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1607650

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	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	al-Aqsa Mosque
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the governments of (1) Israel, and (2) Jordan, regarding access to the Al-Aqsa mosque for Palestinians in East Jerusalem and the West Bank during Ramadan.
	tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
	uin	HL6866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK recognises that Jerusalem's holy sites hold particular significance for all Christians, Jews and Muslims around the world. The UK is committed to working with all parties to maintain calm, avoid provocation and uphold the status quo to ensure the safety and the security of the Al Aqsa Mosque and all who worship there. I [Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon] emphasised the UK's unwavering support for Jordanian custodianship of the holy sites in East Jerusalem during my visit to the Al Aqsa Mosque on 12 January. The Foreign Secretary and I reaffirmed this in our meetings with Jordanian Foreign Minister Safadi on 22 March. British Embassy Tel Aviv also raises the matter of permits for Palestinians regularly as we approach Ramadan and Easter.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/04/2023 15:52:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

1551408

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2022
	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	Transcaucasus: Roads
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Azerbaijan regarding reports of the blocking of the Lachin Corridor between Armenia and Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh on 12 December.
	tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
	uin	HL4259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government has made clear that blocking the Lachin corridor and disrupting gas supplies in winter risk severe humanitarian consequences. We continue to urge the governments of both Azerbaijan and Armenia to abide by all ceasefire commitments in good faith. This is consistent with our support for international efforts to facilitate a sustainable and peaceful settlement to the conflict. The Minister for Europe reinforced this position in calls with the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers in September, in recent meetings with senior officials from both capitals, and in meetings in London with the Armenian and Azerbaijani Ambassadors to the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/12/2022 15:17:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

1607648

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	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	Transcaucasus: Roads
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Azerbaijan since 1 March regarding the closure of the Lachin Corridor.
	tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
	uin	HL6864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has repeatedly called for immediate action to re-open the Lachin Corridor and restore the flow of goods and people into Nagorno-Karabakh. In a statement to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe on 2 March, our Ambassador stated that the parties to the conflict must engage in substantive negotiations, without preconditions, to secure a sustainable and peaceful settlement to the conflict and to resolve all outstanding tensions. The UK Government will continue to emphasise this message in further official engagement with the Armenian and Azerbaijani governments in the coming months.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL6865 question first answered 12/04/2023 08:10:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

1607649

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	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	Transcaucasus: Roads
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken since 1 March regarding the closure of the Lachin Corridor.
	tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
	uin	HL6865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has repeatedly called for immediate action to re-open the Lachin Corridor and restore the flow of goods and people into Nagorno-Karabakh. In a statement to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe on 2 March, our Ambassador stated that the parties to the conflict must engage in substantive negotiations, without preconditions, to secure a sustainable and peaceful settlement to the conflict and to resolve all outstanding tensions. The UK Government will continue to emphasise this message in further official engagement with the Armenian and Azerbaijani governments in the coming months.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL6864 question first answered 12/04/2023 08:10:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

1611064

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when Pathway 3 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme will be re-opened for at-risk Afghans.
	tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
	uin	HL7149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>As of 31 December 2022, the UK had granted settled status to over 7,600 individuals under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS). Since then, we have welcomed the first individuals under Pathway 3. Further information on the number of individuals relocated and resettled under each Pathway of the ACRS is detailed in the quarterly Immigration Statistics. The latest release is available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets</p><p>Under stage one of Pathway 3, places are being offered to eligible at-risk British Council contractors, GardaWorld contractors and Chevening alumni in Afghanistan or the region, and their eligible family members.</p><p>FCDO have informed over 250 individuals from these cohorts that they are eligible in principle for resettlement under Pathway 3, subject to passing security checks. Including their family members, this accounts for over 1,200 of the 1,500 available places under this stage of Pathway 3. FCDO have communicated an outcome on over 11,200 (98%) of the over 11,400 EOIs received. We look forward to welcoming all remaining individuals as soon as practicable.</p><p>We recognise there are many vulnerable individuals who remain in Afghanistan and the region. Unfortunately, the capacity of the UK to resettle people is not unlimited and difficult decisions have to be made on who will be prioritised for resettlement.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth question first answered 02/05/2023 16:38:14 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth attachment 1 file name asylum-summary-dec-2022-tables (1).xlsx title asylum-and-resettlement-datasets
	tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

1179925

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many refugees were resettled in the UK from (1) Jordan, (2) Lebanon, (3) Iraq, and (4) Turkey, in 2019, broken down by country of origin.
	tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
	uin	HL1772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to publishing data in an orderly way as part of the regular quarterly Migration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. These can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</a>. The next statistics, which contain resettlement arrivals by nationality for the year ending December 2019, is planned for publication on 27 February. We do not publish a breakdown of resettlements by host country.</p><p>The Home Office undertakes remote video interviews with refugees referred for resettlement under the Vulnerable Persons and Vulnerable Children's Resettlement Schemes. These interviews are principally designed to gain a deeper understanding of any UK family links and gather information to assist with the process of matching refugees to suitable offers of accommodation, and do not form part of the case consideration process. We do not publish a breakdown of resettlement case acceptance or rejection by host country.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL1773 question first answered 09/03/2020 17:44:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

1179926

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many resettlement interviews conducted in (1) Jordan, (2) Lebanon, (3) Iraq, and (4) Turkey, in 2019 resulted in (a) acceptance, or (b) rejection, of the case for resettlement in the UK, broken down by the country of origin of those interviewed.
	tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
	uin	HL1773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office is committed to publishing data in an orderly way as part of the regular quarterly Migration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. These can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</a>. The next statistics, which contain resettlement arrivals by nationality for the year ending December 2019, is planned for publication on 27 February. We do not publish a breakdown of resettlements by host country.</p><p>The Home Office undertakes remote video interviews with refugees referred for resettlement under the Vulnerable Persons and Vulnerable Children's Resettlement Schemes. These interviews are principally designed to gain a deeper understanding of any UK family links and gather information to assist with the process of matching refugees to suitable offers of accommodation, and do not form part of the case consideration process. We do not publish a breakdown of resettlement case acceptance or rejection by host country.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL1772 question first answered 09/03/2020 17:44:44 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

1691295

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	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: Cultural Heritage
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Azerbaijan concerning the protection of the cultural heritage of Nagorno-Karabakh.
	tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
	uin	HL2713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The preservation of religious and cultural sites in the region is an important issue and we take seriously reports of the destruction of churches or other sites of religious significance. We are aware of allegations from both Armenia and Azerbaijan that cultural and religious sites have been deliberately damaged over the course of the conflict. The British Embassy in Baku has raised the topic of religious and cultural destruction with the Azerbaijani government consistently and at senior level.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/03/2024 15:43:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

1681333

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	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	Jerusalem: Ethnic Groups
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Israel regarding the safety of the Armenian community in Jerusalem.
	tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
	uin	HL1449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK is actively monitoring the situation, and engaging closely with partners across the region. We are a strong supporter of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) and call for places of worship to be respected. Israel has made clear its commitment to freedom of religion, and we encourage the Israel Government to do all that it can to uphold the values of equality for all, enshrined in its laws. Our Embassies in Tel Aviv, and our Consulate General in Jerusalem regularly raise matters relating to religious freedom with the Israeli Governments.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/01/2024 15:55:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

1687682

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	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	Iraq: Development Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what funding and other support is provided to the government of Iraq; and whether any of this is used by the government of Iraq towards the Popular Mobilisation Forces.
	tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
	uin	HL2204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK wants to see a more stable, peaceful and prosperous Iraq. Across our programmes, we aim to counter threats and foster stability and development, while promoting UK interests and values. Our funding and support is delivered through implementing partners and not directly through the Government of Iraq. While we do not provide any UK funding or support directly to the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), it is not always possible for the UK to restrict participation in UK-funded initiatives to only non-PMF personnel.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/02/2024 15:23:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning