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381009

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	FCO Services: Cybersecurity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements are in place for assessing whether information assurance and cyber security systems in FCO Services are adequate.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>FCO Services follows the principles set out in the Government Security Policy Framework and the Senior Information Risk Officer (SIRO) Handbook. The FCO Services appointed SIRO is a Board member supported in their role by the Head of Corporate Knowledge and Security and the Chief Information Security Office. The SIRO provides an annual report to the Chief Executive Officer and FCO Services Audit and Risk Assurance Committee on the effectiveness of information risk management arrangements. All FCO Services Directors are made accountable and responsible as Information Asset Owners, and provide quarterly assurance to the SIRO on the security of and risk to all information assets in their area of responsibility. Each Information Asset Manager is supported by a network of Information Asset Owners, and a suite of Information Management policies. Risk management of information assets and cyber security is considered at the quarterly Security Committee chaired by the CEO.</p><p>The FCO Services Cyber Security Steering Group provides assurance that IT System security is effectively managed in accordance with Communications Electronics Security Group (CESG) good practice guidelines, CESG Information Security standards, and any relevant legal and regulatory requirements. Chaired by the SIRO, it identifies and mitigates cyber security risk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/06/2015 13:36:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

381010

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	FCO Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when information systems at FCO Services were last independently penetration tested.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>FCO Services operates a range of security accredited information services on behalf of our clients. External penetration tests are conducted as a mandatory part of the security accreditation process. The external penetration tests are commissioned at solution deployment and then at least annually thereafter to maintain the security accreditation. The last external penetration test commissioned was completed in April 2015.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/06/2015 13:37:13 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

381011

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	FCO Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many power failures have affected information systems at FCO Services in the last two years.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>Since June 2013 there have been two occasions when power failures have caused information services hosted by FCO Services to become unavailable. The first event was a failure of the Hanslope Park campus electrical supply resilience on the feed from the National Grid being lost. The second occurred during maintenance work in March 2015 to replace failing components. These components were repaired as an interim step but were successfully replaced in June 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/06/2015 13:37:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

381012

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	FCO Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many staff at FCO Services have been (1) dismissed or (2) disciplined in the last three years for (a) breaching security arrangements or (b) other reasons.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text Over the last three years, one member of staff has been dismissed for breaching security regulations, and thirteen have been dismissed for other reasons. For the same period, six members of staff have been disciplined for breaching security arrangements, and thirteen have been disciplined for other reasons. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/06/2015 13:38:05 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

381015

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Burma: Ceasefires
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 nationwide ceasefire talks in Burma, and the prospects for peace in the ethnic states, particularly Kachin state.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text On 31 March the Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team and government negotiators successfully agreed a draft text of the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA). Following this agreement, a series of consultations has taken place to discuss the detail of the Accord, including a meeting between 2 – 9 June in Karen State attended by over 100 representatives from 17 ethnic armed groups as well as UN Secretary-General’s Special Advisor on Burma, Vijay Nambiar. As a result, amendments to the text were proposed, and the ethnic armed groups agreed to form a new committee, comprising more senior representatives, to engage in further negotiations with the Burmese government. Prospects for a NCA ahead of the elections in Burma scheduled for November 2015 remain uncertain. However, even in the absence of a NCA, we do not anticipate a return to widespread conflict. Bilateral ceasefires remain in place between the government and the majority of armed groups, and a timetable for further negotiations is being discussed. We remain actively engaged in the peace process and stand ready to provide whatever additional assistance is required. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/06/2015 13:39:15 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

381017

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Maldives: Political Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they have about the well-being of former president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed, opposition leaders, activists, and other political prisoners who have been arrested or jailed; and what representations they and the Commonwealth have made to the government of the Maldives on behalf of those individuals.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text We have received many reports about the well-being of former President Nasheed and others, and about the conditions in which they are held. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), has regularly raised these issues, and our wider concerns, with the Government of the Maldives, most recently with Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon on 28 May and 12 June. We also regularly raise the issue of the Maldives with the Commonwealth Secretary General, most recently on 16 June. Commonwealth delegates have recently visited the Maldives to investigate the circumstances of former President Nasheed’s imprisonment. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/06/2015 13:41:02 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

381019

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	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 signed declaration by Hamas and other militant groups that they will accept a ruling by the International Criminal Court (ICC), what discussions they have had with the government of Israel following its reported statement that the ICC has no authority to consider Palestinian complaints because Palestine is not a state.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has had various discussions with the Israeli authorities about the International Criminal Court most recently with the Israeli National Security Adviser on 3 June.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/06/2015 13:41:37 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

381020

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel regarding its policy on child detention, in the light of the 1,266 detentions by Israel of Palestinians under the age of 15 documented by the Palestine Liberation Organization in 2014; and what recommendations from the 2012 report <i>Children in Military Custody</i> have so far been adopted.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>I met the Israeli Military Advocate General and the Israeli Ambassador to London on 2 June where the issue of child detention was discussed. I was given an update on the efforts made by Israel on the issue of Palestinian child detainees. <br><br>I made clear that while we welcome improvements, such as changes to standard operating procedures on methods of restrain and the pilot to use summons instead of night-time arrests; we continue to push for the full implementation of changes and to encourage further changes in practice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/06/2015 13:42:35 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

381021

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Israel regarding its use of soldiers from the Israeli Defence Forces to expel 200 Palestinians from the pool and park in the occupied village of al Karmil in order for Israeli settlers to use the park’s facilities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not had any discussions with the Israeli authorities over this incident. We have, however, instructed our Consulate-General in Jerusalem to look into this incident.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/06/2015 13:43:11 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

381022

registered interest
date	15/06/2015
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	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 Rand Corporation’s report that a peace settlement would boost both the Israeli and Palestinian economies, what pressure they plan to put on the government of Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territory; and what assessment they have made of the potential saving to the United Kingdom aid budget over 10 years if the West Bank and Gaza were to develop their own economy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK will continue to press the parties strongly to make progress towards peace, maintain calm, refrain from taking actions which could make the resumption of negotiations more difficult and focus once again on finding common ground.</p><p>The Rand Corporation’s report estimates that the Palestinian economy would gain $50 billion over 10 years (raising average per capita income by approximately 3%). In that event, the UK would consider the future size and scope of its aid programme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/06/2015 13:43:55 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge