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867436

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
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	Russia: 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, whether Novichok-5 was declared by the Russian Government to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	133411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Russia has denied having a Novichok programme. It has not declared Novichok agents or production facilities as required by the Chemical Weapons Convention.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 26/03/2018 12:34:33 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

862050

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Zimbabwe: Emigration
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 encourage the Zimbabwean diaspora in the UK to return to Zimbabwe.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	132469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office regularly meets representatives from the Zimbabwean diaspora to discuss the situation in Zimbabwe.</p><p>The UK continues to call for free and fair elections and has called on the Zimbabwean Government to forge a new path free from oppression and misrule and to deliver a full programme of political and economic reform.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/03/2018 17:45:51 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin previous answer version 48369 answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

862209

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Russia: Chemical Weapons Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to which chemical weapons treaties the UK is a signatory; and to which such treaties it is a joint signatory with Russia.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	132628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>​The UK and the Russian Federation are both States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction) and the 1925 Geneva Protocol (Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare).</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/03/2018 16:16:11 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

828185

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Qatar: 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 the aims and objectives are of Her Majesty's Government's policy on Qatar.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	124145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government's objectives for Qatar are to promote mutual prosperity, provide support for British nationals in Qatar, and promote regional stability through partnership with Qatar.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/01/2018 17:28:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

828225

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	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, what representations he has made to the Government of Turkey on its recent intervention in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	124185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary has spoken to Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu about the Turkish operation in Afrin. We recognise Turkey's legitimate interest in the security of its borders. We have urged them to avoid any escalation in violence and to seek to protect civilians. It remains in our shared interest to focus on achieving a political settlement that ends the war and suffering, and provides stability for all Syrians and the wider region.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/01/2018 16:31:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

828226

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Syria: 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 the aims and objectives are of Her Majesty's Government's policy on Syria.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	124186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s goals in Syria are defeating Daesh, and achieving a political settlement that ends the war and suffering, provides stability for all Syrians and the wider region, and enables refugees to safely return. To do this, there needs to be a transition to a new, inclusive, non-sectarian government that can protect the rights of all Syrians and unite the country. We support the UN-led Geneva process between the Syrian parties as this is the forum for reaching a lasting solution to the conflict. We also aim to alleviate suffering through our humanitarian response to the crisis, to which we have committed £2.46 billion.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/01/2018 17:31:00 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

809757

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	China: North Korea
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 China on North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	120377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary spoke to the Chinese Foreign Minister on 4 August, 1 and 18 September during the UN General Assembly in September to urge China to use its influence on the DPRK regime and implement sanctions fully. The Foreign Secretary also spoke to Vice Premier Liu Yandong on 7 December during the People to People Dialogue.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 08/01/2018 15:04:20 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

806000

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Nuclear Disarmament
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made on the UN-mandated Open Ended Working Group to develop proposals to take forward multilateral nuclear disarmament; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	119210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Open Ended Working Group on nuclear disarmament concluded in August 2016 with a report which was followed by a resolution at the UN General Assembly later that year mandating the start of negotiations on a nuclear weapons ban treaty. These negotiations concluded in July 2017 with the adoption of such a treaty. To date, fifty six states have signed the treaty, and three have deposited their instrument of ratification with the UN. We have made it clear, along with NATO allies, that we will not sign it as we do not believe it will bring us closer to a world without nuclear weapons.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/12/2017 17:32:41 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

805400

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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	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 reports he has received on the status of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty; and what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the US Administration and the Russian Government on that treaty.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	119071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>For 30 years, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty has made a valuable contribution to Euro-Atlantic security. By removing an entire class of US and Russian weapons – ground-launched intermediate range missiles – the Treaty has supported strategic stability. NATO Allies have discussed the Treaty on a number of occasions, including at the most recent meeting of NATO Defence Ministers in November. We are aware of a Russian missile system that gives serious cause for concern and urge Russia to address concerns in a substantial and transparent way, through constructive dialogue and engagement.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/12/2017 17:38:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

805405

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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	Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what international partners and organisations the Government works with to help tackle weapons proliferation.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	119076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>​The Government works with a wide range of international partners and organisations to address the proliferation of conventional weapons, nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and their means of delivery. We work with almost all states around the world, both bilaterally and multilaterally, to support the implementation of non-proliferation treaties, including the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, and the Arms Trade Treaty. We work with key global institutions to counter weapons proliferation, including the United Nations, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and the Conference on Disarmament. The Government seeks to strengthen and harmonise strategic export controls through groups such as the Missile Technology Control Regime, the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Australia Group, and the Wassenaar Arrangement. The Government also works with academic and non-governmental organisations to support these international activities.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/12/2017 17:37:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching