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1128026

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Gaza: Contamination
	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 Sugg on 15 May (HL15578), in view of concerns about heavy metal contamination in Gaza, whether they will conduct research into that contamination.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL15911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The government at this moment will not conduct research into heavy metal contamination. We continue to engage closely with the World Health Organisation, UN OCHA, and other health and humanitarian-based NGOs working in Gaza to ensure we are able to comprehensively monitor health and humanitarian needs there.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 04/06/2019 14:25:53 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1128025

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	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	Hungary: Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of possible human rights violations in Hungary; and what steps they are taking to work with EU member states to address any such problem.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL15910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK plays a leading role in the promotion and protection of human rights, democracy and the rule of law around the world. Our Embassy in Budapest works closely with a wide range of partners in Hungary on this agenda, including with civil society organisations. Whilst the UK remains a Member of the EU, it will continue to take part in discussion of such issues within the EU. When the UK leaves the EU, it expects to maintain its dialogue with its European partners and allies bilaterally on all matters of interest to the UK, including on human rights, democracy and the rule of law.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/06/2019 15:08:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1128024

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Social Media: Data Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to work with Instagram and other companies to secure the personal information of social media users following a recent global data breach.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL15909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2019 answer text <p>We take the protection and privacy of personal data extremely seriously. We have made it clear that all organisations, including the biggest social networking services who process vast amounts of personal data, must comply with the UK’s data protection laws.</p><p> </p><p>It is essential that people are confident their personal data will be protected and used in an appropriate way. The Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR impose strict obligations on organisations to ensure that UK citizens’ data is processed safely and securely. Organisations that fail to comply with the legislation may be investigated by the Information Commissioner’s Office and subject to enforcement action including fines.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 03/06/2019 11:16:32 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1128023

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banks: Digital Technology
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are taking to invest in digital technology hubs in the UK banking sector.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL15908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring the UK is one of the best places in the world to start and grow a digital business. That is why we are unlocking £20bn of finance for innovative firms over the next 10 years, and why we announced £21m to establish Tech Nation and its network of 10 regional hubs, supporting further innovation in financial services.</p><p><br> We also recognise the important role that digital technology hubs, such as Level 39 in Canary Wharf, have played in promoting the adoption of technology in the UK banking sector, and we are engaging with industry to explore how we can further support digital technology hubs in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 04/06/2019 13:48:57 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1128022

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Markets: Regulation
	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 (1) the European Securities and Markets Authority, and (2) the Financial Conduct Authority, will have in regulating financial markets after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL15907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The European Supervisory Authorities - which includes the European Securities and Markets Authority - are a part of the EU’s joint supervisory framework for financial services. The UK’s future position outside of the EU will mean that the UK is no longer part of the joint supervisory framework.</p><p> </p><p>As part of preparations for leaving the EU in any scenario, HM Treasury has delivered a programme of legislation under the EU (Withdrawal) Act designed to ensure that the UK’s regulatory regime is workable. These preparations include transferring certain regulatory and supervisory functions currently carried out by the ESAs to the appropriate UK regulator, including the FCA, where the transfer of those functions is necessary to ensure an operable regulatory regime at exit.</p><p> </p><p>If the UK leaves the EU under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement reached between the UK and the EU, the UK’s exit preparations would be delayed until the end of the agreed Implementation Period. Market access arrangements would continue and the UK would remain part of the joint supervisory framework, with ESA functions continuing to apply to the UK, until the end of the Implementation Period.</p><p> </p><p>In any exit scenario, we expect UK regulators to continue to work closely with their counterparts in the EU. This is demonstrated in the Political Declaration agreed between the UK and the EU on the future relationship, in which both sides commit to close cooperation on supervisory and regulatory matters.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 04/06/2019 13:50:53 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1128021

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	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	British Overseas Territories: Companies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 28 January (211613), what is the schedule for technical workshops between the UK and the British Overseas Territories for the establishment of public registers of beneficial ownership; and what are the agendas for each of those workshops.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
	uin	HL15906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>My Department is working with other Government Departments on the support and expertise the UK Government can offer the Overseas Territories. As part of that, we plan to hold a technical workshop this summer, and are currently liaising with the Overseas Territories to agree the issues they would find it most useful to cover in the workshop. These issues could include policy, technical and legal areas.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/06/2019 13:56:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

1128020

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	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	Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when a communiqué from the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council in London on 4 and 5 December 2018 will be published.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stern
	uin	HL15905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government and the Overseas Territories developed an Action Plan as a more effective tool for measuring progress following the Joint Ministerial Council. I laid a Written Ministerial Statement on 17 December 2018 (HLWS1153) which covered the main issues in the Action Plan. The next Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council will take place in London on 26 and 27 November 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/06/2019 13:55:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2475 label Biography information for Baroness Stern

1128019

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Biometrics
	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 decision by legislators in San Francisco to ban the use of facial recognition technology by local agencies; and what consideration they have given to introducing a similar ban in the UK until evidence of the effectiveness of such technology is more robust and the legal ground for widespread use is more clear.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL15904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>It is a matter for the San Francisco City Board of Supervisors whether its agencies should use facial recognition technology, and it is right to debate the use of new technologies in democratic societies.</p><p>Live Facial Recognition (LFR) has the potential to play an important role in tackling crime, and the police here have commissioned independent reviews of its effectiveness. The police have broad common law powers to prevent and detect crime, which allows them to use surveillance cameras and LFR in public places for policing purposes.</p><p>However, these powers must be exercised in accordance with the law including the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, Human Rights Act, Data Protection Act and having regard to the Surveillance Camera Code of Practice. Possible matches produced by LFR systems are always checked by a human operator before deciding what, if any, action to take.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/06/2019 13:54:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1128018

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	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	Bahrain: Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last carried out an independent assessment of the effectiveness of the oversight bodies in Bahrain, including the Ombudsman and the National Institute for Human Rights; and what were the findings of that assessment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL15903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>We believe that the oversight bodies in Bahrain, including the Ministry of Interior Ombudsman, are structured so that they are able to operate independently from the organisations that they oversee. While these bodies still have more to do, they have already demonstrated their abilities including through the prosecution of more than 90 police officers accused of human rights abuses.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/06/2019 13:53:35 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1128017

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	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	Ali Hajji
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) representations they have made to the government of Bahrain about, and (2) steps they have taken to secure a family visit without restriction for Ali Al-Hajee who is held in Jau Prison and has not seen his family since February 2017.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL15902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth office continues to monitor events in Bahrain closely. We are aware of the case of Ali Al Hajee, including allegations of mistreatment in detention, and have raised the case at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain.</p><p>We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to raise them with the appropriate Bahraini human rights oversight body. We continue to encourage the oversight bodies in Bahrain to carry out thorough and swift investigations into any such claims.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/05/2019 15:57:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven