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872536

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	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: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether his Department plans to publish a position paper on political and diplomatic co-operation with the US after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
	uin	904602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The ties between the UK and US are of vital importance to the prosperity and national security of both countries. Since the referendum result, the UK has maintained an ongoing and productive dialogue with the US, including on how we will strengthen cooperation after the UK leaves the EU. There are no plans to publish a position paper on this.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 27/03/2018 15:31:17 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

818895

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	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: State Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on President Trump’s proposed state visit to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
	uin	903141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s position on the visit remains clear. An invitation for the President to visit the UK has been extended and accepted. Ministers and officials in both countries regularly engage with one another on the full range of issues. The precise timing and programme of a visit are yet to be finalised.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 09/01/2018 14:07:14 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

871700

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2018
	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	Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on continued foreign policy co-operation after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	904597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>I regularly discuss future and existing foreign policy cooperation with my EU counterparts, including at the Foreign Affairs Council on Monday 19 March.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 27/03/2018 15:45:09 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

808861

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	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	Sudan: Export Controls
	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 the intention of the Government to maintain the current range of EU export restrictions to Sudan after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	119970
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text The Government has introduced to Parliament a Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill to ensure the UK has the legal powers to maintain arms embargoes and other restrictive measures after we leave the EU. The design of specific sanctions regimes against Sudan and other countries will be determined in due course through secondary legislation. We have a legal obligation to implement UN sanctions. Our approach to non-UN sanctions will be guided by the political context at the time including the views of international partners. answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 21/12/2017 13:47:38 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

874795

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	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	Peru: Politics and Government
	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 counterpart in the Peruvian Government on the decision to pardon former President Alberto Fujimori for human rights abuses during his tenure as President.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	135096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>I have not discussed this specific case with my counterpart. The power to grant pardons is provided for by the Peruvian constitution. I note that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights is undertaking an independent investigation into the decision. We are clear that the rule of law must be respected.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 17/04/2018 16:24:36 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

833092

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	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	Lebanon: 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 he has made recent representations to his counterpart in Lebanon on the establishment of a National Human Rights Institute as required under Lebanese law; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	125408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text I have not raised the issue myself with the Lebanese Foreign Minister, but our Ambassador to Lebanon has made regular representations. On 13 December we issued a statement welcoming Prime Minister Hariri's comments which said that the institute would be independent and receive due funding. answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 06/02/2018 13:22:31 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

833094

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	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	Lebanon: Trials
	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 recent representations to his counterpart in Lebanon on civilians being brought to trial in military courts; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	125410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>We have not raised this specific issue with the Lebanese Government. However, the UK monitors these courts closely and we regularly raise the issue of human rights with the Lebanese Government and security agencies. We encourage both to engage with any allegations of human rights violations in an open and transparent way.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 06/02/2018 13:25:52 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

833090

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	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	Ethiopia: Counter-terrorism
	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 recent representations to his counterpart in Ethiopia on the potential reform of that country’s anti-terrorism laws; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	125406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The British Government regularly raises with the Ethiopian Government the need for the opening up of political space in Ethiopia. Most recently, during the Fourth UK-Ethiopia Human Rights Dialogue in November, we made clear to the State Minister of Foreign Affairs our concerns around the implementation of Ethiopia's Anti-Terrorism Proclamation.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 06/02/2018 13:17:44 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

833088

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	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	Ethiopia: Political Prisoners
	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 had recent discussions with his counterpart in the Ethiopian Government on that government’s recent announcement of plans to release a number of political prisoners; what estimate he has made of the number of (a) such prisoners released since that announcement was made, (b) additional such prisoners for whose release plans have been made; what information he holds on the planned timescale for the release of that country’s remaining political prisoners; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	125404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>I have been in contact with the Ethiopian Foreign Minister following the 3 January announcement by Prime Minister Hailemariam to welcome this positive signal of movement towards opening up political space in Ethiopia. According to Ethiopia's Attorney General, the first group of detainees was released around 17 January and included 528 prisoners who had been charged but not convicted. On 26 January, the President of Oromia Regional State announced that over 2,000 prisoners were included in a further release in that region. A separate process, expected to take around two months, will consider pardons for prisoners who have already been convicted at the federal level. The Ethiopian Government has given no indication of the numbers involved. The British Government will remain in close contact with the Ethiopian authorities as they take this forward.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 06/02/2018 13:14:34 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

874836

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	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	Ukraine: Peacekeeping Operations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government’s policy is on the deployment of a UN peacekeeping mission to eastern Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	135137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The British Government is open to engagement on any proposal which could offer meaningful progress towards peace in eastern Ukraine. Any international mission must aim to achieve full implementation of the Minsk Agreements and full restoration of Ukraine's sovereignty over its territory, and must operate with full consent of Ukraine as host country.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 19/04/2018 15:45:28 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry