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1020256

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	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	Cuba: Religious Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to support calls from Cuban Catholic and Protestant religious leaders to include protections for freedom of religion or belief and freedom of conscience in the new constitution of Cuba in line with international human rights law.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	uin	HL12055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>​The UK welcomes the proposed constitutional reforms in Cuba, which we hope will improve the political, social and economic rights of the Cuban people, including guarantees for freedom of religion and belief. However, human rights violations, including against freedom of religion or belief, remain a cause for concern. The Minister for Europe and the Americas, Sir Alan Duncan, raised these concerns most recently during his meeting with the Cuban Foreign Minister in November. The UK also addresses these issues through multilateral human rights fora, including the UN Universal Periodic Review and the EU-Cuba Human Rights Dialogue.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/12/2018 14:56:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

1036943

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	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	South Sudan: Conflict Resolution
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the impact of the harassment and abuse of monitors from the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mission, reported to have been carried out by the South Sudanese National Security Service, near Juba in December 2018.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	uin	HL12585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>We strongly condemn the unacceptable harassment and abuse of monitors from the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mission (CTSAMVM) on 18 December 2018. This incident not only constitutes a breach of the 12 September peace agreement, but is also an appalling violation of the human rights of the individuals targeted who are doing an important job in the interests of peace in South Sudan.</p><p>Through our bilateral engagement, and as part of the Troika (with the USA and Norway), we have joined the UN, EU and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in publicly condemning this incident in the strongest terms. We urge the Government of South Sudan to conduct a full investigation and hold to account those found responsible. CTSAMVM is a vital monitoring mechanism under the peace agreement and any hindrance in their ability to conduct their operations safely and effectively is a hindrance to the peace process itself.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/01/2019 15:37:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

1036944

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2019
	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	Singapore: Capital Punishment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations were made by the Foreign Secretary to the government of Singapore during his visit in January 2019 to press for the abolition of the death penalty there.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	uin	HL12586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary visited Singapore on 2-4 January 2019. He held bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Foreign Minister Balakrishnan. The main focus was on post-Brexit trade, regional security, the rules-based international system and long-term UK/Singapore cooperation. He also raised judicial corporal punishment. The Singapore government is fully aware of our position on corporal punishment and the death penalty. We continue to raise these issues at the highest levels.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/01/2019 15:37:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

1041193

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2019
	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: Sexual Offences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which Government department leads on the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	uin	HL12775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) is a Foreign and Commonwealth Office lead. The Foreign Secretary continues to represent the PSVI at the Cabinet, while I, as the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, lead work across government, internationally with key partners including the UN, Commonwealth and civil society organisations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/01/2019 15:48:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

1022869

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	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	Syria: Armed Conflict
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which (1) organisations, (2) opposition groups, and (3) local councils, active in the jihadi-controlled parts of Syria, currently provide (a) humanitarian, and (b) military assistance.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
	uin	HL12138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>We understand there are over 100 local and international non-governmental organisations providing humanitarian assistance in Syria, some of whom operate in areas of north-west Syria controlled by Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), a proscribed terrorist organisation. We are not aware of any organisations, opposition groups or local councils providing military assistance in HTS-controlled areas or providing humanitarian or military assistance in the remaining area controlled by Daesh.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/12/2018 14:33:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1022872

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	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	Recognition, Reparation, Reconciliation Conference: British Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the adequacy of the investigation carried out by the British Council when it decided to continue to sponsor the Recognition Reparation Reconciliation conference, held on 5 December at Stellenbosch University, after Israeli and Palestinian academic contributors were caused to withdraw.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
	uin	HL12140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>We have not made any assessment of these issues. We understand the British Council, an executive non-departmental public body that is independent from the British Government, was not a sponsor of the conference and its support was to enable UK-based academics to attend the conference and share their experience of the Northern Irish Peace Process and its impact. The British Government’s position on boycotts is clear. While we do not hesitate to express disagreement with Israel whenever we feel it necessary, we are firmly opposed to boycotts. We believe that imposing sanctions on Israel or supporting anti-Israeli boycotts would not support our efforts to progress the peace process and achieve a negotiated solution.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL12141 question first answered 20/12/2018 14:36:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1022874

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	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	Recognition, Reparation, Reconciliation Conference: British Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the adherence of the British Council to the Equality Act 2010 and to the principle of the universality of science in its sponsorship of the Recognition Reparation Reconciliation conference, held on 5 December at Stellenbosch University, from which Israeli and Palestinian academic contributors were caused to withdraw.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
	uin	HL12141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>We have not made any assessment of these issues. We understand the British Council, an executive non-departmental public body that is independent from the British Government, was not a sponsor of the conference and its support was to enable UK-based academics to attend the conference and share their experience of the Northern Irish Peace Process and its impact. The British Government’s position on boycotts is clear. While we do not hesitate to express disagreement with Israel whenever we feel it necessary, we are firmly opposed to boycotts. We believe that imposing sanctions on Israel or supporting anti-Israeli boycotts would not support our efforts to progress the peace process and achieve a negotiated solution.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL12140 question first answered 20/12/2018 14:36:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1022884

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	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	Saudi Arabia: Females
	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 Saudi Arabia about reports from Human Rights Watch that women's rights activists in Saudi Arabia have been tortured, sexually harassed and assaulted in prison.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
	uin	HL12148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The British Government is very concerned about the reports that women's rights activists have been subject to torture during pre-trial detention in Saudi Arabia. We consistently and unreservedly condemn torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and it is a priority for us to combat this wherever and whenever it occurs. We have raised concerns about these cases at Ministerial level a number of times with the Saudi authorities and will do so again following these allegations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/12/2018 15:43:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1027187

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	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	British Overseas Territories: Companies
	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 26 November (HL11409), which government departments will be responsible for providing financial and technical assistance to the British Overseas Territories to support the introduction of public registers of beneficial ownership, as established by section 51 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
	uin	HL12369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The British Government will aim to bring expertise from a range of departments and executive agencies, including Companies House, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Department for International Development and the Home Office. I announced at the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council the setting up of workshops between the UK and the British Overseas Territories that will be scheduled from spring next year to provide technical support to the territories. The British Government is considering what financial support is possible for the Official Development Assistance-eligible territories.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2018 13:45:42 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

1027188

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2018
	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	British Overseas Territories: Companies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what technical assistance will be provided to the British Overseas Territories to support the introduction of public registers of beneficial ownership, as established by section 51 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
	uin	HL12370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>​I announced at the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council the setting up of technical workshops between the UK and the British Overseas Territories that will be scheduled from spring next year to support the introduction of public registers of company beneficial ownership.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/12/2018 15:38:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern