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723708

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Sudan: Press Freedom
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 Sudan regarding the abduction and torture of the journalist Phil Cox and the translator Daoud Hari; and, whether they intend to raise the treatment of those two individuals with the EU and the UN Human Rights Council.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>​Our staff in Khartoum and London worked relentlessly to make sure Mr Cox's welfare was protected and his case was handled quickly and fairly. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers raised his case at senior levels in the Sudanese government. The UK takes all allegations of mistreatment of British Nationals very seriously and expresses its deep concern at the allegations raised by Mr Cox. The British Embassy in Khartoum raised our concerns about the allegations with the Government of Sudan and have requested that a thorough, independent and impartial investigation is undertaken. On the treatment of Mr Daoud Hari, as he is not a British National, it is not within our consular remit to raise allegations of his mistreatment with the Government of Sudan.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:10:55 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

723709

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Darfur: Chemical Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to establish whether chemical weapons have been used against the civilian population in Darfur.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The OPCW asked the Government of Sudan, as a State Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention, to share all relevant information, and offered its assistance in any investigation. The Sudanese authorities have since reported to the OPCW that their national investigations have found no evidence of chemical weapon use in the Jebel Marra region. Separately, we continue to press the Government of Sudan, most recently at the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue on 29 March, to allow the AU/UN Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) unrestricted access to all parts of Darfur.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:19:56 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

723711

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Egypt: Christianity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that Egypt's Grand Mufti, Shawki Allam, has identified 3,000 fatwas inciting the destruction of churches in Egypt; and, what support they are providing to the Grand Mufti and the government of Egypt to identify and combat sources of extremism.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government welcomes any efforts to counter extremist ideology, including those of Egypt's Dar al-Ifta, and is strongly supportive of the Egyptian Government's commitment to protect the rights of minorities and promote religious tolerance.</p><p>The UK has also been working with al-Azhar university in Egypt for ten years. The aim of this work is to help develop a new generation of religious leaders who are equipped to build dialogue across different cultures and religions, and confront extremism. The work includes English teaching, debating skills training, and a postgraduate scholarship scheme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:36:53 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

723712

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	North Korea: Terrorism
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 5 April (HL6328), what discussions they have had with the investigating authorities to determine whether the DPRK's actions constitute an act of terrorism under the UK's domestic legal definition.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>These cases have been investigated in the Republic of Korea (ROK) by the relevant ROK authorities. It is for the ROK authorities to determine if these cases involve terrorist acts, in line with the relevant legal framework.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:00:59 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

723713

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Korea National Insurance Corporation
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 3 February (HL4923), whether they have anything to add to their reply about the activities of the Korea National Insurance Corporation; whether they believe that the activities of that Corporation are licit and lawful and whether they believe funds generated by the Corporation have aided the government of North Korea in the development of its nuclear weapons programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>​The UK has complied with all provisions of the EU designation of Korea National Insurance Company (KNIC). The decision to sanction individuals or entities is taken on a case by case basis in line with evidence. The EU designated the London office of the KNIC on 28 April 2016 and since then the UK has taken the appropriate actions to sanction the firm.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:02:37 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

723725

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Andy Hall
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they are providing to the British human rights activist Andy Hall who was convicted of defamation and computer crimes in Thailand in September 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL6767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>We provided Andrew Hall with the appropriate levels of consular assistance at the time of his arrest and during his trial in Thailand.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:25:18 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

723732

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	United Nations: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many appointments, other than as employees, to UN committees and agencies are held by representatives or citizens nominated by the UK; and what are those positions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL6774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The 2016/2017 UN Handbook shows that there is one UK citizen on each of the following seven UN and UN agency committees:</p><ul><li>Committee on Contributions;</li><li>International Law Commission;</li><li>UN Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals;</li><li>Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters;</li><li>International Court of Justice;</li><li>Sub Committee on the Prevention of Torture (sub-committee of the Committee Against Torture);</li><li>Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.</li></ul> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:26:43 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

723736

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Internet: British Indian Ocean Territory
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who authorised the decision to allocate the British Indian Ocean Territory its own internet country code through IANA, operating under the domain name of .io.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL6778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 11:57:33 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

723737

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Internet: British Indian Ocean Territory
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they were consulted in relation to any matter connected with the operation of the .io internet domain.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL6779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 11:58:11 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

723738

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Internet Computer Bureau
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they indicated to the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) that they approved, and continue to approve of, the company Internet Computer Bureau, which is the Registry for the .io internet domain; and who are the beneficial owners of Internet Computer Bureau.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL6780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 11:58:58 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch