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867025

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Yemen: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions has he had with the Secretary of State Designate in the United States on the war in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	133143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not spoken to Mike Pompeo about State Department matters, including Yemen, as it would not be appropriate to do so until Congress has approved President Trump's nomination</p><p>He has met Mr Pompeo in his capacity as CIA Director on one occassion, covering a range of foreign policy issues in that conversation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/03/2018 14:36:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

864498

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Jerusalem and West Bank: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last made representations to the government of Israel about arrests, treatment in custody, detentions, and trials of young Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem; and what was the result of those representations.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>We continue to make representations to the Israeli authorities about the situation for Palestinian children in Israeli military detention. The Minister for the Middle East most recently raised this matter with the Israeli Ambassador to the UK on 27 February. We have also offered to arrange expert-to-expert discussions focussed on addressing the sensitive issue of children in detention with the Israeli Government. This offer remains in place and we hope Israel will take us up on it.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/03/2018 11:18:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

864499

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to discuss with the government of Israel ways of preventing violations of the human rights of young people in the Occupied Territories, with full consideration as to the best interests of the child, reduced plea bargaining, suspended and community sentences, the use of civilian judges or magistrates, the improvement of court translation services, and the introduction of restorative justice.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>We regularly raise the issue of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories with the Government of Israel, including the situation for young people. We funded and facilitated the independent report ‘Children in Military Custody’ by leading British lawyers and have urged Israel to implement the recommendations made in the report. British Ministers and our Ambassador in Tel Aviv have spoken and written to both the Israeli Justice Minister and the Israeli Attorney General to urge Israel to take action on the report. Specifically, we advocate the mandatory use of audio-visual recording of interrogations of minors, a reduction in the use of single hand ties, alternatives to night arrests and for the Israeli authorities to inform detainees more consistently of their legal rights. We are also concerned by the continued transfer of Palestinian child and adult detainees to prisons inside Israel in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/03/2018 11:16:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

864517

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
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	Oman: Foreign Relations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase domestic and foreign policy cooperation between the UK and the Sultanate of Oman.
tabling member printed	Lord Northbrook
uin	HL6418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK and Oman enjoy a broad and exceptionally close relationship. Oman is a longstanding friend and ally in the Gulf, with shared interests across diplomatic, economic , defence and security matters. We are working more closely than ever across a number of fields including on economic, defence and counter-terrorism matters. Later this year, Exercise Saif Sareea 3 will take place in Oman – the largest UK-Omani military exercise for 16 years. Oman is also an important partner in regional affairs. My Rt Hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary (the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Mr Johnson) has visited Oman twice in the last four months to underline our commitment to the bilateral relationship and to take forward our regional cooperation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/03/2018 11:17:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3191 label Biography information for Lord Northbrook

862912

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Russia: Crimea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make representations to the government of Russia regarding reasonable local automony for ethnic and cultural groups in the Crimea, including respect for their traditional institutions, culture and heritage; and whether they will enquire as to any proposals for restoring the previous level of economic activity in the region.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Four years since Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, the human rights situation on the peninsula continues to worsen and access is denied to international human rights organisations. The British Government regularly highlights Russia's illegal annexation, publicly and multilaterally, raising concerns about human rights abuses committed by the de-facto Russian authorities. This includes abuses against the Crimean Tatars. The Foreign Secretary met with representatives of the Crimean Tatars in London on 14 March.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/03/2018 16:39:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

862926

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	South Africa: Property 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 the motion passed in the Parliament of South Africa on 1 March to confiscate land without compensation from white farmers.
tabling member printed	Lord Northbrook
uin	HL6374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the South African Government's assurance that 'the process of land distribution would be orderly, within South African laws and taking into consideration both the social and economic impact.' We further welcome President Ramaphosa's commitment that land reform will be carried out 'without negatively affecting economic growth, agricultural production and food security' and his assurance that he would 'not allow any smash and grab interventions'.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/03/2018 13:45:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3191 label Biography information for Lord Northbrook

862942

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Gaza: Ports
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 7 March (HL5727), what progress has been made on easing movement and access into and out of Gaza, particularly through EU assistance in establishing a sea-link from Gaza to another international port, currently envisaged in Cyprus.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL6390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>We are not aware of progress towards establishing a sea-link from Gaza to another international port. The UK continues to call on the Governments of Israel and Egypt to ease movement and access restrictions into and out of Gaza. Most recently British officials encouraged an easing of restrictions and improvement in the humanitarian situation in Gaza at the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee on 20 March.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/03/2018 16:37:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

862943

registered interest
date	14/03/2018
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	Golan Heights: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minster of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on 5 March (HC130079), whether they will now make an assessment of the implications of Israel’s plans to hold local elections in the Golan Heights.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL6391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>We have not made an assessment of the Israel’s plans to hold local elections in the Golan Heights. The UK considers the Golan Heights to be Occupied Territory and we call on Israel as the occupying power to uphold its obligations under international law.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/03/2018 16:38:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

861295

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Iraq: Minority Groups
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 of recent criminal and terrorist acts targeting members of minority communities in Iraq; and what discussions they have had with the government of Iraq about the protection of Yezidi, Christians, Shabak, Sabean Mandaeans, and other minorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>​We are aware of credible reports of human rights abuses and violations perpetrated against minority communities in Iraq. The UK condemns all such acts.</p><p>We regularly raise the protection needs of minorities with the Government of Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government regularly. We have made clear, through our Embassy in Baghdad and our Consulate General in Erbil, the importance of protecting civilians and of Iraq meeting its human rights responsibilities, including ensuring the rule of law. We welcome the commitments of Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi to investigate all allegations of human rights abuses and violations, including those committed against minorities, and to hold those responsible to account, including those committed against minorities. We will continue to make clear that we expect the Government of Iraq to act on that commitment.</p><p>On 2 and 3 March, I <em>(the Minister for The Commonwealth and UN, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon</em>) met the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Nechirvan Barzani and raised the importance of tolerance and protecting and safeguarding the rights of Christians, Yezidis and other minority groups. The Prime Minister also emphasised this message with Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi during her visit in November.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/03/2018 11:10:15 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

861296

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Iraq: Minority Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Iraq about reports of (1) the killing of a Christian doctor and two members of his family in a home invasion, and (2) the murder of a member of the Sabean Mandaean community who was kidnapped from his shop, in Baghdad earlier this month; and what efforts are underway to bring those responsible for those crimes to justice.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of the recent killing of a doctor and his family and of a kidnapping in Baghdad. We continue to make it clearto the Government of Iraq at the highest levels the importance of ensuring civilians are protected and that human rights are respected.We welcome Prime Minister Abadi's commitment in his weekly statement to protect all Iraqi citizens and pursue every criminal who threatens the security of Iraqi citizens.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/03/2018 16:49:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool