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605900

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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: Football
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 diplomatic and trade opportunities presented for the UK by the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	49369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>Qatar has an ambitious infrastructure programme for the 2022 World Cup worth over £140billion, offering significant opportunities for UK companies. UK Government officials are in regular contact with the Qatari World Cup's organising body, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy. As part of their discussions they highlight British companies' expertise in fields such as security, hospitality, stadium management in staging global sports events.</p><p>The UK wants Qatar's 2022 World Cup to be a success and to be Qatar's key delivery partner. As the UK showed during London 2012, international sporting events help to build stronger friendships between people of different countries. This is the first time that the Gulf has hosted this tournament and the UK has lots of experience it can share. This means opportunities for even stronger cooperation and engagement across all aspects of our bilateral relationship.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/10/2016 14:09:45 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

605902

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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	Tashi Wangchuk
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 his Chinese counterpart on the case of Tashi Wangchuk who is currently awaiting trial in Yushu, Qinghai Province.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	49389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>We raised the case of the Tibetan language advocate Tashi Wangchuk at the UK-China human rights dialogue, scheduled which took place on 27 October.</p><p>I previously raised our concerns about Tashi Wangchuk with the Chinese Ambassador, in writing, on 1 August 2016.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2016 16:02:43 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

605904

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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: 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 assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on China of the recommendations contained in the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission report, published on 28 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	49390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>​I refer my Hon. Friend to the answer given by the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my noble Friend, the Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns, to the noble Lord Alton of Liverpool, on 26 September 2016 (PQ HL1811), copied below for ease of reference: &quot;My officials and I have read the report with interest. Although the Government was not asked to give evidence to it and the views stated within it do not reflect Government policy, there is much in the report with which we agree. We are already pursuing an approach consistent with many of the recommendations. For example my Ministerial colleagues and I regularly raise concerns about the crackdown on human rights lawyers, repressive legislation, and challenges to freedom of religion or belief. Equally, there are parts of the report which require further investigation to substantiate the claims made, for instance about organ harvesting.&quot;</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2016 12:48:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

605905

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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	Tibet: Religious Freedom
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 religious freedom in Tibet; and whether he has received reports on expulsions of Buddhist students and the demolition of dwellings at the Larung Ghar Buddhist Institute in Sichuan province.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	49381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>​I refer my Hon. Friend to my answer of 18 October 2016 (PQ 48663). We are aware of, and concerned by, reports of the closure or demolition of churches and monasteries and that individuals are being harassed or detained for their beliefs across China. However, I am unable to comment in detail on the demolitions at Larung Gar, as British diplomats are not currently allowed to travel to the area, so my information is partial. Our Consulate General in Chongqing is seeking further information on the situation.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2016 12:38:18 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

605907

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Departmental Responsibilities
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 confirm which Minister of his Department has responsibility for (a) Akrotiri and Dhekelia and (b) Gibraltar.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	49329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister responsible for Cyprus and Gibraltar is the Minister for Europe and the Americas (Sir Alan Duncan MP). The Secretary of State for Defence, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Sevenoaks (Michael Fallon) is responsible for the Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 27/10/2016 16:02:02 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

605908

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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	Ilois: Resettlement
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 total cost to the public purse to date is of defending legal action against HM Government in all courts on the expulsion and right of resettlement for the population of the Chagos Islands.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	49326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text The costs paid by the Government for defending these legal actions to date are approximately £2,660,000. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 24/10/2016 16:32:14 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

605910

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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: Football
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 meet his counterparts in the Qatari government to discuss the human rights situation and working conditions of foreign workers assisting that country in building stadia for the 2022 World Cup.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	49548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson), last spoke to Qatar's foreign minister on 7 September about preparations for the World Cup. He offered continued UK support in partnering with Qatar to deliver a successful event in 2022. We continue to raise the issue of workers' rights with the Government of Qatar; most recently on 15 September to offer UK expertise in addition to support we already give. I am meeting my Qatari counterpart in Doha later this year and will raise this issue again then.</p><p>We support the steps that the Qatari Government has taken to respond to concerns about the treatment of migrant workers and we welcome the Government of Qatar's commitment to the ongoing, systematic reform of Qatar's labour laws.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/10/2016 13:00:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

606196

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
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: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to the government of Pakistan concerning reports of human rights violations in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL2437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text ​We remain concerned about reports of human rights abuses in Pakistan. Our concerns are reflected in the latest update to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office annual human rights report. We continue to urge Pakistan to honour in practice all its human rights obligations and uphold the rule of law. During his visit to Pakistan in March, the former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), raised the importance we attach to safeguarding the rights of all Pakistani citizens regardless of ethnicity, faith or gender. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 31/10/2016 14:46:34 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

604797

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
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	Arms Control: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will take steps to implement recommendations from the UN report, entitled Ways to promote education and training in disarmament and non-proliferation at all levels of formal and informal education; if he will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Education to designate a focal point for disarmament and non-proliferation education; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	49061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>Officials have been asked to review the report and its recommendations, consulting with officials in the Department for Education.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 21/10/2016 13:57:15 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

604798

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
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	Bahrain: Security
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 place in the Library a copy of all of his Department's assessments of security contracts funded by his Department in Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	49086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>​These programmes are routinely monitored and evaluated on a quarterly basis to ensure that they are on track for delivery. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) provides updates on its programme work in its annual Human Rights reports.</p><p>All FCO programmes that support security reform are carefully considered in line with Her Majesty's Government's Overseas Security and Justice Assistance Guidance in order to assess and mitigate human rights risks. Our assistance is specifically designed to assist the Government of Bahrain improve human rights standards and strengthen the rule of law.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/10/2016 13:28:42 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan