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749659

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
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	Turkey: Human Rights
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 Turkish counterpart on the safety and freedom of speech of political dissidents.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	3666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>I and UK Ministers have frequent discussions with our Turkish counterparts on the issue of fundamental rights, including freedom of expression. We will continue to engage the Turkish government on this issue and urge respect for freedom of media and speech, which is essential to the long-term health of Turkish democracy.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/07/2017 16:27:46 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

749660

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
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	Turkey: Human Rights
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 his Department has had with his EU counterparts on the human rights situation in Turkey.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	3668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Given Turkey is an EU candidate country and an important partner for the EU, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers and officials regularly discuss the situation in Turkey, including human rights, with EU counterparts.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/07/2017 16:33:30 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

749661

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
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	Turkey: Human Rights
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 Turkish Government officials on human rights in that country.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	3667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers and officials hold regular discussions with their Turkish counterparts on a wide range of issues, including human rights, and we will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/07/2017 16:31:02 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

749291

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will make representations at the United Nations on international cyber attacks by advancing a policy of sanctioning any state actors found to be involved in those attacks.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	3528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK will consider all options available to it under domestic and international law in responding to cyber attacks by state actors. For UN Security Council sanctions to be agreed, resolutions require 9 votes in favour and no P5 veto. We are also working with the EU on a 'Framework for a Joint EU Diplomatic Response to Malicious Cyber Activity', which will state the range of diplomatic, political and economic measures available to the EU and Member States to combat state sanctioned cyber attacks. This includes Sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/07/2017 16:25:28 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

749386

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on advertising on social media in each month since January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	3408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The FCO does not have a single Marketing and Advertising department and so does not collate social media spend in a way that would able us to fully answer your request without exceeding the appropriate cost and time limit.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/07/2017 13:34:03 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

749387

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Turkey: Media and 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, what recent assessment he has made of the levels of media freedom and plurality in Turkey.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	3474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>We monitor the situation closely and encourage Turkey to ensure the full protection of fundamental rights, including freedom of expression. Freedom of the media remains a priority for our bilateral projects in Turkey.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/07/2017 13:49:52 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

749388

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Idil Eser
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has plans to make representations to his counterpart in Turkey on the arrest of Idil Eser, director of Amnesty International, Turkey.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	3477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has raised the detention with President Erdogan, at the G20 on 7/8 July, emphasising the importance of fully respecting fundamental rights and the rule of law.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/07/2017 13:48:23 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

749389

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Ascension Island: Aviation
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 received from the European Space Agency on the suspension of Voyager flights to and from Ascension Island and the re-routing of the South Atlantic airbridge.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	3478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/07/2017 16:55:43 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

749390

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Ascension Island: Aviation
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 29 June 2017 to Question 2035, what recent representations he has made to his US counterpart on bringing forward the refurbishment of Wideawake airfield on Ascension Island.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	3484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence leads on the refurbishment of the Wideawake runway and as such I refer to the answer of 4 July 2017 provided by the Minister for the armed forces. I have made no representations to the US Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/07/2017 16:57:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

749391

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	North Korea: Guided 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 he has spoken to his US counterpart on the recent missile test in North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	3445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary spoke with the US Secretary of State following the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on 4 July. This latest missile test is a further violation of multiple UN Security Council Resolutions. The Foreign Secretary made clear the UK’s condemnation of the ICBM launch and our support for further action at the UN Security Council (UNSC). The UK will work with partners, including the US, to ensure we achieve a strong and united response which will include further significant measures.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/07/2017 13:36:20 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West