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755785

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date	04/09/2017
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	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect on the UK's projection of soft power of the UK leaving (a) Horizon 2020, (b) the Erasmus Plus programme, (c) Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions and (d) Creative Europe; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	7344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to enhancing the UK's position as world leader in soft power by promoting our strengths and our values globally. The UK excels in the fields of science, research, education and creativity and will continue to invest in strong relationships with our European partners.</p><p>As part of the process of leaving the EU we will take informed decisions about how to deliver the policy objectives previously targeted by EU funding. While the FCO is not the lead Department for these programmes, and has made no specific assessment in relation to soft power, the Government is working closely with stakeholders to review all EU funding schemes in the round, and to ensure that any ongoing funding commitments best serve the UK's national interest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/09/2017 16:17:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

755787

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Niranjan Rasalingam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Burmese authorities on the prison sentence handed down to Niranjan Rasalingham; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Scully
uin	6952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>​We have raised Mr Niranjan's case with the Burmese government on a number of occasions, including seeking clarity on the prison sentence handed down, and will continue to do so when appropriate. While we cannot directly intervene in the judicial process of another country, we will remain in close contact with Mr Niranjan and his lawyer as he decides what steps he wishes to take next and we will continue to provide consular assistance.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/09/2017 16:16:13 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully

756869

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which EU legislation within his Department's responsibilities will (a) be incorporated into UK law through the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and (b) require to be amended under powers in that Bill.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	7912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>​The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will convert European Union law into UK law as it applies in the UK at the moment of exit. This will ensure that, wherever possible, the same rules and laws will apply the day after exit as they did before.</p><p>The Government is still making a detailed assessment of what corrections will be required to make that law function appropriately on exit day.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/09/2017 16:45:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

756890

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	World Trade Organization
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate has been made of the level of representation the UK will require at the World Trade Organisation and the cost of that representation once the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	7585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>​The United Kingdom is a founding member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and is represented at the WTO by Julian Braithwaite, our Ambassador and Permanent Representative in Geneva. The Government is increasing the size of the WTO team at the UK Mission to the UN in Geneva, including to support this work on the UK’s draft schedules. It will ensure that the Mission has the resources to enable the UK to play a full, active and leading role in the multilateral trading system as we leave the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/09/2017 16:20:08 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

757099

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
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 geographic and thematic priorities will be for future work supported by the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	7530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) has multi-year and annual year programmes, which go through an annual allocations process. We are currently in the middle of this process for Financial Year 18/19.</p><p>However the CSSF's Annual Report for the Financial Year 16/17 lists all the countries, regions and themes we worked on that year. It is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/conflict-stability-and-security-fund-cssf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/conflict-stability-and-security-fund-cssf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/09/2017 16:29:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

757100

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Burma: Freedom of Expression
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has raised the increasing restrictions on freedom of expression in Burma with the Government of Burma.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	8424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary raised the UK's concerns about Freedom of Expression with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi during her visit to the UK in May 2017.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/09/2017 16:18:18 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins