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998911

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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	Bosnia and Herzegovina: Immigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of current levels of migration to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and any consequent impact upon the stability and security of that country.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL11162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>​The UK is working with international and EU partners to assess the current levels of migration in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and identify where the UK could provide support. The latest UN figures estimate, as of September, 16,144 refugee and migrant arrivals in 2018, of which 4000 – 4,400 remain in country. We are concerned by attempts by politicians to politicise the migration issue. Along with international partners the UK has urged, BiH politicians to work together to address the challenges posed by migration, rather than use them for political ends.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/11/2018 15:40:30 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

980145

registered interest
date	01/10/2018
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	Burma: Crimes against Humanity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the creation of an ad hoc international criminal tribunal for crimes under international law committed in Myanmar, including alleged genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL10414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary visited Burma in September and saw for himself the destruction caused by the Burmese Army brutal clearance operations in Rakhine. We want justice to be done for crimes under international law committed in Burma. We will continue to work with our international partners to ensure this, exploring all options. We are working in the UN Security Council to ensure accountability, including by looking at the option of an ad hoc tribunal, while also pushing for accelerated progress on refugee returns. We assess that there is not currently sufficient support within the Security Council for the creation of an ad hoc tribunal.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/10/2018 14:53:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

967466

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: Canada
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 Saudi Arabia following the imposition of trade sanctions by Saudi Arabia against Canada.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL9960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>We have been in touch with both Governments to express our concern over the dispute and its potential implications. We have, and will continue to, urge restraint and de-escalation through the appropriate diplomatic channels.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/09/2018 14:36:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

899949

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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	Global Britain Board
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who are the members of the Global Britain Board referred to in the National Security Capability Review published in March; and what is the role and function of that Board.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL7612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>Preparatory work is under way, and the membership of the Board will be finalised shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/05/2018 15:40:27 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

890707

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	Burma: Crimes against Humanity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to support the creation of an independent, impartial, investigatory mechanism for Myanmar through the UN General Assembly, to investigate and document evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Myanmar, as has been established in relation to the conflict in Syria.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL7228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>In line with the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Burma (Myanmar), the British Government is actively working on how to support better co-ordination between organisations collecting evidence and testimony in Bangladesh and the potential role for a UN mandated mechanism. Such a mechanism would require broad international support. As such we are discussing this with international partners, most recently in advance of the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Ottawa and at the Atrocity Prevention Working Group.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/05/2018 15:38:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

886893

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is their policy to include sexual violence in the designation criteria for UN sanctions, as recommended in the report of the UN Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence published on 23 March; and what representations ministers will make to the UN Security Council in this regard.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL7054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK has pushed for strong language on sexual and gender based violence in recent UN resolutions. Where appropriate, we will seek to include sexual and gender based violence in sanctions designation criteria more widely. The designation criteria for sanctions regimes are specific to each circumstance and situation. Where there is widespread and/or systematic cases of sexual and gender based violence, sanctions designation criterion can be used to address its perpetrators. Examples of such are found in UN sanctions regimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Preventing sexual violence, plays a critical part in achieving peace, stability and security in any country and it is vital that we continue explore the use of sanctions to achieve this goal. Ministers will continue to engage with the UN Security Council on this issue and will make efforts to ensure that it remains a high priority.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/05/2018 11:40:57 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

886895

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution the UK made in the last financial year to (1) UN programming on combating sexual and gender based violence, (2) the Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict, and (3) the United Nations Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict network; and what assessment they have made of report by the UN Secretary General on conflict-related sexual violence published on 23 March and of his recommendation to member states to ensure sustainable and regular funding for these efforts.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL7055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>In financial year 2017-18, the UK contributed £1.26 million to UN programming to combat conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). This included £480,000 to the Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict and £600,000 to UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights as part of ongoing multi-year commitments. In addition, the UK provided £528,000 to the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) to support a range of activities and military training on gender issues, including CRSV. The UN Action against Sexual Violence in Conflict network (UN Action) has not been one of the recipients of UK funding on PSVI for financial years 2017/18 and 18/19. We continue to review our choice of implementers and have regular discussions with UN Action.</p><p> </p><p>The UK welcomes the UN Secretary-General’s comprehensive report on CRSV and endorses his recommendation on sustainable and regular funding to tackle CRSV. The UK is already working with the UN to ensure many of the issues covered in his report feature prominently at the UK-hosted international meeting in 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/05/2018 15:51:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

874375

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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	Syria: Crimes against Humanity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take in response to the finding by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, published on 11 March, that rape and other acts of sexual violence carried out by government forces in Syria amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity; and whether they intend to seek to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL6758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK is committed to ensuring that those responsible for violations of international law and human rights abuses in Syria are held to account. The UK strongly supports the work of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria whose reports have shone a light on the most serious human rights violations in the Syrian conflict. On 23 March the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution welcoming the work of the UN Commission of Inquiry and renewing its mandate for another year. The resolution was presented by the UK on behalf of France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the UK and the US.</p><p>The UK has publicly expressed its support for referring the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC). In May 2014, the UK co-sponsored a UN Security Council resolution to refer all those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria, regardless of affiliation, to the ICC. Russia and China chose to veto this resolution. In support of a future process of justice, the UK co-sponsored a UN General Assembly resolution establishing a new international, impartial and independent mechanism to support the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the most serious crimes. In partnership with other donor countries, we are funding the collection of documentary evidence for use in any legal procedures in the future.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/04/2018 14:44:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

874376

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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	Syria: Crimes against Humanity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they recognise the perpetration and commission of war crimes, including rape and other forms of sexual violence, committed by parties to the Syrian conflict, as recommended in article 136 of the report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic published on 11 March.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL6759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2018 answer text <p>Any determination as to whether war crimes have occurred is a legal decision for a recognised court. The UK is committed to ensuring that those responsible for violations of international law and human rights abuses in Syria are held to account. We have been at the forefront of international action. The UK co-sponsored a UN General Assembly resolution establishing a new international, impartial and independent mechanism to support the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the most serious crimes. The UK strongly supports the work of the UN Commission of Inquiry whose reports have shone a light on the most serious human rights violations in the Syrian conflict. In partnership with other donor countries, we are funding the collection of documentary evidence for use in any legal procedures in the future.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/04/2018 14:41:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

874377

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
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	Syria: Sexual Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to provide (1) expertise to assist in the preservation and documentation of evidence relating to sexual violence in the Syrian conflict, and (2) funding for psychological support programmes for survivors of sexual violence, as recommended by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic in its report published on 11 March.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL6760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2018 answer text <p>Through the Conflict Pool and its successor, the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, the United Kingdom has provided over £8 million in funding to projects related to the training of Syrians to collect evidence of human rights violations and abuses. This includes the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative, capacity building for doctors in producing evidence of torture and rape, enabling survivors to find access to psychosocial support networks, expanding local networks of Syrian human rights defenders, and support for justice and accountability.</p><p>The Department for International Development is also providing up to £25 million from 2015 to 2018 to UN Population Fund (UNFPA) to strengthen the prevention of - and response to – gender based violence (GBV), and provide sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for women and girls. The project aims to ensure that survivors of GBV receive the vital medical, psychosocial, and security services they need. It establishes safe spaces for women and girls across Syria as well as supports hospitals and mobile health units to deliver vital SRH services. In addition, UNFPA coordinates the wider GBV response in Syria at the national and regional level.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/04/2018 14:40:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic