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717767

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date	04/04/2017
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	North Korea: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of reports of human rights violations committed by the government of North Korea against its exiled citizens, and of some exiled North Koreans having become UK citizens, what is their response to the recommendation by the UNHCR group of independent experts on accountability in their report to the 34th session published on 24 February that UN Member States "enact legislation with extraterritorial effect for gross violations of human rights and, for those States that recognize the principle of universal jurisdiction, consider how they can contribute to securing accountability for human rights violations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea"; and whether they intend to enact such legislation.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>We welcome the UN Group of Independent Experts Report which is an important milestone in the process of developing a viable framework for accountability for those who commit human rights violations in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). At the UN Human Rights Council in March, the UK strongly supported a new resolution on DPRK human rights which drew on the recommendations in the report. The adoption of the resolution demonstrated that there is broad consensus among the international community on strengthening the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Seoul. This provides OHCHR with additional resources to gather and evaluate evidence and consult legal professionals about how this evidence could be used in any future internationally agreed framework for accountability. Legislation already exists in the UK which covers extraterritoriality. War crimes under the Geneva Conventions Act 1957, and a small number of other grave offences, including torture, are already subject to universal jurisdiction.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/04/2017 15:33:16 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

717768

registered interest
date	04/04/2017
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	Chongryon
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are aware of (1) members of Chongryon, formerly known as the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, entering or doing business in the United Kingdom, and (2) whether Chongryon members have had any interactions with diplomats from the DPRK Embassy in London, in the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not monitor the day to day activities of diplomatic missions in London nor do we have records of meetings and engagements arranged by those missions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/04/2017 15:05:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

717769

registered interest
date	04/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Tropical Diseases
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the response by Lord Bates on 3 April (HL Deb, cols 930–1) concerning neglected tropical diseases, what study the Department for International Development has made of the use of technologies to map neglected tropical diseases using remote sensing technologies and mobile smartphone technologies.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>DFID funded the Global Trachoma Mapping Project, the largest infectious disease survey ever undertaken using mobile smartphones. DFID is also supporting disease mapping using mobile phones through the Tropical Data initiative. The first phase of this initiative is focussing on impact and surgery surveys for trachoma with mapping of other diseases added at a later date.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/04/2017 15:48:12 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

717770

registered interest
date	04/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Snakes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the response by Lord Bates on 3 April (HL Deb, cols 930–1) concerning neglected tropical diseases, how they are responding to Africa’s need for anti-venoms to treat snake bites, following the cessation of production by the major manufacturer.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is currently supporting the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, funded by Medical Research Council and DFID, to develop a new 'universal antivenom' to treat victims of any of the most venomous snakes that threaten human health in sub-Saharan Africa.</p><p>DFID launched a call for expressions of interest for the development of new technologies on 30 March. This call highlights that DFID is particularly interested in a number of areas, including innovative technologies to improve health outcomes for the poorest living in low and middle income countries which are currently neglected by the global research and development community, such as new anti-venoms to treat snake bite.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/04/2017 15:48:26 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

717771

registered interest
date	04/04/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sleeping Sickness
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the response by Lord Bates on 3 April (HL Deb, cols 930–1) concerning neglected tropical diseases, what further progress they expect to make in the elimination of sleeping sickness.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The World Health Organization aims to eliminate sleeping sickness as a public health problem by 2020, building on the reduction from 300,000 new cases per year in 1995 to fewer than 3,000 in 2015. The UK supports this effort through research into better ways to diagnose and treat sleeping sickness, for example development of the first ever rapid diagnostic test through the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), and an improved, less toxic new treatment through the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND).</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 20/04/2017 15:48:43 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

717772

registered interest
date	04/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: North Korea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of North Korean nationals who have entered UK territories in the last five years, other than those accredited as diplomatic staff working for the DPRK Embassy in London.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>North Korean nationals must have a visa to travel to the UK. Information on North Korean nationals who have entered the UK is published in the Home Office’s ‘Immigration Statistics, October - December 2016’, visa data tables volume 1, table v_05, available via the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2016/list-of-tables#visas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-october-to-december-2016/list-of-tables#visas</a></p><p>These data shows the number of entry clearance visas issued to North Korean nationals since 2005.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/04/2017 13:34:37 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Entry visas 1 - vi - 05 table.xlsx title Oct-Dec 2016 - Visa Data Tables vol 1 table v_05
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

717209

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Balkans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the joint report from the International Rescue Committee and 11 other organisations, <i>Out of Sight, Exploited and Alone</i>, concerning unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) in the Balkans, and its principal concerns of (1) insufficient and unreliable data or information management on UASC within the region, (2) a lack of options for safe accommodation and comprehensive services for UASC in line with each child’s best interests, (3) a lack of access to legal pathways, (4) a lack of cross-border case management to improve continuity of care and protection, and (5) exposure to exploitation, violence and trafficking, including as a result of smuggling and violent pushbacks.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The primary responsibility for unaccompanied children in Europe lies with the State in which they are present. We are committed to making sure that the Dublin III process works effectively to ensure that vulnerable asylum-seeking children receive the protection and support they need and are reunited as soon as possible with any close family members in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We regularly engage with the Governments in the Western Balkans region on migration and provide additional support to EU Member States hosting large numbers of unaccompanied children to promote their welfare. The UK has established a £10 million Refugee Children’s Fund to support the needs of vulnerable children arriving in Europe and prioritises the needs of unaccompanied and separated children travelling through Greece and the Balkans. Support includes specialised shelters which offer 24 hour care, including psychosocial support, educational activities and legal assistance.</p><p>Since October 2015, we have provided more than £17.2 million in humanitarian assistance for refugees and migrants in the Balkans. This has provided life-saving assistance (shelter, water and sanitation, hot and cold food, medical care and protection) for the most vulnerable migrants and refugees; as well as enhanced data for better migration management and support for durable solutions.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has allocated £8 million to a new Women and Girls Protection Fund which will protect girl and women refugees in Greece and the Balkans by providing shelters as a safe alternative to camp environments and strengthening national counter-trafficking mechanisms.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 18/04/2017 15:51:27 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

717210

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Primodos
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 O’Shaughnessy on 28 March (HL6261), whether they will meet with Marie Lyon and representatives of the Primodos victims support group.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2017 answer text <p>One of the terms of reference of the Expert Working Group on Hormonal Pregnancy Tests is to consider what lessons may be learnt for further improving existing regulatory systems to identify, monitor and minimise any adverse effects of medicines in pregnancy. The regulatory, legal and social landscape has changed significantly since hormonal pregnancy tests were on the market; many of these changes have been driven by previous experience. The Group will consider the processes and tools that were available to the United Kingdom regulator when hormonal pregnancy tests were on the market and make recommendations for any changes necessary to further improve the capability of current regulatory systems to identify, monitor and minimise any adverse effects of medicines in pregnancy. This will include all aspects of medicines regulation, from the assessment of safety pre-authorisation to communication of an identified risk.</p><p>There has been continued engagement with the Association for Children Damaged by Hormonal Pregnancy Tests throughout the Expert Working Group review process. I am meeting the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hormone Pregnancy Tests and representatives of the Association in the near future.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy grouped question UIN HL6515 question first answered 06/04/2017 11:03:19 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

717211

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	Egypt: Christianity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they have offered the government of Egypt to protect Egypt's Coptic population from ISIS, following reports of targeted attacks, killings, and forced conversions.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>We are concerned about recent attacks in both Cairo and North Sinai against the Coptic Christian community, claimed by Daesh. The Government of Egypt has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the rights of minorities and to the need for religious tolerance. We welcome President Sisi's consistent calls for peaceful coexistence and the Government of Egypt's expression of support for the rights of Christians and for religious tolerance.</p><p>As part of our UK-funded projects and programmes in Egypt we are providing counter-terrorism assistance to the Egyptian authorities and counter-IED training for the Egyptian security forces. We are committed to supporting the Egyptian Government's fight against terrorist groups, including those who seek to target minority groups such as Coptic Christians.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/04/2017 15:06:48 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

717212

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	North Korea: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking, including through the British Embassy in Pyongyang, to ensure that the government of North Korea does not breach the Vienna Convention; and what advice they are offering to British nationals in, and travelling to, North Korea regarding their safety, in the light of the temporary ban imposed on Malaysian diplomats from leaving the country.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2017 answer text <p>We expect any State who has signed and ratified the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations to abide by its provisions.</p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office keeps travel advice under constant review and updates country specific advice if we are aware of an incident that might significantly affect British nationals travelling to that country. The purpose of our travel advice is to provide objective information and guidance to help British nationals make informed decisions regarding foreign travel. As our travel advice for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) states, we do not assess that the temporary restriction on Malaysian diplomats leaving the DPRK will affect the safety of British nationals travelling to DPRK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/04/2017 13:32:12 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool