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785873

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on the basis of what information the Foreign Secretary told the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on 1 November that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was "simply teaching journalism".
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL3021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the update given by the Foreign Secretary in the House of Commons and repeated in the House of Lords by the Minister of State for Defence on 7 November.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 15:44:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

785875

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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	Sahel: Peacekeeping Operations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have supported proposals in the UN Security Council to give the Group of Five Sahel Joint Force a UN peacekeeping mandate and funding.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL3023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The creation of the G5 Sahel Joint Force is a step forward in countering terrorism and illegal migration. We were pleased that the UN Security Council offered its political support to the mission earlier this year. For our part the United Kingdom is currently undertaking a scoping mission to see what more we can do in the Sahel, including potential support to the G5 Sahel Joint Force. Funding is an important factor in determining a mission’s success, which is why we were pleased to support the EU commitment to provide €50 million to the Joint Force.</p><p>We recognise the challenges faced by the force and the value of tackling terrorists and traffickers with a holistic approach right across the region, in particular ensuring there is a clear plan to deliver services alongside security. If security gains are to take root, work must also continue to develop robust frameworks for compliance with human rights and international humanitarian law. We welcome the UN Secretary-General’s recent report on the mission and his options for potential UN support. We are studying these in detail and considering the complementary roles that bilateral and multilateral support can play in the Sahel region.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 17:04:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

785876

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Psychiatry: Vacancies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Royal College of Psychiatrists workforce census 2017, which reported a rise in the number of vacant or unfilled psychiatrist consultant posts across the UK to 9 per cent, what steps they are taking to address that rise and to ensure that patient waiting times do not increase.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL3024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>We want people with mental health conditions to receive better treatment, and part of that means having the right National Health Service staff. We know we need to do much more to attract, retain and support the mental health workforce of the future, which is why we launched a plan to do just that in July.</p><p> </p><p>In <em>Stepping forward to 2020/21: A mental health workforce plan for England</em>, Health Education England sets out a plan to transform the mental health workforce, including a number of key actions to increase workforce supply. A copy is attached. Current initiatives to improve recruitment into psychiatry training posts include increasing the number of training placements in psychiatry in the Foundation Programme and supporting the Royal College of Psychiatrists on its marketing campaign ‘Choose Psychiatry’.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On 4 October 2016, my Rt. hon. Friend, the Secretary of State announced the expansion of undergraduate medical education by up to 1,500 new medical school places in each year, with 500 additional places available in September 2018. The criteria for allocating the remaining 1,000 places from September 2019 includes alignment to local NHS workforce needs, with an emphasis on priority specialties such as psychiatry and priority areas, including rural and coastal areas.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 20/11/2017 15:59:05 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy attachment 1 file name Stepping forward to 2020 The mental health workforce plan for England July 2017.pdf title Mental health workforce plan
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

784746

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Israel: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of freedom of religion or belief in Israel.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL2964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Freedom of religion and belief continues to be a priority for this Government. We are pleased that the Israeli Government, including Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Rivlin, have publicly highlighted their commitment to ensuring freedom of religion and belief in Israel.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 16:55:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

784747

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Jerusalem: Religious Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of recent alleged breaches of the Status Quo of the Holy Land sites in Jerusalem.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL2965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Jerusalem is a sacred place for millions of people from different faiths. During the incidents of July 2017 at Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount, the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa welcomed the efforts made by all parties to ensure the safety and security of the site whilst maintaining the status quo. ​​​We have made no more recent assessments on this issue.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 16:56:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

784748

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Jerusalem: Religious Buildings
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 government of Israel on the importance of respecting the Status Quo of the Holy Land sites in Jerusalem.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL2966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>We encourage Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan to do all they can to work together to avoid tensions and continue to uphold the status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem. Our embassy in Tel Aviv most recently discussed the security situation at the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount with the Israeli authorities on 26 October.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 15:43:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

784751

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Jerusalem: Churches
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 government of Israel on the importance of protecting Church property in the Old City of Jerusalem, following the decision in July of the Jerusalem District Court in the Jaffa Gate case.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL2969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>We have not raised this issue with the Israeli authorities. We believe a final determination of the status of Jerusalem should be sought as part of a negotiated settlement between Israelis and Palestinians. It must ensure Jerusalem is a shared capital of the Israeli and Palestinian states, with access and religious rights of both peoples respected.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 17:20:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

782025

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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	Commonwealth: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what priority they have given to addressing freedom of religion or belief across the Commonwealth at next year’s Commonwealth Summit; and what funding, if any, has been allocated by the Cabinet Office’s Commonwealth Secretariat to deliver a programme of events around that issue in the run-up to the Summit.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Leeds
uin	HL2806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government remains firmly committed to the promotion and protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief in all countries. The Prime Minister has announced the four themes for the summit: prosperity, security, sustainability and fairness. The summit will encourage all Commonwealth members to uphold the values set out in the Commonwealth Charter, including religious freedom or belief. We are currently working with the Commonwealth Secretariat and other member states to establish a detailed agenda for the week of the summit and the programme of events.</p><p>We are currently considering programmes for the UK's Commonwealth Chair-in-Office period, the two years following the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in April 2018. We have agreed to support the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in hosting a forum which will bring parliamentarians from around the Commonwealth together for important discussions across the key challenges facing the Commonwealth, including upholding the Commonwealth Charter. We have also provided £20,000 to the Royal Commonwealth Society to support its interfaith service, which will take place in Westminster Abbey on Commonwealth Day in March 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 17:00:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4349 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Leeds

782026

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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	Commonwealth: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are taking steps ahead of the Commonwealth Summit in 2018 to document levels of government restrictions and societal hostility towards religious freedom across the Commonwealth.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Leeds
uin	HL2807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government remains firmly committed to the promotion and protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in all countries. Throughout our diplomatic network, including our High Commissions, diplomats are instructed to take account of human rights, including the right to freedom of religion or belief and report back to London.</p><p>On International Religious Freedom Day, I wrote to all Ambassadors and High Commissioners regarding the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO)'s work to protect and promote FoRB globally. I have also initiated a series of roundtable discussions on FoRB with civil society and faith leaders to increase our collaboration in this area. Ministers and officials raise individual cases with relevant authorities and highlight practices and laws that discriminate against people on the basis of their religion or belief. We also speak out publicly in support of FoRB, for example during my recent visit to Bangladesh in August 2017, I visited the Ahmadiyya Mosque in Dhaka and made a call for religious tolerance. We also include reporting on FoRB in our Annual Human Rights Report, which includes some Commonwealth countries.</p><p>To support staff working on these issues, the FCO has re-issued its revised &quot;toolkit&quot; on FoRB and continues to provide training and seminars to increase religious literacy amongst staff.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/11/2017 17:02:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4349 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Leeds

784680

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Religious Freedom: Commonwealth
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many funding proposals on freedom of religion or belief have been received by the Cabinet Office’s Commonwealth Summit Unit’s Kickstart programme; how many of those proposals were successful; and what was the value of the successful proposals.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
uin	HL2898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Kickstart Fund is designed to support preparatory work ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting next April. The Commonwealth Summit Unit received one bid on Freedom of Religion and Belief which was not successful.</p><p>The Unit is currently considering programmes for the UK's Commonwealth Chair-in-Office period, the two years following the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in April 2018. While funding through the Kickstart Fund for a programme of events on Freedom of Religion and Belief has not been specifically allocated ahead of the summit, agreement has been reached that the Government will support the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in hosting a forum. This will bring parliamentarians from around the Commonwealth together for important discussions across the key challenges facing the Commonwealth, including upholding the Commonwealth Charter. The Commonwealth Summit Unit has also provided £20,000 to the Royal Commonwealth Society to support its interfaith service, which will take place in Westminster Abbey on Commonwealth Day in March 2018.</p><p>The Government remains firmly committed to the promotion and protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief in all countries. The Prime Minister has announced the four themes for the summit: prosperity, security, sustainability and fairness. The summit will encourage all Commonwealth members to uphold the values set out in the Commonwealth Charter, including religious freedom.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/11/2017 17:05:24 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry