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1077128

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Nepal: Economic Growth and Tourism
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 Nepalese Government on support for (a) economic growth and (b) tourism in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>​I met Foreign Minister Gyawali twice last year in Kathmandu and at the UN in New York to discuss a range of issues, including economic growth and tourism, which are vital for the Government of Nepal to realise its ambition to become a middle-income country by 2030. My officials supported a visit by the Finance Minister on 20-22 February 2019. The UK and Nepal have a friendly and long-standing relationship, and we have offered support for Nepal's Visit Nepal 2020 campaign, sharing expertise from our own GREAT Britain campaign. We are also in the final stages of negotiating a Double Taxation Agreement with Nepal to promote British investment.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/03/2019 17:15:18 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077129

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	China: Pandas
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 Chinese government on the protection of pandas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not recently discussed the protection of pandas with the Chinese government.</p><p>We have close relations with a number of other organisations who are collaborating with China on this important work, most notably the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 04/03/2019 15:32:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077131

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Saudi Arabia: Political Prisoners
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 Saudi Arabian counterpart on the indefinite detention of senior political opponents in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	225515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary visited Saudi Arabia last weekend, where he raised a series of human rights issues. We regularly raise our concerns about human rights with Saudi Arabia, which remains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office human rights priority country, particularly because of the use of the death penalty, women’s rights and restrictions on freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion or belief.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2019 17:43:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077169

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Syria: Peacekeeping Operations
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 coalition partners on peacekeeping in the Afrin region to protect Kurdish civilians from extremist forces.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	225582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>We have had no recent discussions with coalition partners on peacekeeping in the Afrin region, as the coalition does not operate in this area. We continue to monitor the situation in Afrin, and have made clear to Turkey the importance we attach to protection of civilians there.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2019 16:17:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1077191

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
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 the British Embassy is taking to assist (a) civil society and (b) opposition politicians in Zimbabwe.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	225614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK provides extensive financial and technical assistance to civil society organisations in Zimbabwe who support Zimbabwean citizens in holding the state to account. We do not publicise our partners to avoid putting them at risk.</p><p>The UK does not support any candidate or political party in Zimbabwe. We have made clear to the Government of Zimbabwe that opposition parties should be free to campaign peacefully. UK diplomats hold regular meetings with political leaders from all main parties. Our Ambassador last met with the main opposition The Movement for Democratic Change Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa on 16 January.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/03/2019 17:38:31 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1077229

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Nicaragua: Civil Society
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 the effect on civil society organisations in Nicaragua of the closure of the Information Center and Advisory Services in that country; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	225544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>We strongly condemn the persecution of human rights organisations in Nicaragua, including the steps taken by the authorities to revoke the legal status of human rights Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs). The UK regularly raises our concerns with the Nicaraguan Government. During meetings on 5-7 and 25 February, our Ambassador urged the Nicaraguan Government to reinstate NGO registration and to allow international bodies, such as the UN and the Organization of American States, back to continue their vital work.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/03/2019 15:33:20 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1077237

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Yemen: 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, whether the Prime Minister met with Yemen President Hadi at the EU-Arab Summit in Sharm El Sheikh on 24 to 25 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	225392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>While Ministers did not meet President Hadi during the EU-Arab Summit on 24 February 2019, I did meet him on 19 February. I also met Yemen's Foreign Minister, al-Yamani, at the Summit.</p><p>The UK is playing a leading role in efforts to promote peace and implement the confidence building measures agreed in Stockholm in December. We remain in close contact with all the key parties, including the Government of Yemen, to work together towards a diplomatic solution to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2019 16:37:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1077242

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Bangladesh: Diplomatic Relations
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 last met with the Bangladesh High Commissioner to the Court of St. James.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	225394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>I most recently met the Bangladesh High Commissioner on 10 January 2019 in London.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 04/03/2019 15:31:13 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1077298

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Egypt: 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, whether officials in his Department have plans to raise the human rights situation in Egypt at the next UN Human Rights Council session.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	225413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>We have continuing concerns about the human rights situation in Egypt, and raise these regularly with the Egyptian authorities. We and our partners have previously highlighted our concerns in the UN Human Rights Council, and we will do so again at the next UN Human Rights Council session.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2019 15:44:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

1077299

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Egypt: Capital Punishment and Torture
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 made representations to his Egyptian counterpart on (a) the use of the death penalty and (b) reports of violations of international fair trial guarantees and forced confessions in that country.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	225414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Egypt is a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights Priority Country and the UK regularly raises human rights issues, including about the use of the death penalty and due process in trials, with the Egyptian Government.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2019 15:45:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd