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172700

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
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	Bahrain
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 16 December 2014 (HL3617), what are the names and sentences of those imprisoned in Bahrain.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL4020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Due to consular confidentiality, any information about British nationals detained abroad cannot be released without the express written permission of the individuals concerned.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/01/2015 14:27:26 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

172299

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	National Security Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many countries of concern have been identified by the National Security Council, and how many countries have been prioritised for activity under the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL3882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The governance arrangements for the Conflict Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) are currently being considered. The CSSF will support delivery of the Building Stability Overseas Strategy, National Security Strategy and the Strategic Defence and Security Review using the full range of government capabilities and expertise in tackling conflict, instability and insecurity. Cross Whitehall Regional Boards for Africa, Americas, Asia/Pacific, Middle East &amp; North Africa, South Asia and Wider Europe and have been established, and will be responsible for disbursing the funding allocated to the countries in their region. Updates on the development of the CSSF can be provided once Ministerial agreement of these governance arrangements has been secured.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/01/2015 14:05:39 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

172300

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	National Security Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the National Security Council will have a strategy for each of its priority countries, and, if so, what those strategies will include.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL3883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) is one part of a broader approach to UK prioritisation in fragile states, governed by the National Security Council (NSC). With the NSC at the core, the Government has been making strategic decisions for the most effective use of limited departmental resources. This process is still ongoing and updates on the development of the CSSF can be provided once Ministerial agreement of these arrangements has been secured.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/01/2015 14:06:13 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

172321

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	NATO: Newport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people comprised the United Kingdom delegation at the NATO summit in Wales in September; and of those how many were women.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL3904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in Wales in September comprised a total of 40 people, of which 10 were women. The first ever meeting at a NATO summit on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) was held. The meeting launched NATO’s new Policy and Action Plan on WPS, and made permanent of the role of the Special Representative on Women, Peace and Security.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/01/2015 14:06:32 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

172322

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	NATO: Newport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people comprised the Afghanistan delegation attending the NATO Summit in Wales in September; and of those how many were women.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL3905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>According to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the Afghanistan delegation to the Summit in Wales in September comprised a total of 12 people, of which 2 were women.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/01/2015 14:07:58 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

172323

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	NATO: Newport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many delegates in total attended the NATO Summit in Wales in September; and of those how many were women.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL3906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text According to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), a total of 2226 delegates attended the NATO Summit in Wales in September of which 394 were women. However the number of women may have been higher as 295 of the 2226 delegates did not confirm their gender at the point of registration. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/01/2015 14:09:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

172324

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	NATO: Newport
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many delegates from fragile and conflict-affected states attended the NATO Summit in Wales in September; and of those how many were women.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL3907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is primarily focused on issues of Transatlantic security. However, the UK was keen to encourage broader participation at the Summit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Allied Heads of State and Government met with 27 partner countries including International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) contributors (Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, El Salvador, Finland, Georgia, Ireland, Jordan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Montenegro, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Sweden, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tonga, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates), countries from the region (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan) as well as Japan. High level representatives of the United Nations and the European Union also attended.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NATO agreed that its partner countries which cooperate with NATO on interoperability should also be invited. As well as countries included above, the Republic of Moldova, Morocco, Serbia, and Switzerland also attended the Summit.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/01/2015 14:10:53 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

172327

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	Egypt
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 Egypt on behalf of Mohammed Hegazy.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL3910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>We are concerned about the case of Mr Mohammed Hegazy, who converted to Christianity in 1998. We raised Mr Hegazy’s case at official level with the Egyptian Embassy in London on 7 January.</p><p>We deplore all discrimination against religious minorities and constraints on their freedom to practise their faith. The Government of Egypt has clearly stated its commitment to protecting the rights of minorities and of the need for religious tolerance, and the Egyptian constitution contains protection for freedom of religious belief. It is important that these rights are respected.</p><p>In September our Ambassador to Egypt called on the Patriarch of Alexandria, and officials from our embassy in Cairo recently met members of the Coptic Christian community to discuss the challenges they face.</p><p>The British Government will continue to raise concerns about such cases with the Egyptian authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/01/2015 14:11:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

172344

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	European Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 16 December 2014 (HL3536), whether recent statements by the Prime Minister stating that during negotiations on European Union reform nothing can be ruled out mean that the United Kingdom could withdraw from the European Union if the Government's objectives can not be met.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to my answers of 20 November 2014, 4 December 2014 and 16 December 2014. The Government’s position has not changed: the European Union must reform to become more competitive, democratically accountable and fair for those inside and outside the Eurozone. I also refer the Noble Lord to the speech by the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), on the 28 November 2014; and the speech by the Deputy Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Mr Clegg), on the 5 August 2014. Transcripts of the speeches are attached for ease of reference.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns attachment 1 file name PM speech 28 Nov 2014.docx title PM speech 280Nov 2014 2 file name DPM speech 5 August 2014.docx title DPM speech 5 Aug 2014 question first answered 15/01/2015 14:12:36 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

172347

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
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	Middle East
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 concerning the boy killed and 24 children injured in the West Bank last week as reported by the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>While we have not raised these particular cases with the Government of Israel, we have raised the issue of excessive use of force, in particular the use of live fire, regularly with the Israeli authorities. We have urged restraint in the use of force to deal with security incidences and crowd control.</p><p>The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs report that the Israeli authorities have opened a military investigation into this incident.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/01/2015 14:13:42 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge