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862038

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Sri Lanka: 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, what assessment he has made of the merits of the application of the principle of universal jurisdiction for alleged war crimes during the Sri Lankan civil war; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	132457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>​UK support for international criminal justice and accountability is a fundamental element of our foreign policy. The UK supports Sri Lanka's accountability commitments to the UN Human Rights Council through Resolutions 30/1 and 34/1 as the best way to establish truth, and to achieve justice, restitution and reconciliation. A national process, initiated by the Government of Sri Lanka and supported by all communities, offers the best route to achieve this.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 20/03/2018 15:16:05 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

862039

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Sri Lanka: Missing Persons
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 the Government of Sri Lanka on the establishment in that country of an office on missing persons.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	132458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>​The UK supports the full implementation of UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/1, under which Sri Lanka committed to implement a range of measures to promote human rights, accountability, reconciliation, and devolution of political powers following the end of its civil war. We have consistently encouraged the Government of Sri Lanka to establish a credible Office of Missing Persons and have raised this issue regularly at all levels, including in our public diplomacy.</p><p>I encouraged Foreign Minister Marapana to continue to make progress on the operationalisation of an Office of Missing Persons when I met him in Colombo in October 2017. I also wrote to Foreign Minister Marapana on 7 March setting out UK views ahead of the 37<sup>th</sup> session of the UN Human Rights Council and emphasised the importance of establishing transitional justice mechanisms.</p><p>We welcome the appointment of OMP commissioners and will continue to encourage the Government to ensure that their important work begins very soon.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/03/2018 15:17:27 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

862046

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March to Question 129926, what response the Minister of State for Europe and the Americas received from the Russian Ambassador to the UK on 27 February 2018 regarding the UK’s concerns about the ongoing targeting of civilians in eastern Ghouta; and whether the Government has made any further representations since that date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	132465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>On 27 February, I met with the Russian Ambassador to the UK, Alexander Yakovenko, stressing UK concern at the current situation in Syria, particularly the crisis in Eastern Ghouta. I urged Russia to use its influence to ensure the Syrian regime adhered to the ceasefire demanded by UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2401 to allow rapid, unimpeded and sustained humanitarian access and non-conditional medical evacuations which are urgently needed. The Ambassador said that Russia would implement Resolution 2401. The Foreign Secretary also wrote to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on 27 February regarding the crisis in Eastern Ghouta and urging Russia to uphold its commitments to ensure that UNSCR 2401 is implemented in full.</p><p>The UK has repeatedly urged Russia bilaterally and in other multilateral fora to use its influence to ensure that the Assad regime allows rapid, unimpeded and sustained UN-led humanitarian access to deliver urgently needed food and medical supplies to Eastern Ghouta, and adheres to the ceasefire demanded by UN Security Council Resolution 2401. The UK called for an urgent debate in the UN Human Rights Council on 2 March and proposed a resolution which the UN Human Rights Council adopted on 5 March calling for the full and immediate implementation of UNSCR 2401. In the UN Security Council, the UK most recently raised its concerns with Russia at the UN Secretary General's briefing to the Security Council on Resolution 2401 on 12 March.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/03/2018 16:14:04 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

862050

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Zimbabwe: Emigration
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 encourage the Zimbabwean diaspora in the UK to return to Zimbabwe.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	132469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office regularly meets representatives from the Zimbabwean diaspora to discuss the situation in Zimbabwe.</p><p>The UK continues to call for free and fair elections and has called on the Zimbabwean Government to forge a new path free from oppression and misrule and to deliver a full programme of political and economic reform.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/03/2018 17:45:51 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin previous answer version 48369 answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

862061

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
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 merits of including a statement on the right to freedom of religion or belief in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Joint Communiqué.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	132480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>We are currently working with fellow member states to negotiate the communiqué for next month's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. While it would be inappropriate to comment on those negotiations, the UK considers freedom of religion and belief to be one of the Commonwealth's core values.</p><p>Encouraging member states to uphold the values and principles enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter – which include freedom of religion as well as democracy, freedom of expression, the rule of law and opposition to all forms of discrimination – will be an important part of April's summit.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/03/2018 17:22:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

862073

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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: 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, if he will take steps to seek regular reports from the British Embassy in Beijing on the wellbeing of the two delegates of the Chinese Parliament who voted against the plan to abolish presidential term limits.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	132492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>According to the rules of procedure of the National People's Congress, constitutional amendments are voted on via anonymous ballot.</p><p>Amendments to China's constitution are ultimately a matter for the Chinese authorities, but we encourage all of our partners to abide by international norms and standards.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/03/2018 15:04:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

862074

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Israel: Courts Martial
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether any UK citizens are serving as judges in Israeli military courts in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	132493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not hold any information on whether any British or British-Israeli citizens are serving as judges in Israeli military courts.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/03/2018 16:17:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

862097

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Falkland Islands: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, what the process is for approving licences for hydrocarbon activity in the Falklands; which bodies are consulted with for that process; and what (a) funding and (b) staff are allocated to undertake those assessments.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	132516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>​Oil exploration in the Falkland Islands is governed by the Falkland Islands Offshore Minerals Ordinance of 1994. Subject to this Ordinance, and with the consent of the Foreign Secretary, the British Government appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands may, on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, grant to any person a licence for the purposes of exploration or production in the controlled waters, or in the sea-bed or subsoil thereof, of the Falkland Islands. Any oil company can apply for a license by contacting the Falkland Islands Government's Department of Mineral Resources. The Director of Mineral Resources, in consultation with other Falkland Islands Government departments, will make the recommendation to the Governor of the Falkland Islands.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/03/2018 15:52:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

862117

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: International Covenant on Civil and Political 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 steps he has taken in partnership with his international counterparts to encourage the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to adhere to the terms of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	132536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned about the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Following the violent clampdown on protestors on 31 December and 21 January, the UK released statements condemning the violence and calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.</p><p>We continue to support the UN Joint Human Rights Office in their work to document human rights abuses and violations and to hold those responsible to account.</p><p>The UK supported a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in June 2017 mandating an international investigation into the violence in the Kasai regions. We have repeatedly told the DRC Government that this investigation must be allowed to operate unobstructed, to hold those responsible in the Kasais to account.</p><p>We have also called upon the DRC Government, as an HRC member, to demonstrate its commitment to the highest human rights standards and take decisive action against human rights abuses and violations.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/03/2018 16:36:45 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

862118

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Military Intervention
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 international counterparts on military intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo to support the supply of humanitarian assistance to its citizens.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	132537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The British Government regularly discusses support to humanitarian operations by the UN peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO, with our international counterparts including with the Secretary General’s Special Representative, Leila Zerrougi. We will ensure that support to humanitarian operations remains part of MONUSCO’s mandate when it is renewed this month.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/03/2018 16:49:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood