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420022

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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: Nuclear Power
	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 potential implications for the security of sensitive nuclear information of the agreement announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 21 September 2015 on commercial nuclear co-operation with China.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	11184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>Security in the civil nuclear industry is of paramount importance to the Government. The UK has in place, robust security regulations which are enforced by an independent regulator, the Office for Nuclear Regulation. These regulations cover sensitive nuclear information as well as holdings of nuclear material and nuclear sites. The Government keeps the regulatory framework for security in the civil nuclear industry under continuous review. The Government welcomes Chinese investment to the UK, including in the nuclear energy sector.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 16/10/2015 10:56:45 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

348669

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	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	Azerbaijan: 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, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Azerbaijan; and whether the UK will be represented by a minister at the European Games in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	1128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government is concerned about the reducing space for civil society and freedom of expression in Azerbaijan, including the detention of a number of high profile members of civil society. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued a number of statements expressing concern, most recently on 17 and 23 April 2015, following the sentencing of human rights defender, Rasul Jafarov, and human rights lawyer, Intigam Aliyev respectively. We consistently raise our concerns both bilaterally and in international organisations such as the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the UN. We have encouraged Azerbaijan to use the opportunity of hosting the European Games to address legitimate concerns about restrictions on human rights. <br><br>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Tobias Ellwood) will represent the UK at the Opening Ceremony of the European Games on 12 June.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/06/2015 11:35:15 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

421074

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2015
	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	Saudi Arabia: 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, what recent representations he has made to his Saudi Arabian counterpart on human rights abuses in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	11654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The British government regularly raises its human rights concerns with the Saudi Arabian authorities at the highest levels through Ministers, our Ambassador, and the Embassy team in Riyadh.</p><p>Saudi Arabia remains a Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office country of concern because of the human rights situation in the country, particularly on the use of the death penalty, restricted access to justice, restrictions on women’s rights, as well as on freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion or belief. We regularly make our views well known including through the UN Universal Periodic Review process and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s annual Human Rights and Democracy Report.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/10/2015 14:44:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

421071

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2015
	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	Saudi Arabia: 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 Saudi Arabian counterpart against that country's policy of judicially-sanctioned capital punishment.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	11655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government opposes the death penalty in all circumstances, especially in cases which do not meet the minimum standards defined by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. We believe it undermines human dignity and there is no evidence that it works as a deterrent. Ministers, our Ambassador in Riyadh and the Embassy team raise the issue of the death penalty with the Saudi authorities, both bilaterally and through the European Union.</p><p>We recognise that total abolition of the death penalty is unlikely in Saudi Arabia in the near future. Our focus is therefore on encouraging the introduction of EU minimum standards for the death penalty as a first step, and on supporting access to justice and rule of law.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/10/2015 15:01:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

424358

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	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 and 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 the total cost to the public purse was of arrangements for the most recent visits to the UK by the (a) President of the US and (b) President of China.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	13598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2015 answer text <p>The full cost of inward State Visits is borne by a number of different Government Departments.</p><p>The cost borne by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for the 2011 State Visit by the President of the US was £395,095.</p><p>We do not yet have the costs for the 2015 State Visit by the President of China. These will be published on the gov.uk website once available.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 04/11/2015 14:37:19 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

901336

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2018
	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	Companies: Ownership
	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 Written Statement of 1 May 2018, HCWS660, on beneficial ownership in the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, whether information on merchant shipping beneficially owned in Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies is included in the Exchange of Notes arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	142768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The Exchanges of Notes concluded with the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies in 2016 provide for the exchange of information on the beneficial ownership of corporate and legal entities incorporated in these jurisdictions. As ships are assets, and not corporate and legal entities, the beneficial owners of merchant ships registered in the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies would not be covered by the Exchanges of Notes, unless the vessels are owned by corporate and legal entities incorporated in these jurisdictions.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/05/2018 16:02:22 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

425377

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2015
	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	Nigeria: Boko Haram
	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 conversations he has had with his Nigerian counterpart on steps to eliminate Boko Haram.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	14407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>We regularly discuss Boko Haram with the Nigerian authorities at the highest levels. The Prime Minister discussed the issue with President Buhari in September and my Rt Hon Friend the Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Grant Shapps), Minister of State at the Department for International Development, raised it with senior Nigerian officials, including the Nigerian National Security Adviser, during his visit to Abuja in October. We will continue to raise this issue with Ministers in the Nigerian Government, including with the Foreign Minister, once they have been appointed.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 10/11/2015 14:39:01 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

426529

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2015
	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	Western Sahara: 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, if he will (a) discuss with the Moroccan ambassador to the UK and (b) instruct the British Ambassador in Rabat to investigate reports of intimidation, harassment and kidnapping of human rights defenders in the Occupied Territories of Western Sahara coinciding with the visit of King Mohamed VI.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	15120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <p>I discussed Western Sahara on my recent visit to Morocco on 11 November.</p><p>We continue to monitor the human rights situation in Western Sahara and raise any concerns with the Moroccan Government.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/11/2015 14:37:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

927012

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2018
	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	Western Sahara: 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, what the Government's policy is on the status of the Kingdom of Morocco in Western Sahara.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	155190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK considers the status of Western Sahara to be undetermined. We support UN-led efforts to reach a lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to this issue that provides for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/06/2018 16:54:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

927013

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2018
	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	Western Sahara: 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 the Government holds the status of Western Sahara to be that of a non-self-governing territory.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	155191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK considers the status of Western Sahara to be undetermined. We support UN-led efforts to reach a lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to this issue that provides for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/06/2018 16:52:17 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn