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767287

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Iran: Nuclear Weapons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent representations they have made to the government of the United States regarding the effectiveness of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action through which Iran agreed to halt its nuclear weapons programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL1705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) is a UK security priority. The UK is committed to full implementation of the JCPoA by all parties. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) continues to report Iran's compliance with its nuclear commitments. The Prime Minister spoke to President Donald Trump on 10 October and met him in the margins of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in September, emphasising on both occasions that the deal is working and is a UK priority. The Foreign Secretary spoke to Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, on 9 October and met him in London in September. The Foreign Secretary set out that the JCPoA is the only diplomatic means to neutralise the nuclear threat from Iran and that it is working. This message is being delivered to the US at all levels of Government.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/10/2017 10:57:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

767290

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent representations they have made to the government of the United States about the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL1708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is committed to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and we continue to press all states, including the US, who have not yet ratified it, to do so. Most recently, during the current 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly, the UK made two public statements and co-sponsored a resolution pushing for entry into force, and universalisation of the Treaty. We also continue to work through the European Union to promote these goals.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/10/2017 14:52:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

757244

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	North Korea: Weapons
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 North Korea in relation to that country's programmes for the development of missiles and nuclear weapons.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL1229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>On 5 September the Minister for Asia and the Pacific summoned the North Korean ambassador to condemn North Korea's nuclear test on 3 September. He emphasised that North Korea's continued development of nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities was reckless, posed a threat to international peace and security, increased regional tension and hindered the prospects for lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula. Ministers and our Embassy in Pyongyang have made the same points on many occasions to the North Korean authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/09/2017 15:53:36 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

717907

registered interest
date	05/04/2017
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	Turkey: NATO
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 Turkey following reports that it has been blocking partner programmes with countries which are not members of NATO.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL6654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>At NATO, the UK and Turkey regularly discuss the importance of the Alliance's cooperation with partners to project stability beyond its borders, such as by helping to build resilience and capacity in partner countries, as agreed at the Warsaw Summit last year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/04/2017 15:03:23 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

714336

registered interest
date	27/03/2017
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	Russia: Theatre Nuclear Weapons
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 Russia about Russia's alleged violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL6357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2017 answer text <p>The INF Treaty is a Treaty between the US, Russia and other successor States of the Soviet Union, so it would be for those countries in the first instance to determine any breaches. The Treaty plays a vital role in maintaining Euro-Atlantic security, and we urge Russia to ensure full and verifiable compliance.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 10/04/2017 15:47:19 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

673990

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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	NATO
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with other members of NATO following the remarks by the US President-elect that the alliance is obsolete.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL4714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK has regular discussions with all NATO Allies on the full range of issues affecting the Alliance. Our goal is an Alliance that is capable of planning for and responding to the full range of threats its members face.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 31/01/2017 16:40:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

673991

registered interest
date	17/01/2017
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	NATO
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they will make to the US President-elect after his inauguration following his description of the NATO alliance as obsolete.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL4715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>During their meeting at the White House on 27 January, President Trump told the Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) that he is 100% behind NATO. We will continue to work with the US to ensure NATO is capable of planning for and responding to the full range of threats its members face. This must include NATO Allies investing more in their own defence.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 31/01/2017 16:40:33 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

600491

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government from which organisations they receive open source intelligence, in addition to that provided by the BBC monitoring service.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL2244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, in common with other Government departments, receives a wide range of free and paid-for open source information. FCO Staff have, for example, access to books (electronic and hard copy), news and social media, subscription services for journals and academia, and output from think tanks and research organisations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/10/2016 16:19:50 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

446511

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
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: Nuclear Weapons
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 consequences for the proliferation of nuclear weapons of the underground test of a nuclear device by North Korea on 6 January.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The UK strongly condemns the nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on 6 January, in clear violation of UN Security Council Resolutions and international norms. This provocation endangers regional and international security. We are currently working with other UN Security Council members on further measures in a new Resolution, while continuing to urge the rigorous implementation of sanctions by the international community.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 01/02/2016 14:51:51 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

445763

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
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	Embassies: Closures
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) UK embassies, and (2) UK consular offices, have been closed since 6 May 2010, and where those closures took place.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL5173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), has not closed any Embassies over this period. Operations were suspended in Tehran, Damascus, Tripoli and Sana’a for security reasons. Tehran re-opened in August 2015.</p><p>The FCO currently has 268 posts (Embassies, Consulates-General, Consulates, Multilateral Missions and Trade and Investment Offices – Consular Offices are not classed as posts) worldwide. Since 2010 we have opened nine posts: in Juba (South Sudan), Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), San Salvador (El Salvador), Seattle (USA), Vientiane (Laos), Mogadishu (Somalia), Port au Prince (Haiti), Asuncion (Paraguay) and Wuhan (China). We have also upgraded eight posts: in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), Antananarivo (Madagascar), Calgary (Canada), Monrovia (Liberia), Recife (Brazil), Hyderabad, Chandigarh and Ahmedabad (India).</p><p>Since 2010, we have closed the following Consulates and Consular Offices in Europe and elsewhere:</p><p>2010: One: Consulate-General Geneva, Switzerland</p><p>2011: Three: Consulate-General Lille, France; Consulate-General Venice, Italy; Consulate Florence, Italy</p><p>2012: Three: Consulate-General Basra, Iraq; Consulate Funchal, Portugal; Consular Office Oporto, Portugal</p><p>2013: Four: Consulate Pattaya, Thailand; Consular Office, Thessaloniki, Greece; Consular Office, Andorra; Consular Office Willemstad, Curaçao</p><p>2014: Two: Consular Offices in Cali and Cartagena, Colombia. The FCO also withdrew its Provincial Reconstruction Team from Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan</p><p>2015: Two: Consulate Chiang Mai, Thailand; Consular Office Bodrum, Turkey.</p><p>The FCO downgraded the following Consulates-General and Consulates to Trade and Investment Offices since 2010:</p><p>2012: Two: Consulate-General Lyon, France; Consulate Naples, Italy</p><p>2014: One: Consulate Bilbao, Spain.</p><p>Since 2010, we have developed new technology and new ways of working that has enabled us to deliver services differently in some areas. We now have three Consular Contact Centres that take calls from all consular customers, and are able to support around 80 per cent of those calling without further escalation to post, helping to ensure that Consular staff in-country are able to focus their time on those most in need of help. Some services have also been centralised, with customers able to access them by post, and increasingly through digital channels.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 27/01/2016 15:14:13 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem