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1077298

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Egypt: 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, whether officials in his Department have plans to raise the human rights situation in Egypt at the next UN Human Rights Council session.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	225413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>We have continuing concerns about the human rights situation in Egypt, and raise these regularly with the Egyptian authorities. We and our partners have previously highlighted our concerns in the UN Human Rights Council, and we will do so again at the next UN Human Rights Council session.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2019 15:44:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

1077299

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Egypt: Capital Punishment and Torture
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 made representations to his Egyptian counterpart on (a) the use of the death penalty and (b) reports of violations of international fair trial guarantees and forced confessions in that country.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	225414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Egypt is a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights Priority Country and the UK regularly raises human rights issues, including about the use of the death penalty and due process in trials, with the Egyptian Government.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2019 15:45:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

1077300

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Egypt: Journalism
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 made representations to his Egyptian counterpart on the imprisonment of (a) Ahmed Gamal Ziada, (b) Mahmoud Hussein (c) Ismail Alexandrani, (d) Hisham Gaafar and (e) other journalists in that country.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	225415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of recent reports of the imprisonment of these individuals and of other journalists in Egypt. We are very concerned about restrictions on media freedom in Egypt. Our Ambassador in Cairo has therefore raised several of these cases and our wider concerns with the Egyptian Assistant Minister for Human Rights on 21 February.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2019 16:16:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

1064761

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
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	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, with reference to the report entitled, Protecting Children in 21st Century Conflict, published by Save the Children in February 2019, whether the recommendations in that report will be included in his Department's Protection of Civilians Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	224475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is currently reviewing its global strategy on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, and is committed to ensuring that its approach benefits all civilians, including children. The Government welcomes recent research carried out by academics and NGOs in this field, and will consult with them and take their work into account as it undertakes its own review.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 28/02/2019 17:17:04 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

1064762

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
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	Oman: Detainees
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 made representations to his Omani counterpart on the arbitrary detention of the Shuhuh 6 and other human rights violations in that country.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	224476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not raised the case in question. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office encourages all States to uphold their international human rights obligations. Any allegations of human rights violations are concerning and must be thoroughly, promptly and transparently investigated.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/03/2019 14:21:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

1064335

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
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	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, when his Department plans to publish its guidelines for supporting human rights defenders.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	223809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN is committed to making UK support for human rights defenders more transparent. Officials are working in consultation with NGOs to publish a document setting out UK support for human rights defenders in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/02/2019 16:06:49 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

1064336

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
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	Brazil: Dams
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his Department's policy to support the creation of an international independent body to oversee dams holding mining waste as a result of the collapse of the Corrego do Feijao and Samarco dams in Brazil.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	223810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2019 answer text <p>The dam collapse is now the subject of investigation by the Brazilian authorities. As the Prime Minister stated to the House on 30 January, we are in touch with the local authorities and stand ready to provide whatever support we can. The UK Government works internationally with governments and business to ensure the highest environmental, safety and labour standards.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 01/03/2019 14:55:04 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

1064337

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which Governments have asked the UK Government for concessions on human rights standards in talks on the conclusion of bilateral trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	223811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>We are seeking to continue human rights provisions as the UK transitions existing EU free trade deals into a UK form. The government will lay a report in Parliament for each signed agreement laying out any changes from the original. These are largely technical changes.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 04/03/2019 16:28:08 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

1064338

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, the concessions on human rights standards what have been requested by the Governments of other countries in talks with the UK Government on the conclusion of bilateral trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	223812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>We are seeking to continue human rights provisions as the UK transitions existing EU free trade deals into a UK form. The government will lay a report in Parliament for each signed agreement laying out any changes from the original. These are largely technical changes.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 04/03/2019 16:28:33 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd