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759715

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
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: Transgender 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 discussions he has had with his counterpart in the US Administration on transgendered rights.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	10026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>We have not held any specific discussions on transgender rights with the US Administration. The US Administration is aware of our opposition to all forms of discrimination, and our commitment to promoting LGBT+ equality around the world.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/09/2017 12:41:05 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

759315

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
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 Governments of (a) the Netherlands and (b) France on the response to Hurricane Irma since the Oral Statement made by the Minister for the Americas on 7 September 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	9834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary discussed the response to Hurricane Irma with his Dutch and French counterparts at the EU Foreign Affairs meeting in Tallinn on 7 September. He also spoke to the Dutch Foreign Minister on 11 September to discuss the UK and Dutch response to the crisis. Our Embassies in Paris and the Hague are in regular contact with their host Governments on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/09/2017 15:17:57 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

759316

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	British Overseas Territories: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
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 Governments of each Overseas Territory on the response to Hurricane Irma since 7 September 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	9938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has spoken to the Governors of Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands; the Chief Minister of Anguilla; and the Premier of the British Virgin Islands since Hurricane Irma struck. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has kept in close contact with all the Governors before and since Irma hit the islands</p><p>The Foreign Secretary travelled to the Caribbean on 12 September, visiting Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands, where he saw at first hand the the UK's huge relief effort. During that visit he met with the Governors and others leading recovery efforts. He also visited local communities working to repair major damage.</p><p>We have received formal requests for UK assistance from the Governments of Anguilla, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the British Virgin Islands. We are working in partnership with the Overseas Territories Governments to assess their longer term needs in order to rebuild and how the UK will support that over the weeks, months and years to come.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/09/2017 15:19:35 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

758697

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
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 his Department has taken to support (a) British holidaymakers and (b) residents of the Overseas Territories in the Caribbean affected by Hurricane Irma.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	9320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) activated its Crisis Centre on 6 September, before the hurricane made landfall in the Caribbean. Since then, the FCO has led the cross-Government response to this unprecedented crisis. A number of Government Departments are co-located in the crisis centre and are working round the clock to provide the best possible assistance to those affected in the British Overseas Territories and other areas struck by the hurricane.</p><p>Royal Fleet Auxiliary Mounts Bay was pre-positioned in the Caribbean in July, ahead of the hurricane season. Two RAF transport aircraft were sent to the region on 7 September carrying and emergency supplies. On 8 September, a further two aircraft delivered a Puma transport helicopter and ancillary supplies. This steady tempo of relief flights has been sustained and on 11 September included a Voyager and a C-17A. That large military effort continues. We now have over 1000 military personnel and over 50 UK police officers in the region.</p><p>Over half a million British Nationals have been affected by Hurricane Irma. Since 8 September we have taken over 2,500 calls on our crisis hotline and are handling 2,418 consular cases. Consular teams in Cuba and the US are working closely with tour operators and local authorities to ensure British nationals are getting the support they need.</p><p>In St Martin, a four person rapid deployment team (RDT) arrived on 12 September. We also have RDT teams in BVI, Anguilla and TCI. They will be working with the local authorities and supporting British Nationals requiring consular assistance.</p><p>We have arranged military-assisted departures for 12 vulnerable eligible persons from the BVI and are planning military-assisted departures for vulnerable persons in other affected Overseas Territories.</p><p>In the British Overseas Territories of Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands, we have Foreign Office staff on the ground who are working closely with UK military, Department for International Development colleagues and local authorities to coordinate the humanitarian relief effort and provide assistance. We have already reinforced the teams supporting the Governors and are sending further reinforcements to the region.</p><p>In addition to the £32 million already committed to support recovery efforts in the Islands, the Prime Minister made a further commitment of £25 million on 13 September. Restoring security, critical infrastructure and the provision of humanitarian and consular assistance remain our priorities in the region.</p><p>Over 40 metric tonnes of DFID aid has now arrived and is being distributed across the region. This includes 2,608 kits, which can provide shelter for over 13,000 people and 2,304 solar lanterns, which can provide essential light and power for over 11,000 people. With our support, the Red Cross are providing drinking water, family hygiene kits, blankets, tarpaulins and other emergency supplies across the islands. We are working with Thomson, Thomas Cook and Virgin who are providing aircraft to help deliver aid to the region. Examples of aid provided includes nine tonnes of food and water and more is on the way.</p><p>HMS Ocean has been loaded with 200 pallets of DFID aid, 60 pallets of Emergency Relief Stores, 5,000 hygiene kits, 10,000 buckets and 504,000 Aquatabs as well as equipment of behalf of the French military and a generous gift of vehicles from the Government of Gibraltar. HMS Ocean is now enroute to the region.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/09/2017 14:05:51 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

757645

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Burma: Rohingya
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 (a) the security situation, (b) human rights and (c) religious freedom in the state of Rohingya, Burma.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	8605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The British Government continues to discuss the situation in Rakhine with the Government of Burma. On 7 September, the Foreign Secretary called State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to raise our strong concerns about Rakhine. They agreed any human rights abuses or violations must be investigated urgently. Our Ambassador continues to engage with officials from the Burmese Foreign Ministry on the full range of challenges facing Rakhine State.</p><p>On 30 August the UK convened a discussion on Burma at the UN Security Council. The UK urged the security forces in Rakhine to show restraint and called for all parties to de-escalate tensions. The Foreign Secretary released a statement on 2 September calling for an end to the violence. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon made a statement at the 36th session of the Human Rights Council on 11 September which made clear that the UK strongly condemned the violence, and called on all parties to de-escalate tensions and address the humanitarian crisis</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/09/2017 09:21:45 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field previous answer version 9981 answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

757646

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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: 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, what discussions he has had with (a) his North Korean counterpart and (b) officials from the North Korean Government, since the North Korean nuclear missile test on 3 September 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	8606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>On 5 September I summoned the North Korean Ambassador to make clear the UK's condemnation of North Korea's nuclear test on 3 September. I emphasised that North Korea's reckless actions have created a deeply dangerous and unstable situation on the Korean peninsula. I urged the Ambassador to pass on this message to the regime in Pyongyang: it must end its illegal pursuit of nuclear and ballistic missiles and return to dialogue with the international community.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/09/2017 15:20:44 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

757650

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Burma: Rohingya
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 (a) Aung San Suu Kyi and (b) officials from the Burmese Foreign Ministry on (i) the security situation, (ii) human rights and (iii) religious freedom in the state of Rohingya, Burma.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	8602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The British Government continues to discuss the situation in Rakhine with the Government of Burma. On 7 September, the Foreign Secretary called State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to raise our strong concerns about Rakhine. They agreed any human rights abuses or violations must be investigated urgently. Our Ambassador continues to engage with officials from the Burmese Foreign Ministry on the full range of challenges facing Rakhine State.</p><p>On 30 August the UK convened a discussion on Burma at the UN Security Council. The UK urged the security forces in Rakhine to show restraint and called for all parties to de-escalate tensions. The Foreign Secretary released a statement on 2 September calling for an end to the violence. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon made a statement at the 36th session of the Human Rights Council on 11 September which made clear that the UK strongly condemned the violence, and called on all parties to de-escalate tensions and address the humanitarian crisis.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/09/2017 09:19:22 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field previous answer version 9967 answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

757651

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Australia: LGBT People
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 discussed (a) LGBT rights and (b) same-sex marriage with his Australian counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	8603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>​FCO ministers including myself have discussed LGBT rights and same-sex marriage with Australian counterparts in general terms. With the exception of marriage, LGBT people in Australia have the same rights and protections as anyone else. The question of whether same-sex marriage should be legalised in Australia is a matter for the Australian people to decide.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/09/2017 15:18:54 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

754097

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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: Colombia and Venezuela
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans Ministers of his Department have to visit (a) Colombia and (b) Venezuela in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	6265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>Ministerial visits are under constant review. Our Embassies in Colombia and Venezuela continue to support and represent UK interests in those countries.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 07/09/2017 16:27:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

753457

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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	Hong Kong: 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, whether he has discussed the extension of universal franchise in Hong Kong with the Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>I have not spoken to Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, since she took office on 1 July. However our Consul General to Hong Kong and Macao, Mr Andrew Heyn OBE, met Carrie Lam on 19 April following her election victory of 26 March.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary issued a Written Ministerial Statement to the House on 29 June to mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/</a>) (29 June 2017, <em>Official Report, </em>House of Commons, column HCWS19) which outlined our assessment of the 'One Country, Two Systems' principle, as well as referencing specific concerns over its implementation. The UK continues to believe that it is in Hong Kong's best interests that discussion resumes between all parties in order to make further progress towards a more democratic and accountable system of government, as provided for in the Basic Law.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/07/2017 16:46:56 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West