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872536

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
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	USA: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether his Department plans to publish a position paper on political and diplomatic co-operation with the US after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	904602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The ties between the UK and US are of vital importance to the prosperity and national security of both countries. Since the referendum result, the UK has maintained an ongoing and productive dialogue with the US, including on how we will strengthen cooperation after the UK leaves the EU. There are no plans to publish a position paper on this.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 27/03/2018 15:31:17 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

904575

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
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	EU Common Foreign and Security Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on foreign policy co-operation after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	905299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>On leaving the EU, the UK will pursue an independent foreign policy, but we would be open to co-operating closely, where this is in our shared interest. We are currently in discussions with the EU on our future security partnership, and we continue to discuss this with our counterparts across Europe. The UK has also published online our vision for the future external security relationship.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 15/05/2018 15:45:30 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

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

904574

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
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: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the UK’s diplomatic relations with the US.
tabling member constituency	Spelthorne
tabling member printed	Kwasi Kwarteng
uin	905297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a special and enduring relationship with the United States based on our long history and commitment to shared values. Last week I saw the Vice President, National Security Advisor and Secretary of State to further strengthen those ties. No two countries will agree on every issue, but the US remains our No. 1 friend, ally and partner.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 15/05/2018 15:42:37 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng

871700

registered interest
date	26/03/2018
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	Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on continued foreign policy co-operation after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	904597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>I regularly discuss future and existing foreign policy cooperation with my EU counterparts, including at the Foreign Affairs Council on Monday 19 March.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 27/03/2018 15:45:09 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

768093

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
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, with reference to the memorandum issued by the Governments of Russia, Iran and Turkey on 4 May 2017 following negotiations in Astana, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness to date of the establishment of deconfliction areas and security zones in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	106853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>We welcome any initiative that contributes to a reduction of violence in Syria. Russia, Iran and Turkey have created a number of de-escalation agreements under the auspices of the Astana process, although the detail of these arrangements remain opaque and violence has continued to varying extents in these areas. Separately, the US, Russia and Jordan agreed a ceasefire in south-west Syria in July and are working on turning this into a fully-fledged De-escalation Area. So far, this ceasefire has held.</p><p>Despite lower levels of violence in much of Syria in recent months, we are appalled by credible recent reports of airstrikes by the Asad regime and its backers on Idlib and northern Hama, killing civilians. Airstrikes have reportedly targeted medical facilities, as well as schools. We call on all sides to respect agreed de-escalation agreements and cessations of hostilities, and to make every effort to support the political process in Geneva towards a national political settlement that would finally end the conflict.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 12/10/2017 14:48:42 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

914742

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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	South Sudan: Press Freedom
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 findings of the report on the right to freedom of opinion and expression in South Sudan since the July 2016 crisis, published by the UN Mission in South Sudan and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on 22 February 2018, what recent representations he has made to his South Sudanese counterpart on the importance of a free press.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	148691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2018 answer text <p>Freedom of expression plays an essential role in the establishment and maintenance of peace and political stability. The Government therefore continues to be deeply concerned by the actions the Government of South Sudan has taken to clamp down on media freedom and on access to information, including blocking websites, closing media organisations, and attacking journalists. The World Press Freedom Index ranks South Sudan as 144<sup>th</sup> out of 180 countries for press freedom. The UK is also deeply concerned about the harassment by the Government of South Sudan and the National Security Service of civil society actors and human rights defenders.</p><p>The UK strongly condemns these actions. We continue to lobby the Government of South Sudan at every available opportunity to open up political space, and to protect freedom of expression for civil society, journalists, and human rights defenders, to ensure that they are free to speak out without fear of retribution.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 08/06/2018 12:20:17 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

914748

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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	South Sudan: Conflict Resolution
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 August 2015 agreement on the resolution of the conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, what recent representations he has made to his South Sudanese counterpart on the establishment of (a) a national Commission for Truth Reconciliation and Healing and (b) a Compensation and Reparations Authority.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	148697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports the establishment of transitional justice mechanisms in South Sudan, including the Commission for Truth Reconciliation and Healing, the Compensation and Reparations Authority, and the Hybrid Court, both to promote healing and reconciliation for the victims of human rights violations, and to ensure that the perpetrators of such abuses are held to account for their crimes.</p><p>We continue to urge the Government of South Sudan to work with the African Union to expedite the Court's establishment.</p><p>The UK will continue to consider the most effective means to bring to justice perpetrators of atrocities and those who have assisted them. The victims of the conflict in South Sudan must be central to any process.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson grouped question UIN 148695 148696 question first answered 08/06/2018 12:26:48 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

747014

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
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 Answer of 26 April 2017 to Question 71623, what voluntary financial contributions the Government plans to make to the Organisation for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons Syria Trust Fund in the financial year 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	2235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government plans to make a voluntary financial contribution of at least £50,000 to the work of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in Syria. We also plan to make a contribution to the funding of the UN-OPCW Joint Investigative Mechanism.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 04/07/2017 16:02:11 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

710539

registered interest
date	13/03/2017
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: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and Prosperity Fund
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 table 1.6 of Budget 2017, Departmental Resource Budgets, what proportion of his Department's estimated resource budget for (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20 consists of funding allocated from the (i) Conflict, Stability and Security and (ii) Prosperity Funds.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	67582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>Table 1.6 of Budget 2017 does not include any funding allocated to the FCO from the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund in 2017-18, 2018-19 or 2019-20. Only £5m in 2017/18, rising to £6m from 18/19 to 19/20, of the total Prosperity Fund is currently included in the FCO baseline.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 21/03/2017 16:07:44 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry