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1180703

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Languages
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 UN counterparts on the UN finding that two indigenous languages are disappearing each month.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to promoting and protecting human rights for all individuals, including indigenous people, without discrimination on any grounds. The UK works both bilaterally and through international institutions such as the United Nations to improve the situation of indigenous people around the world. In 2007, the UK supported the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and has signed and ratified the Council of Europe's European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, designed to protect and promote regional and minority languages.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 04/03/2020 17:44:22 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180704

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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: Economic Growth
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 extent of economic development in the (a) Igbo populated regions of south-western Nigeria and (b) the former State of Biafra in Nigeria 50 years after the civil war in those regions.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK respects the territorial integrity of Nigeria; we supported the reconciliation work that followed the Nigerian civil war and continue to support efforts to work for a secure and prosperous Nigeria for all Nigerians. Nigeria does not publish detailed breakdowns of economic development or disaggregated economic data for individual states or for specific ethnic groups. We remain committed to supporting the Government of Nigeria's work towards economic reform, including diversification of the economy to deliver sustainable and inclusive growth for all.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/03/2020 14:51:54 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180705

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Gulf of Guinea: Abduction
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 Department's policies of the increase in kidnappings off the coast of the Gulf of Guinea.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK is aware of continuing reports of piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea. While the number of attacks remain within historic norms, we share the concern of the shipping industry about the increase in kidnappings for ransom. The UK's first priority in the region is to support British businesses and trade. The UK is engaged bilaterally, with allies, and through international structures to tackle maritime insecurity, through military capacity building, the provision of aid, and civil training. We also work closely with proactive partners in the shipping and petrochemicals industry to ensure that their voice is heard in the region.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/03/2020 16:01:53 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180711

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	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, if he will take steps to ensure that rights of indigenous peoples are embedded into the proposed International Treaty on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The British Government is committed to our work to improve human rights practices of businesses through the promotion of the UN Guiding Principles (UNGPs) on Business and Human Rights - the authoritative global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse human rights impacts of business. We continue to promote the UNGPs, including in respect of the specific challenges faced by indigenous communities, in practical ways.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 09/03/2020 16:46:24 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180712

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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: Uyghurs
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 treatment of Uighur Muslims in China; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>We regularly raise our concerns about Xinjiang at the UN, and directly with Chinese officials. Most recently, on 5 March the Minister for Asia raised his concerns about Xinjiang with Liu Xiaoming, the Chinese Ambassador to the UK. On 25 February at the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Lord Ahmad expressed concern about Xinjiang during the UK's opening address, calling on China to allow the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights unfettered access to the region. The UK Ambassador to China also raised our concerns about the region with Vice Foreign Minister Qin Gang on 24 December 2019.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 09/03/2020 10:16:11 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180713

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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 Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to coordinate with the EU on foreign policy after the transition period; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>After the Transition Period, we will engage the EU as we would any other partner: as sovereign co-equals. Foreign policy will be for the British Government to determine, but we will continue to work closely with the EU and its Member States on a wide range of issues. We will continue to tackle shared threats together within a broader framework of friendly dialogue and cooperation.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/03/2020 14:06:24 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180718

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Central African Republic: Peacekeeping Operations
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 extent of alleged sexual exploitation and abuse carried out by UN peacekeeping forces while operating in the Central African Republic.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK is aware of the reports of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in the Central African Republic and the UN has published associated data on its website https://conduct.unmissions.org/sea-data-introduction.</p><p>The UK fully supports the UN Secretary-General's (UNSG) zero tolerance approach to tackling SEA. The Prime Minister is a member of the UNSG's Circle of Leadership on the prevention of, and response to, SEA in UN operations. The Circle of Leadership is made up of global leaders who actively support this agenda. The UK is a signatory of the UN's Voluntary Compact on SEA; a global commitment of UN Member States to eliminate SEA.</p><p>Over the past three years the UK has provided over $3 million to support UN Secretary-General efforts to tackle SEA and improve accountability. This includes contributing £200,000 in 2019/20 to support the UNSG Victims' Rights Advocate, who works to ensure the rights of victims and their needs are at the forefront of the UN's fight against SEA and supporting the launch of a Victims' Rights Statement in 2020 to further these values.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/03/2020 16:00:41 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180719

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Haiti: Peacekeeping Operations
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 extent of alleged sexual exploitation and abuse carried out by UN peacekeeping forces while operating in Haiti.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK is aware of the reports of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in Haiti and the UN has published associated data on its website https://conduct.unmissions.org/sea-data-introduction. The latest UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti was replaced by a special political mission in November.</p><p>The UK fully supports the UN Secretary-General's (UNSG) zero tolerance approach to tackling SEA. The Prime Minister is a member of the UNSG's Circle of Leadership on the prevention of, and response to, SEA in UN operations. The Circle of Leadership is made up of global leaders who actively support this agenda. The UK is a signatory of the UN's Voluntary Compact on SEA; a global commitment of UN Member States to eliminate SEA.</p><p>Over the past three years the UK has provided over $3 million to support UN Secretary-General efforts to tackle SEA and improve accountability. This includes contributing £200,000 in 2019/20 to support the UNSG Victims' Rights Advocate, who works to ensure the rights of victims and their needs are at the forefront of the UN's fight against SEA and supporting the launch of a Victims' Rights Statement in 2020 to further these values.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 05/03/2020 16:12:49 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180726

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Libya: Armed Conflict
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 (a) Turkish counterpart and (b) the UN on reports that two thousand Syrian rebel fighters have been deployed to Libya as part of Turkey’s intervention in the conflict in that region.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of foreign fighters being transferred from Syria to Libya. The UK and Turkey were amongst the participants in the 19 January Berlin conference on Libya. The conclusions of the Berlin conference were endorsed in UN Security Council Resolution 2510. This demands all UN Member States not to intervene in the conflict, and fully to comply with the UN arms embargo, including by withdrawing of all armed mercenary personnel. We have made clear to all of the participants in the Berlin Conference that we expect them to live up to the commitments they made there, to respect international law, and to support the United Nations in facilitating a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned inclusive political process to bring an end to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 05/03/2020 16:30:34 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180836

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Hosni Mubarak
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any UK Government officials will attend the funeral of former president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	21227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK was represented at the funeral by our Deputy Ambassador.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 03/03/2020 14:17:31 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 9512 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards