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1698492

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
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	Wassenaar Arrangement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Wassenaar Arrangement in controlling the dual-use export of (a) artificial intelligence, (b) quantum computing, (c) biometric tools and data and (d) intangible technology transfers.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	20190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The Wassenaar Arrangement is a long-established multilateral export control regime which operates by consensus. It includes the majority of states producing these advanced technologies and draws on expertise from all members to develop control lists, which are updated annually. These lists are used by participating states to implement their export controls and, as the Wassenaar Arrangement sets the global standard for good practice, non-member states also incorporate the control lists into their domestic legislation.</p><p>The UK is an active member of the Wassenaar Arrangement and other multilateral export control regimes. We submit and review proposals related to these advanced technologies, share best practice, and participate in outreach to non-member states. We are co-ordinating with G7 and other partners to strengthen export controls, including to update multilateral export control regime lists to keep pace with rapid technological developments.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 20191 question first answered 19/04/2024 13:50:08 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1698869

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
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	Tibet: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in Lhasa.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	20630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>We are concerned about human rights violations in Lhasa and Tibet more widely, including restrictions on freedom of religion or belief and on freedom of assembly and association, reports of forced labour, and reports that boarding schools are being used to assimilate Tibetan children into Han culture.</p><p>The UK Government consistently raises human rights issues with the Chinese authorities - the Foreign Secretary did so in February in a meeting with China's Foreign Minister. We also regularly raise Tibet in multilateral fora, for example, in January at China's Universal Periodic Review, and on 20 March as part of our Item 4 statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/04/2024 13:25:31 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1698870

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he plans to visit China.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	20631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>We will confirm Ministerial travel in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/04/2024 13:23:28 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1701156

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Far East and India: Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many UK-based staff from his Department worked in (a) HM Embassy or the High Commission and (b) Consulates General, Consulates or Deputy High Commissions in (i) China, (ii) South Korea, (iii) Vietnam, (iv) the Philippines, (v) India and (vi) the Asia Pacific region in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	21737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Mar24 UKB Data</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>A</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>B</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(v)</p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>30-39</p></td><td><p>10-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(iv)</p></td><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>10-19</p></td><td><p>No UKB Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(ii)</p></td><td><p>South Korea</p></td><td><p>10-19</p></td><td><p>No UKB Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(iii)</p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>10-19</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(vi)</p></td><td><p>Asia Pacific Region</p></td><td><p>180-199</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scope</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Embassy</p></td><td><p>A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British High Commission</p></td><td><p>A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Consulate</p></td><td><p>B</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Consulate General</p></td><td><p>B</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Deputy High Commission</p></td><td><p>B</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Countries in Scope of Asia Pacific Region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brunei</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambodia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiji</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Korea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Laos</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Myanmar</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Papua New Guinea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Samoa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solomon Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tonga</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vanuatu</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Staff in scope: UKB</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Headcount data is presented as at: </strong><strong>Mar24</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Locations:</strong><strong><em>China (Withheld)</em></strong>, India, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam (Part (i) to (v), see list for (Part (vi).</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Staff out of scope:</strong> Contingent Labour, Unpaid Liabilities, Ministers / NeDs / SpAds etc, third party suppliers, Staff working for other government departments, CB staff.</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Headcounts are banded for release in line with advice from FCDO Information and Cyber Security Unit.</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/04/2024 16:28:56 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1701155

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Indo-pacific Region: Warships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what (a) diplomatic and (b) cultural steps his Department plans to take with the Secretary of State for Defence to support the planned Carrier Strike Group deployment to the Asia Pacific in 2025.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	21736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Carrier Strike Group deployment in 2025 will reinforce the UK's commitment to upholding international security, including in the Indo-Pacific, and will strengthen our broad-based partnerships across the region. The FCDO will be closely involved in planning for the deployment, as it develops, as part of an established Cross Government process.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/04/2024 16:14:36 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1698558

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
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	Hong Kong: British National (Overseas)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic support his Department provides to British National (Overseas) passport holders in Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	20479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Under an exchange of Memoranda to the Sino-British Joint Declaration, British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) passport holders are eligible for consular assistance in third countries, but not in Hong Kong, Macao or mainland China. Where we have humanitarian or human rights concerns about the treatment of BN(O) passport holders in Hong Kong, Macao or mainland China, we can lobby the relevant authorities, raise issues in international fora and demonstrate our political support. For example, on 8 March, we raised the alleged treatment of Andy Li at the UN Human Rights Council. Our diplomats in Hong Kong regularly attend court to observe a number of national security cases, including for Jimmy Lai's, the NSL 47 and others. On 16 February, the Foreign Secretary raised prosecutions under the National Security Law with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 20478 question first answered 18/04/2024 16:14:25 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1698557

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
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	Hong Kong: British National (Overseas)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent assessment he has made of the safety of British National (Overseas) passport holders in Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	20478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Under an exchange of Memoranda to the Sino-British Joint Declaration, British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) passport holders are eligible for consular assistance in third countries, but not in Hong Kong, Macao or mainland China. Where we have humanitarian or human rights concerns about the treatment of BN(O) passport holders in Hong Kong, Macao or mainland China, we can lobby the relevant authorities, raise issues in international fora and demonstrate our political support. For example, on 8 March, we raised the alleged treatment of Andy Li at the UN Human Rights Council. Our diplomats in Hong Kong regularly attend court to observe a number of national security cases, including for Jimmy Lai's, the NSL 47 and others. On 16 February, the Foreign Secretary raised prosecutions under the National Security Law with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Munich Security Conference.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 20479 question first answered 18/04/2024 16:14:25 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1701146

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Taiwan: Earthquakes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what support his Department offered to Taiwan after the recent earthquake.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	21735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>Following the earthquake, the Foreign Secretary issued a statement offering condolences to the people of Taiwan and stating that the UK stood ready to support. The UK's International Search and Rescue team made contact with the relevant Taiwanese authorities. No request for assistance was made by Taiwan.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/04/2024 16:13:39 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1701144

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Vietnam: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his Vietnamese counterpart on furthering the bilateral relationship.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	21734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>I visited Vietnam from 25-27 October 2023 to attend the South China Sea Conference and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) South East Asia Ministerial Forum, and to discuss regional security, investment and economic development. The UK and Vietnam continue to have positive cooperation on long-term strategic priorities such as energy transition and adaptation to climate change, maritime security in line with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, illegal immigration, trade, technology and investment, and on education and research partnerships. Permanent Under-Secretary Sir Philip Barton recently visited Vietnam on 25 March to meet with Vietnamese ministries to discuss further cooperation in these areas.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/04/2024 16:12:37 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1701142

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Hong Kong: Civil Liberties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether the (a) Prime Minister and (b) Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs has raised the impact of Article 23 of the Basic Law on Hong Kong's (i) autonomy and (ii) civil liberties with his Chinese counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	21733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary made a second statement on Hong Kong's new national security law (Article 23) on 19 March, in which he made clear our view that it will further damage the rights and freedoms enjoyed in the city. He stated that we expect the Hong Kong authorities to respect the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Basic Law, uphold its high degree of autonomy and act in accordance with its international commitments and legal obligations. We continue to raise our firm objection to the erosion of rights and freedoms in Hong Kong at the highest levels of government. The Prime Minister raised Hong Kong with Premier Li Qiang on 20 September at the G20 and the Foreign Secretary last raised Hong Kong with his counterpart, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on 16 February at the Munich Security Conference.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/04/2024 16:11:26 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West