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1168740

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date	20/12/2019
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	India: Nationality
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 effect on the human rights of Muslims in India of that Government's recent decision to pass the Citizenship Amendment Bill; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The British Government and the British High Commission in New Delhi are following the human rights situation across India and raise issues with Indian officials where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 07/01/2020 09:39:07 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1168743

registered interest
date	20/12/2019
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	Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his timescale is for implementing the recommendations of the Bishop of Truro’s Independent Review for the Foreign Secretary of FCO Support for Persecuted Christians; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The British government is committed to implementing the recommendations from the Bishop of Truro's Review. The recommendations have been divided into short, medium and longer term priorities and we have already implemented a good number of them. This includes recently appointing a Director General level champion for Freedom of Religion or Belief and marking Red Wednesday in support of persecuted Christians and members of other minority groups. Some of the recommendations will take longer to implement and many will require an ongoing effort to embed into the working practice of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and other Departments.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 07/01/2020 09:44:12 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1168744

registered interest
date	20/12/2019
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	Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief
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 (a) reappoint and (b) adequately resource the Prime Minister's Envoy for Freedom of Religion and Belief; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>Rehman Chishti MP has been reappointed as the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief. Funding has been agreed for the office which should adequately cover travel and administrative costs.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 07/01/2020 09:46:15 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1168766

registered interest
date	20/12/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Agriculture: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and (b) the Northern Ireland Administration on the provision of financial support to Northern Ireland's farming communities after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>My immediate priority is to restore devolved Government in Northern Ireland. Agriculture policy is a devolved matter and once the UK has left the EU, the Northern Ireland Executive will make its own decisions on how to allocate or direct subsidy support within Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 07/01/2020 10:31:41 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1168825

registered interest
date	20/12/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motorhomes: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to classify motorhomes as commercial vehicles for taxation purposes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government reformed Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) to encourage the uptake of vehicles with lower CO<sub>2</sub> emissions to help us meet our legally binding climate change targets. It is right that under the reformed system motorhomes with high CO<sub>2</sub> emissions pay greater first year VED than those with lower emissions.</p><p> </p><p>I met representatives of the industry to discuss the matter and I understand their concerns. As with all taxes, the Government keeps the VED treatment of motorhomes under review.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 07/01/2020 09:24:09 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1168831

registered interest
date	20/12/2019
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	India: Nationality
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 protestors' human rights of the recent response by police and security services to protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 in India.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The British High Commission in New Delhi and our network of Deputy High Commissions are following reports on the continued protests in India and the Indian Government response. We are following the situation and raise issues with Indian officials where appropriate.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 07/01/2020 09:41:10 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1168305

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 19 December 2017 to Question 118358 on Agricultural Products: UK Trade With EU, what progress her Department has made on developing the UK’s system for the management of agri-food imports and exports with EU countries.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to ensuring UK businesses can continue to trade with our EU partners as easily as possible after Brexit, while continuing to protect the UK’s high level of biosecurity.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has built and tested a new import notification system and is in the final testing phase of a new online system for processing Export Health Certificates. Both of these could be used after the implementation period, if required, to ensure trade continues.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/01/2020 09:00:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1168308

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animals: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 4 October 2019 to Question 290388, what replies have been received from those third countries on UK plans for the continued use of existing Export Health Certificates once the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>Since the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) wrote to third countries on 21 December 2018, we have continued to work with third countries to ensure that the UK’s Export Health Certificates (EHCs) remain when the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>93 countries have responded and no notifications have been received from third countries stating the UK’s EHCs will be not be accepted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/01/2020 09:08:31 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1168328

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
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	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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) governance and (b) humanitarian situation of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang province, China.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>We have serious concerns about the human rights and humanitarian situation in Xinjiang, where there are credible reports of Uyghurs and other minorities being detained.” British diplomats in China visit Xinjiang regularly, most recently in November, in order to see the situation at first-hand. Their observations have supported much of the recent open source reporting, including reports of widespread surveillance measures, restrictions targeted at specific ethnic groups, and restrictions on the ability to freely practice religion.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 07/01/2020 09:25:00 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1168329

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
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	China: 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 discussions he has had with his UN counterparts on improving humanitarian access in Xinjiang province, China.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>We regularly discuss concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang with likeminded partners at the UN. We have issued or joined a number of statements of concern in recent months: on 29 October at UN Third Committee, the UK read out a joint statement signed by 22 others drawing attention to the human rights violations and abuses in Xinjiang and called on China to uphold its obligations to respect human rights; on 24 September, during the UN General Assembly Lord (Tariq) Ahmad called on China to allow UN observers immediate and unfettered access to the region; on 17 September, at the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, the UK again called for UN experts to be granted unfettered access to Xinjiang and raised our concerns on arbitrary detention.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 07/01/2020 09:29:23 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan