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837772

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Diplomatic Service: 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, if he will make Religious and Freedom of Religion or Belief Literacy training compulsory for diplomats serving in countries where violations are most prevalent.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	126803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>A specific course in Religion and Diplomacy is available to FCO staff designated to take up roles where an understanding of religion is key to their work. We will keep attendance at the course under review, but so far we do not see a need to make this training mandatory.</p><p>The FCO also runs seminars on specific themes. For example, Bishop Jonathan Goodall spoke to the FCO about Orthodox Christianity and foreign policy.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 14/02/2018 15:24:43 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

837774

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy: 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 projects in which countries were funded from his Department's Magna Carta Fund to support freedom of religion and belief in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	126805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government places great importance on defending and promoting the right to freedom of religion or belief. The Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy is one of the tools we use to achieve this goal. In 2016-17 we funded the following projects that supported freedom of religion or belief:</p><ul><li>Creating Advocates for Freedom of Religion or Belief in developing countries (including, India and Indonesia)</li></ul><ul><li>Defending Freedom of Religion or Belief in South And Central Asia (including in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan).</li></ul><ul><li>Upholding Freedom Of Expression and Promoting Stable Pluralistic Societies In the MENA region (including Egypt).</li></ul><ul><li>Promoting Social Stability and Security through Advancing Freedom of Religion or Belief in Central Asia (Tajikistan &amp; Turkmenistan)</li></ul><p>Due to sensitivities, we are unable to disclose details of all our projects to support freedom of religion or belief.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 14/02/2018 15:31:52 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

837776

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Mexico: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of preparations for free and fair elections in Mexico in July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	126807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Mexico City is closely following preparations for the elections in July. Independent election observation missions at the previous presidential elections in 2006 and 2012 found the electoral system to be robust and trustworthy. We expect the next elections to be similarly well run.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/02/2018 16:55:25 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

837806

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department plans to spend on projects relating to the UK leaving the EU in the next five years; and if he will list the projects to which that funding has been assigned.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	126837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) has already allocated departments an additional nearly £700 million to prepare for Brexit: £412m for the Department for International Trade, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Department for Exiting the European Union over the parliament in the Autumn Statement 2016 and nearly £300m across a number of departments from the Reserve in 17/18.</p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017 HMT made another £3bn additional funding available over 18/19 and 19/20 – £1.5bn in each year. We are currently working with HMT to determine our allocation for 18/19 and aim to agree this soon.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/02/2018 15:33:54 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

837819

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Sri Lanka: 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 his Department is taking to monitor the delivery of commitments made by the Government of Sri Lanka under UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/1.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	126850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is closely monitoring delivery of the commitments made by the Government of Sri Lanka under UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/1, in collaboration with the UN, international partners, Government of Sri Lanka and civil society. I raised commitments most recently with Foreign Minister Marapana by telephone on 8 February.</p><p>During my visit to Colombo and Jaffna in October 2017 I also discussed the importance of the Sri Lankan government meeting its obligations in full under UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/1, which rolled over the commitments made under 30/1. Among these were establishing transitional justice mechanisms, including a credible accountability process for those most responsible for violations and abuses during Sri Lanka's civil war and the return of military held civilian land, particularly in the predominantly Tamil north and east.</p><p>The UK continues to support the Government of Sri Lanka in its efforts to promote reconciliation and human rights. The UK is also providing Sri Lanka with £6.6 million of Conflict, Stability and Security Fund funding over three years, to include support for police reform and training, reconciliation and peace building, and demining in the north of the country.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 14/02/2018 15:39:40 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

837863

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Israel: Technology
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 he has taken to strengthen trade cooperation with Israel in the high tech sector.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	126893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a close friend of Israel and we enjoy an excellent bilateral relationship, built on decades of cooperation between our two countries across a range of fields such as education, hi-tech research, business, arts and culture. Trade between our countries is at record levels. The British Government helped to establish the UK-Israel Tech Hub, a non-profit organisation based in Tel Aviv and London, to help British companies looking for cutting-edge innovation or Israeli start-ups seeking to grow through the UK. Over the last 5 years the Tech Hub has generated deals worth £62 million.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/02/2018 13:02:25 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

837885

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Anguilla: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2017 to Question 115638 on Anguilla: Companies, what the timetable is for Anguilla’s register of beneficial ownership to be published; and what support the Government is providing to assist Anguilla in publishing that register.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	126915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>​As set out in my response to PQ 115638, we have committed to provide financial support to Anguilla to create an electronic search platform providing access to beneficial ownership information, as well as support in drafting underpinning legislation. The process for establishing a beneficial ownership system has been delayed by the impact of and need to recover from Hurricane Irma. The Government of Anguilla has now produced a draft beneficial ownership bill which is currently being revised to take into account stakeholder comments. We expect Anguilla's beneficial ownership platform to be in place by Autumn 2018. In the interim, Anguilla will continue to respond to any requests for information from UK law enforcement authorities.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/02/2018 15:41:51 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

837944

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Russia: Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of claims by the President of Lithuania that Russia has the nuclear-capable Iskander missile system permanently deployed in its exclave of Kaliningrad.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	126974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of the claims made by the President of Lithuania regarding Russian deployments to Kaliningrad. We are unable to confirm these claims but we remain concerned at Russia's ongoing military modernisation in Kaliningrad which risks raising tensions.</p><p>NATO's posture will remain proportionate and defensive in nature. We will continue to encourage Russia to engage constructively on military issues of concern through NATO-Russia dialogue. It is in our mutual interest to reduce the risk of misunderstanding, miscalculation, and unintended escalation.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/02/2018 15:44:27 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

838041

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how the contents of meetings between the Stabilisation Unit and religious and other groups about freedom of religion or belief is disseminated across Government.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL5398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Stabilisation Unit works with Government Departments to help facilitate cross-government conflict assessments, which seek to understand the key characteristics of conflicts. Freedom of religion or belief is considered as part of this framework where there are causes, actors or dynamics of the conflict related to religious beliefs. These internal cross-government analyses are owned and commissioned by Government Departments and often inform wider Government programming and policy making.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/02/2018 16:38:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

838043

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what use they intend to make of the Stabilisation Unit’s work on freedom of religion or belief in the establishment of UK Aid Connect consortia.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL5399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Stabilisation Unit's (SU) cross-government conflict assessments analyse the key characteristics of conflicts. These analyses are not normally externally available due to classification issues, and as such will not be available to the consortia selected through the UK Aid Connect programme. The consortia will therefore be encouraged to use the best analysis available to develop coherent and effective programmes of work.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/02/2018 16:37:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox