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166207

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	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	International Commission on Missing Persons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect to secure international agreement on the legal status of the International Commission on Missing Persons as an international organisation.
	tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text Yes. The UK and the Netherlands have led a recent initiative to draft an international agreement that will accord the International Commission on Missing Persons the status of an international organisation and we expect that the UK and other States will sign the agreement shortly. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/12/2014 15:54:38 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

167026

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	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	Burma
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Burmese government on the implications for that country's international legal obligations of the internment of Rohingya people who do not meet that country's citizenship criteria.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	216502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text We have raised our concern at the issues surrounding the Rohingya community in all of our recent Ministerial contacts with the Burmese government. Most recently, I discussed this with the Minister for Immigration and the Rakhine Chief Minister during their visit to the UK in October. We have been clear in our communications with the Burmese government that we expect them to adhere to their international human rights obligations regarding the treatment and welfare of those that do not meet the country’s citizenship criteria. While we welcome the limited citizenship verification in Taungpaw for internally displaced people that has seen some individuals from the Rohingya community granted citizenship status, we continue to urge the Burmese authorities to follow a transparent, inclusive and consistent process in establishing the status of inhabitants of Rakhine State. We are also clear that, regardless of citizenship status, the human rights of all individuals in Rakhine must be fully respected. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 04/12/2014 17:09:35 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

166638

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	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	Burma
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of reports of systematic sexual violence against women in Burma, as documented by the Women’s League of Burma in their recent report; and what action they plan to take under their Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative to help prevent further violence and to bring the perpetrators of sexual violence to justice.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text We are aware of the reports, not least the most recent one from the Women’s League of Burma, alleging sexual violence on Commander during his visit to Burma in January. In October the Minister of State for the Department of International Development, my right hon. Friend the Member for New Forest West (Mr Swayne), took up the issue when he met with Burma’s Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement. The UK has allocated over £300,000 to projects supporting the prevention of sexual violence in Burma. Prevention of sexual violence in conflict is also a key element of our defence the part of the Burmese army. These are extremely concerning and we continue to press the Burmese military and government to hold perpetrators to account. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), raised this issue directly with the Commander in Chief of the Burmese military and the Northern engagement with Burma and is included, along with the importance of human rights and the rule of law, in any education courses we deliver to the military in Burma. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/12/2014 16:08:57 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

166084

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	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	Middle East
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, in its negotiations with Israel during the peace process, the Quartet will apply strict conformity to the requirements of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text There are currently no Middle East Peace Process negotiations. US Secretary of State Kerry has made clear that the US is fully committed to bringing the parties back to negotiations, and we would look to the Quartet to play a supportive role should they resume. During the last round of negotiations between July 2013 and April 2014, the Quartet called on all parties to take every possible step to promote conditions conducive to the success of the negotiating process and to refrain from actions that undermine trust or prejudge final status issues. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/12/2014 15:48:33 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

166643

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2014
	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	Guinea-Bissau
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will continue to support the mandate of the United Nations Peacebuilding Mission in Guinea Bissau.
	tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text The UK supported a three-month roll-over of the mandate of the UN’s Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) at the UN Security Council last month. The UNIOGBIS presence in Guinea-Bissau is an asset to political dialogue, strengthening state institutions, supporting security sector reform and combating drug trafficking. We look forward to seeing the recommendations of the strategic assessment mission on reconfiguring the UNIOGBIS’s mandate that will be included in the Secretary-General’s report on Guinea-Bissau in January 2015. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/12/2014 16:13:07 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

166772

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	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	United Nations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many police officers are currently seconded to UN peacekeeping missions.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	216437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text The UK has eight police officers working for UN Police Division, most in UN Peacekeeping missions. Four UK officers are seconded to the UN Mission in South Sudan, where they are working on community policing and protection of civilians; a fifth UK officer is contracted to the mission in South Sudan. The other three officers are working in UN contracted positions in UN Police Division, New York; the UN’s Standing Police Capacity in Brindisi; and the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (a UN political mission, where a UK officer holds the Senior Police Adviser position). answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 04/12/2014 15:00:05 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

166206

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	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	International Commission on Missing Persons
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support has been provided by the United Kingdom to the International Commission on Missing Persons in each of the last three years.
	tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text The UK has been a strong and consistent supporter of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) since its creation in 1996. We support the ICMP in all of its program areas – the Western Balkans, Colombia, Iraq and Libya. The UK has provided grants to the ICMP for the following amounts: 2012: £18,101; 2013: £160,407; 2014: £253,051. These grants have supported projects which relate to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification activities at the Tomasica Excavation Site in Bosnia and aiding the Government of Libya address the issue of missing persons. The UK also provides political support as the ICMP’s work supports our wider objectives on justice and accountability. With our Dutch colleagues, the UK has successfully led a recent initiative to develop an international agreement that will grant the ICMP a new, international legal status. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/12/2014 15:54:11 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

167032

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	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	Nuclear Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 25 November 2014 to the hon. Member for Moray, Official Report, column 776, whether the UK will attend the international conference on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons in Vienna; and what the reasons are for the decision on attendance.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	216630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) announced in the House on 2 December that the UK has accepted the Austrian Government’s invitation to attend the Vienna Conference on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons. It is clear that a large number of states wish to discuss this issue. We are willing to attend the Vienna conference to do so. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/12/2014 14:46:03 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

166777

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Interpreters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to police forces on their obligation to provide interpreter services.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Nick de Bois
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	216365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Code of Practice C (on the Detention, Treatment and Questioning of Persons by Police Officers) sets out the obligations of chief officers in respect of interpretation and translation services. Please refer to Section 13 of PACE in particular. answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 04/12/2014 16:40:26 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4002 label Biography information for Nick de Bois

166122

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many overseas-based Foreign and Commonwealth Office staff are employed in the United Kingdom and how many are local employees; what percentage of its overseas staff will be local employees in 2015 and 2020; and what assessment has been made of the impact of the increase in the number of local employees on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's overall future effectiveness.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has 1686 UK staff members deployed at its Missions overseas. It has 9,097 local staff members across its global network, which represents 67 per cent of the FCO’s total workforce. We do not expect this proportion to shift significantly, and our overall goal is for a workforce made up of UK and local staff that delivers an effective organisation through professionalism, expertise and knowledge. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/12/2014 15:49:46 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian