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1367625

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	China: Taiwan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with NATO partners about China's policy towards Taiwan.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL3874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government considers the Taiwan issue one to be settled peacefully by the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait through constructive dialogue. The UK Government is in regular contact with like-minded partners on our shared priorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/11/2021 16:13:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1367626

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	China: Taiwan
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 the United States of America about the defence of Taiwan following the statement on 21 October by President Biden that the United States has a "commitment" to defend Taiwan.
tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
uin	HL3875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government considers the Taiwan issue one to be settled peacefully by the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait through constructive dialogue. The UK Government is in regular contact with the US Government on our shared priorities. We underscored the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait alongside the US and other partners in the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' communique in May and G7 Leaders' communique in June.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/11/2021 16:36:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1367627

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Libya: IRA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to obtain the support of the government of Libya in securing compensation for UK victims of Irish Republican Army terrorism sponsored by former Libyan president Colonel Muammar Gadaffi.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL3876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government reiterates its profound sympathy for UK victims of Qadhafi-sponsored Irish Republican Army (IRA) terrorism and indeed for all victims of the Troubles. As set out in the 23 March Written Ministerial Statement: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-03-23/hcws874, providing compensation for the actions of the Qadhafi regime, separate from the UK-funded support that has already been made available for victims of the Troubles, is the responsibility of the Libyan State. The UK continues to press the Libyan authorities to address the Libyan State's historic responsibility for the Qadhafi regime's support for the IRA, and has raised this issue at the highest levels of the Libyan Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/11/2021 17:44:35 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1367628

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Libya: Freezing of Assets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the decision by the government of Malta to unfreeze Maltese bank accounts held by Libyan citizens, and (2) whether that decision is consistent with United Nations' resolutions on Libyan frozen assets.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL3877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011) decided that all Member States shall freeze assets owned or controlled by individuals or entities listed by the Libya Sanctions Committee. The aim of the Libya asset freeze is to ensure that the frozen funds are preserved until such a time as they can be made available to, and for the benefit of, the people of Libya. Any amendments to the asset freeze will require consensus at the UN and will be judged against this goal.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/11/2021 17:43:52 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

1367634

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Jerusalem: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they have made to the government of Israel about the future status of Palestinians living in East Jerusalem, following the Supreme Court of Israel ruling that Palestinians living they will have “protected tenant” status for no more than two further generations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Janke
uin	HL3883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The Supreme Court 'protected tenant' proposal relates to an eviction case against four families resident in Sheikh Jarrah. We remain opposed to the eviction of Palestinians from their homes, and regularly make clear our concerns to the Israeli authorities and the Municipality of Jerusalem, both bilaterally and in co-operation with like-minded diplomatic partners. The Fourth Geneva Convention, which applies to all occupied territories, including East Jerusalem, prohibits demolitions or forced evictions absent military necessity. Our position on the status of Jerusalem has not changed: it should be determined in a negotiated settlement between the Israelis and the Palestinians, and should ultimately be the shared capital of the Israeli and Palestinian states.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/11/2021 17:51:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4337 label Biography information for Baroness Janke

1367635

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: ThomasLloyd
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they used in developing their proposal to invest up to £25 million in the ThomasLloyd Energy Impact Asian renewable energy investment trust; and whether those criteria included an assessment of the number of such trusts that are already established.
tabling member printed	Lord Lamont of Lerwick
uin	HL3885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The ThomasLloyd Energy Impact Trust proposal was assessed against the following 'Mobilising Institutional Capital in Public Markets' (MOBILIST) Competition criteria: i) scalability; ii) replicability; iii) commercial viability; iv) additionality; v) feasibility; vi) credibility. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's assessment of the investment trust universe currently listed on the London market is that there are presently no products with exclusive exposure to renewables in lower-middle and low-income countries, such as those comprising the ThomasLloyd portfolio.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 23/11/2021 17:27:15 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	895 label Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick

1367636

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: ThomasLloyd
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their proposed investment of up to £25 million in the ThomasLloyd Energy Impact Asian renewable energy investment trust has been approved by the accounting officer of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
tabling member printed	Lord Lamont of Lerwick
uin	HL3886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>All investments made by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) under the Mobilist programme to support Competition participants, including the ThomasLloyd Energy Impact Trust, are subject to prior review and approval by both FCDO's Finance and International Finance Division.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 23/11/2021 17:32:24 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	895 label Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick

1367637

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: ThomasLloyd
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office launched a tender process before proposing an investment of up to £25 million in the ThomasLloyd Energy Impact Asian renewable energy investment trust.
tabling member printed	Lord Lamont of Lerwick
uin	HL3887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The decision in principle to invest in the ThomasLloyd Energy Impact Trust is the outcome of an open competition. The 'Mobilising Institutional Capital in Public Markets' (MOBILIST) Competition was launched at a public event on 8th February 2021 and was publicised via HMG's website and through social media. All Expressions of Interest were subject to initial assessment and increasing levels of analysis and due diligence as the competition progressed. At each stage of the competition participants' proposals were evaluated against the same pre-defined selection criteria.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 23/11/2021 17:32:07 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	895 label Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick

1367638

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Renewable Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the statement by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office quoted in the Financial Times on 4 November that clean energy equities in emerging and developing markets "consistently outperform the MSCI Emerging Markets Index" were cleared with (1) the Financial Conduct Authority, and (2) ministers.
tabling member printed	Lord Lamont of Lerwick
uin	HL3888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>At a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) event in the margins of COP26, officials presented on mobilisation as a policy agenda and quoted a reputable research document authored by the International Energy Agency in collaboration with the World Bank and the World Economic Forum. Their report highlighted that investments in clean energy transition in emerging markets have outperformed comparable benchmarks for emerging market assets. Referencing these research findings does not constitute investment advice by FCDO.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 29/11/2021 11:41:30 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	895 label Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick

1367651

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Syria: Turkey
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the likelihood of a future conflict in Turkish-occupied Syria, and (2) the steps that need to be taken to prevent such a conflict.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL3901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK made clear its opposition to Turkey's military operation in north east Syria in October 2019.  We assess that the ceasefire in north east Syria is broadly holding. The UK engages regularly with Turkey on Syria and continues to call for all actors to meet their obligations under international law. We are aware of the recent reports of increased violence in the region and the Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa called for de-escalation on the 1 September.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/11/2021 14:19:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno