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386107

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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	Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to press for the referral of possible war crimes in Syria by all combatants to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court; and who, if anyone, records all breaches of international humanitarian law.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK has consistently called for the situation in Syria to be referred to the International Criminal Court and supported efforts at the UN Security Council to achieve this. However, these efforts were blocked by Russia and China on 22 May 2014. In partnership with other donor countries, we have funded the collection of documentary evidence of human rights abuses and violations. We will also look to expand the EU sanctions regime to cover more people responsible for human rights abuses and violations. We will continue to press for those responsible to be held accountable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/07/2015 11:50:53 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

385721

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Community Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all departments promote greater social cohesion and positive relations between all faiths, cultures and opinions, in addition to preventing extreme and criminal behaviour.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>Strong communities, built on a shared set of values, are the foundations of a strong society. Our approach to integration breaks down barriers: emphasising local action and bringing people together; celebrating what we have in common rather than what divides us and protecting and promoting our core values. My Department has spent over £45 million on integration projects since 2010 as part of a more targeted approach - building integrated communities and supporting British values. This includes £12 million in 2014 - 15 to support 30 projects to build integration, reaching over 335,000 people.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 02/07/2015 11:21:53 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

385722

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to make contact with the democratic representatives of the cantons of Afrin, Kobane and Jazira, in Syria; if not, why not; and whether they plan to ask the United Nations mediator to make similar approaches.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK does not currently intend to make specific contact with the Kurdish cantons on political issues in Syria. The UK has engaged with Saleh Muslim, co-leader of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), who is their Foreign Affairs envoy. Saleh Muslim met UN Special Envoy Staffan De Mistura in May as part of the UN envoy’s consultations with parties trying to find a political settlement to the conflict. Syria’s political issues will need to be resolved through this wider political track.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/07/2015 13:53:45 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

385724

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
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	Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to enable recognised religious leaders in Syria to act in parallel with all those searching for political solutions for that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text We recognise the important contribution that recognised religious leaders can make on the Syria political track. Along with other leading members of civil society, they will need a strong voice in the debate on Syria’s future. The UK has engaged directly with a number of religious leaders and representatives of minority communities. The UK has also been funding projects aimed at promoting dialogue between different ethnic and sectarian groups in Syria, as we seek further progress on a political settlement. Minorities including Alawites, Christians, Druze, Kurds and Turkmen have been represented in these projects. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/07/2015 13:55:17 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

385212

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Mediterranean Sea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the report published on 18 June by Human Rights Watch, <i>The Mediterranean Migration Crisis: Why People Flee, What the EU Should Do</i>.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has written directly to Ken Roth of Human Rights Watch following the publication of the report and we are currently considering its findings. The Government remains firmly of the view that the only sustainable solution to the crisis in the Mediterranean is to address the reasons why people risk their lives, to combat the organised criminals who entice them to do so, and not simply by tackling the problem once it reaches the EU.</p><p>The issue of migration in the Mediterranean was high on the agenda of the European Council. The European Commission proposals on relocation and resettlement were discussed at the Council as well as return, readmission, reintegration and cooperation with countries of origin and transit. Many of the initiatives discussed are welcome but other elements such as the relocation of asylum seekers within the EU risk exacerbating the situation and we therefore do not support them. With regard to resettlement proposals, the Government remains committed to resettling vulnerable refugees under existing national schemes and has no plans to be part of a separate EU quota scheme.</p><p>On the matter humanitarian visas for the purpose of seeking international protection within Europe, there is little evidence that providing opportunities for a small number of migrants to travel legally from source countries will have a significant impact on the very large numbers of migrants who want to come to the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL762 question first answered 03/07/2015 14:00:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

385213

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	EU Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect the European Council on 25–26 June to discuss the identification of refugees, resettlement for family reunion in Europe, the care of unaccompanied child migrants, and the possible use of humanitarian visas to help people in need of protection to travel lawfully to the European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has written directly to Ken Roth of Human Rights Watch following the publication of the report and we are currently considering its findings. The Government remains firmly of the view that the only sustainable solution to the crisis in the Mediterranean is to address the reasons why people risk their lives, to combat the organised criminals who entice them to do so, and not simply by tackling the problem once it reaches the EU.</p><p>The issue of migration in the Mediterranean was high on the agenda of the European Council. The European Commission proposals on relocation and resettlement were discussed at the Council as well as return, readmission, reintegration and cooperation with countries of origin and transit. Many of the initiatives discussed are welcome but other elements such as the relocation of asylum seekers within the EU risk exacerbating the situation and we therefore do not support them. With regard to resettlement proposals, the Government remains committed to resettling vulnerable refugees under existing national schemes and has no plans to be part of a separate EU quota scheme.</p><p>On the matter humanitarian visas for the purpose of seeking international protection within Europe, there is little evidence that providing opportunities for a small number of migrants to travel legally from source countries will have a significant impact on the very large numbers of migrants who want to come to the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL761 question first answered 03/07/2015 14:00:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

385214

registered interest
date	23/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether their provision of aid for drug control in countries such as Iran and Pakistan is proving effective in reducing harm, and of whether there is a contradiction between their policy on this issue and their policies on eliminating the use of the death penalty.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government provides counter-narcotics assistance to a range of countries. We do so to tackle the international drugs trade and minimise the threat it poses to the UK and its citizens. To ensure that we remain consistent with our human rights principles all Government Departments must adhere to the Overseas Security &amp; Justice Assistance (OSJA) Guidance. This enables a comprehensive and ongoing assessment of the human rights risks attached to international activity.</p><p>In March 2015, when Pakistan lifted the moratorium on the use of the death penalty, the Government reviewed its security engagement. All of our programmes in Pakistan continue to be conducted in full accordance with the OSJA guidance. The UK does not currently provide financial assistance for counter-narcotics programmes in Iran. We stopped provided financial assistance to UNODC programmes in Iran in 2007, and ended our bilateral cooperation with Iran on these issues in 2009.</p><p>The Government strongly opposes the use of the death penalty in all circumstances. UK Ministers have and will continue to urge countries, including Iran and Pakistan, to repeal the death penalty and take action to ensure human rights are safeguarded.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/06/2015 15:51:39 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

381729

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to ratify the Istanbul Convention in order to protect women and girls who have suffered sexual violence regardless of their immigration status.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ratifying the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (“the Istanbul Convention”).</p><p>The UK already has some of the most robust protections in the world against violence towards women and we already comply with the vast majority of the articles in the Istanbul Convention. This includes those related to protecting women and girls, whatever type of violence or abuse they may have been subjected to and irrespective of their immigration status.</p><p>The UK Government is liaising with the devolved administrations about ratification, including any further legislative steps necessary.</p><p>Primary legislation will be needed to comply with the extra-territorial jurisdiction provisions in Article 44 of the Convention before it can be ratified.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 24/06/2015 13:50:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

381730

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had, or plan to have, with the government of Afghanistan about improving conditions there for women and girls among the internally displaced population; and what assessment they have made of the work of the United Nations Population Fund on Women and Girls Safe Spaces in the Middle East in this context.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>UK Government officials recently discussed the level of support provided to internally displaced women and girls with Afghanistan's First Lady. Along with other international donors, we will continue raising this issue with representatives of the Afghan Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is funding five safe spaces inside Syria, and has supported the publication of a United Nations Population Fund guidance note on safe spaces based on experience in the region. The guidance has been widely disseminated in the region and has influenced the United Nations Population Fund’s work in Yemen. Together with the use of mobile teams and women’s centres, safe spaces are an important way for women and girls to access psychosocial support and referral to specialised services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 01/07/2015 16:01:51 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

381731

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
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	The Gambia: Female Genital Mutilation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they and other Commonwealth governments are making to the government of The Gambia about female genital mutilations, in particular regarding the desirability of eliminating the practice.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Banjul has been working closely with non-governmental organisations to change local attitudes towards the practice. The Department for International Development is also funding a joint UN Population Fund (UNFPA)/United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) programme in The Gambia to raise public awareness. Progress is being made, but there is still a long way to go.</p><p>We welcome statements by the Gambian government against Female Genital Mutilation, including by the Vice President and the Minister of Health and Social Welfare but it has yet to legislate against the practice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/06/2015 15:53:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton