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1126917

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
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	Homosexuality: Capital Punishment
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 he has made of the number of people put to death for contravening laws on homosexuality globally in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	254838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The FCO does not collect statistics for the number of executions carried out worldwide. According to Amnesty International's published figures, which do not include figures for China, at least 690 executions in 20 countries took place in 2018. These do not specify the number of executions carried out for contravening laws on homosexuality.</p><p>The UK is committed to the principle of non-discrimination on any grounds, including on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. We directly challenge governments that criminalise homosexuality, at the highest possible level, and we oppose the death penalty in all circumstances. We regularly set out our position on the death penalty and defend the rights of LGBT individuals at the Human Rights Council, the UN General Assembly Third Committee, and through the Universal Periodic Review process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 20/05/2019 16:21:51 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1125358

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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	Colombia: 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 recent assessment his Department has made of the risks to human rights defenders in Colombia.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	252050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The situation facing human rights defenders in Colombia is concerning: over the past year they have faced increasing levels of threats, intimidation and killings. We regularly express our concern over this issue to the Colombian government. On 9 May the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon met with Colombian High Counsellor for Stabilisation, Emilio Archila, and directly raised the issue. Our Embassy in Bogotá funds human rights programmes that help human rights defenders, and we work closely with civil society groups to bring individual cases to the Colombian government’s attention.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 13/05/2019 16:09:27 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1124582

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
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	Brunei: Legal Systems
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 he has made of the number of people convicted in Sharia Courts in Brunei since the introduction of those courts.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	250502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The British Government does not record statistics of cases bought before Sharia Courts in Brunei. Sharia Courts have been present in Brunei for decades. Sharia Family law has been used in Brunei alongside the Common Law and predates the Sharia Penal Code. The first phase of the Sharia Penal Code Order was introduced in 2013. Phase III was implemented on 3 April. There have been no convictions in Sharia Courts since 3 April under Phase III of the Sharia Penal Code.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/05/2019 13:14:49 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1124584

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
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	Iran: Ethnic Groups
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 potential threat posed to ethnic Arabs in Iran by the Iranian Government.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	250504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>We continue to be concerned by reports of substantial violations of the rights of ethnic minorities and their defenders in Iran, including but not limited to Arabs, Azeris, Baluchis, Kurds, Turkmen, and Azerbaijani Turks.</p><p>We regularly raise the treatment of religious and ethnic minorities 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 constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/05/2019 13:35:25 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1123258

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Jagtar Singh Johal
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 secure the release of British citizen Jagtar Singh Johal since his imprisonment in India in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	247726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>We frequently make representations on Mr Johal’s behalf. Most recently, I raised Mr Johal’s case with the Indian Foreign Secretary, Vijay Gokhale on 12 March. I continue to engage with Mr Johal’s family: alongside the Foreign Secretary, I met with the family and their MP, Martin Docherty-Hughes on 24 April. Our consular staff in India visit Mr Johal regularly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 30/04/2019 15:54:35 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1107767

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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	Brunei: Homosexuality
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 has taken any steps to raise concerns with the Government of Brunei on the Sultan prescribing death by stoning as a punishment for gay sex.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	238651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>I raised UK concerns about hudud punishments during my visit to Brunei Darussalam in August 2018. More recently I raised our concerns on Friday 29 March in a letter to the Deputy Foreign Minister. Additionally the British High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan regularly discusses our concerns with the Government of Brunei.</p><p>We will continue to encourage and work with the Bruneian Government, as with many other countries, to remove corporal and capital punishment from their statutes. We will also urge them to take steps to decriminalise and pass laws to protect LGBT people from all forms of discrimination.</p><p>The UK believes in the right to live with dignity, free from violence or discrimination irrespective of a person’s sexual orientation. The International community must uphold the universality of human rights; the criminalisation of same-sex relations is wrong.</p><p>The UK is committed to combating discrimination and violence against LGBT people throughout the Commonwealth and ensured that last year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Communique included the most progressive language yet on LGBT rights, complimented by an historic speech from the Prime Minister, and backed up with major programme spending on gender equality and LGBT rights.</p><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice has been updated to alert British citizens of the introduction of the new local laws in Brunei and we continue to lobby against the use of such punishments.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 03/04/2019 15:07:40 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1107768

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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	Brunei: 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 his Department plans to update their travel advice to LGBT+ identifying British citizens working and visiting Brunei.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	238652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice has been updated to alert British citizens of the introduction of the new local laws in Brunei and we continue to lobby against the use of such punishments. The High Commission stands ready to provide consular assistance to British citizens if required.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 03/04/2019 15:09:19 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1107769

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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	Brunei: 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, what steps the Government plans to take to protect British citizens who identify as LGBT+ who are working and travelling in Brunei.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	238653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice has been updated to alert British citizens of the introduction of the new local laws in Brunei and we continue to lobby against the use of such punishments. The High Commission stands ready to provide consular assistance to British citizens if required.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 03/04/2019 15:10:30 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1107770

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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	Commonwealth: 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, what steps his Department has taken to raise the issue of LGBT+ rights with other Commonwealth nations.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	238654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>​Ministers continue to urge Commonwealth countries to uphold the universality of human rights, to decriminalise same-sex relations and to pass laws to protect their LGBT+ people from violence and discrimination. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting last year, the Prime Minister set out the UK's readiness to support any member state wanting to reform legislation which makes possible discrimination on the grounds of gender identity or sexual orientation. The Prime Minister was clear that, while we must respect one another's cultures and traditions, we must do so in a manner consistent with our common value of equality, a value which is clearly stated in the Commonwealth Charter.</p><p>The Government has allocated £5.6 million to enable the Equality and Justice Alliance – a consortium of civil society organisations – to support those countries who wish to reform legislation which discriminates on the grounds of gender identity or sexual orientation. Several member states have expressed interest in this offer of technical assistance for legislative change. Due to the highly sensitive and sometimes dangerous nature of this work, it would not be appropriate to name specific countries.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 238655 question first answered 03/04/2019 15:13:37 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1107771

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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	Commonwealth: 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, what steps his Department has taken to promote LGBT+ rights and safety in the Commonwealth.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	238655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>​Ministers continue to urge Commonwealth countries to uphold the universality of human rights, to decriminalise same-sex relations and to pass laws to protect their LGBT+ people from violence and discrimination. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting last year, the Prime Minister set out the UK's readiness to support any member state wanting to reform legislation which makes possible discrimination on the grounds of gender identity or sexual orientation. The Prime Minister was clear that, while we must respect one another's cultures and traditions, we must do so in a manner consistent with our common value of equality, a value which is clearly stated in the Commonwealth Charter.</p><p>The Government has allocated £5.6 million to enable the Equality and Justice Alliance – a consortium of civil society organisations – to support those countries who wish to reform legislation which discriminates on the grounds of gender identity or sexual orientation. Several member states have expressed interest in this offer of technical assistance for legislative change. Due to the highly sensitive and sometimes dangerous nature of this work, it would not be appropriate to name specific countries.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 238654 question first answered 03/04/2019 15:13:37 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens