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446339

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date	20/01/2016
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	Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade: Hanoi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which Ministers and staff of his Department will be attending the Hanoi Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade in November 2016; and what the projected cost of that attendance will be in (a) staff salaries, (b) travel and (c) other costs.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	23305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to the answer given by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, my hon Friend the Member for Penrith and The Border (Mr Stewart) on 22 January to question number 23306.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 28/01/2016 14:54:35 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

422947

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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	Gedhun Choekyi Nyima
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 his Department has had with the Chinese government on Gendun Choeki Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama; and whether his Department has requested documentation and photographs to support the Chinese government's statement that he is leading a normal life.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	12772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>As I stated during a Westminster Hall Debate on Tibet on 18 June, we continue to raise the issue of the Panchen Lama with the Chinese authorities. We have urged them to ensure that the restrictions on his freedom of movement and communication are lifted, so that he may select the career, education or religious life of his choosing, wherever he is. We have also supported calls by the UN special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for the relevant authorities to facilitate a meeting between the Panchen Lama and independent international observers.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 29/10/2015 14:35:54 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

422953

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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	Tenzin Delek Rinpoche
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 his Department has had with the Chinese government on the death in custody of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	12784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>I raised the case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche during Westminster Hall Debates on Tibet on both 18 June and in December last year. I urged the Chinese authorities to consider him for release on medical parole. We were saddened by reports that Tenzin died in detention on 12 July.</p><p>We supported and encouraged the EU statement of 15 July, which said the EU expected the Chinese authorities to investigate and make public the circumstances surrounding Tenzin’s death. We will continue to raise our related concerns at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue, through the EU, and as part of our wider relationship with China.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 29/10/2015 14:37:10 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

422954

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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: Capital Punishment
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 UK diplomatic posts in China have taken under his Department's 2010-2015 Strategy for the Abolition of the Death Penalty.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	12785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text We have continued to urge the Chinese authorities to reduce their use of the death penalty, and did so during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in April. Through our network of diplomatic posts, the UK is working with Chinese legal experts and the Chinese judiciary to support legislative and judicial reforms to limit the use of the death penalty. We have supported a number of specific projects with the purpose of encouraging debate on the death penalty, providing information about global trends, and proposing alternatives in penal policy. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 29/10/2015 14:46:58 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

422955

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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	Tibet: 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 assessment his Department has made of the level of freedom of religion or belief in the Tibet autonomous region.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	12786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>We consider freedom of religion or belief to be a fundamental human right and support its protection and promotion around the world. We have concerns about restrictions on freedom of religion or belief and the wider treatment of ethnic minorities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region. I made clear a range of our concerns during a Westminster Hall Debate on Tibet on 18 June. We continue to raise our related concerns in detail with the Chinese authorities, for example during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue. We have highlighted a range of our concerns in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy (www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk). We will continue to raise our concerns as part of our wider relationship with China.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 29/10/2015 14:47:56 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

106394

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his policy that the new Conflict, Stability and Security Fund implement the report of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact on the Conflict Pool, published in July 2012.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	213407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>We welcomed the 2012 Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) report into the Conflict Pool (CP), which made a number of recommendations to improve its governance. ICAI’s recommendations have been factored into the design phase of the new Fund. As the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund will operate under a different governance structure from the CP, not all of the recommendations ICAI have made for the CP will be relevant to the Fund.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 11/11/2014 14:34:54 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

106395

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his policy that the new Conflict, Stability and Security Fund will publish annual reports.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	213398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) will begin operating in April 2015, bringing together a number of new and current Government resources. The Government will ensure full reporting to Parliament on the CSSF. Details of this will be confirmed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 11/11/2014 14:30:38 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

106396

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his policy that the new Conflict, Stability and Security Fund will be used only for non-military peacebuilding efforts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	213399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Helping to build peace and security in a fragile or conflict-affected state is difficult and complex. The Government draws on the most effective combination of defence, diplomacy, development assistance, security and intelligence to achieve the National Security Council’s priorities and long-term goals on conflict, stability and security. The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund will be a mix of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) and non-ODA resources which will allow for a range of interventions, including security sector reform, peace keeping support and upstream capacity building which are crucial to building stability and paving the way for sustainable peace.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 11/11/2014 14:32:32 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton