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100034

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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	Unmanned Air Vehicles
	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 the formulation of United Nations guidance on the application of human rights law to drone use.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL2240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government believes that international law on the use of military force is absolutely clear. There must be a lawful basis for such force to be used and activities must be conducted in accordance with the law of war or international humanitarian law. This is as true when considering the possible use of remotely piloted aircraft systems as it is with any other military asset or weapon. Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems are a relatively new military asset, and their use, whether armed or unarmed, will continue to evolve. However, the existing international legal framework is clear and robust; and, as with any other weapons system, it is fully capable of governing their use. We do not need to rewrite the laws of war in order to be confident that, when used in such lawful circumstances, remotely piloted aircraft systems operate in the same legal environment as other military means. We have set this position out previously including at the UN Human Rights Council in response to the report of the Special Rapporteur.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 28/10/2014 16:39:08 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

45497

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what investigations and fact-finding inquiries they have established into the incidents of civilian casualties caused by drone strikes in Afghanistan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL6362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>I refer my noble Friend to the answer given by my right hon. Friend, the then Minister for the Armed Forces (Andrew Robathan), in the House of Commons on 21 May 2013, (Official Report, column 714W) and the answer given by my right hon. Friend, the Minister for the Armed Forces (Mark Francois), in the House of Commons on 7 November 2013, (Official Report, column 307W).</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever attachment 1 file name Hansard extract 21 May 2013.doc title Hansard extract 21 May 2013 2 file name Hansard extract 7 November 2013.doc title Hansard extract 7 November 2013 question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

45498

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the report by UNICEF Under Siege: the devastating impact on children of three years of conflict in Syria, published in March.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL6363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This report provides an account of the impact this most brutal and damaging conflict is having on the lives of Syrian children. DFID shares UNICEF's concerns for the 5.5 million children who are affected by the crisis, more than double the number in March 2013. The needs of Syrian children are a major priority for the UK's humanitarian assistance in Syria and the region.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

50257

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the 38 recommendations made by UNICEF in its March 2013 report on children in Israeli military detention have been implemented by the government of Israel; and what discussions they have had with that government on the number that are yet to be implemented.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL6975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)'s most recent progress report on children in Israeli military detention, published in October 2013, indicates that Israel has taken some positive steps but does not give an assessment as to how many of the recommendations UNICEF consider to have been implemented.</p><p>We continue to urge the Israeli authorities to take action on the recommendations made in the UNICEF report and the earlier independent report by senior British lawyers. Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, my right hon. Friend the Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Mr Robertson), wrote to the Israeli Attorney General on this issue on 31 March.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

50258

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government by which minister the United Kingdom will be represented at the mid-May meeting in Geneva of the High Contracting Parties of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons; and what are their priorities for the outcome of that meeting.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL6976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>An informal meeting of experts on lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) will take place in Geneva from 13-16 May 2014 under the framework of the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. This is an official-level meeting at which ministerial attendance is not expected, and the UK will be represented by officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Ministry of Defence. The Government aims to deepen understanding of the technical, legal, ethical and societal factors pertaining to LAWS through an exchange of information and views.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

50259

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they envisage federation as a possible future constitutional settlement in Ukraine; and, if so, under what conditions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL6977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Ukrainian people will be voting in Presidential elections on 25 May. The outcome will determine the future direction of their country. It is crucial that Ukraine is able to deliver these elections in a successful, free and fair manner, without external pressures. It is not for the rest of the world to negotiate away the constitution nor the freedom or democracy of Ukraine.</p><p>The British Government will continue to support Ukraine's democratic and constitutional reform process as the best means of overcoming this crisis and helping the people of Ukraine to choose their own future. We stand with them in their efforts to create a better Ukraine.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

50260

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations that are making directly and multilaterally to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in respect of the February 2014 speech by Christine Lagarde suggesting that "rising inequality and economic exclusion can have pernicious effects" and that policy must take account of the inclusiveness of growth, to ensure that this view is reflected in the operational policies of the IMF itself as well as in the policies of its individual member governments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL6978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>At its April 2014 meeting, the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) of the IMF, attended by the Chancellor, agreed that rising inequality and high unemployment be addressed by removing structural impediments to inclusive growth.</p><p> </p><p>It is not Government practice to comment on the detail of IMF Staff Discussion Papers. IMF Staff regularly produce such papers, and the analysis and views therein are those of staff and not necessarily the IMF or its Executive Board.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL6979 question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

50261

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the International Monetary Fund's Staff Discussion Notes published in February and March dealing with inequality and its impact on growth.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL6979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>At its April 2014 meeting, the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) of the IMF, attended by the Chancellor, agreed that rising inequality and high unemployment be addressed by removing structural impediments to inclusive growth.</p><p> </p><p>It is not Government practice to comment on the detail of IMF Staff Discussion Papers. IMF Staff regularly produce such papers, and the analysis and views therein are those of staff and not necessarily the IMF or its Executive Board.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton grouped question UIN HL6978 question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

61922

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Trident
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that any extension of the mutual defence agreement with the United States does not pre-empt decisions by Parliament on the future of Trident.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Renewal of the Mutual Defence Agreement (MDA) does not pre-empt a Main Gate decision on the Successor submarine in 2016. The MDA underpins the nuclear relationship between the UK and US and enables the UK to procure from the US certain non-nuclear components for the existing UK warhead.<br>The Government's policy is to maintain and renew the continuous at sea nuclear deterrent based on a submarine system and Trident missiles.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/06/2014 16:02:11 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

61940

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	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	Israel
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to G4S about the legal implications of its remaining involvement with the Israeli Prison Service until 2017, in the light of Article 76 of the 4th Geneva Convention and its application to the detention of Palestinians.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2014 answer text <p>The UK considers that Israel's detention of Palestinian prisoners within Israel is contrary to Article 76 of the Fourth Geneva Convention and have clearly stated this position to Israeli officials. We have also made clear our concerns about Israel's treatment of Palestinian detainees in meetings with G4S. International law does not impose direct obligations on corporations. However, the Government encourages British companies to show respect for human rights in their operations in the UK and internationally.</p><p>In September 2013, we launched the UK Action Plan based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. This is voluntary guidance which British businesses can consult on doing business in Israel and OPTs, but ultimately it is the decision of an individual or company concerned.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 25/06/2014 15:34:52 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd