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1180703

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with UN counterparts on the UN finding that two indigenous languages are disappearing each month.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to promoting and protecting human rights for all individuals, including indigenous people, without discrimination on any grounds. The UK works both bilaterally and through international institutions such as the United Nations to improve the situation of indigenous people around the world. In 2007, the UK supported the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and has signed and ratified the Council of Europe's European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, designed to protect and promote regional and minority languages.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 04/03/2020 17:44:22 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180705

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Gulf of Guinea: Abduction
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 implications for his Department's policies of the increase in kidnappings off the coast of the Gulf of Guinea.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK is aware of continuing reports of piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea. While the number of attacks remain within historic norms, we share the concern of the shipping industry about the increase in kidnappings for ransom. The UK's first priority in the region is to support British businesses and trade. The UK is engaged bilaterally, with allies, and through international structures to tackle maritime insecurity, through military capacity building, the provision of aid, and civil training. We also work closely with proactive partners in the shipping and petrochemicals industry to ensure that their voice is heard in the region.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/03/2020 16:01:53 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180706

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times and at what cost to the public purse military aircraft were used for non-military purposes by companies with Government contracts in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	21274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>We are only aware of military aircraft being used for the purposes of executing defence tasks.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 21275 21276 21277 21278 question first answered 02/03/2020 17:15:25 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1180707

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times and at what cost to the public purse military aircraft were used for non-military purposes by companies with Government contracts in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	21275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>We are only aware of military aircraft being used for the purposes of executing defence tasks.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 21274 21276 21277 21278 question first answered 02/03/2020 17:15:25 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1180708

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times and at what cost to the public purse military aircraft were used for non-military purposes by companies with Government contracts in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	21276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>We are only aware of military aircraft being used for the purposes of executing defence tasks.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 21274 21275 21277 21278 question first answered 02/03/2020 17:15:26 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1180709

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times and at what cost to the public purse military aircraft were used for non-military purposes by companies with Government contracts in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	21277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>We are only aware of military aircraft being used for the purposes of executing defence tasks.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 21274 21275 21276 21278 question first answered 02/03/2020 17:15:26 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1180710

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times and at what cost to the public purse military aircraft were used for non-military purposes by companies with Government contracts in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	21278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>We are only aware of military aircraft being used for the purposes of executing defence tasks.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 21274 21275 21276 21277 question first answered 02/03/2020 17:15:26 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1180711

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Indigenous Peoples
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 take steps to ensure that rights of indigenous peoples are embedded into the proposed International Treaty on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The British Government is committed to our work to improve human rights practices of businesses through the promotion of the UN Guiding Principles (UNGPs) on Business and Human Rights - the authoritative global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse human rights impacts of business. We continue to promote the UNGPs, including in respect of the specific challenges faced by indigenous communities, in practical ways.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 09/03/2020 16:46:24 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180712

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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: Uyghurs
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 representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the treatment of Uighur Muslims in China; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>We regularly raise our concerns about Xinjiang at the UN, and directly with Chinese officials. Most recently, on 5 March the Minister for Asia raised his concerns about Xinjiang with Liu Xiaoming, the Chinese Ambassador to the UK. On 25 February at the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, Lord Ahmad expressed concern about Xinjiang during the UK's opening address, calling on China to allow the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights unfettered access to the region. The UK Ambassador to China also raised our concerns about the region with Vice Foreign Minister Qin Gang on 24 December 2019.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 09/03/2020 10:16:11 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180713

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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 Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to coordinate with the EU on foreign policy after the transition period; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>After the Transition Period, we will engage the EU as we would any other partner: as sovereign co-equals. Foreign policy will be for the British Government to determine, but we will continue to work closely with the EU and its Member States on a wide range of issues. We will continue to tackle shared threats together within a broader framework of friendly dialogue and cooperation.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/03/2020 14:06:24 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry