Written Question
Monday 8th December 2014
Asked by:
Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received from international non-governmental organisations and private sector organisations on human rights violations in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Answered by Lord Swire
We are aware of reports from non-governmental organisations on the human rights situation in Indian-administered Kashmir, and we continue to follow developments in the region. We are clear that allegations of human rights abuses must be investigated thoroughly, promptly and transparently. We regularly raise concerns through our High Commission in Delhi as appropriate.
Written Question
Monday 8th December 2014
Asked by:
Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in India and Pakistan on finding a resolution to their dispute over Kashmir.
Answered by Lord Swire
I refer my hon. Friend to my answer of 27 November 2014 (PQ 215726).
Written Question
Monday 8th December 2014
Asked by:
Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on that country's ratification and implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
Answered by Lord Swire
The Government recommended that the Indian government expedite ratification of the UN Convention Against Torture during India’s Universal Periodic Review in May, 2012. The issue was also raised at the EU-India Human Rights Dialogue in December, 2013.
The former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) discussed the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative and the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict with the Indian Minister for External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj during his visit to India in July 2014. We welcomed the Indian High Commissioner to the UK's attendance at the the ‘End Sexual Violence in Conflict’ Summit in June 2014.
Written Question
Monday 8th December 2014
Asked by:
Jason McCartney (Conservative - Colne Valley)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what measures he has taken to promote human rights and democracy in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Answered by Lord Swire
Officials from our High Commission in Delhi regularly discuss the situation in Kashmir with the government of India, and travel to the region periodically to see the situation on the ground for themselves, in line with our travel advice.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 01 Dec 2014
Palestine
"I recently met a group of Quakers from my constituency who have been working in the occupied territories. They specifically asked about the Government’s stance towards trading with illegal settlements in the occupied territories. Will the Minister give as much detail as he can as to the Government’s view on …..."Jason McCartney - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 11 Sep 2014
Kashmir
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the Backbench Business Committee on granting this three-hour debate. The great turnout from Members across the House demonstrates the importance of the matter that we are debating. It is also worth putting on the record that the …..."Jason McCartney - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 16 Jun 2014
Iraq and Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict
"My right hon. Friend says that he is keeping open the possibility of offering counter-terrorism expertise. Another area in which we have particular expertise is aerial reconnaissance, surveillance and intelligence gathering. Is he therefore keeping open the option of offering Royal Air Force ISTAR—intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance—assets?..."Jason McCartney - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Mar 2014
Ukraine
"Huddersfield has a vibrant Ukrainian community, which I know is very concerned about family and loved ones across the whole of Ukraine. The attention in the past few days has been on Crimea, but what assessment does my right hon. Friend make of the civil unrest across the rest of …..."Jason McCartney - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jan 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"T4. Holocaust memorial day takes place next Monday. Will the Secretary of State join me in commending the role that British veterans played in defeating the Nazis in the second world war, and in liberating the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp almost 70 years ago?..."Jason McCartney - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 15 Jan 2014
Bilateral Relations: Kurdistan Region of Iraq
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this morning, Mrs Osborne.
Twenty years ago, I was an officer in the Royal Air Force, and I helped to police the no-fly zone over the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Operation Warden operated from Incirlik airbase in Turkey. Aircraft from the …..."Jason McCartney - View Speech
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