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1078555

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
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	India: Terrorism
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 make an assessment of the human rights implications of the four killings by Indian military and paramilitary forces in the town of Pulwama on 18 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	226636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of violence and action in Kashmir. Intercommunal violence and evictions of this type are never acceptable. We encourage all states to uphold their international human rights obligations and make clear that any allegations must be investigated thoroughly, promptly and transparently.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 06/03/2019 15:14:39 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1078560

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
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	India: Terrorism
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 make an assessment of reports of revenge violence and revenge evictions against people of Kashmiri origin in India after the suicide attack of 14 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	226637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of violence and action in Kashmir. Intercommunal violence and evictions of this type are never acceptable. We encourage all states to uphold their international human rights obligations and make clear that any allegations must be investigated thoroughly, promptly and transparently.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 06/03/2019 15:36:28 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

973188

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2018 to Question 165671 on China: Detainees, what recent estimate he has made of the level of internment of members of the Uighur minority in political re-education camps in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	174652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>There are no official figures detailing the number of people detained in the re-education camps in Xinjiang. However, credible reports estimate that at least one million Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities have been held in these camps.</p><p>The UK Government has serious concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang and reports of the Chinese Government’s deepening crackdown, including re-education camps, and wide spread surveillance and restrictions targeted at ethnic minorities. I raised our concerns about Xinjiang with Vice Minister Guo Yezhou during my visit to China on 22 July 2018. The Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, also raised our concerns about the region with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his visit to China in July 2018.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/10/2018 12:32:29 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

973189

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
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	Burma: Overseas Aid
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 make an assessment of the implications for his policies of reports that humanitarian access to conflict areas of the Kachin region has been systematically blocked by (a) the armed forces and (b) the Government of Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	174653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>​The UN HRC resolution that was passed on 27 September has asked for immediate, safe and unhindered humanitarian access, including to areas controlled by ethnic armed groups, in particular in Kachin State. We continue to impress on the Burmese Government the importance of open access to all parts of Burma, including access to the press, to stop the fighting and allow access for humanitarian aid.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 15/10/2018 15:49:54 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

964377

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	India: 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, if he will make an assessment of the risk of (a) intercommunal violence, (b) mass statelessness, and (c) a humanitarian crisis from expulsions as a result of the citizen registration process in the Indian state of Assam.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	169229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The updating of the National Register of Citizens in Assam has increased tensions in the North East of India and caused concern among human rights defenders. The FCO network in India, and especially our Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, is watching developments closely. We maintain a continuous assessment of human rights issues in India, including those of religious minorities. This includes raising issues with Indian officials where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/09/2018 16:39:45 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

964378

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Myanmar: General Elections
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 prospects for (a) reform or (b) replacement of the 1982 Citizenship law of Myanmar in advance of the next Myanmar general election.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	169230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK has strongly supported the Rakhine Advisory Commission's call on Burma to reform the 1982 Citizenship Law. UK Ministers have publicly called for the removal of restrictions that withhold citizenship from individuals who are not from a community recognised by the Burmese authorities as a 'national race', such as the Rohingya. Most recently, the British Ambassador raised the UK's concerns about the pace of implementation of the Rakhine Advisory Commission's 88 recommendations in his meeting with the Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor on 24 August.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 169231 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:43:52 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

964379

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Myanmar: 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 reports he has received on progress being made by the Government of Myanmar on its granting citizenship to members of the Rohingya minority.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	169231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK has strongly supported the Rakhine Advisory Commission's call on Burma to reform the 1982 Citizenship Law. UK Ministers have publicly called for the removal of restrictions that withhold citizenship from individuals who are not from a community recognised by the Burmese authorities as a 'national race', such as the Rohingya. Most recently, the British Ambassador raised the UK's concerns about the pace of implementation of the Rakhine Advisory Commission's 88 recommendations in his meeting with the Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor on 24 August.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 169230 question first answered 11/09/2018 16:43:52 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

892373

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Bangladesh: 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 recent assessment he has made of the effect on (a) human rights, (b) rule of law, and (c) implications for the democratic process of the arrest of the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Begum Khaleda Zia.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	138420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>I remain concerned by the absnec eof an effective dialogue between the main parties in the run up to the general election given the recent history of political unrest in Bangladesh. The UK is committed to supporting democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Bangladesh, and the country remains a Human Rights Priority Country for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The Foreign Secretary met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Ali during his visit to Bangladesh from 9 to 10 February. He stressed the importance of free, fair elections and affording political space to the opposition. I did the same when I met with Foreign Minister Ali on 19 April in the margins of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 04/05/2018 13:55:32 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

892374

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Bangladesh: Elections
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 adequacy of the performance of the Electoral Commission of Bangladesh in administering free, fair, and transparent electoral processes.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	138421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>The Election Commission in Bangladesh has an essential role in delivering the free, fair and inclusive elections that are essential for Bangladesh. The UK has repeatedly called on the Government of Bangladesh and opposition parties to allow the Election Commission to carry out its important work free from political influence. We have also called on the political parties to create the effective dialogue necessary for a free, fair and inclusive elections process to take place. The Foreign Secretary met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Ali during his visit to Bangladesh from 9 to 10 February. He stressed the importance of free, fair elections and affording political space to the opposition. I did the same when I met with Foreign Minister Ali on 19 April in the margins of the Commonwealth Summit 2018.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 04/05/2018 13:55:50 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

892375

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Bangladesh: Assassination
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 trends in the level of extra-judicial killings in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	138422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>Bangladesh remains a Human Rights Priority Country for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and extra-judicial killings remain a significant human rights concern. One prominent local human rights organisations alleges that 154 extra-judicial killings took place in 2017, down from 178 in 2016. Our human rights concerns, including extra-judicial killings, were raised during the UK-Bangladesh Strategic Dialogue in London on March 15 and our officials in Dhaka regularly raise our concerns with the Government of Bangladesh</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 04/05/2018 13:42:49 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown