Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the reported mass detention of Uighur Muslims in that country.
Answered by Heather Wheeler
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on the reported mass detention of Uighur Muslims in China.
Answered by Heather Wheeler
I have not yet made representations to my Chinese counterpart on the mass detention of Uyghurs in Xinjiang since assuming office on 26 July. However, the former Foreign Secretary highlighted our concerns about Xinjiang with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his last visit to China. The former Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific did the same with Vice Minister Guo Yezhou during his last visit to China. Our Embassy in Beijing also raises our concerns with the Chinese authorities.
Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
What political and diplomatic steps he is taking to help resolve the conflict in Syria.
Answered by Alistair Burt
We need a negotiated political settlement to end the Syrian conflict. The UK is pragmatic about the nature of that settlement. We continue to work closely with the UN, international partners and Syrian opposition in support of the UN-led Geneva process to achieve it.
Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support a negotiated settlement between the Israeli Government and the Palestinian Authority.
Answered by Alistair Burt
I refer the Hon. Member to my answer of 18 October (PQ 106852).
Asked by: Ruth Cadbury (Labour - Brentford and Isleworth)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people with dual Palestinian and British citizenship have been (a) refused entry to, (b) detained by and (c) deported from Israel in the last 12 months.
Answered by Alistair Burt
We do not hold such information. This would be for the Israeli authorities themselves to respond.