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621897

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	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 statement by the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator to the Security Council on 19 October that Hamas is holding two Israeli citizens and two bodies of Israeli soldiers, and that the bodies of 18 Palestinians are being withheld by the Israeli authorities, whether they intend to make representations to Hamas and the government of Israel calling for the return of those persons and bodies.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government supports the Israeli Government's calls for the repatriation of the bodies of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin and Staff Sergeant Oron Shaul and the release of Avraham Mengistu and another Israeli civilian held in Gaza. However, due to our no contact policy we have no plans to raise these issues with Hamas. Officials from the British Embassy in Tel Aviv have raised the return of Palestinian bodies with the Israeli authorities.​</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/11/2016 15:48:22 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

621899

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
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	Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to engage Sudanese civil society and opposition groups on (1) the shape of the Khartoum Process, and (2) the UK’s new dialogue with the government of Sudan.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL2705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>​The UK engages with a wide range of stakeholders to inform our policy making. We have regular contact with civil society and opposition groups both in London and Khartoum. Where appropriate, we have fed their views into discussions on the Khartoum Process and the issue of migration as a whole, as well as our dialogue with the government of Sudan.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/11/2016 15:49:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

621084

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Syria: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of Chinese diplomatic visits to both Damascus and Moscow, whether they are planning to meet a representative of the People's Republic of China with a view to finding a solution to the crisis in Syria.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL2602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>China abstained from the 8 October vote on the Franco-Spanish draft UN Security Council Resolution. China voted in favour of Russia's draft Resolution that day. This Russian text made no demand for an end to the aerial bombardment of Aleppo. On 18 October, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Ellwood) met Chinese Special Representative for Syria, Mr. Xie Xiaoyan. They discussed the recent Security Council vote on the Aleppo humanitarian resolution and future resolutions, including on the use of chemical weapons. Our diplomats in Beijing and New York continue to raise at the highest levels of the Chinese system the importance of UN unity in bringing an end first the bombing and then the civil war, in Syria.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/11/2016 15:38:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

621085

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Syria: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to discuss with the government of the People's Republic of China the abstention of China in September on Russia's resolution in the UN Security Council calling for an end to the bombing of Aleppo.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL2603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Ministers and officials of the UK Government regularly meet representatives from the People's Republic of China to discuss the crisis in Syria. Most recently, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Ellwood) met Chinese Special representative for Syria Mr. Xie Xiaoyan on 18 October. Mr. Ellwood stressed the importance of fellow permanent members of the United Nations Security Council working together to help resolve the conflict.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/11/2016 15:38:52 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

621095

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Sudan: Weapons
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 role of Iran and North Korea in the building of factories for the production of munitions and weapons in Sudan.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>We are aware of claims that these countries may have previously cooperated with Sudan in the manufacture and trade of weapons. We continue to fully support the EU arms embargo on Sudan as well as the UN arms embargo specifically on Darfur.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/11/2016 15:45:16 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

621096

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Sudan: Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the percentage of the gross domestic product of Sudan which is used on (1) its army and security sector; and (2) developing basic infrastructure.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>​It is not possible to estimate with a high degree of certainty the percentage of Sudan's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) spent on security and development as the Government of Sudan does not publish the national budget. From figures provided by the World Bank in 2014, we are aware that 5 per cent of Sudan's GDP was spent on pro-poor expenditures, which includes spending on infrastructure.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/11/2016 15:44:41 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

621099

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Sudan: International Criminal Court
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to support the international Criminal Court and its work in Sudan.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL2616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>​The UK supports UN Security Council Resolution 1593, which urges all States to cooperate fully with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its Prosecutor with regards to the situation in Darfur. The UK fully respects the ICC as an independent organisation; it is the responsibility of the Office of the Prosecutor of the Court to take forward the investigation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/11/2016 15:44:15 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

621101

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Commonwealth: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the contribution provided by the UK to (1) the Commonwealth Secretariat Fund, (2) the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation, and (3) the Commonwealth Youth Programme, in each of the last two years.
tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
uin	HL2618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>In the Commonwealth financial year 2014/15 the UK provided £5.4 million to the Commonwealth Secretariat, £8.9 million to the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation and £1.03 million to the Commonwealth Youth Programme. In the Commonwealth financial year 2015/16 the UK provided £5.4 million to the Commonwealth Secretariat, £8.9 million to the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation and £1.03 million to the Commonwealth Youth Programme.</p><p>Funding to the Commonwealth Secretariat has allowed it to promote democracy, rule of law, human rights, good governance and social and economic development, provide a voice for small states and also become a champion for youth empowerment.</p><p>The Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation is the principal avenue for the Commonwealth to provide technical assistance to Commonwealth member countries. All Commonwealth regions benefit from technical assistance, with the largest share of support directed towards Africa, followed by the Caribbean and Pacific regions.</p><p>Funding towards the Commonwealth Youth Programme helps to empower young women and men to develop their potential, creativity and skills as productive and dynamic members of their societies.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 08/11/2016 15:34:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness

621103

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the contribution provided by the UK to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe in each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
uin	HL2620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom's assessed contribution to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's unified (regular) budget is paid in Euros and in the last three years were approximately as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>€15.2 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>€14.3 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>€14.3 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Additionally, the United Kingdom has funded the deployment of election observers to various Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights missions across the OSCE in the last five years as in the table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£619,000.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£583,000.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£517,000 (to end of October)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The UK has also contributed bilateral funding to various OSCE -implemented projects over the past five years. Funding for these projects were agreed on a case -by -case basis and there is no central record of all the contributions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/11/2016 15:39:25 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness

621106

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Sudan: Female Genital Mutilation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the extent of the practice of female genital mutilation in Sudan; what assessment they have made of reports that in some parts of the country the practice is as high as 90 per cent; and whether female genital mutilation in Darfur is increasing.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL2623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Sudan has one of the highest rates of female genital cutting (FGC) for women and girls aged between 15 and 49 years old. We are aware, according to figures from the Population Reference Bureau (2010), that in some parts of the country rates reach as high as 89 per cent. In Darfur specifically, the latest official figures we have are provided through the UNICEF Multi-Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2014. It is not possible to say with any certainty whether prevalence of FGC has either increased or decreased over the last two years; the next MICS report is due in 2018. Through the Department for International Development, the UK is providing £12 million over five years to support Sudan’s efforts to end FGC across the country.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/11/2016 15:41:18 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox