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797377

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Iran: Baha'i Faith
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 Iranian counterpart on the suppression and imprisonment of Baha’i people in Iran; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	116340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The treatment of followers of the Baha'i faith in Iran is a serious concern and I discussed these concerns directly with my Iranian counterpart during my visit to Iran in August this year. The British Government calls on Iran to respect the rights and freedoms of all its citizens no matter what their religion or belief.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/12/2017 16:06:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

797383

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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: Homicide
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 make representations to his Nigerian counterpart on the murder of nine Christians in Central Plateau State in November 2017 to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	116346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>I am concerned by reports of an attack in Plateau State and by reports of other recent fatal clashes between farmers and herdsmen. I condemn the recent attacks and loss of life. All parties need to find a peaceful solution to the complex underlying causes of these incidents.</p><p>Inter-communal clashes between farmers and herdsmen in Nigeria, over land, farming rights, grazing routes and access to water have a devastating impact on lives and communities. We emphasise the importance of protecting civilians, including ethnic and religious minorities, with the Nigerian authorities, at the highest level. We welcome President Buhari's commitment to focus on bringing the perpetrators of such attacks to justice and examining longer term peaceful solutions to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 04/12/2017 14:33:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

797384

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
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 who have tried to make the sea crossing between North Africa and Europe in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	116347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>​According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, 89,755 people crossed the Mediterranean from North Africa into Italy and Spain from May to October 2017. We do not have statistics for the number of attempted crossings.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/12/2017 17:25:07 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

797411

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	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 discussions he has had with the Government of (a) Bangladesh and (b) Myanmar to encourage those states to sign the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	116374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK has not had recent specific discussions with the Government of Bangladesh or Government of Burma on the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons. The UK supports the Convention and has been a signatory since 1954.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 04/12/2017 17:29:41 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

797412

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	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 discussions he has had with the Government of (a) Bangladesh and (b) Myanmar to encourage those states to sign the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	116375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK has not had recent specific discussions with Government of Burma or Government of Bangladesh on the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol. The UK supports the 1951 Convention and has been a signatory since 1951 and the UK acceded to the 1967 Protocol in 1968.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 04/12/2017 17:32:04 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

797460

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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: State Visits
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 retweet of 29 November 2017 from the @realDonaldTrump twitter account of the tweet from the @JaydaBF twitter account, whether it remains the Government's policy to proceed with President Trump's forthcoming official visit to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	116423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister made very clear on 30 November, retweeting videos from Britain First was wrong.</p><p>As the Prime Minister stated on 30 November, an invitation for a State Visit has been extended and has been accepted. A date has yet to be set.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/12/2017 17:25:26 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

797541

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Sudan: Peace Negotiations
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 overseas counterparts on mediation of conflicts in (a) the Nuba Mountains and (b) the River Nile area of Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	116504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Whilst we have seen a welcome reduction in armed conflict between Government forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), the security and humanitarian situation remains fragile in the Two Areas (South Kordofan and Blue Nile), and we continue to monitor the situation closely. We engage regularly with the Government of Sudan and opposition groups to promote conflict resolution in Sudan, most recently during a November visit, with his Troika counterparts, by the UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan.</p><p>We welcomed the signing of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) Roadmap Agreement by the Government of Sudan and the Sudan Call alliance of opposition groups. However, we are disappointed that since the signing of the Roadmap, no progress has been made. We urge all sides to return urgently to the negotiating table so that steps can be taken towards a permanent ceasefire. I raised this issue directly with the Government of Sudan during the fourth round of the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue in October.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/12/2017 15:56:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

797627

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Crimea: 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, if he will make representations to his Russian counterparts on the detention of Tatars involved in human rights works in Crimea.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	116590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>​The British Government is committed to raising concerns publicly, multilaterally and directly with the Russia Government, about human rights abuses committed by the &quot;de-facto&quot; Russian authorities against Crimean Tatars since the illegal annexation of Crimea. I regularly raise our concerns directly with the Russian Ambassador to the UK, and Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers will continue to raise our concerns with Russian counterparts. The UK has supported Ukraine in ensuring the persecution of Crimean Tatars remains in the international spotlight, most recently through our support of the successful resolution on the human rights situation in Crimea at the UN General Assembly's third committee in November.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/12/2017 17:26:39 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

795694

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
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	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what relationship the Government plans to have with the EU's Permanent Structured Cooperation, known as PESCO, after leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	116048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The aim of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) is to strengthen EU Member States' cooperation in military matters. PESCO is voluntary and works on an opt-in basis.</p><p>The UK Government has not committed to PESCO but supports its ambition to develop military capabilities that address the shortfalls in EU and NATO contexts. We welcome PESCO as a tool to support the development of capabilities that Europe needs for its security, provided it remains complementary to NATO and encourages EU-NATO cooperation; and that projects carried out under PESCO remain Member State-owned and the capabilities delivered are available not only to the EU but can also be used in support of NATO and UN operations.</p><p>There are no associated working groups but UK officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Ministry of Defence have attended PESCO workshops at both the technical and policy level.</p><p>We are encouraging Member States to develop PESCO to be open to third country participation where there is clear value in doing so.</p><p>Our vision is of a unique third country partnership that enables unprecedented levels of practical cooperation in tackling common threats building on our shared values and interests. We believe that PESCO must be designed in a way that promotes an open and competitive European Defence industry.</p><p>Our approach reflects our commitment to European defence and security, and protecting the interests of UK industry.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 01/12/2017 14:54:11 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

795866

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
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	Ali Feruz
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 (a) Russian, (b) Ukrainian and (c) EU counterparts on the treatment of Ali Feruz.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	116196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>​Whilst I have had no discussions with my Russian, Ukrainian and EU counterparts specifically on this issue, the EU Delegation in Moscow has coordinated attendance at each hearing of this case, including with officials from our Embassy in Moscow. We will continue to monitor this case.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 01/12/2017 14:55:26 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran