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717211

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	Egypt: Christianity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance they have offered the government of Egypt to protect Egypt's Coptic population from ISIS, following reports of targeted attacks, killings, and forced conversions.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>We are concerned about recent attacks in both Cairo and North Sinai against the Coptic Christian community, claimed by Daesh. The Government of Egypt has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the rights of minorities and to the need for religious tolerance. We welcome President Sisi's consistent calls for peaceful coexistence and the Government of Egypt's expression of support for the rights of Christians and for religious tolerance.</p><p>As part of our UK-funded projects and programmes in Egypt we are providing counter-terrorism assistance to the Egyptian authorities and counter-IED training for the Egyptian security forces. We are committed to supporting the Egyptian Government's fight against terrorist groups, including those who seek to target minority groups such as Coptic Christians.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/04/2017 15:06:48 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

717212

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	North Korea: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking, including through the British Embassy in Pyongyang, to ensure that the government of North Korea does not breach the Vienna Convention; and what advice they are offering to British nationals in, and travelling to, North Korea regarding their safety, in the light of the temporary ban imposed on Malaysian diplomats from leaving the country.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2017 answer text <p>We expect any State who has signed and ratified the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations to abide by its provisions.</p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office keeps travel advice under constant review and updates country specific advice if we are aware of an incident that might significantly affect British nationals travelling to that country. The purpose of our travel advice is to provide objective information and guidance to help British nationals make informed decisions regarding foreign travel. As our travel advice for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) states, we do not assess that the temporary restriction on Malaysian diplomats leaving the DPRK will affect the safety of British nationals travelling to DPRK.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/04/2017 13:32:12 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

717219

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	United Nations: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many appointments to UN committees and agencies are held by representatives or citizens of the UK; and what are those positions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL6520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2017 answer text <p>The UN only publishes broad statistical data about the nationality of its employees. As of 31 December 2016, there were 866 UK citizens employed by the UN Secretariat. The last published data covering the UN system including the Secretariat plus UN funds, programmes and specialised agencies dates back to 31 December 2012 and shows a total of 2454 UK citizens employed at the time.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/04/2017 13:31:07 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

717220

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	United Nations: Public Appointments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government to which UN committees and agencies they will nominate candidates in the coming year.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL6521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government has nominated two candidates for UN appointments to be decided in the coming year. These are Dr David Nabarro standing for Director General at the World Health Organisation; and Sir Christopher Greenwood, standing for re-election as a judge at the International Courts of Justice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/04/2017 13:31:30 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

717240

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	Ahmed al-Asiri
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 statement by the government of Bahrain that an attempted citizen's arrest of Maj Gen Ahmed al-Asiri, relating to alleged war crimes committed in Yemen by Saudi Arabia, was a "barbaric assault by a group of terrorists".
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL6541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK supports freedom of expression and peaceful protest as a fundamental right in itself and an essential element of a full range of human rights. This must, however, be within the law and it is for the Police to investigate any complaints.</p><p>Following the incident on 30 March the Foreign Secretary had a conversation with the Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in which he expressed his regret at the disturbance to Major General Asiri's visit to London.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/04/2017 09:38:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

717242

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	Gaza: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations are they making to the government of Israel regarding the reported contamination of water in the Gaza Strip.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL6543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>While we have not raised with the Israeli authorities any specific issue of contamination of water in the Gaza Strip, we do raise with them our concerns about the quality of water in the Occupied Territories. We have noted that the World Health Organisation has assessed that 90-95% of water in Gaza is undrinkable. UK technical assistance has aided the feasibility study of a proposed Gaza desalinisation plant.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/04/2017 09:37:27 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

717243

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	Israel and Palestinians: Suicide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of suicides in (1) Gaza, (2) the West Bank, and (3) Israel, in the year ending 31 December 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL6544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>We have not made any estimate of the number of suicides in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Israel for 2016.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/04/2017 15:00:42 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

717244

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations are they making to the government of Israel following the release of a video by B’Tselem on 19 March, allegedly showing Israeli forces using a young Palestinian child as a human shield.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL6545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>On 27 March, our Embassy in Tel Aviv asked the Israeli authorities for clarification about the incident.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/04/2017 15:00:31 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

717245

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	Mazen Faqha
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the killing of a senior Hamas member, Mazen Faqha, in Gaza; and what assessment they have made of the repercussions of that killing.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL6546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has received reports of the killing. There remains an urgent need for all the parties to reach an agreement that addresses the underlying causes of the conflict in Gaza and to take the necessary steps to ensure Gaza’s reconstruction and economic recovery. Any agreement should ensure that Hamas and other militant groups permanently end rocket and other attacks against Israel; the Palestinian Authority resumes control of Gaza and restores effective governance; and that Israel lifts its restrictions to ease the suffering of ordinary Palestinians.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/04/2017 15:03:01 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

717246

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
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	Gaza: Cancer
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 Israel regarding increasing rates of cancer in Gaza since 2008, and claims by Dr Khalid Thabet, head of the Oncology Department at the Shifa Hospital, that that increase may be linked to Israel's reported use of depleted uranium in 2008.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL6547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>While we have not raised this specific issue with the Israeli authorities, we continue to press for measures that will help relieve the humanitarian suffering of those in Gaza.</p><p>It is not clear whether Israeli forces have used Depleted Uranium munitions in Gaza. We are conscious that there is some concern about a possible link between the use of Depleted Uranium (DU) ammunition and medical problems such as cancers and birth defects. Environmental monitoring in areas where DU munitions have been used has confirmed the presence of DU at levels far too low to have any detectable health impact. These observations are consistent with the findings of many agencies and with the recent World Health Organisation statement, that, “for the general population, neither civilian nor military use of DU is likely to produce radiation doses significantly above normal background levels”.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/04/2017 09:37:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge