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1019473

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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	Tibet: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many official requests have been made to visit Tibet in the last 10 years; and how many of those requests were granted.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	198145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>We have made repeated requests to the Chinese authorities to visit Tibet in the last 10 years, but very few of those have been agreed or acknowledged. The British Ambassador most recently visited Tibet from 26–30 June 2017, with other EU Heads of Mission representing their individual countries. Our Ambassador is the UK representative for the whole of China and we believe it is important she is able to visit all areas – including Tibet. We continue to press for the further access for British diplomats, as well as urging the Chinese authorities to lift the visit restrictions imposed on all foreigners.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 10/12/2018 16:15:31 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1019474

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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	China and Tibet: Journalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK journalists have been (a) denied access to and (b) expelled from (i) Tibet and (ii) China in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	198146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold statistics of the number of UK journalists who have been denied access to, or expelled from, Tibet and China in the last five years.</p><p>Access to Tibet by all foreign passport holders is heavily restricted by the Chinese authorities. This includes journalists. We continue to urge the Chinese authorities to lift the visit restrictions imposed on foreigners. The Government regards the Tibet Autonomous Region as part of the People’s Republic of China, and we consistently urge China to respect all fundamental rights, including in Tibet, in line with both its own constitution and the international frameworks to which it is a party.</p><p>Access to other parts of the People’s Republic of China is more freely given to UK journalists, but under certain restrictions. All UK nationals wishing to visit to travel and work in China should pay close attention to the FCO Travel Advice which is regularly updated.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 06/12/2018 13:28:00 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

937542

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2018
	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	Balkans: Conferences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason the Moldovan Head of Government was not invited to the Western Balkans Summit in London on 10 July 2018.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	161961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The 10 July Western Balkans Summit in London was the fifth convened under the Berlin Process launched by Chancellor Merkel in 2014. The fourteen Berlin Process Leaders were invited to the Summit. Moldova is not a member of the Berlin Process so was not invited. Prime Minister Tsipras was invited to the Summit to brief, alongside Prime Minister Zaev, on the Name Issue agreement. Prime Minister Borissov was also invited given his hosting of the 17 May EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 16/07/2018 15:41:09 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

782286

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	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	Tibet: 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 steps he is taking to raise concerns on human rights abuses in Tibet directly with Xi Jinping.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	110967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK continues to express strong ​​concerns about human rights and freedoms in Tibet. We consistently urge the Chinese authorities to respect all fundamental rights across the People's Republic of China, in line with both its own constitution and the international frameworks to which it is a party.</p><p>We raised our concerns about Tibet directly with the Chinese authorities at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue held in Beijing on 27 June.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 07/11/2017 17:55:30 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

753466

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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	Tibet: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that human rights abuses in Tibet are raised in discussions with the Chinese Government at ministerial and official level.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	5832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>​We continue to raise our concerns about the human rights situation in Tibet with the Chinese authorities on a regular basis. We most recently raised our concerns about Tibet at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue held in Beijing on 27 June. The Foreign Secretary also raised the issue with the Chinese Government at the UK/China Strategic dialogue in December 2016.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/07/2017 16:38:00 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

662877

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	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	China: 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 human rights issues were raised during the recent (a) UK-China Economic and Trade Dialogue and (b) UK-China People to People Dialogue.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	58398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Health, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for South West Surrey (Mr Hunt), raised human rights issues in his discussions with Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong on 5 December during the UK-China 'People to People' dialogue. Human Rights issues were not raised at the UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue on 10 November.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/01/2017 15:43:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

662884

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	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	Tibet: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to secure visits to Tibet by UK diplomatic personnel.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	58397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>We regularly press the Chinese authorities for permission for a Foreign and Commonwealth Office official or Minister to visit the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). We last raised this issue with the Chinese authorities at the UK/China Human Rights Dialogue on 27 October. The Chinese have yet to grant our request.</p><p>The last visit by an FCO official to the TAR was in June 2014, and the last Minister to visit was the Hon. Member for Bury South (Mr Lewis) in September 2009.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/01/2017 15:42:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

662885

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	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	China: Detainees
	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 raised with the Chinese authorities the detention of the family of Tashi Rabten.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	58394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by reports that Tashi Rabten was involved in an act of self-immolation in Gansu Province on 8 December, and that members of his family have been detained by the Chinese authorities. We are seeking further information on the situation.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/01/2017 15:39:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

662886

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	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	Tashi Wangchuk
	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 case of Tashi Wangchuk was raised in the recent UK-China Human Rights Dialogue; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	58395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>We raised the case of the Tibetan language advocate, Tashi Wangchuk, at the UK-China human rights dialogue, which took place on 27 October. We urged the Chinese authorities to release him from detention.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/01/2017 15:40:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

662887

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	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	Tibet: Visits Abroad
	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 seek to arrange a ministerial visit to Tibet.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	58396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>We regularly press the Chinese authorities for permission for a Foreign and Commonwealth Office official or Minister to visit the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). We last raised this issue with the Chinese authorities at the UK/China Human Rights Dialogue on 27 October. The Chinese have yet to grant our request.</p><p>The last visit by an FCO official to the TAR was in June 2014, and the last Minister to visit was the Hon. Member for Bury South (Mr Lewis) in September 2009.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/01/2017 15:41:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton