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1260249

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Data Protection: Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that existing safeguards on people’s (a) privacy and (b) data protection will be replicated as part of a future WTO agreement on cross-border data flows; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	128150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK government is seeking provisions in trade agreements that remove barriers to the free flow of data, while not lowering the standard of protection afforded to the personal data of UK individuals. The UK is, and will remain, committed to maintaining high standards of protection for personal data, including when it is transferred across borders. The UK recognises the importance of data protection to enable trading partners to build trust through transparent treatment of personal data and to ensure that data is able to flow in an uninterrupted manner.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">Currently cross-border data flows as well as privacy and personal information protection are being discussed at the e-commerce negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The UK will not sign up to any agreement at the WTO which will put at risk the UK’s high standards of data protection, or the personal data protection or privacy currently afforded to UK individuals.</ins></p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/12/2020 14:56:54 question first ministerially corrected 16/12/2020 09:44:24 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 69318 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1258417

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate she has made of the longest number of days her Department has taken to make an export licence decision from the date of the initial request to the date of the first decision being communicated to the applicant in each quarter of (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South West
tabling member printed	Joanna Cherry
uin	125256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I refer the Hon. Lady to the answer I gave on 8<sup>th</sup> December 2020 to Question (UIN: 124773).</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">HM Government publishes Official Statistics on export licences granted, refused and revoked to all destinations on GOV.UK, on a quarterly and annual basis. These reports contain detailed information including the overall value, type (e.g. Military, Other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This information is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data.</a> The most recent publication was on 13<sup>th</sup> October 2020, covering the period 1<sup>st</sup> April – 30<sup>th</sup> June 2020.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Internal records held indicate, in each quarter between Q1 2018 and Q2 2020, the longest an application has taken to process a Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) by HM Government, is as follows:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Period</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Longest an application has taken, in working days</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q1 2018</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>901</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q2 2018</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>887</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q3 2018</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>1018</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q4 2018</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>424</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q1 2019</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>576</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q2 2019</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>730</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q3 2019</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>431</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q4 2019</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>573</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q1 2020</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>488</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Q2 2020</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>549</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 09/12/2020 17:50:27 question first ministerially corrected 10/12/2020 17:16:45 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena previous answer version 68112 answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4419 label Biography information for Joanna Cherry

1258275

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Liberal Democrats: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the status is of the Metropolitan police investigation into the former chief executive of the Liberal Democrats following a request by the Electoral Commission for a prosecution.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	124870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">At the conclusion of the Electoral Commission’s investigation into the Liberal Democrat Party’s 2015 UK Parliamentary General Election campaign spending return, it made a referral to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) for its consideration of possible offences outside its remit. The decision to prosecute or not, following such a referral, is an operational matter for the MPS and it would not be appropriate to comment further.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Hon. Member may wish to ask the same question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, as this information may be held by the Electoral Commission.</ins></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/12/2020 17:15:35 question first ministerially corrected 14/12/2020 14:50:53 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 68073 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1258351

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Tigray: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ask the government of Ethiopia (1) to establish a humanitarian corridor into the Tigray region, and (2) to ensure that any such corridor is supervised in conformity with the neutrality principles laid down by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; and what plans they have to seek access for UK diplomats to all areas affected by the conflict in that region to collect any evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL11060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront, liaising closely with the United Nations (UN) and partners, in calling for immediate, free and unfettered humanitarian access across Tigray, in line with the guiding principles laid down by UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The UK worked with the UN to develop these guidelines and they have been shared with the Government of Ethiopia. We are extremely concerned that humanitarian agencies, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), do not have access to refugee camps in Tigray. This means we lack an understanding of the humanitarian and protection context in camps and refugee hosting areas.</p><p>We are encouraged that a UN assessment mission was able to access Tigray on 7 December. The mission must be able to work without hindrance and in turn it must facilitate the timely supply of humanitarian support to those who need it including to civilians in contested areas. We will work with the UN to monitor access and humanitarian delivery and the degree to which the UN's guiding principles are adhered to. The UK has, alongside international partners, called on all sides to ensure the protection of civilians and for respect for human rights. We welcome the appeal made by the Ethiopian Commission for Human Rights for an independent investigation into human rights violations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/12/2020 17:25:02 question first ministerially corrected 16/12/2020 15:26:25 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 68386 answering member printed Baroness Sugg answering member 4584
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1258384

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Malaria: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to prevent children from dying from malaria.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL11093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to driving down malaria deaths. This is closely linked to our manifesto commitment to end the preventable deaths of mothers, newborns and children. In 2019, under five-year olds accounted for 67% of all malaria deaths globally.</p><p>The UK continues to be one of the most generous donors in the world on malaria. UK investments are broad and lead to significant impact. For example, our support to the Medicines for Malaria ventures has led to the development of the world's first child - friendly antimalarial drug, which has been distributed in more than 50 countries. The UK's current £1.4 billion pledge to the Global Fund is the largest to date and will help to distribute 92 million bednets. The UK's support to countries to strengthen health systems will help to protect the most vulnerable, including children, through sustained malaria prevention and control programmes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/12/2020 15:32:55 question first ministerially corrected 16/12/2020 15:02:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 67994 answering member printed Baroness Sugg answering member 4584
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1257876

registered interest
date	02/12/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Armenia and Azerbaijan: Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of prisoners still held by the governments of (1) Azerbaijan, and (2) Armenia; and what steps they intend to take to support the release of all prisoners and detainees in those countries who were held as a result of recent fighting.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL11030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government has not made an estimate on the number of prisoners held by the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan as a result of recent fighting. The Minister for the European Neighbourhood and the Americas recently spoke to both the Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers where she highlighted the importance of return of prisoners of war and reinforced support for the International Committee of the Red Cross as the primary mediator through which prisoner exchanges should take place. We continue to monitor the situation carefully.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/12/2020 17:51:08 question first ministerially corrected 16/12/2020 15:27:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 68423 answering member printed Baroness Sugg answering member 4584
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1257901

registered interest
date	02/12/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Family Planning and Genito-urinary Medicine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they spent on overseas aid for (1) family planning services, and (2) sexual and reproductive health services, in each of the last three years, as calculated using (a) their usual reporting methodology, and (b) the Muskoka 2.0 methodology.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL11055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>A) Using our usual reporting methodologies, we estimate FCDO spent:</p><p>1)On family planning services:</p><p>£231 million in 2017</p><p>£265 million in 2018</p><p>£326 million in 2019</p><p>2) On sexual reproductive health services:</p><p>£1.221 billion in 2017</p><p>£1.215 billion in 2018</p><p>£1.202 billion in 2019</p><p>B) The Muskoka 2.0 report shows FCDO spent:</p><p>1) On family planning services:</p><p>£246 million in 2017 (2018 and 2019 not available)</p><p>2) On sexual reproductive health services:</p><p>£1.629 billion in 2017 (2018 and 2019 not available)</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/12/2020 12:08:28 question first ministerially corrected 16/12/2020 15:02:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 67454 answering member printed Baroness Sugg answering member 4584
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1257413

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Developing Countries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking (1) to prevent the sale of counterfeit drugs to developing countries, and (2) to ensure that only patented drugs are sold to those countries. [I]
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL10978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK has long supported strategies to increase access to safe, effective, quality, and affordable essential medicines to people living in low- and middle-income countries. This includes patented products, and their generic equivalents, which are affordable versions of brand name products. We also work to prevent the spread of substandard, falsified, and counterfeit medicines; for example, through support to the WHO's Global Surveillance and Monitoring System for substandard and falsified medical products.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/12/2020 14:16:18 question first ministerially corrected 16/12/2020 15:26:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 68185 answering member printed Baroness Sugg answering member 4584
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1256359

registered interest
date	27/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nagorno Karabakh: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to provide emergency aid for refugees in (1) Armenia, and (2) the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL10815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2020 answer text <p>On 30 October the Foreign Secretary announced £1 million in funding to the ICRC to support their humanitarian efforts in the region. We are working with international partners and NGOs to understand needs in the region and what further support we can provide, and will keep the situation under review.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2020 10:34:40 question first ministerially corrected 16/12/2020 15:27:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 68473 answering member printed Baroness Sugg answering member 4584
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1256360

registered interest
date	27/11/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Turkey: Aviation
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 Turkey about the opening of Turkish airspace for flights to (1) Armenia, and (2) Georgia.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL10816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government has not made representations to the Government of Turkey regarding the opening of Turkish airspace for flights to Armenia and Georgia.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2020 10:33:27 question first ministerially corrected 16/12/2020 15:27:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 68472 answering member printed Baroness Sugg answering member 4584
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton