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731029

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what are the foreign language skills of each member of the UK team negotiating withdrawal from the European Union
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	uin	HL37
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The team negotiating the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union has been chosen on the basis of expertise in the subject matter. The Department for Exiting the European Union does not centrally hold details of the language skills of its staff or members of the negotiating team.</p><p>The joint Terms of Reference for the Article 50 TEU negotiations, published on 19 June 2017, set out that English and French will be used as working languages during the negotiations, and in working documents. Where necessary, interpretation will be provided by the European Commission. All members of the team negotiating the UK’s withdrawal are therefore able to participate fully in the negotiations.</p><p><strong><br>The Terms of Reference can be found here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/620409/Terms_of_reference_for_the_Article_50_negotiations_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/620409/Terms_of_reference_for_the_Article_50_negotiations_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf</a>. </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/06/2017 11:40:09 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns attachment 1 file name Terms_of_reference_for_the_Article_50_negotiations_between_the_United_Kingdom_and_the_European_Union.pdf title Terms of Reference
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

348864

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2015
	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: Palestinians
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) what assessment they have made of the government of Israel’s changing policy towards Hamas, and (2) what support they will give to Hamas in policing the Salafist jihadist movement and ISIS in Gaza.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text The Government of Israel proscribes the whole of Hamas and the law in Israel therefore prohibits any discussion with the organisation. We are not aware of any change in this policy. While the British Government proscribes only the military wing of Hamas, we have no contacts with Hamas. Our policy on Hamas remains clear: they must renounce violence, recognise Israel and accept previously signed agreements. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/06/2015 14:08:03 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

709829

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2017
	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	Kosovo: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government (1) what part they have played in making the Kosovo Assembly more accountable and transparent through NGOs such as Democracy 4 Development; and (2) what is their assessment of the prospects for an elected Assembly.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	uin	HL5963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK is leading efforts to encourage a more accountable and transparent democratic process in Kosovo. We are working with 'Democracy 4 Development' to encourage more volunteering and civic activism. Since 2016, we have worked with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy to strengthen the transparency and accountability of all political parties. Previously, we have worked with local non-governmental organisations to establish the Public Accounts Committee, and to provide expertise to the Assembly Committee for Economic Development.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 21/03/2017 15:55:49 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

431548

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	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	UN Committee on Disarmament and International Security
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government at what level the UK will be represented in the Open Ended Working Group established on 5 November by the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (Disarmament and International Security) and to be convened in Geneva.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL3811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK and the four other Non-Proliferation Treaty Nuclear Weapons States voted against the Resolution “Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations” in the UN General Assembly First Committee earlier this month which established an Open Ended Working Group. The Government believes that productive results can only be ensured through a consensus-based approach that takes into account the wider global security environment. We remain open to an appropriately-mandated Open Ended Working Group provided that it is conducive to a constructive dialogue and we are considering whether to attend the meeting in Geneva in 2016.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 30/11/2015 15:54:56 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

346777

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Ascension Island
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government between 2010 and 2013, what criteria were used for granting fishing licences for the waters surrounding Ascension Island; and how licensing restrictions were enforced.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL15
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Between 2010 and 2013, all licensed vessels had to be flagged to an International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) registered state. The vessels were checked against the ICCAT Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing activities (IUU) blacklist. Vessel safety, scientific and location data collection and compliance with domestic fisheries legislation were the further criteria used for granting fishing licences. Enforcement of the fishing licences was limited to a fishery patrol in 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/06/2015 16:03:50 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

387212

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	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	Arab States: Development Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government by how much they have expanded the Arab Partnership Participation Fund in order to support political and economic reform in the Middle East and North Africa since 2011; to which countries the funds were allocated; and how much was allocated in each case.
	tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
	uin	HL1048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The Arab Partnership was created in 2010 as a part of the Government’s response to the Arab Spring. This initiative comprised two parts; the Foreign and Commonwealth Office-led Arab Partnership Participation Fund (APPF) and the Department for International Development-led Arab Partnership Economic Facility (APEF). Since 2011 APPF and APEF programmes have channelled £166m to projects across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to support the development of legitimate and inclusive institutions (including civil society, parliaments, media and judiciaries) to improve governance and enable inclusive economic growth and reform.</p><p>The APPF was launched in the Financial Year (FY) 2011-2 and provided funding worth £5,195,304. In FY 2014-5 it provided £10,512,791. The total funding from FY 2011-12 up to and including FY 2014-15 was £42,803,007. It was distributed as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>£3,798,631</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>£227,021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>£5,644,406</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>£1,417,916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>£3,286,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>£130,155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lebanon</p></td><td><p>£917,622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Libya</p></td><td><p>£4,458,601</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mauritania</p></td><td><p>£215,552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morocco</p></td><td><p>£3,386,058</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>£255,144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OPT</p></td><td><p>£625,551</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Regional</p></td><td><p>£9,595,633</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>£584,961</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tunisia</p></td><td><p>£8,180,151</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UAE</p></td><td><p>£7355</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Admin</p></td><td><p>£71,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£42,803,007</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>For FY 2015-6, the APPF will allocate £6m of funding to countries not currently receiving Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) funding, including Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia and a small proportion of non-Official Development Assistance funding available for projects in Gulf States (£150k). The CSSF allocation to the MENA region for FY 2105-16 currently stands at £136.5m.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 16/07/2015 15:04:46 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

387213

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2015
	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	Conflict Pool
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government by how much they increased the resources of the Conflict Pool over the most recent spending review period.
	tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
	uin	HL1049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Conflict Pool, which was succeeded by the Conflict Stability and Security Fund from Financial Year 15/16, was funded from a Treasury settlement which was separate from and additional to departmental budgets and was administered jointly by the Ministry of Defence, Department for International Development and Foreign and Commonwealth Office for conflict prevention and mitigation work. At the last spending review in June 2014 , the overall allocation increased from £664 million for 2013/14 to £683 million for 2014/15. Details of Conflict Pool allocations were made in the House of Lords on 24 June 2014 by the former Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi), (WS107).</p><p>A Written Ministerial Statement about the Conflict Stability and Security was published on 12 March 2015 by the then Minister for Government Policy in the Cabinet Office, my right hon. Friend the member for West Dorset (Mr Letwin), which was repeated in the House of Lords by Lord Wallace of Saltaire, (HLWS379).</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/07/2015 13:25:30 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

425878

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2015
	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	EU Reform
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government by what criteria, following negotiations, they will assess whether the European Union has been reformed.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL3276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has been clear on the four areas where we seek to address the concerns of the British public: sovereignty, economic governance, competitiveness and welfare and immigration. He has written to the President of the European Council to set out the changes that the UK wants to see. We will work together with other countries to discuss and agree reforms before holding a referendum to ensure that the British people have the final and decisive say on the UK's membership of the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 16/11/2015 14:52:07 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

100574

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	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	EU External Relations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government by what date it is anticipated that all the stages of ratification of the Association Agreements between each of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia and the European Union and European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States will be completed.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
	uin	HL2311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The EU Association Agreements with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia must be ratified by all 28 Member States, the EU, the European Atomic Energy Community and Ukraine, Moldova or Georgia, as the case may be, in order to enter fully into force. Ukraine ratified its Association Agreement on 16 September, Moldova on 2 July and Georgia on 18 July 2014. <br><br>At EU level, the ratification procedure involves the European Parliament giving its consent to the conclusion of the Agreements and the Council adopting a decision concluding each Agreement. The European Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Association Agreement with Ukraine by the EU, acting on behalf of its Member States, on 16 September 2014, and is expected to give its consent to the conclusion of the Agreements with Georgia and Moldova by the end of the year. The conclusion of each Agreement by the European Commission, acting on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, was approved on 23 June 2014 in relation to the Ukraine Association Agreement, 16 June in relation to Georgia and 16 June in relation to Moldova. In addition, each Member State must go through its internal procedures for ratification. <br><br>The UK’s procedures leading to ratification are underway. The Ukraine Association Agreement was laid before Parliament under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 on 6 October 2014; the Georgia Association Agreement on 3 October 2014 and the Moldova Association Agreement on 10 October 2014.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/11/2014 15:17:54 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness

592884

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2016
	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	St Helena: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government by whom the Governor of St Helena is appointed; to whom she is responsible; and to whom she reports on issues concerning the airport.
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	uin	HL2010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2016 answer text <p>​The Governor is Her Majesty's representative on St Helena and is responsible for administering the St Helena Government. The Governor is appointed on the advice of, and reports on all matters to, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, acting on behalf of Her Majesty, in order to represent the interests of the people of St Helena.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 11/10/2016 16:02:05 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock