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869260

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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	What steps his Department is taking to tackle the illegal wildlife trade.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	904591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK is taking a leading role in ending the illegal wildlife trade globally. The Government is funding practical action to reduce demand, strengthen enforcement and develop sustainable livelihoods in the communities affected by the illegal wildlife trade. We will host an ambitious high-level international conference in October to push for further progress.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/03/2018 15:43:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

868355

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting: Religious Freedom
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 ensure that the right to freedom of religion and belief will (a) be discussed at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and (b) included in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Joint Communiqué.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	133575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>We are working with fellow member states to negotiate the communiqué for next month's Commonwealth Heads of Government. We do not comment on those negotiations while they are underway. The UK considers freedom of religion and belief to be one of the Commonwealth's core values.</p><p>Encouraging member states to uphold the values and principles enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter – which include freedom of religion as well as democracy, freedom of expression, the rule of law and opposition to all forms of discrimination – will be an important part of April's summit.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/03/2018 14:29:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

868444

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Syria: 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, whether the Government has provided (a) financial and (b) other support to (i) Jaish al-Islam, (ii) Ahrar al-Sham and (iii) groups affiliated to them in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	133664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Through the Conflict Pool and its successor, the Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) for Syria, the UK has provided political support and non-lethal equipment to the moderate opposition. In terms of equipment, we have provided communications, medical and logistics equipment. We have also provided equipment to protect against chemical weapons attack. The value of this support was £32 million for the period 2011-17. For security reasons we do not disclose the names of the groups supported by Her Majesty's Government. The UK does not supply weapons to anybody in Syria.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/03/2018 14:32:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

868445

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Syria: 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 information the Government holds on the identity of the armed opposition group in Syria which Bherlin Gildo supported; and whether the Government provided (a) financial and (b) other support to that group.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	133665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office holds no categorical information on the identity of the armed opposition group supported by Bherlin Gildo. For security reasons, we do not disclose the names of those moderate opposition groups supported by Her Majesty's Government. The UK does not supply weapons to anyone in Syria.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/03/2018 14:34:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

868446

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Syria: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of Government support for armed opposition groups in Syria in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	133666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Through the Conflict Pool and its successor, the Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) for Syria, the UK has provided political support and non-lethal equipment to the moderate opposition. In terms of equipment, we have provided communications, medical and logistics equipment. We have also provided equipment to protect against chemical weapons attack. The UK does not supply weapons to anybody in Syria. The value of this support was £32 million for the period 2011-17.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/03/2018 14:37:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

868467

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	British Overseas Territories: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
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 ensure the UK is able to respond quickly to hurricanes affecting UK Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	133687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary continues to chair the Interministerial Group overseeing and coordinating the Government's response to hurricane recovery in the region. This Group is also directing broad cross-government preparations, focusing on improving individual Overseas Territory resilience, expanding regional capability, and better coordinating the UK's response in future.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/03/2018 15:04:29 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

868484

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Chevening: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any grant in aid will be provided to the trustees of Chevening during the 2017 Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	133704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Chevening House is not funded by the Government and is the responsibility of its trustees. The Prime Minister decides who occupies the building. It is currently shared by the Foreign Secretary, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and the Secretary of State for International Trade.</p><p>No grant in aid is expected to be given during the 2017 Parliament.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/03/2018 16:25:25 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

868493

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Hong Kong: 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, with reference to the Sino-British Joint Declaration, what assessment he has made of the charges which have been brought against Benny Tai, Dr Chan Kin-min, Reverend Chu Yiu-ming and eight other leaders of the Occupy Movement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	133713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary confirmed in the foreword to the most recent Six Monthly Report to Parliament: &quot;The rule of law and independence of the judiciary is the foundation on which Hong Kong's success and prosperity is built. This reporting period has seen a large number of cases related to the political system come before Hong Kong's courts, including the disqualification of a further four legislators. The judiciary in Hong Kong remains in high esteem. It will be vital that the Hong Kong SAR Government is seen to use the system of justice fairly in all cases&quot;.</p><p>We shall not comment on ongoing specific, legal proceedings, which are a matter for the Hong Kong Courts.</p><p>However, we raised our concerns about the timing of a number of arrests of pro-democracy Occupy Movement activists with the Hong Kong Department of Justice in April 2017, and issued a statement in August 2017 following the sentencing of student pro-democracy activists.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 28/03/2018 12:44:20 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

868498

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Hong Kong: Rule of Law
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 the erosion of the rule of law in Hong Kong and the potential effect of that on British businesses; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	133718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>​The British Government believes that the rule of law and independence of the judiciary is the foundation on which Hong Kong's success and prosperity is built. Despite challenges, Hong Kong's commitment to the rule of law remains strong and the judiciary is held in high esteem. Confidence in rule of law is essential for 'One Country, Two Systems' and for Hong Kong's reputation as a global centre for business</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/03/2018 13:58:55 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

868515

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Occupied Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any UK-supplied military-related equipment has been used in Israeli police or military operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	133735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK has exported a number of items to Israel over the last three years, including body armour, equipment to deal with military improvised explosive devices, and components for targeting equipment, military communications, tanks and military support aircraft and vehicles. We do not collect data on the use of equipment after sale. UK arms exports are subject to export controls. All decisions to approve export licences to Israel are considered on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (Consolidated Criteria). Decisions are based on the most up-to-date information and analysis available, including reports from our overseas network and military contacts. The Consolidated Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework and require us to consider the impact of providing equipment and its capabilities. We do not issue export licences where, for example, we assess there is a clear risk that the goods might be used for internal repression. We keep our approach to all countries under continual review.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/03/2018 14:54:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle