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1609397

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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	Freeports: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Windsor Framework will allow the establishment of freeports in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Baroness Adams of Craigielea
uin	HL7051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to extending the benefits of our Freeports programme across the UK and to working with stakeholders from sectors and places across Northern Ireland on how best to do so. Of course we need to see a restored Northern Ireland Executive before those discussions can be progressed further, similar to our engagements with Scottish and Welsh governments on proposals there.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/04/2023 16:15:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	631 label Biography information for Baroness Adams of Craigielea

1609406

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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	Armenia: Prisoners of War
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they plan to make, if any, to the government of Azerbaijan for the immediate release of all Armenian Prisoners of War.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL7060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government welcomed the most recent return of prisoners of war in November 2022 and return of remains of the deceased in December 2022. The Minister for Europe, Leo Docherty MP, continues to urge both parties to settle all outstanding matters related to the conflict, noting that diplomacy remains the only way to secure stability and peace in the region. He did so most recently during his visit to Baku on 22 February and during a call on 18 January to Armenian Foreign Minister Mirzoyan. The UK Government continues to urge both parties to use existing channels, including talks facilitated by the EU and US, to settle all outstanding matters including the returns of prisoners of war and remains of the deceased and as such has no plans to request a United Nations fact-finding mission at this time.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL7061 question first answered 17/04/2023 13:21:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1609407

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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	Armenia: Prisoners of War
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to request that the UN send a fact-finding mission (1) to determine, and (2) to report on, the detention conditions of Armenian Prisoners of War in Azerbaijan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL7061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government welcomed the most recent return of prisoners of war in November 2022 and return of remains of the deceased in December 2022. The Minister for Europe, Leo Docherty MP, continues to urge both parties to settle all outstanding matters related to the conflict, noting that diplomacy remains the only way to secure stability and peace in the region. He did so most recently during his visit to Baku on 22 February and during a call on 18 January to Armenian Foreign Minister Mirzoyan. The UK Government continues to urge both parties to use existing channels, including talks facilitated by the EU and US, to settle all outstanding matters including the returns of prisoners of war and remains of the deceased and as such has no plans to request a United Nations fact-finding mission at this time.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL7060 question first answered 17/04/2023 13:21:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1609408

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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	Nagorno Karabakh: Peacekeeping Operations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to work with international partners to arrange the deployment of UN Peacekeepers in Nagorno Karabakh.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL7062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>If an independent mission was requested by the parties to the conflict and welcomed by them, and would contribute to a peaceful solution and resolution of all outstanding matters between them, then the UK would, in principle, support it.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/04/2023 13:21:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1609409

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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	Transcaucasus: Roads
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with government of Azerbaijan about opening of Lachin Corridor in both directions, further to the International Court of Justice’s Order of provisional measures on the application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; and what assurances they have received from the government of that country on the matter.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL7063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has noted the International Court of Justice's judgments, and continues to call for immediate action to re-open the Lachin Corridor and restore the flow of goods and people into Nagorno-Karabakh. In a statement to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on 2 March, our Ambassador stated that the parties to the conflict must engage in substantive negotiations, without preconditions, to secure a sustainable and peaceful settlement to the conflict and to resolve all outstanding tensions. This followed engagements by the Minister for Europe with the Armenian and Azerbaijani governments over January and February this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/04/2023 09:03:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1609410

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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	Azerbaijan: Sanctions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to reported violations of human rights in Azerbaijan recorded by Amnesty International and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), what plans they have, if any, to introduce more comprehensive sanctions on Azerbaijan than the 1992 OSCE arms embargo, refined in 2014.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL7064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government will not speculate on future sanctions designations. During his recent visit to Baku on 22 February the Minister for Europe, Leo Docherty MP, raised concerns over human rights in Azerbaijan with Foreign Minister Bayramov. This followed previous engagements by the UK's Ambassador to Baku and diplomats in London. The UK Government will continue to raise allegations of human rights violations directly with the Government of Azerbaijan.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/04/2023 13:22:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1608841

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
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	Ukraine: War Crimes
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 Ukraine about establishing a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression; and whether, in any such discussions, the Ukrainian constitution has proved to be an impediment to establishing such a body during the current state of Martial Law.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2023 answer text <p>As the Foreign Secretary announced on 20 January, the UK has accepted Ukraine's invitation to join a 'core group' to consider options for ensuring criminal accountability for Russia's aggression against Ukraine, including possibly through a special tribunal. Discussions into how to achieve this continue, including around potential issues linked to the Ukrainian constitution. These are complex issues of international law, which the group must be allowed time to consider.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/04/2023 08:26:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1608848

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
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	Afghanistan: Journalism
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 numbers of Afghan journalists currently at risk of persecution in (1) Afghanistan, (2) Pakistan, and (3) Iran, for their professional activities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL6980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK is a champion of media freedom and a proud member of the Media Freedom Coalition. Defending media freedom at home and abroad is a priority for the UK. In Afghanistan, we understand that around 40 per cent of media outlets have ceased to operate and that 60 per cent of journalists have lost their jobs since August 2021. We continue to address the issue of media freedom in our discussions with the Taliban. We regularly raise media freedom at a senior level with the Government of Pakistan, most recently in January 2023. We condemn the Iranian authorities' crackdown on journalists and continue to raise the Iranian peoples' right to access independent media. The UK regularly engages countries on the need to respect human rights, including on freedom of expression and media freedom.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/04/2023 09:29:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1608879

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
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	UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the indication by the European Commission that it will not implement new arrangements for retail food consignments until new inspection facilities at Northern Ireland ports have been both completed and audited, whether they will extend full grace periods in all these areas until such changes are implemented by the European Commission.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL7040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>All current grace periods, including the Scheme for Temporary Agri-food Movements to Northern Ireland (STAMNI) arrangements will continue to be in place until further notice. If operators are not moving goods via STAMNI, they will continue to be subject to full EU checks and controls.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/04/2023 12:14:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1608882

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
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	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether all haulage vehicles transporting food retail or goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in consignments intended to remain in Northern Ireland will be fitted on each trip with a seal designed to track movement of the goods and ensure that the consignment is not altered or added to until the completion of its journey.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL7043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>It is correct that goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, including food retail goods, which are intended to stay in Northern Ireland, will travel in sealed consignments to ensure that only internal UK traders are able to move goods without being subject to tariffs.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL7044 question first answered 13/04/2023 12:04:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme