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224298

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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	Saudi Arabia
	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 Saudi Arabia following the decision of a Saudi Arabian court to sentence a man to death for renouncing his Muslim faith; and whether they consider such sentences to be compatible with Article 18 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights as it relates to freedom of religion and belief.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL5320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>It is a matter of public record that the British Government strongly supports the right to freedom of religion or belief, which is severely restricted in Saudi Arabia. We believe, as Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, that everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion and that this right includes freedom to change one’s religion or belief. Any action to punish an individual for their faith or belief is not compatible with Article 18.</p><p>The UK has repeatedly made clear that it opposes the death penalty in all countries and in all circumstances because we believe it undermines human dignity and there is no evidence that it works as a deterrent. Ministers, our Ambassador, and our Embassy team in Riyadh frequently raise the issue of the death penalty with the Saudi authorities, bilaterally and through the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 16/03/2015 17:41:15 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

224299

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the arrest and imprisonment of former President Mohamed Nasheed in the Maldives, and allegations of police brutality and denial of legal representation in his trial.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL5321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2015 answer text <p>We are concerned about last month’s arrest of former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed on charges of terrorism and increasing political tensions. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), issued a press statement on 26 February expressing concern at the continued detention of Mr Nasheed and urging all political parties to act with moderation and restraint. It is important for international confidence in Maldives that Mr Nasheed, like all other citizens, is seen to be enjoying due legal process and respect for his fundamental rights. Mr Swire discussed these concerns again with the Maldives Foreign Minister on 6 March. He has also discussed this case with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth and with High Commissioners in London. The Commonwealth made clear in a press statement on 23 February the importance of ensuring that the rule of law is respected, with adherence to due process, and in accordance with the Commonwealth Charter. We continue to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL5367 question first answered 13/03/2015 14:43:47 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

224300

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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	Bangladesh
	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 Bangladesh about their obligations under Article 18 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights following the reported murder by unidentified assailants in Dhaka of Avijit Roy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL5322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>We take human rights very seriously, raising concerns with the Government of Bangladesh when there are credible allegations. We ask that all incidents are investigated promptly, transparently and impartially. At Bangladesh’s 2nd Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council on 29 April 2013 the UK called on the Government of Bangladesh to do more to protect vulnerable groups. Our High Commissioner in Dhaka expressed the UK’s horror at the murder of US resident Abvijit Roy and the serious injury to his wife Rafida Ahmed Bonya as well as at all the violence that has taken place in Bangladesh in recent months.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 09/03/2015 16:23:51 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

224301

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	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	Iraq
	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 Isis has destroyed and burnt ancient books and manuscripts in Mosul.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL5323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The British Government is aware of reports that the self-styled Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has destroyed and burnt ancient books and manuscripts in northern Iraq. Whilst we are not in a position to confirm those reports we utterly condemn all acts of vandalism against Iraq’s history and culture. The UK supported the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 2199 which condemns the destruction of cultural heritage in Iraq and Syria, including the targeted destruction of religious sites and objects.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 09/03/2015 16:23:43 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

224296

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	IVF
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 24 February 2015 (HL4890 and HL4891), whether Professor Grifo was himself directly involved in performing the experiment described by the abstract in <i>Fertility and Sterility in 2003</i> (Volume 30, supplement 3, p56); if so, what was indicated in the letter sent to a member of the Expert Panel convened by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) regarding the personal responsibility that Professor Grifo held for the conduct of that experiment; or, if not, why the HFEA’s Expert Panel did not correspond with those at Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Science who had actually performed the experiment on the woman in China<i>.</i>
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL5318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>We have nothing further to add to the answers given previously on the subject of the published abstract of the Zhang research group.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 12/03/2015 15:06:03 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

224297

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 25 February (HL4975), how many adverse incidents due to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) have been reported by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency each year since 1991; why the HFEA’s strategy for 2014–17 does not expressly set out the actions it proposes to take as regards OHSS; and to what extent this indicates that the HFEA intends not to take further action to mitigate the risks of OHSS or to "ensure that appropriate standards of practice are implemented consistently throughout the sector" as recommended by the McCracken Report.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL5319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has advised that it has not reported any adverse incidents due to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in any year since 1991, as stimulation of the ovaries is the purpose of the medicines used in fertility treatment. OHSS primarily occurs because of an individual patient’s reaction to such medicines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The HFEA’s strategy for 2014–17 does not expressly set out the actions it proposes to take as regards OHSS because this level of detail is usually set out in the annual business plan that supports the strategy. The HFEA business plan for the current business year (2014-15) was updated in August 2014 to reflect the agreed new strategy. The relevant section states:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>‘With professional groups explore whether more data needs to be collected to better understand factors contributing to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) to reduce incidence.’</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The updated business plan can be found on the HFEA’s website at the following link and is attached:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hfea.gov.uk/docs/2014-08-04_-_Business_Plan_revision_-_mid_2014-2015_pdf_-_active.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.hfea.gov.uk/docs/2014-08-04_-_Business_Plan_revision_-_mid_2014-2015_pdf_-_active.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The HFEA has advised that this work is ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 17/03/2015 13:52:14 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 2014-08-04_-_Business_Plan_revision_-_mid_2014-2015_pdf_-_active.pdf title HFEA Business Plan 2014-2015
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool