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818043

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the protection of human rights in that country.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	903145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary issued a statement about the death of Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo in July 2017, and called on China to lift restrictions on his widow Liu Xia. I raised human rights, including the case of Liu Xia, in my meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao the following month.</p><p>At the most recent UK-China Strategic Dialogue in December 2016, the Foreign Secretary raised a range of human rights issues with his counterpart State Counsellor Yang Jiechi. The most recent UK-China Human Rights Dialogue, covering human rights issues in detail, took place in Beijing on 27 and 28 June 2017.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/01/2018 14:34:17 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

816666

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Embassies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many new embassies and consulates the Government anticipates it will need to establish if the UK can no longer be represented by another EU member state when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	121093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>We do not anticipate any requirement to open additional embassies or consulates as a result of EU Exit.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/01/2018 17:46:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

816671

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in the last year; and what proportion of total sick leave in his Department that leave was.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	121098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>From 1 January to 31 December​ 2017, 48 members of FCO UK-based staff recorded stress as a reason for sickness absence. This equates to 1% of the total UK-based headcount figure as of 31 December 2017 (4,521); and to 9.5% of the total recorded sickness absence in 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/01/2018 17:48:40 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

816692

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Bahrain: Global Britain Fund and Integrated Activity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which institutions and organisations in Bahrain will directly benefit from the (a) Global Britain and (b) Integrated Activity Funds during the 2018 financial year; and which UK Government body is tasked with implementing any training for which those funds are used in Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	121119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government works with a number of implementation partners to support Bahraini-led reform, including in the field of human rights. These programmes aim to support progress on building effective and accountable institutions, strengthening the rule of law, and justice reform. All of our work is in line with international standards, and aims to share UK expertise and experience. Any training provided by, or on behalf of, the British Government fully complies with our domestic and international human rights obligations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/01/2018 16:30:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

816749

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Lebanon: 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 discussions he has had with (a) Saad Hariri and (b) Hezbollah on securing a stable government for Lebanon.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	121176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not had any recent discussions with Prime Minister Saad Hariri.</p><p>On 8 December 2017, I met Prime Minister Hariri at the International Support Group for Lebanon in Paris and made clear that the UK wants to see a stable, sovereign and prosperous Lebanon. We believe that this can only be based on coexistence, true disassociation from regional conflicts, and the disarmament of all militias so that no one party can hold the country's stability or politics hostage. The UK has a no contact policy with Hezballah.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/01/2018 17:19:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

816750

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the timetable is for the (a) re-establishment of full diplomatic relations with the Government of Syria including (b) re-opening the British Embassy in Damascus.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	121177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>The British Government has not severed diplomatic relations with Syria. Since the withdrawal of our staff from the British Embassy in Damascus in February 2012 and the closure of the Syrian Embassy in London in August 2012, our dealings have been minimal and only in relation to essential consular or administration issues. There is no plan to change this. The UK believes the Asad regime has lost its legitimacy due to its atrocities against the Syrian people and that a sustainable political settlement in Syria ultimately requires a political transition away from the current regime.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/01/2018 17:16:07 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

816882

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Colombia: Peace Negotiations
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 support the Colombian Government in (a) progressing peace talks with the ELN, (b) extending the bilateral ceasefire and (c) dismantling the economic, political and military structures of the paramilitary groups.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	121309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>We supported the temporary ceasefire with the National Liberation Army (ELN) announced in September and provided techincal support to the Colombian Government's negotiating team. The ceasefire ended on 9 January. We condem the subsequent attacks carried out by the ELN against civilian and military targets on 10 January. The UN Security Council has called for both sides to prevent a return to conflict.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/01/2018 17:38:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

816883

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Colombia: 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, if he will make representations to his Colombian counterpart on (a) offering a date-specific official invitation to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders to visit Colombia and (b) ensuring that the mandate of the UN mission to Colombia with regards to the monitoring the human rights situation is maintained.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	121310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2018 answer text <p>We encourage the Colombian Government to invite the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights to visit Colombia.</p><p>At the request of the Colombian Government, the UK led negotiations which resulted in UNSC resolution 2377. The resolution establishes the mandate of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia to monitor and verify the implementation of the Peace Agreement with the FARC. I support the work of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Colombia, which monitors the human rights situation and works closely with the UN Mission. On 20 December 2017, I announced that the OHCHR would be included in a package of additional UK support to the Peace Process in Colombia. ​</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/01/2018 17:43:35 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

816892

registered interest
date	05/01/2018
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	Egypt: Ahmadiyya
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 has made representations to the Egyptian Government on the arrest of 25 Ahmadi Muslims in that country on the grounds of their religion; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	121319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>We condemn all discrimination against religious minorities and constraints on their freedom to practise their faith. The Egyptian constitution contains protections for Freedom of Religious Belief and it is important that these rights are respected.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We regularly raise our concerns around the rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly, which are essential to improving the protection of Freedom of Religious Belief in Egypt.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/01/2018 17:10:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh