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date	09/05/2019
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: 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 Egyptian counterpart on the effect of laws restricting the construction of churches on religious freedom.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	252501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>We continue to be concerned about restrictions on the construction of places of worship in Egypt. All religious minorities ought to be able practise their faith without constraints or discrimination. The 2016 Church Building Law represents a step forward in this area, increasing the number of registered churches in Egypt.</p><p>We welcome other positive developments concerning religious freedom, including President Sisi's calls for peaceful coexistence and the Government of Egypt's expression of support for the rights of Christians and for religious tolerance. The Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, reaffirmed our mutual commitment to freedom of religion or belief during his visit to Cairo in November.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 15/05/2019 14:26:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1125473

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Burundi: 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 Burundi authorities on violations of fundamental freedoms in that country.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	251998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Our Ambassador to Burundi, as well as the UK Special Envoy to the Great Lakes regularly make representations with Burundian counterparts and raise fundamental freedoms in Burundi. Recent discussions have taken place at numerous levels including the Foreign Minister and have covered the international NGO suspension, the closure of the UN Human Rights office and the ban of the BBC, on which the Foreign Secretary has expressed disappointment and called for the decision to be reversed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/05/2019 14:30:34 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1124175

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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	European Union: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many of the protocols or joint interpretive instruments annexed to EU treaties to which the UK is party have been the subject of specific parliamentary approval and have legally binding status equivalent to the relevant treaty.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	249861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Protocols and Annexes to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (as amended) “form an integral part thereof” as set out in Article 51 of the TEU i.e. they have the same legal status as the Treaties.</p><p>Joint or unilateral interpretative statements annexed to treaties are relevant to the interpretation of those treaties in accordance with article 31 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and have binding legal force where they are accepted by the parties.</p><p>When Parliament approved the UK’s accession to the EU it approved accession to all existing EU Treaties as described in part 1 of Schedule 1 to the European Communities Act 1972. Thereafter, Parliament also approved all subsequent Treaties (including protocols or annexes thereto) amending the TEU or the TFEU as described in the definition of “the Treaties” or “the EU Treaties” set out in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/05/2019 14:28:14 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn