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1006647

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2018
	date	13/11/2018
	date tabled	13/11/2018
	ddp created	13/11/2018 21:54:58
	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	13/11/2018 21:55:05 27/11/2018 13:30:02
	hansard heading	Iraq: Islamic State
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11427
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	27/11/2018 12:58:01
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Iraq about the prosecution of ISIS operatives responsible for the murder, enslavement, deportation, forcible transfer, imprisonment, torture, abduction, exploitation, abuse, rape, forced marriage, and enforced disappearance of Yazidis, Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq; and how many prosecutions have taken place.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11427
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11427
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We regularly urge the Government of Iraq, at both official and ministerial levels, to uphold the freedoms and rights of all minorities across Iraq. We are working with the Government of Iraq to ensure that members of Daesh are held to account for their appalling crimes. The Prime Minister underlined this message with former Prime Minister Abadi during her visit to Iraq in November 2017, and both the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa and I reiterated it during our visits in March and April 2018 respectively. The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa also raised the need to protect minority communities with the new Iraqi Foreign Minister during a phone call on 14 November.</p><p>The UN Investigative Team (established under UN Security Council Resolution 2379) has deployed to Iraq to begin gathering evidence. The UK has committed £1 million to the establishment of this team. It will gather evidence of Daesh crimes, including those against the Yezidi, Christian and other minority communities; it aims to help secure justice for all Daesh's victims, regardless of their religion or belief.</p><p>The British Government does not publish details of prosecutions carried out by other governments.</p> question first answered 27/11/2018 12:58:01 answering member 4210
	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

1006650

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2018
	date	13/11/2018
	date tabled	13/11/2018
	ddp created	13/11/2018 21:55:01
	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	13/11/2018 21:55:11 27/11/2018 14:11:01
	hansard heading	Daphne Caruana Galizia
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11430
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	27/11/2018 13:39:54
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any representations to the government of Malta about the progress of the investigation into the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia in October 2017.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11430
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11430
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Minister for Europe and the Americas discussed the case with the Maltese Foreign Minister, Carmelo Abela during a meeting in London in April. The matter was raised again by the Home Secretary with the Maltese Interior Minister, Michael Farrugia this month. The police investigation has made three arrests so far and continues to explore a number of lines of enquiry. Our High Commissioner and his team in Valletta remain in close contact with the Maltese authorities and stand ready to consider any request for assistance.</p> question first answered 27/11/2018 13:39:54 answering member 4210
	creator	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1006651

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2018
	date	13/11/2018
	date tabled	13/11/2018
	ddp created	13/11/2018 21:55:02
	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	13/11/2018 22:05:05 27/11/2018 14:10:07
	hansard heading	Commonwealth: Press Freedom
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11431
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	27/11/2018 13:38:31
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the UNESCO Director-General's 2018 Report on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity which found that 104 journalists were killed in eight Commonwealth countries between 2006 and 2015, and that in none of these cases the perpetrators were brought to justice.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11431
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11431
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling intimidation and violence against journalists wherever it occurs, including in Commonwealth countries, and to challenging impunity for such crimes. The Foreign Secretary highlighted our determination to address this issue on the International Day to End Impunity for Attacks Against Journalists on 2 November, announcing our intention to put the resources of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) behind the cause of media freedom and to hold an international conference on this issue, in 2019. We welcome the attention UNESCO has given to this problem.</p><p>We support the work of the Commonwealth Working Group on Media and Good Governance on Commonwealth principles of freedom of expression and the role of the media in good governance, and their continued efforts to prepare them for consideration at the Heads of Government meeting in Rwanda in 2020. Officials from the FCO and Cabinet Office have offered advice and support to members of the Working Group, most recently on 12 November 2018. The Working Group was given the opportunity to brief all member states on the proposed principles at senior official level, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in April 2018. However, there was no consensus amongst member states for the principles to be formally included on Heads' agenda or in their official communiqué. We have discussed the principles with the Commonwealth Secretariat on several occasions since the Heads of Government Meeting. We continue to encourage the Working Group to work with member states and the Secretariat to build consensus towards adoption of the principles.</p> question first answered 27/11/2018 13:38:31 answering member 4210
	creator	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

1006652

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2018
	date	13/11/2018
	date tabled	13/11/2018
	ddp created	13/11/2018 21:55:03
	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	13/11/2018 22:05:07 27/11/2018 14:10:05
	hansard heading	Commonwealth: Press Freedom
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11432
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	27/11/2018 13:38:31
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Commonwealth Secretary-General about the Commonwealth Working Group on Media and Good Governance’s 2018 report on Commonwealth principles of freedom of expression and the role of the media in good governance.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11432
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11432
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling intimidation and violence against journalists wherever it occurs, including in Commonwealth countries, and to challenging impunity for such crimes. The Foreign Secretary highlighted our determination to address this issue on the International Day to End Impunity for Attacks Against Journalists on 2 November, announcing our intention to put the resources of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) behind the cause of media freedom and to hold an international conference on this issue, in 2019. We welcome the attention UNESCO has given to this problem.</p><p>We support the work of the Commonwealth Working Group on Media and Good Governance on Commonwealth principles of freedom of expression and the role of the media in good governance, and their continued efforts to prepare them for consideration at the Heads of Government meeting in Rwanda in 2020. Officials from the FCO and Cabinet Office have offered advice and support to members of the Working Group, most recently on 12 November 2018. The Working Group was given the opportunity to brief all member states on the proposed principles at senior official level, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in April 2018. However, there was no consensus amongst member states for the principles to be formally included on Heads' agenda or in their official communiqué. We have discussed the principles with the Commonwealth Secretariat on several occasions since the Heads of Government Meeting. We continue to encourage the Working Group to work with member states and the Secretariat to build consensus towards adoption of the principles.</p> question first answered 27/11/2018 13:38:31 answering member 4210
	creator	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

1006653

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2018
	date	13/11/2018
	date tabled	13/11/2018
	ddp created	13/11/2018 21:55:04
	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	13/11/2018 22:05:09 27/11/2018 14:10:04
	hansard heading	Commonwealth: Press Freedom
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11433
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	27/11/2018 13:38:31
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they were aware of the development of the Commonwealth principles of freedom of expression and the role of the media in good governance by the Commonwealth Working Group on Media and Good Governance ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London in 2018; and what steps they took to support the principles at the summit.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11433
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11433
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling intimidation and violence against journalists wherever it occurs, including in Commonwealth countries, and to challenging impunity for such crimes. The Foreign Secretary highlighted our determination to address this issue on the International Day to End Impunity for Attacks Against Journalists on 2 November, announcing our intention to put the resources of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) behind the cause of media freedom and to hold an international conference on this issue, in 2019. We welcome the attention UNESCO has given to this problem.</p><p>We support the work of the Commonwealth Working Group on Media and Good Governance on Commonwealth principles of freedom of expression and the role of the media in good governance, and their continued efforts to prepare them for consideration at the Heads of Government meeting in Rwanda in 2020. Officials from the FCO and Cabinet Office have offered advice and support to members of the Working Group, most recently on 12 November 2018. The Working Group was given the opportunity to brief all member states on the proposed principles at senior official level, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in April 2018. However, there was no consensus amongst member states for the principles to be formally included on Heads' agenda or in their official communiqué. We have discussed the principles with the Commonwealth Secretariat on several occasions since the Heads of Government Meeting. We continue to encourage the Working Group to work with member states and the Secretariat to build consensus towards adoption of the principles.</p> question first answered 27/11/2018 13:38:31 answering member 4210
	creator	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

1006654

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2018
	date	13/11/2018
	date tabled	13/11/2018
	ddp created	13/11/2018 21:55:06
	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	13/11/2018 22:05:11 27/11/2018 14:10:02
	hansard heading	Commonwealth: Press Freedom
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11434
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	27/11/2018 13:38:31
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the objectives of the Commonwealth principles of freedom of expression and the role of the media in good governance developed by the Commonwealth Working Group on Media and Good Governance; what steps they will take to promote the principles within the Commonwealth; and whether they will advocate for their consideration at the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda in 2020.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11434
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11434
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling intimidation and violence against journalists wherever it occurs, including in Commonwealth countries, and to challenging impunity for such crimes. The Foreign Secretary highlighted our determination to address this issue on the International Day to End Impunity for Attacks Against Journalists on 2 November, announcing our intention to put the resources of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) behind the cause of media freedom and to hold an international conference on this issue, in 2019. We welcome the attention UNESCO has given to this problem.</p><p>We support the work of the Commonwealth Working Group on Media and Good Governance on Commonwealth principles of freedom of expression and the role of the media in good governance, and their continued efforts to prepare them for consideration at the Heads of Government meeting in Rwanda in 2020. Officials from the FCO and Cabinet Office have offered advice and support to members of the Working Group, most recently on 12 November 2018. The Working Group was given the opportunity to brief all member states on the proposed principles at senior official level, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in April 2018. However, there was no consensus amongst member states for the principles to be formally included on Heads' agenda or in their official communiqué. We have discussed the principles with the Commonwealth Secretariat on several occasions since the Heads of Government Meeting. We continue to encourage the Working Group to work with member states and the Secretariat to build consensus towards adoption of the principles.</p> question first answered 27/11/2018 13:38:31 answering member 4210
	creator	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey