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1089497

registered interest
date	15/03/2019
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	Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
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 publish the legal position on Article 62 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	233032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>In the event of an unforeseen and fundamental change in circumstances, international law accepts that a state can withdraw from or terminate a treaty. This principle of customary law is reflected in Article 62 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and Article 62 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/03/2019 16:28:08 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1088688

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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	Farouk Hamadalla
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 they will take to escalate engagement with the Libyan authorities on securing justice for the descendents of Major Farouk Hamadalla who was forced off the British Overseas Airways Corporation VC10 en route from London to Khartoum on the 22nd July 1971.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	232536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government has raised this case with the Libyan Government on a number of occasions, and stressed the need to address the events of 1971, and the complex issues involving the Libyan and Sudanese Governments. I raised the case with the Libyan Ministers of Justice and Foreign Affairs during my visit to Tripoli in April 2018 and followed up with letters to the Ministers on the subject, hand delivered by our Ambassador.</p><p>Raising legacy cases with the Libyan Government is challenging in the context of the ongoing political and security situation. However, we continue to raise this case with the Libyan authorities when there is an opportunity to do so and to provide regular updates to Major Hamadalla's family.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/03/2019 17:55:58 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

1088748

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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	France: Visas
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 conversations he has had with his French counterpart on that country's visa plans for UK business travellers.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	232506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>​As this is a matter for the Home Secretary, I have not discussed this with my French colleagues.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 232507 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:31:05 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1088749

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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	France: Visas
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 French counterpart on plans that country has for a centralised biometric database when processing UK business travellers.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	232507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>​As this is a matter for the Home Secretary, I have not discussed this with my French colleagues.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 232506 question first answered 19/03/2019 16:31:05 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1088788

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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: 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 his Bangladeshi counterpart on the plight of Rohingya refugees; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	232526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary wrote to Foreign Minister Momen on 22 January, when he re-emphasised the importance he places on the Government of Bangladesh's stated commitment to voluntary, safe and dignified return for the Rohingya to their homeland in Burma. He also emphasised the importance of planning for a longer term and more sustainable response to the Rohingya crisis. I wrote to my counterpart Shahriar Alam on 10 January to pass on the same messages.</p><p>We agree with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees that the conditions for safe and dignified returns do not yet exist. The access in Burma required for independent monitoring by UN agencies is also not in place. We will continue to make representations to the governments of both Bangladesh and Burma not to commence returns while conditions in northern Rakhine remain as they are.</p><p>I welcome the great generosity Bangladesh has shown in providing refuge for Rohingya who have fled terrible violence in Burma's Rakhine State. The UK is one of the largest donors to the refugee crisis in Bangladesh, providing £129 million in funding since August 2017. We have led the international response, including using our role as pen holder at the UN Security Council.</p><p>We are committed to supporting Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, and expect to remain a leading donor to the humanitarian Joint Response Plan. We are actively engaged in conversations with the international community to ensure that the future response meets the needs of the refugees.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/03/2019 16:33:15 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1088789

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
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	Burma: Trade Promotion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason the Government decided to host a Myanmar Trade and Investment Conference in London; and what account was taken of human rights violations by the Government of Myanmar before the decision was made to host that conference.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	232527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>​Burma is emerging from decades of military rule and starting on the road to democracy. If the economy collapses, if people have no jobs, or cannot afford to feed themselves then this will damage the democratisation process and set back human rights. The conference enables us to work with UK businesses, investing responsibly, to play a role in the wider economic growth agenda in Burma. The British Government is clear that the Burmese military is responsible for a range of human rights violations in Rakhine and other ethnic states. We have led international calls for accountability to ensure that grave human rights violations do not go unpunished. A full EU arms embargo, which the UK has supported, remains in place against the Burmese military. Her Majesty's Government will seek to ensure that our work does not support military owned or backed businesses, and in the longer term, aim to level the playing field to promote inclusive growth.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/03/2019 16:35:15 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1088246

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Confucius Institutes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission's report of 18 February 2019, what assessment he has made of the validity of concerns that China’s Confucius Institutes may represent a threat to academic freedoms and freedom of expression.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	231982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>We have read the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission’s report with interest and note its conclusions.</p><p>The UK values its relationship with China, and recognises that education has an important role to play in providing opportunities for mutually beneficial collaboration and partnerships between the two countries. Universities are autonomous institutions and can choose who they cooperate with, including whether to partner with Chinese Higher Education Institutions or Confucius Institutes.</p><p>We encourage UK Higher education providers to work with international partners, including from China. However, providers have duties to ensure that in doing so, freedom of expression is protected for students and staff, and that the academic freedoms of their staff are protected, by taking reasonable steps to ensure debates and discussions can go ahead.</p><p>The government, with the support of key stakeholders in the higher education sector, has worked alongside the Equalities and Human Rights Commission to produce new guidance ‘Freedom of Expression: A Guide for Higher Education Providers and Students’ Unions in England and Wales’.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 18/03/2019 17:25:37 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1088247

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Educational Institutions
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 bring forward legislative proposals to require transparency from and ensure that Confucius Institutes and other foreign institutions are not able to hold undue influence, whether political, ideological or religious, on the curriculum and teaching practices of British institutions.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	231983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>We have read the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission’s report with interest and note its conclusion.</p><p>The UK values its relationship with China, and recognises that education has an important role to play in providing opportunities for mutually beneficial collaboration and partnerships between the two countries. Universities are autonomous institutions and can choose who they cooperate with, including whether to partner with Chinese Higher Education Institutions or Confucius Institutes.</p><p>We encourage UK Higher education providers to work with international partners, including from China. However, providers have duties to ensure that in doing so, freedom of expression is protected for students and staff, and that the academic freedoms of their staff are protected, by taking reasonable steps to ensure debates and discussions can go ahead.</p><p>The government, with the support of key stakeholders in the higher education sector, has worked alongside the Equalities and Human Rights Commission to produce new guidance ‘Freedom of Expression: A Guide for Higher Education Providers and Students’ Unions in England and Wales’.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 18/03/2019 17:17:54 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1088372

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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: Women's 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 held with his Saudi Arabian counterpart on conditions in Saudi Arabian prisons for women's rights activists.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	231902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>We regularly raise our concerns with the Saudi authorities about the women’s rights activists in detention. Most recently, the Foreign Secretary raised these concerns with his Saudi counterparts on 2 March. We consistently and unreservedly condemn torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and it is a priority for us to combat it wherever and whenever it occurs.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/03/2019 17:17:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1088518

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 11 February 2019 to Question 216183 on Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Buildings, for what reasons his Department owns two properties with an asset value of over £5 million in Buenos Aires.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	231949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>​​The two properties each with an asset value of over £5 million in Buenos Aires are the British Embassy and the Ambassador's Residence (acquired in 1945). These buildings provide a dedicated base from which diplomats can promote UK interests in Argentina.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/03/2019 17:19:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman