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1608454

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date	28/03/2023
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crimes against Humanity: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to applying universal jurisdiction as a means of bringing to justice those who have committed atrocity crimes, but have evaded prosecution in international courts or domestic courts in other jurisdictions.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>The International Criminal Court Act 2001 and The International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001 allows jurisdiction over the offences of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity committed abroad by any person who: (i) is/was a UK national or UK resident at the time of the crime; or (ii) became a UK national or UK resident after the crime and still resides in the UK when proceedings are brought. Criminal law in the United Kingdom provides for universal jurisdiction over the crimes of torture and grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, allowing prosecutorial authorities to investigate and prosecute these offences under certain conditions when they were committed abroad by foreign nationals. The relevant prosecuting authorities from across the UK will bring individuals to justice wherever possible, in line with their respective prosecutorial policies. Universal jurisdiction has been applied in the past in the UK, including in the case against Agnes Taylor who was accused of participating in crimes of torture during the first Liberian Civil War.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 11/05/2023 14:11:11 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1608455

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	China and India: Pollution Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage a dialogue between China and India on reducing the pollution of waterways by industrial antibiotic residues.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL6903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK engages with both China and India bilaterally together on global issues such as health and climate. For example, 'Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has supported five projects directly relevant to anti-microbial resistance through the 'India-UK: Tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment from antimicrobial manufacturing waste' call. Recognising that these are transnational issues, the UK continues to emphasise the need for countries to work together to find solutions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/04/2023 15:58:25 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1608456

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Gonorrhoea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to limit the spread of extensively antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea (1) in the general population, (2) in vulnerable populations, and (3) among elderly populations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL6904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2023 answer text <p>The effectiveness of treatment for gonorrhoea continues to be threatened by the development of resistance to the last-line treatment, ceftriaxone. The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) Gonococcal Resistance to Antimicrobials Surveillance Programme (GRASP) includes a suite of testing and surveillance systems to detect and monitor antimicrobial resistance in <em>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</em> and potential treatment failures. GRASP reports annually on drug resistance in <em>N. gonorrhoeae</em> in England and Wales and has directly influenced changes in treatment guidelines on three occasions.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, all primary diagnostic laboratories test gonococcal isolates for susceptibility to ceftriaxone and refer suspected resistant isolates to the UKHSA national reference laboratory for confirmatory testing and follow-up in real-time. UKHSA has published guidance on managing cases of ceftriaxone-resistant gonorrhoea and performs a risk assessment for each case. If there is a risk of transmission within England, UKHSA instigates an Incident Response to contain spread.</p><p> </p><p>This applies to all population groups, including vulnerable and elderly populations, as the approach to tackling antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea is universal across England.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 06/04/2023 14:35:37 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1608457

registered interest
date	28/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	BRIXMIS: General Service Medal
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reconsider the decision not to award a clasp to the General Service Medal for service in BRIXMIS.
tabling member printed	Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
uin	HL6933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>Cases regarding historic medallic recognition are a matter for the independent Advisory Military Sub-Committee (AMSC) to consider.</p><p>In 2020, the AMSC considered the issue of awarding a clasp to the General Service Medal for service on the British Commander-in-Chief's Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany (BRIXMIS), and the recommendation of the Sub-Committee was that BRIXMIS did not meet the criteria for medallic recognition. This recommendation was accepted by the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals. Any review of this issue would be for the AMSC to consider in the first instance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 13/04/2023 15:04:30 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton

1608458

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	Development Plans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many conflicts between local development plans and national development management policies have arisen in each of the last five years; and how many were resolved by the national development management policies taking precedence.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL6949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>National Development Management Policies are proposed to be introduced by the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill which is before Parliament at present. Therefore no conflicts have arisen between National Development Management Policies as they have yet to be introduced. Further details of how National Development Management Policies would operate are set out in the consultation document 'Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: reforms to national planning policy' published in December 2022.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 04/04/2023 12:16:55 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1608459

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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what response they have received from the government of Israel regarding the joint call that they and diplomatic representatives from 16 other countries made on the 13 March to reverse the eviction of six Palestinian families from Silwan, Sheikh Jarrah, and the Old City of Jerusalem.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL6950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>No such response was received, and I [Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon] have raised this matter with the Israeli ambassador separately. Demolitions and evictions from their homes cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians, call into question Israel's commitment to a viable two-state solution and, in all but the most exceptional of cases, demolitions by an occupying power are contrary to international humanitarian law. Officials from our embassy in Tel Aviv have repeatedly raised our apprehensions about demolitions with Israeli ministers and senior officials and we continue to support Palestinians through UK funding to legal aid programmes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The Foreign Secretary has reinforced this message on 7 April when he called for de-escalation and made clear the need to avoid actions which escalate tensions and violence.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/04/2023 15:57:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1608460

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	Palestinians: Foreign Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of their state of relations with the Palestinian Authority following the recall of the Head of Mission of the Palestinian Authority to the UK in response to the 2030 roadmap for UK-Israel bilateral relations, signed on 21 March.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL6951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>The Palestinian Head of Mission Zomlot and I (Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon) met on 31 March to discuss this issue, and I reaffirmed the UK's long-standing commitment to a two-state solution based on 1967 lines. The UK is a friend of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestinian people. We support Palestinians in realising self-determination through an independent sovereign, and unified Palestinian state, in the West Bank and Gaza.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/04/2023 15:59:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1608461

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	Israel: Bedouin
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the diplomatic visit on 30 January to the Palestinian community of Khan Al Ahmar regarding the threat of demolition facing that village, what was the outcome of their meeting in London with the Israeli Foreign Minister about the future of Khan Al Ahmar.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL6952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary and I (Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon) met Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen in London on 21 March and emphasised the need to de-escalate the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories as we approach the convergence of several religious festivals. That included asking the Israeli Government to refrain from unilateral actions, such as demolitions, that make achieving this de-escalation more difficult. I know that the Prime Minister also echoed this message of de-escalation in his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on 24 March. We oppose the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar, and we continue to urge Israel to cease evictions and demolitions of Palestinian property in Area C, which cause unnecessary suffering and in all, but the most exceptional circumstances are illegal under international law.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/04/2023 15:57:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark