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1141935

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	EU Action
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times the UK has voted against legislation in the Council of Ministers since 2001; and on how many of those occasions that legislation subsequently passed.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL17479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2019 answer text <p>​This information is not held centrally and to compile it would incur disproportionate cost. Information on EU legislation can be found on the EU website.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/08/2019 13:54:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1141920

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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 Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Marine Protected Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the consultation process about extending marine protection measures around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands has been completed; what additional measures for its Marine Protected Area are envisaged; and when they are expected to be implemented.
tabling member printed	Lord Haworth
uin	HL17464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/08/2019 answer text <p>​The South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands sustainable-use Marine Protected Area (MPA) underwent its first 5-yearly review during 2018. The MPA review panel published its report on 7 November, concluding that the current MPA is achieving its objectives, whilst also making a series of recommendations to further strengthen protection of the Territory's waters. The Commissioner for South Georgia &amp; the South Sandwich Islands announced, on 12 December, a suite of environmental enhancements to the MPA. These include extending the MPA across the entire maritime area; protecting 23 per cent of the MPA to all commercial fishing activities; and prohibiting mining, hydrocarbon extraction and carriage of heavy fuel oil. The majority of these measures have put in place; the remaining measures are in the process of being implemented by the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/08/2019 13:13:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3704 label Biography information for Lord Haworth

1141943

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Balkans: Unemployment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have (1) commissioned, or (2) supported, any study into the causes of unemployment among skilled young people in (a) Kosovo, (b) Albania, (c) Bosnia-Herzegovina, and (d) any other states of the Western Balkans.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL17487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office commissioned a Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) in 2017 (refreshed in 2019) for the Western Balkans. A JACS is a strategic assessment used to strengthen cross-government approaches to tackling conflict and instability overseas. The analysis covered youth unemployment as well as migration and &quot;brain-drain&quot;. In addition, the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office has commissioned analysis on 'The Cost of Youth Emigration from Serbia' and analysis by the British Council for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF).</p><p>Through the CSSF, the Government funds the following projects to help tackle unemployment in the Western Balkans:</p><ul><li><p>21st Century Schools; which will provide training to children in over 4,500 schools, to improve digital literacy and core skills across the Western Balkans.;</p></li><li><p>a project supporting employment and social services for vulnerable youths in Albania; and</p></li><li><p>in North Macedonia working jointly with the National Youth Council and IT Chamber of Commerce to support digital skills training to young people in return for community work.</p></li></ul> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL17488 HL17489 HL17490 HL17491 question first answered 07/08/2019 14:56:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1141944

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Balkans: Emigration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have (1) commissioned, or (2) supported, any analysis of migration and the brain drain of skilled young people in (a) Kosovo, (b) Albania, (c) Bosnia-Herzegovina, and (d) any other states of the Western Balkans.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL17488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office commissioned a Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) in 2017 (refreshed in 2019) for the Western Balkans. A JACS is a strategic assessment used to strengthen cross-government approaches to tackling conflict and instability overseas. The analysis covered youth unemployment as well as migration and &quot;brain-drain&quot;. In addition, the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office has commissioned analysis on 'The Cost of Youth Emigration from Serbia' and analysis by the British Council for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF).</p><p>Through the CSSF, the Government funds the following projects to help tackle unemployment in the Western Balkans:</p><ul><li><p>21st Century Schools; which will provide training to children in over 4,500 schools, to improve digital literacy and core skills across the Western Balkans.;</p></li><li><p>a project supporting employment and social services for vulnerable youths in Albania; and</p></li><li><p>in North Macedonia working jointly with the National Youth Council and IT Chamber of Commerce to support digital skills training to young people in return for community work.</p></li></ul> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL17487 HL17489 HL17490 HL17491 question first answered 07/08/2019 14:56:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1141945

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Balkans: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are providing to projects aimed at tackling unemployment and migration in the Western Balkans.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL17489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office commissioned a Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) in 2017 (refreshed in 2019) for the Western Balkans. A JACS is a strategic assessment used to strengthen cross-government approaches to tackling conflict and instability overseas. The analysis covered youth unemployment as well as migration and &quot;brain-drain&quot;. In addition, the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office has commissioned analysis on 'The Cost of Youth Emigration from Serbia' and analysis by the British Council for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF).</p><p>Through the CSSF, the Government funds the following projects to help tackle unemployment in the Western Balkans:</p><ul><li><p>21st Century Schools; which will provide training to children in over 4,500 schools, to improve digital literacy and core skills across the Western Balkans.;</p></li><li><p>a project supporting employment and social services for vulnerable youths in Albania; and</p></li><li><p>in North Macedonia working jointly with the National Youth Council and IT Chamber of Commerce to support digital skills training to young people in return for community work.</p></li></ul> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL17487 HL17488 HL17490 HL17491 question first answered 07/08/2019 14:56:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1141946

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Balkans: Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many aid and development projects in the Western Balkans they support; through which (1) embassies, (2) governments, and (3) local organisations, that support is provided; and how much they have spent on such support.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL17490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office commissioned a Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) in 2017 (refreshed in 2019) for the Western Balkans. A JACS is a strategic assessment used to strengthen cross-government approaches to tackling conflict and instability overseas. The analysis covered youth unemployment as well as migration and &quot;brain-drain&quot;. In addition, the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office has commissioned analysis on 'The Cost of Youth Emigration from Serbia' and analysis by the British Council for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF).</p><p>Through the CSSF, the Government funds the following projects to help tackle unemployment in the Western Balkans:</p><ul><li><p>21st Century Schools; which will provide training to children in over 4,500 schools, to improve digital literacy and core skills across the Western Balkans.;</p></li><li><p>a project supporting employment and social services for vulnerable youths in Albania; and</p></li><li><p>in North Macedonia working jointly with the National Youth Council and IT Chamber of Commerce to support digital skills training to young people in return for community work.</p></li></ul> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL17487 HL17488 HL17489 HL17491 question first answered 07/08/2019 14:56:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1141947

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Balkans: Migrant Camps
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of non-EU migrants currently in refugee camps in the Western Balkans; and whether they are making any contributions through the EU, United Nations agencies or other channels to support such migrants.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL17491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/08/2019 answer text <p>​The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office commissioned a Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) in 2017 (refreshed in 2019) for the Western Balkans. A JACS is a strategic assessment used to strengthen cross-government approaches to tackling conflict and instability overseas. The analysis covered youth unemployment as well as migration and &quot;brain-drain&quot;. In addition, the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office has commissioned analysis on 'The Cost of Youth Emigration from Serbia' and analysis by the British Council for the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF).</p><p>Through the CSSF, the Government funds the following projects to help tackle unemployment in the Western Balkans:</p><ul><li><p>21st Century Schools; which will provide training to children in over 4,500 schools, to improve digital literacy and core skills across the Western Balkans.;</p></li><li><p>a project supporting employment and social services for vulnerable youths in Albania; and</p></li><li><p>in North Macedonia working jointly with the National Youth Council and IT Chamber of Commerce to support digital skills training to young people in return for community work.</p></li></ul> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL17487 HL17488 HL17489 HL17490 question first answered 07/08/2019 14:56:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1141951

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Tankers: Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the safe passage of British tankers overseas.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL17495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/08/2019 answer text <p>The shipping industry is understandably concerned about recent regional tensions and attacks on international shipping in the Persian Gulf. These events culminated in Iran's illegal seizure of the Stena Impero, a UK-flagged tanker, on 19 July.</p><p>It is vital to uphold the principle of freedom of navigation and ensure that merchant shipping can pass through the Gulf safely. That begins with clear information flows between Government and the shipping industry. The Department for Transport (DfT) regularly reviews threats and reporting worldwide and issues the most up to date advice available to operators to assist with their risk assessments, to enable their safety while travelling overseas.</p><p>In late July, following the illegal seizure of the Stena Impero, the Royal Navy began to accompany British-flagged ships in the region to provide reassurance to the shipping industry. In parallel, we have been talking to allies and partners about the threat to international shipping in the region. On 5 August, the Government announced its decision to join an international maritime security construct in the Gulf, focused on freedom of navigation and restoring safe passage for shipping. The mission involves the Royal Navy working with international partners to accompany merchant vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, building on existing cooperation which has seen Royal Navy vessels accompany 50 merchant ships through the Strait since 24 July.</p><p>Our participation in this construct is focused entirely on the issue of reassuring the shipping industry and deterring further attacks. The Government has not changed its wider policy towards Iran. We remain committed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which is the best way to prevent a nuclear armed Iran. We are not part of the US maximum pressure campaign and have no wish to escalate tensions with Iran, but we also have to ensure that international law and rules are upheld and respected.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 09/08/2019 13:14:42 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1141902

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	North Korea: Droughts
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 an early season drought in North Korea and its impact on harvests, food production, health and levels of malnutrition in that country.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL17446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2019 answer text <p>The humanitarian situation in DPRK is a grave concern. The UN estimates that rainfall levels are relatively low in North Korea and food production is subsequently estimated at about 5 million tons, the lowest in 10 years. 10.1 million people – 40% of the population – require food assistance.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 05/08/2019 15:53:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1141942

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
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	Nepal: Visits Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any serving Prime Minister of the UK has visited Nepal; what plans the Prime Minister has, if any, to visit that country; and, if there are no such plans, why not.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL17486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom and Nepal are long time partners. The two countries have enjoyed diplomatic relations for over 200 years, by far the longest formal relationship Nepal has with any country. Today the relationship is broad, vibrant and diverse and marked by mutual respect. Although no serving British Prime Minister has visited Nepal, the governments enjoy frequent Ministerial visits in both directions. The Government was delighted to welcome Prime Minister Oli of Nepal to London in June; his visit included a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister May, an audience with His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, and a dinner at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. At this early stage, the Prime Minister’s travel plans are yet to be confirmed.</p><p>​</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/08/2019 15:12:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich