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1011631

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	WhatsApp
	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 representatives of Facebook on the use of Whatsapp in the spread of hate speech in (a) Myanmar and (b) other countries.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	194095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The British Embassy in Burma maintains regular contact with Facebook's representatives covering Burma. The Government's position on Facebook's activity in Burma is set out in its 23 October response to the Interim Report of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 'Disinformation and 'Fake News' (HC 1630 17/19).</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2018 14:35:13 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1011632

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Sri Lanka: Social Media
	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 role of (a) Facebook, (b) WhatsApp and (c) other social media platforms in contributing to recent incidents of intercommunal violence in Sri Lanka.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	194096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>I was deeply concerned by reports of anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka in February and March 2018 and wrote to Foreign Minister Marapana on 7 March setting out these views.</p><p>President Sirisena declared a State of Emergency between 6 and 17 of March, and placed restrictions on some social media platforms, out of concern that extremists were using these platforms to inflame the situation. I understand that the Government of Sri Lanka has opened a dialogue with Facebook to ensure that effective action is taken against those who spread hate speech online. We support that approach. We have urged the Government of Sri Lanka to take effective law enforcement measures against those involved in the violence.</p><p>The United Kingdom has made a long-term commitment to improving human rights in Sri Lanka and is dedicated to supporting the rebuilding of the country after three decades of civil conflict. The UK is providing Sri Lanka with £8.3 million of Conflict, Stability and Security Fund funding over three years (2016-2019). I met with the Head of Tamil National Alliance and Foreign Minister during my October visit to Sri Lanka. We discussed many bilateral issues, including the implementation of the UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/1 and inter-communal violence. It is vital that all leaders in Sri Lanka condemn violence and hate, and make every effort to promote harmony.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2018 14:36:47 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1015124

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	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	Philippines: 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 the Government of the Philippines on religious freedom in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	195550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>​The UK is committed to the promotion of human rights, including freedom of religion and belief. Whilst we have not held specific discussions with the Philippine Government on religious freedoms, we have had regular discussions on human rights, including raising our concerns about the &quot;war on drugs&quot; and the treatment of human rights defenders. My officials most recently met with their Philippine counterparts at the UK/Philippines High Level talks that took place on 19th November, where these issues were raised.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2018 15:11:24 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1011679

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Papua: Measles
	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 counterpart in Indonesia Government on vaccinations for measles in West Papua after an outbreak in that province killed at least 100 children in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	194240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Officials at our Embassy in Jakarta, including the Ambassador, visit Papua regularly. During these visits, they consistently press the Indonesian authorities to address legitimate concerns and ensure the sustainable and equitable development of the province. This includes access to healthcare.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2018 15:24:17 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1011633

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	India: Social Media
	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 role of (a) Facebook, (b) WhatsApp and (c) other social media platforms in contributing to recent incidents of intercommunal violence in India.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	194097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>We are aware that some social media platforms have been used in India and elsewhere to contribute to violent acts. Intercommunal violence is never acceptable, whether or not driven by social media. We continue to work with different groups in India to examine the challenges posed by fake news, which can be a contributing factor to this type of violence. Officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's India Network and central teams in London monitor closely reports of human rights abuses, raising issues where appropriate with the Government of India. We are in regular contact with minority representatives in India as well as human rights activists and NGOs.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2018 14:49:42 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1011630

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Facebook
	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 effectiveness of Facebook’s credible violence policy in tackling misinformation with the potential to contribute to imminent violence or physical harm in (a) Myanmar and (b) other countries.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	194094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government welcomed Facebook's decision to remove accounts and ban individuals and organisations following the publication of the UN Fact-Finding Mission report. However the Government has made it clear to Facebook, and other social media companies, that they must do more to remove illegal and harmful content.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2018 14:33:56 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1011606

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November to Question 186916, how much time he plans to give the Burmese Commission of Inquiry into Rakhine State to deliberate and report before he makes a judgement on whether it is independent and credible.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	194002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has set out to State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi his expectations that the Commission of Inquiry must be independent, credible and result in a judicial process. As the Commission of Inquiry proceeds through its mandated period of operation of one year, we will be assessing whether it is meeting these expectations in consultation with international partners. At the same time the UK will be working to maximise international support and Burmese engagement with the collect and preserve mechanism established by the UK-supported UN Human Rights Council Resolution of 27 September, and other accountability mechanisms.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2018 14:30:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1011628

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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: 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 recommendation made by Business for Social Responsibility in its report Human Rights Impact Assessment: Facebook in Myanmar of October 2018, what discussions he has had with representatives of Facebook on the potential publication by that company of annual reports on its human rights impacts.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	194092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>​While the British Embassy in Burma maintains regular contact with Facebook's representatives for Burma, it has not discussed with them publication by their company of annual reports on its human rights impacts. The Government's position on Facebook's activity in Burma is set out in its 23 October response to the Interim Report of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 'Disinformation and 'Fake News' (HC 1630 17/19).</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2018 14:31:29 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1011629

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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: 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 recommendations made by the Business for Social Responsibility in its report entitled Human Rights Impact Assessment: Facebook in Myanmar published in October 2018, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of Facebook on potential steps by that company to assist (a) with the collection of evidence by international mechanisms created to investigate violations of international human rights in Myanmar and (b) civil society organisations in that country in raising awareness of opportunities for victims of human rights abuses to access remedies.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	194093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The British Embassy in Burma maintains regular contact with Facebook's representatives for Burma. The UK worked closely with international partners to secure the UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Burma of 27 September which establishes a collect and preserve mechanism. This is designed to support future prosecutions. The UK will encourage any party with credible evidence of human rights violations to share it with the mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2018 14:32:34 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1011639

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Afghanistan: 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 discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) the US and (b) Afghanistan on negotiations between the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation and members of the Taliban held in Qatar in October and November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	194103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>​The UK welcomed the appointment of US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad. His wide-ranging engagement is important in supporting and facilitating an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned political process.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 194104 question first answered 29/11/2018 15:17:12 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry