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1249380

registered interest
date	06/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Turkey: Freedom of Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has has with his Turkish counterpart on freedom of religion among (a) Christian and (b) other minorities in that country..
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	112161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2020 answer text <p>The Turkish constitution provides for freedom of conscience and religion, regardless of an individual's citizenship. We regularly discuss these issues and will continue to engage the Turkish Government at all levels to urge respect for Freedom of Religion or Belief, which are essential to the long-term health of Turkish democracy. Defending persecuted Christians, and persecuted individuals of all faiths or beliefs, remains a long-standing priority for the British Government. We will continue to monitor this important issue.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 13/11/2020 13:49:01 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1249381

registered interest
date	06/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	China: Christianity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to reports that an online Christian bookseller in China has been fined and given a seven-year prison sentence, what representations he is making to the Chinese Government on ensuring that (a) Christian books are available in China and (b) sellers of those books are not prosecuted.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	112162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of reports that a Christian bookseller has been arrested. The UK is deeply concerned about the persecution of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists and other religious groups on the grounds of their religion or belief in China. The freedom to practise, change or share one's faith or belief without discrimination or violent opposition is a human right that all people should enjoy. We regularly raise our concerns about freedom of religion or belief in China, including at the most recent session of the UN Human Rights Council on 25 September.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 17/11/2020 12:50:04 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1249991

registered interest
date	06/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make it his policy to ensure that Government policy on food (a) security and (b) supply complies with Article 11 of the UN International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	91897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>In relation to international food security, the UK Government has a significant portfolio of agriculture projects in poorer countries (£322 million spend in 2018) focused on investing in commercial agriculture and livelihoods and on improving food security and sustainable food supply.</p><p>We are adapting our international programmes in agriculture, nutrition and food security in response to the current situation, made worse by COVID-19, to help reduce the scale of a major food security emergency; build resilience; and prepare for sustainable recovery. The UK helped achieve agreement at the G20 this year on actions to the free flow of agricultural products and other essential goods and services in response to COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 19/11/2020 17:57:42 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1250026

registered interest
date	06/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November to Question 109332, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making bilateral agreements with EU member states to allow UK nationals to travel visa-free in the EU beyond the 90/180 day period set out in the Schengen Borders Code for third-country nationals, if the EU continues to maintain that UK nationals will be treated as Third Country Nationals under the Schengen Borders Code from January 2021.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	91877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has discussed arrangements with the EU for UK nationals travelling to the Schengen Area. UK nationals will only be able to travel visa-free for short stays for up to 90 days in a rolling 180-day period. This is the standard length of stay that the EU offers to nationals of eligible third countries that offer visa-free travel for EU citizens, in line with existing EU legislation. The provisions on visa-free short-term visits that will apply from 1 January 2021 reflect the UK and EU's respective border and immigration rules. They are existing provisions that are already applied to nationals of eligible third countries. From 1 January, free movement of people between the UK and EU will come to an end and we will have full control of our immigration system. The UK keeps its visa system under regular review to ensure that visit visas remain an effective tool in reducing immigration, tackling organised crime, and protecting national security.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 13/11/2020 13:47:14 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1250079

registered interest
date	06/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Passenger Ships: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in light of the International Maritime Organisation Circular Letter No.4204/Add.33 on cruise resumption dated 5 November 2020, if he will update his Department's travel advice on ocean cruises during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Thurrock
tabling member printed	Jackie Doyle-Price
uin	91876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The FCDO advises against ocean cruising based on medical risk assessments by public health officials. We keep this advice under continuous review.</p><p>The FCDO remains fully committed to working closely with public health experts, the Department for Transport and key industry leaders to agree on the steps required to restart cruises safely.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 16/11/2020 16:47:54 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price

1249319

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development 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, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the decision of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights in the Canadian Parliament to designate actions by the Government of China against its Uyghur population to be a genocide.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	112020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK has repeatedly taken a leading international role in holding China to account for its egregious human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other minorities. This has included leading joint statements at the UN Human Rights Council in June and the UN Third Committee last October. HMG's long-standing policy is that the determination of genocide should only be made by a competent court, rather than by governments or non-judicial bodies.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 11/11/2020 09:43:41 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 60385 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1249956

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Myanmar: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Myanmar on the ability of Rohingya Muslims to take part in elections in that country.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	112147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2020 answer text <p>As we made clear in our statement on 9 November, the UK is very concerned that the Rohingya and other minority ethnic groups, were excluded from these elections. Universal suffrage for all people in Myanmar, including the Rohingya, and the right to stand as a candidate, is a key part of achieving effective democracy. We are clear that the 1982 Citizenship Law is deeply flawed and enables the exclusion of Rohingya and other minorities on spurious grounds. The Rohingya, who have lived in Myanmar for generations, should be granted full citizenship and the associated rights. They should not be excluded from Myanmar elections. We have made this clear to the Myanmar Government. The Foreign Secretary raised these issues with the Minister for International Cooperation in advance of the election and I [Minister Adams] raised my concerns when I spoke to the same Minister in June. We continue to call for elections to be credible and inclusive, allowing individuals of all communities to participate.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 13/11/2020 14:41:58 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1249969

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gulf Strategy Fund and Integrated Activity Fund: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to on the Transparency of the Integrated Fund on 22 October 2020, to clarify (a) for which financial and/or calendar year(s) they will provide summaries of activities funded by the Integrated Activity Fund/Gulf Strategy Fund, (b) when these summaries will be published, and (c) what information will these summaries contain.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	112062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>We will publish a Programme Summary of the Gulf Strategy Fund for 2020/21 in March 2021. This is in line with the timetable for publication of summaries of other programmes under the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office International Programme. The Programme Summary will set out how the Fund has been used in each country and the amounts allocated.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 10/11/2020 15:48:41 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1249970

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Integrated Activity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 106366 on Overseas Aid, how many of those 29 projects were delivered solely in (a) Bahrain, (b) Saudi Arabia, (c) Kuwait, (d) UAE, and (e) Oman under the Integrated Activity Fund in (i) 2018-19 and (ii) 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	112063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>We do not disclose information related to individual Integrated Activity Fund projects to maintain the confidence and confidentiality of our Gulf partners.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 10/11/2020 17:51:53 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 60374 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1249971

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Integrated Activity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 106365 on Overseas Aid, how many projects were applied for under the Integrated Activity Fund in the 2018-19 financial year by (a) the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, (b) the Cabinet Office, (c) the Department for Digital Culture, Media and Sport, (d) the Ministry of Defence, (e) the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (f) the Department for International Trade, (g) the Home Office, (h) HM Revenue and Customs and (i) the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	112064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>We do not disclose information related to individual Integrated Activity Fund projects to maintain the confidence and confidentiality of our Gulf partners.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 10/11/2020 17:54:36 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 60370 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara