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855414

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date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wylfa Power Station
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to reach a decision on the shape of public financial involvement in the proposed new nuclear power station at Wylfa Newydd on the Isle of Anglesey.
tabling member printed	Lord Howell of Guildford
uin	HL6020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials are working closely with the developer, Horizon Nuclear Power, on their proposals for building a new nuclear plant at Wylfa Newydd on the Isle of Anglesey.</p><p> </p><p>Horizon is continuing to develop its plans and is making good progress on its work to deliver Wylfa Newydd.</p><p> </p><p>We are in discussions with the developer on their financing plans, but cannot discuss details as they are commercially confidential.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 16/03/2018 14:55:11 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	993 label Biography information for Lord Howell of Guildford

855415

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reparation by Offenders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to promote the practice of restorative justice for all levels of crime, with a view to reducing custodial sentences and re-offending.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer given to PQ HL5791 on 8 March 2018.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>The Ministry of Justice supports the provision of good quality, victim-focused restorative justice as one of a range of measures to help victims cope and recover from crime. The Ministry of Justice also supports the availability of restorative justice to offenders because of its potential to reduce the frequency of reoffending and so contribute to their rehabilitation.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with prison and probation services and Police and Crime Commissioners to provide a supportive environment to deliver restorative justice to achieve these ends.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/03/2018 16:22:02 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

855416

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Turkey: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to discuss with the government of Turkey the high rate of arrests in Turkey for reasons reported to be connected with the 2016 attempted coup, together with detentions in Turkey of foreign citizens and attempts to have other foreigners extradited from Europe.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>We have made clear to the Turkish government that legal measures under the State of Emergency following the failed coup in 2016 should be proportionate, justified and in line with its democratic principles and its international human rights obligations. We regularly engage with Turkish ministers over human rights issues and will continue to do so. Whenever the Turkish authorities wish to make an extradition request supported by sufficient prima facie evidence of a criminal act recognised in English law and in compliance with the provisions of the Extradition Act 2003, such a request will be considered.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/03/2018 17:38:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

855417

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Central Europe: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have had with the governments of (1) Poland, and (2) Hungary, about fundamental European values, including (a) the rule of law, (b) the independence of the judiciary, and (c) freedom of expression and of the media.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>​The UK has a proud history of encouraging, respecting and promoting European values. British Ministers and officials continue to discuss these matters - where relevant to the particular country - as part of our regular dialogue with the Polish and Hungarian Governments. Most recently the Foreign Secretary met his Hungarian counterpart in Budapest on 2 March, and the Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister met their Polish counterparts during the Inter-Governmental Consultations in Warsaw on 21 December.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/03/2018 14:48:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

855418

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Israeli Settlements
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 Israel about encroachments into the land of the occupied West Bank, for example around the illegal settlements of Adi Ad and Ahiya, and about the impact on the people of Gaza.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK's position on settlements is clear. They are illegal under international law, present an obstacle to peace, and threaten the physical viability of a two-state solution. We are also clear that Israeli outposts in the West Bank, illegal under international law and Israeli law, should be removed entirely. The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa issued a statement on 7 February 2018 strongly condemning the Israeli Government's decision to establish a second new settlement in the West Bank in less than a year, which could involve the retroactive &quot;legalisation&quot; of the outpost of Havat Gilad.</p><p>We are not aware of any significant impact on the people of Gaza from the construction of settlements in the occupied West Bank.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/03/2018 17:49:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

855419

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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: Egypt
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they intend to make to the government of Egypt about permanently reopening the Rafah crossing.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Cairo make representations about the Rafah Crossing to the Government of Egypt on a regular basis. Officials last discussed this matter with the Egyptian Government in February 2018. We are concerned about the closure of the Rafah crossing and its impact, particularly on urgent medical and other priority cases in Gaza, and continue to call on the Government of Egypt to show maximum flexibility in opening the Rafah Crossing.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/03/2018 17:45:05 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

855420

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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: Ceasefires
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support proposals for a 30-day ceasefire throughout Syria; and whether they intend to call for the permanent ending of Turkish military attacks into Afrin Canton.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK fully supports UN Security Council Resolution 2401, which calls for a 30-day ceasefire to allow for humanitarian aid and medical evacuations, which are urgently needed across Syria, but particularly in eastern Ghouta. In line with the resolution, the UK urgently wants to see the safe, unimpeded and sustained delivery of humanitarian aid and services across the country, and medical evacuations of the critically sick and wounded, in accordance with applicable international law. The UK has urged de-escalation in Afrin and the protection of civilians, while recognising Turkey's legitimate security interests.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/03/2018 17:53:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

855421

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Chechnya: Human 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 state of human rights in Chechnya, including in connection with (1) extra-judicial killings, (2) collective punishment, (3) arbitrary detention, (4) the persecution of LGBTI citizens, (5) shrinking civil society space, and (6) impunity.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL6027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>​The human rights situation in Chechnya continues to deteriorate. We remain deeply concerned about reports of serious human rights violations, including abductions, torture, collective punishment and extra-judicial killings. Ongoing reports of the persecution of LGBT individuals are seriously troubling. It is in Russia's interests to address the root causes of conflict and radicalisation in the North Caucasus, including poverty, governance and human rights issues.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/03/2018 15:03:24 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

855422

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Chechnya: Human Rights
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 governments of (1) Russia, and (2) Chechnya, about the use of the collective punishment in response to crimes allegedly committed by individuals.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL6028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>We continue to have significant concerns about the use of collective punishment in Chechnya, including the burning down of houses of the relatives of suspected militants. We encourage Russia to implement European Court of Human Rights judgments relating to the North Caucasus – a vital step to ending the climate of impunity in the region. The UK will continue to call for action on individual cases in multilateral fora, such as the Council of Europe.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/03/2018 15:03:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

855423

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Chechnya: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they have taken to support organisations working to provide access to justice for victims of human rights violations in Chechnya.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL6029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>​We are providing financial and moral support to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society across Russia at a time when they are facing growing pressure. We currently provide funding to a number of NGOs working to counter violent extremism and promote human rights and the rule of law in the North Caucasus.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/03/2018 14:52:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd