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760475

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date	14/09/2017
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 whether they intend to require those off-shore companies and funds that are registered in UK territories in the West Indies to contribute to the cost of repairs of infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Irma within the territory in which those companies and funds are registered.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL1588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>We are currently focussed on the immediate humanitarian response to Hurricane Irma, and supporting the territories’ preparations for Hurricane Maria which we expect to cause further damage to some of the territories over the coming days. Each Overseas Territory has its own unique constitution, laws and powers to generate revenue. Therefore, the question of how off-shore companies or funds might contribute to the costs of repairing infrastructure is one for the respective Overseas Territories Governments.</p><p>We are working in partnership with the Overseas Territories Governments on a long term plan to help repair the damage caused. Most of the people affected by Hurricane Irma in the Overseas Territories are British nationals and the UK stands ready to support their governments in their recovery efforts.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/09/2017 14:38:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

760490

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	Venezuela: Politics and Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers of EU member states on 8 September in Gymnich, and in advance of the UN General Assembly, what action is being taken at the national and EU level to find a sustainable solution to the current political crisis in Venezuela.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hooper
uin	HL1603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2017 answer text <p>We are working closely with partners, including the EU and UN, to consider a range of options to promote an end to the crisis in Venezuela. The most recent discussion at EU level took place on 12 September. The Lima Group of Foreign Ministers met in the margins of the UN General Assembly on 20 September and will re-convene in Canada in October. Any solution to the current crisis in Venezuela must come from the region. The Minister for Europe and the Americas is working closely with Peru's Foreign Minister, Ricardo Luna, in support of Peru's regional leadership. We will continue to work with partners to consider a wide range of options to prevent further violence and alleviate the suffering of ordinary Venezuelans.</p><p>Venezuela remains a Human Rights Priority Country for the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and the Minister for Europe and the Americas met the President of the National Assembly, Julio Borges, and Antonieta Lopez, the mother of opposition leader, Leopoldo Lopez, on 7 September and stressed the UK's unwavering support for the National Assembly as a democratic institution.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/09/2017 09:58:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2005 label Biography information for Baroness Hooper

760497

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	Robert Litt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on which occasions Robert Litt, then General Counsel to the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, visited the UK for the purpose of meeting ministers or civil servants after June 2014; what business he conducted on those occasions; and with which UK officials.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL1610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2017 answer text <p>​The former General Counsel to the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Robert Litt, visited the UK in November 2014 to meet the FCO's Legal Adviser, and in December 2016 to meet officials from the Cabinet Office, including a Deputy Director of the National Security Secretariat.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/09/2017 09:57:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

760498

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	Robert Litt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information, if any, they have received from HM Embassy in Dublin concerning visits to the Irish Republic since June 2014 of Robert Litt, then General Counsel to the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL1611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2017 answer text <p>We hold no such information.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/09/2017 09:56:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

760499

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	Robert Litt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what information, if any, they have received from the UK Permanent Representative to the EU concerning visits to Brussels since June 2014 of Robert Litt, then General Counsel to the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence, with particular regard to visits made in September and October 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL1612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2017 answer text <p>​We hold no such information.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/09/2017 09:56:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

760513

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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: Technical Assistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 31 July (HL931), how the £1.52 million from the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund for technical assistance to Bahrain in 2016–17 was broken down by head of expenditure; and how much was actually spent under each of those heads.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL1626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2017 answer text <p>In 2016-17, the UK continued to work with the Government of Bahrain – including through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) – to encourage progress on human rights in areas which included focusing on building effective and accountable institutions, strengthening the rule of law and justice reform. All of our work aims to support these institutions to operate in line with international standards, including on human rights, through sharing UK expertise and experience. Any training provided by or on behalf of the UK Government fully complies with our domestic and international human rights obligations. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is not in a position to make precise figures available as we have a duty to maintain the confidentiality and confidence of our partners.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 26/09/2017 15:59:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

760514

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	Cyprus: Aviation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have held discussions with officials in Northern Cyprus concerning security arrangements at Ercan International Airport; if so, what were the (1) objectives, and (2) outcomes, of those discussions; and if they have not held such discussions, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Sharkey
uin	HL1627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not discussed security arrangements at Ercan with officials in the northern part of Cyprus. The Republic of Cyprus has not designated Ercan as an airport under the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation. The Court of Appeal has ruled that direct flights from Ercan to the UK therefore cannot take place. Flights from Ercan to the UK land first in Turkey where passengers, their baggage, and any cargo are screened before the aircraft continues on to the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/09/2017 14:37:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4196 label Biography information for Lord Sharkey

760517

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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 what is their estimate of the number of people who remain missing in (1) the British Overseas Territories, and (2) other Commonwealth nations to which they are providing assistance, impacted by Hurricane Irma.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL1630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2017 answer text <p>Despite the FCO Hotline taking more than 3500 calls since 8 September, we are relieved that the number of Hurricane-related casualties in the Overseas Territories has been low, partly due to preparedness in the Overseas Territories and a quick Government response. In addition to providing humanitarian assistance in the region, we are working closely with the Overseas Territories to support recovery and reconstruction, £62 million has been committed to date. Establishing an accurate number of those missing in affected Overseas Territories is difficult while relief and reconstruction is continuing, however we believe the number is low.</p><p>The number of missing people in the Independent Caribbean is a matter for the Governments of the countries concerned.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/09/2017 09:55:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

760676

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which departments contributed to the £32 million allocated to relief and support following Hurricane Irma; and how much each such Department contributed to that sum.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	105158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>​The £32million came from the Conflict, Security, &amp; Stability Fund, a cross Whitehall fund. The Government subsequently contributed a further £25million: this was comprised of £15million from Her Majesty's Treasury reserves and £10million from the Department for International Development's budget.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/10/2017 16:38:25 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

760677

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	British Overseas Territories: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of further financial support which will be required in the current financial year by British Overseas Territories following Hurricane Irma.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	105157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has allocated £57 million to meet the immediate humanitarian needs of the three Overseas Territories affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. We are assisting the Overseas Territory Governments with their impact and needs assessments, which will inform their future requirements.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/10/2017 16:37:01 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman