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1126699

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/05/2019
	date	14/05/2019
	date tabled	14/05/2019
	ddp created	14/05/2019 20:17:04
	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	14/05/2019 20:25:40 29/05/2019 13:40:05
	hansard heading	Papua: Travel Restrictions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15716
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/05/2019 13:09:45
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, or intend to make, to the newly elected president of Indonesia, when the result is announced, regarding access to West Papua for journalists and non-governmental organisations.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Harries of Pentregarth
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15716
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15716
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The British Government regularly raises the situation in Papua with the Indonesian authorities and presses them to address the legitimate concerns regarding access. In January 2018, I raised my concern about this issue with the Indonesian ambassador to London, and our officials in Indonesia also raised this when they visited Papua in February this year. The Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific acknowledged at a Westminster Hall Debate on 8 May that transparency and media access are important. We continue to encourage Indonesian journalists to write openly and frankly about Papua to ensure that local perspectives are properly heard and are part of any debate, and will do so with the next President and their team when the election results are announced in due course.</p>
	creator	3813 label Biography information for Lord Harries of Pentregarth
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3813 label Biography information for Lord Harries of Pentregarth

1126703

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/05/2019
	date	14/05/2019
	date tabled	14/05/2019
	ddp created	14/05/2019 20:17:09
	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	14/05/2019 20:25:48 28/05/2019 15:39:01
	hansard heading	Turkey: Life Imprisonment
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15720
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/05/2019 15:07:32
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations in the report by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Report to the Turkish Government on the visit to Turkey carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 28 to 29 April 2016, published in March 2018, in particular that there should be a complete overhaul of the detention regime for those sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15720
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15720
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As the Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific made clear in the debate in the House of Commons on 10 April we expect Turkey to respect its international obligations with regard to prison conditions. This includes acting on the recommendations of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) of the Council of Europe concerning prisoner association, isolation and access. When raising these issues with the Turkish authorities, we have encouraged them to implement the recommendations made by the CPT following their 2016 visit to the prison. The Minister of State for Europe and the Americas raised the issue of prison conditions with the Turkish authorities most recently on 13 May.</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

1126733

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/05/2019
	date	14/05/2019
	date tabled	14/05/2019
	ddp created	14/05/2019 20:17:48
	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	14/05/2019 20:26:48 29/05/2019 13:43:02
	hansard heading	Gaza: Israel
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15750
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/05/2019 13:11:50
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the prediction made in the report by the Office of the UN’s Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Jerusalem, Gaza in 2020: A Liveable Place?, published in 2012, that Gaza would be unfit for human inhabitancy by 2020.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15750
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15750
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned by the situation in Gaza and the report in question’s prediction that Gaza could become uninhabitable by 2020. UK aid has supported economic development, provision of basic services, and enabled reconstruction through support to the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism. The Minister of State for the Middle East (the Rt Hon Andrew Murrison) visited Gaza on 28 May 2019 and saw the extent of this first hand.</p><p>However, as the report makes clear, aid alone cannot solve the problems in Gaza. Improvements in infrastructure, employment, energy and water are essential to improve living conditions. The Government will continue to urge all the parties to take the necessary practical steps to improve conditions. We will continue to press for a sustainable political solution for Gaza and to address the underlying cause of humanitarian strife in Gaza by more than doubling the amount of UK aid spent on economic development in the Occupied Palestinian Territories to around £38 million over the next five years (2018-2023). This will include support to addressing the water and electricity crisis and seek to address movement and access restrictions.</p>
	creator	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1126996

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/05/2019
	date	15/05/2019
	date tabled	15/05/2019
	ddp created	15/05/2019 20:49:08
	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	15/05/2019 20:55:10 28/05/2019 15:12:01
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Higher Education
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15757
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/05/2019 14:40:54
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the treatment of the Principal of the Edwardes College, Peshawar, and his family and the attempts to intervene in the administration of the College by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor on religious minorities and educational opportunities in Pakistan.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15757
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15757
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are aware of this case. The British Government regularly raises its concerns about discrimination against minority communities with the Pakistani Government at a senior level. I raised our concerns about Freedom of Religion or Belief and the protection of minority religious communities with Pakistan's Human Rights Minister, Dr Shireen Mazari, during my visit to Islamabad in February.</p><p>At the UN Periodic Review of Pakistan's human rights record in November 2017, the UK called on Pakistan to strengthen protection of minorities and establish an independent National Commission for Minorities. The Government will continue to urge Pakistan to honour in practice its human rights obligations, including those related to religious minorities, and to uphold the rule of law.</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

1127002

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/05/2019
	date	15/05/2019
	date tabled	15/05/2019
	ddp created	15/05/2019 20:49:18
	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	15/05/2019 20:55:22 28/05/2019 15:35:02
	hansard heading	Abdullah Öcalan
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15763
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/05/2019 15:03:32
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the documentary film and report by the 2019 International Peace Delegation to Imrali, published on 25 March; and what conclusions, if any, they have drawn from that report and film.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15763
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15763
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>​We have studied both the documentary film and report. Our position on the Kurdish issue is unchanged. Mr Öcalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, is in our view a convicted terrorist. We hope that a peace process can be resumed in the future and have provided funding to a number of civil society organisations in Turkey seeking to build dialogue between different relevant actors on the Kurdish issue.</p><p>Regarding Mr Öcalan's imprisonment, we expect Turkey to respect its international obligations with regard to prison conditions. This includes acting on the recommendations of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) of the Council of Europe concerning prisoner association, isolation and access. When raising Mr Öcalan's case with the Turkish authorities, we have encouraged them to implement the recommendations made by the CPT following their visit to the prison in 2016. In this regard, we note the fact that Mr Öcalan was granted access to two lawyers on 2 May. We also note that the CPT paid a further visit to Imrali prison in mid-May, and that the Turkish Minister of Justice has this month lifted the court restriction on lawyers' visits to Imrali prison. We welcome these positive developments.</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

1127003

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/05/2019
	date	15/05/2019
	date tabled	15/05/2019
	ddp created	15/05/2019 20:49:19
	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	15/05/2019 20:55:24 28/05/2019 15:31:01
	hansard heading	Turkey: Peace Negotiations
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15764
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/05/2019 14:59:32
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they made of the remarks made by Ögmundur Jónasson, former Minister of Justice in Iceland, at the 2019 International Peace Delegation to Imrali that serious human rights abuse in Turkey will not come to an end unless peace negotiations are resumed between Turkey and the leaders of the Kurds and other minority groups; and what steps they intend to take in response to those remarks.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15764
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15764
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>​Her Majesty’s Government hopes that a peace process can be resumed in the future, and has provided funding to a number of civil society organisations in Turkey seeking to build dialogue between different relevant actors on the Kurdish issue. We note Mr. Jónasson’s comments, and shall continue our support for legitimate and democratic Kurdish groups in Turkey.</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

1127006

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/05/2019
	date	15/05/2019
	date tabled	15/05/2019
	ddp created	15/05/2019 20:49:25
	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	15/05/2019 20:55:30 29/05/2019 14:01:02
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Political Prisoners
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15767
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/05/2019 13:29:16
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to secure access by independent monitors to all political detainees currently held without charge in Saudi Arabia.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15767
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15767
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The British Government is very concerned about allegations of mistreatment of those detained in Saudi Arabia because of their political views. We continue to monitor these cases. 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. We have raised concerns about these cases at Ministerial level a number of times with the Saudi authorities and will continue to do so. We also regularly raise concerns using diplomatic channels of communication, including our Ambassador. Saudi Arabia maintains that the issue of detentions is an internal judicial matter. The British Government cannot intervene in independent monitoring or investigation.</p>
	creator	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1127007

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/05/2019
	date	15/05/2019
	date tabled	15/05/2019
	ddp created	15/05/2019 20:49:26
	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	15/05/2019 20:55:32 29/05/2019 14:01:01
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Political Prisoners
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15768
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/05/2019 13:29:59
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to obtain proof of life for all political detainees held in Saudi Arabia, including Prince Turki bin Abdullah.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15768
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15768
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The British Government is very concerned about allegations of mistreatment of those detained in Saudi Arabia because of their political views. While we have not requested this information from the Saudi authorities, we continue to monitor the case of Prince Turki bin Abdullah.</p>
	creator	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1127009

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/05/2019
	date	15/05/2019
	date tabled	15/05/2019
	ddp created	15/05/2019 20:49:29
	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	15/05/2019 20:55:37 29/05/2019 14:02:01
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Recognition of States
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15770
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	29/05/2019 13:30:50
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they use to judge when the recognition of the state of Palestine would be appropriate.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15770
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15770
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We will recognise a Palestinian state at a time when it best serves the objective of peace. Bilateral recognition in itself cannot end the occupation. Without a negotiated settlement, the occupation and the problems that come with it will continue. The UK is strongly committed to a two-state solution as the best way to bring about stability and peace in the region.</p>
	creator	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1127010

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/05/2019
	date	15/05/2019
	date tabled	15/05/2019
	ddp created	15/05/2019 20:49:31
	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	15/05/2019 20:55:39 28/05/2019 15:13:01
	hansard heading	Papua: Police
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15771
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/05/2019 14:41:30
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funding they are providing for the Indonesian police unit deployed in West Papua.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL15771
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15771
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The British Government does not provide any funding for police units deployed in Papua or West Papua provinces. We follow the situation in Papua with close interest. Officials from the British Embassy in Jakarta visit Papua regularly.</p>
	creator	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden