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935185

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date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Internally Displaced People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what meetings they have held with Karen civil society organisations from Burma regarding the withdrawal of British and other financial support to internally displaced people in Karen state.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL9302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID has not withdrawn funding to internally displaced people in Karen State. DFID held discussions with Karen civil society organisations in 2017 setting out new arrangements through which they could receive funding. Some organisations have chosen not to apply for this funding.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/07/2018 15:29:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

935186

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which companies have provided consultancy and advice services to the Department for International Development regarding Burma in (1) 2016–17, and (2) 2017–18; and what was the value of each of those contracts with those companies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL9303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID Burma has not commissioned consultancy and advice services. However, some of the programmes that DFID supports have commissioned consultancy, particularly for design and evaluation purposes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/07/2018 15:30:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

845458

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Qatar: 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 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Technical Mission to the State of Qatar's December 2017 report on the impact of the Gulf Crisis on human rights, particularly with regard to that report's conclusions on the impact of the crisis on (1) freedom of expression, (2) freedom of movement, (3) the separation of families, (4) economic rights, (5) the right to health, (6), the right to education, and (7) other matters.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL5658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Both the Minister for the Middle East and I have met the Chairman of Qatar’s National Human Rights Committee and discussed the contents of the report following the Technical Mission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to Qatar. This included the impact that the current dispute is having on everyday lives of people in the region, as outlined in the report’s conclusions. Our assessment is that the best way of resolving the issues raised is for a resolution to the current dispute. We have repeatedly called on the Gulf States to find a way of de-escalating the situation and lifting the restrictions. <br> <br>The UK will carefully consider any case and evidence presented at the UNHRC, as we do for all other issues. It is important that all states ensure they comply with international human rights obligations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/03/2018 16:39:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

845459

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
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	Qatar: Diplomatic Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to help resolve the Gulf Crisis.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL5659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains very concerned by the ongoing tensions in the Gulf. The Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary and other Ministers continue to engage with our Gulf friends to encourage de-escalation and for all to get firmly behind Kuwait’s mediation efforts to resolve the dispute. We continue to make it clear that Gulf unity matters to the security and stability of the region.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/03/2018 15:26:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

806757

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the analysis by the Trade Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Trade Implications of Brexit for Developing Countries.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL4217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2018 answer text <p>We were pleased to receive contributions from stakeholders and are considering them fully, including this Commonwealth Secretariat paper.</p><p> </p><p>Our first priority is to deliver continuity in our trading arrangements on leaving the EU. On leaving the EU the UK government will also explore options to expand on relationships with developing countries.</p><p> </p><p>We take every opportunity to advance discussions with Commonwealth partners, for example at the recent World Trade Organisation 11<sup>th</sup> Ministerial Conference. The Commonwealth Summit in April 2018 will be the largest leaders' summit the UK has ever hosted, with 52 Heads of State and thousands of businesses in attendance. The Prime Minister has identified trade as one of her top priorities for the Summit.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 02/01/2018 14:21:05 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

806758

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
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 scale of the potential impact of the application of most favoured nation tariffs on developing Commonwealth countries.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL4218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2018 answer text <p>Most Favoured Nation (MFN) rates are the highest import tariff rates WTO members can charge one another unless part of a preferential trade agreement. 43 out of 52 Commonwealth members benefit from preferential access to the UK through EU trade arrangements designed to support developing counties. This preferential access is vital to support economic development in the recipient countries and provide benefits to businesses in the UK. This is why, as the Government set out in the trade White Paper, we have introduced legislation to establish a UK trade preferences scheme as we leave the EU. We propose that this will, as a minimum, provide the same level of access as the current EU trade preference scheme. We will also seek to replicate effects of the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements, which are development-focused trade deals with Africa, Caribbean and Pacific countries.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 02/01/2018 15:07:15 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

806759

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	EU External Trade: Commonwealth
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 intra-country trade in the EU that originates in developing Commonwealth countries and first enters the EU via the UK.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL4219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK's total trade with developing Commonwealth countries (imports and exports of goods and services with countries that receive preferential access through the Generalised Scheme of Preferences, Economic Partnership Agreements or the Market Access Regulation) was over £42 billion in 2015. This statistic measures trade on a balance of payments basis but we are aware that goods and services from developing Commonwealth countries can constitute intermediate inputs into items traded within the EU. This is why we are working with developing country partners to replicate the effects of existing trade arrangements as we leave the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 02/01/2018 16:16:09 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

806760

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
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	Commonwealth: Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking in talks with the EU to address any negative consequences of Brexit for developing Commonwealth countries.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL4220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2018 answer text <p>The PM has made clear that the UK has a longstanding and firm commitment to the Commonwealth and to the values it upholds, of democracy, human rights and the rule of law.</p><p> </p><p>The UK remains committed to its 0.7% GNI ODA target for development spending. At present, some of this development assistance is spent through the EU and some bilaterally. Leaving the EU means that we will take our own decisions about how to spend development assistance. The UK wants to continue working with the EU and its Member States to effectively tackle development challenges in countries around the world and we remain clear about the importance of continued UK support to commonwealth countries.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has also committed to extending the non-reciprocal duty free access granted to LDCs under the EU’s current Everything But Arms initiative, to ensure the world’s poorest keep their existing duty-free access to UK markets and providing new opportunities to increase trade links.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/01/2018 12:41:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

806761

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
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	Commonwealth: Brexit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to reassure developing Commonwealth countries about measures taken to reduce the impact of Brexit on them.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL4221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government will remain as committed after EU exit as now, supporting developing countries in reducing poverty through trade and investment. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is an opportunity to demonstrate this. We continue to work closely with the Commonwealth Secretariat and partners to develop an agenda that will help reduce barriers to trade and create stable business environments that promote intra-Commonwealth trade and investment. <br> <br>While the formal agenda remains for discussion and negotiation between member states, the UK hopes the Commonwealth can become a champion for an inclusive, free and open multilateral trading system that harnesses trade and investment as an engine for development.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/12/2017 16:38:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

806763

registered interest
date	14/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
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 size of any increase in trade with Commonwealth countries in the event that the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL4222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK leaving the European Union will affect trade with partner countries differently, including members of the Commonwealth. The size of the impact will depend upon a range of factors, including the UK’s future relationship with the EU.</p><p>43 out of 52 Commonwealth members currently benefit from preferential access to the UK, either through the Generalised Scheme of Preferences, Economic Partnership Agreements or Market Access Regulations. This preferential access supports economic development in the recipient countries and provides benefits to businesses in the UK.</p><p>The Government is committed to providing continuity in the UK’s current trade and investment relationships, including those covered by EU Free Trade Agreements and other EU preferential arrangements. As set out in the Trade White Paper, it has introduced legislation to establish a UK trade preferences scheme, which will help developing countries.</p><p>The UK will seek to strengthen its trade and investment relationships with partners across the world, including Commonwealth members. We are already conducting regular Ministerial dialogues with a wide range of markets and also a joint review of the UK-India trade relationship, in partnership with the Government of India.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 02/01/2018 14:39:57 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover