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511851

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what would be the residency status of UK expatriates currently living permanently in EU member states in the event that the UK votes to leave the EU.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL7611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s White Paper: ‘The process for withdrawing from the European Union’, published on 29 February, the withdrawal process is unprecedented. No country has ever used Article 50 and this will be an area of discussion with EU member states in such a scenario.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/04/2016 16:20:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

528841

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the sharing of policing and security information between the UK and other EU member states is continuing in the light of the result of the EU referendum; and whether it will continue during negotiations on the UK's exit from the EU.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains a member of the EU and is subject to EU legislation. The UK and EU Member States continue to share policing and security information, including via Europol.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/07/2016 10:59:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

532378

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Regulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to bring UK law into line with the European Court of Justice ruling C-127/08 on the implementation of Directive 2004/38/EC and the rights of non-EU spouses of EU citizens to move freely in the EU.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>United Kingdom law relating to the rights of EU nationals and their family members to enter and reside in the UK is fully compliant with the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in C-127/08.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/07/2016 13:04:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

693680

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they give to ensuring the provision of air-links to all major international trading hubs, from all parts of the UK, when making major air infrastructure decisions.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL5584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>Airports are privately owned companies and make their own infrastructure investment decisions. However, the Department for Transport regards air services to and from the UK as an economic priority, essential for the creation of jobs and growth, which is why the Government announced its preference for expansion at Heathrow and is currently consulting on that preference as part of a draft Airports National Policy Statement.</p><p> </p><p>Expansion at Heathrow Airport would benefit the whole of the UK and would give even more areas access to London and its connections to important international markets, with cities and regions across the UK expected to benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Expansion at Heathrow would ensure the number of services on existing routes increases and allow airlines to offer more frequent new routes to vital emerging markets. This is demonstrated by the forecasts produced by the Airports Commission. Compared to no expansion, the Airports Commission estimated that a Northwest Runway at Heathrow Airport by 2040 would result in 125,000 additional flights a year across the UK as a whole (including 39,000 long haul), and 27 million additional passengers a year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/03/2017 12:15:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

718227

	registered interest
	date	06/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Coast Rail Franchise
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what professional qualifications were held by the suspended civil servants responsible for the drafting and evaluation of the 2012 West Coast Main Line rail franchise.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL6727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>To answer this question would entail the Department releasing information which may result in the identification of those staff members suspended in 2012. This would be in breach of Data Protection principles. It is therefore not possible to answer this question.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/04/2017 13:31:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

718228

	registered interest
	date	06/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Coast Rail Franchise
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who drafted the bidding documents for the 2012 West Coast Main Line rail franchise.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL6728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The suite of bidding documents was drafted by civil servants in the Department for Transport.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/04/2017 13:36:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

718229

	registered interest
	date	06/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Coast Rail Franchise
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all bidders for the 2012 West Coast Main Line rail franchise were sent the identical bid documents at the same time.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL6729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>No record was kept of the dispatch of bid documents.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/04/2017 13:36:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

797316

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	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	Central Asia: EU External Relations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) the UK Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan, and (2) any other member of Embassy staff, attended meetings of the 13th EU–Central Asia Ministerial Meeting in Samarkand in November; and if so, what was the outcome of those meetings.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL3748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>The Ministerial meeting was held between the Foreign Ministers of the countries of Central Asia and the EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, who represented EU member states. As with other EU Member States, the UK was not represented directly. They committed to adopting a new EU-Central Asia strategy and regular EU-Central Asia summits in a Joint Communiqué issued after the meeting. Ms Mogherini commended the Foreign Ministers' commitment to reform and to working together in regional coordination and co-operation with the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/12/2017 15:31:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

797317

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	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	Uzbekistan: Taxation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received a request from the government of Uzbekistan to support Uzbekistan’s economic policy by contributing to a tax reform programme through an appropriate professional development programme; if so, what was their response; and from which source of funding such support would be met.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL3749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>No such request has been received.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/12/2017 15:31:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

804798

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	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	Russia: Trade Promotion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to discuss the possible re-establishment of the Russo–British Trade and Investment Council during the forthcoming visit of the Foreign Secretary to Moscow.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL4124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Inter-Governmental Steering Committee on Trade and Investment was postponed in 2014, following Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea. Given Russia's continued destabilising activities in Ukraine, we have no plans to revive the talks.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary will be discussing a range of issues during his visit later this month, in particular international security issues including Ukraine, Syria, Iran and North Korea.</p><p>We have no current plans to appoint a trade envoy to Russia. The Department for International Trade (DIT) regularly assess markets' suitability for a Trade Envoy, based on a number of criteria, including the current political situation. DIT continues to support UK companies with targeted events and trade missions through our staff in the British Embassy in Moscow and the Consulates in St Petersburg and Ekaterinburg, provided they are compliant with EU sanctions legislation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL4125 question first answered 21/12/2017 15:50:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

804799

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	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	Russia: Trade Promotion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to appoint a Prime Minister’s trade envoy to Russia.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL4125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Inter-Governmental Steering Committee on Trade and Investment was postponed in 2014, following Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea. Given Russia's continued destabilising activities in Ukraine, we have no plans to revive the talks.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary will be discussing a range of issues during his visit later this month, in particular international security issues including Ukraine, Syria, Iran and North Korea.</p><p>We have no current plans to appoint a trade envoy to Russia. The Department for International Trade (DIT) regularly assess markets' suitability for a Trade Envoy, based on a number of criteria, including the current political situation. DIT continues to support UK companies with targeted events and trade missions through our staff in the British Embassy in Moscow and the Consulates in St Petersburg and Ekaterinburg, provided they are compliant with EU sanctions legislation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL4124 question first answered 21/12/2017 15:50:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

823229

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Balfour Declaration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of which of the aspirations contained in the Balfour Declaration have been fulfilled; and if not all, which ones they consider not to have been fulfilled, and why.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL4720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>While we are proud that the UK played a role in helping to make a Jewish homeland a reality, the Balfour Declaration remains unfinished business. That is why we are committed to ensuring that the whole of Balfour is fulfilled, through a two-state solution which provides security and justice for both Israelis and Palestinians. Our focus now is on encouraging the parties to take steps which bring them closer to peace.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/01/2018 18:02:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

823230

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Palestinians: Recognition of States
	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 case for (1) recognition of a Palestinian state, and (2) Jerusalem to be a shared capital, within a defined period of time, following the announcement by President Trump that the United States will recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel; and if they do not consider that there is a case to be made, why not.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL4721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government wishes to see the creation of a sovereign, independent, contiguous, and viable Palestinian state living in peace and security, side by side with Israel, and with Jerusalem as a shared capital. We disagree with the US' decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem and recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital before a final status agreement. We believe it is unhelpful to prospects for peace in the region. The UK will recognise a Palestinian state at a time when it best serves the objective of peace. Recognition cannot end the occupation; only a negotiated agreement can. We regularly press both parties to engage in negotiations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/01/2018 18:03:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

823231

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Palestinians: Recognition of States
	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 case for imposing a fixed timetable for the achievement of an agreed settlement for a Palestinian state on both the government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority; and, in the absence of any such timetable or agreement, whether they intend to unilaterally recognise the state of Palestine.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL4722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>A resolution of the conflict that leads to peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians is long overdue. But the imposition of fixed timescales without agreement from the parties, and given the present absence of direct talks, is unlikely to be productive. The UK will recognise a Palestinian state at a time when it best serves the objective of peace. Bilateral recognition in itself cannot end the occupation. Without a negotiated settlement the occupation, and the problems that come with it, will continue.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/01/2018 18:04:05 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

823232

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Israel: USA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any recent representations to the government of the United States concerning the application of the provisions of the Jerusalem Embassy Act 1995; and if so, what response they received.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL4723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>While we have not discussed the specific application of the provisions of the Jerusalem Embassy Act 1995 with the Government of the United States, the Prime Minister made clear in her statement of 6 December 2017 that the UK disagrees with the United States' plans to move its embassy to Jerusalem and recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital before a final status agreement. The Prime Minister reiterated our position when she spoke to President Trump in December 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/01/2018 18:05:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

834757

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2018
	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	Intelligence Services
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government with which countries the UK has no intelligence sharing agreements.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL5347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2018 answer text <p>​It is the long standing policy of successive Governments not to comment on matters of intelligence.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/02/2018 16:20:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

845488

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	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	Electronic Warfare
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which state actors they originally identified to have levied cyber-attacks against UK institutions in the past five years; and whether their assessment of the origins of those attacks has subsequently altered.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL5688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>​There are several established, capable states seeking to exploit computers and communications networks to gather intelligence and intellectual property from British Government, military, industrial and economic targets. We attribute malicious cyber activity where we believe it is in the best interests of the UK to do so. Sometimes this is in public, and sometimes we have private conversations with the country concerned. The Government has publicly stated that the Russian government, specifically the Russian military, was responsible for the destructive NotPetya cyber-attack that affected some UK companies. It has also publicly stated that it is highly likely that North Korean actors known as the Lazarus Group were behind the WannaCry ransomware campaign. The Government's view on both has not changed.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/03/2018 15:20:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

845489

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	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	Electronic Warfare
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they use to determine whether cyber aggression constitutes an act of war; and in such cases, what plans they have to allow for Parliamentary scrutiny of any evidence.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL5689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The UN Charter applies in its entirety to state actions in cyberspace, including the prohibition of the use of force (Article 2(4)). The Government considers that a cyber-operation may constitute an “armed attack” if its scale and physical effects are equivalent to those achieved by a conventional attack which would meet the same threshold. Whether a particular cyber operation constituted an “armed attack” would need to be considered in light of all the relevant facts and circumstances.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/03/2018 15:19:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

845492

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	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	Russia: Cybersecurity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Foreign Minister Lavrov of Russia extended an invitation to the UK Foreign Secretary during the bilateral meeting on 22 December 2017 in Moscow for respective state cyber agencies to meet to address areas of concern; and if so, how the Foreign Secretary responded and if he has not responded when he will.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL5692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov proposed bilateral interdepartmental consultations on international information security to the Foreign Secretary during his visit in December 2017. The British Government is considering its response. The Russian government claims to support responsible behaviour in cyber space, yet secretly conducts destructive cyber attacks. This is not the relationship we want; this kind of behaviour gets in the way of a sensible dialogue.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/03/2018 17:10:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

845493

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	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	Russia: Cybersecurity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made formal representations to the government of Russia regarding recent accusations by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of cyber-attacks originating in Russia; whether they plan to present evidence in support of their accusations; and whether they consider that the government of Russia was instrumental in these cyber-attacks.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL5693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK's National Cyber Security Centre assesses that the Russian military was almost certainly responsible for the destructive NotPetya cyber-attack of June 2017. Given the high confidence assessment and the broader context, the British Government has made the judgement that the Russian government was responsible for this cyber-attack. The Prime Minister has been clear about UK concerns that Russia is seeking to weaponise information and that the UK will defend its interests when threatened, this includes identifying activity which seeks to do us harm. The Government set out the UK's assessment, and concerns, directly with Russian Government representatives on 15 February 2018 in both the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow and the Russian Embassy in London.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/03/2018 15:51:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

846843

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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	Data Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government with which countries the UK has no data sharing agreements.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL5805
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Under the Data Protection Act 1998 (which implements the EU’s 1995 Data Protection Directive), personal data can be transferred to countries within the European Economic Area and with other countries or territories that have an ‘adequate’ level of protection for the rights and freedoms of data subjects in relation to the processing of personal data. The Data Protection Bill currently before Parliament will provide for the continuation of these arrangements under the new EU framework, the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Directive, from May 2018. The UK is currently party to EU adequacy decisions that enable data sharing with Andorra, Argentina, Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Israel, Jersey, New Zealand, Switzerland and Uruguay. The EU has reached partial findings of adequacy in relation to Canada, and in relation to the USA for data transfers under the Privacy Shield Framework. The UK is also party to several EU agreements on Passenger Name Records with the US, Australia and Canada (PNR) and on law enforcement (EU-US Umbrella Agreement).</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/03/2018 11:20:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

846845

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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	British Nationals Abroad: EU Citizenship
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any UK minister, official, or embassy staff member has been in communication with any Netherlands minister, official, or embassy staff member, either directly or via a representative, regarding the decision by the District Court of Amsterdam (case number: C/13/640244/KG ZA 17-1327) to refer the question of whether UK citizens living in EU countries are entitled to keep their EU citizenship rights after Brexit to the Court of Justice of the European Union; and if so, what was the outcome of those discussions.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL5807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>British Government officials have had limited conversations with Dutch counterparts on this case, principally in order to ascertain the factual details.</p><p>As regards the issue of UK citizens living in the EU after our exit from the European Union, the Government has secured a deal that will safeguard their rights, so that they can continue living their lives broadly as they do now. Our view is that EU treaty provisions state that only citizens of EU Member States are able to hold EU citizenship. Therefore, when the UK ceases to be a member of the European Union, British nationals will no longer hold EU citizenship, unless they hold dual nationality with another EU Member State.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL5808 question first answered 05/03/2018 17:14:25 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

846846

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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	British Nationals Abroad: EU Citizenship
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any UK minister, official, or embassy staff member has been in communication with any Netherlands minister, official, or embassy staff member, either directly or via a representative, regarding an interim appeal to the decision by the District Court of Amsterdam (case number: C/13/640244/KG ZA 17-1327) to refer the question of whether UK citizens living in EU countries are entitled to keep their EU citizenship rights after Brexit to the Court of Justice of the European Union; and if so, what was the outcome of those discussions.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL5808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>British Government officials have had limited conversations with Dutch counterparts on this case, principally in order to ascertain the factual details.</p><p>As regards the issue of UK citizens living in the EU after our exit from the European Union, the Government has secured a deal that will safeguard their rights, so that they can continue living their lives broadly as they do now. Our view is that EU treaty provisions state that only citizens of EU Member States are able to hold EU citizenship. Therefore, when the UK ceases to be a member of the European Union, British nationals will no longer hold EU citizenship, unless they hold dual nationality with another EU Member State.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL5807 question first answered 05/03/2018 17:14:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

870283

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2018
	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	Russia: Diplomatic Relations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to recall the UK Ambassador to Russia for consultation.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL6617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2018 answer text <p>We and our EU partners stand shoulder to shoulder in sending the strongest signal to the Kremlin that Russia cannot continue to flout international law and threaten our security. All the other twenty-seven European Council leaders have confirmed they stand in unqualified solidarity with the UK in the face of the grave challenge Russia poses to our shared security. In addition, eighteen EU member states have so far announced they will expel a number of Russian diplomats.</p><p>We have no plans to recall the UK Ambassador to Russia for consultation. However, as part of our response to the Salisbury incident, we will keep further options under review and will not hesitate to act should it be necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/04/2018 13:39:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

872498

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2018
	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	Anguilla: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they have given to Anguilla since Hurricane Irma to help re-build infrastructure; and what support they will give in the next five years.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL6672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2018 answer text <p>In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Irma, the crew of RFA Mounts Bay repaired the generator and electricity distribution at Anguilla's only hospital; effected emergency repairs to ensure the integrity of a ruptured storage tank at the island's bulk fuel depot established the integrity of the Road Bay Jetty, Anguilla's only point of sea access, and of the airport runway.</p><p>In the following weeks, the principal elements of support provided by the UK Government have been:</p><ul><li>generators to allow Anguilla's six primary schools and the one secondary school to reopen within five weeks of the hurricane</li><li>two large generators to the hospital which now has a full independent generating capacity, including redundancy</li><li>a large capacity generator to ensure the island's main water desalination plant is able to operate without mains power</li><li>approximately:</li><ul><li>£1.5 million to secure the services of a Canadian contractor to accelerate the restoration of power across Anguilla before Christmas</li><li>£1.2 million of assistance to enable the airport to resume commercial operations with an emergency control tower and the equipment and services needed to allow the airport to resume night flights – this is critical to the island's economy</li><li>£200,000 to effect repairs to Her Majesty's Prison Anguilla</li><li>£200,000 of repairs to the main hall at the Secondary School to enable children to take external public exams which could not be delayed and repairs to the Teachers Education Centre</li><li>£2.5 million of funding transferred to the Government of Anguilla to effect emergency repairs to a range of public buildings</li></ul></ul><p>Looking ahead Her Majesty's Government has committed a further £60 million to fund a range of long term infrastructure projects.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/04/2018 13:25:05 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley