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date	08/01/2019
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	Arms Trade Treaty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment, if any, they have made of the blog by Saferworld Arms Trade Treaty report card for 2018: must try harder, published on 31 October 2018; whether they intend to take steps in response; and if so, what.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL12666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>​Her Majesty's Government regularly engages at official level with Non-Government Organisations, including Saferworld, on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), and considers civil society suggestions on ways to enhance the ATT. We share some of their concerns about the implementation of the Treaty and are fully committed to working with a wide range of stakeholders to improve the operation of the Treaty, in line with its purpose and objectives. We are open to further official level engagement on the specific proposals.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/01/2019 15:21:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1036948

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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	Saudi Arabia: Detainees
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 Saudi Arabia about the treatment of Samar Badawi, Shadan al-Onezi, Eman al-Nafjan, Loujain al-Hathloul and Aziza al-Yousef, social activists who have been held in detention since May 2018 and who have allegedly been subject to torture, solitary confinement, sexual harassment and abusive interrogation; and what action they have taken to assist in securing access to those women by those concerned about their predicament including British parliamentarians.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL12590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government is very concerned about the allegations that women's rights activists have been subject to torture during pre-trial detention in Saudi Arabia. We have raised concerns a number of times about these cases at Ministerial level with the Saudi authorities and will do so again. We consistently and unreservedly condemn torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. We raise our concerns wherever and whenever it occurs.</p><p>The UK is aware of the request made by the Detention Review Panel. The UK welcomes visits by Parliamentarians to enable greater bilateral understanding. We encourage Saudi Arabia to respond to the request.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/01/2019 15:38:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1036953

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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	Cameroon: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken over the past month to promote policy formulation within the Commonwealth and the UN in keeping with other commitments to peace making, conflict resolution and conflict pre-emption to ensure appropriate action is being taking within those bodies to promote the fulfilment of those objectives in Cameroon.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL12595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>On 13 December the UN Security Council received a briefing from the UN Special Representative for the UN Regional Office in Central Africa. The UK set out the need for the Government of Cameroon to address the situation in the Anglophone regions of the country through inclusive dialogue, confidence-building measures such as releasing detainees, decentralisation and implementing the bilingualism committee's recommendations, allowing full humanitarian and human rights access, and ensuring accountability for violations. The UK announced £2.5 million funding for the UN humanitarian response. We will continue to urge the UN to take an active role in addressing the crisis. The Commonwealth is well placed to support the Government of Cameroon to build a meaningful and inclusive dialogue. The UK will continue to discuss the situation in Cameroon with the Commonwealth Secretariat and other member states where appropriate, as it does a range of issues relating to the Commonwealth's fundamental political values, which are enshrined in the Commonwealth Charter.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/01/2019 15:39:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1036955

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
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	Cameroon: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which ministers have had direct discussion within the past month with the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth about the conflict in Cameroon; when next they will continue those discussions; and what has been the Secretary-General's response.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL12597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Ministers have not held discussions with the Commonwealth Secretary-General in the past month on Cameroon. The UK will continue to work alongside the international community, including through the Commonwealth, the EU, the African Union and the UN, to encourage and support efforts to resolve the Anglophone crisis in Cameroon.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 16/01/2019 15:39:25 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

1002240

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they consider that rules introduced by Additional Protocol 1 to the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949 apply only to conventional weapons, without prejudice to any other rules of international law applicable to other types of weapons, and in particular do not regulate or prohibit the use of nuclear weapons.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL11261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>​The position of the United Kingdom remains that the rules introduced by the Protocol apply exclusively to conventional weapons without prejudice to any other rules of international law applicable to other types of weapons. In particular, the rules so introduced do not have any effect on and do not regulate or prohibit the use of nuclear weapons.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/11/2018 12:10:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd