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1198171

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	Brazil: Indigenous Peoples and Rainforests
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 Brazilian counterpart on (a) illegal logging and (b) the treatment of indigenous peoples in the Amazon.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	52294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is working actively on the ground to support Brazil's efforts to tackle deforestation. Through the UK's International Climate Finance we run major programmes on both sustainable agriculture and deforestation. The UK is also committed to promoting and defending the human rights of all individuals including indigenous peoples. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and raise these critical issues in our dialogue with the Government.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 04/06/2020 08:52:38 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1198173

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	South America: Coronavirus
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 support South American countries tackle the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	52295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The coronavirus outbreak is the biggest public health emergency in a generation, and needs a strong and coordinated global health response. The UK Government is working with its South American counterparts, both bilaterally and via multilateral fora, to deliver a robust global response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This includes working with all our international partners, including the G7, G20, the EU, Commonwealth, NATO, the UN and other multilateral institutions, to provide direct funding to vulnerable countries to help them prepare their health systems, and to global organisations like the WHO to help slow the spread of the virus.</p><p>As a force for good in the world, the UK has a longstanding record of supporting countries across the globe to prepare for large disease outbreaks, and we will continue to focus our efforts in the South American region on the key areas of reinforcing the resilience of vulnerable countries; pursuing a vaccine; and supporting the global economy.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 04/06/2020 08:50:40 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1198342

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	Shafiqul Islam Kajol
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 Bangladeshi counterpart on journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol who was arrested in that country after being found on the border with India having previously disappeared for 53 days.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	52036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>We continue to be concerned by government action against freedom of expression and Bangladesh remains a Human Rights Priority Country for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. We regularly engage with the Government of Bangladesh to address the full range of our human rights concerns, including freedom of expression. The Minister for South Asia stressed the importance of freedom of expression during a telephone call with Bangladesh's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shahriar Alam, on 18 May 2020. We have also made public statements urging the government to engage constructively with civil society and the media to ensure that legislation such as the Digital Security Act is implemented in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as the Constitution of Bangladesh. Our High Commissioner in Dhaka, alongside other local Ambassadors and High Commissioners, highlighted the global importance of access to information and freedom of expression in a tweet on 7 May 2020.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 04/06/2020 12:01:19 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1198349

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	Eritrea: 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 representations he has made to the UN Human Rights Council on the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	51595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a strong supporter of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea and the important work that she does in challenging the government of Eritrea to improve its human rights record. This was reiterated by the UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights in her statement at the last session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on 26 February. The HRC was suspended in March because of COVID-19, and arrangements to conclude the 43rd session and hold the 44th session have not yet been agreed. As the Minister of State responsible for Human Rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, told the High Commissioner for Human Rights on 20 May, the UK supports the safe resumption of the HRC in June. The UK believes that the Special Rapporteur's work on Eritrea needs to continue, and we would support a resolution renewing her mandate.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 04/06/2020 14:20:32 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1198422

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	Indonesia: Homosexuality
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 Indonesian counterpart on that Government's Family Resilience Bill which would make homosexuality illegal in Indoniesia.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	52419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>We have not made any representations with regards to this specific bill; our understanding is that it is not a Government bill.</p><p>We closely monitor events in Indonesia that involve the LGBT community through our Embassy in Jakarta. The UK continues to advocate for minority rights, including lobbying the Government of Indonesia and other stakeholders, to ensure that any changes to Indonesian law do not discriminate against minority groups. The UK also organised a media freedom conference and workshop in December 2019, which supported media reporting on minority rights in Indonesia, including the LGBT community.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 04/06/2020 12:06:57 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1198563

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	Amazonia: Rainforests
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 is making to his international counterparts on ending deforestation in the Amazon region.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	52298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to encouraging and contributing to international action to address the problem of deforestation in the Amazon region. Through our international network we support and regularly advocate for international cooperation on deforestation both bilaterally and through multilateral institutions such as the UN and the World Bank. Together with international partners, we have pledged to mobilise US $5 billion between 2015 and 2020 to help reduce deforestation and promote sustainable land use in the world's tropical forest basins, including the Amazon. We are also working with China, European partners, and the private sector to increase the incentives for a shift in farming that addresses deforestation.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 04/06/2020 08:48:42 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1198631

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	Myanmar: 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 recent representations he has made to the (a) government of Myanmar and (b) International Court of Justice requesting the publication of the first report of the Myanmar Government to the International Court of Justice on preventing further acts of genocide against the country's Muslim Rohingya minority in that country.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	52037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>We continue to watch the Gambia's case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) closely. We understand that the report will only be provided to the Court and the parties at this stage rather than being made public. We have not yet made any formal representations, but we are clear that it is in the interests of transparency that Myanmar publishes its response to the ICJ. The Government of Myanmar should also set out a clear plan on how they will work to resolve the deep rooted issues in Rakhine State.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 04/06/2020 12:04:38 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1198786

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much money from the public purse has been spent on repatriation flights to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	52173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed up to £75 million to help thousands of British travellers return home and this work is ongoing. A proportion of this commitment has been spent to date across the repatriation effort - not only directly on the transport required to get people home - including charter flights to the UK - but also on the costs of ground transport and internal flights to get people to the departure airport. As with all spend, we are committed to ensuring value of money for the taxpayer. Provision of a detailed breakdown at this point would impact ongoing and future tenders for charter flights and include currently commercially sensitive information.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 04/06/2020 12:02:55 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1198835

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	Gaza: Coronavirus
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 plans to make to his Israeli counterpart on access to healthcare for Palestinians in Gaza affected by covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	52590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>I discussed our concerns about the impact of a COVID-19 outbreak in Gaza with the Israeli Ambassador to the UK on 31 March. The British Embassy in Tel Aviv are also in regular contact with the Israeli authorities and last raised access to healthcare for Palestinians in Gaza with them on 26 May. UN agencies, the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli Government are working together to ensure that essential medical supplies and staff are able to access Gaza. As I made clear during a meeting with Israeli Director General Rotem, Palestinian PM Shattyeh, and international donors on 2 June, we continue to welcome this ongoing cooperation. The UK is providing vital support to help respond to COVID-19 in the OPTs. Our $1 million funding contribution will enable the World Health Organization and UNICEF to purchase and co-ordinate the delivery of medical equipment, treat critical care patients, train frontline public health personnel and scale up laboratory testing capacity.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 04/06/2020 16:34:51 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1199061

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	Burundi: Elections
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 (a) freedom, (b) fairness and (c) effectiveness of other elements of the conduct of the recent presidential election in Burundi.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	52013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK notes irregularities reported by observers during the elections in Burundi on 20 May and remains concerned by reports of violence against political party members during the electoral period. Election day itself was broadly peaceful, which we have welcomed. We have taken note of the provisional presidential and parliamentary results and await the outcome of legal challenge by the opposition. We continue to call on all parties to resolve electoral disputes through legal mechanisms and to ensure a peaceful post-electoral environment.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 04/06/2020 14:19:00 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty