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1608407

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the size in square metres of (1) the current playground in Victoria Tower Gardens, (2) the intended new playground, (3) the intended new café, and (4) the part of the current playground to be occupied by UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre ticketing and associated works.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL6912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2023 answer text <p>Extensive information about the design of the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was considered at the Planning Inquiry in October 2020 and remains publicly available on Westminster City Council’s website. The additional detail requested is set out in the table below and to provide further assistance and to illustrate the answers I am placing the three source documents in the Library:</p><ul><li><em>Gross Internal Area (GIA) &amp; Building Area Breakdown Schedule </em>which shows the area in square metres of every internal space within the proposed Learning Centre, the Entrance Pavilion and the Café/Kiosk.</li><li><em>Park Area Diagram rev 2</em> which shows both the size of Victoria Tower Gardens and the area taken by the Holocaust Memorial above ground within the park.</li><li><em>Playground Area Adjustment</em> which shows the boundaries and areas of the current playground and proposed reconfigured playground. It also shows the area between the Spicer Memorial in its proposed new location and the Holocaust Memorial’s entrance pavilion. This area would provide circulation space for all park users between the boundary of the reconfigured playground and the Memorial’s Entrance Pavilion.</li></ul><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Question</p></td><td><p>Answer</p></td><td><p>Source</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>The floor area in square metres of the proposed underground construction of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.</p></td><td><p>3258 m2 * (includes 373m2 of unusable spaces such as voids, risers and areas with limited headroom) * all areas are gross internal floor area (GIFA) i.e. excluding external walls.</p></td><td><p><em>GIA &amp; Building Area Breakdown Schedule</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Percentage of the underground area that will be used for exhibitions and public space as part of the Learning Centre.</p></td><td><p>52.85% Mezzanine Level Lobby (103m2) Learning Centre (349 m2) Basement Level Threshold (314m2) Learning Centre (956 m2) Total = 1722 m2</p></td><td><p><em>GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Area in square metres of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole, that will be enclosed to guarantee security around the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in addition to the area occupied by the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre itself.</p></td><td><p>Zero as an addition to the 1429 m2 occupied by the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.</p></td><td><p><em>NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Proportion of (3)</p></td><td><p>Zero</p></td><td><p><em>NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Size in sqm of the current playground in Victoria Tower Gardens</p></td><td><p>1010 m2</p></td><td><p><em>Playground Area Adjustment </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Size in sqm of the intended new playground</p></td><td><p>945 m2</p></td><td><p><em>Playground Area Adjustment</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>Size in sqm of the intended new café</p></td><td><p>15 m2 Café/Kiosk 38 m2 including generator and storage</p></td><td><p><em>GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Size in sqm of the part of the current playground to be occupied by UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre ticketing and associated works</p></td><td><p>23m2 Café/Kiosk generator and storage. Zero occupied by ticketing operations in the Entrance Pavilion. Footfall area 155 m2</p></td><td><p><em>GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule</em> <em>Playground Area Adjustment</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Area in square metres of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole that will be occupied by the intended UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, including (a) the entrance pavilion, (b) courtyard and ramp into the Learning Centre, (c) associated hard standing, (d) service access, (e) new access paths, (f) the parts of the mound not accessible to the public, and (g) areas to be enclosed to ensure the security of the Centre.</p></td><td><p>1429 m2</p></td><td><p><em>NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>Proportion of (9)</p></td><td><p>7.58%</p></td><td><p><em>NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL6911 HL6913 HL6914 question first answered 12/04/2023 13:46:36 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1608408

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) area in square metres, and (2) proportion of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole, will be enclosed to guarantee security around the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in addition to the area occupied by the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre itself.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL6913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2023 answer text <p>Extensive information about the design of the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was considered at the Planning Inquiry in October 2020 and remains publicly available on Westminster City Council’s website. The additional detail requested is set out in the table below and to provide further assistance and to illustrate the answers I am placing the three source documents in the Library:</p><ul><li><em>Gross Internal Area (GIA) &amp; Building Area Breakdown Schedule </em>which shows the area in square metres of every internal space within the proposed Learning Centre, the Entrance Pavilion and the Café/Kiosk.</li><li><em>Park Area Diagram rev 2</em> which shows both the size of Victoria Tower Gardens and the area taken by the Holocaust Memorial above ground within the park.</li><li><em>Playground Area Adjustment</em> which shows the boundaries and areas of the current playground and proposed reconfigured playground. It also shows the area between the Spicer Memorial in its proposed new location and the Holocaust Memorial’s entrance pavilion. This area would provide circulation space for all park users between the boundary of the reconfigured playground and the Memorial’s Entrance Pavilion.</li></ul><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Question</p></td><td><p>Answer</p></td><td><p>Source</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>The floor area in square metres of the proposed underground construction of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.</p></td><td><p>3258 m2 * (includes 373m2 of unusable spaces such as voids, risers and areas with limited headroom) * all areas are gross internal floor area (GIFA) i.e. excluding external walls.</p></td><td><p><em>GIA &amp; Building Area Breakdown Schedule</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Percentage of the underground area that will be used for exhibitions and public space as part of the Learning Centre.</p></td><td><p>52.85% Mezzanine Level Lobby (103m2) Learning Centre (349 m2) Basement Level Threshold (314m2) Learning Centre (956 m2) Total = 1722 m2</p></td><td><p><em>GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Area in square metres of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole, that will be enclosed to guarantee security around the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in addition to the area occupied by the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre itself.</p></td><td><p>Zero as an addition to the 1429 m2 occupied by the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.</p></td><td><p><em>NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Proportion of (3)</p></td><td><p>Zero</p></td><td><p><em>NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Size in sqm of the current playground in Victoria Tower Gardens</p></td><td><p>1010 m2</p></td><td><p><em>Playground Area Adjustment </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Size in sqm of the intended new playground</p></td><td><p>945 m2</p></td><td><p><em>Playground Area Adjustment</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>Size in sqm of the intended new café</p></td><td><p>15 m2 Café/Kiosk 38 m2 including generator and storage</p></td><td><p><em>GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Size in sqm of the part of the current playground to be occupied by UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre ticketing and associated works</p></td><td><p>23m2 Café/Kiosk generator and storage. Zero occupied by ticketing operations in the Entrance Pavilion. Footfall area 155 m2</p></td><td><p><em>GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule</em> <em>Playground Area Adjustment</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Area in square metres of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole that will be occupied by the intended UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, including (a) the entrance pavilion, (b) courtyard and ramp into the Learning Centre, (c) associated hard standing, (d) service access, (e) new access paths, (f) the parts of the mound not accessible to the public, and (g) areas to be enclosed to ensure the security of the Centre.</p></td><td><p>1429 m2</p></td><td><p><em>NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>Proportion of (9)</p></td><td><p>7.58%</p></td><td><p><em>NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL6911 HL6912 HL6914 question first answered 12/04/2023 13:46:37 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1608409

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the floor area in square metres of the proposed underground construction of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre; and what percentage of this underground area will be used for exhibitions and public space as part of the Learning Centre.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL6914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2023 answer text <p>Extensive information about the design of the proposed Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was considered at the Planning Inquiry in October 2020 and remains publicly available on Westminster City Council’s website. The additional detail requested is set out in the table below and to provide further assistance and to illustrate the answers I am placing the three source documents in the Library:</p><ul><li><em>Gross Internal Area (GIA) &amp; Building Area Breakdown Schedule </em>which shows the area in square metres of every internal space within the proposed Learning Centre, the Entrance Pavilion and the Café/Kiosk.</li><li><em>Park Area Diagram rev 2</em> which shows both the size of Victoria Tower Gardens and the area taken by the Holocaust Memorial above ground within the park.</li><li><em>Playground Area Adjustment</em> which shows the boundaries and areas of the current playground and proposed reconfigured playground. It also shows the area between the Spicer Memorial in its proposed new location and the Holocaust Memorial’s entrance pavilion. This area would provide circulation space for all park users between the boundary of the reconfigured playground and the Memorial’s Entrance Pavilion.</li></ul><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Question</p></td><td><p>Answer</p></td><td><p>Source</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>The floor area in square metres of the proposed underground construction of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.</p></td><td><p>3258 m2 * (includes 373m2 of unusable spaces such as voids, risers and areas with limited headroom) * all areas are gross internal floor area (GIFA) i.e. excluding external walls.</p></td><td><p><em>GIA &amp; Building Area Breakdown Schedule</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Percentage of the underground area that will be used for exhibitions and public space as part of the Learning Centre.</p></td><td><p>52.85% Mezzanine Level Lobby (103m2) Learning Centre (349 m2) Basement Level Threshold (314m2) Learning Centre (956 m2) Total = 1722 m2</p></td><td><p><em>GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Area in square metres of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole, that will be enclosed to guarantee security around the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in addition to the area occupied by the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre itself.</p></td><td><p>Zero as an addition to the 1429 m2 occupied by the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.</p></td><td><p><em>NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Proportion of (3)</p></td><td><p>Zero</p></td><td><p><em>NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Size in sqm of the current playground in Victoria Tower Gardens</p></td><td><p>1010 m2</p></td><td><p><em>Playground Area Adjustment </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Size in sqm of the intended new playground</p></td><td><p>945 m2</p></td><td><p><em>Playground Area Adjustment</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>Size in sqm of the intended new café</p></td><td><p>15 m2 Café/Kiosk 38 m2 including generator and storage</p></td><td><p><em>GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Size in sqm of the part of the current playground to be occupied by UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre ticketing and associated works</p></td><td><p>23m2 Café/Kiosk generator and storage. Zero occupied by ticketing operations in the Entrance Pavilion. Footfall area 155 m2</p></td><td><p><em>GIA and Building Area Breakdown Schedule</em> <em>Playground Area Adjustment</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Area in square metres of Victoria Tower Gardens as a whole that will be occupied by the intended UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, including (a) the entrance pavilion, (b) courtyard and ramp into the Learning Centre, (c) associated hard standing, (d) service access, (e) new access paths, (f) the parts of the mound not accessible to the public, and (g) areas to be enclosed to ensure the security of the Centre.</p></td><td><p>1429 m2</p></td><td><p><em>NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>Proportion of (9)</p></td><td><p>7.58%</p></td><td><p><em>NHM Park Area Diagram rev 2</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook grouped question UIN HL6911 HL6912 HL6913 question first answered 12/04/2023 13:46:37 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1608411

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Rwanda
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda; and what assessment they have made of the impact of Rwanda’s backing of the M23 rebels on the UK’s agreements with Rwanda.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL6916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK, alongside international partners, continues to raise the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with the Government of Rwanda and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo at the highest levels. We condemn the continuing advance of M23, a UN-sanctioned armed group. On 13 March, the Foreign Secretary and the Rwandan Foreign Minister discussed the importance of meeting commitments made under the Nairobi and Luanda political processes. It is vital that all parties work together to secure real de-escalation on the ground and an enduring political solution.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 13/04/2023 13:00:51 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1608420

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Cybersecurity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the cyber audits of all government departments.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government Cyber Security Strategy, published in January 2022, sets out how we will build and maintain our cyber defences; by building greater cyber resilience across all government organisations, and working together to ‘defend as one’ - exerting a defensive force greater than the sum of our parts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The strategy sets a clear target for government’s most critical functions to be appropriately resilient by 2025, with all government organisations being resilient to known vulnerabilities and common attack methods by 2030.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The strategy will see us roll out GovAssure in April as the foundation of a new, more robust independent assurance regime for the whole of government. With its foundations in the National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Assessment Framework, it will help us to understand our risk at scale and put us on the pathway to reducing it, as well as aligning Government with the best practice in management of wider UK Critical National Infrastructure sectors. Results of these reviews will not be published publicly for reasons of security. The progress on adopting the Cyber Assessment Framework across HMG is that pilots have been conducted with 3 government departments, and the wider scheme will launch in April.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL6924 question first answered 13/04/2023 13:10:14 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1608422

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide an update on the implementation of the Cyber Security Strategy.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>The National Cyber Strategy 2022 sets out how we will ensure that the UK continues to be a leading, responsible and democratic cyber power, able to protect and promote our interests in the rapidly evolving online world. We plan to publish the first of our annual progress reports this summer.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 13/04/2023 12:37:36 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1608432

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Property Development: Floods
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many new residential properties have been constructed within Environment Agency flood zone 2 each year, since the financial year 2012/13.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL6938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2023 answer text <p>The percentages of new residential addresses created that have been within each of Environment Agency flood zones 3 and 2 in each financial year since 2012-13 are provided below. Figures for 2012-13 are not available on the same basis due to a change in land use change methodology which took effect from 2013-14.</p><p>The most recent available percentages of new residential addresses created that have been within Environment Agency flood zone 3, broken down by local authority area are provided in the attached table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Proportion of new residential addresses created within Flood Zone 3 <sup>1</sup> <em>(Per cent)</em></p></td><td><p>Proportion of new residential addresses created within Flood Zones 2 and 3 <sup>2</sup> <em>(Per cent)</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sources:</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><sup>1</sup> Live table 320: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/land-use-change-statistics-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/land-use-change-statistics-2021-to-2022</a></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><sup>2</sup> Using address data used to derive the land use change - new residential address statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/land-use-change-statistics-2021-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/land-use-change-statistics-2021-to-2022</a></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Although National Flood Zone 2 is a stand-alone category, to be practically useful it is generally combined with National Flood Zone 3 to give a complete picture of areas at 0.1% or more risk of flooding in any given year. Therefore figures are provided for National Flood Zones 2 and 3 combined.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 12/04/2023 15:05:26 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1608450

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
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 assistance they are providing to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to bring to justice of those responsible for war crimes, potential genocide, and the abduction of children in Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>We are making every effort to assist the International Criminal Court (ICC) and other international investigations as appropriate, including leading international efforts to build support to the work of the ICC in Ukraine. On 20 March, the Deputy Prime Minister co-hosted an international Justice Ministers Conference at Lancaster House, generating over £4 million in voluntary contributions and new offers of practical support for the ICC and its investigation into the situation in Ukraine. Further to the £1 million financial contribution from 2022, the UK announced an additional £1 million financial contribution to the ICC at the Justice Ministers Conference. The Government is exploring further the provision of expertise, advice and training including specialist support for children.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/04/2023 12:02:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1608451

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
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 progress is being made to establish a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine; and what contribution they are planning to provide in relation to resources and judicial expertise.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to holding Russia to account for its actions in Ukraine, including by supporting the International Criminal Court and Ukrainian domestic investigations into allegations of war crimes committed in Ukraine. 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 are ongoing. These are complex issues of international law, which the group must be allowed time to consider. The UK also stands ready to work with Ukraine on establishing a register of damages.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/04/2023 12:01:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1608452

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
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 the USA about the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine; and what response they received.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK is working closely with international partners, including the US government, to ensure those committing atrocities in Ukraine are held to account. 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. These are complex issues of international law, which the group must be allowed time to consider. The UK recognises the importance of working with partners on accountability.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/04/2023 15:09:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool