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1654126

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date	18/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	al Qaeda and Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what new counter-terrorist measures are being proposed to deal with the threat from IS and al-Qaeda against the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL9458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2023 answer text <p>On Tuesday 18 July, the Home Office published an updated version of the UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST.</p><p>This strategy identifies the persistent and evolving threat from Islamist terrorist groups overseas, and sets out our response to it working closely with international allies and partners. The document is available at gov.uk</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 26/07/2023 13:31:28 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

1648704

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Zoonoses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the finding of Min Cui, Bang Shen and others in their article ‘Animal diseases and human future’, published in Animal Diseases in April 2022, that 75 per cent of emerging human infectious diseases originate from animals.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL8865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is aware of the paper Animal diseases and human future by Min Cui, Bang Shen et al published in Animal Diseases, April 2022. The paper asserts that “approximately 60% of human infectious diseases are zoonotic, and 75% of emerging human infectious diseases originate from animals”. While there is not one internationally agreed figure for the percentages of diseases, emerging or established, that are zoonotic, these figures are broadly in line with that of global public health partners such as World Organisation for Animal Health.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 10/07/2023 14:28:26 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1695982

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
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	Zionism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the papers Zionism and its influence in USA and Western Europe (FCO 17/1763) and Influence of the Zionist lobby in the United States and Western Europe (FCO 51/297); who their authors were; whether any UK diplomats provided evidence or any members of the Government were involved in commissioning them; whether they will place copies of them in the Library of the House; and what assessment they have made of whether these papers are anti-Semitic.
tabling member printed	Lord Triesman
uin	HL3267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The full unredacted papers dating from 1972 and 1973 are held at The National Archives under file references FCO 17/1763 and FCO 51/297. They were transferred to The National Archives under the terms of the Public Records Act and are publicly available to be viewed.</p><p>Antisemitism is evil and has absolutely no place in our - or any - society. In March 2024 the UK took on the presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for one year, which comes ahead of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and the 25th anniversary of the Stockholm Declaration on Holocaust remembrance in January 2025.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/03/2024 16:39:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3651 label Biography information for Lord Triesman

1651451

registered interest
date	07/07/2023
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	Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Zimbabwean government concerning the banning of opposition party rallies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL9183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>As the Minister for Development and Africa said to President Mnangagwa on 5 May, it is important that Zimbabwe's upcoming elections are peaceful and credible. The UK regularly calls on the Government of Zimbabwe to ensure that political opposition and civil society are able to operate freely. On 3 May, the UK's Ambassador to Zimbabwe publicly underlined that the fundamental rights of assembly and expression are enshrined in Zimbabwe's constitution.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/07/2023 14:00:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1664829

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	Zimbabwe: Political Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Zimbabwe about the continued detention of Jacob Ngarivhume and Job Sikhala MP in Chikurubi maximum security prison and what assessment it has made of reports that Job Sikhala is now seriously ill.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL10567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK continues to monitor the ongoing detention of former MP Job Sikhala, and notes the conviction of Jacob Ngarivhume on 27 April for inciting the public to commit violence. The Minister of State for Africa and Development raised the trend of lengthy pre-trial detention of government critics in Zimbabwe- and the case of Job Sikhala specifically - with Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa when they met in the margins of His Majesty the King's Coronation in May. Mr Sikhala received medical attention for his recent illness on 9 October.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/10/2023 10:22:05 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1651051

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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	Zimbabwe: Elections and Political Prisoners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case of Joana Mamombe MP and other political activists recently detained in Zimbabwe; whether they have made representations to the government of that country in respect of those detentions in the context of the forthcoming elections in Zimbabwe; and what plans they have to press for an increase in the number of international observers of those elections.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL9137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK has observed a trend of lengthy pre-trial detention of government critics in Zimbabwe. The Minister for Development and Africa raised this issue with Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa when they met in the margins of His Majesty the King's Coronation. As I, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, stated in the House last week, 'we have raised our concerns with the Government [of Zimbabwe] and have publicly called for full investigation into the allegations', of abduction and abuse of opposition members Joana Mamombe MP, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova. The UK welcomes Zimbabwe's announcement that invitations have been sent to a broad range of international observer missions for elections on 23 August.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/07/2023 15:14:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1651452

registered interest
date	07/07/2023
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	Zimbabwe: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the election in Zimbabwe in August will be free and fair.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL9184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>As the Minister for Development and Africa said to President Mnangagwa during their meeting on 5 May, it is important that the people of Zimbabwe can choose their government through peaceful and credible elections. Independent observation by international and domestic missions, including Southern African Development Community (SADC), the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU), will play an important role in assessing electoral conduct against regional and international standards. The UK welcomes Zimbabwe's announcement that invitations have been sent to observer missions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/07/2023 13:58:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1655128

registered interest
date	25/07/2023
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	Zimbabwe: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations have been made to the Commonwealth Secretariat to ensure that the Commonwealth will have election monitors in place in Zimbabwe before the elections on 23 August.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL9692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2023 answer text <p>As the Minister for Development and Africa said to President Mnangagwa during their meeting on 5 May, it is important that the people of Zimbabwe can choose their government through peaceful and credible elections. Independent observation by international and domestic missions will play an important role in assessing electoral conduct against regional and international standards. The UK welcomes Zimbabwe's announcement that invitations have been sent to observer missions. The UK is supportive of the Commonwealth sending an electoral observation mission to Zimbabwe and FCDO is engaging closely with the Commonwealth Secretariat and Commonwealth partners to that end, including on possible UK support.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/08/2023 13:47:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1664802

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	Zimbabwe: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had at ministerial level with Southern African Development Community (SADC) counterparts regarding the recall of a number of opposition members of the Zimbabwe parliament and senators, following the August Harmonised Elections, which were judged by the SADC Election Observer Mission to have fallen "short of the requirements of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, the Electoral Act, and the SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections (2021)".
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL10566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>We are in regular ministerial level discussions with our Southern African Development Community (SADC) counterparts on a range of issues, in Harare and across the region. We have not discussed the issue the Noble Lord raises with SADC counterparts.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/10/2023 10:34:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1662235

registered interest
date	20/09/2023
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	Zimbabwe: Development Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their financial support for Zimbabwe in the light of concerns that its Presidential election was not free and fair.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL10364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Minister for Development and Africa's statement on 31 August, the UK shares the view of the Election Observation Missions' preliminary statements that the pre-election environment and election day fell short of regional and international standards. Specific issues included a lack of transparency in the tallying of results, as well as the arrests of domestic observers. The UK remains committed to supporting Zimbabwe and its people on a path to long-term, inclusive, and resilient development, democracy, and prosperity. No UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) is channelled directly through Government of Zimbabwe systems. Instead, we work primarily through multilateral organisations, notably United Nations agencies, as well as international NGOs and the private sector ensuring maximum impact and targeted support reaches the most vulnerable Zimbabweans.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/10/2023 15:34:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey