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851613

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	Estonia: 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, when he last met his counterpart in Estonia and what issues were discussed at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	130376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary last met Foreign Minister Mikser for a formal bilateral meeting on 7/8 September in Tallinn. They also meet regularly in the margins of EU Council meetings, most recently at the informal Foreign Ministers meeting on 15 February.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 05/03/2018 17:49:19 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

851614

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	Latvia: 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, when he last met his counterpart in Latvia and what issues were discussed at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	130377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary last met Foreign Minister Rinkēvičs for a formal bilateral meeting on 9 February in London. They also meet regularly in the margins of EU Council meetings, most recently at the informal Foreign Ministers meeting on 15 February.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 05/03/2018 17:53:30 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

851622

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	India: Christianity
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 Indian counterpart on the treatment of Christians in India.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	130385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to promoting and defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for Christians, and indeed individuals of all faiths or beliefs.</p><p>We continue to engage with key Indian contacts on a range of human rights issues, including minority rights. The British High Commission in New Delhi, our network of Deputy High Commissions, as well as FCO officials in London, maintain a continuous assessment of the human rights situation across India, including with civil society groups in India. We are aware of reported incidents against religious minorities in India and continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/03/2018 17:55:15 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

851624

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	al Shabaab: Arms Trade
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 has taken to help stop the supply of arms to al-Shaabab in Somalia and Kenya.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	130387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The primary barrier to the flow of arms to al Shabaab in Somalia is the UN Security Council (UNSC) arms embargo imposed with Resolution 733 in 1992. As a permanent member of the Security Council, the UK fully supports this embargo.</p><p>The partial suspension of the arms embargo in Resolution 2317 (2016) was designed to allow the Federal Government to obtain the equipment needed to develop the Somali national security forces, which are critical for Somalia's long-term security. Safeguards exist within the framework of the suspension. These include restrictions on heavy weaponry, monitoring mechanisms, and requirements to notify and report to the UN. The Monitoring Group's mandate was also extended, to 15 December 2018, in UNSC Resolution 2385 (2017). Individuals who abuse the suspension may also be listed under the sanctions regime.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/03/2018 16:24:32 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

851709

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	Chemical 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 chlorine gas is prohibited as a weapon under the 1993 Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	130472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The use of chlorine gas as a weapon is prohibited under the Chemical Weapons Convention.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 05/03/2018 17:56:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

850643

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Raymond Koh
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 will make representations to his Malaysian counterparts on the kidnapping of Pastor Raymond Koh in that country.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	129896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned by the disappearance and apparent abduction of Pastor Koh. We have raised the case with the Malaysian government on several occasions. Most recently, a senior FCO official raised the case at ministerial level during her visit to Kuala Lumpur in November 2017.</p><p>The British Government is firmly committed to standing up for freedom of religion, and for individuals to practice their beliefs free from fear. These views are well known in Malaysia, and our longstanding relationship allows us to raise concerns at the highest level with the Malaysian government.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/03/2018 17:32:40 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

850677

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Turkey: Armed Conflict
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 Oral Answer of the Minister of State for Europe and the Americas to the right hon. Member for Enfield North on 20 February 2018, whether any discussions have taken place between the UK Government and (a) the PYD and (b) the YPG following Turkey’s military operation in the Afrin region.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	129925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>We are closely following developments in Afrin and wider north-western Syria. The UK has only occasional contact with the PYD, which we use to discuss the situation in Syria.</p><p>We are calling for de-escalation and protection of civilians. While recognising Turkey's legitimate interest in the security of its borders, it remains in our shared interest to focus on achieving a political settlement that ends the war and suffering, and provides stability for all Syrians and the wider region, and secures the enduring defeat of Daesh – in which the Syrian Democratic Forces have played a vital role.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2018 17:34:05 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

850678

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Syria: Armed Conflict
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 23 February 2018 to Question 128740, on Syria: Armed Conflict, when the Government last raised the issue of Eastern Ghouta (a) at the UN and (b) with Russia; and what response the Government received on each such occasion.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	129926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK has raised the issue of Eastern Ghouta at the UN and with Russia on numerous occasions. On 5th March, the Human Rights Council, in Geneva paved a resolution introduced by the UK on the situation in Eastern Ghouta. On 27 February, Minister of State for Europe and the Americas Sir Alan Duncan met Russian Ambassador to the UK, Alexander Yakovenko, stressing UK concern at the current situation in Syria, particularly the crisis in Eastern Ghouta. He urged Russia to use its influence to ensure the Syrian regime adhered to the ceasefire demanded by UN Security Council Resolution 2401 to allow rapid, unimpeded and sustained humanitarian access and non-conditional medical evacuations which are urgently needed.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2018 17:38:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

850698

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Internet
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 volume of UK citizens’ data held by companies (a) supplying cloud services to his Department and (b) contracted to deliver cloud services on behalf of his Department which is subject to information requests from US Government bodies.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	129943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not currently process any UK citizen data via cloud services. Any cloud services used in the future will meet the requirements of the new Data Protection Legislation expected in May 2018 and will follow Cabinet Office and Information Commissioner's Office guidance on the procurement of Cloud Services.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 05/03/2018 17:30:41 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

850699

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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	UK Mission to the UN
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, who is acting as UK Ambassador to the UN prior to Karen Pierce taking up that post.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan
uin	129944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>Ambassador Jonathan Allen, Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, is Charge d'Affaires and Acting Permanent Representative until the arrival of Karen Pierce in Spring 2018.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/03/2018 16:06:26 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan