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1137494

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
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	Jamaica: 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 encourage his Jamaican counterpart to promote LGBTQ+ rights in Jamaica.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	274438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>​The defence of human rights, including LGBTQ+ is a key part of our foreign policy. Sexual acts between men remain illegal in Jamaica and there are wider issues of discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community there. We are working with the Government of Jamaica and with LGBTQ+ organisations in the country, as well as others with an interest such as Church Groups and human rights organisations, to support equality of treatment for all and to raise awareness of particular issues that the LGBTQ+ community face. We welcome the commitment of Prime Minister Holness, including at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London, that Jamaica should protect the human rights of every citizen regardless of sexual orientation or inclination.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/07/2019 15:33:32 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1132495

registered interest
date	17/06/2019
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	Greece: West Nile Virus
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 counterpart in Greece on the number of people infected with the West Nile virus in that country.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	265428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>There were reports of a number of cases of West Nile virus in Greece in 2018. The Hellenic Centre for Disease Prevention / Control have informed our Embassy in Athens that there have been no reported cases to date in 2019. Up to date information on outbreaks and preventative measures can be found by following the links on Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 24/06/2019 06:28:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1128305

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
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	Albania: Slavery
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 tackle the causes of modern slavery in Albania.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	257419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>​We work closely with the Albanian government to help tackle modern slavery. In the run-up to the UK-hosted Western Balkans Summit in July 2018, the Albanian Government endorsed the Prime Minister's Call to Action to end forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking.</p><p>The UK has developed a £2 million programme of activity under the Modern Slavery Fund to address modern slavery in Albania. This work will include capacity-building for local criminal justice officials, targeted strategic communications campaigns, and support for victims and individuals at risk of being trafficked.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 05/06/2019 13:47:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1126158

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
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	France and New Zealand: Social Media
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 his (a) French and (b) New Zealand counterpart on reducing the amount of violent and terrorist content on social media.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	253490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>​As a Government we have regular engagement with both our partners in France and New Zealand on how we tackle terrorist content online. The Prime Minister attended the Christchurch Call summit in Paris on online harms on 15 May. She had discussions with both Prime Minister Ardern and President Macron in the sidelines. During the summit she showcased the Government's leadership on making a safer internet for all our citizens. The UK will be the first country to establish a regulatory framework that tackles a range of online harms. We will lead international efforts by setting a coherent, proportionate and effective approach that reflects our commitment to a free, open and secure internet. This is why, together with our partners from France and New Zealand, we have signed up to a joint pledge, called the &quot;Christchurch Call To Action&quot;, to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online. This is the latest example of UK leadership on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 16/05/2019 16:39:55 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1124209

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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	Firearms: Regulation
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 stronger gun control laws throughout the world.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	249835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Domestic gun laws elsewhere are a matter for those respective countries.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 08/05/2019 14:42:32 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1123534

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
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	Armenia: 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 discussions he has had with his Armenian counterpart on the rights of LGBT people in Armenia.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	248579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government continues to pay close attention to the issue of LGBT rights. I raised the importance of diversity and inclusion in a speech to the National Assembly of Armenia in September 2017, referring to the record number of LBGT and female MPs in the House of Commons.</p><p>The British Embassy Yerevan has been active in supporting the LGBT community in Armenia. The British Ambassador and her team are in close contact with Armenian LGBT community representatives, have regularly hosted events for LGBT civil society organisations and spoken at conferences on LGBT issues to reiterate UK support for the universality of human rights. The British Embassy in Yerevan, along with other Embassies, has expressed grave concern over the upward trend in cases in Armenia where hate speech, including death threats, have been made against minorities and human rights defenders, particularly those promoting LGBT rights.</p><p>The UK, alongside partners, has called for hate speech to be condemned and for law enforcement agencies to take urgent steps to guarantee the physical safety of Armenian citizens and to investigate allegations against those suspected of perpetrating hate crimes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/05/2019 16:52:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1123136

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Honduras: Contraceptives
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 has taken to support efforts to tackle the spread of false information on emergency contraception in Honduras.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	247578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK is aware of the ban on emergency contraception in Honduras and the lack of accurate information about it available to Hondurans. We are not currently running any programmes in this area. DFID do not have a bilateral aid programme in Honduras. In the past, to encourage responsible media reporting by Honduran media, the UK funded a project with Oxfam with a specific focus on violence against women in FY 2015/16.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 30/04/2019 15:36:14 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1121816

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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	France: Refugees
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 his French counterpart on the living conditions of refugees and migrants rough sleeping in France.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	245604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>Neither I nor the Foreign Secretary have discussed this aspect of French internal policy with our French colleagues.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/04/2019 16:25:39 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1104892

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	Saudi Arabia: 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, if he will make it his policy to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	236290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>We assess arms exports to Saudi Arabia against strict criteria. The key test for our arms exports to Saudi Arabia is whether there is a clear risk that those items subject to the licence might be used in the commission of a serious violation of International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/03/2019 16:09:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1092114

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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	China: Belt and Road Initiative
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 Italian counterpart on that country's potential involvement with China's Belt and Road Initiative.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	234652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>​The UK Government has discussed Italy’s potential involvement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative at official level with Italian counterparts. As part of our future relationship, the UK is committed to working closely with Italy and other international partners on China.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/03/2019 17:17:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham