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1712635

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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	Ukraine: War Crimes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much funding (1) they have given so far, and (2) they have pledged to give, to support the government of Ukraine's investigations into war crimes, and how much they have given and pledged to give to the International Criminal Court or any other international bodies supporting victims and witnesses of war crimes.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL3996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to holding Russia to account for its actions in Ukraine. We have provided £6.2 million of capacity-building support to Ukraine's domestic work to document, investigate, and prosecute war crimes. Since February 2022, we have provided £2.3 million in additional contributions to the International Criminal Court to increase its capacity to collect evidence and support survivors. This is on top of our annual budget contribution to the ICC, a total of £36.2 million for 2022, 2023 and 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/05/2024 16:19:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

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

1702577

registered interest
date	19/04/2024
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	Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries
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 European Commission on proposals to open negotiations to facilitate youth mobility between the European Union and the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
uin	HL3979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK recognises the cultural value of youth mobility and the importance of facilitating cultural exchange opportunities for young people. We have successful Youth Mobility Schemes (YMS) with 13 countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The Government is willing to explore precedent based bilateral YMS arrangements with international partners, including individual EU Member States who are interested. The Government has no plans to agree to an EU-wide Youth Mobility Scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/05/2024 16:26:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1702340

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	Iran: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what diplomatic steps the Foreign Secretary is taking to help de-escalate hostilities between Israel and Iran in order to prevent a wider Middle East war.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL3951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>We condemned in the strongest terms Iran's direct attack against Israel on 13 April. The UK will continue to stand up for Israel's security and the security of all our regional partners. We are working urgently with our allies to deescalate the situation.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian on 14 April and called for Iran to take immediate action to de-escalate, including by restraining their aligned militia groups and immediately releasing the MSC Aries and her crew. Furthermore, the UK announced new sanctions on Iran on 18 April, and in coordination with the US, targeted those who have enabled Iran's destabilising regional activity.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/05/2024 16:19:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian