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1226924

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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	China: Uyghurs
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 Department's policies of the drone footage released by War on Fear showing blindfolded Uighur communities in China being transferred from the Xinjiang province in that country.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	77829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of the footage, which was initially published online in September 2019. Open source analysis indicates the people shown in the footage are Uyghur or other minorities in Xinjiang. We judge this analysis to be credible. The footage adds to the growing body of evidence on the disturbing situation that Uyghurs and other minorities are facing in Xinjiang.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 01/09/2020 14:44:27 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1226596

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
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	China: Uyghurs
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 Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of including Chinese officials who have allegedly been implicated in the persecution of the Uyghur people in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the next round of Magnitsky sanctions designations.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	76907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>On 6 July, the UK Government established the Global Human Rights sanctions regime. It is not appropriate to speculate who may be designated in the future, as to do so could reduce the impact of the designations. We will keep all evidence and potential listings under close review.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 01/09/2020 13:59:21 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1184579

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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	China: Uyghurs
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 Prime Minister made representations to President Xi of China on the treatment of Uyghur people during their call of 18 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	28732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2020 answer text <p>We regularly make representations to the Chinese Government on the treatment of Uyghurs. Most recently, on 9 March the Foreign Secretary raised our concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi. On 5 March I did the same with the Chinese Ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming. On 24 December, the UK Ambassador to China raised our concerns with Vice Foreign Minister Qin Gang.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 20/03/2020 14:24:11 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1184580

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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	China: Muslims
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 Amnesty International's report entitled China: Uyghurs living abroad tell of campaign of intimidation, published 21 February 2020, what recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of reports of harassment by the Chinese Government of Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic groups after they have left the China.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	28733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>These reports are concerning and we continue to monitor allegations of harassment of Uyghurs outside of China. We regularly raise our concerns about the treatment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang directly with the Chinese Government and at the UN.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/03/2020 16:10:57 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1184581

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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	China: Uyghurs
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 Chinese counterpart on the treatment of Uyghur Muslims; and what assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Xinjiang.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	28734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>On 9 March, the Foreign Secretary directly raised his serious concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang and the treatment of Uyghur Muslims with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi.</p><p>Our concerns include the extra-judicial detention of over a million Uyghur Muslims and other minorities in &quot;political re-education camps&quot;, systematic restrictions on Uyghur culture and the practice of Islam, and extensive and invasive surveillance targeting minorities.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/03/2020 16:13:30 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

839180

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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	Libya: Freezing of Assets
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 held with his counterparts in the EU on tensuring the security and retention of frozen Libyan assets.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	127738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>As a member of the United Nations Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya, we regularly discuss the implementation of the UN Libya sanctions regime, including with EU members of the Committee. We have regular discussions on the EU autonomous regime with EU member states in the relevant working groups and the listings are reviewed on a regular basis. We have also done so in routine working group meetings with EU partners concerning the implementation of the EU Regulations and restrictive measures on Libya. By its Resolution 2362 of 29 June 2017, the UN Security Council reaffirmed its intention to ensure that assets frozen by the UN in 2011 shall at a later stage be made available to and for the benefit of the Libyan people.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/02/2018 17:34:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

573435

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Bangladesh: British Council
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 took place between (a) his Department and the British Council and (b) the UK High Commission in Dhaka and the British Council in Bangladesh before the decision was taken to close that Council's centres in that country; and what timetable is in place for reopening those centres.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	44114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and UK High Commission in Dhaka have maintained close contact with the British Council before and since the closure, following the 1 July terrorist attack at Holey Bakery. The Council has completed its security review and is taking the necessary steps to ensure the safety and security of its staff and buildings before reopening.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 08/09/2016 13:29:44 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

425398

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
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	Tourism: Elephants
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 take steps to ensure that UK citizens travelling to India, Thailand and other elephant-range states are made aware of the illegal practice of capturing and breaking the spirit of baby elephants for use in the tourist industry.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	14292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is committed to conserving Asian elephants and recognises the growing threats to their populations, particularly from poaching and cross-border, illegal trade in live animals to feed the demand by the tourist and entertainment industries. We have been working internationally through the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in discussion with elephant range states, such as India and Thailand, to increase protection for Asian elephants. In 2014, we secured agreement in 2014 for elephant range states to put in place measures to prevent illegal trade in live elephants.</p><p>Although it is not for the Government to make British citizens aware of this practice, we will continue to work together with the Indian authorities, as well as non-governmental organisations, on protecting elephants.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 10/11/2015 17:40:16 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

425399

registered interest
date	02/11/2015
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	India: Elephants
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 Indian counterpart on the illegal use of bull-hooks on Asian elephants in the tourism and logging industries.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	14293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on 29 October 2015 (PQs 12817, 13418, 13419) which can be located at:</p><p>www.parliament.uk/writtenanswers/</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 10/11/2015 15:31:19 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

173928

registered interest
date	15/01/2015
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	Bangladesh
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 political situation in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	220884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned about the escalating violence and disruption in Bangladesh, which affects the daily lives of its citizens. All political parties must urge restraint, an end to violence and respect for the rule of law. We have called on Bangladesh’s political parties to work together through dialogue to find a long-term solution that breaks the cycle of violence and disruption.</p><p>The British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, along with other EU Ambassadors, met Bangladesh Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali on 14 January to express collective concerns at the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, in particular the shooting of former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Reaz Rahman and an attack on a bus in Rangpur which killed four people, including a child. They asked that the Bangladesh government investigate these crimes promptly and in accordance with the law. Our High Commissioner echoed these concerns in his statement on 14 January. I also raised these issues with the Bangladesh Minster for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs in our meeting on Tuesday 20 January.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 22/01/2015 12:54:55 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick