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691888

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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	USA: Judiciary
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 received recent representation from (a) parliamentarians and (b) members of the public on the independence of the judiciary in the US.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	64610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>​We have not received recent representations on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 23/02/2017 15:17:05 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

691889

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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	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, whether the Government plans to raise with the (a) Government of Syria and (b) UN the need for unhindered access by independent international monitors to all places of detention in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	64651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>During the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review of Syria in October 2016, the UK urged the Syrian regime to grant unhindered access to independent human rights monitors, including the UN Commission of Inquiry. We have also discussed the plight of detainees with UN officials. UN Human Rights Council resolutions on Syria, which the UK co-sponsored, call for the appropriate international monitoring bodies to be granted immediate access without undue restriction to all detainees and for the Syrian authorities to publish a list of all detention facilities.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/02/2017 16:30:56 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

691891

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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	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, if the Government will prioritise the issue of extrajudicial executions and torture in detention in its discussions with (a) the Syrian authorities and (b) states that support the Syrian Government, in its role as a member of the International Syria Support Group.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	64688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>At the UN Human Rights Council, the UK asked the Syrian regime about unlawful detentions during the Universal Periodic Review of Syria in October 2016. Within the Review, we also questioned the regime about torture and disappearances of detainees from formal and informal detention centres in areas under state control and called for the release of those unlawfully detained. The UK as a member of the International Syria Support Group raised its concerns about detainees, and the Group called for any party holding detainees to protect their health and safety in its statement of 17 May 2016.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/02/2017 16:34:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

691908

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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	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, if the Government will take steps to ensure that alleged crimes perpetrated by the Syrian Government at Saydnaya detention facility are investigated.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	64590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria has a mandate to investigate alleged violations and abuses of human rights in Syria, including at detention facilities such as Saydnaya. Its report of February 2016, &quot;Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Deaths in Detention in the Syrian Arab Republic&quot; detailed its concerns and it continues to monitor and report on the situation. The Government strongly supports the work of the Commission of Inquiry and has repeatedly called for it to be given access to Syria so it can fully investigate allegations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/02/2017 16:22:50 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

692037

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
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	USA: State Visits
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 the US administration on a State visit to the UK by President Trump since the Prime Minister issued the official invitation.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	64697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>​The Prime Minister spoke to President Trump on 14 February, as part of their regular engagement. They discussed a range of issues, including the President's State Visit to the UK. Neither the precise timing nor the content have been agreed.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 23/02/2017 17:14:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

690300

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Cameroon: 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 representations his Department has made to the Government of Cameroon on the (a) arrest and detention of activists, (b) ban on civil society organisations and (c) shut down of the internet in English-speaking regions of Cameroon; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	64298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The British High Commission Yaoundé is closely following the situation in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon following on from the demonstrations and strikes by lawyers and teachers. We are engaged with the Government of Cameroon and will continue to raise this with them.</p><p>We have called for restraint by all involved, including in the use of force. We have reiterated the obligation to uphold human rights standards and encouraged the use of transparent legal means to address concerns. We have regularly called for issues to be resolved through broad-based dialogue, with a range of interlocutors, and a return to normality in the two regions.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/02/2017 15:54:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

690317

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Syria: 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, what representations he has made to (a) the UN Security Council and (b) the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on allegations of chemical weapon use by Syrian Government forces in Aleppo in November and December 2016.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	64089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government condemns the use of chemical weapons, by anyone, anywhere. The Syrian regime have used chemical weapons during the conflict in breach of UN Security Council resolutions as well as Syria's obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Such actions can only exacerbate the conflict. We are deeply concerned by continuing reports of chemical weapons use in Syria, including allegations of use in Aleppo in late 2016.</p><p>The UK continues to play a leading role in international efforts, through both the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the UN Security Council, to identify and hold to account those responsible for use of chemical weapons. The UK helped ensure that the OPCW Executive Council Decision of 11 November condemned Syrian regime and Daesh use of chemical weapons and mandated the OPCW to conduct additional inspections in Syria. We have raised allegations of continuing chemical weapon use in Syria, including reports from Aleppo in November and December 2016, with the OPCW. Its Fact Finding Mission continues to examine allegations of chemical weapons use including these reports. We will reiterate our concern at reports of continued use and our determination that the UN Security Council should act when it next discusses chemical weapons use in Syria on 24 February.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson grouped question UIN 64088 64090 question first answered 22/02/2017 17:49:04 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

690318

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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	Syria: 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, if he will request that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons investigate recent allegations of chemical weapon use by Syrian Government forces in Aleppo in November and December 2016.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	64090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government condemns the use of chemical weapons, by anyone, anywhere. The Syrian regime have used chemical weapons during the conflict in breach of UN Security Council resolutions as well as Syria's obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Such actions can only exacerbate the conflict. We are deeply concerned by continuing reports of chemical weapons use in Syria, including allegations of use in Aleppo in late 2016.</p><p>The UK continues to play a leading role in international efforts, through both the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the UN Security Council, to identify and hold to account those responsible for use of chemical weapons. The UK helped ensure that the OPCW Executive Council Decision of 11 November condemned Syrian regime and Daesh use of chemical weapons and mandated the OPCW to conduct additional inspections in Syria. We have raised allegations of continuing chemical weapon use in Syria, including reports from Aleppo in November and December 2016, with the OPCW. Its Fact Finding Mission continues to examine allegations of chemical weapons use including these reports. We will reiterate our concern at reports of continued use and our determination that the UN Security Council should act when it next discusses chemical weapons use in Syria on 24 February.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson grouped question UIN 64088 64089 question first answered 22/02/2017 17:49:04 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

690320

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department provides for care in the community for the elderly in China.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	64035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text ​<p>The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office does not provide direct support for care in the community for the elderly in China. However, this financial year the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has funded three projects that relate to the provision of care to the elderly in China, which all involve collaboration between UK and Chinese partners in the healthcare sector.</p><p> </p><p>The three projects amount to £200,000. It is worth noting that in December British organisations signed deals worth in excess of £100 million during the largest ever healthcare trade mission to China. Given wider demographic trends, the elderly care sector in China is an area of potential future commercial opportunity, to which UK providers are well-placed to respond. Sharing world class British expertise in public healthcare will therefore help to create further commercial opportunities for UK companies in China, which in turn will help safeguard and create jobs in the UK and strengthen the healthcare sector in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/02/2017 17:32:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

690321

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
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: Clothing and Film
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department provides for projects to develop the Chinese fashion and film industry.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	64036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>This financial year, the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office has funded one project in China working with the fashion industry, with £65,420 funds allocated. This project involves UK cultural institutions and Higher Education providers working with Chinese policymakers and fashion professionals.</p><p> </p><p>The FCO has funded three projects working with the TV and film industry in China. These projects are all implemented by British organisations working with China's film industry and television production companies and policy makers improve skills, expertise, and policy frameworks for operating in international markets. One project, with £80,000 funds allocated, is designed to enhance UK-China collaboration, including on co-productions and film exports. Another project, with £79,325 funds allocated, supports building of capacity building in the Chinese TV industry. The third project, with £28,390 funds allocated, is designed to strengthen skills and Intellectual Property protection in Jiangsu's creative sector.</p><p> </p><p>All these projects aim to develop China's domestic and international creative and cultural industries, and to generate opportunities for international business, including UK companies already in China and other UK companies seeking access to the growing Chinese market. As an example, at the annual high-level People to People Dialogue between UK and Chinese Ministers in December, the UK agreed a TV Co-Production Treaty with China, which will deliver a boost of around £55m per year for the UK television industry by helping UK exporters access the Chinese market. FCO projects in these sectors help develop links between UK and Chinese companies.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/02/2017 17:35:15 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford