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100079

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2014
	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	Gibraltar: Spain
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (HL1709), how many incursions by Spanish state vessels into British Gibralter Territorial Waters there have been in 2014 to date and in each of the preceding five years; and, in the light of these numbers, what is their assessment of the efficacy of the defence of United Kingdom sovereignty over these waters using current methods.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL2285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>There were 247 unlawful incursions between January and September this year. There were 103 in 2010, 24 in 2011, 229 in 2012 and 496 in 2013, as stated in the reply of 17 June, Official Report, column WA38, given by the former Senior Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, the right hon. Baroness Warsi. The Government cannot readily provide statistics for incursions before 2010 as this could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p>Incursions are a violation of sovereignty, not a threat to it. They do not change the fact of British sovereignty over British Gibraltar Territorial Waters. The Government challenges and protests all unlawful incursions and these actions effectively defend our sovereignty over British Gibraltar Territorial waters.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/10/2014 15:24:51 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

46992

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the reasons the government of Spain has given for sending warships and other state vessels into territorial waters around Gibraltar.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL6600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2014 answer text <p>Our assessment is that unlawful incursions into British Gibraltar Territorial Waters by Spanish State vessels are a futile attempt to assert Spain's legal position in respect of the waters. Incursions are a violation of sovereignty, not a threat to it. They do not weaken or undermine the legal basis in international law for British sovereignty over Gibraltar, including British Gibraltar Territorial Waters.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 14/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

47802

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which Islamist organisations they consider to present a threat to the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL6750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I cannot comment on intelligence matters. <br><br>The list of proscribed terrorist organisations can be found at: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/301777/ProscribedOrganisationsApril14.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/301777/ProscribedOrganisationsApril14.pdf</a><br>Proscription is not targeted at any particular faith or social grouping, but is based on our assessment of an organisation's concern in terrorism. Over 60 organisations are currently proscribed including 14 organisations connected to Northern Ireland and organisations seeking to advance a variety of other religious, ethnic, political and nationalist causes.<br><br>The Extremism Task Force, which was set up by the Prime Minister following the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, looked closely at whether the government was doing all it could to confront extremism and radicalisation It concluded that it is often too easy for extremist preachers and groups to spread extremist views which can lead people into terrorism. The Government is therefore considering the case for new powers to ban groups which seek to undermine democracy or use hate speech.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

47803

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the number of death sentences handed down so far during 2014 in Egypt; and whether they have discussed the issue with the government of Egypt.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL6751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2014 answer text <p>The British Government is aware of 559 people who have been sentenced to death in Egypt during 2014, including 529 by a court in Minya on 24 March. We are deeply concerned by these sentences. We have raised this issue with the Egyptian government, most recently during the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague)'s meeting with Foreign Minister Fahmy on 2 April. The Foreign Secretary asked the Egyptian government to review these sentences as a matter of urgency and to ensure that the individuals' human and legal rights were properly upheld. The Foreign Secretary also made a statement on 24 March in which he expressed his concern over the sentences.</p><p>It is the long-standing policy of the British Government to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 23/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

47804

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the number of death sentences handed down so far during 2014 in Iran; and whether they have discussed the issue with President Rouhani and the government of Iran.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL6752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by reports of more than 100 executions in the first three months of 2014, including for crimes not considered by the international community to be the ‘most serious' and for which the death penalty can be applied. We have raised our concerns about Iran's use of the death penalty with the Iranian authorities; and will continue to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

47805

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the announcement by the government of Argentina that their new 50 peso banknote will show the Falkland Islands as part of their national territory.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL6753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2014 answer text <p>The British Government obviously has no control over what other countries choose to put on their currency. However, we are clear that incorporating the Falkland Islands in this way in no way affects either the UK's sovereignty or the right of the Falkland Islanders to self–determination, which they exercised in March 2013 in an overwhelming vote to remain part of the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 25/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

49963

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to issue guidance to doctors regarding the permissibility of granting an abortion by means of amending form HSA1 issued under the Abortion Regulations 1991 as governed by section 1 of the Abortion Act 1967; and, if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL6915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The 1967 Abortion Act requires that two doctors certify in good faith that there are lawful grounds for an abortion, based on an understanding of the facts of a woman's case. Any change to this requirement would require a change in the Abortion Act and this is a matter for Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will be issuing guidance shortly to all those involved in abortion care about compliance with the Abortion Act.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

49964

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the reasons for the delay in implementing the Connecting Devon and Somerset Programme announced in 2013 that aims to ensure that 90 per cent of premises have access to fibre optic broadband by the end of 2016, and of the effect of that delay on business competitiveness within the South Somerset area.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL6916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Connecting Devon and Somerset project is scheduled to deliver superfast availability to 268,494 premises by March 2016. It is currently on track to reach this target and will have delivered to 70,000 premises by the end of July 2014, despite some delays caused by flooding.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

49965

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 8 April (WA 206–7), what is their working definition of a human eugenic practice.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL6917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not developed a working definition of human eugenic practice.</p><p> </p><p>Article 51 of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights states that the instrument applies to Member States only when they are ‘implementing Union law'. This reflects the pre-Charter case law on the rights and principles that the Charter reaffirms.</p><p> </p><p>We have no set date for completion of consideration of the issues that relate to full ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL6919 HL6920 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

49966

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the incidence of sex-selective abortion in (1) China, and (2) India; and whether there is any evidence of that practice amongst those of Chinese or Indian background living in the United Kingdom.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL6918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Abortion on the grounds of gender alone is illegal.</p><p> </p><p>On 21 May 2013, the Department published analysis of birth ratios in the United Kingdom. This found that, when broken down by the mothers' country of birth including those born in China and India, birth ratios in no group are statistically different from the range that we would expect to see naturally occurring. The UK birth ratio is within normal limits; that is to say 105 male births per 100 female births. The full report can be found on the Gov.uk web site; enter ‘gender birth ratios'.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department remains vigilant for anecdotal evidence of sex-selective abortion.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has not made an assessment of birth ratios or the incidence of sex-selective abortions in China and India.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten