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927825

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	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: 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 discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the (a) right to freedom of religion and belief in China and (b) the effect of revised regulations on religious affairs in China on that right.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	155879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text We remain concerned about reports of persecution of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners and others on the grounds of their religion or belief in China. The freedom to practise, change or share one’s faith or belief without discrimination or violent opposition is a fundamental human right that all people should enjoy. We believe that societies which aim to guarantee freedom of religion or belief are more stable, prosperous and more resilient against violent extremism. The UK last raised these issues with China at the UK/China Human Rights Dialogue in June 2017. answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/06/2018 14:58:02 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

927822

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of NHS treatment for people with (a) smoking-related, (b) alcohol-related and (c) obesity-related illnesses in the most recent year for which data are available.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	155666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>‘Towards a smokefree generation: A Tobacco Control Plan for England 2017-2022’, published in July 2017, suggests that in 2014/15, smoking cost the National Health Service in England £2.5 billion. The figure quoted includes the cost of treating smokers in primary and secondary care, general practitioner visits, nurse visits, prescriptions, outpatient visits and hospital admissions.</p><p> </p><p>Data on NHS spending on treatment of alcohol related conditions is not collected centrally. However, the costs to the NHS in England associated with alcohol misuse are estimated at £3.5 billion each year.</p><p> </p><p>‘The economic burden of ill health due to diet, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol and obesity in the UK: an update to 2006-07 NHS costs’ estimated that overweight and obesity cost the NHS in the United Kingdom £5.1 billion per year. This figure was uplifted to £6.1 billion in 2014/15 to take account of inflation.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 28/06/2018 11:18:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

927992

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	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: 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, what recent discussions he has had with the Egyptian government on allegations of abuse by Egyptian security forces against journalists in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	155698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>​We are aware of reports about the recent arrests of journalists, activists and human rights defenders in Egypt, and we have raised this with the Egyptian Government, most recently in May. The UK wishes to see more political progress and better protection of human rights in Egypt, which is why Egypt is an Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights Priority Country. Our concerns about restrictions on freedom of expression in Egypt have been raised by the Foreign Secretary who emphasised the importance of a free and open society with Egypt's President Sisi during his visit to Cairo in February 2017. Ministers consistently raise our human rights concerns with Egyptian interlocutors. We also raise our concerns in public, including at the UN Human Rights Council; in September 2017 our statement noted our concern about media freedom in Egypt.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/06/2018 14:04:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

927888

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	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	Syria: Military Intervention
	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 the Government has made of (a) which Islamist groups were involved in Turkey’s intervention in Afrin and (b) the level of collaboration between those groups and the Turkish armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	155913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>​The UK is not involved in the Turkish-led operation in Afrin and we cannot provide comprehensive information about it. We understand that a number of different Syrian armed groups were involved in the operation with Turkish support including air support and artillery strikes.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/06/2018 14:20:01 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

927874

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	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: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has made an assessment of whether UK-licensed military goods were used in the Saudi-led operation in Hodeidah port; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	155910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>​The UK has licensed the export of a wide range of military items to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. These include combat aircraft and components as well as precision guided munitions that have been used by Saudi Arabia in Yemen. We do not have specific information on whether equipment licensed by the UK has been used in operations in Hodeidah. We will not licence the export of items where we assess that there is a clear risk that they might be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law or international human rights law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/06/2018 16:27:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

927838

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	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: Rohingya
	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 Burmese counterpart on the (a) protection of the Rohingya people and (b) refugee crisis in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	155891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary most recently spoke to Burma's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 11 June. He underlined the need for swift implementation of: Burma's agreement of a Memorandum of Understanding allowing UN oversight of the refugee returns process in Rakhine; and her Government's announcement of the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into human rights violations in Rakhine. He called on the State Counsellor to support the creation of conditions to allow the safe, voluntary and dignified return of refugees to Rakhine and ensure those responsible for human rights violations are held to account.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/06/2018 14:07:36 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

927895

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	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	Kashmir: 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, with reference to the report entitled Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Kashmir: Developments in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir from June 2016 to April 2018, and General Human Rights Concerns in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 14 June 2018, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the recommendations of that report is given serious consideration by the Governments of India and Pakistan.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	155831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>​The British Government has taken note of the concerns across Kashmir raised in the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' report and his recommendations for both the Governments of India and Pakistan to consider. We encourage all states to cooperate with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and ensure that their domestic laws are in line with international human rights standards.</p><p>The FCO is concerned by any allegation of human rights abuse, which much must be investigated thoroughly, promptly and transparently. The UK's longstanding position is that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting political resolution to the situation in Kashmir, taking account of the wishes of the Kashmiri people. It is not for the UK to prescribe a solution or act as a mediator.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 25/06/2018 14:38:17 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

927720

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	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: Exports
	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 21 May 2018 to Question 146957, and given that payment for medicines is not exempt from US sanctions, how UK entities will be able to sell medicine into Iran when payment cannot be made from Iranian to UK banks.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	155907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>​Payments for medical supplies are not subject to US sanctions. Whether to engage in transactions with Iran, including in sectors exempted from US sanctions – such as medical supplies – remains a commercial decision for individual banks. However, this Government encourages legitimate trade with Iran and continues to engage US and European counterparts to help facilitate this.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/06/2018 16:55:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

927718

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	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	Ramadan Abedi
	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 3 April 2018 to Question 133856, on armed conflict: Libya, what communications the Government has had with Ramadan Abedi.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	155905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>​Foreign Office officials were in contact with Mr Ramadan Abedi during his detention in May 2017 to provide basic consular assistance. They have been in contact on consular matters since then.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/06/2018 15:03:18 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

927885

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	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: Undocumented Migrants
	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 the representatives of the US administration on that country's zero tolerance policy on illegal immigration.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	155921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>​As the Prime Minister said on 20 June, the reports and pictures we have seen in the past couple of days are deeply disturbing and wrong. We do not apply similar measures here and will never do so. Later on 20 June, President Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at ending the separation policy.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/06/2018 14:17:29 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake