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1184467

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date	11/03/2020
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	Olympic Games
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to implement the provisions of UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/74/16 Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 9 December 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Bates
uin	HL2484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom co-sponsored the General Assembly resolution &quot;Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal&quot;, which calls for Member States to observe the Olympic Truce - a cessation of hostilities around the Olympic Games - within the framework of the Charter of the United Nations, and to promote peace through sport. As a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, the UK already works to uphold the UN Charter and its commitment to the maintenance of international peace and security.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/03/2020 14:15:42 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates

1184490

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
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	Immunity from Prosecution: Heads of State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the immunities given to heads of states from crimes committed in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
uin	HL2507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>Heads of State enjoy the same privileges and immunities as apply to the head of a diplomatic mission, as provided for by Section 20 of the State Immunity Act 1978, which we will give consideration to as part of our day to day business by reference to specific cases as they arise. Any waiver of the immunity must be made expressly by the sending States.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 19/03/2020 12:33:51 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1184503

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
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 they have made to the government of Israel about reports that an Israeli policeman fired shots at Palestinian children in a school playground through the bars of the school gate.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>We have repeatedly made clear to the Israeli authorities our longstanding concerns about the use of excessive force, not limited to the use of live ammunition. We have also stressed the importance of the Israeli security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population, in particular the need to protect children.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/03/2020 12:12:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1184511

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
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	Iran: Detainees
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 Iran about the reported detention without trial of (1) Nabi Tardust, (2) Ramtin Movaseghi, (3) Ashkan Valizadeh, and (4) Milad Ghorban Nezhad.
tabling member printed	Lord Turnberg
uin	HL2528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of reports that a number of university students were arrested by Iranian security forces and detained without trial during the protests in January over the Iranian military's shooting down of a Ukrainian plane. We unreservedly support the right to peaceful protest and call on Iran to uphold its commitments under international law to protect freedom of assembly and speech, and treat all detainees in line with international standards. The UK regularly raises human rights with the Iranian authorities at all levels and we continue to take action with the international community to press Iran to improve its poor record on all human rights issues and to guarantee procedural fairness in legal cases, including most recently at the UN Human Rights Council in March this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/03/2020 12:14:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2537 label Biography information for Lord Turnberg

1184513

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
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	Religious Freedom
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 consistency with which the term “freedom of religion or belief” is used in their publications instead of “religious freedom”; and what steps they will take to ensure that only the term “freedom of religion or belief” is used.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL2530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is committed to defending freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief as set out in international law. We attach great importance to referring to 'Freedom of Religion or Belief' in publications, as we assess this best captures the freedom to have a faith, belief, or no belief at all. On occasion, the British Government has referred to 'religious freedom' as a short-hand, but we strive to ensure that 'Freedom of Religion or Belief' is referred as often as practicable, particularly in formal publications.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/03/2020 17:32:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1185026

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
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	Afghanistan: Ceasefires
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 he has made of the implications for his policies of the ceasefire between coalition forces and the Taliban in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	901591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The recent reduction in violence is a welcome respite for Afghans. It is clear that there is no military solution to the conflict.</p><p>The US-Taliban agreement is a positive milestone. It is important that talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government start soon to maintain momentum.</p><p>The UK is committed to supporting the Afghan people, including through our contribution to NATO Resolute Support Mission.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 17/03/2020 17:30:50 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards