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838123

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Israeli Settlements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any assessment of the economic, environmental and heritage damage caused to Palestinians by the destruction of ancient olive trees by Israeli settlers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of the difficulties facing Palestinian olive growers. We have expressed our serious concerns to the Israeli Government and security officials about the destruction of olive trees and the prevention of access to them on a number of occasions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/02/2018 17:13:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

838124

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Marah Bakeer
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 eight and a half year sentence given to 17 year-old Marah Bakeer, who was arrested on 10 October 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>​Whilst we have not raised this specific case with the Israeli Government, we regularly discuss matters concerning the treatment of Palestinian minors in detention with the Israeli authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/02/2018 17:14:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

838125

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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: Hospitals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they intend to take, if any, in response to reports that Beit Hanoun Hospital has closed due to severe shortages of fuel for hospital generators.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is concerned about reports that Beit Hanoun Hospital has been partially closed in order to rationalise fuel. The UK continues to monitor the humanitarian situation in Gaza closely. The UK is supporting approximately 1 million Gazans by addressing critical water, sanitation and hygiene needs through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and is a long-term supporter of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), which provides basic services to 1.3 million people in Gaza, including basic health care. The UK will continue to urge all the parties to prioritise progress towards reaching a durable solution for Gaza and to take the necessary practical steps to improve conditions, including restoring the availability of electricity as a matter of urgency.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/02/2018 12:00:04 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

837315

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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	Israel: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to call for international sanctions to encourage Israeli observance of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child; and if so, what form of sanctions they propose.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>​The Government has no plans to call for international sanctions on Israel. We continue to encourage the Israeli authorities to meet their obligations under the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/02/2018 16:30:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

837316

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Occupied Territories
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 29 January (HL4714), what assessment they have made of the reasons why (1) their immigration statistics show that 19 per cent of Israeli settlers living illegally on Palestinian land were refused entry to the UK in 2017 whereas 32 per cent of Palestinians were refused entry, and (2) in the last four years the Palestinian refusal rate has been over three times the Israeli refusal rate.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>All applications are assessed on a case by case basis, according to the individual circumstances and against the part of the Immigration Rules which relates to the purpose for which they are seeking entry. The nationality of the applicant only determines whether an application is decided before departure or on arrival.</p><p>All non-EEA citizens seeking to enter the UK are assessed against the criteria set out in the published Immigration Rules (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules</a>). These are the same regardless of nationality.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/02/2018 14:12:43 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

837317

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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	Israel: EU External Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment (1) they, and (2) the EU, have made of Israel’s compliance with the conditions in the EU–Israel Association agreements, concerning human rights and democracy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>​While we have not made an assessment of Israel’s compliance with the conditions in the EU–Israel Association agreements, concerning human rights and democracy, the UK is firmly committed to the promotion and protection of human rights and compliance with international law especially in regard to the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs). We have a regular dialogue with the Government of Israel with regard to the implementation of their obligations under international law and regularly and robustly raise our serious concerns on issues relating to Israeli actions in the OPTs.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/02/2018 16:35:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

837318

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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: Infrastructure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the offer by the government of Israel to provide assistance for rebuilding Gaza’s infrastructure, and to that government's request for the international community to fund that work.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government consistently calls on the Israeli Government to ease movement and access restrictions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) and repeatedly calls on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law. We welcome recent Israeli announcements to ease restrictions on the importation of material into Gaza for much needed infrastructure projects such as the proposed Central Gaza Desalination Plant and other waste water plants under construction, which many international donors are supporting. The UK is currently engaging with relevant stakeholders to discuss the development of infrastructure for enhanced water and electricity supply in Gaza, and continues to urge all the parties to prioritise progress towards reaching a durable solution for Gaza and to take the necessary practical steps to improve conditions.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/02/2018 12:02:27 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

837319

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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	Laith Abu Naim
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 following the death of an unarmed 16 year-old, Laith Abu Naim.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>While we have not discussed this specific issue with the Israeli authorities, the UK has repeatedly made clear to Israel our longstanding concerns about the manner in which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) police non-violent protests and the border areas, including use of live ammunition. The Government is very concerned at the numbers of Palestinians killed by Israel Defense Forces in the West Bank and Gaza. We have raised the issue with the Israeli authorities, encouraging them to carry out transparent investigations whether use of live fire had been appropriate. We understand that the IDF are investigating this death.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/02/2018 16:37:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

837320

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to seek to include a clause promoting the principles of human rights and democracy in any post-Brexit trade deals.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a strong history of protecting human rights.</p><p> </p><p>The UK was the first country to produce a National Action Plan for the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is also a voting member of the UN Human Rights Council. The UK was a founding member of the UN Human Rights Council and has served as a member of the Council for the majority of its 12-year lifespan.</p><p> </p><p>UK has long supported the promotion of these values globally and this will continue as we leave the EU. We are committed to upholding the UK’s high standards. We are exploring all options in the design of future trade agreements.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 20/02/2018 13:21:16 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

833644

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Global Challenges Research Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the Global Challenges Research Fund is spent on (1) family planning, (2) sexual and reproductive health and rights, and (3) population issues, in the developing world.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) mainly supports projects where the benefits are to multiple countries. In 2016, the latest date for which figures are available, 92.4% of GCRF spend was reported as non-country specific ODA spend with no single benefitting country. Of the remaining 7.6%, the highest spend was assigned to regional projects in Africa and to Tanzania, Cote D’Ivoire, South Africa, Guatemala and Peru.</p><p>In 2016, 12% of GCRF spend was categorised as “Medical Research”, we do not hold data on subcategories within this area.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley grouped question UIN HL5260 HL5261 question first answered 05/02/2018 17:08:16 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge