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1091206

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Rugby: World Cup
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 the Government is taking to (a) update and (b) promote travel vaccination advice in advance of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	234137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>We are all looking forward to the Rugby World Cup in Japan in September 2019 and advise all British nationals wishing to travel to obtain adequate travel and medical insurance for the trip in good time. Advice on all aspects of travel to Japan, including vaccinations, can be found on our FCO travel advice pages which are regularly updated and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/japan also see https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rugby-world-cup-2019.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 22/03/2019 14:12:20 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1091219

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Treaties
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of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the treaties from which the UK has unilaterally withdrawn since 1 January 1988.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	234199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>​The UK has unilaterally withdrawn from 52 treaties since 1 January 1988. All of these have been multilateral treaties.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 22/03/2019 14:35:42 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1091229

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	United Arab Emirates: British Nationals Abroad
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 potential merits of revising its advice to UK citizens travelling to the United Arab Emirates as a result of the arrest of Matthew Hedges and Ali Issa Ahmad.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	234069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>We keep all Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice, including for the United Arab Emirates, under constant review to ensure it reflects our assessment of risk to British nationals and includes information and advice on the most relevant issues for British nationals travelling or living abroad.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/03/2019 13:48:11 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1091240

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Chechnya: 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 Russian counterpart on human rights in Chechnya; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	234075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Chechnya, and have raised this in several public statements, as well as bilaterally with Russia. The UK, joined by 31 other countries, delivered a statement to the UN Human Rights Council on the persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya on 18 March. I also raised this issue directly with my Russian counterpart, First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov, in the margins of the Munich Security Conference in February. On 19 March, the Foreign Secretary publicly called for the release of Chechen human rights activist Oyub Titiev, following his sentencing to four years in prison. In November 2018, the UK was one of 16 countries to invoke the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Moscow Mechanism to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in Chechnya. We will continue to urge Russia to follow the recommendations outlined in the report of the Moscow Mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 22/03/2019 13:46:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1091241

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Cameroon: 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 representations the Government made at the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council on the crisis in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	234211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>​The UK is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in the North-West and South-West (Anglophone) regions of Cameroon, which continue to suffer from high levels of violence. We condemn all human rights violations and abuses and continue to press the Government of Cameroon to ensure that those responsible face justice. In his address to UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 25 February, the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN stressed that the cycle of violence in the Anglophone regions in Cameroon must end and urged all sides to come together to initiate a credible, inclusive dialogue to address the root causes of the crisis. The UK and Austria made a joint statement on the human rights situation in Cameroon at the UN Human Rights Council on 21 March, supported by 39 countries, raising concern about the deteriorating human rights situation and calling on Government of Cameroon to establish a credible dialogue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/03/2019 17:04:14 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1091242

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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: Ceasefires
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 assessment he has made of the viability of the ceasefire agreement in Yemen, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	234076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>Since it came into effect in Hodeidah on 18 December, the fragile ceasefire has continued to hold and there has been a general de-escalation by both sides around the city. We are aware of reports of frontline incidents and skirmishing but these remain low. We urge all parties to support and facilitate the UN's efforts and to implement the agreements reached during the Stockholm talks.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/03/2019 13:56:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1091305

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Iran: Baha'i Faith
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 representations to the UN's Special Rapporteur on the human rights of the Baha'i in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	234239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>​We are particularly concerned by the continuing systematic discrimination, harassment and targeting of the Baha'i community in Iran. At the Human Rights Council in March 2019, the UK strongly supported the renewal of the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran and supports the UN Special Rapporteur's assessment that discrimination against the Baha'i community in Iran is legally sanctioned by a lack of constitutional recognition and the absence of other legal protections for adherents of this faith. We have called on Iran to allow him access to the country so that he can carry out his mandate, and we encourage Iran to use this opportunity to engage with the international community.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/03/2019 14:03:00 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1091317

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Philippines: Terrorism
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 counterpart in the Philippines on apprehending those responsible for bombing a church in that country in January 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	234110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government condemned the appalling bomb attacks on the Catholic Cathedral on the island of Jolo in Sulu province on Sunday 27 January. Our prayers are with all the victims and their loved ones. The Foreign Secretary, British Ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce and I expressed the UK's condemnation of the attack in public messages.</p><p>The UK stands with the Philippines against terror. My officials continue to work with and discuss counter terrorism priorities with the Philippines authorities, including events surrounding the Jolo bomb attack.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 22/03/2019 13:53:21 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1091326

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud
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 he has made to his Saudi counterpart on the imprisonment of Prince Turki bin Abdullah.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	234249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p><strong>​</strong>We continue to monitor the cases of those detained under Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption drive, including Prince Turki bin Abdullah. The Saudi Arabian authorities have announced that some individuals are facing legal proceedings.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/03/2019 14:04:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1091350

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	USA: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2019 to Question 206775, on USA: State Visits, when his Department plans to publish the cost of President Trump's Guest of Government visit on the gov.uk website.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	234179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The figures for the visit were published on the gov.uk website on Friday, 22 March.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 27/03/2019 15:53:42 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas