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1014631

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:25:35
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	26/11/2018 21:35:22 10/12/2018 15:44:02
	hansard heading	Post Offices: Clacton-on-Sea
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11771
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/12/2018 15:12:30
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they have received about the downgrading of the main post office in central Clacton-on-Sea.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11771
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11771
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Post Office in central Clacton-on-Sea is not being downgraded, but rather transferred to WHSmith so that it is operated on a franchise basis. WHSmith already operate 135 Post Office branches and the vast majority of branches, around 98% of the 11,500-branch network, are already operated by third parties on a franchise or agency basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy has not received any representations on the franchising of the Post Office in Central Clacton-on-Sea. The Post Office will run a 6-week public consultation in 2019 and will notify elected representatives in due course.</p> question first answered 10/12/2018 15:12:30 answering member 2616
	creator	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1014624

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:25:27
	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	26/11/2018 21:35:07 10/12/2018 18:14:03
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Chevening Scholarships Programme
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11765
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/12/2018 17:42:49
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Chevening Scholarships have been awarded to citizens of Pakistan in each of the last five years; and of those recipients, how many came from minority groups.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11765
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11765
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The table below shows the number of Chevening scholarships awarded to citizens of Pakistan in each of the last five years. The Government increased funding for the Chevening Programme in 2015. The Chevening Secretariat only gathers information on candidate ethnicity at the application stage, therefore the Department does not hold a record of Chevening Pakistan scholars by ethnicity.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 10/12/2018 17:42:49 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

1014626

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:25:29
	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	26/11/2018 21:35:10 10/12/2018 15:43:04
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Textbooks
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11766
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/12/2018 15:11:40
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the Anti-Defamation League, Teaching Hate and Violence: Problematic Passages from Saudi State Textbooks for the 2018–19 School Year, published on 20 November, and in particular the highlighting of school text books in Saudi Arabia that promote hatred against Jews, Christians, women, other Muslim sects and homosexual men; and what representations they are making to the government of Saudi Arabia about this issue.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11766
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11766
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Saudi Arabia remains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office human rights priority country, particularly because of the use of the death penalty, women's rights and restrictions on freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion and belief. We raise our concerns with the Saudi Arabian authorities using a range of ministerial and diplomatic channels of communication, including our Ambassador, the Embassy team and the European Union in Riyadh. A major component of Saudi Arabia’s V2030 is educational reform. As the Saudi Minister of Education recently commented this will take a number of years. In March we signed an MOU that will enable a partnership in developing educational curricula. Our bilateral relationship means we can engage constructively in a way that is sensitive to a country’s culture and history.</p> question first answered 10/12/2018 15:11:40 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

1014627

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:25:30
	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	26/11/2018 21:35:12 10/12/2018 18:16:05
	hansard heading	Burma: Human Rights
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11767
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/12/2018 17:44:04
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage the government of Burma to reform or repeal laws which are currently used to restrict civil society and media space, and prosecute journalists, civil society activists, human rights defenders and humanitarian aid workers in Burma.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11767
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11767
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>​The British Government has been a consistent and vocal advocate of democratic freedoms in Burma, including freedom of expression. Our Ambassador to Burma met the Burmese Attorney-General on 9 August and made clear that freedom of the media was a vital safeguard in a democracy. When the Foreign Secretary met with Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 20 September in Naypyidaw, he underlined the UK's support for continued reforms related to democracy and political freedoms and raised the case of the two Reuters journalists who have been convicted under Burma's Official Secrets Act.</p> question first answered 10/12/2018 17:44:04 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

1014630

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:25:34
	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	26/11/2018 21:35:19 10/12/2018 18:18:02
	hansard heading	Burma: Religious Freedom
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11770
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/12/2018 17:46:41
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the governments of Burma and China following violations of freedom of religion or belief in the Wa territory of Burma.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11770
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11770
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The British Government continues to be concerned about restrictions on freedom of religion and belief throughout Burma, but has not made specific representations on the situation in the Wa region to either the Government of Burma or the Government of China. The UK, working with EU partners and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, secured a UN Human Rights Council Resolution on 27 September that called for the cessation of all violations and abuses of international human rights law in northern Burma and an inclusive and comprehensive national political dialogue with the objective of achieving lasting peace.</p> question first answered 10/12/2018 17:46:41 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

1014363

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 15:39:32
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	26/11/2018 21:25:08 27/11/2018 16:32:02
	hansard heading	Air Ambulance Services
	house id	1
	identifier	907857
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	27/11/2018 16:00:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that air ambulance trusts are adequately resourced.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 907857
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	907857
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>We recognise the vital role air ambulances play in getting those with life-threatening injuries and illnesses to the expert hospital care they need.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Budget announced £10 million of capital funding support to air ambulance charities, helping to maintain these critical services for patients in need.</p> question first answered 27/11/2018 16:00:15 answering member 1585
	creator	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1014628

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:25:31
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	26/11/2018 21:35:14 05/12/2018 17:53:09
	hansard heading	Burma: Conflict Resolution
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11768
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/12/2018 17:22:37
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much, in total, the UK has provided in aid funding to the government of Burma for the peace process in Burma since 2015.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11768
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11768
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK supports the peace process in Burma through the Joint Peace Fund and the Joint Monitoring Committee.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has provided GBP £5.4 million to the Joint Peace Fund (JPF) since 2015. The JPF is funded by 11 international donors and supports all parties to the peace process on peacebuilding measures such as dialogue and negotiation. Of the £5.4m provided by the UK, £283,000 has been provided to the government of Burma. The UK has also provided £136,000 to the Joint Monitoring Committee (JMC) through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The JMC was set up by the Burmese authorities and the signatory groups to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement to oversee dialogue between parties.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s peacebuilding programme is reviewed annually, as is all support to the peace process.</p> question first answered 05/12/2018 17:22:37 answering member 1091
	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

1014629

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 21:25:33
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	26/11/2018 21:35:17 05/12/2018 17:53:08
	hansard heading	Burma: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11769
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/12/2018 17:22:48
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much, in total, the UK has provided in aid funding for humanitarian assistance to those who are internally displaced in Kachin and Shan states of northern Burma.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11769
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11769
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>DFID has provided almost £19 million in humanitarian assistance to conflict-affected Kachin and northern Shan States since 2012. This includes assistance through our Humanitarian Assistance and Resilience Programme, which has reached more than 100,000 internally displaced people.</p> question first answered 05/12/2018 17:22:48 answering member 1091
	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