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227970

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sierra Leone
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what long-term plans they have for health infrastructure developed as part of the response to ebola in Sierra Leone.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Ebola crisis has demonstrated that it is critical to invest in national health systems in epidemic prevention, preparedness and response in order significantly to reduce the risk of a global epidemic. The UK will work with the Government of Sierra Leone and partners to improve systems and structures that will contribute to better future service delivery and infrastructure. This will ensure that should Sierra Leone be faced with a subsequent outbreak of Ebola or an epidemic of another disease, it is better able to respond effectively.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/03/2015 17:38:27 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

227971

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts Written Off: Developing Countries
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 International Monetary Fund regarding the cancellation of debts of countries affected by infectious disease epidemics.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>“The UK has played a leading role in the launch of the IMF’s new Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust earlier this year, and was the first country to publicly contribute to this. The Trust’s first role will be to provide grant aid that will be used for relief on debt service payments to the IMF for the three countries most affected by the Ebola epidemic: Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.”</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 26/03/2015 13:51:09 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

227448

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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: Internally Displaced People
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 concerning its recent demolition of a European Union-funded shelter for displaced people on Mount Scopus, in north-east Jerusalem.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>We have not raised this specific issue with the Israeli authorities, but have been monitoring developments and are concerned. The Jerusalem municipality has said it demolished the structure because it was constructed on land which had been designated for a national park. We had previously lobbied against the land being redesignated in this manner.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 13:59:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

227449

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have has made to the government of Israel concerning deaths and injuries in Gaza since August 2014 from explosive remnants of war (ERW); and what plans the international community has to deal with ERW.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text We are aware of the UN Mine Action Service’s reporting that since the ceasefire on 26 August 2014, 46 people have been reported injured and 10 killed as a consequence of explosive remnants of war (ERW). The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is a crucial service provider to the Gazan population. More than 1,000 UNRWA teachers across the Gaza Strip have been trained to educate students about the dangers of ERW. While we have not raised this issue with the Israeli authorities, it is important to note that UK support is helping UNRWA to conduct its work on ERW. The UK is the third biggest donor to UNRWA’s General Fund, contributing £107 million between 2011 and 2015. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 13:59:24 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

227450

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	Middle East
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with the government of Israel concerning the Palestinian children killed by live ammunition in 2014; and how many of the soldiers responsible have been charged.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>We regularly raise the issue of excessive use of force with the Israeli government and security figures. Our Ambassador in Tel Aviv raised his concern over the high number of Palestinian civilian fatalities, including of children, with the Israeli Attorney General (AG) on 19 January. He said the UK wanted to see rigorous investigations into these incidents. Israeli authorities have told us that self-defence and a more challenging security environment were part of the explanation for the increase in fatalities. A number of investigations are pending. We are aware of one case - the Betunia case in which two Palestinian teenagers were shot on 15 May – in which the AG’s investigation had led to the prosecution of those responsible. We continue to monitor developments in this and other cases.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 13:55:28 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

227451

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	Middle East
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 Israeli Peace Initiative; and what action, if any, they will take to promote it.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text We are aware of the Israeli Peace Initiative and support the idea of a greater role for regional players in a renewed peace process. We welcome the important role civil society has in generating ideas for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 13:55:01 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

227452

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Israel's nuclear submarine capability.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text In accordance with longstanding convention followed by successive governments, we are not in a position to comment on the detail of intelligence matters. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 13:54:48 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

227453

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what encouragement they will give to Israel to become a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>We have consistently called on Israel to join the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear state and to agree a full scope Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency. Our objective is to achieve a Middle East free from Weapons of Mass Destruction, but realistically this will only be possible when political solutions have been found to the tensions in the region.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 13:54:36 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

227045

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
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
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 Iran about restrictions on women's reproductive health choices.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>Women continue to suffer discrimination in Iranian law, and we are concerned by two Bills in the process of being adopted in the Iranian Parliament, which, if passed, would curb women and girls’ sexual and reproductive rights. The UK continues to urge Iran to abide by its international commitments and ensure all its citizens enjoy the rights and freedoms they are entitled to. The UK’s non-resident Chargé d’Affaires routinely raises human rights abuses in his discussions with Iranian officials, including most recently on 17 February.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/03/2015 14:32:59 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

227046

registered interest
date	12/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Conference on Financing for Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who will represent them at the forthcoming International Conference on Financing for Development to be held on 13 to 16 July 2015, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Financing for Development Conference will provide an important contribution to the post-2015 development agenda, thus supporting its implementation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of who will be attending this conference on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government will be finalised in the next parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 19/03/2015 15:58:23 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge