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1024683

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Ukraine: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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 28 November 2018 to Question 194629, whether his Department plans to award a civilian service medal to UK citizens to the OSCE mission to Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	202055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office highly values the work of all UK citizens serving in the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine. There are no plans to introduce a specific OSCE SMM civilian service medal. We will continue to support our secondees with a package of benefits and remuneration that recognises their work for this important Mission.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 21/12/2018 13:21:58 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1024737

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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: China
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 (a) land rights, (b) other human rights and (c) the environment of Chinese investment and infrastructure development projects in northern Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	202026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>Our Embassy maintains a dialogue with the Chinese Embassy in Burma about a wide range of issues, including respective investment and infrastructure development projects. However the Government has not made a specific assessment of the impact on (1) land rights, (2) human rights, or (3) the environment, of investment and infrastructure development projects by China in northern Burma.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 20/12/2018 10:33:07 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1024786

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the amount of funding allocated to programmes overseas which are not part of Official Development Assistance.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Mr Bob Seely
uin	202160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Information on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s (FCO) programme spend is available in its <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-and-commonwealth-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">Annual Report and Accounts</a>. Detail of the FCO’s Official Development Assistance is also routinely published on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/official-development-assistance-oda--2" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website. Expenditure in the remaining year(s) of this spending period will be subject to the normal departmental business planning process, or programme allocation process. Expenditure in the next spending period will be determined at the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 21/12/2018 13:24:11 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

1024796

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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: Uyghurs
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 Chinese counterpart on upholding the human rights of Uighur Muslims in China; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	202084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>We have serious concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang and the Chinese Government’s deepening crackdown; including credible reports of re-education camps and widespread surveillance and restrictions targeted at ethnic minorities.</p><p>During China’s Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council on 6 November, the UK made a statement which described our concern about the treatment of ethnic minorities in China, including Uyghurs. We issued a specific recommendation, calling on China to implement the recommendations by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Xinjiang, and to allow the UN to monitor the implementation. We also raised our concerns about Xinjiang in our Item 4 statement at the September UN Human Rights Council, and we supported the statement of 26 October by the European External Action Service highlighting concerns about Xinjiang.</p><p>I raised our concerns about Xinjiang with Vice Minister Guo Yezhou during my visit to China on 22 July 2018. The Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, also raised our concerns about the region with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his visit to China on 30 July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 20/12/2018 10:35:04 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1024834

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
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	Iran: Christianity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Iran about the reported arrest of over 100 Christians in Iran.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL12275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2018 answer text <p>Despite constitutional recognition, the persecution of Christians has been continuous, systemic, and institutionalised. We regularly raise the treatment of Christians in Iran with the Iranian Government, and we continue to take action with the international community to press Iran to improve its poor record on all human rights issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/12/2018 15:00:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1023918

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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	Hungary: Antisemitism
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 Hungarian counterpart on threats to Jewish people by far right groups in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not discussed with his Hungarian counterpart threats to Jewish people by far right groups in the country. We welcome the Hungarian Government’s stated commitment to address and eliminate anti-Semitism and all forms of racism. The UK remains committed to strengthening international co-operation across Europe to tackle anti-Semitism. Our Embassy in Budapest maintains regular dialogue with Jewish organisations in Hungary.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/12/2018 13:35:37 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1023955

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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	Indonesia: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to support the Indonesian Government in tackling threats by terrorists in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The British and Indonesian governments work closely together to tackle the threat of terrorism. We have had a Counter Terrorism capacity-building programme in Indonesia since the 2005 terrorist attack in Bali and deliver training to the Indonesian National Police through the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Co-operation. Our support includes teaching a broad range of counter terrorism investigation skills. We are also working to build first response capability for the emergency services. In March 2018, we supported the Bali regional government to run a live CT exercise. Finally, we are working with the Bali police to develop a cadre of police officers able to cascade CT Security Awareness training to the tourism sector.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 20/12/2018 10:31:18 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1023959

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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	Kazakhstan: 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 steps he is taking to create (a) economic and (b) cultural links with Kazakhstan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	201650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>Economic cooperation and cultural links are an important part of the UK-Kazakh relationship which celebrated its 25<sup>th</sup> anniversary last year. 2018 saw a full calendar of activities, including the launch of our high-profile Legal Services are Great Campaign in Astana and Almaty and the Fifth Meeting of the UK-Kazakhstan Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation attended by George Hollingbery MP, Minister of State for Trade Policy. Department for International Trade Minister of State Graham Stuart attended the official launch of the Astana International Financial Centre, a regional financial hub developed with support from TheCityUK, which has an associated court with separate legal jurisdiction, based on English common law, and staffed by British judges. Other joint UK-Kazakh ventures include: ‘Creative Central Asia’, an annual leadership conference between senior representatives from the UK’s and Kazakhstan’s creative sector; ‘Bring the Happy’, an interactive arts experience using cabaret-style music and theatre; and a partnership involving Cambridge University and Kazakhstan’s National Bureau of Translation which has collaborated on the translation and publication of a new anthology of modern Kazakh literature.​</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/12/2018 13:24:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1023977

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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: 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 representations he has made to his Egyptian counterpart on the legislation passed in that country to curb the freedom of the press and the activity of citizen journalists.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	201603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>​We regularly raise our concerns over press freedoms with the Egyptian Government both in public and in private. On 18 September we issued a statement at the UN Human Rights Council in which we raised specific concerns about 'arrests of activists, bloggers and journalists'. I also raised concerns over freedom of expression with the Egyptian Foreign Minister during my visit to Cairo on 14 October.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/12/2018 16:02:58 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1023978

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
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: Animal Products
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 counterpart in China on ensuring that the postponement of its decision to relax the ban on the sale of tiger bones and rhino horn will be made permanent.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	201604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK is at the forefront of international efforts to protect endangered animals from unsustainable trade. Senior officials in Beijing and London have discussed the recent adjustment to the 1993 legislation on tiger and rhino products with the Chinese authorities, including concerns that this may weaken protections for endangered animals. We welcome a recent announcement by the Chinese authorities that suggests their recent reversal of this legislation will be postponed until further studies have been completed. We continue to press the Chinese authorities for clarification on whether this will become permanent.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 20/12/2018 10:22:02 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry