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1277789

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Indo-Pacific Region: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What diplomatic steps he is taking to strengthen UK relations in the Indo-Pacific.
tabling member constituency	Grantham and Stamford
tabling member printed	Gareth Davies
uin	910988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>Deeper engagement with the Indo-Pacific is fundamental to the UK’s future economy, security and values.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary’s visits to India in December, and to the Republic of Korea and Vietnam in September, advanced collaboration across critical sectors. The UK’s application for ASEAN Dialogue Partner status and planned accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership will deepen our political, security and economic relations across the region.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/01/2021 16:57:36 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies

1277790

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	South East Asia: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What diplomatic steps he is taking to strengthen UK relations with ASEAN countries.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	910994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>A strong UK-ASEAN relationship is a critical part of our Indo-Pacific Tilt.</p><p>The UK has applied to become a Dialogue Partner of ASEAN. The Foreign Secretary attended the first UK-ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in September to deepen cooperation on Covid-19, building a sustainable economic recovery, climate change and maritime security. The Foreign Secretary and I have engaged counterparts from Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Singapore and Vietnam in recent months.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/01/2021 16:58:06 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1277791

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19 on forcibly displaced people in fragile and developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	910990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>Crowded conditions where social distancing, regular handwashing and self-isolation are difficult, and mean refugees and displaced people are among the most vulnerable. UK funding is helping to install handwashing stations, isolation and treatment centres, providing protection and education services and improved access to clean water for displaced people</p><p>We will continue to ensure displaced people are factored into the global COVID response, including access to national testing, health-care and prioritisation of vaccines.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 19/01/2021 15:15:23 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1277792

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Colombia: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support the 2016 peace agreement in Columbia following the recent killings of human rights defenders and trade unionists in that country.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	910991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned about the persistent level of violence towards human rights defenders in Colombia. We regularly raise this with the Colombian Government, and in multilateral fora.</p><p>I spoke to the Colombian Foreign Minister Blum on 2 June 2020, and reiterated UK support for the peace process, and concern about the killing of human rights defenders. Our Permanent Representative to the UN expressed our deep concern at the UN Security Council on 14 July 2020. Lord Ahmad discussed these issues with civil society, and government during a virtual visit to Colombia on 13 October 2020. The Colombian Government has taken measures to address violence, but there remain major challenges. We welcome the Colombian Government’s continuing commitment to the full implementation of the 2016 peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).</p><p>The UK will continue to support Colombia. We have committed £60 million through the Conflict, Security, and Stability Fund (CSSF) in support of peace, stability, and security. We lead on this issue at the UN Security Council, and are the largest donor to the UN Trust Fund. Our embassy programmes work to help human rights defenders at risk, and tackle root causes of the violence.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 19/01/2021 15:18:21 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1277793

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	EU Countries: Borders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with (a) his counterparts in EU member states and (b) the Secretary of State for Transport on the diplomatic implications of the operation of the UK's border with the EU from 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Steven Bonnar
uin	910992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>I continue to speak regularly to my counterparts in Europe.</p><p>The FCDO continues to work closely with colleagues across Government, including the Secretary of State for Transport, to maintain smooth operation of the UK's border with the EU for both freight and passengers.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 19/01/2021 15:19:05 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4748 label Biography information for Steven Bonnar

1277794

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Climate Change: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress the Government has made through international co-operation on tackling climate change.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	910993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>Climate is a priority for the FCDO. The Foreign Secretary and FCDO Ministers raise climate change in their international engagements. Teams are engaging and influencing countries across the globe. We deploy ODA effectively for climate outcomes.</p><p>In December the UK co-hosted the Climate Ambition Summit at which 75 leaders came forward with ambitious, new commitments around climate action.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 19/01/2021 13:26:01 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1277795

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on poverty rates in the Global South.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	910996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>COVID-19 is likely to have resulted in over 140 million additional people living in extreme poverty – around 2% of the global population – and many more will have temporarily fallen below the poverty line. This is a seven-year reversal in progress to reduce poverty.</p><p>The UK is one of the largest donors to the COVID-19 international response, committing up to £1.3bn of new ODA to counter the health, economic, humanitarian impacts, and to support the global effort to find and equitably distribute a vaccine.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 19/01/2021 13:26:53 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1277796

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent progress he has made on the next round of sanctions designations under the Magnitsky sanctions regime.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	910999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>We recently announced designations on International Human Rights Day under the Global Human Rights sanctions regime against ten individuals and one entity for serious human rights violations in Venezuela, Pakistan, The Gambia and Chechnya.</p><p>We will continue to consider targets, guided by the human rights objectives of the sanctions regime and the evidence.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/01/2021 15:22:19 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

1277797

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Zimbabwe.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	911002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>We remain concerned by the current situation in Zimbabwe, particularly human rights violations. We continue to press for genuine political and economic reform and for the constitutional rights of Zimbabweans to be upheld.</p><p>Extreme poverty is increasing sharply. The worsening economic situation with annual inflation at 402% is due to economic mismanagement and corruption.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 19/01/2021 13:27:28 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1277464

registered interest
date	18/01/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Turkey: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to support the conclusion from the Council of Europe’s Committee Against Torture on the unacceptable circumstances for prisoners on Turkey’s prison island of Imrali.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	139100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>We are clear in our expectation that Turkey, like all countries, should live up to its human rights obligations towards all its citizens. We continue to encourage the authorities to ensure that all detainees are treated in accordance with relevant international human rights standards, such as access to legal representation and medical care. We welcome Turkey's response to the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) 2019 report which reinforced its commitment to zero tolerance against torture and determination to cooperate with the CPT. We will continue to encourage Turkey, including at Ministerial level, to act in line with the conventions of the Council of Europe and to make greater progress on wider human rights reforms.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 21/01/2021 11:54:37 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle