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1669155

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date	09/11/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Racial Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to combat racial discrimination in the rental market and ensure fair and equal access to housing for all.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>Everyone in the private rented sector is entitled to a safe and decent home. Landlords and agents are prohibited from discriminating against those with protected characteristics in the private rented sector under the Equality Act 2010, with exceptions for age, marriage and civil partnerships. The Equality Act prohibits direct and indirect discrimination alongside harassment and victimisation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 23/11/2023 15:59:25 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1462709

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
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	China: Papua New Guinea
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 People's Republic of China's involvement in Papua New Guinea.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Exeter
uin	HL194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Integrated Review (March 2021), the UK is committed to and strategically focussed on the Indo-Pacific region. The UK and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have shared priorities including protecting the environment, security, stability, economic development and tackling climate change. Following PNG's request for assistance, the UK sent an Emergency Medical Team in October 2021, which provided clinical care support to PNG's healthcare workers.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/05/2022 15:53:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4929 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Exeter

1314186

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
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	Tigray: Armed Conflict
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 statement by Patriarch Abuna Mathias in April (1) that the government of Ethiopia and its allies are committing genocide in Tigray, and (2) that rape is being used as a weapon of war in that region.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>We note the statement by Patriarch Abuna Mathias recently released on 8 May and his comments on genocide. As the Minister of State responsible for human rights issues for the Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office, I tweeted on 11 May to express my deep sadness at the reported murder of priests in Tigray. This is one of a deluge of reports of atrocities coming out of Tigray. Civilians must be protected and the violence must stop.</p><p>The UK's longstanding position is that determining whether a situation amounts to genocide is an issue for competent national and international courts, not governments: our focus is on seeing an end to violence and protecting civilians. The UK is appalled by reports of widespread gender-based violence, including rape, in the Tigray region. The G7, under the UK Presidency, issued a communique on 5 May which condemned rape and sexual exploitation, and other forms of gender-based violence, and called for all parties to cease hostilities immediately, ensure respect human rights and international law and hold those responsible for human rights violations and abuses, including sexual violence, accountable. The UK will support the UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights to ensure that their joint investigations into atrocities in Tigray with the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission are independent, transparent and impartial and that those responsible for these human rights abuses are held to account.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/05/2021 11:22:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1169619

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date	08/01/2020
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	Hong Kong: Demonstrations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the arrest of medics treating protestors injured in the recent demonstrations in Hong Kong, what assessment they have made of the implications for international (1) humanitarian norms, and (2) human rights law, of any such detentions.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>​We take any allegations relating to the arrest of medics treating protesters at demonstrations in Hong Kong extremely seriously. We expect the Hong Kong authorities to abide by international humanitarian norms and laws. We continue to be concerned about the situation in Hong Kong and have called consistently for a robust, independent inquiry into recent events as a step towards resolution of the situation. The only way to resolve this impasse is through meaningful and effective political dialogue. We will continue to raise our concerns with the Hong Kong SAR Government and the authorities in Beijing.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/01/2020 14:35:25 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1150618

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date	17/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Demonstrations: Seized Articles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether there is any recourse for the owners of items that are damaged when the police remove them from the site of demonstrations; and whether the owners of such items can reclaim them from the police.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Police have powers under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and Common Law to seize and retain property that is believed to be evidence of an offence.</p><p>Once seized, the property may be retained for no longer than is necessary for use as evidence at a trial, for forensic examination or for investigation in connection with an offence or to establish the rightful owner of the property. To ensure the property is admissible as evidence, police need to keep an accurate record of its seizure and retention and safe keeping to establish the chain of evidence.</p><p>Owners may obtain independent legal advice if they wish to make a claim against police for damage to their property. Free advice can be sought from a Law Centre or Citizens Advice (CA). If a person wishes to claim property seized by the police, they may also apply to a magistrate’s court under the Police (Property) Act 1897 for its possession.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL193 question first answered 05/11/2019 17:56:21 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves