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1225904

registered interest
date	16/07/2020
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	Republic of Ireland: Shipping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation they have undertaken with the government of the Republic of Ireland to assess the impact of any increase of direct shipping routes between the Republic of Ireland and mainland Europe.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL6955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>We have a close and constructive relationship with the Government of Ireland including on transport matters. During the Covid-19 crisis we were pleased to issue a statement with Ireland and France of our joint commitment to support the vital supply routes between our nations and to share information on our supports to freight routes. The introduction of new shipping routes between Ireland and mainland Europe are a matter for the Irish Government and the commercial operators of those routes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 30/07/2020 12:13:53 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1078993

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
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	Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade
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 Germany about arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL14112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK and Germany have regular discussions on a range of issues including defence exports to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and our Embassy in Berlin continue engagement at senior and working levels. All UK export licence applications for Saudi Arabia are assessed rigorously against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing criteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/03/2019 15:32:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1078995

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
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	USA: State Visits
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what preparations they have made for a state visit from the President of the United States to London.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL14114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>An invitation for President Trump to pay a State Visit to the UK has been extended and accepted. The precise timings are yet to be finalised.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/03/2019 15:31:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1055152

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	INF Treaty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, and what diplomatic steps they have taken, following the suspension of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty by the governments of the United States and Russia.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL13465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>We have been discussing the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with the US for a number of years as part of our continuous dialogue on security issues. The US also initiated a series of meetings on INF with close Allies in 2017 and 2018, during which we discussed the US approach and exchanged detailed information on the Russian violation and how we might best achieve our shared policy objectives.</p><p>NATO Allies first expressed concerns about Russian non-compliance with its INF Treaty obligations in 2014. In the last two years, there has been an intensification of Allied activity to encourage Russia to return to compliance.</p><p>We, along with NATO Allies, support the US decision to suspend its participation in the INF Treaty and start the treaty's formal withdrawal process. A situation whereby the US was fully aiding by the INF Treaty and Russia was not, was not sustainable. Following the US announcement, NATO issued a statement declaring full support for US action and urging Russia to use the six month withdrawal period to return to full and verifiable compliance to preserve the INF Treaty.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/02/2019 13:30:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1055154

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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	Undocumented Migrants: Mediterranean Sea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they did not agree to take in migrants from Sea-Watch 3 following the collapse of that boat on 19 January.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL13466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK does not participate in relocation efforts. The UK Government's approach is instead to resettle refugees directly from source and transit countries, to avoid creating a pull factor. The UK has a strong record of providing protection to the most vulnerable through our resettlement schemes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/02/2019 13:45:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1050835

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Italy: Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions, if any, they are taking to bring Brendan Woodhouse, his crew, and the 47 rescuees on their vessel who are currently detained off the coast of Italy to the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL13255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>​Sea-Watch 3 disembarked the 47 rescued migrants on board at Catania (Sicily) on 31 January.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/02/2019 14:28:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

988491

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
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	Travel Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they listed (1) Somalia, (2) Afghanistan, and (3) the Democratic Republic of the Congo as countries with areas to which all travel was advised against.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise against 'all travel' or 'all but essential travel' to a particular place if we consider the risk to British nationals is unacceptably high. In the case of terrorism we advise against travel in situations of extreme and imminent danger, where the threat is sufficiently specific, large-scale or endemic to affect British nationals severely. Prior to 2001 our records are in an archive and not immediately available, but in 2001 we advised against 'all travel' to parts of Somalia; as well as against 'all travel' to Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Advice against 'all travel' to parts of these countries has been in place ever since, though the specific areas to which this has applied have changed many times. We keep all of our advice, including the areas where we advise against travel, under constant review.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/10/2018 14:39:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

971223

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia concerning the proposed execution of five human rights activists.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2018 answer text <p>​We are monitoring closely the cases of all detained activists, in particular those cases in which the public prosecutor has recommended the death penalty. We will attend all trials of international concern that we are able to. Ministers frequently discuss human rights with the Saudi Arabian Government and have raised specific concerns about the prosecution of human rights activists on four occasions between May and September 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/09/2018 15:46:35 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

922997

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
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: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to initiate talks to relieve the Syrian crisis on (1) a faith basis, (2) an ethnic basis, and (3) a political basis.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL8570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK continues to work for a negotiated, inclusive peace settlement for Syria which would protect all Syrians, regardless of their faith, ethnicity or political affiliation. We already strongly support efforts by the UN and the Syrian opposition to involve ethnic and religious minorities in the UN-mediated peace process. We also engage with faith leaders and a diverse range of organisations in the UK and the Middle East to discuss efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in Syria.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/06/2018 15:36:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

891853

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Gaza: Egypt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with the government of Egypt in an attempt to find a solution that will ensure a sustainable future for Gaza.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL7293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>We regularly discuss the situation in Gaza with the Egyptian authorities and welcome Egyptian efforts to facilitate the return of the legitimate Palestinian Authority (PA). Most recently, our Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Cairo discussed these issues with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 12 April. We encourage all those involved to engage in good faith, in order to allow the PA to resume fully its government functions in Gaza.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/05/2018 16:52:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno