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768068

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's estimate is of the amount of EU legislation and regulation that can be incorporated into UK law without amendment.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	107002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will convert European Union law into UK law as it applies in the UK at the moment of exit. The Government is still making a detailed assessment of what corrections will be required to make that law function appropriately on exit day. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is working with the Department for Exiting the European Union to ensure we make the changes required to deliver a functioning statute book on leaving the EU in the most efficient manner possible.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/10/2017 15:53:23 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

768070

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	North Korea: Sanctions
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 19 September 2017 to Question 9881, on North Korea: sanctions, if he will list the (a) specific outreach activities undertaken by the 1718 DPRK Sanctions Committee with direct financial support from the Government and (b) total amounts of funding provided by the Government for each such activity.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	106943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK has funded a series of regional outreach activities to raise awareness and strengthen the effective implementation of UN Security Council resolutions related to the DPRK. The projects brought the UN Panel of Experts together with governments from each region and were delivered by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Events were held in Dubai and Hong Kong (in 2013, for a total amount of £90,005), Addis Ababa (2014, £77,707), and Johannesburg (2016, £58,422). The UK also supported a project focused on South East Asia, though it was only partially delivered (2015, £12,569).</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 16/10/2017 14:25:28 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

768071

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	Colombia: Police
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 make representations to the Government of Colombia on reports of anti-narcotics police firing on a UN-led humanitarian mission investigating the killing of farmers in Tumaco.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	106942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Recent events in Tumaco are deeply worrying. I, therefore welcome the investigation announced by President Santos. Our Embassy in Bogota is in contact with the Colombian authorities.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/10/2017 15:58:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

768072

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	North Korea: Sanctions
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 19 September 2017 to Question 9872, what the Government's policy is on the circumstances under which it would consider imposing secondary sanctions on individuals, entities and governments found to have violated UN sanctions on North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, in addition to existing sanctions under the relevant UN Security Council resolution.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	106896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK continues to explore with its international partners additional measures to increase pressure on North Korea to comply with its international obligations and abandon its illegal nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, as well as working to ensure existing measures are fully implemented. Additional measures could include measures against those found to have violated UN sanctions where there is an adequate legal basis.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 18/10/2017 16:07:39 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

768073

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	North Korea: Nuclear Weapons
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 19 September 2017 to Question 9879, what the Government's policy is on whether the Government of North Korea should be required to engage in multilateral talks on its ballistic missile programme as a precondition for talks on its nuclear programme.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	106895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Both the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s ballistic missile and nuclear programmes are illegal and in violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions. The DPRK needs to demonstrate it is prepared to take credible steps towards meeting its international obligations in respect of both programmes.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 18/10/2017 14:03:00 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

768076

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	Iran: 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 representations his Department has made to the Government of Iran on the (a) destruction of the site of the mass grave of people killed in the 1988 prison massacre in Alivoz and (b) protection of that site to preserve forensic evidence for future investigations.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	106889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Although we have not received official confirmation of this, we are concerned about reports of plans to destroy grave sites related to the 1988 massacre. Whilst at present we have no plans to request an inquiry by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, we continue to take action with the international community to press for improvements on all human rights issues in Iran, including ending the death penalty and by supporting the work done by the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran. We also raise our concerns directly with the Iranian government and I was able to raise this directly with my Iranian counterpart during my visit to Tehran in August this year.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/10/2017 13:54:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

768077

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	Iran: 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, if he will (a) make representations to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on establishing an independent inquiry into the 1988 prison massacre in Ahvaz, Iran, and (b) respond to Early Day Motion 448 of Session 2016-17, entitled Death of political prisoners in Iran in 1988.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	106890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The British Government opposes the use of the death penalty in all circumstances and takes any allegations of extrajudicial killings seriously. Whilst at present we have no plans to request an inquiry by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, we continue to take action with the international community to press for improvements on all human rights issues in Iran, including ending the death penalty and by supporting the work done by the Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran. We also raise our concerns directly with the Iranian government and I was able to raise this directly with my Iranian counterpart during my visit to Tehran in August this year.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/10/2017 13:57:11 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

768078

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	North Korea: Sanctions
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 19 September 2017 to Question 9871, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of emerging consensus for new EU sanctions to be imposed on North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	106897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>I welcomed the set of robust EU autonomous measures agreed at the 16 October Foreign Affairs Council. These measures hit the revenue streams that support the regime’s illegal nuclear and ballistic missile programmes and demonstrate that the EU is united in its commitment to exert pressure on the regime in pursuit of a diplomatic resolution.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 18/10/2017 14:05:07 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

768079

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	Yemen: 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 recent assessment he has made of the political and security situation in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	106898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Saudi-led Coalition continues to seek to reinstate the legitimate government in Yemen and defend its own southern border against artillery and missile strikes by Houthi forces and those allied to former President Saleh. Sporadic fighting is taking place in western Yemen, including along the Saudi border, around Midi, north east of Sana'a and in the vicinity of Sirwah. We remain concerned by the ability of terrorist organisations such as Al Qaeda and Daesh to exploit ungoverned spaces in Yemen. The conflict has also resulted in security threats to international shipping in the Bab-el-Mandeb. Restarting peace talks remains the priority: a political solution is the best way to bring stability to Yemen and address the worsening humanitarian crisis. The UK continues to play a leading role in international efforts to achieve this goal. The Yemeni parties must engage constructively and in good faith to find a political solution to end the conflict.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/10/2017 16:30:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

768080

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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	North Korea: Nuclear Weapons
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 19 September 2017 to Question 9879, what specific steps the Government of North Korea needs to take in order to manifest a serious and measurable change in behaviour to create the right conditions for talks on that country's nuclear programme.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	106893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Democratic People's Republic of Korea needs to stop violating UN Security Council Resolutions and demonstrate to the international community that it has halted its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes and is prepared to take verifiable steps toward denuclearisation.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 18/10/2017 13:59:10 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry