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916529

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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	Darfur: Internally Displaced Persons
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 of a recent attack by a pro-government militia on an internally displaced persons camp in Central Darfur, Sudan.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>We are concerned by reports that the Rapid Support Forces of the Sudanese Armed Forces used violence in the Khamsa Dagig Internally Displaced People Camp in Zalingei on the morning of 21 May, which led to civilian casualties including a fatality. We are monitoring the situation closely. We condemn the reported violence and urge the Government of Sudan both to investigate the incident and to ensure that its armed forces provide safety for civilians in a manner that is compliant with international humanitarian and human rights law.</p><p>We regularly raise the importance of solutions for internally displaced persons camps with the Government of Sudan, including through the high-level UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue, the fifth round of which was held on 24 April.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/06/2018 12:22:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

916532

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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	Transplant Surgery: China
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider making it illegal for British citizens to travel to China to receive organ transplants until it is proven beyond doubt that the alleged practice of forced organ removal from prisoners of conscience in China has ended.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>While UK physicians advise patients against it, it is very difficult to prevent UK citizens travelling to less well-regulated countries to seek an organ transplant. Although numbers in the UK are not collated, it is thought that very few patients in the UK choose to do so.</p><p>We welcomed China's move to stop using organs harvested from executed prisoners from January 2015. We continue to monitor the degree of implementation of this commitment, and encourage China to make further progress in bringing transparency to their organ transplant process.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/06/2018 13:23:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

916558

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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	Armed Conflict: Interpreters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to table a resolution at the UN Security Council during the UK's presidency in August on the subject of the protection of interpreters and translators working in conflict zones.
tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
uin	HL8264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government has no plans to table a resolution on this subject.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/06/2018 13:07:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

916565

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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	Philippines: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what replies they received when the Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific raised the issue of extra-judicial killings with the relevant Minister in the Philippines in December 2017 and with their Ambassador in April 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL8271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The Philippines Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs and the Philippines Ambassador took note of UK concerns over the high death toll associated with the “war on illegal drugs” and offered assurances that the campaign was being conducted in compliance with international conventions.</p><p>​</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/06/2018 12:22:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

916566

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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: Kurds
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 recommendations in the verdict of the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal on Turkey and Kurds, published in May; and whether they will discuss the findings within NATO.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL8272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK is concerned by the ongoing violence in some areas of south-eastern Turkey. We condemn acts of violence by Kurdish militant groups, including the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), and urge an end to the conflict and a resumption of the peace process between the PKK and the Turkish government. We regularly urge the Turkish authorities to respect human rights in the course of anti-terror operations, and the Foreign Secretary and Her Majesty's Ambassador to Turkey have been clear that the rule of law must be upheld and freedom of expression permitted. We have raised human rights concerns with Turkey within NATO meetings, and will continue to monitor these issues closely.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/06/2018 12:59:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

916567

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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	Armed Conflict
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 25 May (HL7831), what factors and circumstances they consider to be the most significant root causes of conflict.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL8273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The causes of conflict are many and variable, and often complex, deep-rooted, and controversial. It is not possible to do justice to the issues in a short answer to a parliamentary question. Extensive analysis of these issues is widely available.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/06/2018 13:13:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

916568

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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	Balkans: Chevening Scholarships Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will announce at the Western Balkans Summit in London in July an increase in the number of Chevening Scholarships to be made available to the countries of that region who are not EU members.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL8274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>We have a strong track record of using our Western Balkans Chevening Scholarship Programme to influence and help deliver policy objectives. Since 2014-15 the number of Western Balkans Chevening Scholars has more than tripled. We are considering next steps and a decision will be announced in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/06/2018 13:19:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

916569

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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	Kosovo: Rule of Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many records and witness statements are held by the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo as uncompleted cases involving sexual violence (1) in wartime, and (2) in post-war situations; what will happen to these; and whether copies of them will be deposited with the UN or another suitable international organisation.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL8275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>My Department does not hold information relating to the number of records or witness statements held by the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) as uncompleted cases.</p><p>EULEX's current mandate ceases on 14 June. It is the Government's view that the time has come for Kosovo's judiciary to take on all responsibility for the adjudication of legal cases, including cases of sexual violence. During EULEX's reconfiguration period of 15 June to 14 December, case files will be handed over to the relevant Kosovo institutions, with the exception of classified files held or originated by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Kosovo Force (KFOR), Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) or EULEX itself. For access to such classified files, the Kosovo authorities must contact the relevant international organisation directly. Prior to the handover of case files, EULEX or its successor will conduct a full document review to ensure witness security and judicial integrity.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/06/2018 13:05:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

916570

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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	Balkans: Foreign Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the agenda of the Western Balkans Summit meeting in July will be published in advance; whether it will include the issue of youth unemployment in the region; and to what extent regional non-governmental organisations will be involved.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL8276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The agenda of the Western Balkans Summit meeting in July will be shared with participants in advance. Details of the topics and themes the leaders and ministers will discuss are detailed on the .gov.uk Western Balkan Summit webpage, and more will be published as the Summit approaches.</p><p>The Summit is an important opportunity for civil society and young people from across the region to share their views with attending leaders. We have engaged with civil society and youth prior to the Summit to help shape the agenda. They have told us that youth unemployment in the region is a major challenge, which they intend to raise with ministers at the Summit. The Summit will also focus on regional economic integration, connectivity, digital and entrepreneurship – all of which can significantly impact youth unemployment.</p><p>Non-governmental organisations have been invited to the Summit to contribute their expertise and help shape initiatives.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/06/2018 13:06:57 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

916577

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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: Bedouin
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what bilateral and multilateral steps they are taking to uphold both international law and the principles of the Balfour Declaration to call for Israel to halt plans for the demolition of Khan Al Ahmar, the home of a Palestinian Bedouin community.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL8283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary issued a statement on 1 June stating that the UK is deeply concerned by the proposed demolition of the village of Khan al-Ahmar, noting the UN has said that the proposed demolitions could amount to “forcible transfer”, in violation of International Humanitarian Law and urging Israel not to proceed. The Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa visited the community on 30 May to stress UK concerns about the impact of the court case and in his meetings with the Israeli government he urged them to reconsider options so the community did not have to move, and pressed for more Palestinian planning applications to be approved.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/06/2018 13:07:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd