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899974

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	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	Colombia: Human Rights
	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 Colombia about the increase of human rights defenders being killed in that country.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>We are concerned about the high number of attacks against human rights defenders and local community leaders in Colombia. The UK raised these concerns during the session on Colombia at the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review in Geneva on 10 May. The Minister for Europe and the Americas also discussed the situation of human rights defenders with the Colombian Ambassador and visiting Colombian ministers.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/05/2018 11:01:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

899975

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	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	Colombia: Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance and support they have provided to the government of Colombia and relevant organisations to protect human rights defenders in Colombia; and what assessment they have made of protection measures for those defenders.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>Through projects delivered by the British Embassy in Bogota, the UK has supported training in individual and collective protection measures for human rights defenders. The UK has also supported the work of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Colombia, which monitors the human rights situation and works closely with the civil society. On 20 December 2017, the Minister for Europe and the Americas announced that the OHCHR would benefit by £400,000 from a package of additional UK financial support to the Peace Process in Colombia.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/05/2018 11:02:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

899976

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	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	Colombia: Witnesses
	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 Colombia about the effectiveness of witness protection measures in connection with politically sensitive judicial proceedings in Colombia, including those involving former Colombian President, and current Colombian Senator, Alvaro Uribe Velez.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>Through our advocacy and project work we support efforts by the Government of Colombia to strengthen the protection of vulnerable groups and individuals, including witnesses in judicial cases. On 25 April, Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials in London were briefed by a non-governmental organisation's supporting of witnesses in this case, about the threats against them and protection measures provided by the Colombian Government National Protection Unit. We currently have no plans to send observers to follow this specific case.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL7640 question first answered 22/05/2018 11:00:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

899977

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	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	Álvaro Uribe
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have sent, or will send, observers to the criminal proceedings against former Colombian President, and current Colombian Senator, Alvaro Uribe Velez, including proceedings in the Colombian Supreme Court for alleged interference with witnesses; and whether they have offered assistance in investigations.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>Through our advocacy and project work we support efforts by the Government of Colombia to strengthen the protection of vulnerable groups and individuals, including witnesses in judicial cases. On 25 April, Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials in London were briefed by a non-governmental organisation's supporting of witnesses in this case, about the threats against them and protection measures provided by the Colombian Government National Protection Unit. We currently have no plans to send observers to follow this specific case.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL7639 question first answered 22/05/2018 11:00:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

885906

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	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	Nuclear Disarmament: Conferences
	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 22 March (HL6202), whether they have now made a decision on whether to attend the 2018 UN High-Level Conference on Nuclear Disarmament.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>​It remains hard to say at this stage whether the UN High Level Conference will lead to effective progress on nuclear disarmament. We are therefore planning to send a representative to attend the Organisational meeting of this Conference, with the aim of establishing a clearer view about the High Level Conference's aims and objectives. However the organisational meeting has been postponed once and it remains unclear if it, or the conference itself, will in fact take place in May.</p><p>We will take a considered approach to attendance of the High Level Conference, as and when the organisational aims become clear.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/05/2018 15:51:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

857892

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	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	Nuclear Disarmament: Conferences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions Karen Pierce, the UK Permanent Representative to the UN, has held with (1) the UN, (2) France, and (3) the US, with regard to the forthcoming UN High-Level Conference on Nuclear Disarmament.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK Mission to the UN in New York regularly discusses a broad range of foreign and security issues including nuclear disarmament with a broad range of partners including the UN, French and US Missions. As a responsible nuclear weapons state, the UK is committed to the long term goal of a world without nuclear weapons and we continue to work with our international partners to tackle proliferation and to make progress on nuclear disarmament. However, we do not believe the UN High Level Conference in May 2018 will lead to effective progress on nuclear disarmament. It will not address the serious threats to international peace and security posed by nuclear proliferation nor will it take account of the international security environment. We will consider our approach to the Conference closer to the time.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL6202 question first answered 22/03/2018 15:33:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

857893

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	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	Nuclear Disarmament: Conferences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to attend the 2018 UN High-Level Conference on Nuclear Disarmament.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK Mission to the UN in New York regularly discusses a broad range of foreign and security issues including nuclear disarmament with a broad range of partners including the UN, French and US Missions. As a responsible nuclear weapons state, the UK is committed to the long term goal of a world without nuclear weapons and we continue to work with our international partners to tackle proliferation and to make progress on nuclear disarmament. However, we do not believe the UN High Level Conference in May 2018 will lead to effective progress on nuclear disarmament. It will not address the serious threats to international peace and security posed by nuclear proliferation nor will it take account of the international security environment. We will consider our approach to the Conference closer to the time.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL6201 question first answered 22/03/2018 15:33:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

857894

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	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	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what their priorities are for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to be held from 23 April to 4 May.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>​We will use the second Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference to engage with a wide range of states on how we can tackle the challenges that we face on non-proliferation and disarmament, and on how to enable access to the peaceful use of nuclear technology. We will continue to press for the entry into force of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the start of negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty in the Conference on Disarmament and increased transparency and trust between Nuclear Weapons States in order to develop the global conditions in which nuclear armed states feel confident enough to relinquish their weapons. We continue to urge all states that have not yet done so, to join the NPT as non-Nuclear Weapons States.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/03/2018 15:38:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

775956

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	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	Nuclear Disarmament: Conferences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will attend and vote on the draft resolution at the UN in December on the holding of a UN high level conference in May 2018 to review progress on nuclear disarmament; and, if that high level conference is subsequently held, whether the UK will attend.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>We will vote against the draft resolution at the UN in December on the holding of a UN high level conference in May 2018 to review progress on nuclear disarmament. We do not believe that a Conference mandated by this resolution will lead to effective progress on nuclear disarmament. It will not address the serious threats to international peace and security posed by nuclear non proliferation nor will it take account of the international security environment. If the Conference is held, we will consider our approach closer to the time.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/11/2017 17:46:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

775957

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	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	Nuclear Disarmament: Conferences
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they supported the Tbilisi Declaration of the OSCE that “Calls on all participating OSCE States to participate in the 2018 UN international conference on disarmament at the highest level and to include parliamentarians in their delegations to the conference to pursue the adoption of nuclear risk reduction, transparency and disarmament measures”; and whether the UK delegation will include parliamentarians.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>The Tbilisi Declaration was adopted by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ​Parliamentary Assembly and not by the Government. We will consider our approach to the 2018 international conference closer to the time. The Government firmly believes that the best way to achieve a world without nuclear weapons is through gradual multilateral disarmament negotiated using a step by step approach and within the framework of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/11/2017 16:02:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer