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417888

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	Syria: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of how diplomatic and political relations with France would be affected if they continue with their policy of admitting to the United Kingdom for resettlement only those refugees from Syria who are presently in camps near that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Mawhinney
uin	HL2121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>Relations with France on migration issues continue to be strong. At the end of July, we hosted a joint inter-ministerial conference in London to discuss how we can tackle migration pressures upstream (including from Syria) together. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), and the Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), have been in close touch with their French counterparts in recent weeks. We share a moral responsibility to help refugees and Britain is playing its part. UK ships remain in the Mediterranean and have rescued 6,700 people. The UK is contributing more than £1billion to tackle the humanitarian crisis in Syria and we will resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees over the next five years.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 21/09/2015 14:47:22 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	121 label Biography information for Lord Mawhinney

417891

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	West Bank: Water
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 concerning its imposition of restrictions on access to water for Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text The UK regularly raises the issue of water supplies in the Occupied Palestinian Territories with the Israeli authorities. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), did so with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu during his visit to the UK on 10 September. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/09/2015 12:09:51 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

417892

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	Israel: Bedouin
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 about the family living in the Negev at Wadi Atir whose water tank was removed by Israeli soldiers during a heatwave as part of a demolition.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text While the British Government has not raised this specific issue with the Israeli authorities, we do raise our concerns regarding the treatment of the Bedouin, including in the Negev. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), raised the issue of the Bedouin with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu during his visit to the UK on 10 September. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/09/2015 12:09:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

417893

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	West Bank
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they are making to the government of the United States about the number of United States nationals currently living in settlements in the West Bank.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>The British Government has not made and is not planning to make any representations to the Government of the United States about the number of US nationals currently living in settlements in the West Bank. However, we are in regular dialogue with the US about the harmful effects of continued Israeli settlement activity. The UK position on this is clear. Israeli settlements are illegal under international law and present an obstacle to peace which takes us further away from a two state solution.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/09/2015 12:09:17 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

417894

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	West Bank: Crimes of Violence
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 about the progress of the investigation into the death of Ali Saeed Dawabsheh in Duma village near Nablus.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv raised the issue of the investigation with the Israeli Defence Minister on 10 September. We have called on the Israeli authorities to ensure that those responsible for this crime are brought swiftly to justice.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/09/2015 12:08:30 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

417895

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	Israel: Armed Forces
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they are having with the government of Israel about the review of live-fire regulations.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), discussed the issue of the use of live fire by the Israel Defence Forces with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu during his visit to the UK on 10 September. Our Ambassador in Tel Aviv also raised our concerns over the use of live fire with the Israeli Chief Military Advocate General on 27 August. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/09/2015 12:02:51 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

417896

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	al-Aqsa Mosque
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what concerns they have expressed to the government of Israel about the temporal and spatial restrictions on the entry for Muslims to Al Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text Our Ambassador in Tel Aviv raised the issue of the Al Aqsa Mosque and Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif compound on 1 September with the Israeli Cabinet Secretary. An official from our Embassy also raised this issue with the Deputy Head of Foreign Affairs at the Israeli National Security Council on the same day. It is vital that the longstanding status quo of the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif compound be preserved and we urge the Israeli authorities to comply with their obligations under international law as an occupying power in East Jerusalem. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/09/2015 12:02:21 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

417908

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	Eritrea: Ethiopia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to propose to the UN Secretary-General that he commission a study of the effects on the economies of Eritrea and Ethiopia if the latter gave their unequivocal approval to the boundary demarcation between the two states, as determined by the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL2141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>We have no plans at present to propose to the UN Secretary-General that he commission such a study.</p><p>Resolving the ongoing Ethiopia-Eritrea border dispute requires both countries to engage in political dialogue. We believe this would be in the economic interests of both countries, and contribute to reducing instability in the Horn of Africa.</p><p>We have consistently urged both Eritrea and Ethiopia to engage bilaterally and with international partners, such as the EU and the UN, to overcome the current stalemate. The UK, along with our partners in the international community, has underlined that the decision by the Ethiopia-Eritrea Boundary Commission is final and binding. We urge both governments to respect the commitment they made in the Algiers peace agreement of December 2000.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/09/2015 12:01:39 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

417986

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action the Government is taking to secure free and fair access for humanitarian aid to Yemen via Port Hodiedah.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	9701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK has lobbied the Saudi Arabian -led Coalition and the Yemeni Government on the importance of non-politicisation of aid, as well as the need to improve access for commercial goods and humanitarian aid, including via Hodeidah Port. The UK is supporting the UN, working with the Coalition and Yemeni Government, to make the system for verifying shipping more efficient. It is critical that Hodeidah and the other Red Sea ports be accessible for commercial and humanitarian ships. If ports do not reopen the risk of famine in Yemen will increase further. Food and medicines are needed in the north, as is fuel to transport goods, power hospitals, pump water and provide for ordinary Yemeni’s energy needs.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/09/2015 11:14:52 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

418037

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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	Turkey: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Turkish government on protecting (a) the democratic process and (b) minorities.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	9708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers and officials have regular discussions with Turkish counterparts covering a wide range of issues. On 14 August 2015, I met Volkan Bozkır, the then Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator, in my constituency. We discussed the political and security situation in Turkey and the region, including Turkey’s recent general elections, PKK terrorism and the Kurdish peace process. I also released a statement on 9 September condemning PKK terrorist attacks and calling for calm in Turkey. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 17/09/2015 14:26:34 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman