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621142

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	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	Nationality: Gibraltar
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people there are resident in Gibraltar who have (1) UK, (2) Spanish, and (3) dual, citizenship.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL2659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>Information regarding citizenship in Gibraltar is recorded and held by Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar. According to the 2012 Census of Gibraltar, there were resident in Gibraltar 25,444 Gibraltarian nationals; 4,249 UK/other British nationals; and 675 Spanish nationals. Dual nationality is not recorded.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 03/11/2016 15:46:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

621143

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	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	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people there are residing in the EU, outside the UK, Gibraltar and the Republic of Ireland, who hold UK citizenship.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL2660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2016 answer text <p>​The UK Government does not collect information on British nationals resident overseas. The UN migration report from 2015 estimates that there are around 962,500 UK-born residents living in the EU, outside of the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Gibraltar is not referred to in the report.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/11/2016 12:18:55 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

606196

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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	Pakistan: Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have made representations to the government of Pakistan concerning reports of human rights violations in that country.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL2437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text ​We remain concerned about reports of human rights abuses in Pakistan. Our concerns are reflected in the latest update to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office annual human rights report. We continue to urge Pakistan to honour in practice all its human rights obligations and uphold the rule of law. During his visit to Pakistan in March, the former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), raised the importance we attach to safeguarding the rights of all Pakistani citizens regardless of ethnicity, faith or gender. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 31/10/2016 14:46:34 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

390076

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	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	Falkland Islands: Population
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is (1) the current resident civilian population and (2) the current non-civilian population in the Falkland Islands; and what is their estimate of the annual number of visitors to the Falkland Islands.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL1488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>The usual resident civilian population on the Falkland Islands is 2,931 (Falkland Islands Government Statistical Yearbook 2014). There are around 1,200 military and civilian personnel based at Royal Air Force (RAF) Mount Pleasant supporting a range of air, naval and land capabilities. Over the last 12 months there have been approximately 47,500 visitors to the Falkland Islands.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 29/07/2015 09:42:19 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

347910

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2015
	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	UK Membership of EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Ireland on the possible implications for cross-border relations between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland of the United Kingdom withdrawing from the European Union.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>Contact with the Irish government takes place regularly at all levels. This reflects the close relationship which we now enjoy with the Government of Ireland and the Irish people. Discussions cover all issues, including the impact that the British Government’s proposals for reform will have on Ireland, our closest neighbour and friend. Most recently the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury (Mr David Lidington), visited Dublin on 26 May for consultations on EU reform; the first visit he made after his reappointment following the general election.</p><p>This Government intends to seek reforms in the EU which will benefit not just the UK but all Member States. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), is confident that he can and will succeed in negotiating to reform the European Union and maintain Britain’s position within it. The Prime Minister will meet the Taoiseach for their annual Summit on 18 June which will provide another opportunity for an exchange of views.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 15/06/2015 11:36:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

346834

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	Patagonia
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representation they will have in the official celebrations in Liverpool on 30 May to mark the 150th anniversary of the sailing of the Mimosa carrying the first settlers to establish the Welsh community in Patagonia.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL72
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>The First Minister of Wales, the right Hon. Carwyn Jones AM, attended the official celebration in Liverpool on 30 May to mark the 150th anniversary of the sailing of the Mimosa ship from Liverpool to Patagonia.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/06/2015 15:56:20 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley