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852446

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	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 reports that the Chinese human rights lawyer, Li Baiguang, died in a military hospital on 25 February, despite being in good health; and what assessment they have made of the extent to which there might be a pattern of deaths of human rights defenders and dissidents in China.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The British Government expresses deep sadness at the death of Li Baiguang on 25 February 2018. We look to the Chinese authorities to provide comprehensive details of the circumstances surrounding his death.</p><p>We are concerned by reports that a number of human rights defenders have died whilst in prison and allegations that they have been denied access to medical treatment.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/03/2018 16:45:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

852447

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	Syria: North Korea
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 reported findings of a UN Panel of Experts that North Korea has increased its covert assistance to a Syrian government agency responsible for producing that country’s chemical weapons and advanced missiles.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned by any reports of sanctions evasion, or of support to illegal Syrian weapons programmes. We are aware of the media reports and will be examining closely the findings of the UN Panel of Experts once its report has been published. The UK strongly condemns North Korea's illegal weapons programmes and proliferation activities. We are fully committed to ensuring the effective implementation of sanctions and exports controls, including on North Korea, and urge all others to do so.</p><p>We condemn all use of chemical weapons under any circumstances in Syria or anywhere else. The UK helped push for 16 new EU sanctions against individuals and entities linked to chemical weapons use in Syria following the Asad regime's sarin attack on Khan Sheikhoun. We are concerned by continuing allegations of chemical weapons use in Syria, and we continue to support a robust international response to identify and hold to account all those responsible for such chemical attacks.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/03/2018 16:56:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

852448

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	Islamic State: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answers by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 28 February, whether their current assessment of the ability of Iraqi legal capacity and expertise indicates that prosecuting Daesh fighters in their courts will be possible soon; and whether they are considering the possibility of UN-sanctioned regional tribunals, in the territories of Iraq and Syria, in order to prosecute Daesh fighters.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Daesh must be held accountable for their crimes. Daesh fighters – regardless of their nationality – should be brought to justice according to legal due process.</p><p>The Investigative Team established under UN Security Council Resolution 2379 will gather evidence of Daesh crimes, beginning in Iraq. The Terms of Reference for the UN Investigative Team have been agreed and I look forward to its deployment. The UK has contributed £1 million to support the establishment of this team. We are encouraging other States to contribute to it. The UK is funding a project that builds Iraqi organisations' capacity to document and present evidence of gender-based violence.</p><p>The Investigative Team will collect evidence of acts that may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide to the highest standards and ensure the broadest possible use of evidence. Iraq will be the primary intended recipient of the evidence, but it can be used to support prosecutions elsewhere. It may be that some form of international or hybrid justice mechanism may be appropriate in the future, but it is too early – and not for the UK alone – to pre-determine that.</p><p>We are working with the Iraqi judiciary to build their capacity. The Resolution calls on member states to provide similar support. The UN will soon deploy a 'Needs Assessment Mission' to Iraq to determine where member states and the UN should target their capacity building.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL5932 HL5933 question first answered 14/03/2018 17:16:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

852449

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	Islamic State: Crimes against Humanity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are providing funds to third-party organisations to enable the collection of court-ready evidence for International Criminal Court (ICC) category crimes in the territory of Iraq; and, whether, following the passage of UN Security Council resolution 2379, court-ready evidence is being collected in the territories of Syria or Iraq in order to prosecute perpetrators of ICC category crimes.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Daesh must be held accountable for their crimes. Daesh fighters – regardless of their nationality – should be brought to justice according to legal due process.</p><p>The Investigative Team established under UN Security Council Resolution 2379 will gather evidence of Daesh crimes, beginning in Iraq. The Terms of Reference for the UN Investigative Team have been agreed and I look forward to its deployment. The UK has contributed £1 million to support the establishment of this team. We are encouraging other States to contribute to it. The UK is funding a project that builds Iraqi organisations' capacity to document and present evidence of gender-based violence.</p><p>The Investigative Team will collect evidence of acts that may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide to the highest standards and ensure the broadest possible use of evidence. Iraq will be the primary intended recipient of the evidence, but it can be used to support prosecutions elsewhere. It may be that some form of international or hybrid justice mechanism may be appropriate in the future, but it is too early – and not for the UK alone – to pre-determine that.</p><p>We are working with the Iraqi judiciary to build their capacity. The Resolution calls on member states to provide similar support. The UN will soon deploy a 'Needs Assessment Mission' to Iraq to determine where member states and the UN should target their capacity building.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL5931 HL5933 question first answered 14/03/2018 17:16:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

852450

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	Islamic State: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much money they have contributed so far to the effective realisation of the aims of UN Security Council Resolution 2379; and how much they are committed to spending to ensure that the Resolution achieves its mandate.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Daesh must be held accountable for their crimes. Daesh fighters – regardless of their nationality – should be brought to justice according to legal due process.</p><p>The Investigative Team established under UN Security Council Resolution 2379 will gather evidence of Daesh crimes, beginning in Iraq. The Terms of Reference for the UN Investigative Team have been agreed and I look forward to its deployment. The UK has contributed £1 million to support the establishment of this team. We are encouraging other States to contribute to it. The UK is funding a project that builds Iraqi organisations' capacity to document and present evidence of gender-based violence.</p><p>The Investigative Team will collect evidence of acts that may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide to the highest standards and ensure the broadest possible use of evidence. Iraq will be the primary intended recipient of the evidence, but it can be used to support prosecutions elsewhere. It may be that some form of international or hybrid justice mechanism may be appropriate in the future, but it is too early – and not for the UK alone – to pre-determine that.</p><p>We are working with the Iraqi judiciary to build their capacity. The Resolution calls on member states to provide similar support. The UN will soon deploy a 'Needs Assessment Mission' to Iraq to determine where member states and the UN should target their capacity building.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL5931 HL5932 question first answered 14/03/2018 17:16:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

852471

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	Libya: Politics and Government
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 progress to date in implementing the UN Action Plan for Libya.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>An inclusive political deal negotiated within the framework of the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) is the best way of stabilising Libya. The UK fully supports the Action Plan set out by UN Special Representative Ghassan Salamé. Some important progress has been made in bringing together key Libyans to discuss how to implement the various elements of the Action Plan, but significant differences remain. The UK is playing an active role in international efforts to support Special Representative Salamé, including by encouraging Libyans to engage constructively in the UN-led process.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/03/2018 16:57:40 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

852473

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	Lebanon: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have proposed any diplomatic initiatives to help to resolve the current maritime dispute between Lebanon and Israel.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>We have discussed this issue at senior levels with both Israel and Lebanon and we encourage both parties to find a mutually acceptable solution to the dispute.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/03/2018 17:50:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

852474

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the political situation in Colombia, following the government of Colombia’s announcement of the suspension of peace talks with the National Liberation Army.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>A temporary ceasefire between the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group ended on 9 January. The ELN launched new attacks on 10 January, following which the Colombian Government decided to suspend negotiations in Quito. On 28 February, President Santos announced he was contemplating breaking peace talks with the ELN after five police officers were killed in a bomb attack on 26 February. It is clear that trust needs to be re-established before talks can resume.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/03/2018 17:06:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

852475

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	China: Politics and Government
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) the Chinese Communist Party’s proposals to change the Chinese constitution in order to remove the two-term limit on the presidency, (2) whether those proposals represent a retrograde step for democracy, and (3) the impact of the proposed change on bilateral relations.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Amendments to China's constitution are ultimately a matter for the sovereign Chinese authorities, but we actively encourage all of our partners to abide by international norms and standards.</p><p>The bilateral relationship between the UK and China is both broad and deep, focussing on long term issues. It is delivering real benefits for both countries. The Prime Minister visited China from 31 January to 2 February where she was able to discuss progress in the UK/China relationship with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/03/2018 16:58:46 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

852483

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
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	Syria: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the statement by the UN Relief and Works Agency on 22 February regarding the mortar attack that killed two Palestinian children near the refugee camp of Jaramana, and to reports that 50 mortar shells landed in Damascus in a single day.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of mortar shelling in and around Damascus, and condemn any attack on civilians. We welcome the unanimous adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2401 on 24 February which calls for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow for delivery of humanitarian aid and medical evacuations, which are urgently needed across Syria, but particularly in Eastern Ghouta. The main opposition armed groups have accepted the ceasefire, but we are appalled by reports that airstrikes have continued to take place in spite of the UN Security Council Resolution. The Asad regime is responsible for the vast majority of civilian deaths in Syria through the disproportionate and indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas, and according to the UN Commission of Inquiry, the deliberate targeting of civilian infrastructure, including medical facilities and schools. Those with influence over the regime must now ensure the ceasefire is implemented in full.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/03/2018 17:09:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge