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1128012

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	21/05/2019
	date tabled	21/05/2019
	ddp created	21/05/2019 21:46:25
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 21:56:04 05/06/2019 15:20:02
	hansard heading	Hong Kong: Extradition
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15897
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 14:48:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in view of the human rights guarantees in the Sino-British Joint Declaration, what assessment they have made of the implications for (1) human rights, and (2) the independence of the judiciary, in Hong Kong of the government of Hong Kong's proposals to amend its extradition law.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15897
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15897
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We have noted the concerns voiced by legal and business representative organisations and civil society groups in Hong Kong about both the content and the short consultation period allowed for the proposed changes to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance.</p><p>We have raised a number of issues relating to the proposals with the Hong Kong Government at senior levels. These include potential implications for both our joint security cooperation and our bilateral extradition treaty and the potential consequences for the UK business community and for UK citizens living in or travelling through Hong Kong. We will continue to seek clarity from the authorities on these points.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary and Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chrystia Freeland, issued a Joint Statement on 30 May, which noted concern for the potential effect of the proposals on the large number of UK and Canadian citizens in Hong Kong, on business confidence and on Hong Kong’s international reputation. They made clear that any extradition arrangements in Hong Kong should be in line with ‘One Country, Two Systems’ and fully respect Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy. They also urged the Hong Kong Government to engage meaningfully with Hong Kong’s broad range of local and international stakeholders in order to ensure their concerns are fully considered.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

1128013

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	21/05/2019
	date tabled	21/05/2019
	ddp created	21/05/2019 21:46:26
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 21:56:06 05/06/2019 14:50:02
	hansard heading	Hong Kong: Extradition
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15898
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 14:18:08
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of implications for the UK’s extradition treaty with Hong Kong of that government's proposals to amend its extradition law.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15898
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15898
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We have noted the concerns voiced by legal and business representative organisations and civil society groups in Hong Kong about both the content and the short consultation period allowed for the proposed changes to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance.</p><p>We have raised a number of issues relating to the proposals with the Hong Kong Government at senior levels. These include potential implications for both our joint security cooperation and our bilateral extradition treaty and the potential consequences for the UK business community and for UK citizens living in or travelling through Hong Kong. We will continue to seek clarity from the authorities on these points.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary and Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chrystia Freeland, issued a Joint Statement on 30 May, which noted concern for the potential effect of the proposals on the large number of UK and Canadian citizens in Hong Kong, on business confidence and on Hong Kong’s international reputation. They made clear that any extradition arrangements in Hong Kong should be in line with ‘One Country, Two Systems’ and fully respect Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy. They also urged the Hong Kong Government to engage meaningfully with Hong Kong’s broad range of local and international stakeholders in order to ensure their concerns are fully considered.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

1128021

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	21/05/2019
	date tabled	21/05/2019
	ddp created	21/05/2019 21:46:36
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 21:56:21 04/06/2019 14:27:01
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Companies
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15906
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 13:56:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 28 January (211613), what is the schedule for technical workshops between the UK and the British Overseas Territories for the establishment of public registers of beneficial ownership; and what are the agendas for each of those workshops.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15906
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15906
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>My Department is working with other Government Departments on the support and expertise the UK Government can offer the Overseas Territories. As part of that, we plan to hold a technical workshop this summer, and are currently liaising with the Overseas Territories to agree the issues they would find it most useful to cover in the workshop. These issues could include policy, technical and legal areas.</p>
	creator	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

1127988

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	21/05/2019
	date tabled	21/05/2019
	ddp created	21/05/2019 21:45:57
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 21:55:15 05/06/2019 16:15:05
	hansard heading	North Korea: Human Trafficking
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15873
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 15:43:17
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that skewed gender ratios in China are exacerbating human trafficking from North Korea to China and leading to enforced prostitution and enslavement of women.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15873
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15873
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>It is possible that alongside a number of other social and economic factors, China’s skewed gender balance has contributed to the creation of a market in neighbouring countries, including North Korea, for trafficked girls and young women. The UK is at the forefront of raising global awareness of modern slavery and sexual violence, and continues to raise our concerns with other governments about the trafficking of girls and young women and the misery and suffering they endure.</p>
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1127999

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	21/05/2019
	date tabled	21/05/2019
	ddp created	21/05/2019 21:46:10
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	03/06/2019 15:05:04 05/06/2019 15:40:16
	hansard heading	Greece: Asylum
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15884
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 15:09:31
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what reports they have received of refoulement and maltreatment contrary to the UN Convention on Refugees, by the Greek authorities against persons trying to claim asylum on the frontier between Greece and Turkey in Thrace; and whether they will make further enquiries and representations to the government of Greece about any such reported treatment.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15884
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15884
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>​We are aware of recent media reports that asylum seekers have transferred back across the land border from Greece to Turkey against their will.</p><p>The British Government recognises the importance of all countries observing their obligations under international law to uphold the principle of non-refoulement, and remains committed to the 1951 UN Refugee Convention.</p><p>Our Ambassador visited the border area in November 2018, and had discussions with the Hellenic Police and representatives of the Greek Reception &amp; Identification Service about the processing of arriving migrants.</p><p>Where the UK has concerns about the conditions faced by migrants we will continue to raise them as part of our regular engagement at Ministerial and official level.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1128014

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	21/05/2019
	date tabled	21/05/2019
	ddp created	21/05/2019 21:46:27
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 21:56:08 05/06/2019 16:23:01
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Refugees
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15899
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 15:52:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East's working definition of a Palestinian refugee is in alignment with the UK's policy towards the Middle East Peace Process.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Pickles
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15899
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15899
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK recognises the United Nations Relief and Works Agency's (UNRWA) unique mandate from the UN General Assembly, to protect and provide essential services to Palestinian refugees across the Middle East. The UK continues to adhere to UNRWA's definition of a Palestinian refugee: those whose 'normal place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948 and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict'. We are clear that the status of Palestinian refugees must be agreed as part of wider peace negotiations. Meanwhile, the UK remains firmly committed to supporting the UNRWA across the Middle East. This is in line with our longstanding position on the Middle East Peace Process, which includes supporting a just, fair, agreed and realistic settlement for Palestinian refugees.</p>
	creator	33 label Biography information for Lord Pickles
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	33 label Biography information for Lord Pickles

1128025

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	21/05/2019
	date tabled	21/05/2019
	ddp created	21/05/2019 21:46:40
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 21:56:29 05/06/2019 15:40:35
	hansard heading	Hungary: Human Rights
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15910
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 15:08:40
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of possible human rights violations in Hungary; and what steps they are taking to work with EU member states to address any such problem.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15910
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15910
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK plays a leading role in the promotion and protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law around the world. Our Embassy in Budapest works closely with a wide range of partners in Hungary on this agenda, including with civil society organisations. Whilst the UK remains a Member of the EU, it will continue to take part in discussion of such issues within the EU. When the UK leaves the EU, it expects to maintain its dialogue with its European partners and allies bilaterally on all matters of interest to the UK, including on human rights, democracy and the rule of law.</p>
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1128003

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	21/05/2019
	date tabled	21/05/2019
	ddp created	21/05/2019 21:46:14
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 21:55:46 05/06/2019 16:31:03
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15888
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 15:59:18
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have raised with the government of Saudi Arabia its decision to execute 37 men convicted of terrorism on 23 April; and whether they have sought further clarification of the terrorist offences for which those executed were convicted.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15888
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15888
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are very concerned by the 37 executions in Saudi Arabia on 23 April. The Foreign Secretary raised this matter directly and asked for more information from the Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, HE Minister Al Jubeir. The British Government opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and in every country, including in Saudi Arabia. We regularly raise human rights concerns, including the use of the death penalty, at the highest levels with the Saudi Arabian authorities. We consistently and unreservedly condemn torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and it is a priority for us to challenge it wherever and whenever it occurs.</p><p> </p>
	creator	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian