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844705

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to challenge human rights abuses in other countries.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	903908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Championing and defending human rights is central to this government’s foreign policy. FCO ministers regularly raise human rights issues at senior level with foreign governments. We also defend human rights in multilateral fora, and deliver projects funded by the Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 20/02/2018 17:40:33 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

809825

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	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 steps his Department has taken to (a) promote and (b) support human rights overseas.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Jo Churchill
uin	120445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2017 answer text <p>As the Foreign Secretary said in his statement on 10 December to commemorate International Human Rights Day, &quot;promoting, championing and defending human rights is integral to the work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and part of the everyday work of all British diplomats&quot;. As I outlined in a Westminster Hall debate on 20th December to mark International Human Rights Day, the steps taken by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to promote and support human rights overseas are extensive and varied. Evidence of the FCO's activity to promote human rights can be seen in the FCO's Annual Human Rights Reports (the most recent of which was published and laid before the House in July 2017). This includes details of steps the FCO has taken to promote and support human rights in the FCO's thirty Human Rights Priority Countries.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/12/2017 13:32:27 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill

649472

registered interest
date	01/12/2016
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	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 steps the Government plans to take to ensure that the UK remains a leader in promoting human rights after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	55795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is a strong and long-standing advocate of universal human rights based on our values and our respect for international law and the rules-based international system. Through our strong international diplomatic presence we are influential members of the main institutions in which human rights issues are handled, as is evidenced by our recent re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council. Our diplomatic network works to defend human rights globally. We dedicate significant programme funds to support human rights projects, including through our Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy. This strong global engagement on human rights will be unchanged by the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 09/12/2016 11:27:25 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

578665

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	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 reports of alleged breaches of international humanitarian law he has received from (a) UN agencies, (b) non-governmental organisations, (c) other governments, (d) UK armed forces personnel and (e) Saudi Arabia in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	45744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) by actors in the conflict and take these very seriously. The Ministry of Defence monitors incidents of alleged IHL violations using available information. It is important that all sides conduct thorough and conclusive investigations into all incidents where it is alleged that IHL has been violated.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/09/2016 08:31:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 11340 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

521812

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
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	Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 11 May (HL7961), what is the basis from which the "renegotiation deal" did not extend the ability of the Court of Justice of the European Union to rule on compliance with fundamental rights.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>The central element of the UK deal is an International Law Decision. It includes a provision which reaffirms that the Charter of Fundamental Rights does not extend the ability of the Court of Justice of the European Union or domestic courts to rule on compliance with fundamental rights. As the Government has made clear, the International Law Decision is legally binding.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 08/06/2016 13:57:12 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

519182

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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	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, which Ministers of his Department have raised human rights issues in an official capacity, and with whom, in the last four weeks.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	37161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2016 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office ministers raise a broad range of human rights issues on every appropriate occasion with representatives of foreign governments. However, information on each and every occasion on which human rights have been raised during the period in question is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 01/06/2016 15:44:04 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

510076

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
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	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, whether it is the Government's policy not to disclose the content of its Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessments.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	33265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>Requests to release the content of Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) assessments are considered on a case by case basis under the Freedom of Information Act. However, the content of individual OSJA assessments, including candid assessments of state security capabilities and effectiveness, may be exempt from release under the provisions of the Act.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 19/04/2016 14:44:55 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

447233

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
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	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, when he plans to publish the Human Rights and Democracy Report 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	23908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text The FCO plans to publish the 2015 Human Rights and Democracy Report in April 2016. answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 28/01/2016 16:34:50 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

447234

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
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	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, whether his Department plans to use the criteria for identifying human rights countries of concern first published in the 2012 annual human rights and democracy report in the next edition of that report.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	23907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>For the 2015 Annual Human Rights Report, the FCO is applying the following criteria in identifying human rights priority countries: <br>• the human rights situation in the country <br>• evidence of a trajectory of change <br>• the extent of the FCO’s work on human rights in that country.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 28/01/2016 16:36:13 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

447375

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
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	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, for what reason the county of concern category was removed from his Department's annual human rights report.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	23935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>From 2016, we will term the countries in the FCO’s Annual Human Rights Report “Human Rights Priority Countries” rather than “Countries of Concern”. This change is a better reflection of the new criteria underpinning our country reporting, which were amended following feedback from external stakeholders, including the House of Commons' Foreign Affairs Select Committee. The term “Human Rights Priority Countries” is a better indication of the FCO’s proactive and practical engagement on human rights in the priority countries that we work in.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 28/01/2016 15:19:49 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff