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175859

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date	27/01/2015
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	Burma
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on human rights and religious liberties of Burma’s new Religious Conversion Bill and of other new bills in that country aimed at the protection of race and religion and which focus on restricting inter-faith marriage, monogamy and population control; and what representations they have made to the government of Burma on the matter.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Restrictions on interfaith marriage, religious conversion and population growth are currently being debated in the Burmese parliament. We are concerned that, if enacted, these laws could harm religious tolerance and respect for diversity in Burma, and contravene international standards and treaties to which Burma is a signatory.</p><p> </p><p>We have voiced our concerns over this proposed legislation to members of the Burmese government and to Burmese parliamentarians. Most recently, Minister of State at the Home Office, my right hon. Friend the Member for Hornsey and Wood Green (Lynne Featherstone), raised the issue when she met Deputy Foreign Minister Thant Kyaw during her visit to Burma in January. The UK also endorsed a statement issued by EU Heads of Mission in Rangoon in January reiterating those concerns and calling on the Burmese government and parliament to ensure that all new legislation is fully compliant with Burma’s international human rights obligations. We will continue to raise this issue in our dealings with the Burmese authorities, both in public and in private.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/02/2015 15:23:53 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

175865

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government on average how many cases of female genital mutilation are reported to the police for investigation per day.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) that are reported to the police for investigation is not collated centrally.</p><p>The Government has consulted on the introduction of a new mandatory reporting duty to require professionals to report cases of FGM. The consultation sought views on how best to introduce this new duty, including what the sanctions should be for failure to report. The consultation closed on 12 January and we are carefully considering the responses. We will announce the results of the consultation shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL4446 question first answered 03/02/2015 15:22:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

175866

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to criminalise the failure to report a suspected case of female genital mutilation to the police.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Information on the number of cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) that are reported to the police for investigation is not collated centrally.</p><p>The Government has consulted on the introduction of a new mandatory reporting duty to require professionals to report cases of FGM. The consultation sought views on how best to introduce this new duty, including what the sanctions should be for failure to report. The consultation closed on 12 January and we are carefully considering the responses. We will announce the results of the consultation shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL4445 question first answered 03/02/2015 15:22:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

175867

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedestrians: Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to criminalise the obstruction of traffic by pedestrians using a mobile device.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>Section 137 of the Highways Act 1980 (as amended by sections 38 and 46 of the Criminal Justice Act 1982 and the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, Schedule 7) provides an offence of wilful obstruction of the highway.<br><br>Section 137(1) states an offence is committed if a person, without lawful authority or excuse, in any way wilfully obstructs the free passage along a highway.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 10/02/2015 12:02:52 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

175868

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedestrians: Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many traffic accidents have been caused or partly caused by pedestrians using a mobile device.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL4448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government does not hold any information about the number of traffic accidents that involve a pedestrian using a mobile device.</p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 10/02/2015 12:02:29 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

175871

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	Egypt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Egypt regarding the criminalisation of all forms of violence against women and girls in that country by introducing legal provisions consistent with international law and standards.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>We welcome the provisions for the protection of women’s rights in the new constitution adopted in January 2014, and the June 2014 law criminalising sexual harassment for the first time.</p><p>We continue to discuss the issue of gender-based violence with the Government of Egypt. In 2014 the UK sponsored a delegation of Ministry of Justice officials to meet UK counterparts and discuss issues of gender-based violence. These discussions helped inform drafting of the new Egyptian law. On 5 November Egypt underwent its second review under the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), during which the UK recommended completion of the National Strategy on Violence Against Women with a clear and credible implementation plan, and that Egypt invite the Special Rapporteur for Violence Against Women to visit.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/02/2015 14:09:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

175872

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	Egypt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Egypt regarding the progress of investigations in that country conducted into alleged cases of sexual and gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Cairo continues to monitor alleged cases of sexual and gender-based violence. In 2014 the UK sponsored a delegation of Ministry of Justice officials to meet UK counterparts and discuss issues of gender-based violence. We welcome the provisions for the protection of women’s rights in the new constitution adopted in January 2014, and the June 2014 law criminalising sexual harassment for the first time. The new law has led to several convictions. In addition, on 26 January, an Egyptian doctor was convicted of the manslaughter of a girl who died after an illegal female genital mutilation procedure. We continue to discuss the issue of gender-based violence with the Government of Egypt.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/02/2015 14:10:26 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

175874

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	War Memorials
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Royal Naval division monument on Horseguards will be refurbished in time for the Gallipoli centenary in April this year.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to refurbish this monument.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 09/02/2015 17:25:21 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

175875

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gallipoli Campaign: Anniversaries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have for the centenary commemoration in (1) Turkey, and (2) the United Kingdom, of the Gallipoli landings.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>A UK-led Commonwealth and Ireland Ceremony will be held at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Helles Memorial in Turkey on 24 April 2015, the eve of the centenary of the Gallipoli landings. Due to the restricted nature of the site, this event will not be open to members of the public</p><p> </p><p>There is traditionally an ANZAC Day Service and parade at the Cenotaph on Whitehall but in this centenary year the UK will lead a service on Saturday 25 April to remember all those who fought in the Gallipoli Campaign as well as to mark ANZAC Day. This will feature a commemorative service, the laying of wreaths by senior representatives of the nations involved in the campaign and a march-past the Cenotaph. Descendants of those that served during the campaign and wishing to attend from a reserved area or take part in the march-past can apply for free tickets on the Gov.uk website at the following link</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/marking-the-centenary-of-the-gallipoli-campaign" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/marking-the-centenary-of-the-gallipoli-campaign</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An event is also being planned at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, on 6 August 2015 centred on HMS M33 the last surviving ship from the campaign which is currently being refurbished.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/02/2015 13:15:56 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

175876

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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	ICT: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the TechNorth project; and what action they are taking to support its implementation.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>TechNorth was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister in October 2014 to support the digital technology sector in the North of England. It will form part of Tech City UK, and will focus on Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, Hull and the North East tech cluster (Newcastle, Sunderland and Tees Valley). It will seek to coordinate the existing support and expertise across the region, and will help to link start-ups to potential investors. It will have a budget of £2m per year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government is working closely with Tech City UK to develop TechNorth. Tech City UK is in the process of recruiting staff to support the programme, including the Head of Tech North.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More details will be announced as the programme progresses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 05/02/2015 13:18:34 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven