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date	18/10/2018
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	Nepal: Overseas Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what resources they provided via (1) the embassy in Nepal, and (2) from the UK, to improving the UK’s trade relations with Nepal in the last two years; and what resources they have provided in the current finncial year.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL10843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office funds a Prosperity Officer at our Embassy in Kathmandu, who is responsible for commercial and economic diplomacy work. The officer provides support to UK companies looking for opportunities in the Nepali market and is also responsible for working closely with the Department for International Development on economic policy and business environment issues. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office lobbies the Nepal government on various trade policy issues, including simplifying approvals for foreign direct investment and agreeing a double taxation avoidance agreement (DTA), to encourage more bilateral trade and investment. On the back of this work, the Government of Nepal has recently agreed to commence negotiations for a UK-Nepal DTA.</p><p>On promoting trade and investment, the Embassy organised trade missions in 2014 and 2016, commissioned scoping studies in hydropower and education sectors which cost approximately £50,000 through the Global Britain Fund and supported the Lord Mayor's visit in early 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/10/2018 14:19:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

968824

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date	05/09/2018
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	Iraq: Yazidis
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with other EU and US aid administrations, and the Iraqi Kurdish authorities, about the rehabilitation of Yazidi families in Sinjar and the possibility of the creation of a cemetery and memorial to the victims of genocide.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL10108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>​Officials from the Department for International Development (DFID) hold regular discussions with EU and US aid administrations regarding assisting Yezidi communities. DFID and Foreign and Commonwealth Office representatives regularly highlight the needs of minorities at senior levels within the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government. We recently discussed the issue with the Iraqi General Secretary of the Council of Ministers, who has created a team that is working with UN Development Programme on this issue. On 2 August the UK's Ambassador to Iraq attended a commemoration of the fourth anniversary of Daesh atrocities against Yezidis in Sinjar, where he reiterated the importance of justice, respect and human rights.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/09/2018 14:42:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

967530

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Gaza: Israel
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 Israel about the destruction of the Said al-Mishal Cultural Centre and Theatre by the Israel Defence Forces on 9 August; and what plans, if any, they have to contribute to its rebuilding.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL10015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>​We have not raised this specific issue with the Israeli authorities. We have no plans to contribute to its rebuilding.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:28:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich