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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-10-10more like thismore than 2017-10-10
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Israel: Burma more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to persuade Israel to ban arms sales to Myanmar, following the sustained violence against the Rohingya Muslim community in Myanmar. more like this
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The Marquess of Lothian more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-10-24more like thismore than 2017-10-24
answer text <p>We have not raised this issue with the Israeli authorities. Under the EU arms embargo to Myanmar, the UK would not export military equipment to Israel if we believed that the ultimate end user destination would be Burma.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-10-24T16:45:00.297Zmore like thismore than 2017-10-24T16:45:00.297Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
259
label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-09-13more like thismore than 2016-09-13
answering body
Leader of the House of Lords more like this
answering dept id 92 more like this
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answering dept sort name Leader of the House of Lords more like this
hansard heading Ministry of Justice: Written Questions more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask the Leader of the House what explanation she has received from the Ministry of Justice concerning its failure to answer by 9 September a Question for Written Answer that was asked on 20 July (HL1379). more like this
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Lord Jopling more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-09-27more like thismore than 2016-09-27
answer text <p><strong>The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park):</strong></p><p>I regularly stress to departments the importance of giving timely answers to Questions for Written Answer. My office immediately approach departments who have not responded to questions after 10 working days, and remain in contact with them until the questions are answered. This process has been followed in both of the cases to which the noble Lord refers.</p><p>In the case of the Ministry of Justice question, I am informed that the delay related the process of transferring it to the right department for response. After discussion it was transferred to the Cabinet Office, who will provide a substantive answer by close of play this week. As regards the Department for Education questions, I am informed that the delay related to gathering complex data spanning a long period and the need to obtain clearance from across government. Both of the questions concerned have now been answered.</p><p>Regarding timely replies more generally, I have recently written to the three departments with the greatest proportion of late responses in the last session and I regularly set out the House’s expectations as they apply to QWAs to my frontbench team. Notwithstanding the cases referenced above, I am pleased to say that the proportion of on-time responses from the Ministry of Justice rose from 74% of questions in 2014-15 to 87% in 2015-16; while the Department for Education answered well over 90% of questions on time in both sessions.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-09-27T15:42:54.783Zmore like thismore than 2016-09-27T15:42:54.783Z
answering member
4329
label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park more like this
tabling member
883
label Biography information for Lord Jopling more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-22more like thismore than 2015-07-22
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Electoral Register more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the accuracy and completeness of the United Kingdom electoral register. more like this
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-08-05more like thismore than 2015-08-05
answer text <p>On 18 June the Electoral Commission published their analysis of the state of the electoral registers in Great Britain used for the General Election. The data collected for the report did not allow an estimate of the completeness and accuracy to be made.</p><p>The last full assessment of the completeness and accuracy of electoral registers in Great Britain was published in July 2014 and was based on the last household registers prior to the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration (IER).</p><p>The next full assessment will be based on the first full IER registers once the transition has ended.</p><p>To ensure electors can have confidence in the accuracy and integrity of the electoral register, under IER applicants are asked to provide their National Insurance number and date of birth (or supporting documentation), so that Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) can verify that everyone on the register is who they say they are.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-08-05T16:18:42.94Zmore like thismore than 2015-08-05T16:18:42.94Z
answering member
4535
label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley more like this
tabling member
4153
label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-08more like thismore than 2014-09-08
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Sudan more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Sudan regarding (1) Sudanese laws which allow girls to be married from 10 years old, and (2) the proportion of women in that country aged 20–24 who were married by the time they reached 18. more like this
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Baroness Tonge more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-22more like thismore than 2014-09-22
answer text <p> </p><p>There is a discrepancy between the Sudanese Child Act of 2010, under which anyone under the age of 18 is considered to be a child, and religious law, under which anyone under the age of 11 is considered to be a child. Along with the Sudanese National Council for Child Welfare (NCCW), we have lobbied the Government to ensure compliance with the Child Act and the removal of any discrepancies which lead to under-age children being married.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Broader work on child rights forms part of a programme supported by DFID, and run by UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), which focuses on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This programme has included a workshop on reaching a national position on the legal age of marriage. DFID is also providing funding to UNICEF’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), which will include data on the percentage of women who were married by the time they reached 18. The findings of that survey, which will report by the end of 2014, will inform our discussions with the Government of Sudan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID worked closely with the NCCW to ensure that the Government was represented at the Girl Summit which took place in London in July, and which had a particular focus on FGM and Child and Forced Marriage (CEFM). We welcome the Government of Sudan’s subsequent signature of the Girl Summit Charter, which includes a public commitment to ending CEFM. We are actively following up with the Government of Sudan to ensure that they maintain momentum on these issues.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire more like this
grouped question UIN HL1847 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-22T12:39:39.8479462Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-22T12:39:39.8479462Z
answering member
1816
label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire more like this
tabling member
200
label Biography information for Baroness Tonge more like this