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1714576

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date	29/04/2024
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	Tibet: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will take action following reported cases of self-immolation and suicide among Tibetan Monks protesting against the government of China; and in particular whether they have made representations to that government, including in relation to the death of monk Tenzin Dorjee.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government consistently raises human rights issues with the Chinese authorities, including in relation to Tibet. The Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific raised human rights during her visit to China in April, and the Foreign Secretary did so in a meeting in February with China's Foreign Minister. We also regularly raise concerns about China's actions in Tibet in multilateral fora, for example, in January at China's Universal Periodic Review, and in March as part of our Item 4 statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/05/2024 15:28:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1549728

registered interest
date	07/12/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 7 December (HL3726), how much time is each work coach assigned to a young person.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions’ Youth Offer is providing individually tailored work coach support to young people aged 16-24 who are in the Universal Credit Intensive Work Search regime. This includes intensive support during the first 13 weeks of a claim through the Youth Employment Programme, and access to Youth Employability Coaches (YECs) who are helping young people overcome complex barriers to employment, as well as offering 6 weeks of in-work support once they move into work. YECs also work closely alongside Disability Employment Advisors to support those with disabilities and health conditions, and partner organisations who can provide specialist advice.</p><p>The aim of the 13-week Youth Employment Programme is to help claimants access opportunities to move them closer, and into work, including work experience placements, Sector-based Work Academy Programmes, traineeships, apprenticeships, and equivalent opportunities in Scotland and Wales. Participants will see a Work Coach on a weekly basis for the duration of the Programme with additional time at week 2 for a Skills Review and a Progress Review at week 11.</p><p>At the end of the 13 weeks claimants will continue to receive support through the core Jobcentre offer with the frequency and length of interventions determined by the individual circumstances of the claimant, the duration of their claim, and the level of support required at that particular time.</p><p>The Youth Offer also provides a network of Youth Hubs in locations across Great Britain. The Hubs are co-located and co-delivered in partnership with local providers and provide place-based support to the help young people in the community move into work.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 21/12/2022 11:19:22 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1379689

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
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: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) reports of military attacks by Azerbaijan on or near the M2/E117 highway in Armenia; and (2) the humanitarian impact of these attacks for ethnic Armenians in (a) Syunik province, and (b) Nagorno-Karabakh.
tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
uin	HL4124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is closely monitoring the situation on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border following the exchange of fire on 16 November. Our Embassies in Baku and Yerevan have continued to urge de-escalation and a return to negotiations facilitated by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. Through our Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the UK has condemned recent exchanges of fire that have put civilian lives and regional stability and security at risk. The Minister for Europe and Americas has met both the Armenian and Azerbaijani Ambassadors to London in recent weeks and reinforced these messages.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 14/12/2021 14:28:27 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1193932

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Proceedings: Coronavirus
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 effectiveness of remote private and public family law proceedings in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic
tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
uin	HL4124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>The President of the Family Division published a report of a rapid consultation on the use of remote hearings in the family court due to the Covid-19 pandemic, produced by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, on 6 May. The Judiciary and HMCTS will further refine guidance on the use of remote hearings in family proceedings based on the evidence provided in this report.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 21/05/2020 16:16:01 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

804798

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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	Russia: Trade Promotion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to discuss the possible re-establishment of the Russo–British Trade and Investment Council during the forthcoming visit of the Foreign Secretary to Moscow.
tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
uin	HL4124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Inter-Governmental Steering Committee on Trade and Investment was postponed in 2014, following Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea. Given Russia's continued destabilising activities in Ukraine, we have no plans to revive the talks.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary will be discussing a range of issues during his visit later this month, in particular international security issues including Ukraine, Syria, Iran and North Korea.</p><p>We have no current plans to appoint a trade envoy to Russia. The Department for International Trade (DIT) regularly assess markets' suitability for a Trade Envoy, based on a number of criteria, including the current political situation. DIT continues to support UK companies with targeted events and trade missions through our staff in the British Embassy in Moscow and the Consulates in St Petersburg and Ekaterinburg, provided they are compliant with EU sanctions legislation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL4125 question first answered 21/12/2017 15:50:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

658706

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Israeli Settlements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of preliminary approval having been given by the Knesset of Israel to a bill to retroactively legalise Jewish settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, what is the most recent estimate of the total number of unofficial Jewish settlement outposts in the West Bank; what is their assessment of the impact of such legislation on any two-state solution for Israel; what representations they have made, alone and with other governments, to the government of Israel in respect of the plans; and what steps they are taking to monitor the impact of any such representations.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL4124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2016 answer text <p>The UK is extremely concerned that the Knesset has passed the first reading of a bill which would retroactively “legalise” around 55 settlement outposts, expropriate privately owned Palestinian land and pave the way for a significant further expansion of settlements in the West Bank. This would be illegal under international law, and once again calls into question the Israeli Government's commitment to a two-state solution. The UK urges the Israeli Government to reconsider the land regulation bill at the earliest opportunity. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr. Ellwood), raised the issue with the Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister when they met in London on 12 December. ​Minister Ellwood also raised the issue with the Israeli ambassador to London and issued two press statements expressing the UK's concerns.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 23/12/2016 12:58:57 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

433406

registered interest
date	01/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether LGBTI people who are at risk are included in the vulnerability criteria of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme; and if so, what steps they are taking to identify vulnerable LGBTI people in refugee camps or places of displacement, and what resources and services will be provided to LGBTI refugees resettled to the UK in order to address their specific needs.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL4124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR’s) vulnerability criteria for identifying refugees under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme include persons at risk due to their sexual orientation or gender identity, and LGBTI refugees are identified through their normal screening procedures.</p><p>Local authorities are provided with full case details of all referrals so they can make an assessment of the needs of refugees, before deciding whether to accept them for resettlement. Whilst the Government provides funding to ensure these needs can be met, it is up to individual local authorities to decide how this should be achieved.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/12/2015 15:34:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

173564

registered interest
date	14/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Lyme Disease
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the recorded number of occurrences of Lyme disease in the United Kingdom in each of the past 10 years; whether they have estimated the extent of under-reporting; and what assessment they have made of the number of cases of Lyme disease in (1) the United States, and (2) other member countries of the European Union, in the latest year for which they have information.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL4124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The recorded number of occurrences of Lyme disease in the United Kingdom from 2004-2012 is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year of report</p></td><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>Lyme disease cases in UK</p><p> </p></td><td><p>586</p></td><td><p>693</p></td><td><p>940</p></td><td><p>1,027</p></td><td><p>1,098</p></td><td><p>1,093</p></td><td><p>1,213</p></td><td><p>1,189</p></td><td><p>1,163</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data from 2013 is not currently available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is estimated that between 1,000 and 2,000 additional cases of Lyme disease may occur each year in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The recorded number of occurrences of Lyme disease in the United States in each of the past 10 years is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TOTAL USA</p></td><td><p>19,804</p></td><td><p>23,305</p></td><td><p>19,931</p></td><td><p>27,444</p></td><td><p>28,921</p></td><td><p>29,959</p></td><td><p>22,561</p></td><td><p>24,364</p></td><td><p>22,014</p></td><td><p>27,203</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source:</em> CDC <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/stats/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/stats/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p>The recorded number of occurrences of Lyme disease are not systematically reported. A paper in 2009 provided an estimate of 65,000 cases (Hubalek 2009 <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19367096" target="_blank">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19367096</a>)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of occurrences of Lyme disease in other European Union member states is not held.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 26/01/2015 15:02:12 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves