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76635

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/07/2014
	date	09/07/2014
	date tabled	09/07/2014
	ddp created	09/07/2014 21:19:42
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:36:22
	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	Torture
	house id	2
	identifier	HL977
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/07/2014 11:21:41
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what further action they plan to take to prevent torture globally; to which countries they are giving priority; and what steps they envisage for bringing to justice those responsible, particularly in cases where British involvement is alleged.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL977
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL977
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The British Government consistently and unreservedly condemns torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment, and it is a priority for us to combat it wherever and whenever it occurs. In my statement on 26 June to mark International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, I reaffirmed the UK's commitment to combat torture and encourage states to ratify the Convention against Torture: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-office-marks-international-day-in-support-of-victims-of-torture-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-office-marks-international-day-in-support-of-victims-of-torture-2014</a>. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office Strategy for the Prevention of Torture, published in October 2011, further sets out our work in this field and applies globally.</p><p>The policy of the British Government is clear: we do not participate in, solicit or encourage the use of torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment. We neither condone such activity, nor do we ask others to do it on our behalf. We remain committed to ensuring that any allegations of UK involvement in torture are treated seriously, examined thoroughly and can be investigated by the police with full co-operation from the British Government.</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

58567

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2014
	date	05/06/2014
	date tabled	05/06/2014
	ddp created	05/06/2014 21:08:13
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:14:01
	answering body	The Lord Chairman of Committees
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	200
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chairman of Committees (HoL)
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Food
	house id	2
	identifier	HL92
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/06/2014 16:40:59
	question text	To ask the Chairman of Committees what proportion of the food used in the House of Lords is (1) grown in the home counties; and (2) drawn from organic and whole-food sources.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL92
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL92
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The House of Lords does not draw any of its food from organic sources nor is any of the food offered categorised as “whole-food”. Fruit and vegetables used by the House sourced from the home counties are set out in the table below. Free-range chicken served in the House is mostly from Gloucestershire and Essex. The Salt Marsh lamb is from the Romney Marsh in Kent.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Produce</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Source county</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asparagus</p></td><td><p>Hampshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beetroot</p></td><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bramley apple</p></td><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cauliflower</p></td><td><p>Kent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Herbs (potted)</p></td><td><p>Hampshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jacket potatoes</p></td><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New potatoes</p></td><td><p>Kent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Raspberries</p></td><td><p>Sussex</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Red potatoes</p></td><td><p>Kent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spring greens</p></td><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Strawberries</p></td><td><p>Kent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tomatoes (gourmet)</p></td><td><p>Sussex</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vitelotte potatoes</p></td><td><p>Kent</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

65918

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/07/2014
	date	07/07/2014
	date tabled	07/07/2014
	ddp created	07/07/2014 21:44:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:32:01
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Asylum: Children
	house id	2
	identifier	HL845
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	14/07/2014 12:59:38
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many child asylum applicants have been refused financial and other support by social services departments because their credibility has been challenged, in the last year for which figures are available.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL845
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL845
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty to provide support to unaccompanied asylum seeking children, as they would to any other looked after child. Where the age of a person is uncertain and there are reasons to believe that the person is a child, that person is presumed to be a child in order to receive immediate access to assistance, support and protection. Local authorities may only conduct an age assessment where there is significant reason to doubt that the claimant is a child. This assessment must adhere to standards established within case law.</p><p>The Government does not hold any data on numbers of child asylum applicants refused support by local authorities.</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

65916

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/07/2014
	date	07/07/2014
	date tabled	07/07/2014
	ddp created	07/07/2014 21:44:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:31:58
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Asylum: Young People
	house id	2
	identifier	HL843
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	14/07/2014 13:00:02
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to issue guidance to social services departments on the special needs of unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people, in particular in respect of post-traumatic stress and arrested personal development.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL843
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL843
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>New statutory guidance for local authorities on the care of unaccompanied asylum seeking and trafficked children is due to be published shortly<em>. </em></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

65268

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/07/2014
	date	02/07/2014
	date tabled	02/07/2014
	ddp created	02/07/2014 21:54:50
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:30:34
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation: Nigeria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL798
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/07/2014 12:45:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they deported Ms Afusat Salin back to Nigeria.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL798
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL798
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The general policy of the Home Office is not to disclose personal information about another person. This is because we have obligations under the Data Protection Act and in law generally to protect this information.<br><br>The UK has a proud history of granting asylum to those who need our protection and we consider every claim for asylum on its individual merits.<br><br>We believe that those with no right to be in the UK should return to their home country and we will help those who wish to leave voluntarily. However, when they refuse to do so we will take steps to enforce their removal at the earliest opportunity</p><p> </p><p> </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

65267

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/07/2014
	date	02/07/2014
	date tabled	02/07/2014
	ddp created	02/07/2014 21:54:49
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:30:32
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre
	house id	2
	identifier	HL797
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/07/2014 12:45:26
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, Ms Rashida Manjoo, was not allowed access to Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre during her visit in April.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL797
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL797
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer the noble Lord to the reply I gave on 6 May 2014, Official Report, columns 1400 - 1401.</p><p> </p><p> </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

65266

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/07/2014
	date	02/07/2014
	date tabled	02/07/2014
	ddp created	02/07/2014 21:54:49
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:30:31
	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	Sri Lanka
	house id	2
	identifier	HL796
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	14/07/2014 10:39:52
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will continue their efforts, with the support of the Commonwealth, to establish an independent and credible inquiry into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka in 2008 and 2009, following the United Nations Resolution on this matter of March 2014.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL796
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL796
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We strongly support the UN Human Rights Council resolution of 27 March establishing an international investigation, and welcome the subsequent appointment of the investigative team. We will continue to urge the government of Sri Lanka to cooperate fully with the Office of the High Commissioner and with this investigation, and to ensure that those engaging with the investigation can do so without fear of intimidation or reprisals. <br><br>In parallel, we will continue to urge the government of Sri Lanka to take meaningful, concrete steps to implement fully the actions called for in the March 2014 Human Rights Council resolution and in the recommendations of its Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC).</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

65265

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/07/2014
	date	02/07/2014
	date tabled	02/07/2014
	ddp created	02/07/2014 21:54:49
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:30:30
	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	UN Peacebuilding Commission
	house id	2
	identifier	HL795
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	10/07/2014 13:37:49
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will propose that the United Nations Peace Building Commission's mandate be enlarged to include conflict prevention and that its resources be increased.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL795
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL795
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The United Nation's Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) is already concerned with ensuring the international community is making efforts to prevent conflict in countries on the PBC agenda. The PBC's mandate is to focus political attention on fragile states, bring together relevant international actors, and mobilise resources in order to help countries recover from conflict and avoid a relapse into conflict.</p><p>There will be a thorough review of the UN's Peacebuilding Architecture, including the PBC, in 2015, which will be an opportunity to improve the way in which the whole UN system helps countries affected by conflict and determine the most effective role that the PBC can play in the future.</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

65208

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/07/2014
	date	01/07/2014
	date tabled	01/07/2014
	ddp created	01/07/2014 22:14:48
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:29:14
	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	Iran
	house id	2
	identifier	HL744
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/07/2014 14:21:50
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will support the inclusion of Iran among the Friends of Syria.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL744
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL744
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Friends of Syria are committed to supporting the moderate Syrian opposition who are fighting extremists, and who are in favour of a pluralist and democratic future for Syria. Iran's substantial military and financial support for Assad and his regime runs counter to this objective. The only sustainable solution to the crisis in Syria is to reach a negotiated political transition by mutual consent - this is the core principle contained in the Geneva Communiqué. We believe that Iran can and must play a constructive role in Syria by committing its support for negotiations between the Assad regime and the opposition on a transitional authority for Syria by mutual consent. Iran could also play a constructive role in ensuring humanitarian aid is delivered without hindrance across Syria, as required by UN Security Council resolution 2139. The Friends of Syria are committed to these goals.</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

65207

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/07/2014
	date	01/07/2014
	date tabled	01/07/2014
	ddp created	01/07/2014 22:14:48
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:29:13
	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	Israel
	house id	2
	identifier	HL743
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/07/2014 14:17:39
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the government of Israel about military operations in the West Bank, including Areas A and B, following the kidnapping of three young Israelis; and whether they will raise the issues of proportionality and collective punishment in particular as they affect universities and other institutions.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL743
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL743
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have been raising the issue of military operations in the West Bank with the Israeli authorities since the beginning of Operation Brother's Keeper. On 2 July, the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), said that it is important that all security operations are conducted with care so that further escalation is avoided.</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