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844706

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to provide training on freedom of religion or belief for officials of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	903909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The FCO provides religious literacy training and organises ad-hoc seminars on specific freedom of religion or belief related themes. These are advertised widely and are open to all staff. Our Diplomatic Academy provides in depth training on human rights, including freedom of religion or belief.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 20/02/2018 17:42:24 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

844707

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the strength of the UK’s diplomatic relations with China.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	903911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>As my Rt Hon. Friend the Prime Minister said during her recent visit to China, in this ‘Golden Era’ of UK-China relations, our relationship is broad and deep, and delivering real benefits for both countries. We are global partners, working together to strengthen further our trade links and tackle global challenges.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 20/02/2018 17:43:50 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

844708

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will take steps to secure a UN Security Council referral to the International Criminal Court following reports of violence in Myanmar towards the Rohingya in August 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	903912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>We assess that there is not yet sufficient support amongst UN Security Council members for a referral of the situation in Burma to the ICC.</p><p>I am deeply concerned by the human rights violations committed against the Rohingya. I saw for myself the devastation in northern Rakhine during my visit on 11 February. I met Aung San Suu Kyi and reiterated UK calls for alleged abuses to be investigated and those responsible to be held to account.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 16/03/2018 14:36:03 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

838918

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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	India: Social Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, if he will take steps to establish an India-UK social security totalisation agreement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	127480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>​Ministers and officials are working with counterparts in India on a range of social and economic issues to promote the UK as a place to do business and trade. We are seeking to further improve our relationship. We value our international agreements with India and continue to work together to support our shared ambition for an even stronger partnership.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 22/02/2018 17:51:39 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

838993

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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	Religious Freedom
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 provide additional compulsory training on religion and freedom of religion or belief for diplomats and Government officials working in countries where violations of those freedoms are most prevalent.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	127554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>​A specific course in Religion and Diplomacy is available to FCO staff designated to take up roles where an understanding of religion is key to their work. We will keep attendance at the course under review, but so far we do not see a need to make this training mandatory.</p><p>The FCO also runs seminars on specific themes. For example, Bishop Jonathan Goodall spoke to the FCO about Orthodox Christianity and foreign policy.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 22/02/2018 17:53:13 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

838995

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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	Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has held recent round-table meetings on freedom of religion or belief with interested stakeholders; if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	127555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister with responsibility for human rights, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, has hosted two roundtables on FoRB to date. The first roundtable on 23 October 2017 looked at Burma in the light of the Rohingya crisis. The second roundtable on 12 December examined the role of women in tackling religiously motivated violent extremism. These roundtables have been excellent opportunities for the minister and officials to hear the perspectives of faith leaders. Officials are currently identifying a date and topic for the next roundtable.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 23/02/2018 16:39:00 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

839049

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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	South Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
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 plans to use his position on the UN Human Rights Council during the Council session on 13 March to speak about the human rights and humanitarian situation in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	127609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The human rights situation in South Sudan continues to be of serious concern to the British Government. Human rights abuses, including the targeting of civilians on the basis of their ethnic identity; the pervasive use of rape; recruitment of child soldiers; forced displacement of civilian populations; and the use of food as a weapon of war, all continue to take place alongside a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation.</p><p>At the Human Rights Council in March, the UK will make clear that all parties must make concerted efforts to bring these abuses immediately to an end. The solution to the severe human rights and humanitarian crises is political stability. We will therefore also urge all parties to the conflict to engage with the second phase of the High Level Revitalisation Forum with seriousness of purpose. The UK will continue to work with the United States and Norway and with The Intergovernmental Authority on Development to give the process the best chance of success.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/02/2018 17:59:11 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

839057

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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	Eritrea: Ethiopia
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 the deployment of Egyptian troops to Eritrea on Eritrea-Ethiopia relations.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	127617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>We have received no information which substantiates reports of Egyptian troops in Eritrea. Both the governments of Egypt and Eritrea have issued statements rejecting such reports.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/02/2018 17:06:20 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

839215

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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	Bermuda: LGBT+ People
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 his Department has made of the status of LGBT+ rights in Bermuda.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	127771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>The Domestic Partnership Act will withdraw the entitlement for same sex couples to marry and replace it with a provision for domestic partnerships for all couples, regardless of gender. Same sex couples entering into a 'domestic partnership' will be entitled to the same benefits as married couples. Those who have been legally married in Bermuda since the Supreme Court decision in May 2017, will retain their married status and have the same legal rights as those in domestic partnerships. The Supreme Court ruling permitted same sex couples in Bermuda to marry, but it did not address the entitlement of same sex couples to the same benefits as opposite sex married couples. The Act now put those rights on a clear statutory footing. Less than a year ago, same sex couples had no legal recognition at all under Bermudian law.</p><p>The Minister for the Commonwealth and the UN raised the issue of human rights including LGBT rights and the need to ensure that our collective human rights obligations are upheld, in his meeting with the Bermuda Premier in October 2017, and at the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council in November 2017.</p><p>Officials have engaged on a regular basis with the Government of Bermuda, and with all of the Overseas Territories to encourage and promote LGBT equality.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 127775 question first answered 23/02/2018 14:39:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

839219

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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	Bermuda: Marriage
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 his Bermudian counterpart on same-sex marriage legislation.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	127775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>The Domestic Partnership Act will withdraw the entitlement for same sex couples to marry and replace it with a provision for domestic partnerships for all couples, regardless of gender. Same sex couples entering into a 'domestic partnership' will be entitled to the same benefits as married couples. Those who have been legally married in Bermuda since the Supreme Court decision in May 2017, will retain their married status and have the same legal rights as those in domestic partnerships. The Supreme Court ruling permitted same sex couples in Bermuda to marry, but it did not address the entitlement of same sex couples to the same benefits as opposite sex married couples. The Act now put those rights on a clear statutory footing. Less than a year ago, same sex couples had no legal recognition at all under Bermudian law.</p><p>The Minister for the Commonwealth and the UN raised the issue of human rights including LGBT rights and the need to ensure that our collective human rights obligations are upheld, in his meeting with the Bermuda Premier in October 2017, and at the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council in November 2017.</p><p>Officials have engaged on a regular basis with the Government of Bermuda, and with all of the Overseas Territories to encourage and promote LGBT equality.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 127771 question first answered 23/02/2018 14:39:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West