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1023957

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date	12/12/2018
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: 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 discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the human rights situation in Ughyur.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	201598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>We have serious concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang and the Chinese Government’s deepening crackdown; including credible reports of re-education camps and widespread surveillance and restrictions targeted at ethnic minorities.</p><p>During China’s Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council on 6 November, the UK made a statement which described our concern about the treatment of ethnic minorities in China, including Uyghurs. We issued a specific recommendation, calling on China to implement the recommendations by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Xinjiang, and to allow the UN to monitor the implementation. We also raised our concerns about Xinjiang in our Item 4 statement at the September UN Human Rights Council, and we supported the statement of 26 October by the European External Action Service highlighting concerns about Xinjiang.</p><p>I raised our concerns about Xinjiang with Vice Minister Guo Yezhou during my visit to China on 22 July 2018. The Foreign Secretary, also raised our concerns about the region with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his visit to China on 30 July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 17/12/2018 17:20:25 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1023968

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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	Pakistan: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
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 non-official development assistance funding has been allocated through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund to the Rule of Law Programme in Pakistan.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	201599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>£1.07m non-official development assistance funding has been spent through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) by the Rule of Law Programme in Pakistan from financial years 2015/16 to 2018/19. The UK government’s CSSF programmes in Pakistan have supported the reform of the criminal justice system, including the investigation and prosecution of serious crimes, in a manner that is compliant with human rights. All programmes have robust measures in place to protect the human rights of beneficiaries, including a wide range of measures and evidence to assess and analyse risk ahead of starting a programme. They also receive robust scrutiny to ensure all spend represents value for money for UK taxpayers and are in line with our foreign policy objectives. ​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 17/12/2018 17:23:41 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1023969

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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	Pakistan: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether a human rights risk assessment has been undertaken for the Conflict, Stability and Security Rule of Law Programme in Pakistan; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	201600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>£1.07m non-official development assistance funding has been spent through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) by the Rule of Law Programme in Pakistan from financial years 2015/16 to 2018/19. The UK government’s CSSF programmes in Pakistan have supported the reform of the criminal justice system, including the investigation and prosecution of serious crimes, in a manner compliant with human rights. All programmes have robust measures in place to protect the human rights of beneficiaries, including a wide range of measures and evidence to assess and analyse risk ahead of starting a programme. They also receive robust scrutiny to ensure all spend represents value for money for UK taxpayers and are in line with our foreign policy objectives. ​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 17/12/2018 17:26:04 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1023973

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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: Belt and Road Initiative
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 he has made to his counterpart in the Chinese Government on (a) the Belt and Road initiative and (b) the effects of that initiative on (i) Malaysia, (ii) Myanmar and (iii) Sri Lanka.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	201602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary last discussed the Belt and Road initiative with his Chinese counterparts on 30 July 2018, when he visited Beijing for the annual UK-China Strategic Dialogue with State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. I discussed the initiative with my counterpart Vice Minister Guo in Beijing on 22 July. Both sides confirmed the view expressed during the Prime Minister’s visit to China in January, that the UK and China are well placed to cooperate on the Belt and Road initiative. The Foreign Secretary and I both stressed the importance of the initiative developing in line with international standards, and highlighted the UK’s unique expertise in this area. No specific third countries were discussed.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 17/12/2018 17:30:05 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1023990

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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	Thailand: Elections
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 send election observers to monitor the forthcoming general election in Thailand.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	201610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>We continue to follow political developments in Thailand closely. We expect elections to be held in February 2019 in accordance with the timetable published by the Thai Election Commission. We welcome the Thai government’s lifting of political restrictions on 11 December, and hope this will lead to a free and open environment in which elections can occur. We have regular dialogue at Ministerial and senior official level with the Thai authorities and have urged them to invite international observers to monitor the upcoming elections. The Prime Minister raised this with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha during his visit to the UK in June, as did the Minister for the Commonwealth and UN, Lord Ahmad, with the Thai Ambassador on 2 November.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 20/12/2018 10:23:58 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman