2014.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	211248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Minister of State, my noble Friend the right hon. Baroness Anelay of St John DBE, Minister responsible for the United Nations, delivered the keynote address at the United Nations Association-United Kingdom’s UN Day Reception on 23 October, yesterday evening, at which she celebrated the UN’s successes and underlined the UK Government’s commitment to, and leadership on, the UN’s work. The speech has been published on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's website.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 24/10/2014 13:17:37 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

99834

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Himalayas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what guidelines his Department offers to UK nationals who climb and trek in the Himalayas.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	211185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The safety of British Nationals abroad is a major concern for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Foreign Office Travel Advice for Nepal, including the Himalayas, includes a section on trekking and is regularly updated at: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 23/10/2014 16:10:50 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

99835

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Nigeria
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 African authorities on ensuring there is no further kidnapping by Boko Haram in Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	211184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is playing a leading role in the international response to the threat posed by Boko Haram, including its despicable practice of abducting men, women and children in north-eastern Nigeria. On 12 June, my Rt Hon Friend, the Member for Richmond (York) (William Hague MP), the former Foreign Secretary, announced a substantial new package of UK military, intelligence and development support to Nigeria as it tackles the terrorist threat. We continue to engage with Nigerian officials at both Federal and state level on their efforts to secure the release of those abducted and to provide protection from Boko Haram. We are also in touch with Nigeria’s regional partners, who have an important part to play in the effort to tackle Boko Haram. On 3 September my Hon Friend, the Member for Rochford and Southend East (James Duddridge MP), the Minister for Africa, led the UK delegation at a regional ministerial meeting in Abuja on security in Nigeria. At this meeting he emphasised the importance of regional coordination between Nigeria and its neighbours</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 23/10/2014 13:12:03 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

99842

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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
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 North Korean Ambassador to the UK on the North Korean government's acceptance of the recommendations of its recent Universal Periodic Review.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	211098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Ministers have had no substantive meetings with the North Korean Ambassador to the UK since the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in May 2014, although senior FCO officials have met with the Ambassador to discuss a range of subjects. Following the adoption of the DPRK’s Universal Periodic Review report in September 2014 the United Kingdom issued a statement via our Mission in Geneva welcoming the DPRK’s engagement. We urged the DPRK to fulfil the commitment it made to respond to the 185 recommendations which it agreed to examine, and to take concrete steps to implement all the UPR recommendations. It remains of serious concern that 83 UPR recommendations did not enjoy the support of the DPRK, particularly those related to the findings of the UN Commission of Inquiry, co-operation with the Special Rapporteur, the treatment of political prisoners and closure of political prison camps.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 23/10/2014 16:07:03 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

99844

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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
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 ensure that UK manufacturing products are not used as components in North Korean produced weapons.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	211097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>North Korea is currently subject to sanctions imposed by the UN and EU. These measures include an asset freeze, travel ban and an extensive embargo which prohibits the export of arms, dual-use goods, and luxury goods and imposes restrictions on the export of other listed items which could contribute to nuclear or ballistic missile programmes. All export licence applications are assessed against the consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, considering the prevailing circumstances at the time of the application, including the capabilities of the equipment, and the end user. A licence would not be granted if to do so would be a breach of our international obligations or we assessed there was an unacceptable risk of diversion to a WMD programme or to a military programme in an embargoed destination. However, it is impossible to completely prevent non-listed items manufactured in the UK being used in North Korean produced weapons, for example if items are legitimately exported from the UK to third countries but are subsequently sold to entities in the DPRK. For this reason the UK is also active in encouraging other countries to enforce DPRK sanctions more effectively. HMRC works together with Border Force to enforce export controls and trade sanctions and they have a range of powers available to prevent illicit exports. Enforcing sanctions is a high priority.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/10/2014 14:56:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

99904

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons the UK has not applied sanctions to all individuals on the US and UN sanction lists.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	211104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK implements all sanctions agreed at the UN. These sanctions are implemented via the EU. The UK is responsible for implementation for the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. The US has its own domestic legislation by which it can introduce sanctions. This is an entirely separate process to the UN. The UK would not implement US domestic sanctions, although there may be individuals that the US designates which are also listed under UN sanctions.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 23/10/2014 13:13:13 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

99730

registered interest
date	17/10/2014
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	Pakistan
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 make representations to the Pakistan authorities on the case of Asia Bibi.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	210993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>I am concerned to hear about the case against Asia Bibi and about the decision to impose the death penalty. We regularly raise the issue of blasphemy laws, and their misuse against Muslims and religious minorities, at the highest levels in Pakistan. We have consistently pressed the government of Pakistan on the issue of the death penalty and expressed our principled opposition to it in all cases and I will ensure that we continue to do both of these things.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/10/2014 14:57:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

93811

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
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	Islamic State
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 threat of Islamic State in (a) the Maldives and (b) other countries outside Iraq and Syria.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	210861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The threat posed by ISIL, both to the Middle East and to the rest of the world, is severe. ISIL does not recognise national boundaries, colour or creed. We are aware of the activity of ISIL sympathisers in the Maldives, and we will continue to engage with the Maldives government about the promotion of religious freedom and moderation. We will continue to monitor the threat from ISIL and to work closely with a wide range of international partners, including Iraq and Syria’s neighbours. The UK continues to play a leading role in the comprehensive coalition effort to degrade and defeat ISIL – military action is a necessary part of that effort, but ultimately the solution to ISIL is a political one.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/10/2014 13:50:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

93812

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
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	Iraq
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 of access by ISIS to chemical weapons in Iraq; and what assistance his Department plans to give directly and through the international community to assist the government of Iraq in (a) safeguarding its citizens, (b) retrieving those materials and (c) preventing the use of those materials in the region.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	210894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of the use of industrial chemicals as weapons by ISIL in Iraq, and encourage the Government of Iraq to bring to the attention of the OPCW any such incidents. We welcome its report to the OPCW Executive Council in October regarding the use of chlorine by terrorist groups.</p><p>We are also aware that the Al Muthanna military site is now in the control of ISIL. We continue to monitor the situation. However, we do not believe that the site contains chemical weapons-related materials of military value. Bunkers at the Al Muthanna site did contain hazardous chemical weapons-related materials used in Iraq’s Chemical Weapons programme. The materials were made safe by the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) between 1992-1994.</p><p>While the Government of Iraq has kept the international community informed of incidents, and has reiterated its commitment to all international treaties and conventions aimed at preventing the use or spread of chemical weapons, it has made no requests for assistance to the international community.</p><p>We condemn unreservedly all and any use of chemical weapons by anyone. Use is a breach of international norms. Any party using any toxic chemical in this way should be brought to justice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/10/2014 13:55:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

93813

registered interest
date	16/10/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when (a) each Minister and (b) officials in his Department last met the Ambassador of China to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	210881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) and I last met the Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom on 6 October 2014. The Minister of State, my noble Friend the right hon. Baroness Anelay last met the Ambassador on 23 September 2014. The Permanent Under-Secretary for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office last met the Ambassador on 6 January 2014. The Director-General Economic and Consular last met the Ambassador on 29 August 2014. The Director of Asia-Pacific last met the Ambassador on 6 October 2014. The Head of China Department last met the Ambassador on 9 October 2014.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 21/10/2014 15:54:18 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy