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1712654

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
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	Sanctions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the UK sanctions list was last reviewed; and whether they will make the review public.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL4015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The government keeps all sanctions designations under review and, under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, a Minister may instigate a reassessment of a designation at any time.</p><p>The UK sanctions list is updated publicly on gov.uk every time a decision is made to make, vary, or revoke a designation. These updates are also publicised through the FCDO's sanctions e-alert subscription system.</p><p>The UK Sanctions List (UKSL) can be found here:</p><p>[https://docs.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.html]</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/05/2024 16:26:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1697293

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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	Gaza: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are aware of any plans of the government of Israel to rehome Palestinian refugees from Gaza in the Sinai.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL3423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government firmly rejects any suggestion of the resettlement of Palestinians outside of Gaza.</p><p>The UK's position is clear: Gaza is Occupied Palestinian Territory and will and must be part of a future Palestinian state. We support a two-state solution that guarantees security and stability for both the Israeli and Palestinian people. This is the only viable option to ensure peace.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL3424 HL3425 question first answered 04/04/2024 15:54:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1697294

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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	Gaza: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have had discussions with (1) the European Union, or (2) the government of Egypt, about receiving Palestinian refugees from Gaza.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL3424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government firmly rejects any suggestion of the resettlement of Palestinians outside of Gaza.</p><p>The UK's position is clear: Gaza is Occupied Palestinian Territory and will and must be part of a future Palestinian state. We support a two-state solution that guarantees security and stability for both the Israeli and Palestinian people. This is the only viable option to ensure peace.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL3423 HL3425 question first answered 04/04/2024 15:54:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1697295

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 Israel about the forcible expulsion of the Palestinian population from Gaza.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL3425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government firmly rejects any suggestion of the resettlement of Palestinians outside of Gaza.</p><p>The UK's position is clear: Gaza is Occupied Palestinian Territory and will and must be part of a future Palestinian state. We support a two-state solution that guarantees security and stability for both the Israeli and Palestinian people. This is the only viable option to ensure peace.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL3423 HL3424 question first answered 04/04/2024 15:54:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1682833

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
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	Keith Darby
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what further assistance and support they intend to provide to Mr Keith Darby and his family in China.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL1717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO continues to provide consular assistance to Mr Darby. Ministers have previously raised Mr Darby's case with the Chinese authorities. The FCDO's Permanent Under Secretary raised his case during his visit to China last year and HMA Beijing raised the case in January this year. The Foreign Secretary and FCDO Ministers will raise his case in engagements with China, and have asked that FCDO officials raise Mr Darby's case again with the Chinese Embassy in London and the Chinese MFA in Beijing.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL1718 HL1719 question first answered 05/02/2024 11:53:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1682834

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
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	Keith Darby
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 ongoing case involving Mr Keith Darby and the Hainan Provincial Government in China.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL1718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO continues to provide consular assistance to Mr Darby. Ministers have previously raised Mr Darby's case with the Chinese authorities. The FCDO's Permanent Under Secretary raised his case during his visit to China last year and HMA Beijing raised the case in January this year. The Foreign Secretary and FCDO Ministers will raise his case in engagements with China, and have asked that FCDO officials raise Mr Darby's case again with the Chinese Embassy in London and the Chinese MFA in Beijing.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL1717 HL1719 question first answered 05/02/2024 11:53:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1682835

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
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	Keith Darby
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs intends to raise the case of Mr Keith Darby with his opposite number, Wang Yi of China.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL1719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO continues to provide consular assistance to Mr Darby. Ministers have previously raised Mr Darby's case with the Chinese authorities. The FCDO's Permanent Under Secretary raised his case during his visit to China last year and HMA Beijing raised the case in January this year. The Foreign Secretary and FCDO Ministers will raise his case in engagements with China, and have asked that FCDO officials raise Mr Darby's case again with the Chinese Embassy in London and the Chinese MFA in Beijing.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL1717 HL1718 question first answered 05/02/2024 11:53:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1669358

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
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	Syria: Fenethylline
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with international partners about stopping the illegal export of Captagon from Syrian criminals.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK continues to engage extensively with international partners on Syrian captagon, including those across the Middle East and the Gulf who are most directly impacted by this illicit trade. The UK also continues to raise captagon at the UN Security Council.</p><p>This illicit industry allows Asad to fund his war machine whilst spreading instability across the region. The Syrian regime are at the heart of producing and manufacturing captagon, this includes Asad's immediate family members and other malign groups. The UK, working with partners, sanctioned individuals directly involved in the captagon industry in March 2023, including two of Asad's cousins.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL251 question first answered 27/11/2023 16:22:05 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1669359

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
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	Syria: Fenethylline
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of the involvement of President Bashar al-Assad, family and friends in the manufacture and export of Captagon.
tabling member printed	Lord Swire
uin	HL251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK continues to engage extensively with international partners on Syrian captagon, including those across the Middle East and the Gulf who are most directly impacted by this illicit trade. The UK also continues to raise captagon at the UN Security Council.</p><p>This illicit industry allows Asad to fund his war machine whilst spreading instability across the region. The Syrian regime are at the heart of producing and manufacturing captagon, this includes Asad's immediate family members and other malign groups. The UK, working with partners, sanctioned individuals directly involved in the captagon industry in March 2023, including two of Asad's cousins.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL250 question first answered 27/11/2023 16:22:05 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire