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registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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: Minority 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 implications for his policy of the Human Rights Watch report, One passport, two systems, China's restrictions on foreign travel by Tibetans and others; and when he last raised the subject of the treatment of China's religious minorities with the Chinese government.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	7607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>We pay close attention to the human rights situation in China and consult a wide range of reports, including from non-government organisations (NGO's), when considering UK policies. We are concerned by the issues raised in ‘One Passport, Two Systems’ - that ethnic minority populations are experiencing restrictions to their freedom of movement and that the inability to travel abroad for religious festivals is impacting on their right to freedom of religion or belief. <br><br>We consider freedom of religion or belief to be a fundamental human right and support its protection and promotion around the world, including in China. We also have concerns about the treatment of ethnic minorities in China, particularly in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. We have raised our concerns in detail with the Chinese authorities, including during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in April, and have highlighted the full range of our concerns in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy (<a href="http://www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk</a>). We will continue to raise these concerns as part of our wider relationship with China.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 21/07/2015 10:27:41 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

390291

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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: Nuclear Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role the Government plans that the (a) NNL, (b) UK nuclear supply chain and (c) UK nuclear regulators will play in implementing the cessation of Iran's nuclear programme.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was agreed between the E3+3 and Iran on 14 July. The agreement places restrictions on Iran’s nuclear programme and grants the International Atomic Energy Agency access to verify adherence to those restrictions. The UK, as a member of the Joint Commission, will receive reports on Iran’s implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and actions in relation to its nuclear programme.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/07/2015 14:43:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

390292

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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: Uranium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role he plans for the UK to have in securing uranium and uranium fuel in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed between the E3+3 and Iran on 14 July includes a limit on Iran’s stockpile of low enriched uranium, which will be monitored under IAEA safeguards. Iran’s excess low enriched uranium will be down blended to natural uranium or shipped out of Iran to Russia in exchange for natural uranium; the details will be for Iran and Russia to agree. This process will be monitored by the International Atomic Energy Agency.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/07/2015 14:34:52 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

390294

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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: Defence
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 Burmese counterpart on that country's increased spending on its military.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	7225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>While I have not discussed the rise in spending on Burmese military with my counterpart specifically, the level of spending on the military in Burma is of concern. The main focus of our engagement with the Burmese military is on their adherence to the core principles of democratic accountability, international law and human rights, and I have raised these issues on numerous occasions, including with the Commander-in-Chief directly in January 2014.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 21/07/2015 10:19:37 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire previous answer version 16145 answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

390296

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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: Nuclear Power
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) the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and (b) constituent parts of the UK nuclear supply chain about nuclear sector opportunities in Iran as a result of the Iran nuclear deal.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed between the E3+3 and Iran on 14 July includes provision for Iran to take part in international cooperation related to civilian nuclear energy. Civil nuclear cooperation projects may include bilateral or multilateral arrangements with Iran and the details of projects will be determined in due course by the participating states. The UK has no specific plans at present for civil nuclear cooperation with Iran.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/07/2015 14:42:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

390297

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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: Nuclear Power
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 he has to provide (a) commercial assistance, (b) nuclear fuel storage, disposal and reprocessing services and (c) research to the Iranian government to help it meet its IAEA treaty commitments.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	7286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed between the E3+3 and Iran on 14 July. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action includes provision for Iran to take part in international cooperation related to civilian nuclear energy which may include supply of power and research reactors; nuclear science and technology; fusion technology; accelerator based nuclear technology and astrophysics research; nuclear medicine and radioisotopes; waste management and facility decommissioning; nuclear desalination and nuclear safety and security. The UK has no specific plans at present for civil nuclear cooperation with Iran.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/07/2015 14:49:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

390298

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Darwin Plus
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 provide financial support for the launch of a new round of the Darwin Plus Initiative for the UK Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	7307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The FCO will provide financial support for the next round of the Darwin Plus Initiative for the UK Overseas Territories. We are working with Defra and DFID to enable the fourth round to be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 20/07/2015 15:19:43 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

390304

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	EU Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of his Department's staff are working on the European renegotiation strategy.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Simon Danczuk
uin	7474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), is leading the renegotiation, but the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), the Chancellor of the Exchequer, my right hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Mr Osborne) and I play an important role. Departments including the Foreign and Commonwealth Office are staffing this appropriately.</p><p>Since he took office in 2014, the Foreign Secretary has visited nearly all EU capitals and held meetings with MEPs, Commissioners, Foreign Ministers and a wide range of opinion formers across the EU.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 20/07/2015 16:21:54 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4059 label Biography information for Simon Danczuk

390305

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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: Falun Gong
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 (a) persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and (b) alleged harvesting of organs from Falun Gong prisoners in that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	7489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 15 July 2015 (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-07-10/6494/" target="_blank">PQ 6494</a>).</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 21/07/2015 10:22:51 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

390306

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Common Fisheries Policy
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 future of the Common Fisheries Policy as part of the negotiations on the terms of the UK's membership of the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	7499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has set out the four areas where we seek to address the concerns of the British public: sovereignty, fairness, competitiveness and immigration. The Government has welcomed reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, as an example of power being passed back to Member States where it can more effectively be exercised.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 20/07/2015 16:16:44 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins