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592904

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2016
	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	Italy: British Nationals Abroad
	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 19 September (HL1756), how many British nationals they estimate are long-term residents in Italy; how many UK consular offices there are in Italy; when those consular offices ceased renewing passports for British nationals; how many renewals there were in the last year during which this service was provided; and how many emergency travel documents the Rome or Milan offices have issued in the past year.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
	uin	HL2030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2016 answer text <ol><li>In 2015 the UN, in their '<em>Trends in International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Destination and Origin'</em> report, estimated that 64,986 British people were living in Italy.</li><li>As of October 2016 we have two permanent Consular Offices in Rome and Milan. These offices are supported by a network of five Honorary Consuls operating in Venice, Genoa, Catania (Sicily), Cagliari and Naples.</li><li>The processing of passport renewal applications from Italy was transferred to the Regional Passport Processing Centre in Paris in 2009<em>. </em>On 1 April 2011 an accord was signed between FCO and the Home Office to transfer responsibility for overseas passports to the Identity and Passport Service, now known as Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO). The transition of application processing from the Regional Passport Processing Centre in Paris to HMPO began in June 2013. This included all applications made from Italy. This process concluded in March 2014. As part of this process, all records were transferred to HMPO, and the FCO does not hold records of the numbers of passports issued overseas.</li><li>In 2015 we issued 1,261 emergency travel documents from our Consular offices in Italy. 83 of those emergency travel documents were issued because of expired passports.</li></ol> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 11/10/2016 16:03:53 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

899960

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	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 Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries hosted a British Council office and staff in (1) 1990, (2) 2000, (3) 2010, and (4) 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
	uin	HL7623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>(1) In <strong>1990</strong>, as stated in the 1989-1990 Annual report, the British Council had offices in the following countries*:</p><p>* Details were correct as at 1 September 1990.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>Argentina</p></td><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>Bahrain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>Brunei</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>Burma</p></td><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>Chile</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>Cote d'Ivoire</p></td><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Czechoslovakia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>East Jerusalem</p></td><td><p>Ecuador</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Germany, Federal Republic of</p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>Greece</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>Iraq</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland, Republic of</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>Japan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>Korea</p></td><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>Lesotho</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>Mauritius</p></td><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>Morocco</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mozambique</p></td><td><p>Namibia</p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>New Zealand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>Peru</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Pacific</p></td><td><p>Soviet Union</p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>Tunisia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>USA</p></td><td><p>Venezuela</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yemen, Republic of</p></td><td><p>Yugoslavia</p></td><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(2) In<strong> 2000, </strong>as stated in the 1999-2000 Annual Report, the British Council had offices in the following countries*:</p><p>*Details are correct as at 31 March 2000.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>Argentina</p></td><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>Lithuania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>Belarus</p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>Bolivia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bosnia-Herzegovina</p></td><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>Sâo Paulo</p></td><td><p>Brunei</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>Burma (Myanmar)</p></td><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>Chile</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>Cuba</p></td><td><p>Cyprus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>East Jerusalem (West Bank and Gaza)</p></td><td><p>Ecuador</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eritrea</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Georgia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>India</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>Jamaica</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>Kazakhstan</p></td><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>Korea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>Lebanon</p></td><td><p>Lesotho</p></td><td><p>Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of</p></td><td><p>Malawi</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>Mauritius</p></td><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>Morocco</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mozambique</p></td><td><p>Namibia</p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>New Zealand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>Peru</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>Trinidad and Tobago</p></td><td><p>Tunisia</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>USA</p></td><td><p>Uzbekistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Venezuela</p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>Yemen</p></td><td><p>Yugoslavia</p></td><td><p>Zambia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(3) In <strong>2010</strong>, as stated in the 2009-10 Annual Report, the British Council had offices in the following countries*:</p><p>*Details were correct as at 31 March 2010.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>Argentina</p></td><td><p>Armenia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Bosnia and Herzegovina</p></td><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burma</p></td><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>Chile</p></td><td><p>China</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>Cuba</p></td><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Czech republic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>Eritrea</p></td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Georgia</p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>Iraq</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>Japan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>Kazakhstan</p></td><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>Korea, Republic of</p></td><td><p>Kosovo</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>Lebanon</p></td><td><p>Libya</p></td><td><p>Lithuania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Macedonia</p></td><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>Mauritius</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>Montenegro</p></td><td><p>Morocco</p></td><td><p>Mozambique</p></td><td><p>Namibia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>New Zealand</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>Palestinian Territories</p></td><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>Poland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>Slovakia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>Taipei</p></td><td><p>Tanzania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>Trinidad and Tobago</p></td><td><p>Tunisia</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>Uganda</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>United States of America</p></td><td><p>Uzbekistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Venezuela</p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>Yemen</p></td><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>(4) In <strong>2015</strong>, as stated in the 2014-15 Annual Report, the British Council had offices in the following countries*:</p><p>*Details were correct as at 31 March 2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>Argentina</p></td><td><p>Armenia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Bosnia and Herzegovina</p></td><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burma</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>Chile</p></td><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>Colombia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>Cuba</p></td><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Georgia</p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>Indonesia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>Jamaica</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>Kazakhstan</p></td><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>Korea, Republic of</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kosovo</p></td><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>Lebanon</p></td><td><p>Libya</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>Macedonia</p></td><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>Malta</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mauritius</p></td><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>Montenegro</p></td><td><p>Morocco</p></td><td><p>Mozambique</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Namibia</p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>New Zealand</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Occupied Palestinian Territories</p></td><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>Peru</p></td><td><p>Philippines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>Russia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>South Sudan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>Taiwan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>Trinidad and Tobago</p></td><td><p>Tunisia</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>United States of America</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uruguay</p></td><td><p>Uzbekistan</p></td><td><p>Venezuela</p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>Yemen</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/05/2018 14:28:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

784697

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2017
	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: Sexual Offences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to efforts (1) to document allegations of systematic rape and sexual violence carried out against prisoners and detainees in Libya, and (2) to share documented evidence with the International Criminal Court.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	uin	HL2915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>(1) More progress needs to be made on improving respect for the human rights of prisoners and detainees in Libya, although the political and security context in Libya remains very challenging. The UK Government does not document individual allegations of rape and sexual violence in Libya but does engage regularly with human rights organisations and the UN on these issues. The 2016 Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights report outlines UK activity in further detail. Through our programming we have worked with the Libyan authorities to improve conditions in detention centres in Libya. For example, so far this year, the Department for International Development has supported more than 20,000 emergency interventions in areas which include healthcare, psychosocial support, hygiene kits and safe shelter. We also provide specific support to women and girls, to protect them from the heightened risks of sexual and gender based violence.</p><p>(2) The United Kingdom has a legal obligation to cooperate with the International Criminal Court. We have a centralised system for responding to all requests from the Office of the Prosecutor and we have established guidelines and set standard procedures to ensure we share information with the International Criminal Court where appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 16:57:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

166616

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	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	International Law
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 25 November (HL Deb, col 840), what assessment they have made of the legal implications of (1) the United Kingdom's invasion of Iraq, and (2) Russia's annexation of Ukraine.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL3207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>(1) The UK took military action in Iraq in 2003 on the basis of UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) dating back to Resolution 678, and culminating in UNSCR 1441 which was passed unanimously on 8 November 2002. <br><br>(2) The UK does not, and will not, recognise the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia. This action violated the UN Charter, was illegal under international law and breached a number of commitments Russia had made. It is for these reasons that Russia has subsequently been isolated in the Security Council and in the wider international community.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/12/2014 16:58:46 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

980137

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2018
	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	Burundi: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their latest assessments of (1) food, (2) health, and (3) political, security in Burundi.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	uin	HL10406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>(1) We assess that there has been modest improvement in the food security situation but that it remains extremely fragile.</p><p>(2) Chronic malnutrition is of particular concern, as is the limited access to basic services such as health and education.</p><p>(3) The UN Commission of Inquiry on the Burundi Report of August 2018 found that serious human rights violations persist. The Commission was particularly concerned by the growing number of violations where the ruling party's youth league, the Imbonerakure, had played a role. We are working with UN, EU and African Union partners to support an inclusive, negotiated solution to the political crisis.</p><p>Since 2015, the Department for International Development has provided significant humanitarian support both inside Burundi and to Burundian refugees in the region, supporting around 300,000 refugees in Rwanda and Tanzania since the crisis began. In 2017, the UK committed up to £12 million to support humanitarian needs in Burundi until 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/10/2018 14:44:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

919359

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	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	Palestinians: Recognition of States
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which member states of the United Nations have recognised Palestine as a state.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL8438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>136 UN member states have recognised a Palestinian state. They are: Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Antigua &amp; Barbuda; Argentina; Azerbaijan; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Belarus; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Comoros; Republic of Congo; Costa Rica; Cote d' Ivoire; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Democratic Republic of Congo; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Nepal; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Oman; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Qatar; Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Lucia; Sao Tome and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Slovakia; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland; Sweden; Syria; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Zambia and Zimbabwe.</p><p>The Holy See, which is not a member of the United Nations but has permanent observer status, has also recognised a Palestinian state.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/06/2018 16:16:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

889832

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	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	Chemical Weapons Convention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek to persuade the governments of Egypt, Israel, Palestine, North Korea and South Sudan, and other non-signatories, to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL7164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>192 states are signatories to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). We are encouraging all those that are not signatories to ratify.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/05/2018 13:22:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

628244

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2016
	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	Syria: Armed Conflict
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) men, and (2) women, attended the talks between foreign ministers hosted in London by the Foreign Secretary on 16 October.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	uin	HL2979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>24 male representatives and zero female representatives attended the Foreign Ministers meeting in London on 16 October. The participating organisations and countries included: EU, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, UK, and USA.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/11/2016 17:10:31 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

422145

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2015
	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	EU Action: Qualified Majority Voting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what areas of policy were transferred from unanimity to qualified majority voting by the Lisbon Treaty; whether the United Kingdom has opt-outs from any of those areas; and, if so, from which areas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
	uin	HL2765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2015 answer text <p>51 provisions were transferred from unanimity to qualified majority voting by the Lisbon Treaty. These were published in the Explanatory Memorandum on the Lisbon Treaty of 17 December 2007 as amended by a Written Ministerial Statement by the then Minister for Europe on 20 February 2008, Official Report, column 53WS. Of these, the following 16 provisions either did not apply to the UK due to its opt-outs or would only apply if the UK decided to exercise its justice and affairs opt-in:</p><p>1) Provisions enabling repeal of the aspects of this article related to state aids policy and the effect of the past division of Germany <br>2) Provisions enabling repeal of this Article (on transport policy as it affects areas of Germany affected by its past division) <br>3) Appointment of European Central Bank (ECB) executive board (UK opt-out) <br>4) Social security <br>5) Use of the euro <br>6) Measures relating to the Broad Economic Guidelines and excessive deficit procedure <br>7) Procedure for entry into the euro <br>8) Mechanism for peer review of Member States’ implementation of policies in this area <br>9) Border checks <br>10) Immigration and Frontier Controls <br>11) Judicial co-operation in Criminal Matters <br>12) Minimum rules for criminal offences and sanctions <br>13) Crime prevention <br>14) Eurojust <br>15) Police co-operation <br>16) Europol</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 30/10/2015 12:24:30 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

944445

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any British Overseas Territory has made representations to them regarding new UK legislation; if so, which Territory; and on what subject.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL9678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Those</del> <ins class="ministerial">Some </ins>Overseas Territories with financial centres, namely Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands<del class="ministerial">, Gibraltar</del> and Montserrat have expressed concern about new legislation on sanctions and anti-money laundering (the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act), which became law on 23 May 2018; in particular the requirement to establish a publicly accessible register of the beneficial ownership of companies registered in each government's jurisdiction.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">Seperately, the aforementioned Territories and Gibraltar have made representations over the potential use of an Order in Council as specified in the Act, believing this to be constitutional overreach by the UK.</ins></p><p>The Prime Minister held a conference call with leaders of affected Territories on 24 May to discuss the issue and a further discussion was held at the Joint Ministerial Council in June. Shortly after the passage of this legislation I visited Anguilla, the Cayman Islands and Montserrat, where I held discussions on this topic. Similarly, in late July I visited the British Virgin Islands and met with representatives of the financial services industry and government of BVI. The Government understands the strength of feeling on this issue and is committed to working collaboratively with affected Territories on implementation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/08/2018 15:19:38 question first ministerially corrected 08/08/2018 10:23:04 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 72725 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley