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147425

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date	10/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: North Korea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of UK businesses (a) operating in and (b) contracting with the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	214138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills does not hold any information on the number of businesses operating in, or contracting with, the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 24/11/2014 15:35:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

147508

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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
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 HM Embassy in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea has had with the government of that country on the compatibility of international human rights law with domestic North Korean law.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	214139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>We take every opportunity to ensure the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) government is aware of our serious concern about the human rights situation in the DPRK, and we do specifically raise the incompatibility of its domestic law with international human rights law. On 9 October, the British Ambassador met the Deputy Director of the International Organisations Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Han Tae Sung, and underlined the strength of UK concern on this issue. In July, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Director for Asia Pacific visited Pyongyang and, during meetings with the DPRK government and the Workers’ Party of Korea, called for serious progress to be made in improving the human rights situation in accordance with international law. On 28 August, the British Chargé d’Affaires in Pyongyang, together with other EU heads of mission, met DPRK Foreign Minister, Ri Su Yong, who indicated a willingness to engage in dialogue with the EU on human rights, which is being pursued.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 19/11/2014 16:02:21 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

147521

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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
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 substantially or wholly UK-based charitable organisations and social enterprises which operate in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	214137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>One UK headquartered charitable organisation, Save the Children International, has a permanent office in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Substantially or wholly UK-based charitable organisations or social enterprises operating in the DPRK are not required to make us aware of their activities. Therefore, it would be difficult to make a reliable estimate on the numbers of such organisations engaged in any sort of activity in DPRK.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 19/11/2014 15:58:26 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

147547

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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
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 officials in his Department have had with the Iranian government on Iran's compliance with Article 18 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (a) in general and (b) with reference to the reported comments on 6 October 2014 by Ali Yamesi, the adviser to President Rouhani on religious and ethnic minorities, on the illegality of religious conversion in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	214045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text The right to freedom of religion or belief, including the right to change one’s faith or beliefs, is a right which is enshrined in international human rights law. The UK government has consistently urged the Iranian government to respect the rights of all minority religious groups, in line with their international commitments. The UK last raised our concerns about freedom of religion in Iran during our inputs in Iran’s Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council on 31 October. The UK’s non-resident Chargé d’Affaires to Iran also raised the issue of freedom of religion with Iranian human rights officials during a visit to Iran in March 2014. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/11/2014 14:22:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

114653

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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
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 implement Recommendation 1224 of the report from the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (A/HRC/ 25/ CRP.1), in light of paragraph 39 of the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (A/HRC/26/43).
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	213481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Paragraph 1224 of the Commission of Inquiry’s report (A/HRC/25/CRP.1) recommends that states and others should provide more support for the work of civil society organisations to improve the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), including efforts to document violations and to broadcast accessible information into each country. In paragraph 39 of his June 2014 report (A/HRC/26/43) the Special Rapporteur notes that the Human Rights Council called on all parties concerned, including United Nations bodies, to consider implementation of the recommendations made by the Commission of Inquiry. The Rapporteur also says that he interprets “all parties concerned” as all-encompassing.</p><p>The UK does not disagree with this interpretation, but it is clear that different parties will have different roles with regard to individual recommendations.</p><p>The UK has previously funded projects related to the documentation of violations that have been implemented by civil society organisations based in South Korea and we remain open to funding similar projects in the future. We have also worked with international non-governmental organisations and the DPRK’s Korean Federation for the Protection of the Disabled (KFPD) for example to improve the treatment of disabled people in the DPRK. This complements wider international efforts, like those of the US who support broadcasts into the DPRK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 17/11/2014 15:31:02 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

114782

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) officials and (b) Ministers in his Department have raised the cases of Farshid Fathi, Behnam Irani, Shahin Lahouti and other Christians imprisoned for their faith in Iran when in conversations with representatives of the Iranian government.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	213478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>We have not raised these cases directly with the Iranian Government, however we remain deeply concerned by the detention and ill treatment of all prisoners of conscience in Iran, and the ongoing discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups. We have called for the Iranian government to protect the rights of all minority groups in Iran and end the persecution of individuals on the basis of their faith, most recently during our representations to the United Nations Human Rights Council during the Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights in Iran on 31 October.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/11/2014 14:58:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

114784

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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
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 his Department has taken to encourage the Iranian government to fulfil its obligations to uphold religious freedoms under Article 18 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	213479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text We remain deeply concerned by the detention and ill treatment of all prisoners of conscience in Iran, and the ongoing discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups. We have called for the Iranian government to protect the rights of all minority groups in Iran and end the persecution of individuals on the basis of their faith, most recently during our representations to the United Nations Human Rights Council during the Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights in Iran on 31 October. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 11/11/2014 15:06:00 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

114939

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Cheshire East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of funding allocated by the Government for cycling infrastructure since 2012 has been designated for Cheshire East.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	213480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Cheshire East received funding in 2012 totalling £3.509m as part of the Local Sustainable Transport Fund for their programme ‘Growing Smarter Travel Choices in Crewe’. This programme contains projects that will deliver cycle improvements, including improved off-road cycling routes, new cycle parking and enhanced way-finding. These works sit alongside a range of other transport projects, such as bus infrastructure improvements, traffic management enhancements and improved walking facilities. We do not hold a breakdown of how Cheshire East has proportioned their overall funding across these various transport modes. Further, in 2012/13, Cheshire East received funding from the Department’s Linking Communities fund of £400k for work extending the Connect2 scheme and £200k for pedestrian and cycle improvements on Macon Way. Through the Cycle Safety fund, Cheshire East was awarded £413,170 in 2013/14 for the West Street/Victoria Avenue junction. These latter schemes are all based in Crewe.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/11/2014 16:56:07 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce