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1015124

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Philippines: 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 recent discussions he has had with the Government of the Philippines on religious freedom in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	195550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>​The UK is committed to the promotion of human rights, including freedom of religion and belief. Whilst we have not held specific discussions with the Philippine Government on religious freedoms, we have had regular discussions on human rights, including raising our concerns about the &quot;war on drugs&quot; and the treatment of human rights defenders. My officials most recently met with their Philippine counterparts at the UK/Philippines High Level talks that took place on 19th November, where these issues were raised.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2018 15:11:24 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1010606

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Burma: International Criminal Court
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 are being taken to respond to the recommendations of the UN Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar on referrals to the International Criminal Court.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	193392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has made clear that referring the situation in Burma to the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an option the UN Security Council (UNSC) should consider. The UK ensured the Head of the UN Fact Finding Mission was able to brief the UNSC on 24 October to inform the Council's discussions. However, our assessment remains that there is insufficient support amongst Security Council members for an ICC referral at this time. It will not advance the cause of accountability for an ICC referral to fail to win Security Council support or to be vetoed; such a result would only give comfort to the Burmese military and reduce the pressure they currently face.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 23/11/2018 10:38:51 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1010607

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Burma: Sexual Offences
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 he is taking to collect evidence of sexual violence in Kachin and Shan States in Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	193393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not collect evidence of sexual violence. The UK has a Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Team of Experts, made up of independent experts who can be deployed to build the capacity of others, including governments and the UN to collect such evidence. In March 2017 the UK co-sponsored the UN Human Rights Council Resolution which set up a UN Fact Finding Mission (FFM) to establish the facts and circumstances of human rights violations by military and security forces, and abuses, in Burma. Despite repeated calls from the UK and international partners, the Burmese authorities refused to grant the FFM access to Burma.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 23/11/2018 10:41:11 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1010608

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Burma: 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 recent assessment he has made of progress of the peace process in Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	193394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Our Ambassador attended the most recent Panglong Peace Conference in July 2018 and met with a range of parties to the National Ceasefire Agreement. He discussed the peace process with Burma's Minister of the Office of State Counsellor on 9 August. Government, military and parliamentary leaders met the leaders of the ten Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement-signatory ethnic armed organizations on 15 and 16 October, ahead of the next Panglong Peace conference. The UK will sustain its support for negotiations towards a peace settlement whilst ensuring the Burmese military understand that their conduct will continue to come under international scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 23/11/2018 11:08:48 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1010753

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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: EU Countries
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 whether UK citizens may continue to seek consular and diplomatic protection from EU member states in countries where the UK is not represented after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	193410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>​The UK has significant expertise in crisis preparedness and consular affairs. Thanks to its extensive global footprint of <del class="ministerial">273</del> <ins class="ministerial">274</ins> posts in 169 countries and territories, and its network of Honorary Consuls, the UK is able to provide professional consular services worldwide. In addition to our network, people who need assistance can call any of our embassies, high commissions or consulates, or the FCO switchboard, 24/7 for advice or help. The UK is open to maintaining a close level of cooperation with the EU, if this is perceived to be of mutual benefit, on crisis preparedness and consular affairs, including the provision of consular assistance to unrepresented EU citizens in third countries on a reciprocal basis. Details of this offer have been published on gov.uk, most recently in a <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technical-note-on-coordination-of-external-security" target="_blank">technical note</a> on coordination on external security.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/11/2018 16:58:31 question first ministerially corrected 03/12/2018 12:32:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin previous answer version 87137 answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

995575

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
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 East Asia: Foreign Relations
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 25 October 2018 to Question 182107 on South East Asia: Foreign Relations, what level of engagement the Government is seeking with the EU-ASEAN Policy Dialogue on Human Rights after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	184390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The human rights situation in ASEAN countries is important to the UK. We raise issues of concern both bilaterally and through multilateral fora, including the EU. The UK’s objective is to build a deep and special partnership with the EU following Brexit, protecting our shared interests and values. This will be true of our cooperation in a range of multilateral fora and dialogues where we will remain close partners, and where there will be continuing mutual benefit in consulting and working together.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 31/10/2018 17:44:05 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

993563

registered interest
date	23/10/2018
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland on Nicaragua dated 28 September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	182712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>A response was sent on 22 October, four working days before the 20 day target as published in the Cabinet Office annual correspondence report.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 26/10/2018 10:17:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

992772

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
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 East Asia: Foreign 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 recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on the UK's relationship with those countries after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	182107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK enjoys close connections with all the ten countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Over the past year, I have visited all ten nations with a a view to strengthen links with this important region of the world after we exit the EU. The UK seeks a broad, dynamic and modern relationship post-EU exit which is built upon tangible areas of mutual benefit such as economic cooperation, trade, defence and security, and education.</p><p> </p><p>Over the summer, I undertook a regional tour of six of the ten ASEAN countries and have now engaged my counterparts in every ASEAN country. The Foreign Secretary had the opportunity to speak to several of his ASEAN counterparts about the UK’s future relationship with the region at the UN General Assembly last month. The Prime Minister also used her participation in the ASEM Summit in mid-October to set out the UK’s intention to deepen further our relationship with ASEAN.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 25/10/2018 14:28:25 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

992773

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
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: INF Treaty
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 his counterpart in the US Administration on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	182108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>We have a close dialogue with the US at all levels on foreign and security policy questions, including the Intermedate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. We share US concern at certain new Russian missiles. We believe the INF Treaty has played a valuable role in supporting Euro-Atlantic security and want to see it continue to stand but that requires all parties to abide by it. While the Treaty remains in force, we will continue our efforts to bring Russia back into full and verified compliance. We will work closely with US and other Allies on next steps.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/10/2018 14:26:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

992774

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
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	International Law
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 his counterpart in the US administration on the maintenance of international (a) law and (b) institutions.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	182109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary speaks regularly to his US counterparts on issues related to international law and institutions. During his speech in Washington in August the Foreign Secretary called on all states to work together to uphold the rules-based international order and restore confidence in international institutions.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/10/2018 14:32:23 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman