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845404

	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	Religious Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the details of the £600,000 worth of projects funded by the Magna Carta Fund in 2016–17 which the Foreign and Commonwealth Office stated have directly led to positive freedom of religion or belief outcomes in 20 countries; and what are those outcomes.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
	uin	HL5604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>Several projects were funded by the Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy in 2016-17, including:</p><ul><li>Hardwired Inc is running a project which promotes tolerance in secondary school curricula in 50 schools in Iraq, Morocco and Lebanon.</li><li>Christian Solidarity Worldwide is running a project to support human rights defenders in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. This project raises awareness at the national, regional and international level of the unique challenges human rights defenders campaigning for FoRB face in South Asia and Central Asia. It also raises their security awareness and their advocacy capability.</li><li>The Salzburg Global Seminar brings together experts and educational practitioners from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East to explore approaches for combating extremism, preventing genocide and promoting tolerance. There is a particular emphasis on Rwanda, South Africa and Cambodia.</li><li>In Malaysia, we supported a project implemented by Article 19 which aimed to strengthen the ability of Malaysia's national human rights institution to advance the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of religious belief. The project engaged a range of influential religious groups, with the view to widening the space for constructive debate in the public sphere and encouraging greater tolerance in the socio-political discourse.</li><li>Article 19 run a project in Tunisia and Egypt, to strengthen civil society to build consensus on institutional, legislative and policy change, engage with international human rights mechanisms and prevent intolerance and hate speech.</li><li>The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, in Tajikistan and Turkmenistan run a project, which contributes to social stability and security in Central Asia through building the capacity of key state and non-state stakeholders to advance FoRB for all.</li><li>Cumberland Lodge is running a project to promote understanding among overseas students studying in the UK of the right to FoRB. The students will be better sensitised to FoRB issues before returning to their native countries where we hope that they will act as informal advocates for human rights, including FoRB.</li></ul> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/03/2018 17:03:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

846809

	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	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what preparations they are making for the 2020 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL5771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The second of three Preparatory Committees for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in 2020 will take place in Geneva in April. At that meeting, we will continue to engage with a wide range of states on how we can tackle the challenges that we face on non-proliferation and disarmament, and on how to enable access to the peaceful use of nuclear technology. The UK plays a leading role on disarmament verification and we will continue to press for the entry into force of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the start of negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty in the Conference on Disarmament and increased transparency and trust between Nuclear Weapons States in order to develop the global conditions in which nuclear armed states feel confident enough to relinquish their weapons. We continue to urge all states that have not yet done so, to join the NPT as non-Nuclear Weapons States.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/03/2018 17:12:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

845473

	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	Krishna Maharaj
	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 the United States on behalf of Kris Maharaj, a British citizen held in prison in Florida.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL5673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made numerous representations to the United States Government over a number of years on behalf of Mr Maharaj, most recently when our Ambassador to the US, Sir Kim Darroch wrote to the Attorney General of the United States, Jeff Sessions, on 13 February.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/03/2018 17:09:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

846677

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	NATO: Brussels
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the decision was taken to construct the new NATO headquarters building in Brussels; when any plans for the new headquarters building were approved; what was the anticipated cost of the project at that time; whether those costs have been revised subsequently, and if so, what is the current estimated cost on completion; what the anticipated dates of completion and occupation were at the time of approval; whether those dates have been revised subsequently; and when it is expected that the old NATO headquarters building will be vacated.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
	uin	HL5732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>At the 1999 Washington Summit, NATO Heads of State and Government decided to build a new NATO headquarters to meet the requirements of the Alliance in the twenty first century. In 2003, the North Atlantic Council approved a design for the new headquarters with an estimated cost of €1.2 billion. These costs have been revised on a number of occasions; the current estimate is €1.17 billion. Handover of the site was originally planned for August 2015 but was delayed until March 2017 due to technical difficulties. Allies will begin moving to the new headquarters in March 2018 with the site of the current buildings returning to the Belgian Government towards the end of this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/03/2018 17:11:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

845403

	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	Religious Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when their strategy covering freedom of religion or belief will be published.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
	uin	HL5603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) freedom of religion or belief work plan is for internal use only. However, the FCO's &quot;toolkit&quot; for use by UK diplomats in promoting and defending the right to FoRB and setting out our policy has been published and can be seen at the gov.uk website.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/03/2018 17:01:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

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

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

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

846688

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Turkey: Human Rights
	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 6 February (HL5033), whether the shared interests that the UK has with Turkey also include (1) respect for human rights, (2) the independence of the judiciary, and (3) prisons free from torture.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL5743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>We have regular discussions at ministerial level with Turkish counterparts on human rights and rule of law issues. We have also raised concerns about reports of ill-treatment in detention. We will continue to encourage Turkey to respect its human rights obligations, including the right to freedom of expression, and to support the rule of law for all its citizens.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/03/2018 17:16:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

846837

	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	Turkey: Christianity
	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 6 February (HL5034), whether the Christian communities in Turkey referred to include any that have resident UK priests; and how they define "the legal personality of religious beliefs".
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL5799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>The number of UK priests working overseas is a matter for the Church of England and any other relevant religious bodies. The British Embassy in Ankara and British Consulate-General in Istanbul is in close touch with the Anglican authorities. Regarding the legal personality of religious bodies, the leadership of some religious communities have struggled to obtain a unified legal status and instead operate as conglomerations of separate foundations. This can give rise to issues over property. The British Embassy in Ankara have raised issues over religious property ownership with the Turkish authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/03/2018 17:12:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten