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750138

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	India: British Nationals Abroad
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 the Government of India on behalf of the six ex-Army personnel being held in Chennai Jail.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	3900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>As we have throughout this case, we continue to raise the case with the Indian authorities at all levels. The case was most recently raised by the Prime Minister with Indian Prime Minister Modi at the G20 in Hamburg last week.</p><p>We understand the impact the separation of six families is having and how the wait for a verdict is increasing the stress and financial strain on them. We make that point when we raise the case with the Indian authorities. However, we cannot interfere in what is an ongoing legal process, just as we would not allow another country to interfere in an ongoing court case in the United Kingdom.</p><p>While we await a verdict our High Commission in India remains in close contact with the men's legal team in India and in the UK, and our focus continues to be on the men's welfare and the support we can provide to their families.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 13/07/2017 13:05:02 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

750142

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	El Salvador: Abortion
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 counterpart in El Salvador on potential reform of abortion laws in that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	4027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>​The British Government regularly raises the issue of women’s rights, including the strict anti-abortion laws with the Government of El Salvador. The then FCO Minister of State (Baroness Anelay) raised these issues when she visited El Salvador in December 2016 and the Minister of State for Europe and the Americas (Sir Alan Duncan) has raised our concerns with the Salvadoran Ambassador in London both in person and in writing.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 13/07/2017 13:00:01 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

749658

registered interest
date	07/07/2017
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	Argentina: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met his Argentinian counterpart; and what was discussed at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	3626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>I spoke to the new Argentine Foreign Minister, Jorge Faurie, on 3 July. During our phonecall I welcomed positive progress in UK-Argentina relations since President Macri's election and underlined the importance the UK attaches to honouring all of the commitments made in the UK-Argentina Joint Communique agreed in September.</p><p>I last met the former Argentine Deputy Foreign Minister, Pedro Villagra Delgado, in London in December to discuss the humanitarian project to identify the remains of fallen Argentine soldiers in Darwin Cemetary in the Falkand Islands.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/07/2017 13:26:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

749386

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Advertising
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 his Department has spent on advertising on social media in each month since January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	3408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The FCO does not have a single Marketing and Advertising department and so does not collate social media spend in a way that would able us to fully answer your request without exceeding the appropriate cost and time limit.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/07/2017 13:34:03 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

749389

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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: Aviation
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 received from the European Space Agency on the suspension of Voyager flights to and from Ascension Island and the re-routing of the South Atlantic airbridge.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	3478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>None.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/07/2017 16:55:43 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

749390

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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: Aviation
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 29 June 2017 to Question 2035, what recent representations he has made to his US counterpart on bringing forward the refurbishment of Wideawake airfield on Ascension Island.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	3484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence leads on the refurbishment of the Wideawake runway and as such I refer to the answer of 4 July 2017 provided by the Minister for the armed forces. I have made no representations to the US Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/07/2017 16:57:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

749391

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	North Korea: Guided Weapons
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 spoken to his US counterpart on the recent missile test in North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	3445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary spoke with the US Secretary of State following the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on 4 July. This latest missile test is a further violation of multiple UN Security Council Resolutions. The Foreign Secretary made clear the UK’s condemnation of the ICBM launch and our support for further action at the UN Security Council (UNSC). The UK will work with partners, including the US, to ensure we achieve a strong and united response which will include further significant measures.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/07/2017 13:36:20 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

749392

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	North Korea: Foreign Relations
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 North Korean counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	3447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not had any discussions with his North Korean counterpart. Following the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) intercontinental ballistic missile test of 4 July, I summoned the DPRK Ambassador to make clear the UK's condemnation of the test as a violation of multiple UN Security Council Resolutions and a threat to regional stability and international security.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/07/2017 13:38:23 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

749393

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Sino-British Joint Declaration
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 (a) he and (b) the UK ambassador to the People's Republic of China have had with their Chinese counterparts on the status of the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	3455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>​I held a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador on 5 July in which I made clear that the British Government does not accept the position of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson that the Joint Declaration is an historical document of no practical significance. I stressed that on this basis, as a guarantor of the Joint Declaration, the British Government regards it as legitimate to continue to issue a six-monthly report to the House on Hong Kong affairs.</p><p>The Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Beijing also raised HMG concerns with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 5 July, stressing that the Joint Declaration is a legally binding treaty, registered with the UN. As a co-signatory, the British Government is committed to monitoring its implementation closely.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/07/2017 13:45:15 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

749394

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Hong Kong: Foreign Relations
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 spoken to Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, since 1 July 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	3450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>On 29 June, the Foreign Secretary issued a Written Ministerial Statement on Hong Kong to the House (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/</a>). The British Government congratulates the new Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Carrie Lam, on her inauguration on 1 July, and wishes her a successful term in office. The British Government looks forwards to working with the Chief Executive to deepen UK-Hong Kong relations and support Hong Kong to prosper long into the future.</p><p>Our Consul General in Hong Kong met Carrie Lam on 19 April following her election victory of 26 March. I have not yet spoken to the new Chief Executive.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 12/07/2017 13:42:13 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West