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176978

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
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	Palestinians
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 concerning the reported imprisonment of Malak Khatib.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2015 answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have not yet raised the case of Malak al-Khatib with the Israeli authorities, but they plan to raise it with the authorities in upcoming meetings.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/02/2015 13:26:19 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

176981

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Meat: Ritual Slaughter
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that the ritual manner of slaughtering animals for kosher and halal meat is in accordance with European Union regulations on animal welfare; and if not, what action they are taking.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Council Regulation (EC) 1099/2009, on the protection of animals at the time of killing, permits the slaughter of animals in accordance with religious rites. It also contains strict requirements that need to be observed when carrying out such slaughter and allows individual Member States to put in place additional, national rules that provide greater welfare protection. The UK has maintained its long-standing existing national rules on religious slaughter in addition to the European regulation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 05/02/2015 15:38:45 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

176982

registered interest
date	02/02/2015
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	Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have taken legal advice as to whether the blockade of Gaza could constitute a crime against humanity.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2015 answer text <p>In accordance with longstanding convention followed by successive Governments we are not in a position to comment on the detail of legal advice. However, we are clear that the Israeli restrictions on movements of goods and people, including on access to agricultural and fishing areas, do tremendous damage to the economy and living standards of ordinary people in Gaza. In close co-ordination with our EU partners and the Office of the Quartet Representation, we continue to press the Israeli government at ministerial and official level to ease access restrictions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/02/2015 13:27:03 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

175871

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Egypt regarding the criminalisation of all forms of violence against women and girls in that country by introducing legal provisions consistent with international law and standards.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>We welcome the provisions for the protection of women’s rights in the new constitution adopted in January 2014, and the June 2014 law criminalising sexual harassment for the first time.</p><p>We continue to discuss the issue of gender-based violence with the Government of Egypt. In 2014 the UK sponsored a delegation of Ministry of Justice officials to meet UK counterparts and discuss issues of gender-based violence. These discussions helped inform drafting of the new Egyptian law. On 5 November Egypt underwent its second review under the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), during which the UK recommended completion of the National Strategy on Violence Against Women with a clear and credible implementation plan, and that Egypt invite the Special Rapporteur for Violence Against Women to visit.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/02/2015 14:09:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

175872

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Egypt regarding the progress of investigations in that country conducted into alleged cases of sexual and gender-based violence, including female genital mutilation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Cairo continues to monitor alleged cases of sexual and gender-based violence. In 2014 the UK sponsored a delegation of Ministry of Justice officials to meet UK counterparts and discuss issues of gender-based violence. We welcome the provisions for the protection of women’s rights in the new constitution adopted in January 2014, and the June 2014 law criminalising sexual harassment for the first time. The new law has led to several convictions. In addition, on 26 January, an Egyptian doctor was convicted of the manslaughter of a girl who died after an illegal female genital mutilation procedure. We continue to discuss the issue of gender-based violence with the Government of Egypt.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/02/2015 14:10:26 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

175571

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
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	Middle East
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 concerning the reported recent practice of Israeli fighter jets performing mock air raids over Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not made any representations to the Israeli authorities over the issue of Israeli fighter jets performing mock air raids over Gaza. We, however, urge the Israeli authorities to refrain from actions that could increase tensions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/02/2015 16:19:52 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

175572

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
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	Middle East
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 concerning the reported practice of "double tap" bombing in Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not made any representations to the Israeli authorities on this specific issue. During the recent Gaza conflict, however, the Government pressed the Israeli government to do everything it could to avoid civilian casualties, and to exercise restraint in line with humanitarian law.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/02/2015 16:19:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

175573

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support they plan to offer to the United Nations Deputy Special Co-ordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, James Rawley, who has called on the government of Israel to end house demolitions immediately.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government has repeatedly made clear to the Israeli authorities our serious concern at the increase in the practice of demolishing Palestinian structures built without permits in Area C of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Palestinians face severe difficulty in securing building permissions for homes and infrastructure in East Jerusalem and Area C under the Israeli planning and permitting regime. We have also set out our deep concern regarding the reintroduction of punitive demolitions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/02/2015 16:57:48 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

175574

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 22 January (HL4072), what are the consequences for the United Kingdom, as a signatory to the Geneva Convention, if Israel ignores its provisions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The consequence is that the United Kingdom is entitled to call upon Israel to comply in full with its obligations as a Party to the Fourth Geneva Convention. The UK has done so on many occasions. We have also called on all parties to cooperate with the Commission of Inquiry that was established by the UN Human Rights Council, and attended the 17 December conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention along with EU partners.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 02/02/2015 16:18:46 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

174839

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Academic Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they plan to take to safeguard the principle of free speech in university campuses in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL4266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>The Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill proposes new measures to reduce the risk of terrorism; these measures, if agreed by Parliament, will in turn reduce the threat terrorism poses to freedom of speech in universities and elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>The detailed guidance on the proposed new duty, to have regard to the need to prevent people being drawn into terrorism, is currently subject to consultation. The Government expects to revise the guidance in the light of the consultation to make clearer universities’ duty to promote freedom of speech.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 05/02/2015 13:18:00 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge