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100005

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:15
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ebola
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2220
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/11/2014 11:56:18
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what military personnel they are providing to contain the spread of ebola; and how many staffed and equipped field hospitals they have, if any.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2220
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2220
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>In response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the UK has committed £205 million to contain, combat and ultimately defeat the disease in Sierra Leone. UK support will include the construction of six Ebola treatment centres across the country, providing 700 beds to treat 8,800 patients over the next six months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In support of this effort, the UK has deployed 750 military personnel to Sierra Leone. This will support the deployment of RFA Argus and three Merlin helicopters which will provide crucial transport support to medical teams and aid experts. It also includes military personnel to staff a WHO Ebola Training Facility training healthcare workers, logisticians and hygiene specialists; and support to a UK joint civilian-military command and control hub, which will provide the backbone of infrastructure, commodities, training and management needed to scale up the response in Sierra Leone.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

100006

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:16
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	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
	identifier	HL2221
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/10/2014 16:57:23
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether Syrian refugees are being refused entry to Jordan; whether they have any information about the situation of any such people; and whether they will make the necessary representations to enhance their well-being.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2221
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2221
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Government has raised the reports of Syrian refugees stranded at their border with the Jordanian authorities. While we respect the rights of the Jordanians to control their border and protect entry against extremists and terrorists, we have stressed the humanitarian imperative that vulnerable people are protected and given refuge.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

100007

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:17
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Egypt
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2222
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/10/2014 16:36:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Egypt about recent arrests of students, and the placing of private security companies, on university campuses there.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2222
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2222
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), asked that the Egyptian government address the large number of people being held in detention during his meeting with President Al-Sisi at the UN General Assembly in New York on 23 September. John Casson, our Ambassador in Cairo, discussed the recent university protests with Ahmed el-Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, on 14 October. The UK believes that freedom of expression, including the right to protest peacefully, is important in any democracy.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

100032

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/11/2014
	date	21/10/2014
	date tabled	21/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 20:53:33
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:38
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	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
	identifier	HL2238
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/11/2014 17:55:10
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of Turkey over the Syrian Kurds currently detained by them at Suruc and who do not wish to be returned to Kobane.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2238
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2238
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text Reports from Kobane continue to be deeply concerning. We have not made representations about these specific allegations, but we maintain a close dialogue with Turkey on the evolving crisis in the region. We applaud Turkey’s generosity in hosting over 170,000 refugees that have fled the fighting in Kobane in recent weeks, in addition to the 1.4 million refugees already in Turkey.
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

100033

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/11/2014
	date	21/10/2014
	date tabled	21/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 20:53:33
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:40
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Middle East
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2239
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/10/2014 16:38:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the peace-building and reconciliation work of Parents Circle/Bereaved Families Forum in Palestine and Israel; and whether they provide any financial help to it or to its United Kingdom charitable partner Friends of the Bereaved Families Forum.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2239
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2239
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The work of this organisation, and its emphasis on the importance of reconciliation to achieve peace, appears laudable.</p><p>While Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials have met with their partner organisation (the Friends of Bereaved Families Forum), we do not provide financial support to either of the groups.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

100605

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/11/2014
	date	23/10/2014
	date tabled	23/10/2014
	ddp created	23/10/2014 19:36:09
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:16:55
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Council of Europe
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2336
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/11/2014 15:18:50
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will be represented at the forthcoming Council of Europe conference in Baku, Azerbaijan; and what representations they will make regarding the implementation of recent European Court of Human Rights decisions concerning Azerbaijan.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2336
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2336
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The British Government takes all opportunities to raise its concerns about the lack of fundamental freedoms in Azerbaijan, including the implementation of judgments by the European Court of Human Rights, and does so at a range of levels on a regular basis. The UK will be represented at official level at Azerbaijan's forthcoming closing Council of Europe conference in Baku.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

100606

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/11/2014
	date	23/10/2014
	date tabled	23/10/2014
	ddp created	23/10/2014 19:36:10
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:16:57
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Azerbaijan
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2337
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	05/11/2014 15:49:52
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to send observers to the imminent trials in Azerbaijan of (1) Mr Arif and Ms Leyla Yunus of the Peace and Democracy Institute, (2) Mr Intigam Aliyev, and (3) Mr Rasul Jafarov; and whether they will propose that their trials are fully covered by European Union diplomats.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2337
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2337
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The British Government has publicly expressed its concern surrounding the arrests of Mr Arif and Ms Leyla Yunus and Mr Rasul Jafarav amongst others, and supports the EU statement of 14 August 2014 regarding the recent deterioration of the human rights situation in Azerbaijan. As has been the case in recent high profile trials, the British Government expects to make representation in coordination with its EU partners.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

100607

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/11/2014
	date	23/10/2014
	date tabled	23/10/2014
	ddp created	23/10/2014 19:36:10
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:16:58
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RFA Argus
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2338
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/11/2014 14:57:55
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to expand the instructions given to RFA Argus so as to enable its medical facilities to assist all urgent cases from Sierra Leone or nearby states.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2338
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2338
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>RFA ARGUS is deployed to support the Government's efforts in Sierra Leone. Her primary role is to act as a logistics lift capability and aviation platform, with three embarked Merlin helicopters. RFA ARGUS does, however, have a limited medical capability on board to treat disease and non-battle injury. Treatment of those suffering from Ebola is carried out at separate facilities ashore, the first of which opened in Kerry Town on 5 November and will have the capacity to treat 80 local patients. Also at Kerry Town the UK military is currently manning a 12 bed treatment unit for national and international healthcare workers.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

43300

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/03/2014
	date	17/03/2014
	date tabled	17/03/2014
	ddp created	17/03/2014 22:25:04
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 17:58:17
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6053
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what investigations they are undertaking into the nutrition and health of children and vulnerable adults when sanctions are imposed on individuals who lose their benefits.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6053
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6053
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department does not monitor nutrition.</p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

44606

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/04/2014
	date	24/03/2014
	date tabled	24/03/2014
	ddp created	24/03/2014 22:38:00
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:00:42
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	house id	2
	identifier	HL6263
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Jordan concerning reports of Palestinian refugees being held under harsh conditions in Cyber City refugee camp in northern Jordan.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 HL6263
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6263
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>We are in regular contact with the Government of Jordan about refugees in Jordan, including Palestinian refugees.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton