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1150453

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Musical Instruments: Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of compensating musicians for the additional costs incurred through travelling to the EU with instruments and equipment in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	1715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Our cultural and creative sectors are one of the UK’s greatest success stories. We will ensure that these sectors continue to thrive and that collaboration with our European partners continues to flourish beyond our exit from the EU. Journeys and routes around the EU are varied and unique to each musician.</p><p> </p><p>However, we have engaged extensively with the cultural sector, and understand the diverse circumstances of companies, organisations and individual practitioners and how they may need to adapt as we leave the EU. These include changes for visas, social security and movement of equipment, including instruments when moving around the EU. We are working with other colleagues across government to ensure these are factored into our preparations and future negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has now agreed the Withdrawal Agreement with the EU. We believe this is the best outcome for all UK sectors.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/10/2019 14:54:14 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1188375

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	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	Religious Freedom: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish a response to EDM 273, entitled International Women's Day and freedom of religion or belief.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	37819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>As the EDM is a motion for a debate the FCO has no plans to reply in writing.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 28/04/2020 11:06:02 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1188431

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	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	World Sikh Parliament
	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 officials in his Department have had with representatives of the World Sikh Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	37857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to defending Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), and promoting respect between different religious and non-religious communities. Promoting the right to FoRB is one of the UK's human rights policy priorities. While the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not had any recent discussions with the World Sikh Parliament, we regularly work with international partners on FoRB, including faith groups, civil society organisations and like-minded countries.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 28/04/2020 10:57:59 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1188432

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	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: Sikhs
	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 Home Secretary on the provision of (a) safe passage and (b) asylum for members of the Sikh community fleeing persecution in Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	37858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>We strongly condemn the attack on a Sikh Gurdwara in Kabul on 25 March. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for South Asia with responsibility for human rights and Her Majesty's Ambassador to Kabul have both condemned the attack. The UK continues to urge the Government of Afghanistan to ensure the rights of all ethnic and religious groups are protected, in line with the Afghan constitution.</p><p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it, in accordance with our international obligations under 1951 Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights. The UK does not consider asylum claims lodged outside UK territory and does not consider it appropriate to do so. Those who need international protection should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach - that is the fastest route to safety.</p><p>The UK's refugee resettlement schemes do offer a route for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recognised refugees in need of protection, who have fled their country of origin. Through these schemes, the UK prioritises the most vulnerable refugees regardless of race, religion or ethnicity and we do not discriminate in favour of, or against, any group. We work closely with UNHCR, which has well-established procedures and criteria for identifying refugees they consider to be suitable for resettlement, taking into account their protection needs. Apart from the criteria we set for each scheme, we do not seek to influence which cases are referred to us by UNHCR.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 28/04/2020 11:13:22 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1224041

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2020
	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 Council: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish a response to EDM 375 on Future of the British Council.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	72972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>As the EDM is a motion for a debate the FCO has no plans to reply in writing.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 16/07/2020 16:01:16 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1224405

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2020
	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	Pakistan: Capital Punishment
	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 Pakistani counterpart on (a) Shagufta Kauser, (b) Hussain Moosa and (c) other prisoners facing death sentences under blasphemy laws in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	73879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>We are concerned about the issue of blasphemy laws, which has affected both Muslims and non-Muslims. It is our longstanding policy to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. We continue to closely monitor, the case of Shagufta Kausar and her husband Shafqat Emmanuel, whose appeal hearing is delayed until September due to court closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>The UK Government regularly raise our concerns about Freedom of Religion or Belief and blasphemy laws at a senior level with the Government of Pakistan. Most recently, the Minister of State for South Asia and human rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, raised concerns on Freedom of Religion or Belief and the death penalty with Dr Mazari, Pakistan's Human Right Minister, on 15 July. Lord Ahmad also raised our concerns regarding the blasphemy laws, including the case of Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel, with Pakistan's High Commissioner to the UK, His Excellency Nafees Zakaria, on 23 June. The Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Rehman Chishti MP, has also spoken to the Pakistani High Commissioner to the UK about Freedom of Religion or Belief.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 20/07/2020 17:02:03 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 38716 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1242025

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2020
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Papua: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of the (a) Pacific Islands Forum and (b) Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States on their call for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to be permitted access to West Papua by Indonesia to prepare an independent report into the humanitarian situation in the area.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	101286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not discussed the request with representatives of the Pacific Islands Forum or the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States regarding the UN High Commissioner. However, the then Minister for Asia and the Pacific attended the Pacific Island Forum in August 2019, noting the communique. Officials at the British Embassy in Jakarta have discussed the proposed visit of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) with the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and continue to encourage the Indonesian Government to agree dates as soon as possible. It is our longstanding position that we regard Papua and West Papua provinces as being part of Indonesia and consider dialogue on territorial issues in Indonesia as a matter for the Indonesian people.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/10/2020 12:29:49 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1242026

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2020
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Veronica Koman
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterpart in Indonesia on the exile of human rights lawyer Veronica Koman.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	101287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of the situation of Veronica Koman. It would not be appropriate to comment on this case during the ongoing judicial process but we continue to monitor developments. The UK respects the territorial integrity of Indonesia, which includes Papua, and within this framework we support the Indonesian Government's right to enforce the law in its own territory.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/10/2020 12:27:34 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1242027

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2020
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Papua: Indonesia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterpart in Indonesia on the that country's military operations in the West Papuan regencies of Nduga, Intan Jaya and Puncak Jaya.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	101288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not discussed the request with representatives of the Pacific Islands Forum or the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States regarding the UN High Commissioner. The then Minister for Asia and the Pacific attended the Pacific Island Forum in August 2019, noting the communique. Officials at the British Embassy in Jakarta have discussed the proposed visit of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) with the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and continue to encourage the Indonesian Government to agree dates as soon as possible. It is our longstanding position that we regard Papua and West Papua provinces as being part of Indonesia and consider dialogue on territorial issues in Indonesia as a matter for the Indonesian people.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/10/2020 12:31:39 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1282572

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Chen Quanguo
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of imposing (a) a UK travel ban and (b) an asset freeze on Chen Quanguo, senior official in the Chinese Communist Party, under the terms of the UK's Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	146917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains gravely concerned about the human rights situation in Xinjiang. On 12 January the Foreign Secretary announced robust, targeted measures to help ensure that British organisations, whether public or private sector, are not complicit in, nor profiting from, the human rights violations in Xinjiang. We also continue to play a leading role in holding China to account for its human rights violations in the region, working closely with international partners, including at the UN.</p><p>The FCDO are carefully considering further designations under the Global Human Rights sanctions regime, introduced in July 2020. We will keep all evidence and potential listings under close review. It is not appropriate to speculate on who may be designated in the future, as to do so could reduce their impact.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 04/02/2021 17:42:48 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 80253 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady