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924161

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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	Eritrea: Mining
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 recent report by Eritrea Focus to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eritrea, Mining & Repression in Eritrea: corporate complicity in human rights abuses, and its implications for Government policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>​The Government has received the recent report by Eritrea Focus. Eritrea remains a human rights priority country under the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Annual Human Rights Report. The FCO and the British Embassy in Asmara regularly engages with UK companies, and companies with UK investment, involved in the extractive sector in Eritrea. Discussions include their duty to comply with the legislative and regulatory requirements of operating in Eritrea, and the human rights of Eritrean nationals involved in their operations in Eritrea.</p><p>The British Government will take appropriate action against companies and/or individuals who fail to comply with the relevant legislation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/06/2018 15:47:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

924171

registered interest
date	14/06/2018
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 government of Israel since 30 March, to encourage their cooperation with the independent, international commission of inquiry established by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate all alleged violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL8650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK has been clear that we support an independent and transparent investigation into recent events in Gaza, including Hamas’s role and the Israeli DeFence’s conduct. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary expressed concern about the loss of Palestinian lives during the Gaza protests when they met Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in London on 6 June.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/06/2018 15:47:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

923129

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Turkey: Emergency Powers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will call on the government of Turkey to end the current state of emergency before the general election on 24 June.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL8593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>​We have consistently urged the Turkish government to lift the state of emergency as soon as possible. We have noted Turkish media reporting that President Erdogan has said publicly that he would end the state of emergency if re-elected on 24 June. We believe that doing so would signal a return towards normality.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/06/2018 15:38:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

923162

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Burma: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to put pressure on the Burmese authorities to comply with international humanitarian law and assist Kachin civilians trapped in the fighting.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL8626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary raised his concerns about the fighting in Kachin State in his most recent call with Burma's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 11 June. He called for Burma's military to exercise restraint and allow humanitarian access. The Minister for Asia and the Pacific made clear on 17 May the Government's concern about the situation in Karen State, calling on all parties to cease fighting; allow access for humanitarian aid; and abide by the National Ceasefire Agreement.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/06/2018 16:24:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

923163

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Burma: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to press the government of Burma to address the underlying causes of the Rohingya refugee crisis.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL8627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government considers the full implementation of the Rakhine Advisory Commission's recommendations the best route to addressing the underlying causes of the Rohingya refugee crisis. The UK ensured the UN Security Council's Presidential Statement of November 2017 urged all parts of the Government of Burma to work together to implement the Commission's recommendations swiftly and in full, and supports the work of the Advisory Board to the Implementation Committee for the Rakhine Advisory Commission. The Foreign Secretary has pressed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi to create the conditions in Rakhine State that would allow Rohingya refugees to return, and in their most recent conversation on 11 June underlined the importance of promoting reconciliation between the different communities of Rakhine. The UK continues to press the Burmese authorities to hold to account those responsible for human rights violations in Rakhine, to make clear there can be no impunity for those responsible for the violence that has caused almost 700,000 Rohingya to flee to Bangladesh since 25 August 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/06/2018 16:34:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

923170

registered interest
date	13/06/2018
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	Ukraine: Roma
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the government of Ukraine's undertaking to respond by March 2018 to the UK's request for action to ensure that individuals from Ukraine's Roma community are afforded full and equal access to an education, fair treatment by law enforcement bodies and the judiciary, and a right to acquire a nationality, what response they have received from the government of Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL8634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>​The UK raised the treatment of members of the Roma community during Ukraine's Universal Periodic Review at the United Nations in November 2017. In their response, Ukraine noted that it was implementing the 2013-20 Strategy for the Protection and Integration of the Roma National Minority into Ukrainian Society, including efforts to improve the documentation of the Roma population and school attendance of Roma children. The UK continues to engage with the Ukrainian authorities and non-governmental organisations on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/06/2018 15:44:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

922974

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
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	Burma: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to urge the UN Security Council to call upon Burma’s State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, and the Commander of its Security Forces, Senior General Min Aung, to put an immediate end to violence and to facilitate full, unfettered access to humanitarian aid and international observers; to work for a secure and robust UN Security Council resolution; and to work with regional partners and ASEAN in building multilateral support at the UN with nations and international organisations that have a vested interest in the economic and social welfare of Burma and in maintaining international peace and security in the region.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK has consistently maintained UN Security Council attention on Burma. We co-led a Council visit to Burma and Bangladesh in March. We subsequently secured a Council press statement on 9 May which urged Burma to implement its MoU with Bangladesh, grant the UN immediate full access to Rakhine and agree a MoU with the UNDP and UNHCR. We discuss Burma regularly with ASEAN and other regional partners; most recently the Foreign Secretary raised Burma in a call with Japanese Foreign Minister Kono on 5 June.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/06/2018 15:32:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

922975

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
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	Turkey: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 4 June (HL8028), whether they will now answer the question asked, namely whether they will make representations to the government of Turkey regarding the continued detention of Seyran Demir and Sise Bingol.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL8548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>​We do not currently plan to make representations over these specific cases. We consistently urge the Turkish authorities to ensure that detainees are guaranteed the right to a fair trial and humane treatment while in custody.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/06/2018 15:33:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

922976

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
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	Tekin Ipek
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 4 June (HL8029), whether they will now answer the question asked, namely whether they intend to make representations to the government of Turkey that Teken Ipek, who has been imprisoned for over two years without being charged, should receive swift access to justice and that before his trial consideration should be given to releasing him.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL8549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>​We do not currently plan to make representations over this specific case. We regularly encourage Turkey to ensure that detainees are guaranteed the right to a fair trial, and to grant release from pre-trial detention where appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/06/2018 15:34:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

922985

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
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	Nuclear Disarmament
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the international agreement over nuclear weapons in Iran and the meeting of the United States and North Korea in Singapore on 12 June, they have any plans to consult all UN Security Council members with a view to promoting the maximum possible reduction in existing nuclear weapons throughout the world.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL8558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>​As a responsible Nuclear Weapons State, the UK remains committed to a world without nuclear weapons. We continue to work with partners across the international community towards creating the conditions for a world without nuclear weapons. The Government welcomes the Singapore Summit of 12 June as an important first step towards securing a denuclearised North Korea. We hope this marks the beginning of a substantive process, leading to concrete actions from North Korea towards complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearisation. The UK will continue working with our international partners to strictly enforce existing sanctions. With Iran, the UK remains committed to full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action by all parties. More widely, the UK continues to play a leading role to resolve the considerable technical and procedural challenges involved in nuclear disarmament verification where we work with a range of international partners including non-Nuclear Weapons States.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/06/2018 15:35:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton