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1276434

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	Hong Kong: Barristers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the employment of British barristers by the Hong Kong Department of Justice for the prosecution of Hong Kong residents on charges relating to protests against the governments of Hong Kong and China.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL12086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>Anyone working on cases involving Hong Kong politicians and activists will want to assure themselves that the very highest legal standards, including fairness, are being upheld. The Government has been clear that the Hong Kong authorities must end their targeting of pro-democracy voices.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/01/2021 17:37:57 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

1276435

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	Hong Kong: Barristers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ban British barristers from being employed by the Hong Kong Department of Justice for the prosecution of Hong Kong residents for charges relating (1) to state security, and (2) to civil protest.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL12087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>Anyone working on cases involving Hong Kong politicians and activists will want to assure themselves that the very highest legal standards, including fairness, are being upheld. The Government has been clear that the Hong Kong authorities must end their targeting of pro-democracy voices.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/01/2021 17:35:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

1276436

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal: Judges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of British judges continuing to serve on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL12088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>British judges have played an important role in supporting the independence of Hong Kong's judiciary for many years. We want and hope that this can continue. The UK judiciary is independent of the Government and it is for them to make an assessment on this. It is therefore right that the Supreme Court continues to assess the situation in Hong Kong, in discussion with the Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/01/2021 17:39:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

1276437

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal: Judges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ban British judges from serving on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL12089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>British judges have played an important role in supporting the independence of Hong Kong's judiciary for many years. We want and hope that this can continue. The UK judiciary is independent of the Government and it is for them to make an assessment on this. It is therefore right that the Supreme Court continues to assess the situation in Hong Kong, in discussion with the Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/01/2021 17:31:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

997063

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Jamal Khashoggi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they possessed any intelligence about a threat to Jamal Khashoggi before his murder in October.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL11067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>​It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL11068 HL11069 question first answered 05/11/2018 15:40:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

997064

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Jamal Khashoggi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish an inquiry into reports that the security services possessed intelligence concerning the threat to Jamal Khashoggi before his murder in October.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL11068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>​It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL11067 HL11069 question first answered 05/11/2018 15:40:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

997065

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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	Jamal Khashoggi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make available to the Intelligence and Security Committee classified information that they may possess relating to any threats to Jamal Khashoggi before his murder in October.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL11069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>​It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL11067 HL11068 question first answered 05/11/2018 15:40:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

753911

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	Council of Ministers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many formal and informal meetings of the Council of Ministers of the EU, and its committees, ministers attended in 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL1057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2017 answer text <p>​Given the frequency of meetings and recent Ministerial changes, we would not be able to collate the attendance for 2016 in a way that would able us to answer your request without exceeding the appropriate cost and time limit.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/08/2017 15:24:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

753912

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	UK Joint Delegation to NATO
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what was the total cost of the Office of the UK's Permanent Representative to NATO in 2016-17.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL1059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>​The 'Cost of Post' to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) for the UK Delegation to NATO in Brussels in Financial Year 2016-17 was £2,953,128. This figure represents the Total Direct Expenditure including Management and Support activity.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/08/2017 10:09:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis

753913

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
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	UK Joint Delegation to NATO
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, as at 1 July, how many staff were attached to the UK Permanent Representation to NATO.
tabling member printed	Lord Adonis
uin	HL1058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2017 answer text <p>There are 18 FCO UK-based members of staff and five FCO Locally Engaged members of staff working in UKDel NATO.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence also supports 18 military personnel and 10 civilian staff in the joint Delegation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/08/2017 10:09:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3743 label Biography information for Lord Adonis