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657888

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2016
	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	The Gambia: Elections
	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 discussed the outcome of the Gambian general election with the (a) UK's permanent representative, (b) Chinese Ambassador, (c) US Ambassador, (d) Russian Ambassador and (e) French Ambassador to the UN.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	57395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text We welcome the clear, unified statement of the UN Security Council on 10 December calling for the Gambian election results to be respected, as well as the efforts of Economic Community Of West African States to impress on President Jammeh the need to respect the will of the people and ensure a peaceful handover of power to President-elect Barrow. The UK is working with all international partners at the UN to ensure the democratic will of the Gambian people is enacted in a peaceful manner. The UK's permanent representative to the UN is engaged on the current situation in The Gambia. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/12/2016 14:49:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

732667

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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	British Indian Ocean Territory: UN Resolutions
	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 counterparts from (a) France, (b) Germany, (c) Italy and (d) Spain on the recent UN vote on the legal status of the Chagos Islands.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	1129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text The UK made representations in advance to countries taking part in the UN General Assembly debate and made our case again on the UN General Assembly plenary floor. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/07/2017 16:49:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

637254

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2016
	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	Departmental Coordination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department has a common strategy for co-ordinating consistent approaches to the UK's exit of the EU between departments.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	52988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text The Department for Exiting the European Union has a team co-ordinating this cross-Government work to seize opportunities and ensure a smooth process of exit on the best possible terms. answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones question first answered 21/11/2016 16:53:18 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

732268

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	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	USA: State Visits
	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 remains the Government's policy to proceed with the State Visit of President Trump.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>​Yes.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/06/2017 15:54:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

746149

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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	Liu Xiaobo
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on ensuring that Liu Xiaobo has access to (a) adequate medical care and (b) his family.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	1767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>​We raised the case of Liu Xiaobo at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue which was held in Beijing on 27 June. We urged the Chinese authorities both to ensure Liu Xiaobo has access to his choice of medical treatment and also to lift all restrictions on him and his wife Liu Xia.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 03/07/2017 15:03:32 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

691888

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2017
	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	USA: Judiciary
	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 received recent representation from (a) parliamentarians and (b) members of the public on the independence of the judiciary in the US.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	64610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>​We have not received recent representations on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 23/02/2017 15:17:05 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

746151

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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	China: 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, what recent representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on providing adequate medical care for political dissidents in prison in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	1769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>​We frequently raise cases of specific concern of human rights activists with the Chinese, including those individuals detained with medical conditions. For example, during the most recent UK-China Human Rights Dialogue on 27 June, we urged the Chinese to ensure Nobel Prize winner Liu Xiaobo had access to his choice of medical treatment.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 03/07/2017 16:07:51 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

642269

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2016
	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	Burundi: Security
	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 security situation in Burundi.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	54291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>​The situation in Burundi remains grave, despite claims by the Burundian Government that it has normalised. The overall security situation has improved since its low point in December 2015, with a reduction in night-time police raids and attacks by the opposition. However, this has been replaced by increased, systematic government oppression. There is compelling evidence from a range of local and international monitors, including the United Nations, that extrajudicial killings, disappearances, torture and arbitrary arrests continue.</p><p>In July 2016 the UN Security Council adopted resolution 2303, which authorised a deployment of 228 UN police to Burundi to monitor and report on human rights abuses. Implementation of the resolution has so far been hindered by the Burundian regime.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 28/11/2016 15:45:26 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

692037

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2017
	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	USA: State Visits
	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 the US administration on a State visit to the UK by President Trump since the Prime Minister issued the official invitation.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	64697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>​The Prime Minister spoke to President Trump on 14 February, as part of their regular engagement. They discussed a range of issues, including the President's State Visit to the UK. Neither the precise timing nor the content have been agreed.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 23/02/2017 17:14:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

715674

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2017
	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	Burma: Women's 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 discussions he has had with his Burmese counterpart on the protection and promotion of women's rights in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	70115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>​The Government takes a leading position on the protection and promotion of women's rights in Burma. The last substantive engagement was when the Minister for the Commonwealth and UN, my noble Friend, the Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns visited Burma last November in her capacity as the Prime Minister's Special Representative for Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict. In that capacity she specifically raised the issue of sexual violence with the Burmese Minister of Defence, where she pressed him to handle allegations of sexual violence against women in a thorough and transparent manner. She also attended a workshop to address stigma related to sexual violence in conflict, co-hosted by the Embassy and Tearfund.</p><p>In addition to political lobbying, protecting and promoting women's rights is mainstreamed throughout our programme work. A large part of the Department for International Development programme in Burma supports the women, peace and security agenda. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has also funded, and continues to fund, organisations to help tackle sexual violence. As part of this we have translated the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict into Burmese and promoted its use locally.</p><p>Human rights is central to our engagement with Burma, and we continue to press Burma to improve its human rights performance. To this end, the UK supported the Resolution at the UN Human Rights Council in March, renewing the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Burma, who has done much to report on violations, including of women's rights.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/04/2017 16:17:27 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West