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767960

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date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Abortion: Demonstrations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to prevent harassment and intimidation of women accessing abortion services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>This country has a proud history of allowing free speech, but the right to peaceful protest does not extend to harassment or threatening behaviour. The police have a range of powers to deal with any such acts.</p><p>Under the Public Order Act 1986, chief officers may impose conditions on assemblies to prevent serious public disorder, serious damage to property, serious disruption to the life of the community or when the purpose is to intimidate others to compel them not to do an act that they have a right to do.</p><p>The police also have dispersal powers (in public places) under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, and the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 includes criminal offences that protect individuals, who are conducting lawful activities, from harassment by protestors. How these powers are deployed and the tactics used to manage protests are operational matters for the police.</p><p>Public Space Protection Orders are tools which local authorities can use to stop people committing anti-social behaviour in a public place, applying restrictions to how that public space can be used. They cannot be used to prohibit static protests.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL1880 question first answered 23/10/2017 15:58:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

767961

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Abortion: Demonstrations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce the power to use public space protection orders to prevent the harassment and intimidation of women accessing abortion services.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>This country has a proud history of allowing free speech, but the right to peaceful protest does not extend to harassment or threatening behaviour. The police have a range of powers to deal with any such acts.</p><p>Under the Public Order Act 1986, chief officers may impose conditions on assemblies to prevent serious public disorder, serious damage to property, serious disruption to the life of the community or when the purpose is to intimidate others to compel them not to do an act that they have a right to do.</p><p>The police also have dispersal powers (in public places) under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, and the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 includes criminal offences that protect individuals, who are conducting lawful activities, from harassment by protestors. How these powers are deployed and the tactics used to manage protests are operational matters for the police.</p><p>Public Space Protection Orders are tools which local authorities can use to stop people committing anti-social behaviour in a public place, applying restrictions to how that public space can be used. They cannot be used to prohibit static protests.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL1879 question first answered 23/10/2017 15:58:20 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

767379

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Raed al-Salhi
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 Israel regarding the death of Raed al-Salhi after a raid by Israeli soldiers on his home.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>While we have not made specific representations to the Israeli authorities over this issue, we have regularly raised our concerns with the Israeli authorities about the Israel Defense Forces' use of live fire, urging robust and transparent investigations where appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/10/2017 11:12:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

767380

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Israel: Bedouin
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 Israel regarding the planned demolition of the Palestinian communities of Susiya and Khan Al Ahmar.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains gravely concerned about continued demolition of Palestinian property by the Israeli authorities including proposals to demolish the Bedouin villages of Khan al-Ahmar and Susiya. The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa visited Susiya in August 2017.</p><p>The UK has repeatedly called on the Israeli authorities to halt proposals to demolish Khan al-Ahmar. Prior to the most recently scheduled Israeli High Court hearing on the matter on 25 September – subsequently postponed - our Embassy in Tel Aviv raised our concerns with the Israeli authorities on 24 September. The Foreign Secretary expressed our concern about the proposals when he met Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel on 8 March.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/10/2017 11:12:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

767381

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they made to the government of Israel following its decision to seal off the West Bank and Gaza Strip from 4 to 14 October over the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>While we have not raised this issue with the Israeli authorities, we remain deeply concerned about restrictions on freedom of movement. Through our Embassy in Tel Aviv we have lobbied the appropriate authorities on the issue of movement and access. We continue to work closely with the Quartet and EU partners to call on Israel to ease restrictions on access.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/10/2017 11:11:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

767382

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Gaza: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they made to the government of Israel following the report from Medical Aid for Palestinians that five female cancer patients died in August after being prevented from attending hospital appointments outside Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>While we have not raised this specific issue, we have consistently called on the Israeli Government to ease movement and access restrictions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We are supporting the UN Access Coordination Unit who work with the World Health Organisation, Israeli Government, Palestinian Authority (PA) and aid agencies to facilitate the transfer of medical equipment and supplies, as well as patient referrals in and out of Gaza. We are aware that Israeli hospitals do treat Palestinian patients following referrals from the PA.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/10/2017 15:59:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

767383

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel in response to reports that Israeli forces are using live ammunition on Palestinians during confrontation and military raids.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>We regularly raise with the Israeli Government the need for proportionality to any protest and accountability for security incidents, plus full access to justice for any victims.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/10/2017 14:22:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

767384

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Israel: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Israel regarding the more than 53 mosques and churches that have been vandalised in Israel and the West Bank.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>​We have not had any recent contact with the Government of Israel on this issue. However, we will seek to raise concerns over the respect for places of worship with the appropriate Israeli authorities in the near future.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/10/2017 14:24:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

764353

registered interest
date	02/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to provide any additional support to women travelling from Northern Ireland to access abortions in England; and if so, (1) whether financial support will be available, and (2) what expenses any financial support will cover.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>On 29 June 2017 the Government announced that it will fund, via the Government Equalities Office, abortions in England for women usually resident in Northern Ireland. We are currently finalising details of the scheme and a further announcement will be made in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 12/10/2017 14:31:06 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

764354

registered interest
date	02/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in developing guidance for schools on the teaching of relationship and sex education as required by section 34 of the Children and Social Work Act 2017; when they expect the draft guidance to be published; and when they expect to lay the relevant regulations before Parliament.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Children and Social Work Act (2017) places a duty on the Secretary of State for Education to make Relationships Education mandatory in all primary schools, and Relationships and Sex Education mandatory in all secondary schools, in England.</p><p>As part of our next steps, the Department intends to conduct thorough and wide ranging engagement on Relationships Education and Relationships and Sex Education. This will determine the content of the regulations and statutory guidance, covering subject content, school practice and quality of delivery. We will ensure the subjects are carefully designed to safeguard and support pupils whilst being deliverable for schools.</p><p>The Department is committed to this programme of work and will set out shortly more details about the engagement process, the timetable and the work to consider age appropriate subject content.</p><p>This will result in draft regulations and guidance on which we will consult. Following consultation, the regulations will be laid in the House allowing for a full and considered debate.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 16/10/2017 13:32:11 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge