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710399

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	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	Israel: Palestinians
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the extent of progress made on negotiations between Israel and Palestine over the past 20 years, what is their strategy to move the peace process forward.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL6003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes that a two-state solution offers the best prospects of achieving a sustainable Israeli-Palestinian peace. Ultimately we believe that peace will only come through negotiations between the parties, but international action could play a role in supporting progress. We are in close consultation with international partners about what kind of renewed process might have a better chance of success, including one with a greater role for regional partners.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/03/2017 15:06:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

711594

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	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	Nuclear Disarmament
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government with which ambassadors to the UK they have held meetings in the last six months to discuss UN General Assembly Resolution 71/258, <i>Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations</i>.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	uin	HL6100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has discussed nuclear disarmament issues, including UN General Assembly Resolution 71/258, with numerous States over the last six months. Those discussions have taken place with Embassies in London, through UK Embassies overseas, in international organisations and directly between capitals. The UK Government will not attend the substantive negotiations, which started on 27 March. We do not believe these negotiations will lead to effective progress on global nuclear disarmament. The best way to achieve this goal is through gradual multilateral disarmament negotiated using a step-by-step approach and within existing international frameworks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL6101 HL6102 question first answered 29/03/2017 16:17:19 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

710381

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	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	Sudan: Trade Promotion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why, in a video published by the British Embassy in Khartoum on 19 February, to promote UK business and investment in Sudan, the British Ambassador to Sudan did not refer to human rights and genocide charges brought against the regime.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL5985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK promotes trade with Sudan because this can help open up its political and economic systems. In working towards a peaceful Sudan, progress towards a stable economy is required for long-term stability. However, we are clear that the current conflicts and the poor human rights situation will remain an obstacle to a sizeable increase in interest from British companies. As part of our dialogue with the government of Sudan we continue to urge progress on a cessation of hostilities, allowing full humanitarian access to the conflict areas and improving the human rights situation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL5986 question first answered 29/03/2017 15:05:38 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

710382

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	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	Sudan: Overseas Trade
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have imposed a requirement for unhindered humanitarian access and the cessation of hostilities prior to increasing the number of UK trade deals with the Republic of Sudan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL5986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK promotes trade with Sudan because this can help open up its political and economic systems. In working towards a peaceful Sudan, progress towards a stable economy is required for long-term stability. However, we are clear that the current conflicts and the poor human rights situation will remain an obstacle to a sizeable increase in interest from British companies. As part of our dialogue with the government of Sudan we continue to urge progress on a cessation of hostilities, allowing full humanitarian access to the conflict areas and improving the human rights situation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL5985 question first answered 29/03/2017 15:05:38 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

711595

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	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	Nuclear Disarmament
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the UK will send a representative or an observer to attend the negotiations to be held in accordance with UN General Assembly Resolution 71/258, <i>Taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations</i>.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	uin	HL6101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has discussed nuclear disarmament issues, including UN General Assembly Resolution 71/258, with numerous States over the last six months. Those discussions have taken place with Embassies in London, through UK Embassies overseas, in international organisations and directly between capitals. The UK Government will not attend the substantive negotiations, which started on 27 March. We do not believe these negotiations will lead to effective progress on global nuclear disarmament. The best way to achieve this goal is through gradual multilateral disarmament negotiated using a step-by-step approach and within existing international frameworks.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL6100 HL6102 question first answered 29/03/2017 16:17:19 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

710397

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	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	Gaza: Israel
	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 Israel regarding the detention since 2005 of 18 Palestinian residents of Gaza under the Internment of Unlawful Combatants Law.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL6001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>We have not made any representations to the Israeli authorities on this specific issue.</p><p>However, we have raised our broader concerns with the Israeli authorities on many occasions over the treatment of Palestinian detainees and the extensive use of administrative detention, including at Foreign Minister, Attorney General, and National Security Adviser levels.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/03/2017 15:07:08 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

710425

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	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	Israel: Palestinians
	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 Israel on the eight month delay by the Israeli Prison Service in supplying disaggregated, up to date prison statistics relating to the number of Palestinians, both adult and children, held in its facilities; and whether they have received any undertakings on when these will be provided.
	tabling member printed	Lord Judd
	uin	HL6029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>We continue to encourage the Israeli authorities to publish information of interest to the wider public in line with the UK's transparency and good governance initiative &quot;Open Government&quot;.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/03/2017 15:06:03 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

710396

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	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	Israeli Settlements
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel regarding the case for measures to prevent and monitor the closure of Palestinian roads by Israeli settlers.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL6000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>While we have not raised this specific issue, officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv most recently discussed settler violence and intimidation with the Israeli authorities on 9 March. We continue to stress the importance of thorough investigations and accountability, as well as the Israeli security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/03/2017 15:07:50 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

711611

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	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	Embassies: Crime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures may be taken if a UK national working in a foreign embassy in the UK commits criminal activities from that embassy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL6117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>With respect to allegations of offences which were not committed in the course of the UK national's official duties, law enforcement agencies may take whatever action they deem appropriate.</p><p>UK law enforcement agencies would require a waiver of an individual's immunity to allow them to investigate actions allegedly committed in the course of official duties. If a waiver is refused by the relevant diplomatic mission, Her Majesty's Government may inform the mission that it no longer considers the individual to be a member of the mission.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/03/2017 16:14:59 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

711579

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	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	Bahrain: Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the speech by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on 8 March at Geneva on the activities of his Office and recent human rights developments, calling on the government of Bahrain to undertake concrete confidence building measures and allow his Office mandate holders to conduct visits.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL6085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2017 answer text <p>The British Government notes the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' speech of 8 March and his comments on Bahrain. The UK National Statement made mention of Bahrain under Item Two at the Human Rights Council on 9 March. We urge the Government of Bahrain to guarantee human rights and freedoms for all its citizens. The UK is committed to working with Bahrain to implement its reform agenda and strengthen human rights.</p><p>We encourage further cooperation between Bahrain and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/03/2017 16:15:51 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton