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1460224

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date	25/04/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Lord Bethell: Abingdon Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, of the (1) WhatsApp, and (2) text, messages that Lord Bethell (a) received, and (b) sent, in relation to Abingdon Health from any individual, from his private mobile telephone while a Minister, how many did officials from the Department of Health and Social Care (i) see, and (ii) record.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 28/04/2022 10:55:49 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1457052

registered interest
date	07/04/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	10 Downing Street
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 True on 6 April (HL7366), what discussions they have had with the Metropolitan Police about why releasing the number of communications between the Cabinet Office and (1) Kate Josephs, and (2) Sheffield City Council, about the party held on 17 December 2020 is not appropriate in order to preserve the confidentiality and integrity of the investigation processes; and what steps they have taken in response.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to my previous answers to questions HL6920 and HL7071 of 24 March and HL7366 of 6 April.</p><p>In referring to the 'confidentiality and integrity of investigation processes' my response referred not only to the Metropolitan Police processes but the internal investigation carried out by the Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 20/04/2022 08:59:21 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1456916

registered interest
date	05/04/2022
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	Gulf Strategy Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date they will publish the 2022 annual Gulf Strategy Fund Programme Summary.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>An annual summary of the Gulf Strategy Fund for 2021/22 will be published on gov.uk. The exact date for publication is yet to be confirmed.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/04/2022 15:12:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1456917

registered interest
date	05/04/2022
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	Duaa Alwadaei
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the pledges in UK Support for Human Rights Defenders, published in July 2019, what representations they will make to the government of Bahrain for the sentence against British national Duaa Alwadaei to be quashed; and whether the British Ambassador to Bahrain will attend her trial on 17 April.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Bahrain is aware of Mrs Alwadaei's case and is following the situation closely. We have given her family details of the consular assistance available. We understand that Mrs Alwadaei's next hearing will take place on 24 April.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/04/2022 15:05:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1456918

registered interest
date	05/04/2022
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	Bahrain: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on 21 March (138329), on what date will they issue a response to the letter from Human Rights Watch and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) dated 14 February.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>The reply to the Human Rights Watch/BIRD letter of 14 February 2022 was issued on 15 March.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/04/2022 15:09:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1456850

registered interest
date	04/04/2022
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	Bahrain: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the intervention by the governments of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg at the United Nations Human Rights Council on 22 March regarding their concern over Bahraini human rights defenders, what were the most recent dates upon which they raised these cases with their counterparts in Bahrain.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Bahrain is a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office human rights priority country. Officials and ministers regularly discuss human rights issues and individual cases with senior members of the Government of Bahrain, as well as with the independent human rights oversight bodies. My [Minister of State for South and Central Asia, UN and the Commonwealth, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad] own visit to Bahrain from 13-14 February was such an opportunity.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/04/2022 15:27:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1456736

registered interest
date	01/04/2022
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	Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by the United Nations special rapporteurs on 26 January regarding the cases of Jaafar Sultan and Sadiq Majeed Thamer who are on death row in Saudi Arabia, what representations they will make to the government of Saudi Arabia in support of the quashing of their death sentences.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text <p>The United Kingdom strongly opposes the death penalty in all countries and in all circumstances, as a matter of principle. The Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Ahmad raised UK concerns about the death penalty, including individual cases, with the Saudi Justice Minister on 25 January. The Prime Minister also raised UK concerns about ongoing human rights issues during his visit to the Kingdom on 16 March. Ministers and senior officials will continue to raise UK concerns about the death penalty with the Saudi authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/04/2022 14:06:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1456737

registered interest
date	01/04/2022
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	National Institute for Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the conclusions of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Bahrain, published on 4 March, what assessment they have made of the independence of the National Institute for Human Rights (NIHR) in Bahrain; and what are the implications of this assessment for their support of the NIHR through the Gulf Strategy Fund.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK draws on a wide range of sources when making its assessment of Bahrain's independent oversight bodies. The UK does not (currently) provide support for the National Institute for Human Rights through the Gulf Strategy Fund.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/04/2022 15:06:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1456738

registered interest
date	01/04/2022
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	Bahrain: Political Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the conclusions of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Bahrain, published on 4 March, what assessment they have made of those findings; and what representations will they make for the immediate, and unconditional, release of Dr Abduljalil al-Singace, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and Naji Fateel from prison.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK draws on a wide range of sources when assessing human rights issues in Bahrain and regularly raises these and individual cases with the Government of Bahrain, at senior levels, both in private and public. We encourage those with concerns to raise them with the appropriate Bahraini human rights oversight body and continue to encourage them to carry out thorough and swift investigations into any such claims.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/04/2022 15:07:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1456739

registered interest
date	01/04/2022
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	Bahrain: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on 21 March (138330), whether they will review their position of welcoming Bahrain’s Restorative Justice Law for Children, in light of the conclusions of the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Bahrain, published on 4 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL7603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK draws on a wide range of sources when assessing human rights issues in Bahrain. We continue to believe that the Restorative Justice Law for Children provides greater protections for children's rights than the law it replaces and is consistent with Article 37 of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child.  We welcome its entry into force and continue to support Government of Bahrain efforts to ensure the law is fully and effectively implemented.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/04/2022 15:07:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven