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1006651

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date	13/11/2018
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	Commonwealth: Press Freedom
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 findings of the UNESCO Director-General's 2018 Report on the Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity which found that 104 journalists were killed in eight Commonwealth countries between 2006 and 2015, and that in none of these cases the perpetrators were brought to justice.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL11431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling intimidation and violence against journalists wherever it occurs, including in Commonwealth countries, and to challenging impunity for such crimes. The Foreign Secretary highlighted our determination to address this issue on the International Day to End Impunity for Attacks Against Journalists on 2 November, announcing our intention to put the resources of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) behind the cause of media freedom and to hold an international conference on this issue, in 2019. We welcome the attention UNESCO has given to this problem.</p><p>We support the work of the Commonwealth Working Group on Media and Good Governance on Commonwealth principles of freedom of expression and the role of the media in good governance, and their continued efforts to prepare them for consideration at the Heads of Government meeting in Rwanda in 2020. Officials from the FCO and Cabinet Office have offered advice and support to members of the Working Group, most recently on 12 November 2018. The Working Group was given the opportunity to brief all member states on the proposed principles at senior official level, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in April 2018. However, there was no consensus amongst member states for the principles to be formally included on Heads' agenda or in their official communiqué. We have discussed the principles with the Commonwealth Secretariat on several occasions since the Heads of Government Meeting. We continue to encourage the Working Group to work with member states and the Secretariat to build consensus towards adoption of the principles.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL11432 HL11433 HL11434 question first answered 27/11/2018 13:38:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

1006652

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Commonwealth: Press Freedom
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 Commonwealth Secretary-General about the Commonwealth Working Group on Media and Good Governance’s 2018 report on Commonwealth principles of freedom of expression and the role of the media in good governance.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL11432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling intimidation and violence against journalists wherever it occurs, including in Commonwealth countries, and to challenging impunity for such crimes. The Foreign Secretary highlighted our determination to address this issue on the International Day to End Impunity for Attacks Against Journalists on 2 November, announcing our intention to put the resources of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) behind the cause of media freedom and to hold an international conference on this issue, in 2019. We welcome the attention UNESCO has given to this problem.</p><p>We support the work of the Commonwealth Working Group on Media and Good Governance on Commonwealth principles of freedom of expression and the role of the media in good governance, and their continued efforts to prepare them for consideration at the Heads of Government meeting in Rwanda in 2020. Officials from the FCO and Cabinet Office have offered advice and support to members of the Working Group, most recently on 12 November 2018. The Working Group was given the opportunity to brief all member states on the proposed principles at senior official level, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in April 2018. However, there was no consensus amongst member states for the principles to be formally included on Heads' agenda or in their official communiqué. We have discussed the principles with the Commonwealth Secretariat on several occasions since the Heads of Government Meeting. We continue to encourage the Working Group to work with member states and the Secretariat to build consensus towards adoption of the principles.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL11431 HL11433 HL11434 question first answered 27/11/2018 13:38:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

1006653

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Commonwealth: Press Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they were aware of the development of the Commonwealth principles of freedom of expression and the role of the media in good governance by the Commonwealth Working Group on Media and Good Governance ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London in 2018; and what steps they took to support the principles at the summit.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL11433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling intimidation and violence against journalists wherever it occurs, including in Commonwealth countries, and to challenging impunity for such crimes. The Foreign Secretary highlighted our determination to address this issue on the International Day to End Impunity for Attacks Against Journalists on 2 November, announcing our intention to put the resources of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) behind the cause of media freedom and to hold an international conference on this issue, in 2019. We welcome the attention UNESCO has given to this problem.</p><p>We support the work of the Commonwealth Working Group on Media and Good Governance on Commonwealth principles of freedom of expression and the role of the media in good governance, and their continued efforts to prepare them for consideration at the Heads of Government meeting in Rwanda in 2020. Officials from the FCO and Cabinet Office have offered advice and support to members of the Working Group, most recently on 12 November 2018. The Working Group was given the opportunity to brief all member states on the proposed principles at senior official level, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in April 2018. However, there was no consensus amongst member states for the principles to be formally included on Heads' agenda or in their official communiqué. We have discussed the principles with the Commonwealth Secretariat on several occasions since the Heads of Government Meeting. We continue to encourage the Working Group to work with member states and the Secretariat to build consensus towards adoption of the principles.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL11431 HL11432 HL11434 question first answered 27/11/2018 13:38:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

1006654

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Commonwealth: Press Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the objectives of the Commonwealth principles of freedom of expression and the role of the media in good governance developed by the Commonwealth Working Group on Media and Good Governance; what steps they will take to promote the principles within the Commonwealth; and whether they will advocate for their consideration at the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda in 2020.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL11434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling intimidation and violence against journalists wherever it occurs, including in Commonwealth countries, and to challenging impunity for such crimes. The Foreign Secretary highlighted our determination to address this issue on the International Day to End Impunity for Attacks Against Journalists on 2 November, announcing our intention to put the resources of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) behind the cause of media freedom and to hold an international conference on this issue, in 2019. We welcome the attention UNESCO has given to this problem.</p><p>We support the work of the Commonwealth Working Group on Media and Good Governance on Commonwealth principles of freedom of expression and the role of the media in good governance, and their continued efforts to prepare them for consideration at the Heads of Government meeting in Rwanda in 2020. Officials from the FCO and Cabinet Office have offered advice and support to members of the Working Group, most recently on 12 November 2018. The Working Group was given the opportunity to brief all member states on the proposed principles at senior official level, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in April 2018. However, there was no consensus amongst member states for the principles to be formally included on Heads' agenda or in their official communiqué. We have discussed the principles with the Commonwealth Secretariat on several occasions since the Heads of Government Meeting. We continue to encourage the Working Group to work with member states and the Secretariat to build consensus towards adoption of the principles.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL11431 HL11432 HL11433 question first answered 27/11/2018 13:38:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

809996

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Foreign Companies: Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the draft bill for their proposed register of the beneficial owners of overseas companies owning property in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL4342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2017 answer text <p>On 11 December the Government published its new Anti-Corruption Strategy. In the Strategy we have committed to publish a draft bill in this session of Parliament for the establishment of a public register of beneficial ownership of overseas legal entities.</p><p> </p><p>The Department ran a call for evidence on this policy earlier in 2017. We will publish a response to the call for evidence early in 2018 and will also set out more detail on the timeline for publishing the legislation.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 28/12/2017 15:03:25 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

809997

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Finance
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 exposure of universities to illicit financial flows through university engagement with philanthropic sources of funding.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL4343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The department has not made any assessment of illicit flows of funding to universities. However, as a result of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, the Office for Students (OfS), as the market regulator, will act swiftly and decisively where the interest of the student and the taxpayer is at risk at any registered provider of higher education. OfS will have a range of powers that it will employ at a sector and individual provider level, as appropriate and proportionate, both to prevent fraud and to act when fraud is suspected.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 08/01/2018 17:56:26 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

747369

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Teodoro Nguema
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what support they have offered to the French authorities in their action against Teodorin Obiang, Vice-President of Equatorial Guinea, in relation to allegations of embezzlement, corruption and extortion in that state.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>It is government policy to neither confirm nor deny the existence of a mutual legal assistance request.</p><p> </p><p>The UWO provisions in the Criminal Finances Act 2017 are not yet commenced. When commenced, we expect that operational agencies will consider their use in appropriate cases when investigating the assets of individuals held in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL335 HL336 question first answered 18/07/2017 11:23:17 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

747370

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Teodoro Nguema
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make early and extensive use of the new Unexplained Wealth Orders, in the light of the Obiang case in France in which the Vice-President of Equatorial Guineas is alleged to have committed embezzlement, corruption and extortion in that state.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>It is government policy to neither confirm nor deny the existence of a mutual legal assistance request.</p><p> </p><p>The UWO provisions in the Criminal Finances Act 2017 are not yet commenced. When commenced, we expect that operational agencies will consider their use in appropriate cases when investigating the assets of individuals held in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL334 HL336 question first answered 18/07/2017 11:23:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

747372

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Teodoro Nguema
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the investigation being conducted under the French judicial system that has identified 200 million euros worth of assets held in France belonging to Teodorin Obiang, the Vice-President of Equatorial Guinea, and allegedly acquired with embezzled funds; and what steps, if any, they are taking to ascertain whether Mr Obiang holds any such assets in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>It is government policy to neither confirm nor deny the existence of a mutual legal assistance request.</p><p> </p><p>The UWO provisions in the Criminal Finances Act 2017 are not yet commenced. When commenced, we expect that operational agencies will consider their use in appropriate cases when investigating the assets of individuals held in the UK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL334 HL335 question first answered 18/07/2017 11:23:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

714959

registered interest
date	29/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Commonwealth
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many specialist personnel, expert in international trade agreements within the Commonwealth, they have engaged by outsourcing to the private sector as part of the Brexit process; and how many of those have been engaged to deal specifically with trade agreements with South Africa.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL6445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International trade has not engaged any trade specialists, including for trade agreements with South Africa, via private sector outsourcing.</p> answering member printed Lord Price question first answered 07/04/2017 12:12:21 answering member 4570 label Biography information for Lord Price
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey