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647164

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
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: Minority Groups
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 the Burmese government on the rights of the Rohingya and other minorities in that country.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	55047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>I raised the issue of the Rohingya with the Burmese Minister for Construction on 29 November, as well as concerns relayed by a number of Parliamentary colleagues calling for the immediate resumption of humanitarian access to Northern Rakhine. I reiterated our call for an independent investigation into allegations of human rights abuses, to which the Government of Burma has made commitment. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my noble Friend the Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns, visited Burma from 9-12 November where she raised similar concerns. She also discussed the peace process, in which the UK plays a leading role on seeking an end to the long-running conflict between the military and ethnic armed groups. This included a call for unfettered access for those in need of humanitarian aid in conflict-affected areas.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/12/2016 15:15:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

647168

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
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 and Commonwealth Office: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on legal advice relating to the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	55254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The FCO has not spent anything on external legal advice relating to the UK leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 06/12/2016 15:04:37 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

647322

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Shipping: UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU Single Market on the UK shipping industry.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	55046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text We are working closely with the shipping industry to understand the challenges and opportunities that leaving the EU could bring. On 16 November the Secretary of State for Transport held a roundtable with representatives from the sector, attended by Lord Bridges, in order to hear their views. The Department for Exiting the European Union, working with officials across government, continues to undertake a wide range of data analysis covering the entirety of the UK economy. We are looking at over 50 sectors as well as cross-cutting regulatory issues, which will naturally cover the UK shipping industry. This will inform the UK's position for the upcoming negotiations with our EU partners.<p>The UK is an island nation with an outstanding maritime heritage. The maritime sector today is vast, strong and competitive. This is not going to change when we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones question first answered 05/12/2016 16:27:17 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

642336

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to mobilise other donors to respond to the humanitarian situation in northern Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	54210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>In 2016 the UK is the second largest provider of humanitarian assistance to North-East Nigeria where the Boko Haram conflict has left 7 million people in urgent need. We have taken a leading role in urging the Government of Nigeria, other donors and the UN to increase the scale and quality of their response to meet the needs of the most vulnerable. In September 2016, when the UK announced a further £80 million of humanitarian funding, we called on other donors to step up, and on the UN to scale up their operations. We continue to raise awareness about the crisis globally and press our international counterparts to do more.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/11/2016 16:22:35 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

642337

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sahel: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in the Sahel and northern Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	54211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State to the Hon Member for Stafford at DFID Oral questions on Wednesday 16 November 2016 (Column 219).</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/11/2016 16:16:40 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

642338

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to raise awareness of the food security crisis in northern Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	54212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK has taken a leading role in raising awareness of the Boko Haram conflict which has left 5.8 million people food insecure in North-East Nigeria.</p><p>In September 2016, the UK announced a further £80 million of humanitarian funding which will meet the needs of more than a million people in North-East Nigeria this year. We have persistently raised awareness with the Government of Nigeria, other donors and with agencies of the UN, such as the World Food Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/11/2016 16:15:58 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

631844

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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: Democracy
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 help facilitate the successful transition of Burma to a fully democratic nation.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	52296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government has played an integral part in Burma's transition. We provided technical support to the 2015 elections and pressed for the deployment of EU observers, which helped ensure the technical integrity of the process. When State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visited the UK in September, The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), announced a package of support for Burma worth £118 million this year, including to support Burma's transition. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my noble Friend, the Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE, visited Burma from 9-12 November, where she met a number of Ministers in the Burmese Government including for discussions on the country's ongoing democratic transition.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 17/11/2016 15:36:31 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

631852

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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: Peace Negotiations
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 his Department is taking to work with international partners to facilitate peace in the Central African Republic.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	52262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>In July 2016, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, the UK agreed to extend the mandate for MINUSCA, the UN peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic (CAR); we also contributed £33 million to MINUSCA in 2015/16.</p><p>Since 2013 the UK has provided £63 million to support CAR and CAR refugees; £1.3million through the African Union to fight sexual violence; and £2.5million in development funding. The UK will join international partners at the CAR Donor Conference in Brussels on 17 November.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/11/2016 11:44:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

631853

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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	Uzbekistan: Press 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 reports he has received on the freedom of the press in Uzbekistan.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	52263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has noted a recent Freedom House report on press freedom in Uzbekistan, and the 10 October statement by the OSCE Representative for Freedom of the Media. Our own concerns are detailed in regular updates to “Human Rights and Democracy: The 2015 Foreign and Commonwealth Report”.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/11/2016 14:34:36 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

631854

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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	Uzbekistan: 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 assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Uzbekistan.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	52264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>Uzbekistan is a Human Rights Priority Country for the FCO. The section on Uzbekistan in:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/turkmenistan-human-rights-priority-country/turkmenistan-human-rights-priority-country" target="_blank">“Human Rights and Democracy: The 2015 Foreign and Commonwealth Report”</a> details our concerns.</p><p>Last month the Uzbek authorities signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations on implementing Uzbekistan’s National Human Rights Action Plan. We welcome this and also the interim President’s decree of 21 October, which includes measures to strengthen the independence of the judiciary, strengthen the rights of the accused, and reduce periods of detention without trial.</p><p>We continue to raise individual human rights cases with the Uzbek authorities, play an active and visible part in human rights activities in , Uzbekistan, and fund projects on governance reform, anti-corruption, torture prevention and strengthening women’s rights.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/11/2016 14:36:30 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins