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792992

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Animal Experiments: Cosmetics
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 his Department is taking to encourage countries yet to do so to join the ban on cosmetics animal testing and the sale of animal-tested cosmetics.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	114777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>​Since 2013 the Home Office and the FCO/BEIS Science &amp; Innovation Network in Beijing has continued to support China to bring an end to unnecessary cosmetics testing on animals, advising on a science based approach for alternative testing.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2017 14:21:17 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

793010

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	GCHQ: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much GCHQ spent from the public purse on sponsorship of the National Diversity Awards 2017; and how many full-time equivalent GCHQ staff worked on that project.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	114795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Any law enforcement or intelligence agency must represent the diverse communities it serves to enable them to gather the intelligence they need to keep us all safe. Diversity is therefore recognised as a crucial component of the intelligence agencies' workforce. The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament recognised as much when they carried out an inquiry on Parliament's behalf into women in the intelligence agencies.</p><p>It has been the longstanding policy of successive Governments not to reveal details of the budgets or spending of the intelligence agencies. Statutory oversight for budgets and expenditure of the intelligence agencies is provided by the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 29/11/2017 14:13:37 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

793017

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Zimbabwe: 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 practical steps his Department is taking to ensure that the recent military intervention in Zimbabwe enables the restoration of democracy including multi-party elections.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	114802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>I visited Zimbabwe on 23 and 24 November to discuss Zimbabwe’s transition to democracy with actors from across the political spectrum. I stressed the importance of holding free and fair elections in line with the Zimbabwean Constitution and international standards. The UK has existing programmes promoting democratic and economic governance in Zimbabwe and we stand ready to support any new administration seeking to improve human rights, transparency and domestic accountability.​</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/11/2017 16:01:44 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

793030

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Diplomatic Service: Unpaid Fines
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 recover monies owed in parking tickets unpaid by diplomats.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	114815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>​We continually press diplomatic missions and international organisations to pay their outstanding parking fines. The Director and Deputy Director of Protocol raised this issue with all new heads of non-paying missions at their introductory meetings, and officials have held meetings with a number of missions about their outstanding parking debts. In addition, in April this year (as in previous years) we wrote to diplomatic missions and international organisations concerned giving them the opportunity to either pay their outstanding fines or appeal against them if they considered that the fines had been issued incorrectly.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 29/11/2017 14:15:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

793060

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Pakistan: 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, when he last discussed civil society in Pakistan with the Government of Pakistan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	114845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>We frequently raise the importance of maintaining the space for civil society at senior levels within the Government of Pakistan. As I did on my visit to Pakistan in November of this year. ​We are concerned by some of the restrictions the Government of Pakistan has placed on NGOs, who are important development partners for the UK government and reach an estimated 19 million of the poorest people in Pakistan.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2017 14:17:13 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

793062

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Pakistan: Non-governmental Organisations
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 raise with the Government of Pakistan the important role that NGOs play in countering extremism and promoting development and human rights.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	114847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>​The Government recognises the important contribution which INGOs and NGOs make in Pakistan. They are important development partners for the UK, reaching an estimated 19 million of the poorest people. During my visit in November I continued our record of actively raising the importance of their development, humanitarian and human rights work, as well as work to counter the drivers of violent extremism, with the Government of Pakistan.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2017 14:18:26 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

793063

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	Pakistan: Non-governmental Organisations
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 encourage the Government of Pakistan to consult NGOs on the effect of its policies.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	114848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>We are concerned by some of the restrictions placed on NGOs in Pakistan. Recognising the important contribution INGOs and NGOs make, we regularly lobby the Government of Pakistan,​ most recently during my visit on 7-10 November, to ensure that their new system of regulation of NGOs is implemented swiftly and allows continuation of their important development and humanitarian work. We actively encourage the Government of Pakistan to engage NGOs on policies that affect them.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2017 14:20:18 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

793115

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
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	British Virgin Islands: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
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 effect of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on the tourism industry in the British Virgin Islands.
tabling member constituency	Stratford-on-Avon
tabling member printed	Nadhim Zahawi
uin	114900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Tourism is a delegated responsibility to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Government. Within their 'Territorial Recovery and Development Plan', the BVI Government have made an assessment, of the steps required, working alongside the private sector to support the tourism sector's recovery.</p><p>The British Government remains committed to working with the Governments of the BVI and other affected Overseas Territories as they develop their longer-term recovery plans.</p><p>At the World Bank meetings last month the UK announced a private sector task force to mobilise business to play a prominent role in the reconstruction of the Overseas Territories. The task force will identify and implement practical steps to increase flows of private sector financial support for reconstruction in the region.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 29/11/2017 14:22:37 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi

792627

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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	Iran: Prisoners
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 intends to visit (a) Kamal Foroughi and (b) any other prisoner in Iran in addition to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe during his planned visit to that country.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	114554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary hopes to visit Iran later this year. While the itinerary for this is not yet confirmed, he will have a wide range of discussions, including on all our consular cases. Our Ambassador to Iran regularly requests consular access to our dual-national prisoners, not least so that we can check on their welfare. Iran considers these individuals to be Iranians under Iranian law and has therefore not granted the British Government access. Although there is no international legal obligation to recognise dual nationality, we consider them to be British and will continue to request access to them.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/11/2017 17:52:18 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

792628

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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	Iran: Prisoners
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 his Iranian counterpart on freedom of belief and expression in that country, including in the case of Mohammad Ali Taheri, when he visits Iran.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	114555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary hopes to visit Iran later this year where he will have discussions on a variety of topics, including on human rights issues. The human rights situation in Iran is of serious concern and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office continues to designate Iran as a human rights priority country. The case of Mohammad Ali Taheri is an example of how the Iranian authorities routinely deny their citizens the freedom to choose and practice their own religion or belief.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/11/2017 17:54:10 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown