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178720

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date	09/02/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the issue to persons from Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland of letters of comfort between 2000 and 2012, concerning earlier offences, why they still seek to prosecute politically motivated crimes committed before the ceasefires of 1994.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2015 answer text <p>Lady Justice Hallett emphasised on a number of occasions in her report that the letters issued under the scheme established by the Labour Government were not an amnesty. They were not a commitment by the state that an individual would not be prosecuted, regardless of the case against them. They were only ever statements of fact as to whether an individual was wanted for arrest at a particular point in time. They were not intended to preclude investigation or prosecution on the basis of new evidence emerging after they were sent or fresh assessment of the existing evidence.</p><p>Those who received letters under the scheme should be in no doubt. If there is considered to be evidence or intelligence of their involvement in crime, they will be investigated by the police, and if the evidence is sufficient to warrant prosecution, they will be prosecuted.</p><p>This Government believes firmly in the rule of law, and that applies across the board to everyone, without fear or favour, including those in possession of letters issued under the administrative scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 13/02/2015 15:36:26 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

178721

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
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	Tunisia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Arab Partnership Economic Facility for Tunisia will concentrate on productive investment; and whether they will promote joint public–private investments designed to increase employment there, whether they are jointly British and Tunisian or wholly British.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2015 answer text The Arab Partnership Economic Facility supports job creation, economic reform, and effective and accountable institutions in Tunisia. This includes a £32million contribution to the regional Deauville Transition Fund, which is supporting a Public Private Partnership (PPP) project in Tunisia. Bilaterally, the UK funded a visit by a UK Government expert to Tunisia in 2014 to share UK PPP experience. UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) is exploring options to promote British investment in Tunisia, including through PPPs. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/02/2015 15:19:02 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

178722

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
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	Tunisia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what share of Arab Partnership Funds will be devoted to Tunisia in 2015/16 and subsequent years; and whether they have any plans to increase those funds.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text The British Government’s Arab Partnership initiative was set up in 2010 to support lasting political and economic reform in the Middle East and North Africa through the building of inclusive institutions, political pluralism, free media and structural economic reform. In the Financial Year 2014/2015, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) managed Arab Partnership Participation Fund (APPF) has funded project work to a value of over £10 million supporting political pluralism, free media and good governance across the region. This included over £1.5 million of projects in Tunisia. Amongst other successes, our support has helped Tunisians deliver balanced and accurate reporting of the recent elections; enabled civil society to contribute to the discussions over the new constitution; and helped develop an anti-corruption Code of Conduct for Civil Servants, strengthening government institutions. £40 million was also provided through the Department for International Development-run Arab Partnership Economic Facility (APEF) to support economic reform. APEF regional projects will continue to operate in 2015/16, including in Tunisia, but there are currently no plans for additional funding. The FCO’s overall Strategic Programme Fund budgets for future Financial Years are yet to be confirmed, and we are therefore unable to give indications of individual allocations at this stage. We remain committed to supporting lasting reform and building legitimate and inclusive institutions in Tunisia. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 23/02/2015 13:00:50 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

178723

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of any proposals to prevent burns and other accidents in Gaza caused by overcrowding and unsafe heating and lighting.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) recently undertook an assessment of fire and safety standards in their collective centres, where over 10,000 people are still sheltering. Following this assessment, UNRWA have taken a series of actions including preventing families from using electricity through external cables, launching a safety awareness campaign and providing training with civil defence on the standard operating procedures if a fire occurs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK provided £9million to the UNRWA Gaza Flash Appeal following the conflict last summer, and remains the third largest donor to the UNRWA General Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 23/02/2015 16:57:42 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

178724

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
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	Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are taking steps to facilitate an exchange of prisoners held as a result of fighting in Ukraine, whether through the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe or otherwise; and what assessment they have made of the prospects of achieving that result.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>We continue to call on all parties to implement in full the commitments they made under the ceasefire agreement reached in Minsk in September 2014, including the immediate release of all hostages and unlawfully detained persons. We support ongoing negotiations through the Trilateral Contact Group, of which the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is a member, and through the Normandy Format to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis in eastern Ukraine.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 23/02/2015 17:47:11 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

178725

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
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	Ukraine
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 use by combatants in Ukraine of internationally prohibited weapons, for example anti-personnel mines, cluster weapons, flechettes or dum-dum bullets.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>We are concerned by reports regarding the use of cluster munitions in Ukraine. The National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine stated on 21 October and 3 December 2014 that the Ukrainian Army has not used cluster munitions. Cluster munitions should in no circumstances be used intentionally to target civilians, and all parties to the conflict must act in accordance with international humanitarian law. Neither Ukraine nor the Russian Federation are yet States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, and we call on both states to accede to that Convention.</p><p> </p><p>We are also aware of reports of the use of anti-personnel mines on Ukrainian territory, including the Crimean Peninsula. At present, it is not possible to conclude with certainty whether any parties to the conflict have used anti-personnel mines, nor which parties were responsible for such use if it has occurred. We continue, however, to monitor the situation on the ground. Ukraine is a State Party to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention and we encourage them to adhere to their obligations under the Convention. The Russian Federation is not a State Party to that convention, and we encourage it to accede.</p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of flechettes or expanding bullets having been used by any parties to the conflict in Ukraine.</p><p> </p><p>We are clear that all parties to the conflict in Ukraine should act in accordance with international humanitarian law, including the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/02/2015 16:47:11 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton