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945600

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date	20/07/2018
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	Nigeria: Violence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 19 July (HL9364), in what ways President Buhari has "strongly condemned" the killing of Nigerian Christians by Fulani militia; and whether any people have been (1) charged with, and (2) prosecuted for, those killings.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL9729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2018 answer text <p>​President Buhari has repeatedly condemned the violence and expressed his concern for the lives lost. This year, he has made public statements in February, when he ordered the arrest of those carrying illegal arms, announced the deployment of additional security, and offered his condolences to the victims. In April, addressing the congregation at a Catholic Church, he described as &quot;vile, evil and satanic&quot; the killing of worshippers and two priests at a Catholic church in Benue State. He called on Nigerians to refrain from reprisal attacks. In June, he spoke about the killings in Plateau State, and reiterated his Government's determination to bring those responsible to justice. We are not aware of anyone having been charged. We call on communities not to take the law into their own hands but to work with security forces and the authorities to bring those responsible to justice in accordance with the rule of law.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/07/2018 15:08:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

945601

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
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	UN Security Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support calls for the introduction of a code of conduct that would restrain the veto power of the permanent members of the UN Security Council in cases of mass atrocities such as genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes; and what assessment they have made of the likelihood that such a code will be introduced.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL9730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2018 answer text <p>​The UK wholeheartedly supports the principle that the Security Council must act to stop mass atrocities. That is why the UK signed up to the Accountability, Coherence and Transparency Group's Code of Conduct in 2015. The Code of Conduct calls on all Council members not to vote against a credible draft resolution on timely and decisive action to end, or prevent, the commission of genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes. As of 1 June 2018 the Code of Conduct has been signed by 115 UN member states and 2 observers.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/07/2018 15:09:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

945602

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Duchy of Cornwall: Property Transfer
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Duchy of Cornwall property used by Bishop Peter Ball was transferred into the private ownership of the Prince of Wales; and, if so, whether the transfer was approved by HM Treasury; and, if so, whether at (1) an independently audited commercial rate, or (2) a discounted rate.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL9731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2018 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Duchy of Cornwall. The Duchy of Cornwall Management Acts 1863 and 1982 set out the requirement for HM Treasury approval. I understand that the property was fully marketed and disposed by the Duchy of Cornwall estate at arms-length to a third party in 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 01/08/2018 12:19:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

945603

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
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	Cameroon: Commonwealth
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 Commonwealth Secretariat about the compliance of Cameroon with the Harare Declaration and its continuing membership of the Commonwealth.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL9732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2018 answer text <p>The UK High Commissioner to Cameroon discussed the situation in Cameroon with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth during her visit in December, and again in January. The UK will continue to discuss this with the Commonwealth Secretariat, as it does a range of issues relating to the Commonwealth's fundamental political values, which are enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/08/2018 12:22:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

945604

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
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	Cameroon: 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 the willingness and capacity of the government of Cameroon to investigate alleged human rights abuses in Anglophone Cameroon.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL9733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2018 answer text <p>​The British Government is clear that human rights are universal and must apply equally to all, and that all allegations of abuse must be investigated, including in Cameroon. We welcome the decision of the Government of Cameroon to open investigations into alleged abuses in Anglophone regions and other parts of the country. We want to see an end to violence, and a meaningful process of dialogue to address the core issues in Cameroon. We will continue to engage with the Government of Cameroon on these and wider issues and underline that all parties have a responsibility to work for peace and stability, and to use legal and peaceful means to voice grievances.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/08/2018 12:20:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

945605

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
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	Cameroon: 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 the capacity of the Commonwealth Secretariat to promote human rights in Cameroon.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL9734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2018 answer text <p>The Commonwealth Secretariat plays a valuable role in supporting member states, including Cameroon, to uphold the values and principles enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter, to which member states reaffirmed their &quot;unwavering commitment&quot; at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in April (CHOGM).</p><p>At CHOGM the UK announced £0.5 million of funding to fund additional human rights advisers in the Commonwealth Secretariat's Small States Office in Geneva, to support the engagement of Commonwealth states with the UN Human Rights Council and its Universal Periodic Review process. We will continue to support the Commonwealth Secretariat in promoting Commonwealth values and principles, including through our High Commission in Cameroon, as well as across all member states through our network of High Commissions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/08/2018 12:21:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

945606

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Waste Disposal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to establish separate mandatory food waste collections in England by 2025 as recommended by the National Infrastructure Commission in its National Infrastructure Assessment 2018, published in July; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Baroness Featherstone
uin	HL9735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2018 answer text <p>The UK government has committed to work towards no food waste being sent to landfill by 2030 in its Clean Growth Strategy, published in October 2017. 113 local authorities out of 326 in England currently offer a separate food waste collection service and we encourage all local authorities to consider introducing separate food waste collection when opportunities arise to include these in collection contracts.</p><p> </p><p>In the 25 Year Environment Plan, we committed to working to support an increase in the number of councils with separate food waste collections. We will outline our plans for this in our Resources and Waste Strategy, which will be published this autumn. This will include how we will fulfil our commitments to the circular economy package where bio-waste including food waste recycling must be offered for households.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the energy generation potential of food waste, when collected separately and sent to anaerobic digestion (AD), though we need to be conscious of some of the unintended consequences for air pollution that can arise.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider the recommendations of the 2018 National Infrastructure Assessment in the development of the Resources and Waste Strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL9738 HL9739 HL9740 question first answered 01/08/2018 12:23:46 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone

945607

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Recycling
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 recommendation by the National Infrastructure Commission to introduce a target of 65 per cent recycling of municipal waste by 2030.
tabling member printed	Baroness Featherstone
uin	HL9736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to increasing the amount of material we recycle across both households and businesses. The UK recycling rate has increased from 41.2% in 2010 to 44.9% in 2016 but we recognise that more needs to be done.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In our Resources and Waste Strategy, due to be released this autumn, we will outline our plans to increase recycling rates. We want to make it easier for households and businesses to recycle. We also want to stimulate markets for secondary materials to ensure there is a greater incentive to recycle. We will consider the recommendations set out in the 2018 National Infrastructure Assessment on municipal waste targets when composing the Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 27/07/2018 12:52:31 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone

945608

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will respond to the National Infrastructure Commission's National Infrastructure Assessment 2018, published in July.
tabling member printed	Baroness Featherstone
uin	HL9737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2018 answer text <p>The government welcomed the publication of the National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA), and is considering the recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the National Infrastructure Commission’s Framework Document, the government will respond to the NIC’s recommendations as soon as practical, and endeavour to respond within 6 months, and no longer than a year.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 31/07/2018 12:07:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone

945609

registered interest
date	20/07/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Biofuels
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 recommendation of the National Infrastructure Commission that mandatory food waste collections should be introduced in England to support the production of biogas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Featherstone
uin	HL9738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2018 answer text <p>The UK government has committed to work towards no food waste being sent to landfill by 2030 in its Clean Growth Strategy, published in October 2017. 113 local authorities out of 326 in England currently offer a separate food waste collection service and we encourage all local authorities to consider introducing separate food waste collection when opportunities arise to include these in collection contracts.</p><p> </p><p>In the 25 Year Environment Plan, we committed to working to support an increase in the number of councils with separate food waste collections. We will outline our plans for this in our Resources and Waste Strategy, which will be published this autumn. This will include how we will fulfil our commitments to the circular economy package where bio-waste including food waste recycling must be offered for households.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the energy generation potential of food waste, when collected separately and sent to anaerobic digestion (AD), though we need to be conscious of some of the unintended consequences for air pollution that can arise.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider the recommendations of the 2018 National Infrastructure Assessment in the development of the Resources and Waste Strategy.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL9735 HL9739 HL9740 question first answered 01/08/2018 12:23:46 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone