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date	04/11/2019
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	Yemen: Baha'i Faith
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of the repression of members of the Bahá'í community in north Yemen; and what representations they have made to representatives of the Houthis about freedom of religion or belief in those areas under their de facto governance.
tabling member printed	Lord Dholakia
uin	HL579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK strongly condemns the mistreatment of Baha’is who are being persecuted for their religious beliefs in areas under the control of the Houthis. We are working closely with our partners to raise these concerns directly with the Houthi authorities and urge the release of detained individuals. We continue to call on the parties to the conflict for the human rights of all Yemenis to be respected.</p><p>I raised the religious persecution of the Baha’i community in my statement of 22 October on human rights. We continue to follow the treatment of the Baha’is in Yemen closely, including through meeting their representatives in the UK and lobbying the relevant authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/11/2019 17:20:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2685 label Biography information for Lord Dholakia

1167881

registered interest
date	04/11/2019
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	Syria: Ceasefires
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 UN Secretary-General's appeal on 14 October for safe access for civilians in need in north-east Syria; and what assessment they have made of whether the ceasefire in that area (1) is being respected, and (2) will be fully supervised and made permanent.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>​We welcome the UN Secretary-General's statement on 14 October for safe access for civilians in need in north-east Syria. Our assessment is that the ceasefire in north-east Syria continues to broadly hold, and we welcome the fact that Turkey has confirmed it has no plans for a further offensive. Implementation of the ceasefire is for the parties directly involved but we have made clear our expectation that all parties abide by the agreed ceasefire, which we wish to see become permanent, and by their obligations under international humanitarian law.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/11/2019 17:20:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1167883

registered interest
date	04/11/2019
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	Syria: Kurds
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to protect the Kurdish population of Northern Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>​The UK has taken bilateral and multilateral action to end the Turkish military incursion into north-east Syria. We have been consistently clear with Turkey on our opposition to its military action– the Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary and Minister for the Middle East and North Africa each communicated this to their Turkish counterparts, most recently on 26 October. We therefore welcome the fact that the ceasefire is holding and that Turkey has confirmed it has no plans for a further offensive. We continue to call for all parties to ensure the protection of civilians and unhindered, safe and sustainable humanitarian access throughout Syria, including at the UN Security Council.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/11/2019 17:25:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1167884

registered interest
date	04/11/2019
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	Syria: Conflict Resolution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to bring peace to Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>​The UK's priority remains to end the conflict in Syria through a negotiated political settlement. We are providing active support to the UN-led Geneva process between the Syrian parties, which remains the forum to achieve this. We welcomed the launch of the Constitutional Committee in Geneva on 30 October, which we hope will be a first step towards a negotiated settlement. Absent such a settlement, we are clear that we have no plans to re-open our Embassy in Damascus, remove sanctions or provide any reconstruction assistance.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/11/2019 17:25:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott

1167885

registered interest
date	04/11/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they have spent on humanitarian aid in the Middle East over the last 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Truscott
uin	HL586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>2019 UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend will be published in Autumn 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The UK spent £393 million of bilateral ODA on humanitarian aid in the Middle East in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s core funding to multilateral agencies also contributes to humanitarian aid in the Middle East.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 05/11/2019 17:39:22 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3682 label Biography information for Lord Truscott