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795192

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	UN Human Rights Council: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to promote the "competitive HRC membership elections" for the United Nations Human Rights Council they called for in the joint concluding statement of the 35th Session of the UNHRC in June.
tabling member printed	Lord Alderdice
uin	HL3594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government is committed to the defence of human rights worldwide and strongly supports the work of the Human Rights Council (HRC). Recent steps to encourage competitive elections to the HRC include our participation in public pledging events by HRC membership candidates in Geneva and New York. We are considering with like-minded member states a number of ideas relating to the membership and functioning of the HRC, following on from the Joint Statement at its 35th Session.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 15:41:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3478 label Biography information for Lord Alderdice

795193

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Libya: Bomb Disposal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they will check, and address, any delay or obstruction by the authorities in Misrata of the transfer to Sirte and Benghazi of UK de-mining equipment.
tabling member printed	Lord Alderdice
uin	HL3595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The provision of this equipment is to support a training programme in Misrata for Libyan Government of National Accord military and police units clearing mines and ordnance in Sirte. The equipment was delivered to Sirte on 27 October 2017. This will enable the return of families and allow other reconstruction and development activities to take place in safety following the removal of Daesh from that city. The training programme is being funded by the Governments of Germany and the United States, and is being delivered by a contractor. The British Embassy in Tripoli is closely following progress: our Defence Attaché has visited Misrata to inspect the equipment and view the training, as well as meeting with the local authorities in Sirte. We have also provided £1 million so far this year leading to training for more than 60 Explosive Ordnance Disposal operators from Benghazi, including police officers and National Safety Authority staff, and we will fund a £200,000 mine risk education project in Benghazi to start in December.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 16:50:25 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3478 label Biography information for Lord Alderdice

795194

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Commonwealth: Indigenous Peoples
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what legal or treaty obligations they retain in respect of First Nation peoples in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
tabling member printed	Lord Alderdice
uin	HL3596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK does not have any prevailing legal or treaty obligations with respect to the native/ indigenous populations in Canada, Australia, or New Zealand. <br> <br>All previous relevant obligations binding upon the UK Government have been passed to and confined to the Governments of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand as the independent and sovereign successor states of the UK’s Dominions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 15:06:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3478 label Biography information for Lord Alderdice

795195

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Commonwealth: Indigenous Peoples
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when was the last time they raised through the Commonwealth the problems facing First Nation peoples.
tabling member printed	Lord Alderdice
uin	HL3597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is fully committed to promoting and protecting human rights for all individuals, including indigenous people. We have not recently raised issues affecting indigenous people in a Commonwealth forum. However, we regularly participate in discussions regarding indigenous peoples in various other fora, including the UN General Assembly, the Human Rights Council and the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 16:17:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3478 label Biography information for Lord Alderdice

795196

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Indigenous Peoples
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when was the last time they raised through the United Nations the problems facing First Nation peoples.
tabling member printed	Lord Alderdice
uin	HL3598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government is committed to defending the human rights of all individuals, including indigenous people. The Government regularly participates in discussions regarding indigenous peoples in various United Nations fora, including the General Assembly, the Human Rights Council, and the Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 15:07:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3478 label Biography information for Lord Alderdice

795202

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the recent deal signed between Myanmar and Bangladesh allowing the return to Myanmar of thousands of Rohingya Muslims, what representations they are making to the government of Myanmar encouraging it to guarantee the safety and political and social rights of those returnees.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL3604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK proposed and secured unanimous support for a UN Security Council Presidential Statement on 6 November which urged the Government of Burma to ensure the voluntary return of all refugees in conditions of safety and dignity to their homes, and to allow equal access to full citizenship for all individuals.</p><p>The Minister for Asia and the Pacific underlined this call in his meetings with Burma's Minister of Defence, the Deputy Foreign Minister, and Aung San Suu Kyi's Chief of Staff on 20 and 21 November. He stressed the need to ensure security for returnees.</p><p>On 23 November, Bangladesh and Burma signed a memorandum of understanding on the return of refugees to Rakhine State. We understand that a joint working group will be set up, with the aim of the process of returns commencing within two months.</p><p>The UK Government will press for quick progress on implementation of this bilateral agreement. But we will be clear that any returns must be safe, voluntary and dignified and there must be appropriate international oversight.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 16:12:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew

795205

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Russia: Yukos
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they will make at the next meeting of the Ministers' Deputies of the Council of Europe during consideration of the non-payments by the Russian Federation to the former majority shareholders of Yukos of the 1.9 billion euros awarded by the European Court of Human Rights.
tabling member printed	Baroness Falkner of Margravine
uin	HL3607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>​Meetings of Ministers' Deputies of the Council of Europe are confidential. We consider that the Russian Government should implement the European Court of Human Rights' ruling of July 2014. The UK has made this point on many occasions previously and will continue to press Russia to fulfil its international obligation to comply with the Court's judgement.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 17:17:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3670 label Biography information for Baroness Falkner of Margravine

795206

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Russia: Council of Europe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the suspension of Russia's annual payment to the Council of Europe, what discussions they have had with Thorbjørn Jagland, the Secretary General, regarding the possibility of Russia's withdrawal from the Council of Europe.
tabling member printed	Baroness Falkner of Margravine
uin	HL3608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK Ambassador to the Council of Europe has had regular discussions with the Secretary General to the Council of Europe over Russia's refusal to pay the second instalment of their budgetary payment for 2017. In addition, my right honourable friends in the other place, the Member for Rutland and Melton, Sir Alan Duncan, and the Member for Aylesbury, David Lidington, separately met the Secretary General on 28 November 2017 . We are considering all possible scenarios and are working with the Secretary General and other Member States on this matter. Russia has an obligation to pay its subscription as a member and should start paying again without delay.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 17:16:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3670 label Biography information for Baroness Falkner of Margravine

795236

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Foreign and Commonwealth Office intends to establish a fund for programmes supporting freedom of religion or belief.
tabling member printed	Lord Suri
uin	HL3638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) continues to be a priority for the UK Government. Projects that directly support FoRB overseas are funded through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)'s Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy. In 2017/18 the Magna Carta Fund will spend £758,717 on six FoRB projects. We will open for bids to support FoRB work in the 2018/19 financial year, early in the next calendar year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 15:42:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4328 label Biography information for Lord Suri

795237

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Gaza: Travel Restrictions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the administration in Gaza concerning prospects for opening the Rafah crossing and allowing people with visas to leave.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>​We have not raised this issue with the administration in Gaza. The UK retains a policy of no contact with Hamas in its entirety. We encourage the Palestinian Authority (PA) to fully resume its government functions in Gaza, and ensure that the reconciliation process is compliant with the Quartet Principles. Officials from our Consulate-General in Jerusalem frequently urge the PA to take steps to improve conditions in Gaza. We have also raised the opening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 16:27:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge