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947633

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	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	India: Nationality
	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 India regarding reports that many Bengali-Muslim's in Assam State may lose their status as citizens of India.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL9892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2018 answer text <p>​Our Deputy High Commission in Kolkata is closely monitoring the updating of the National Register of Citizens in Assam. The British High Commission in New Delhi and our network of posts across India maintain a continuous assessment of human rights, including those of religious minorities. This includes raising issues with Indian officials where appropriate. We engage directly with minority representatives and recently met with officials from the Indian Government's National Commission for Minorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/08/2018 12:08:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

947529

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2018
	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: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support is available to any British citizen aboard the Freedom Flotilla.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
	uin	HL9825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises British nationals against all travel to Gaza and is unable to provide routine consular assistance. Any British nationals in Gaza who do require emergency assistance should contact the British Consulate General in Jerusalem.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/08/2018 12:02:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

947121

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	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	Hajer Mansoor Hassan
	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 Bahrain in relation to the failure of their oversight bodies to conduct swift investigations into the case of female political prisoner Hajer Mansoor Hassan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL9811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2018 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Bahrain and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office continue to monitor the case of Mrs Mansoor. We have raised the case at senior levels with the Government of Bahrain.</p><p>We understand family members of Mrs Mansoor have been in direct contact with the oversight bodies. The UK continues to urge the oversight bodies in Bahrain to carry out thorough and swift investigations into any claims of mistreatment or other concerns about treatment in detention.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/08/2018 12:13:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

947118

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	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	Abduljalil al-Singace
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 4 July (HL8871), why they will not disclose the exact date in which they last discussed the case of inmate Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace with authorities in Bahrain.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL9808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2018 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Bahrain and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office continue to monitor the case of Dr Al-Singace and have raised it with the Government of Bahrain at senior levels. We do not believe it is appropriate to disclose details of discussions on individual cases.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/08/2018 12:18:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

947117

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	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	National Security Council: Integrated Activity Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current involvement, if any, of the National Security Council in the Gulf Strategy Integrated Activity Fund.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL9807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2018 answer text <p>​The National Security Council is responsible for agreeing the Gulf Strategy, which guides Integrated Activity Fund priorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/08/2018 12:33:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

947066

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2018
	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	National Exhibition Centre
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have caused inquiries to be made about the origins of the 20 unidentified skinless human bodies in an exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre and the circumstances in which these people died; what assurance they have that they are not cadavers of disappeared Chinese political and religious prisoners; and whether they are arranging for the bodies to be examined to see whether there is any remaining evidence of the removal of organs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL9756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2018 answer text <p>We have no evidence to suggest that the ‘Real Bodies’ exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre contains cadavers of Chinese political or religious prisoners. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not been approached by any UK government department to make formal representations to the Chinese authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/08/2018 12:01:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool