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810039

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	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	Sudan: Human Rights
	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 UK companies comply with the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights (the Ruggie Principles) in dealings with Sudan.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
	uin	HL4385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2018 answer text <p>Sudan remains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights Priority Country and improving human rights is a key priority in our engagement with the Government of Sudan. The Sudanese Government is ultimately responsible for implementing the commitments contained in the UN Guiding Principles (UNGPs) on business and human rights. However, we stand ready to support Sudan in implementing their national action plan. We are also looking at further possible steps to improve Sudanese adherence to the UNGP and to ensure UK companies operating in Sudan fulfil their responsibilities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL4387 question first answered 04/01/2018 16:47:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

810041

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	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	Sudan: Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to help to improve Sudan's performance against the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights (the Ruggie Principles) and corruption indicators, in particular by supporting the development of a national action plan on business and human rights that entails the full and free consultation of the country's trades unions and civil society organisations.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
	uin	HL4387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2018 answer text <p>Sudan remains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Human Rights Priority Country and improving human rights is a key priority in our engagement with the Government of Sudan. The Sudanese Government is ultimately responsible for implementing the commitments contained in the UN Guiding Principles (UNGPs) on business and human rights. However, we stand ready to support Sudan in implementing their national action plan. We are also looking at further possible steps to improve Sudanese adherence to the UNGP and to ensure UK companies operating in Sudan fulfil their responsibilities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL4385 question first answered 04/01/2018 16:47:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

847871

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	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	British Council: Finance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to make a decision on the future level of funding for the British Council in the developed world.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
	uin	HL5848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>​The British Council plays an important role in projecting British values and promoting international cultural relations around the world. The British Council will continue to receive the annual funding that was agreed in 2015 as part of the Spending Review. In 2018/19 that includes £151 million Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding and £13 million non-ODA funding. Future funding for the British Council will be decided as part of the next Spending Review. Any decisions on funding which are taken outside that process will be updated to Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/03/2018 14:56:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie

847872

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	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	EU Countries: British Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to expand the British Council's operations in EU member states in the run-up to Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Suttie
	uin	HL5849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2018 answer text <p>The British Council plays an important role in maintaining strong and effective partnerships in Europe. British Council operations are primarily a matter for the Council and its Board of Trustees, but we regularly discuss priorities with them and will continue to do so, both for Europe and the rest of the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 02/03/2018 14:58:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4298 label Biography information for Baroness Suttie