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1051955

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Venezuela: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have had any discussions with the government of Russia about its approach to the political crisis in Venezuela.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL13288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>We are working closely with EU partners, regional organisations such as the Lima Group and like-minded international partners to ensure a peaceful resolution to the current crisis and a return to democracy. Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials met a representative of the Russian Embassy on 29 November 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/02/2019 16:12:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1051956

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Sea Level
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 predicted global rise in sea levels as a result of the increase in Antarctic ice loss in the past four decades; and what steps they are taking, with international partners, in response to that issue.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL13289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK Climate Projections (UKCP18), published in November 2018 by the UK government-funded Met Office Hadley Centre (MOHC), projected a global sea level rise of 29 – 112 cm by 2100, relative to the 1981-2000 average, depending on the scale of future emissions of greenhouse gases. Under a medium emissions scenario, the UKCP18 sea level projections show a net contribution from Antarctica of up to 26 cm by 2100.</p><p>The UK Government is committed to tackling climate change and is actively working with others to meet the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement. This includes:</p><ul><li>demonstrating leadership by taking action to reduce our own emissions (we have reduced UK emissions by over 40% compared to 1990 levels);</li><li>taking a prominent leadership role in multilateral fora such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, G20, G7;</li><li>providing International Climate Finance (at least £5.8bn from 2016/17-2020/21) to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change; and</li><li>promoting global alliances to encourage clean growth, such as the Powering Past Coal Alliance.</li><li>Through organisations, such as the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) – a part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the UK is delivering world-leading interdisciplinary research to better understand environmental changes in the polar regions and its impacts. This is often in collaboration with international partners – for example, the £20 million over 5 years UK-US International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration to understand its ice sheet stability and potential impact on global sea-level rise. This and similar projects enable us to better adapt to and mitigate against global climate change.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 07/02/2019 14:56:33 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1051957

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Venezuela: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the aim and purpose of their current policy in regard to the political situation in Venezuela; and when a UK Government representative last met the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL13290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>We are working closely with EU partners, regional organisations such as the Lima Group and like-minded international partners to ensure a peaceful resolution to the current crisis and a return to democracy. We urge all Venezuelans to recognise Juan Guaido as the constitutional interim President of Venezuela until new presidential elections that are free and in accordance with international democratic standards are held.</p><p>On 30 January, the Foreign Secretary spoke with Mr Guaido. Our Ambassador in Caracas, together with other EU Ambassadors, met Mr Guaido on 26 January.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/02/2019 13:09:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1051958

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	China: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they provide to (1) business travellers, and (2) those engaged in academic and political research, visiting China, following the recent detentions of Australian and Canadian citizens and concerns over Chinese hostage diplomacy.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL13291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office provides travel advice for all British nationals travelling to and living in China, including business travellers and those visiting for research purposes. Our travel advice covers a range of topics, including matters of safety and security and local laws. We keep our travel advice under constant review and make regular updates to ensure it reflects our assessment of risk to British nationals and includes information and advice on the most relevant issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/02/2019 16:19:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1051959

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Giulio Regeni
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent representations they have made to the government of Egypt about its co-operation with the government of Italy's investigation into Giulio Regeni's murder.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL13292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>We were appalled by the murder of Giulio Regeni in Cairo and we continue to monitor the investigation into his death. As Mr Regeni was an Italian citizen, the Italian Government is taking the lead role on his case. We have consistently raised our concerns, stressing the need for a full and impartial investigation into the circumstances of Mr Regeni's murder with the Egyptian authorities at both Ministerial and official levels. We continue to offer our full support to Italy and urge the Egyptian Government to cooperate fully with the Italian investigators in order to bring Mr Regeni's killers to justice as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/02/2019 14:58:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1051961

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Jamal Khashoggi
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 governments of Turkey and Saudi Arabia about the progress of investigations into the death of Jamal Khashoggi on 2 October 2018; what assessment they have made of the statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights that the criminal trial in Saudi Arabia of individuals suspected of being involved in his killing does not meet the requirements of an independent and international probe; and what assessment they have made of the level of co-operation by the governments of Turkey and Saudi Arabia to date with the UN independent inquiry which has been set up to establish the nature and extent of states’ and individuals’ responsibilities for the killing.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL13293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The case of Jamal Khashoggi remains deeply concerning. Both the Minister for Europe and the Americas, Sir Alan Duncan, and the Foreign Secretary, have had regular discussions with our Turkish Counterparts since Mr Khashoggi's death. In addition both the Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister have raised the issue with the Saudi authorities, including directly with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.</p><p>The UK strongly supports the Turkish investigation into the incident and has been urging Saudi Arabia to cooperate fully. We have stressed the importance of ensuring that those responsible are held to account, and that Saudi Arabia takes action to build confidence that such a deplorable incident will never happen again. We will continue to engage with Turkey and Saudi Arabia until the investigation reaches a through and just conclusion.</p><p>The British Government is aware of the investigation by the UN Special Rapporteur, Agnes Callamard, and will consider the report closely ahead of the UN Human Rights Council.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/02/2019 16:20:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian