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797274

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Sahel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the current scoping mission to assess the UK's future involvement in the Sahel, including potential support to the G5 Sahel Joint Force, will be completed; and whether its conclusions will be made public.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL3706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The scoping mission will be completed in mid-January. The situation in the Sahel is deteriorating, so the UK Government is looking at a range of options to protect UK interests in the region and support EU partners' endeavours. The conclusions will be made public early next year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 16:12:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

797278

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Zimbabwe: Foreign Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to improve relations with Zimbabwe since President Mnangagwa took office.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL3710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Minister for Africa visited Zimbabwe on 23-24 November. He met a range of political leaders, including President Mnangagwa, as well as business representatives, non-governmental organisations and civil society to discuss the UK's support for free and fair elections and economic reform in Zimbabwe. The Foreign Secretary had a bilateral meeting with the Zimbabwean delegation in the margins of the African Union/EU Summit in Abidjan on 29 November.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/12/2017 15:06:57 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

797279

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	USA: Foreign Relations
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 impact of the number of unfilled posts in the US State Department on relations between the UK and US governments.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL3711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>It is not for Her Majesty's Government to comment on US State Department staffing arrangements.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/12/2017 15:30:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

797293

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Sheikh Isa Qassim
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 Bahrain about (1) the house arrest, and (2) deteriorations in health, of Sheikh Isa Qassim since May.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>​We have raised this issue with the Bahraini authorities, as recently as December 10th. These authorities have issued public statements making clear that Isa Qassim has access to healthcare with no impediment, and is not under house arrest. He is currently undergoing treatment in hospital.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL3726 question first answered 12/12/2017 17:03:57 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

797294

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Sheikh Isa Qassim
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the government of Bahrain about Sheikh Isa Qassim’s access to medical care since 26 November 2017, with particular regard to interference with his medical care by the police.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>​We have raised this issue with the Bahraini authorities, as recently as December 10th. These authorities have issued public statements making clear that Isa Qassim has access to healthcare with no impediment, and is not under house arrest. He is currently undergoing treatment in hospital.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL3725 question first answered 12/12/2017 17:03:57 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

797295

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Bahrain: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is their policy to advise those with concerns about treatment of persons in detention in Bahrain to report those incidents to that country’s Ombudsman Office, the Ombudsman of the Ministery of Interior, and the Special Investigations Unit, given those bodies alleged role in the convictions of (1) Hajer Mansoor Hassan, (2) Sayed Nizar Nimaa Alwadaei, and (3) Mahmood Marzooq Mansoor on 30 October.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The oversight bodies in Bahrain are independent organisations whose duty it is to investigate claims of mistreatment in detention. We continue to encourage those with such concerns to report them to the appropriate oversight body, and we encourage the oversight bodies to carry out their investigations swiftly and thoroughly.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/12/2017 17:03:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

797296

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Sayed Alwadaei
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 trial in Bahrain of Sayed Nizar Alwadaei which resulted in an additional three-year prison sentence on 29 November; and whether representatives of the UK Government attended his trial.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and our Embassy in Bahrain continue to monitor this case and we have raised it with the Government of Bahrain. British officials regularly attend the hearings of high profile cases in which we have an interest. We understand there is a right of appeal to this sentence.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/12/2017 15:55:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

797297

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Bahrain: Police
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the government of Bahrain over the police blockade of the village of Diraz since June 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text We have raised the issue of Diraz with the Bahraini authorities and have been reassured that there is currently no blockade in place. answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/12/2017 14:19:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

797298

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Sayed Alwadaei
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 Embassy of Bahrain in the UK's involvement in actions against the family members of Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei since October 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL3730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has raised these cases with the Government of Bahrain. We have received assurances from the Bahraini authorities that neither they nor the Embassy of Bahrain in the UK have been involved in any reprisals against the family members of Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/12/2017 14:45:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

797305

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government upon which departmental budget the costs of UK aid given to persons and institutions damaged in the recent hurricanes and storms in the Caribbean and South-Western United States has been allocated.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL3737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK has provided £92 million of funding in response to the damage inflicted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and is matching public donations to the British Red Cross Appeal up to £3 million. On 27 November the Prime Minister announced a further £70 million package of recovery and reconstruction support for the affected Overseas Territories. This will be delivered over the next three years and will be supplemented by up to £300 million of loan guarantees.</p><p>£72 million of the immediate response and early recovery funding has been allocated to the UK Overseas Territories. This is being managed through the cross-Whitehall Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) and is being delivered by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for International Development (DFID), the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Justice, Home Office and the Department of Health. In addition £20 million of official development assistance​ has also been allocated from the DFID budget for the response to the impact in Barbuda and Dominica.</p><p>The £70 million long term recovery and reconstruction package will also be governed by the CSSF.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL3738 question first answered 12/12/2017 15:49:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit