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385179

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date	23/06/2015
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 are making to the government of Egypt in the light of the reporting by Human Rights Watch about human rights abuses under President al-Sisi.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>We raise our human rights concerns regularly with the Egyptian government, including some of the issues highlighted by Human Rights Watch. On 17 May, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), raised the death sentence for former President Morsi with the Egyptian Ambassador in London.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to believe that stability and prosperity in Egypt is dependent on open and inclusive politics and on full respect for the rights contained in the Egyptian constitution. That is why in recent months Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers have asked the Egyptian authorities to take action to release journalists and political detainees who remain imprisoned, to review mass judicial decisions, and to remove restrictions on civil society.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/07/2015 12:12:19 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

385180

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
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 is their estimate of the short-, medium- and long-term consequences for the stability and security of the region of alleged human rights abuses and failings in the rule of law in Egypt under President al-Sisi.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK believes that progress on the economy, democracy and human rights are essential for security and stability in Egypt. We do not under-estimate the threat Egypt and the region face from terrorism and violent extremism, and we are committed to deepening our partnership with Egypt to defeat terrorist violence. But this must be done within a framework of respect for human rights.</p><p>We urge the Egyptian authorities to apply the rule of law consistently in line with international standards, and to implement the rights contained in Egypt’s constitution by protecting the right to freedom of expression and association. In recent months, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers have asked the Egyptian authorities to take action to release journalists and political detainees who remain imprisoned; to review mass judicial decisions; and to remove restrictions on civil society.</p><p>During the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review in November 2014, we expressed our concern at the number of detainees in pre-trial detention; reports of mistreatment or torture; use of mass trials and trial irregularities; retention of the death penalty; and restrictions on Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Assembly as well as the decreasing space for civil society and the media to operate.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/07/2015 12:18:30 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

385181

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
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	Mohammed Morsi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making at European and global level on behalf of the former President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The British Government remains concerned about the sentencing to death of former President Morsi. On 17 May the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), raised the case with the Egyptian Ambassador in London.</p><p>We have emphasised that it is vital that any judicial decisions are objective, transparent, and in accordance with the law. There are further stages in the legal process and we will continue to raise this issue with the Egyptian government.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/07/2015 12:19:29 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

385182

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
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	Migration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what strategic estimates they are making of the likely growth in the number of political refugees, economic migrants and those displaced by conflict and climate change in the next five, 10, 20 and 50 years; and what plans they have to respond effectively to the political, social and economic consequences nationally and internationally.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The British Government conducts periodic strategic reviews of countries and thematic issues that affect UK interests and how we respond to them. Some of these global issues will generate medium and long term migrant flows, within and between regions around the World. These trends are extremely unpredictable and therefore difficult to forecast. The size and composition of migrant flows can also vary dramatically over time, given the large range of factors driving migration.</p><p>We do, however, seek to identify and address the root causes. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s long term security and prosperity agendas aim to help create the right conditions for growth, security and stability, and the Department for International Development’s developmental and humanitarian assistance help provide the stable conditions that allow people to remain in their homelands.</p><p>Furthermore, we have established a new, more strategic approach to work in conflict-affected states where the UK has key interests, with a £1 billion Conflict, Stability and Security Fund. It will help ensure our work in fragile or conflict-affected states supports the full range of UK objectives.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/07/2015 12:41:10 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

385200

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
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	Iraq: Iran
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in line with the United States State Department admitted practice, United Kingdom officials based in Iraq continue to avoid visiting Camp Liberty; and whether they will place in the Library of the House the latest monitor's report by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq and those from the government of Iraq.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>We continue to engage with the Government of Iraq on the welfare of the residents of Camp Liberty. Our Embassy in Baghdad regularly raises this issue with the Government of Iraq. We also support UN calls for more to be done to protect residents, but remain of the view that the Government of Iraq is responsible for security at the camp.</p><p>Officials from our Embassy in Baghdad do not avoid visiting Camp Liberty. Embassy officials last visited the camp on 28 April to assess living conditions, which the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq judge to be well in excess of basic humanitarian standards. Officials plan to visit again soon, provided the security situation allows, and are arranging to meet with the residents’ representatives.</p><p>While the Government of Iraq maintains records of the management of the camp, we are not aware of a regular, consolidated report produced by the government.</p><p>The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq's monitoring reports have a restricted distribution. As we are not the owners of this information we are unable to place them in the Library of the House.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/07/2015 13:17:50 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

385201

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
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	Iraq: Iran
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Iranian refugees with United Kingdom connections have been assessed in either Camp Ashraf or Camp Liberty since they were first left to the responsibility of the government of Iraq; how many such refugees have been admitted to the United Kingdom in the interim; and what assessment they have made of how many refugees overall have died as a result of (1) violence, or (2) lack of access to proper medical care.
tabling member printed	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
uin	HL752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>We have re-admitted four individuals from Camp Ashraf who hold valid UK travel documents. The Home Office exceptionally agreed to consider whether 52 residents of Camp Liberty previously settled in the UK, but who left many years ago, should be readmitted. Seventeen residents approved for resettlement in the UK by the Home Office are now in the UK. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has also referred 34 further residents and a decision from the Home Office is pending. We do not keep records of fatalities at Camp Ashraf and Camp Liberty. We continue to engage with the Government of Iraq on the welfare of the residents of Camp Liberty. Our Embassy in Baghdad regularly raises this issue with the Government of Iraq. We support UN calls for more to be done to protect residents, but remain of the view that the Government of Iraq is responsible for security at the camp. Officials from our Embassy visited Camp Liberty on 28 April and stated that the camp hospital and dentist clinic appeared well maintained and stocked. UN Assistance Mission for Iraq monitors confirmed that, when needed residents, are permitted to leave the camp to attend hospital appointments and for treatment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/07/2015 13:18:34 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	648 label Biography information for Lord Maginnis of Drumglass

385209

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Work Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people, after two years on the Work Programme, (1) obtained a job, and (2) returned to the jobcentre, in each year since 2010.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department does not collect official statistics on job starts made by Work Programme participants. Information is collected on the job outcomes paid to Work Programme providers for getting people into sustained employment.</p><p> </p><p>The cumulative number of job outcomes paid (June 2011-March 2015) for people who have completed their allotted time on the Work Programme is 344,900.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested for the number of people who have returned to the Jobcentre on completing the Work Programme is published by month of completion and can be found in the table below. It should be noted that the first applicable month was May 2013 and data is currently available up to 31 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Current Work Programme Status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Completed allotted time: returned to JCP at 104 weeks</p></td><td><p>Completed allotted time: returned to JCP post 104 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-13</p></td><td><p>1,100</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>58,710</p></td><td><p>8,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-13</p></td><td><p>73,230</p></td><td><p>11,210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-13</p></td><td><p>45,160</p></td><td><p>7,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-13</p></td><td><p>43,750</p></td><td><p>7,770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>44,700</p></td><td><p>8,170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-13</p></td><td><p>43,440</p></td><td><p>7,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-13</p></td><td><p>38,250</p></td><td><p>6,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>46,440</p></td><td><p>8,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-14</p></td><td><p>40,550</p></td><td><p>7,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>39,030</p></td><td><p>7,060</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-14</p></td><td><p>30,530</p></td><td><p>6,030</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>28,200</p></td><td><p>5,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>28,800</p></td><td><p>5,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>30,810</p></td><td><p>5,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>23,780</p></td><td><p>4,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-14</p></td><td><p>27,720</p></td><td><p>4,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-14</p></td><td><p>27,730</p></td><td><p>3,900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-14</p></td><td><p>29,630</p></td><td><p>3,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>24,470</p></td><td><p>2,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-15</p></td><td><p>30,940</p></td><td><p>2,160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>19,810</p></td><td><p>980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>18,770</p></td><td><p>270</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 06/07/2015 12:44:05 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley