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1309897

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Germany: British National (Overseas)
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 that officials in Germany have declined to recognise the status of British National (Overseas) passport holders; and what steps they intend to take to ensure the status of the passport is recognised by (1) the authorities in Germany, and (2) the authorities in other countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL14985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>We are aware that the Hong Kong SAR Government recently wrote to several foreign Consulates urging them not to accept BN(O) passports for visa applications. The Hong Kong Government has no authority to dictate which passports foreign governments recognise as valid. We will continue to issue BN(O) passports, which remain valid travel documents. We are in contact with relevant Government authorities, including the German authorities, on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 29/04/2021 12:17:30 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1309901

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Germany: British National (Overseas)
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 that officials in Germany have declined to recognise the status of British National (Overseas) passport holders; and what steps they intend to take to ensure the status of the passport is recognised by (1) the authorities in Germany, and (2) the authorities in other countries.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL14989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>We are aware that the Hong Kong SAR Government recently wrote to several foreign Consulates urging them not to accept BN(O) passports for visa applications. The Hong Kong Government has no authority to dictate which passports foreign governments recognise as valid. We will continue to issue BN(O) passports, which remain valid travel documents. We are in contact with relevant Government authorities, including the German authorities, on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/04/2021 10:08:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1309902

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Voluntary Service Overseas: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to make a long-term decision on the funding for Voluntary Service Overseas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL14990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary announced that we would provide funding to <strong>Voluntary Service Overseas</strong> (VSO) this year in his statement on ODA allocations to Parliament on 21 April. We have offered VSO funding for the V4D programme until the end of this financial year 2021/22. Officials have also started discussions with VSO on our future relationship.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 29/04/2021 12:17:42 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1309903

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Voluntary Service Overseas: Grants
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 of the expiry of the bridging grant for Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) on (1) international volunteering, and (2) VSO's, programmes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL14991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has announced that we will provide funding to Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) this year in his statement on ODA allocations to Parliament on 21 April. We have offered VSO funding for the V4D programme for 2021/22.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 29/04/2021 12:42:41 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1309911

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Africa: Renewable Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support independent power producers in the renewal energy sector on the continent of Africa through the African Union.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL14999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The African Union (AU) is a continental leader on climate change. We are helping to bolster this leadership through support for their AU Green Recovery Action Plan, endorsed in November 2019 by the AU Commission. Promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency is a central pillar of the Action Plan. It prioritises: &quot;Work to secure investment (public and private) and technology transfer in grid expansion, transmission, distribution and efficiency improvements, to widen access to electricity, while increasing the roll-out of mini-grids and off-grid products to those that cannot reach the national grid&quot;.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/04/2021 10:01:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1309913

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Companies: Africa
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 compliance by UK companies doing business in Africa with legislation and regulations in respect of combating forced labour.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL15001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Dissolution. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 29/04/2021 12:55:09 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1309915

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Albemarle Barracks: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many units of accommodation for service personnel at Albemarle Barracks are not en-suite.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL15003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bedspaces without </strong> <strong>en-suite</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bedspaces with en-suite</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alanbrooke Barracks</p></td><td><p>401</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Albemarle Barracks</p></td><td><p>357</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brompton Barracks</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>688</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clive Barracks</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tidworth Garrison</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>2887</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p> </p><ol><li>Arnhem Garrison is not a site recognised by Ministry of Defence. There was an Arnhem Barracks in Aldershot, however this was vacated in 2008.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>As a Phase 2 training establishment, Brompton Barracks includes a number of multi occupancy rooms which accommodate soldiers on short term training courses.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Clive Barracks has been identified for disposal by 2025 under the Defence Estate Optimisation Portfolio.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Tidworth Garrison includes Aliwal Barracks, Assaye Barracks, Bhurtpore Barracks, Candahar Barracks, Delhi Barracks, Jellalabad Barracks, Lucknow Barracks, Mooltan Barracks and Swinton Barracks.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL15002 HL15004 HL15005 HL15006 HL15007 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:32:00 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1309916

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Tidworth Garrison: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many units of accommodation for service personnel at Tidworth Camp are not en-suite.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL15004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bedspaces without </strong> <strong>en-suite</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bedspaces with en-suite</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alanbrooke Barracks</p></td><td><p>401</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Albemarle Barracks</p></td><td><p>357</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brompton Barracks</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>688</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clive Barracks</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tidworth Garrison</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>2887</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p> </p><ol><li>Arnhem Garrison is not a site recognised by Ministry of Defence. There was an Arnhem Barracks in Aldershot, however this was vacated in 2008.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>As a Phase 2 training establishment, Brompton Barracks includes a number of multi occupancy rooms which accommodate soldiers on short term training courses.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Clive Barracks has been identified for disposal by 2025 under the Defence Estate Optimisation Portfolio.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Tidworth Garrison includes Aliwal Barracks, Assaye Barracks, Bhurtpore Barracks, Candahar Barracks, Delhi Barracks, Jellalabad Barracks, Lucknow Barracks, Mooltan Barracks and Swinton Barracks.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL15002 HL15003 HL15005 HL15006 HL15007 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:32:00 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1309917

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Aldershot Garrison: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many units of accommodation for service personnel at Arnhem Garrison are not en-suite.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL15005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bedspaces without </strong> <strong>en-suite</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bedspaces with en-suite</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alanbrooke Barracks</p></td><td><p>401</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Albemarle Barracks</p></td><td><p>357</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brompton Barracks</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>688</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clive Barracks</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tidworth Garrison</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>2887</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p> </p><ol><li>Arnhem Garrison is not a site recognised by Ministry of Defence. There was an Arnhem Barracks in Aldershot, however this was vacated in 2008.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>As a Phase 2 training establishment, Brompton Barracks includes a number of multi occupancy rooms which accommodate soldiers on short term training courses.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Clive Barracks has been identified for disposal by 2025 under the Defence Estate Optimisation Portfolio.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Tidworth Garrison includes Aliwal Barracks, Assaye Barracks, Bhurtpore Barracks, Candahar Barracks, Delhi Barracks, Jellalabad Barracks, Lucknow Barracks, Mooltan Barracks and Swinton Barracks.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL15002 HL15003 HL15004 HL15006 HL15007 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:32:00 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1309918

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Brompton Barracks: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many units of accommodation for service personnel at Brompton Barracks are not en-suite.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL15006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Establishment</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bedspaces without </strong> <strong>en-suite</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bedspaces with en-suite</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alanbrooke Barracks</p></td><td><p>401</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Albemarle Barracks</p></td><td><p>357</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brompton Barracks</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>688</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Clive Barracks</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tidworth Garrison</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td><p>2887</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p> </p><ol><li>Arnhem Garrison is not a site recognised by Ministry of Defence. There was an Arnhem Barracks in Aldershot, however this was vacated in 2008.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="2"><li>As a Phase 2 training establishment, Brompton Barracks includes a number of multi occupancy rooms which accommodate soldiers on short term training courses.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="3"><li>Clive Barracks has been identified for disposal by 2025 under the Defence Estate Optimisation Portfolio.</li></ol><p> </p><ol start="4"><li>Tidworth Garrison includes Aliwal Barracks, Assaye Barracks, Bhurtpore Barracks, Candahar Barracks, Delhi Barracks, Jellalabad Barracks, Lucknow Barracks, Mooltan Barracks and Swinton Barracks.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL15002 HL15003 HL15004 HL15005 HL15007 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:32:00 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark