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1047825

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Europe: Travel Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they are providing to UK residents about travelling to and from the EU and other European countries; and how they will publicise any such advice.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL13103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is providing updates on the GOV.UK website to advise travellers to the EU and other European countries on visas, passports, driving permits and more. We encourage travellers to check the latest information on GOV.UK/euexit before starting their journey and to sign up for email alerts.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/02/2019 17:21:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

1047839

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	The Gambia: Capital Punishment
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 the Gambia regarding the use of the death penalty.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL13117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Since President Barrow's Government came into power in early 2017 the UK has welcomed and supported the increased focus on respect for human rights, including the steps taken towards abolishing the death penalty. In September 2017 The Gambian Government signed the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil &amp; Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. This has resulted in a moratorium on the death penalty in The Gambia.</p><p>It is the long-standing policy of the UK to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. We consider its use undermines human dignity, that there is no conclusive evidence of its deterrent value, and that any miscarriage of justice leading to its imposition is irreversible and irreparable. The UK plays a leading role in pressing for the reduced use of the death penalty overseas, through multilateral institutions including the UN, and through targeted bilateral interventions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/02/2019 17:59:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1047840

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Indonesia: Capital Punishment
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 Indonesia regarding the use of the death penalty.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL13118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>We have repeatedly made representations about the use of the death penalty to the Indonesian Government at the highest levels, most recently during my visit to Indonesia on 29-30 October 2018. We shall continue to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/02/2019 17:57:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

1047848

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Duaa Alwadaei
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 14 June 2018 (HL8318), whether they will correct their statement that Duaa Alwadaei was tried in absentia in Bahrain on charges of assault, following the report by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention at its eighty-second session, 20–24 August 2018, published on 7 January, which states, in paragraph 61, that the government of Bahrain described her charge as insulting a public official.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL13126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Duaa Alwadaei was charged with the (verbal) assault of a police officer and tried in absentia after failing to attend court. British Embassy Officials attended the hearing where the charges were read. The charge of assault has also been confirmed in public statements from the Government of Bahrain.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/02/2019 17:35:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1047849

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Sayed Alwadaei
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 21 January (HL12760) and the report by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention at its eighty-second session, 20–24 August 2018, published on 7 January, what plans they have to assess the circumstances of Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei’s family members, given that (1) assurances from the government of Bahrain that there have been no reprisals against his family members contradict the findings of that report, and (2) the UK was a signatory to a joint statement at the Human Rights Council in 2014, which urged the government of Bahrain to release all persons imprisoned solely for exercising human rights.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL13127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Noble Lord will know from previous answers in this House that we have received categorical assurances from the Bahraini authorities that the legal cases against Mr Alwadaei’s family members are not related to Mr Al Wadaei's activities. We understand that Mr Al Wadaei has been able to continue with his work. We have raised these cases at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/02/2019 17:35:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1047850

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Sayed Alwadaei
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention at its eighty-second session, 20–24 August 2018, published on 7 January, which states that Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei’s family were “deprived of their liberty, interrogated and prosecuted for their family ties…and that these were acts of reprisals”, what assessment they have made of whether the statement by Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior on 10 January disseminates false information about Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei and his family; and whether they will issue a public comment on that statement.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL13128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>As the Noble Lord will know from previous answers in this House, our Embassy in Bahrain and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office continue to monitor these cases and have received assurances from the Bahraini authorities that the legal cases against Mr Alwadaei’s family members are not related to Mr Al Wadaei’s activities. We are aware of the statement of 10 January from Bahrain’s Ministry of the Interior.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/02/2019 17:29:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1047851

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Bahrain: Courts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by the Minister for the Middle East on 22 January (HC Deb, col 129), what are the independent processes in place to oversee the activities of the courts in Manama, Bahrain; and how they assess the progress made in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL13129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK supports Bahrain's reform programme, which includes strengthening independent oversight bodies such as the Ministry of Interior Ombudsman and the Prisoners and Detainees Rights Commission. The National Institute for Human Rights has the remit to monitor court cases on due process, and does so regularly. ​</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/02/2019 17:20:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1047852

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Bahrain: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of the report by Human Rights Watch World Report 2019: events of 2018, published in January, that civilian and military courts in Bahrain continued “to convict and imprison peaceful dissenters, including prominent human rights defenders and opposition leaders, under the guise of national security” in 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL13130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK supports freedom of expression and freedom of speech as both a fundamental right in itself and as an essential element of a full range of human rights. We continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to protect freedom of expression for all of its citizens, in line with its international obligations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/02/2019 17:19:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1047560

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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	Christianity: Oppression
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to encourage Heads of Mission and Department for International Development country heads to develop country-specific strategies and programmes to protect Christians and advance the right to freedom of religion or belief.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL13053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief, I encourage all Heads of Mission to develop strategies and programmes to protect and promote Freedom of Religion or Belief where it is under threat. We work with posts to develop strategies and programmes which promote Freedom of Religion and Belief, including strengthening the work of civil society organisations. The Foreign Secretary has commissioned an independent, global review into Christian persecution, which will make recommendations on the additional practical steps the government can take to support persecuted Christians. The Review is due to deliver an interim report by Easter 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/02/2019 17:17:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1046303

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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	China: Genetic Engineering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they have made to the government of China about reports that babies have been born in China with edited genes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
uin	HL13012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>There are conflicting media reports on claims of genetic modification in China. We shall continue to monitor the situation. We have had no discussion with the Chinese Government regarding the ethical issues and risks associated with the gene-edited babies born in China. The procedure alleged to have been carried out by Prof He Jiankui in China would be illegal in the UK. It would be an offence under the 1990 Human Fertilisation &amp; Embryology Act (1990 Act), punishable, on conviction, by a prison term of up to 10 years, a fine or both.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/02/2019 17:09:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge