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1715701

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Conflict Resolution: Women
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of personnel levels in relation to delivering their women, peace and security agenda.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL4329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK's fifth National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) recognises the disproportionate impact of conflict on women and girls and includes tangible actions across government to promote their vital role in conflict prevention through to resolution.</p><p>The delivery of the WPS agenda is a cross government effort, with personnel across five Government departments and two devolved administrations delivering on specific commitments. One year since the WPS NAP's publication, 75 percent of the 117 commitments are in progress. As a joint FCDO-MOD strategy, both Departments are committed to driving forward NAP implementation over the next year, including getting 100 percent of commitments in progress.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 16/05/2024 16:35:57 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1715705

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Ozanne Foundation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding has been disbursed to the Ozanne Foundation via the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office or predecessor departments since 2019; on what evidential basis was that funding released; and what conditions, if any, were attached to that funding.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
	uin	HL4333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>LGBT rights are human rights and the UK is committed to championing these rights internationally, supporting those who defend them. The Ozanne Foundation works with religious organisations around the world to eliminate discrimination based on sexuality or gender to embrace and celebrate the equality and diversity of all. Since 2019, the FCDO and predecessor departments have provided the Ozanne Foundation with £207,500, this includes £20,000 for 2023-24. The funding, which was allocated to address the issue of violence and discrimination of LGBT people, has primarily been used for the Global Interfaith Commission on LGBT lives which calls for an end to violence and criminalisation against LGBT people. It was announced by the Cabinet Office Minister on 13 May that all future contracts for external diversity spending will be signed off by ministers.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 17/05/2024 11:57:47 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1715706

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Ozanne Foundation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to fund the Ozanne Foundation via the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in 2024–28, and for what purpose.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
	uin	HL4334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The LGBT rights programme was publicly announced in November 2023. This programme has been set up to fund a range of partner organisations and is designed to improve the lives of millions of LGBT people around the world by reducing violence and discrimination, improving economic and social inclusion and legislative reform. The Ozanne Foundation works with religious organisations around the world to eliminate discrimination based on sexuality or gender to embrace and celebrate the equality and diversity of all. The Ozanne Foundation submitted a proposal to develop a residential course for senior religious leaders from around the world. The proposal was successful and due diligence of the lead programme partner, Regent's Park College, University of Oxford, is currently ongoing. It was announced by the Cabinet Office Minister on 13 May that all future contracts for external diversity spending will be signed off by ministers.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 17/05/2024 11:58:07 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1715707

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Ozanne Foundation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to measure value for money in respect of funding disbursed or provisionally allocated to the Ozanne Foundation for (1) 2023–24, and (2) 2024–28.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
	uin	HL4335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO's LGBT rights programme aims to transform the lives of millions of LGBT people around the world by reducing violence and discrimination, improving economic and social inclusion and legislative reform. All proposals to the programme are required to set out how they will deliver and measure value for money. Successful partners are required to submit reports for the monitoring and evaluation process. These reports include a results framework or log frame to track progress against targets of the project and quarterly and annual progress reports, which should highlight how they have achieved value for money.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 17/05/2024 11:38:54 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1715708

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Ozanne Foundation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) due diligence, and (2) procurement, processes were undertaken by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office prior to awarding the Ozanne Foundation £805,000 of project funding for the period 2024–28.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
	uin	HL4336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO's LGBT rights programme aims to transform the lives of millions of LGBT people around the world by reducing violence and discrimination, improving economic and social inclusion and legislative reform. Procurement for the first round of funding took place through a call for proposals which went out in June 2023. Following a due diligence process the Ozanne Foundation received £20,000 in 2023/24 to initiate a project to develop a residential course for senior religious leaders from around the world. The final workplan and budget for April 2024 onwards will be agreed after a satisfactory due diligence assessment of the lead programme partner, Regent's Park College, University of Oxford. It was announced by the Cabinet Office Minister on 13 May that all future contracts for external diversity spending will be signed off by ministers.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 17/05/2024 11:52:39 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1715709

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Ozanne Foundation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Ozanne Foundation to ensure that that organisation has appropriate financial oversight and management processes in place to manage projects involving large sums of public money received by grant in the 2023–24 financial year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
	uin	HL4337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO's LGBT rights programme aims to transform the lives of millions of LGBT people around the world by reducing violence and discrimination, improving economic and social inclusion and legislative reform. Following a standard due diligence process the Ozanne Foundation received £20,000 in 2023/24 to initiate a project to develop a residential course for senior religious leaders from around the world. It was announced by the Cabinet Office Minister on 13 May that all future contracts for external diversity spending will be signed off by ministers.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 17/05/2024 11:59:04 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1715715

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Occupied Territories: War Crimes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what information they have on the progress of the International Criminal Court’s investigation into the Situation in the State of Palestine, announced by the Prosecutor on 3 March 2021 and covering crimes alleged to have been committed since 13 June 2014.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL4344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Our position on the ICC's investigation into the situation in the OPTs has not changed.</p><p>The UK is a strong supporter of the International Criminal Court and we fully respect the independence of the Court.</p><p>As a State Party to the Geneva Conventions, 1949, the Israeli Government is obliged to take action against Israeli nationals accused of grave breaches of International Humanitarian Law.  It is for the Israeli domestic judicial system to try or extradite those accused of grave breaches.</p><p>We continue to call for International Humanitarian Law to be respected and civilians to be protected.  It is vital that all parties ensure that their actions are proportionate, necessary and minimise harm to civilians.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/05/2024 13:53:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1715716

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: International Assistance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have had discussions with international partners on implementing the recommendations for a common approach among relevant political, humanitarian and development actors, contained in the UN Special Coordinator Feridun Sinirlioğlu’s independent assessment on Afghanistan, dated 8 November 2023.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL4345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of the recommendations within the UN Special Coordinator's Independent Assessment, viewing them as the best path for an Afghanistan at peace with itself and the international community. We engage regularly with international partners on this issue, including hosting a meeting in London of G7+ Special Representatives for Afghanistan in January to discuss the report in detail. Senior officials also attend the UN-convened meetings in Doha for Special Representatives as part of this process. Ministers and officials regularly discuss the report's recommendations with international partners, including during the Foreign Secretary's recent trip to Central Asia.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/05/2024 13:52:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1715718

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Cyprus and Somaliland: Merchant Shipping
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any information on the number of UK merchant ships that docked at (1) Gazimağusa, and (2) Berbera, seaports in each year since 2010; and why their policies towards both unrecognised countries differ in terms of their international investment.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Mobarik
	uin	HL4347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>No UK flagged vessels have docked at Famagusta (Gazimagusa) since 2018. One vessel docked five times at Berbera over the same period. We do not hold data before 2018. The situations in the north of Cyprus and Somaliland are different and require different approaches. The UK supports measures to promote economic development in both, whilst respecting UN Security Council Resolutions that limit links between the UK and the north of Cyprus.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/05/2024 13:45:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4335 label Biography information for Baroness Mobarik

1715719

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Cyprus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comments made in 2004 by the then Prime Minister on the need to “end the isolation of northern Cyprus”; and what progress they have made towards lifting sanctions on trade and travel to that region.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Mobarik
	uin	HL4348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared &quot;Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus&quot; as an independent state. Several UN Security Council Resolutions also limit links between UK and the north of Cyprus. Within these constraints we support measures to reduce the isolation of the Turkish Cypriot community and regularly engage the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce on this issue. We continue to support a just and lasting Cyprus Settlement as the best means of resolving the difficulties caused by the division of the island.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/05/2024 13:57:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4335 label Biography information for Baroness Mobarik