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777658

registered interest
date	25/10/2017
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	Nigeria: 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, whether the Government has made representations to the Government of Nigeria on the treatment of Biafrans living in the southern region of that country; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	109497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The British Government is concerned by recent reports of violence in South East Nigeria and supports efforts to reduce tensions in the region. During my visit to Nigeria in June I raised the issue of community tensions with the Governor of Kaduna. The Government welcomes statements by the Governors of the Northern States of Nigeria, and by Vice President Osinbajo, then Acting President, condemning threats against the Igbo people.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/10/2017 15:36:45 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

776929

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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	Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
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 his Department has made of whether Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's rights under (a) Iranian and (b) international human rights laws have been violated; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	109241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>​Iran does not view Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe as a British national, and has no legal obligation to do so. On this basis Iran has not granted us access to the charges or evidence in Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's case, nor provided us with consular access. Under our consular role we do not provide legal advice to British nationals and cannot interfere in the internal affairs of another country and have therefore not made an assessment of Iranian law. Based on publicly available information, we have raised our concerns with the Iranian authorities, but we are not in a position to determine whether Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's rights have been violated under international human rights laws. We continue to press the Iranian authorities to provide Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe with access to all the legal paperwork relevant to her case. We request consular access at every opportunity, not least so we can be assured of Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's welfare. We will continue to assert that she is a British national, to press for consular access, and to support the family to the extent that we can.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/10/2017 15:20:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

776983

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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	Catalonia: Civil Disorder
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 his Spanish counterpart on the violence that occurred during the Catalan independence referendum; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	109475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister discussed the situation in Catalonia with the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on 17 October and expressed the UK's support for the rule of law and respect for the Spanish constitution. This followed a meeting between myself and the Spanish Ambassador Carlos Bastarreche on 11 October, after which I released a public statement.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 30/10/2017 17:41:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

776984

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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 Territories Joint Ministerial Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council will be held in 2017; and what the agenda is for that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	109343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council will be held on 28 – 29 November. Items currently on the agenda for discussion include: disaster relief and recovery; environment and climate change resilience; sustainable economic development; child safeguarding; tax transparency and beneficial ownership; and implications for the Overseas Territories of EU Exit.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 30/10/2017 17:43:13 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

776985

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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	Domestic Service: Conditions of Employment
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 counterparts in other countries on ratification of the International Labour Organisation Convention on Domestic Workers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	109367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>I have not raised the International Labour Organization’s Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189). The UK has not seen the need to ratify this Convention, given the effective provisions in our domestic law, but supports the Convention’s principles. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not have primary policy responsibility for this Convention.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 30/10/2017 15:23:44 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

776986

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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	USA: Nuclear Weapons
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 made with his US counterpart on that Government's current Nuclear Posture Review.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	109368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>​I speak regularly to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to discuss a range of issues, including nuclear issues, as part of our strong bilateral cooperation on security and defence policy. As I set out in my Chatham House Conference speech on 23 October, the Government remains determined to continue to work with partners across the international community to address threats to our security, to prevent proliferation and where possible to make progress on multilateral nuclear disarmament.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 30/10/2017 15:25:44 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

776987

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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	Nigeria: 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, what the Government's policy is on self-determination for the Biafran people in the Eastern Region of Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	109413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>​The UK fully supports the territorial integrity of Nigeria and President Buhari's commitment to work for a secure and prosperous Nigeria. We are committed to working with Nigeria to help tackle threats to national security and to address the underlying causes of instability which exist within Nigeria.</p><p>We echo President Buhari's calls for calm and reconciliation between the ethnic groups and communities that make up and contribute to the strength and diversity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/10/2017 15:27:40 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

776988

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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	Weapons of Mass Destruction: Proliferation
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 is taking to help facilitate implementation by UN member states of their obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 1540.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	109436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports UN Security Council Resolution 1540, including by helping States to implement their obligations under the resolution to take effective measures to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and their means of delivery. We are assisting several African countries to report on their implementation of the resolution, and support lobbying by the EU and G7 to encourage more States to submit such reports. We support work by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to promote chemical safety and security, and work bilaterally, with the OPCW and in other fora to address the safety and security of toxic industrial chemicals, including through the OPCW’s Programme for Africa. We worked with partners to secure an OPCW Decision on 16 October encouraging States to take measures to combat the threat of chemical terrorism. We are assisting States to adopt legislation and regulations to implement their obligations under the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, and have supported work to promote biological security education globally. Through the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism we provide advice on how to implement measures to address the threat of nuclear terrorism. And through the Global Threat Reduction Programme we support substantial international efforts to secure vulnerable nuclear and radiological materials.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 30/10/2017 15:30:18 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

776989

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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	Weapons of Mass Destruction: Proliferation
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 is taking to support the work of the committee established pursuant to UN Security Resolution 1540.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	109437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports the work of the Committee established pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1540, and is a vice-Chair of the Committee. We worked particularly closely with Spain, Chair of the Committee in 2016, on the five-yearly Comprehensive Review of Implementation of the Resolution. The review concluded in December 2016 that significant progress had been made in addressing the risk of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-state actors, and proposed a number of measures to improve implementation further, partly as a result of our work. These included proposals to address new and emerging challenges from the evolving terrorist threat and advances in science and technology; to improve the process to match requests for technical assistance with offers of assistance; to strengthen cooperation and outreach to industry and civil society; and to strengthen the UN structures which support the resolution’s implementation. UN Security Council Resolution 2325, adopted on 15 December 2016, endorsed the review and its proposals. We are now working with Bolivia, Chair of the Committee in 2017, and other Committee members to implement the review.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 30/10/2017 15:33:09 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

776076

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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	Ascension Island
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department expects to make an announcement on the UK strategy for the future of Ascension Island.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	109041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Minister for the Commonwealth and the UN is leading work within Whitehall to determine the future strategy for Ascension Island. This is significant and complex work, involving a range of interested parties, and the Minister will provide updates as soon as possible.​</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 26/10/2017 16:45:42 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park