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1110540

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date	09/04/2019
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	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US Administration on that Administration's to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (RGC) as a foreign terrorist organisation; and whether the Government has plans to proscribe the the RGC as a terrorist organisation.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	242680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>We regularly engage with the US on Iran policy at a variety of levels, including through a visit to Washington by Our Ambassador to Iran last month.</p><p>We do not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not under consideration for proscription. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a whole and a number of associated individuals and entities remain subject to EU sanctions. We have long expressed our deep concerns about the IRGC’s destabilising activity both within and outside Iran, including its illicit economic activity and its role in Iran’s ballistic missile development and support to non-state groups around the region.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 15/04/2019 13:03:29 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1110553

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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	Embassies: Huawei
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK (a) embassies and (b) residences use Huawei equipment for their (i) internal and (ii) external communications.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	242931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office provides communications to its diplomatic premises around the world through the ECHO network delivered by Vodafone. The department does not keep a register of equipment used in the ECHO network. Many official residences also make use of ECHO connectivity, or contract local communications providers. The department does not keep a central register of equipment used for non-ECHO networks. Where communications are sensitive, data is encrypted to a suitable level across the ECHO network, thereby safeguarding the information.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/04/2019 13:48:36 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1110591

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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: Secondment
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 March 2019 to Question 234783 on Department for International Development: Secondment, what teams within his Department the five requested roles from the Department for International Development will be in.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	242920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>Staff on secondment from the Department for International Development to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for EU exit purposes are being assigned to roles in the Directorate-General for EU Exit.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/04/2019 12:26:46 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1110613

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Foreign Office employees were (a) seconded and (b) permanently transferred to the Department for Exiting the European Union (a) between June 2016 and December 2018, and (b) between December 2018 and April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	242762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>26 Foreign and Commonwealth Office staff were loaned to the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) between June 2016 and December 2018.</p><p>Fewer than five Foreign and Commonwealth Office staff were loaned to DExEU between December 2018 and 10 April 2019.</p><p>No Foreign and Commonwealth Office employees transferred permenently to DExEU between June 2016 and 10 April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/04/2019 12:22:20 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1110614

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many diplomatic fast stream staff were (a) seconded and (b) permanently transferred to the Department for Exiting the European Union (a) between June 2016 and December 2018 and (b) between December 2018 and April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	242763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not seconded or permanently transferred any Diplomatic Service Fast Stream staff to the Department for Exiting the European Union between June 2016 and April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/04/2019 12:24:48 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1110615

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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 many Foreign Office employees were recalled to the UK from diplomatic posts abroad to assist with preparations for leaving the European Union (a) between June 2016 and December 2018, and (b) between December 2018 and April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	242764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>No central records have been kept of the number of Foreign and Commonwealth Office employees recalled to the UK from diplomatic posts abroad to assist with preparations for leaving the European Union, and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/04/2019 13:54:46 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1110616

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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	Doan Thi Huong
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Malaysian counterpart on the sentencing of Doan Thi Huong for her role in the murder of Kim Jong-nam.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	242765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>​We have closely followed the case of Doan Thi Huong in relation to her role in the murder of Kim Jong-nam. Murder charges in her case have been dropped after she pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and she is expected to be freed by the Malaysian authorities in May 2019. The Foreign Secretary has not had discussions with his Malaysian counterpart on the legalities her specific case, however Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials in Kuala Lumpur continue to follow developments closely.</p><p>The UK supported the June 2018 Decision of the Conference of States Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) that condemned the use of the nerve agent VX in the attack in Kuala Lumpur in 2017. We have encouraged the Government of Malaysia to pursue a thorough investigation and to share information with the OPCW.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 17/04/2019 15:04:34 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1110617

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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	Asia Bibi
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 representations he has made to his counterpart in the Pakistan Government on allowing Asia Bibi to leave the country in safety.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	242766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>As the Foreign Secretary stated in Parliament on 2 April, her case remains a high priority for the British Government. We continue to be in close, regular contact with international partners to ensure a positive outcome for Asia Bibi and her family.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 17/04/2019 15:06:53 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1110618

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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	Brunei: Homosexuality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Brunei Government on the introduction of death by stoning as a punishment for same-sex relationships in that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	242767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary and I met Brunei's Foreign Minister Dato Erywan and Finance Minister Dato Amin Liew in London on 11 April. Ahead of this meeting the Foreign Secretary spoke to Dato Erywan on 4 April. The Foreign Secretary expressed the UK's deep concern following the implementation of the final phases of the Sharia Penal Code and was clear that the UK strongly opposes corporal and capital punishment. He also made clear that no one should face persecution or discrimination because of who they are and whom they love.</p><p>I raised UK concerns with the Sultan about hudud punishments during my visit to Brunei Darussalam in August 2018.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 17/04/2019 15:08:17 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1110619

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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	Brunei: Homosexuality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in the (a) Commonwealth, (b) Commonwealth Secretariat and (c) Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on the introduction of death by stoning as a punishment for same-sex relationships in the Sultanate of Brunei.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	242768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>The Minister for the Commonwealth and the UN spoke to the Commonwealth Secretary General on 4 April about the situation in Brunei. As current Chair-in-Office of the Commonwealth, the UK attends the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group. The Foreign Secretary plans to attend the next meeting which will take place later this month, and will reiterate the UK's firm support for the values of the Commonwealth Charter, and our encouragement to other member states to adhere to those values. By convention, members do not confirm in advance which specific issues will be raised in that forum.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 17/04/2019 15:09:40 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry