"uri","answering body","answer > is ministerial correction","answer > date of answer","answer > answer text","answer > answering member printed","answer > question first answered","answer > uri","answer > answering member > label","answering dept id","answering dept short name","answering dept sort name","date","hansard heading","house id","legislature > pref label","question text","registered interest","tabling member > label","tabling member printed","uin" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1012161","Treasury","false","2018-12-05","
HM Treasury is unable to substantiate whether the Bank of England holds gold for the Central Bank of Venezuela as that is a matter for the Bank of England. HM Treasury has not made an assessment of the benefits to the UK of the Bank of England holding gold reserves for other central banks. Holding gold reserves on behalf of any foreign central bank is a matter for the Bank of England. The Bank of England does not share information on which central banks it holds gold reserves on behalf of or the value of that gold as this would contradict their customer confidentiality obligations.
","Lord Bates","2018-12-05T16:54:39.383Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1012161/answer","Biography information for Lord Bates","14","Treasury","Treasury","2018-11-21","Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves: Venezuela","2","House of Lords","To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the benefits to the UK of holding gold reserves for the central bank of Venezuela, and (2) the value of gold held by the Bank of England for the central bank of Venezuela; and whether they have a role in intervening if a request is made to repatriate any such gold.","false","Biography information for Viscount Waverley","Viscount Waverley","HL11688" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1012162","Treasury","false","2018-12-05","HM Treasury is unable to substantiate whether the Bank of England holds gold for other central banks as that is a matter for the Bank of England. HM Treasury has not made an assessment of the benefits to the UK of the Bank of England holding gold reserves for other central banks. Holding gold reserves on behalf of any foreign central bank is a matter for the Bank of England. The Bank of England does not share information on which central banks it holds gold reserves on behalf of or the value of that gold as this would contradict their customer confidentiality obligations.
","Lord Bates","2018-12-05T16:48:15.057Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1012162/answer","Biography information for Lord Bates","14","Treasury","Treasury","2018-11-21","Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves","2","House of Lords","To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the benefits to the UK of holding gold reserves for other central banks, and (2) the value of gold held by the Bank of England for other central banks.","false","Biography information for Viscount Waverley","Viscount Waverley","HL11689" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1012163","Treasury","false","2018-12-05","HM Treasury does not have a role in deciding whether the Bank of England holds gold for foreign governments and central banks. HM Treasury is unable to substantiate whether the Bank of England holds gold for particular foreign governments and central banks as that is a matter for the Bank of England. The Bank of England does not share information on which foreign governments and central banks it holds gold reserves on behalf of or the value of that gold as this would contradict their customer confidentiality obligations.
","Lord Bates","2018-12-05T16:55:10.373Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1012163/answer","Biography information for Lord Bates","14","Treasury","Treasury","2018-11-21","Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves","2","House of Lords","To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a role in deciding for which foreign governments and central banks the Bank of England should hold gold reserves; and if so, for which foreign governments and central banks the Bank of England holds gold reserves, and in what quantities.","false","Biography information for Viscount Waverley","Viscount Waverley","HL11690" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1012545","Treasury","false","2018-12-06","Holding gold reserves on behalf of any foreign central bank is a matter for the Bank of England. The Bank of England does not share information on which central banks it holds gold reserves on behalf of or the value of that gold as this would contradict their customer confidentiality obligations. Repatriation of any gold held at the Bank of England is ultimately a matter for the Bank of England. HM Treasury only has direct control over Government holdings of gold within its official reserves, which are held at the Bank of England.
The UK fully implements UN, EU and UK domestic sanctions law. The EU sanctions regime on Venezuela, introduced in November 2017, includes targeted asset freezes applied to a number of senior Government officials in the Maduro regime.
","Lord Bates","2018-12-06T17:43:17.017Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1012545/answer","Biography information for Lord Bates","14","Treasury","Treasury","2018-11-22","Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves: Venezuela","2","House of Lords","To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider a moratorium on any repatriation of gold held by the Bank of England to the government or Central Bank of Venezuela until such time as they are satisfied that any repatriation meets the best interests of the people of that country.","false","Biography information for Viscount Waverley","Viscount Waverley","HL11737" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1013203","Department for Exiting the European Union ","false","2018-12-06","We have agreed a fair financial settlement with the EU as part of the draft Withdrawal Agreement which reflects the UK paying its share of the outstanding EU commitments made during the period of our membership. Our estimate, based on reasonable assumptions and publically available data, falls within the range of £35bn-£39bn, and the National Audit Office confirmed in April 2018 that these assumptions were reasonable.
Details of the basis on which that figure was reached can be found in the draft Withdrawal Agreement, published on November 14th, 2018. The Chancellor of the Exchequer also provided details to the Treasury Select Committee in January 2018, including a breakdown of the components of the settlement.
We remain deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in the Anglophone regions, which continue to suffer from high levels of violence and human rights abuses and violations perpetrated by both security forces and armed separatists. The British Government is equally concerned by the razing of villages. We have raised our concerns with the Cameroonian authorities and we continue to call for restraint and an end to violence from all sides. We are working closely with the wider international community, including the UN, to build as full and accurate a picture as possible. The complex and deep-rooted historical nature of the situation reinforces the urgent and imperative need to tackle the underlying issues in the Anglophone regions. This is why we continue to encourage efforts to pursue an inclusive dialogue to address the root causes of the crisis - the only means through which long-term stability in the region can be achieved.
","Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon","2018-12-12T14:50:39.893Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1020076/answer","Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon","16","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","2018-12-04","Cameroon: Armed Conflict","2","House of Lords","To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of who may be responsible for killings and burning down of villages in southern Cameroon during the current conflict.","false","Biography information for Viscount Waverley","Viscount Waverley","HL12049" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1020079","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","false","2018-12-12","The UK is deeply concerned about the situation in Cameroon and the deteriorating security situation in the Anglophone regions of the country. Minister Baldwin visited Cameroon in February 2018 when she met the Prime Minister and other cabinet ministers and reinforced the importance of respecting human rights in a challenging security environment. In her statement following elections in Cameroon, Minister Baldwin called for all parties to engage in a peaceful and structured process leading to constitutional reforms, as previously set out by the President, and to avoid excessive use of force. Minister Baldwin has discussed the violence in the Anglophone regions with French Minister Lemoyne, who shares UK concerns. The Minister for Africa pressed these points again when she met the Secretary General of the Presidency on Thursday 3 May. The UK will continue to work alongside the international community to encourage and support efforts to resolve the Anglophone crisis.
","Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon","2018-12-12T14:52:28.067Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1020079/answer","Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon","16","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","2018-12-04","Cameroon: Armed Conflict","2","House of Lords","To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the governments of Cameroon and France in relation to the violence being perpetrated in southern Cameroon.","false","Biography information for Viscount Waverley","Viscount Waverley","HL12051" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1020080","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","false","2018-12-12","During the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in London in April the then Foreign Secretary and Minister for Africa met Cameroonian counterparts, reminding them of the obligations placed upon Cameroon by the Commonwealth Charter. There have not been recent discussions with Commonwealth counterparts. The Commonwealth is one of a number of multilateral organisations who are placed to support the Government of Cameroon to initiate a meaningful and inclusive dialogue and in December 2017 the Commonwealth secretariat Baroness Scotland visited Cameroon to discuss the Anglophone crisis.
","Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon","2018-12-12T14:53:09.217Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1020080/answer","Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon","16","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","2018-12-04","Cameroon: Armed Conflict","2","House of Lords","To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have conducted with the Commonwealth Heads of Government about the conflict in southern Cameroon; what response they received; and whether Commonwealth Heads of Government have considered deploying their conflict resolution team to southern Cameroon.","false","Biography information for Viscount Waverley","Viscount Waverley","HL12052" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1020320","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","false","2018-12-12","The UK recognises the outcome of the 1961 referendum organised by the UN in which British Southern Cameroons (the modern Anglophone regions) voted to join La Republique du Cameroun. UNGA Resolution 1608(XV) endorsed the result of the plebiscite in Southern Cameroons. The UK respects the territorial integrity of Cameroon. The causes of the current crisis are deep-rooted and historically complex. We recognise that the history of this conflict includes the impact of constitutional changes following independence, particularly on the cultural and political status of the Anglophone minority.
","Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon","2018-12-12T14:42:03.173Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1020320/answer","Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon","16","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","Foreign and Commonwealth Office","2018-12-05","Cameroon: Armed Conflict","2","House of Lords","To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the impact of the independence referendum held in Cameroon in 1961 on the current conflict between anglophone and francophone groups in that country.","false","Biography information for Viscount Waverley","Viscount Waverley","HL12098" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/511846","Department for Work and Pensions","false","2016-04-20","The Government’s view is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off in a reformed EU.
As set out in the Government’s White Paper: ‘The process for withdrawing from the European Union’, published on 29 February, the withdrawal process is unprecedented. No country has ever used Article 50 – it is untested. There is a great deal of uncertainty about how it would work. UK citizens living in the EU currently enjoy a range of specific rights to live, to work and access to pensions, health care and public services that are only guaranteed because of EU law. There would be no requirement under EU law for these rights to be maintained if the UK left the EU.
","Baroness Altmann","2016-04-20T11:41:34.7Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/511846/answer","Biography information for Baroness Altmann","29","Work and Pensions","Work and Pensions","2016-04-13","State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad","2","House of Lords","To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in the event of the UK leaving the EU, UK citizens living in EU member states will retain all of their UK pension rights and will continue to be treated the same as if they were resident in the UK.","false","Biography information for Viscount Waverley","Viscount Waverley","HL7606"