Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

818895

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	USA: State Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on President Trump’s proposed state visit to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	903141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s position on the visit remains clear. An invitation for the President to visit the UK has been extended and accepted. Ministers and officials in both countries regularly engage with one another on the full range of issues. The precise timing and programme of a visit are yet to be finalised.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 09/01/2018 14:07:14 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

818896

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Africa: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What his diplomatic priorities are for Africa after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carlisle
tabling member printed	John Stevenson
uin	903143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>UK and EU priorities in Africa will remain aligned, which makes a strong case for post-exit co-operation in certain areas. We will identify areas in which the UK can act more effectively bilaterally, which will transform the way we engage with Africa and demonstrate that we remain one of the leading international partners for the continent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 10/01/2018 11:25:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3942 label Biography information for John Stevenson

818897

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Poland: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of diplomatic relations with Poland.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	903144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>British-Polish relations are extremely strong. As the Prime Minister said during the recent second Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC) in Warsaw, “Our annual dialogue demonstrates the common ground we share, the importance we attach to our bilateral relationship, and the benefits it brings.”</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 09/01/2018 14:11:12 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

818898

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Oman: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of diplomatic relations with Oman.
tabling member constituency	Charnwood
tabling member printed	Edward Argar
uin	903146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>2017 was a very positive year for UK-Oman relations. As the Foreign Secretary made clear on his visit in December, Oman is a friend and a longstanding British ally with shared interests across diplomatic, economic and security matters. We are working more closely than ever across these fields.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/01/2018 14:18:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar

818899

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
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	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking with his international counterparts to tackle Islamist terrorism globally.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	903148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>Tackling terrorism, including Islamist terrorism, is a global endeavour. We are working with allies bilaterally and in multilateral fora to weaken the drivers of terrorism, degrade terrorist organisations, illuminate and disrupt attacks and protect and mitigate against the impact of attacks against UK interests and those of our allies.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/01/2018 14:28:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

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

818564

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	Islamic State: Crimes against Humanity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter published by the government of the Netherlands on 22 December 2017 stating that Daesh has, in all likelihood, committed genocide and crimes against humanity, and that, in the absence of any international determination of genocide, governments and Parliaments should determine its actions as such.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government condemns Daesh crimes. The Government maintains that genocide should be a matter for judicial authorities rather than a political decision, and agrees with the Netherlands Government which has stated its full support for the need to focus on prevention. The UK has led the international campaign to bring Daesh to justice through UN Security Council Resolution 2379, which mandates a special advisor to set up a team to investigate and collect evidence of Daesh crimes, starting in Iraq.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/01/2018 15:58:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

818565

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	Genocide Convention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what legal opinion, if any, they have sought from experts on international law to clarify their obligations under the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>Legal advice obtained by Her Majesty's Government (HMG) is confidential. Save in exceptional circumstances, HMG do not disclose whether legal advice has been sought; if so, what that advice was; or the source of such advice.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/01/2018 16:02:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

818568

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	Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are intending to review and strengthen their approach to addressing religious persecution worldwide; and what lessons they have learnt from steps taken by other countries in this regard, including the Hungary Helps initiative and the establishment on 1 January of the Danish Office for the Special Representative for Freedom of Religions or Belief.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>All international efforts to promote the right to freedom of religion or belief are welcome. ​Her Majesty's Government notes with interest the 'Hungary Helps Initiative' and Denmark's appointment of a Special Representative on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). All governments engaged in defending and promoting FoRB can learn from each other. To that end, Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) officials recently met with Denmark's Special Representative for FoRB to discuss this important issue.</p><p>The Government is constantly reviewing its own activities and looking for ways to strengthen our impact. Our approach is to work through bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, seeking to encourage states to uphold the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including those which defend the right to FoRB. I recently wrote to all Ambassadors and High Commissioners urging them to look for ways to promote and defend FoRB, as appropriate, in the countries to which they are accredited.</p><p>The British Government also continues to support a number of projects which promote FoRB through the FCO's Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy. Examples include a project to support a network of human rights defenders in South Asia. In October 2017, I convened the first in a series of roundtable meetings on FoRB. These meetings will bring together faith leaders and civil society to discuss current challenges to FoRB internationally, and how we can collaborate to strengthen our response to these.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/01/2018 16:01:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

818579

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	USA: National Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they intend to make to the government of the United States following the publication of the US national security strategy on 18 December 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL4456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2018 answer text <p>The US and UK are very close allies and partners, with a uniquely broad and deep security relationship. We engage regularly and at all levels with the US authorities on these issues detailed in the strategy and other foreign policy and security issues vital to the UK's security and prosperity, and will continue to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/01/2018 15:57:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem