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1000273

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	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	Wildlife: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many nations have now signed up to the London Declaration from the International Wildlife Trade Conference 2018; and what assessment he has made of the implications of that number for the endangered species trade.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	187342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>57 countries have adopted the London 2018 Declaration committing to action to protect endangered species around the globe, with more expected to sign. This important pledge of international action reflects the success of the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in London in October, which was attended by more than 70 countries and more than 400 organisations. The conference focused the minds of international governments on the issue and energized global cooperation to fight the illegal wildlife trade. We will continue to work with our international partners to make progress on commitments pledged at the event.</p><p>We do not have direct information on the likely impact that action by the 57 countries who adopted the London <ins class="ministerial">2018 </ins>Declaration will have on endangered species, but the growing number of signatories <ins class="ministerial">signifies </ins>growing global ambition to <del class="ministerial">funding</del> <ins class="ministerial">tackling </ins>the illegal wildlife trade, which will increase the protection for <del class="ministerial">endagered</del> <ins class="ministerial">endangered </ins>species.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/11/2018 16:27:27 question first ministerially corrected 23/11/2018 15:08:04 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field previous answer version 84424 answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

757111

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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: Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met his counterpart in Myanmar; and what was discussed at that meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>​My Rt Hon Friend the Foreign Secretary met his counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma during his visit in January 2017 and during Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to the UK in May 2017. <ins class="ministerial">The Foreign Secretary also spoke to Aung San Suu Kyi on 7 September 2017.</ins> On <del class="ministerial">both</del> <ins class="ministerial">all three</ins> occasions they discussed a range of issues, including the situation in Rakhine State and the Burmese Peace Process.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 07/09/2017 16:30:19 question first ministerially corrected 08/09/2017 13:30:40 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field previous answer version 8960 answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1104865

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	Papua: 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 assessment he has made of the level of human rights abuses against indigenous people in West Papua; and what recent representations he has made to his Indonesian counterpart on that assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	236542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government follows the situation in Papua closely. Most recently, I raised Papua with the Indonesian Ambassador on 8 January. Officials have also pressed the Indonesian authorities to address legitimate human rights concerns, including upholding the rights of all citizens to protest peacefully, and promote the sustainable and equitable development of the provinces.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 28/03/2019 17:03:29 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

759324

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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: Sexual Offences
	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 counterparts in the Government of Myanmar through the office of the Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict on the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict and the use of rape as a weapon of war.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	9934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, made a statement at the 36th session of the Human Rights Council on 11 September which made clear that the UK strongly condemned all violence in Rakhine State and called on all parties to de-escalate tensions and address the humanitarian crisis.</p><p>We continue to raise issues of conflict-related sexual violence with the Burmese authorities. In particular we urge them to accept a visit by the Fact Finding Mission established under the UK-sponsored Human Rights Council Resolution in March and to investigate allegations of sexual violence in a thorough and transparent manner in accordance with the principles and best practice set out in the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/09/2017 15:21:42 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

759325

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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, when last he discussed repression and violence in Rakhine State with Aung San Suu Kyi.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	9931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary most recently spoke with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 17 September. He one again raised our concerns about the continuing violence, the need for any allegations of human rights abuses to be investigated and for humanitarian access to be granted to affected communities.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/09/2017 15:20:31 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

759713

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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: Arms Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether military equipment sold by the UK to Myanmar may be used by that country's armed forces in operations involving conflict with citizens of that country.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	10061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>In line with the EU Arms Embargo the UK does not sell Burma any equipment which might be used for internal repression. Our engagement with the Burmese military has been focused on educational training, designed to instil knowledge and awareness in the military of the requirement to observe human rights and the rule of international humanitarian law. However, the Prime Minister announced the Government's decision to suspend this engagement on 19 September, sending a clear message to the Burmese military that there must be an immediate end to the violence in Rakhine and full humanitarian access allowed.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 20/09/2017 16:45:58 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

806503

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2017
	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, whether he plans to send an expert team to gather evidence on sexual violence as a weapon of war against Rohingya women in Myanmar, and other possible crimes.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	119579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK has been consistently clear about the importance of transparent investigations into allegations of human rights violations, and holding to account all those responsible for such acts. I urged an independent investigation of reports of atrocities and incidents of sexual violence when I met Burma's Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor on 20 November</p><p>The Government recently deployed two civilian experts to Bangladesh to conduct a capacity needs assessment on investigation and documentation of sexual violence perpetrated against members of the Rohingya community. Officials are considering how the UK can swiftly take forward their recommendations to ensure that fresh evidence is gathered to international standards and in a manner which upholds the principle of &quot;Do No Harm&quot;.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 21/12/2017 16:51:14 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

816963

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	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	North Korea: Nuclear Weapons
	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 Russian counterpart on the situation in North Korea; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	121390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary met Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on 22 December 2017 in Moscow. They discussed how best to work together, as permanent members of the UN Security Council, in tackling global security issues such as North Korea. On the same day, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 2379 on the DPRK, showing once again that the international community remains united in its condemnation of DPRK's reckless and destabilising actions. Ensuring full implementation of UNSCR 2379, and other UN resolutions, is now the priority.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/01/2018 17:13:21 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

816964

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	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	North Korea: Nuclear Weapons
	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 has made an assessment of the effectiveness of UN Security Council sanctions in encouraging North Korea to cease its nuclear activities.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	121391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The unanimous adoption of multiple UN Security Council Resolutions on North Korea, most recently UNSCR 2397 demonstrates that the international community will not accept its illegal nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. The sanctions now in place significantly reduce the export revenues the regime uses to fund its illegal programmes.</p><p>There is evidence that the impact of these measures are increasingly being felt by the Kim regime.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/01/2018 17:08:42 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

816965

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	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	North Korea: UN Resolutions
	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 the UK's Permanent Ambassador to the UN on the most recent UN Security Council resolution on North Korea.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	121392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK welcomes the unanimous adoption of the latest UN Security Council resolution on North Korea (UNSCR 2397). The international community has once again shown it is united in its condemnation of North Korea's reckless and destabilising actions. This resolution further reduces the revenues North Korea uses to fund its illegal nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary and I followed the process of agreeing this tough new resolution closely. Our officials in Whitehall and the UK Mission to the United Nations also worked closely together to deliver this resolution. We will continue to work with our allies and international partners to increase diplomatic pressure on the DPRK to choose a better path.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/01/2018 17:05:27 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown