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793966

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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	Lake Chad Basin
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 the Government is taking to tackle the influence of Boko Haram and what support it provides to assist in the development of the Lake Chad region.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	115055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>​The UK is working closely with the Nigerian Government and its neighbours to tackle Boko Haram and promote peace and stability in the Lake Chad Basin. We are providing a substantial package of military, intelligence and development support. This includes training for the Nigerian armed forces, supporting Nigerian intelligence analysis; and £5 million to support the Multinational Joint Task Force, the regional military force tackling Boko Haram. We have also increased counter-terrorism cooperation, providing training on response to terrorist attacks and bomb scene management.</p><p>The UK has led the international response to the humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad region caused by the conflict with Boko Haram. In 2016, our support reached more than one million people inlcuding children, women and the disabled. We provided them with food, water, shelter and health care. During their visit to Nigeria in August 2017 the Foreign Secretay and International Development Secretary announced an additional £200 million of humanitarian aid over the next four years.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/11/2017 15:57:56 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

793967

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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	Lake Chad Basin: 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 assessment the Government has made of the potential risk to the UK of political, ecologic, and economic destabilization in the Lake Chad Basin.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	115056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is concerned about the ongoing political, ecological and economic destabilisation in the Lake Chad Basin caused by the ongoing conflict with Boko Haram. Although there is no direct threat to the UK, the current security situation remains fragile. This has resulted in an increased number of Internally Displaced Persons and refugees, further exacerbating the vulnerability of host communities already facing structural challenges such as food insecurity, under-nutrition and limited access to basic social services. Through our political, military and aid engagement, the UK is playing a leadership role in the region to help deal with these problems.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/11/2017 15:59:53 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

794078

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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	Christianity
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 prevent the persecution of Christians in countries where they are at risk.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	115166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government condemns all persecution on the grounds of religious identity, faith or belief and calls upon all state authorities to respect and protect the universal right to freedom of religion or belief. This policy is implemented both in multilateral fora through relevant resolutions at the UN Security Council, most recently Resolution 2379 on 21 September or Human Rights Council, and through raising cases of persecution in individual countries. I regularly raised this issue with my counterparts in the region, including on a visit to Pakistan on 8-9 November 2017. The FCO Magna Carter Fund for Human Rights and Democracy supports projects designed to promote greater tolerance and to create conditions less conducive to extremism and persecution.​</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/11/2017 16:30:07 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

794084

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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	Sri Lanka: 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 representations he has made to his Sri Lankan counterpart on the implementation of UN Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1 on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in that country.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	115172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>During my visit in early October 2017 to Colombo and Jaffna, I raised with Foreign Minister Marapana the importance of the Sri Lankan government implementing in full its commitments under UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/1, which rolled over the commitments made under 30/1. These commitments include the return of all military-held private land, the operationalisation of the Office of Missing Persons, and the development of new counter-terrorism legislation in line with international human rights standards.​</p><p>The UK is committed to the full implementation of Resolution 34/1 and will continue to support the Government of Sri Lanka in its efforts to promote reconciliation and human rights.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/11/2017 15:56:59 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

794085

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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	Sri Lanka: International Criminal Court
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 his Department has made of the Sri Lankan Government's progress on adopting the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	115173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>​Sri Lanka has neither signed nor acceded to the Rome Statute, and has not indicated plans to do so in the near future. The UK coordinates with other EU Member States to promote the universality of the Rome Statute. We encourage non-state parties to accede to the Rome Statute and will offer support to the process of ratifying and implementing the Statute.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/11/2017 15:54:45 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

794086

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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	Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict
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 Sri Lankan counterpart on the involvement of international judges and prosecutors in investigations into war crimes and other human rights abuses (a) during and (b) after the civil war in that country.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	115174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>During my visit in early October 2017 ​​to Colombo and Jaffna, I raised with Foreign Minister Marapana the importance of the Sri Lankan government implementing in full its commitments under UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/1, which rolled over the commitments made under 30/1. Resolution 30/1 recognised the importance of a credible accountability process for those most responsible for violations and abuses. It also called for the participation in Sri Lanka's judicial accountability process of Commonwealth and other foreign judges, defence lawyers, and authorised prosecutors and investigators.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is committed to the full implementation of Resolution 34/1 and will continue to support the Government of Sri Lanka in its efforts to promote reconciliation and human rights.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/11/2017 15:48:26 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

794096

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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	Aung San Suu Kyi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what dates he has held telephone conversations with Aung San Suu Kyi since 25 August 2017; and what the length was of each such conversation.
tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
tabling member printed	Tom Tugendhat
uin	115184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary spoke with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 7 and 14 September and on 21 October. All were substantial conversations.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/11/2017 16:00:36 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat

794112

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
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	Aung San Suu Kyi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific (a) requested and (b) held a one-to-one meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi during his visit to Burma in November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
tabling member printed	Tom Tugendhat
uin	115200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Embassy officials explored the possibility of a one-on-one meeting with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi during the ASEM Conference on 20-21 November 2017 but this was not possible. However, the ​Minister of State addressed her directly in his ASEM speeches, and held meetings with senior Burmese ministers, including the Minister of Defence U Sein Win, the State Counsellor’s Chief of Staff U Kyaw Tin Swe and the Deputy Foreign Minister U Kyaw Tin.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/11/2017 15:58:36 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat

793078

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	Burma: Rohingya
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 ensure that evidence of rape and sexual assault by the army in Myanmar is collected from refugees in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	114863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>The FCO sent two Deployable Civilian Experts to Bangladesh on 14 November, with support from the cross-Whitehall Stabilisation Unit. They will carry out an assessment of the extent of reported sexual violence, the current response to the needs of victims of gender based violence (GBV) in Bangladesh, and identify gaps in service provision and provide recommendations for the UK. They will also conduct a thorough review of the investigation and documentation of sexual violence, through use of the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict and make rapid recommendations on possible UK support in this area.​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/11/2017 16:03:08 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

792707

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	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 steps he is taking to promote LGBT rights overseas.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	114634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>​The Government firmly believes that the chance to live with dignity, free from violence or discrimination, should not depend on a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to a campaigning approach to promote and protect LGBT rights. Ministers and senior officials regularly raise LGBT equality with their counterparts overseas, and over £1.6 million has been committed in 2016-2018 from the Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy for projects promoting and protecting the rights of LGBT people globally.​</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/11/2017 16:35:30 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy