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723708

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date	24/04/2017
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: Press Freedom
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 Sudan regarding the abduction and torture of the journalist Phil Cox and the translator Daoud Hari; and, whether they intend to raise the treatment of those two individuals with the EU and the UN Human Rights Council.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>​Our staff in Khartoum and London worked relentlessly to make sure Mr Cox's welfare was protected and his case was handled quickly and fairly. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers raised his case at senior levels in the Sudanese government. The UK takes all allegations of mistreatment of British Nationals very seriously and expresses its deep concern at the allegations raised by Mr Cox. The British Embassy in Khartoum raised our concerns about the allegations with the Government of Sudan and have requested that a thorough, independent and impartial investigation is undertaken. On the treatment of Mr Daoud Hari, as he is not a British National, it is not within our consular remit to raise allegations of his mistreatment with the Government of Sudan.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:10:55 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

723709

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Darfur: Chemical Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to establish whether chemical weapons have been used against the civilian population in Darfur.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The OPCW asked the Government of Sudan, as a State Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention, to share all relevant information, and offered its assistance in any investigation. The Sudanese authorities have since reported to the OPCW that their national investigations have found no evidence of chemical weapon use in the Jebel Marra region. Separately, we continue to press the Government of Sudan, most recently at the UK-Sudan Strategic Dialogue on 29 March, to allow the AU/UN Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) unrestricted access to all parts of Darfur.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:19:56 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

723711

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Egypt: Christianity
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 Egypt's Grand Mufti, Shawki Allam, has identified 3,000 fatwas inciting the destruction of churches in Egypt; and, what support they are providing to the Grand Mufti and the government of Egypt to identify and combat sources of extremism.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government welcomes any efforts to counter extremist ideology, including those of Egypt's Dar al-Ifta, and is strongly supportive of the Egyptian Government's commitment to protect the rights of minorities and promote religious tolerance.</p><p>The UK has also been working with al-Azhar university in Egypt for ten years. The aim of this work is to help develop a new generation of religious leaders who are equipped to build dialogue across different cultures and religions, and confront extremism. The work includes English teaching, debating skills training, and a postgraduate scholarship scheme.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:36:53 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

723712

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	North Korea: Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 5 April (HL6328), what discussions they have had with the investigating authorities to determine whether the DPRK's actions constitute an act of terrorism under the UK's domestic legal definition.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>These cases have been investigated in the Republic of Korea (ROK) by the relevant ROK authorities. It is for the ROK authorities to determine if these cases involve terrorist acts, in line with the relevant legal framework.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:00:59 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

723713

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
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	Korea National Insurance Corporation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 3 February (HL4923), whether they have anything to add to their reply about the activities of the Korea National Insurance Corporation; whether they believe that the activities of that Corporation are licit and lawful and whether they believe funds generated by the Corporation have aided the government of North Korea in the development of its nuclear weapons programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>​The UK has complied with all provisions of the EU designation of Korea National Insurance Company (KNIC). The decision to sanction individuals or entities is taken on a case by case basis in line with evidence. The EU designated the London office of the KNIC on 28 April 2016 and since then the UK has taken the appropriate actions to sanction the firm.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/04/2017 12:02:37 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

723714

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the letter from Lord Young of Cookham to Lord Beecham on 5 April regarding the Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention) and (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House, (1) how many challenges to the 2010 rating lists are outstanding for each year since 2010, (2) how long they estimate it will take to determine those challenges, and (3) what is their estimate of the financial impact of successful challenges on local authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL6756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/04/2017 11:17:29 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

723715

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Winchester Prison
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the number of staff at HMP Winchester adequately trained in suicide and self-harm prevention has only increased from 41 per cent to 61 per cent since July 2015; and if so why.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL6757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. The Minister will correspond directly with the Peer.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL6758 question first answered 27/04/2017 16:14:34 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

723716

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Winchester Prison
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect all staff at HMP Winchester to be adequately trained in suicide and self-harm prevention.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL6758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. The Minister will correspond directly with the Peer.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL6757 question first answered 27/04/2017 16:14:34 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

723717

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Suicide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the proportion of staff in all custodial institutions who are adequately trained in suicide and self-harm prevention.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL6759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>All staff in contact with prisoners are required to receive training on suicide and self-harm prevention.</p><p> </p><p>We have also developed a new ‘Introduction to Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention’ course that includes a module on mental health awareness. From May 2017 this will be provided as part of the entry level training for new prison officers, and nearly three hundred trainers have been trained to facilitate its delivery in prisons as refresher training for existing staff.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold centrally the amount spent in all prisons on suicide and self-harm prevention training.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL6760 question first answered 27/04/2017 15:08:53 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

723718

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Suicide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated annual expenditure on suicide and self-harm prevention training across the custodial system (1) in gross terms, and (2) per capita, in relation to (a) officers, and (b) prisoners.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL6760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p>All staff in contact with prisoners are required to receive training on suicide and self-harm prevention.</p><p> </p><p>We have also developed a new ‘Introduction to Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention’ course that includes a module on mental health awareness. From May 2017 this will be provided as part of the entry level training for new prison officers, and nearly three hundred trainers have been trained to facilitate its delivery in prisons as refresher training for existing staff.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold centrally the amount spent in all prisons on suicide and self-harm prevention training.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL6759 question first answered 27/04/2017 15:08:53 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham