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747968

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking in response to the comments of Mr Juncker that the European Parliament was ridiculous.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>No action was taken.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 19/07/2017 10:56:06 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

752414

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the comments by the spokesman for the Libyan navy that NGOs were operating a taxi service for migrants in the Mediterranean and were colluding with smuggling gangs.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK is not funding any non-governmental organisations (NGO) to carry out Search and Rescue in the Mediterranean. NGO activities are co-ordinated by the official Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Italy, and all NGOs should operate in accordance with international law. It is the organised criminal networks who are exploiting vulnerable migrants and profiting from these dangerous journeys across the sea. That is why our priority is to tackle these smugglers.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/07/2017 14:43:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

753896

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	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	Libya: EU Immigration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the closest distance to the Libyan coast that EU migrant search and rescue missions operate; whether migrants picked up at a certain distance are returned to Libya and not brought to the EU; and if so, what is that distance.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL1042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2017 answer text <p>Vessels engaged in Operation Sophia, the EU Naval Force Mediterranean, and Operation Triton, the EU's border control and surveillance mission, are not currently authorised to operate in Libyan territorial waters, which, though disputed, are considered, for the purposes of EU operations, to extend 12 nautical miles from the coastline. No-one rescued by these vessels is taken to Libya.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/07/2017 14:08:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

346777

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Ascension Island
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government between 2010 and 2013, what criteria were used for granting fishing licences for the waters surrounding Ascension Island; and how licensing restrictions were enforced.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL15
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Between 2010 and 2013, all licensed vessels had to be flagged to an International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) registered state. The vessels were checked against the ICCAT Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing activities (IUU) blacklist. Vessel safety, scientific and location data collection and compliance with domestic fisheries legislation were the further criteria used for granting fishing licences. Enforcement of the fishing licences was limited to a fishery patrol in 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/06/2015 16:03:50 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

606240

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Civil Servants
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many UK civil servants, and of what grade, who work in units, directorates or sub-departments within the FCO are charged with EU policy formulation, advising on EU policy or enforcing EU policy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL2478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Staff in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Europe Directorate lead on providing advice to FCO Ministers on European Union (EU) and EU-related issues. However, staff in other Directorates in London, as well as staff in our diplomatic missions around the world, also on occasion work on EU or EU-related issues. It is not possible, therefore, to give precise figures.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/11/2016 15:32:36 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

709122

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	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	Iraq: Islamic State
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to ensure that all British nationals fighting for ISIL or ISIS in Iraq who are captured are handed over to the Iraqi authorities for trial and punishment; and if found guilty, whether they intend to seek to intervene or have them repatriated to the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL5879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring there is no impunity for the heinous crimes committed by Daesh, as shown by the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson)'s launching of the Global Bringing Daesh to Justice campaign.</p><p>We expect all suspected Daesh fighters to be processed by the Iraqi authorities in accordance with Iraqi law. We also expect the Iraqi authorities to inform us if they arrest any British National. Once notified of a detained British National, we will provide consular assistance on a case by case basis in the usual way.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 21/03/2017 15:51:03 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

346778

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Ascension Island
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to prevent shark finning in the waters surrounding Ascension Island.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL16
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>Shark finning is prohibited around Ascension Island waters. To enforce this, all passing ships are requested to report any sighting of fishing vessels to Ascension Island government. The British Government funded a pilot satellite surveillance project around Ascension Island in early 2015. This data is being used to inform future management and enforcement of Ascension Island's waters.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/06/2015 11:56:14 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

708688

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2017
	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	NATO
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to making representations to NATO to (1) widen its role and membership, (2) develop a homeland security-type function, (3) create a counter-terrorist command to work in conjunction with the security services of member states, (4) develop a new vision based on combating Islamist terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and (5) invite Israel, India, Japan, Australia and New Zealand to join.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL5819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>At its Summit in Warsaw in 2016 NATO reaffirmed its commitment to its three core tasks - collective defence, crisis management, and cooperative security – as set out in the 2010 Strategic Concept. NATO's Open Door Policy, a founding principle of the Washington Treaty, remains in place and we hope to see Montenegro join the Alliance shortly. The North Atlantic Treaty does not make provision for non-European states to join the Alliance.</p><p>At its Defence Ministerial Meeting in February 2017, NATO restated the need to continue to adapt to address 21<sup>st</sup> Century threats. It is already involved in international efforts to counter terrorism. There are, however, no plans to create a counter terrorism command.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/03/2017 17:35:17 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

90933

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	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	Zimbabwe
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to presenting a case to the International Criminal Court to bring charges against President Mugabe for genocide and crimes against humanity.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL1859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p>Zimbabwe is not a party to the Rome Statute so the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction over events which have taken place in that country.</p><p>For the ICC's Prosecutor to be able to initiate an investigation in these circumstances either the Government of Zimbabwe would have to voluntarily accept the ICC’s jurisdiction, or a referral from the UN Security Council would be required.</p><p>Under the Rome Statute the Security Council can only refer a situation to the ICC; it cannot refer the case of any specific individual.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 22/09/2014 10:48:29 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

79795

	registered interest
	date	30/07/2014
	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 Petroleum
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to the judgments of courts in the United States which have recently awarded significant damages against BP; and what discussions they have had with the government of the United States about the issue.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL1684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text The British Government has taken a close interest in the regulatory and legal action in the US against BP following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 and has discussed this issue with the US authorities on several occasions. It remains concerned that BP, like all British companies, should receive fair and equitable treatment at the same time as dealing fairly with the consequences of the spill. The Government’s support for BP’s activities in the US has included submitting an amicus brief before the Southern Texas District Court on 2 December 2013 in support of BP in its case regarding its disbarment from US government contracts by the US Environmental Protection Agency – a bar which has since been lifted. answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/08/2014 09:41:21 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra