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1122929

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to impose sanctions on Saudi Arabia in response to the torture and execution of 37 citizens; and if they intend to take no action, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL15320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by the 37 executions in Saudi Arabia. The Foreign Secretary raised this matter directly with the Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, HE Minister Al Jubeir, and asked for further information. The British Government oppose the death penalty in all circumstances and in every country, including in Saudi Arabia. We regularly raise human rights concerns, including the use of the death penalty, at the highest levels with the Saudi Arabian authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/05/2019 15:37:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1105821

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
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	Brunei: Capital Punishment
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 that Brunei is to begin imposing death by stoning as a punishment for gay sex and adultery; and whether they intend to make representations to the government of Brunei to dissuade them from such action.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL14907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary spoke to Brunei's Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dato Erywan, on 4 April in order to express the UK's deep concern over Brunei's decision to implement the final phases of the Sharia Penal Code.</p><p>The Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific raised UK concerns with the Sultan about hudud punishments during his visit to Brunei Darussalam in August 2018 and delivered a statement to the House of Commons on 4 April addressing the implications of Brunei's decision.</p><p>Additionally the British High Commission in Bandar Seri Begawan regularly discusses our concerns with the Government of Brunei and has received assurances that the Common Law will continue to operate in parallel with the Sharia Penal Code.</p><p>Commonwealth Heads of Government most recently met in the UK in April 2018 where Majesty The Sultan of Brunei Darussalam was present. A communique issued by the leaders included the most progressive language yet on LGBT rights, complimented by an historic speech from the Prime Minister.</p><p>We will continue to encourage and work with the Bruneian Government, as with many other countries, to remove corporal and capital punishment from their statutes. We will also urge them to take steps to decriminalise and pass laws to protect LGBT people from all forms of discrimination.</p><p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice has been updated to alert British citizens of the introduction of the new local laws in Brunei and we continue to lobby against the use of such punishments.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/04/2019 14:48:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1083769

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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	Ilois: Resettlement
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 6 March (HL14096), what is the justification for relying on a decision not to award compensation to Chagossians who wish to return to the Chagos archipelago announced in a Written Ministerial Statement made on 16 November 2016 (HLWS257), in the light of judgment made by the International Court of Justice, published on 25 February, that the separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965 was illegal; and whether they will review their decision since this new development.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL14332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the manner of the removal of Chagossians from the British Indian Ocean Territory in the 1960s and 1970s was wrong. It has expressed its regret at such treatment, and continues to do so. Substantial compensation (around £15.5 million in current prices) has been paid to Chagossians since that time. British courts and the European Court of Human Rights have confirmed that compensation has been paid in full and final settlement. The Government currently has no plans to review this decision.</p><p>On 25 February 2019 the International Court of Justice gave an Advisory Opinion that the UK does not have a legitimate claim to continued ownership of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Islands). This is an Advisory Opinion, not a judgment. Of course, we will look at the detail of it carefully. The defence facilities on the British Indian Ocean Territory help to protect people here in Britain and around the world from terrorist threats, organised crime and piracy.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/03/2019 15:44:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1078974

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
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	Ilois: Resettlement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the Advisory Opinion of 25 February from the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965, what assessment they have made of the compensation they may be required to pay to the government of Mauritius to allow Chagossians who wish to return to the archipelago to be resettled.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL14096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>​In November 2016, following a comprehensive review, the Government considered all the available information and has decided not to support resettlement of Chagossians on the grounds of feasibility, defence and security interests, and cost to the British tax payer. The decision was announced by Written Ministerial Statement on 16 November 2016.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/03/2019 16:49:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1054349

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Falkland Islands: Exports
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 proportion of Falkland Islands (1) agricultural, (2) fishery, and (3) meat products that are exported to EU27 markets.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL13402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The EU is the destination for 94 per cent of the Falkland Islands’ exports of fisheries products, all of which land in Spain. In 2017, 288,373 tonnes of fish (with a customs value of €139 million) were imported into Spain from the Falkland Islands. Two thirds of the Falklands’ meat exports go to the UK, and the rest to the EU27. In 2016, the EU27 also accounted for approximately 75 per cent of the Falkland Islands’ wool exports.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/02/2019 13:12:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1054350

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Falkland Islands: Exports
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 impact on the Falkland Islands fishery exports to EU27 markets if World Trade Organisation tariffs were imposed; whether they estimate that there would be an annual loss to that industry; and if so, what they estimate such a loss would be.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL13403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>​The majority of the Falklands' fisheries exports consists of Loligo squid. The EU's non-preferential import duty on such squid stands at six per cent. A small proportion of the Falkland Islands' other fisheries exports may face duties of up to 18 per cent. Such tariffs could, according to the Falkland Islands' own calculations, result in reduced profits to the industry of between £6 million and £9 million, depending on whether or not the industry passed the cost of the tariff onto the consumer or absorbed the cost of the tariff.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/02/2019 13:31:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1054351

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Falkland Islands: Exports
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 impact on Falkland Islands (1) agriculture, and (2) meat product exports to EU27 markets if World Trade Organisation tariffs were imposed; whether they estimate that there would be an annual loss to that industry; and if so, what they estimate such a loss would be.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL13404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The EU's non-preferential import duty on sheep meat is 12.8 per cent, plus a fixed amount, on average, of €155.68 per 100kg, depending on the cut. Implementation of such terms may render this trade no longer profitable. However, the majority of Falkland meat exports go to the UK and the Government will maintain duty-free access to the UK market post-EU Exit for all goods originating in British Overseas Territories, which will ensure the Falkland Islands' meat industry remains viable. The EU does not levy tariffs on raw wool imports.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL13405 question first answered 14/02/2019 17:23:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1054353

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Falkland Islands: Exports
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 profitability of Falkland Islands meat exports to the EU27 if World Trade Organisation tariffs were imposed; and whether they estimate that industry would remain viable.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL13405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The EU's non-preferential import duty on sheep meat is 12.8 per cent, plus a fixed amount, on average, of €155.68 per 100kg, depending on the cut. Implementation of such terms may render this trade no longer profitable. However, the majority of Falkland meat exports go to the UK and the Government will maintain duty-free access to the UK market post-EU Exit for all goods originating in British Overseas Territories, which will ensure the Falkland Islands' meat industry remains viable. The EU does not levy tariffs on raw wool imports.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL13404 question first answered 14/02/2019 17:23:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1054354

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Falkland Islands: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the Falkland Islands retains tariff and quota free access to EU27 markets.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL13406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government is working very closely with the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) to surface their concerns and interests in relation to EU Exit. We are committed to negotiating a good deal for the Overseas Territories as part of our negotiations with the EU on the Future Economic Partnership.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/02/2019 13:41:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1054355

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Falkland Islands: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they will provide to the Falkland Islands in the event that World Trade Organisation tariffs are imposed on fishery, agriculture and meat product exports to EU27 markets.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL13407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>​Officials from Government departments are working closely with Falkland Island officials and industry so that businesses which export goods are prepared to trade with the EU, if necessary, as a non-EU associated territory. We will continue to engage with relevant stakeholders and provide support throughout the process.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/02/2019 13:41:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham