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389186

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date	13/07/2015
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: Sanctions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they have on whether sanctions against Russia have been breached by (1) British companies, (2) other European Union companies, and (3) Asian companies, particularly in relation to the energy industry.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL1372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK takes enforcement of sanctions seriously. Violating sanctions is a criminal offence that can carry a significant custodial sentence. We cannot comment on individual criminal cases or sanctions breaches.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2015 11:24:51 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

389187

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Forced Marriage Unit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cases the Forced Marriage Unit was involved in, or gave support and advice to, in 2014.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL1373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>The Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) provides a range of support and assistance in cases where British nationals are at risk of forced marriage in the UK or overseas. In 2014, the FMU gave advice or support related to a possible forced marriage in 1267 cases.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2015 11:25:02 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

389188

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Forced Marriage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how many British girls were sent abroad to marry in 2014.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL1374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>Not all forced marriage cases are reported to the British Government's Forced Marriage Unit (FMU), which makes it impossible to make an accurate assessment on how many British girls may have been sent abroad to marry.</p><p>British girls may be sent abroad to marry with their full consent in the form of an arranged marriage. If the girl does not have the right to say no this becomes a forced marriage. The UK is a world leader in tackling forced (and early) marriage. It is child abuse, domestic abuse and a form of violence against women and men and a serious abuse of human rights.</p><p>The FMU dealt with 1267 cases in 2014. 77% of cases dealt with by the FMU in 2014 involve an overseas element, which means the victim is at risk of, or has been, taken overseas.</p><p>The number of cases the FMU deals with does not represent the number of British girls (and boys) being sent overseas for a forced marriage, but the number of calls and emails initiating contact with the FMU about a victim or potential victim.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2015 11:25:51 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

389189

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Forced Marriage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of how many underage British girls were sent abroad to marry in 2014.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL1375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>Not all forced marriage cases are reported to the British Government's Forced Marriage Unit (FMU), which makes it impossible to make an accurate assessment on how many underage British girls may have been sent abroad to marry.</p><p>The UK is a world leader in tackling forced (and early) marriage. It is child abuse, domestic abuse and a form of violence against women and men and a serious abuse of human rights.</p><p>The FMU dealt with 1267 cases in 2014. 77% of cases dealt with by the FMU in 2014 involve an overseas element, which means the victim is at risk of, or has been, taken overseas.</p><p>In 22% of cases dealt with by the FMU in 2014 the victim was under 18 years old. The number of cases the FMU deals with does not represent the number of underage British girls (and boys) being sent overseas for a forced marriage, but the number of calls and emails initiating contact with the FMU about a victim or potential victim.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2015 11:26:29 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

389192

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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: 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 circumstances surrounding the arrest of more than one hundred political activists and human rights lawyers in China on 11 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>We pay close attention to the human rights situation in China, and are concerned by reports of the detention of a number of human rights lawyers since 9 July 2015. We believe that rule of law, good governance and a transparent legal system are vital underpinnings for stability and will continue to engage China on these issues.</p><p>We support the EU statement of 15 July, which said the detentions raised serious questions about China's commitment to strengthening the rule of law and called for the release of all those detained for seeking to protect rights provided by the Chinese Constitution.</p><p>We have raised our concerns about the ongoing restrictions on civil society activity in China, including with the Chinese authorities during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in April this year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2015 11:48:18 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

389193

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what information they have, and what representations they have made, about the arrest in China of human rights lawyers, including Li Fangping, and Christian lawyers, including Li Heping and Zhang Kai.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>We are concerned by reports of the detention of a number of human rights lawyers and activists since 9 July. We are also deeply concerned that many of those detained cannot be contacted.</p><p> </p><p>We have regular discussions with the Chinese authorities, including on human rights and rule of law issues. We have raised our concerns about ongoing restrictions on civil society activity in China, including during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in April. We support the EU statement of 15 July on these detentions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2015 11:26:54 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

389207

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Zimbabwe: Pensions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to use overseas superannuation funds to pay pensioners owed money by the government of Zimbabwe; and, if so, when they will do so.
tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
uin	HL1393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>The legal and moral responsibility to pay pensions to former Rhodesian and Zimbabwean public servants sits with the Government of Zimbabwe. The British Government continues to remind the relevant authorities in Zimbabwe of this legal commitment. Following our most recent approach the Government of Zimbabwe wrote to us on 27 May. They explained that pension repayments remain affected by current financial constraints in Zimbabwe and the state of the wider economy. Nonetheless, at our prompting they committed to continuing to seek a solution.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/07/2015 11:28:25 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

389536

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implications of its policies of the Human Rights Watch report on the airstrikes on Saada city in Northern Yemen published on 30 June 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	6867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text Saudi Arabian-led military action followed the legitimate President Hadi’s request for support by ‘all means and measures to protect Yemen and deter Houthi aggression’. We have received repeated assurances from the Saudi Arabian-led coalition that they are complying with International Humanitarian Law and we continue to engage with them on those assurances. We are aware of reports of Coalition airstrikes targeting the city of Saada and have raised these reports with the Saudi Arabian authorities. We continue to urge all parties to the conflict to adhere to International Humanitarian Law. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/07/2015 15:14:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

389543

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of whether Saudi Arabia is adhering to the laws of war in the context of its military action in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	6862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>We support the Saudi Arabian-led military intervention in Yemen following the request of the legitimate President Hadi’s request for support by ‘all means and measures to protect Yemen and deter Houthi aggression’. We have received explicit assurances from the Saudi Arabian authorities that they are complying with International Humanitarian Law. We have not seen any credible evidence that suggests that the coalition has breached the law. We continue to engage with the Saudi Arabian authorities on their assurances and urge all parties to the conflict to adhere to international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/07/2015 15:14:00 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord