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525444

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2016
	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	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to take steps to encourage Gulf States to allocate asylum spaces for Syrian refugees.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2016 answer text <p>We recognise and welcome the substantial contribution made by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states to the humanitarian aid response for Syria and the numbers of Syrians already in the Gulf. The Gulf states are now home to almost one million Syrians, and have pledged more than $3 billion in humanitarian assistance. Kuwait co-hosted the London Donor Conference in February 2016 where Gulf states pledged $739 million.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 22/06/2016 14:02:32 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

532331

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	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	Regulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the EU's refugee deal with Turkey, what impact assessment has been made of the impact of that deal on the safety and security of Syrian refugees.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The UK strongly welcomes the plan agreed between the EU and Turkey to end irregular migration from Turkey to the EU. For the first time, we have a plan that breaks the business model of the people smugglers by cutting the link between getting in a boat and getting settlement in Europe. The numbers of migrants arriving on Greek islands has significantly reduced since this deal came into effect and it is making a genuine difference to managing the flows of migration; preventing people from dying in attempting the crossing or putting themselves in the hands of smugglers.</p><p>The UK takes the view that Turkey offers sufficient protection, in its law and its practice, to return people there. Turkey is already hosting over 2.7 million Syrian refugees and has granted them access to healthcare, education and the labour market. We are also pleased to note that, since the 18 March EU-Turkey migration deal, Turkey has reached agreements with the European Commission and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in providing them with access to the Düziçi Camp and Kirklareli Removal Centre. The UK continues to work with Turkey to deliver further improvements to their immigration and asylum services.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 14/07/2016 14:38:39 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

533032

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2016
	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	Public Sector Debt
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to encourage Gulf States to accept Syrian asylum seekers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text We recognise and welcome the substantial and continued contribution made by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states to the humanitarian aid response for Syria and the large numbers of Syrians already in the Gulf. The Gulf states are now home to almost one million Syrians, and Gulf states have pledged more than $3 billion in humanitarian assistance. Kuwait co-hosted the London Donor Conference in February 2016 where Gulf states pledged $739 million. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/07/2016 15:15:45 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

576277

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Middle East: Refugees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much funding is given annually by the UK to assist refugee projects in the Middle East.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Development is providing support to refugees in a number of countries in the Middle East including in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Yemen and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. In financial year 2015/16 our support totalled more than £204 million.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 16/09/2016 11:02:52 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

672291

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	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	Syria: Refugees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the UN Security Council regarding the status of refugees from Syria.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL4629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>In the UN Security Council, we have sought to address the humanitarian situation inside Syria, calling for an end to the fighting and full access for humanitarian aid. At the UN, we have worked with partners to help Syrian refugees, including in September 2016 when we co-hosted a meeting in the margins of the General Assembly to review progress on implementation of the February conference. The UK is at the forefront of the humanitarian response to the Syria crisis, including support for Syrian refugees. We have committed £2.3 billion in response to the Syrian crisis, of which £1.1 billion is for countries neighbouring Syria. This money is to meet the needs of refugees, help host communities and enable Syrian refugees to remain in the region. In February 2016, the UK co-hosted the Supporting Syria and the Region Conference, which raised over $12 billion in pledges, and included a focus on education and employment opportunities for refugees in the region.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 26/01/2017 17:44:14 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

672294

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2017
	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	Syria: Diplomatic Service
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what permanent representation they currently have in Syria.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL4632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government does not currently have any permanent diplomatic representation in Syria. We withdrew our staff from the British Embassy in Damascus in 2012.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 26/01/2017 17:45:32 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

757335

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Customs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what factors they will take into account, and with whom they will consult, in their deliberations on the nature of future customs arrangements with the EU, with particular reference to which of the two approaches they have set out, a highly streamlined customs arrangement or a new customs partnership with the EU, should be pursued.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Our future partnership paper on customs arrangements sets out our objectives for a new customs arrangement with the EU, and our proposals to achieve them. The paper seeks views from all those with a stake in our future customs relationship with the EU, and poses a number of specific questions on our proposals for feedback.</p><p>We are also continuing to engage in dialogue on our proposals with industry stakeholders, including through a series of business roundtables conducted across the country, involving a range of different sectors. We will continue to engage with interested parties to inform our thinking as we move towards negotiations with our EU partners.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/09/2017 12:45:59 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

757337

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	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 economic consequences of no deal being reached with the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>A future partnership between the UK and EU is in the interests of both sides, and we are confident that we will secure a good deal for the UK as a whole.</p><p>A responsible government should, however, prepare for all potential outcomes, including the unlikely scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached. The government is undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work to assess, across a range of scenarios, the economic impacts of exiting the European Union. However, and as the House of Commons agreed in October and December 2016, it would not be appropriate to publish any such information that could damage our negotiating position.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/09/2017 12:38:52 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

757338

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Customs
	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 impact of any future variance in environmental and consumer standards between the UK and the EU on customs arrangements once the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>As the government has made clear, we are in the process of carrying out a programme of rigorous and extensive analytical work that will contribute to our exit negotiations with the EU, to define our future partnership with the EU, and to inform our understanding of how EU exit will affect the UK’s domestic policies and frameworks.</p><p>We stand by our manifesto commitment to be the first generation to leave the natural environment in a better state than we found it, and we will uphold our obligations under international environmental treaties.</p><p>We also recognise the importance of having effective protections for consumers buying goods and services across borders, and are determined to cooperate closely with our EU partners on issues of consumer protection after we leave the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/09/2017 12:43:41 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

757339

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Customs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have estimated the financial impact on taxpayers of setting a new streamlined customs arrangement once the UK has left the EU; if so, when they expect that impact to manifest; and how long they estimate it will take to put in place the new arrangements.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL1324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The government has undertaken a significant amount of work to assess the economic impacts of both approaches highlighted in the recent Future Customs Arrangements paper, but parliament has voted not to disclose material that could damage the United Kingdom’s position in its negotiations with the European Union. When assessing all options for the UK’s future relationship with the EU, the government will be guided by what delivers the greatest economic advantage to the UK.</p><p>The precise nature of a new streamlined customs arrangement, including implementation time, will be determined through negotiations. As set out in the Government's paper in August, the government believes that a model of close association with the EU Customs Union for a time-limited interim period would help both sides to minimise unnecessary disruption and allow for a smooth and orderly transition to any new arrangement.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/09/2017 12:44:46 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno