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228697

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Sudan
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 current status of the National Dialogue in Sudan; and what plans they have for the United Kingdom to contribute more to the democratic process there through the voluntary sector.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
uin	HL5879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>We are deeply disappointed with the lack of progress on National Dialogue in Sudan since it was announced by the President in January 2014. National dialogue, if genuine, inclusive and comprehensive, offers the best hope for the Sudanese parties to secure peace for their country. We welcome recent pledges by the Government of Sudan and Sudanese opposition groups to participate in a “pre-dialogue” meeting.</p><p>We continue to support the voluntary sector. Our Embassy in Khartoum is working to strengthen the democratic environment by increasing our work with civil society.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 26/03/2015 12:50:50 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

227964

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	Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the number of (1) villages destroyed in Darfur in 2014, (2) people who were newly displaced that year, (3) displaced people in Darfur in total, and (4) Darfurians currently in refugee camps in Eastern Chad.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>According to the latest UN Panel of Experts report of 15<sup>th</sup> January 2015, 3,324 villages were destroyed between December 2013 and April 2014. The United Nations (UN) Sudan 2015 Humanitarian Response Plan estimates that in Darfur 430,000 people were displaced in 2014 resulting in a total number of 2.5 million people displaced. The United Nation High Commission for Refugees has a record of 367,229 Sudanese refugees in Chad of the 28 February 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/03/2015 17:36:25 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

227965

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the escalation of the conflict, including sexual violence targeted at women, in Darfur over the past 12 months; and what assessment they have made of the outcome of investigations into reports of mass rape in Tabit earlier this year.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text We remain deeply concerned by the continued escalation of conflict in Darfur that has resulted in over 40,000 newly displaced persons so far in 2015. Reports of widespread sexual violence, including Human Rights Watch’s investigation into the events in Tabit, are deeply disturbing. In my press statement of 13 February I reiterated our call for a full and independent investigation into what happened in Tabit and unfettered access for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur, as well as for humanitarian agencies to provide assistance. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 25/03/2015 14:26:32 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

227966

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	Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Sudanese people they assess to have been displaced or to have fled from Blue Nile or South Kordofan to Ethiopia or South Sudan.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has a record, as of 28 February 2015, of 233,000 refugees from Sudan in South Sudan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are a further 36,000 refugees from Sudan in Ethiopia.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 23/03/2015 15:16:37 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

227967

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that fair or free elections can be held in the Republic of Sudan next month while people there are displaced or affected by violence; if so, how; how they consider that conditions there compare with those which prevailed before the 2010 elections; and whether their assessment is that elections will hinder or help national dialogue in Sudan.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text Due to the ongoing conflicts, political detentions, and clampdown on media freedoms, it is hard to see how elections scheduled in April 2015 could be free and fair. The 2010 elections were an important milestone in the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, but five years on restrictions on political freedoms remain. We urge all parties to stand by their commitments to National Dialogue. A genuine National Dialogue remains the best opportunity to achieve a genuinely representative political system. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 25/03/2015 14:27:02 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

227968

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of (1) the number of newspapers closed in Sudan in the last five years, (2) the number of opposition leaders or human rights activists imprisoned or detained there, and (3) the provision made for opposition parties to be able to express their views during the election period.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Whilst we do not have specific data going back five years, ongoing restrictions on press and political freedoms have seen a number of newspapers seized or closed down in Sudan. The environment so far in 2015 has been particularly concerning: on 16 February a total of 14 papers were seized in a single day. Opposition leaders and human rights activists also continue to be obstructed and detained. Officials from our Embassy in Khartoum have made representations to the Government of Sudan including most recently on the cases of Dr Amin Mekki Medani, Farouk Abu Eissa and Farah Ibrahim Mohamed al-Agar. Such actions by the Sudanese government restrict opportunities for the free expression of views in advance of the planned elections.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 25/03/2015 14:28:11 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

227969

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	Sudan
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 European Union and African Union about violence in Sudan, basic freedoms there, the promotion of national dialogue, peace talks and the formation of a transitional government, and the case for postponing Sudan’s forthcoming election until those other issues are addressed.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>We regularly discuss human rights, peace talks, National Dialogue and elections as part of our dialogue with our EU colleagues and the EU Special Representative for the Horn of Africa. On 7 February 2015, a joint EU statement collectively called for the immediate release of all political detainees and expressed the EU's commitment to freedom of expression and political participation. We continue to engage with the African Union, in particular with the Chair of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel, President Mbeki, and his work to mediate agreements on both the Darfur and Two Areas conflicts that would end fighting, allow humanitarian access, and pave the way for a comprehensive and inclusive National Dialogue process.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 26/03/2015 12:57:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

225334

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to secure unhindered humanitarian access to assist civilians in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, in the light of the recent destruction of crops and the disruption of agricultural activity.
tabling member printed	The Duke of Montrose
uin	HL5459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>In the joint US, UK and Norway statement of 23 December we renewed our call for all parties in the Two Areas, as well as Sudan’s other conflict zones, to immediately allow full and unfettered humanitarian access. It is vital that both the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement North make this a priority issue in the next round of African Union High Implementation Panel mediated peace talks, a point that we make consistently to both sides.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 17/03/2015 13:54:17 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	1922 label Biography information for The Duke of Montrose

223423

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
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	Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the United Kingdom's annual financial contribution to the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur peacekeeping force budget in Sudan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL5176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>The United Kingdom’s financial contribution to the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) for UK financial year 2014/15 is £50.3m.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 06/03/2015 12:05:37 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

223424

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
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	Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the effectiveness of the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur in fulfilling its mandate and facilitating humanitarian access.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL5177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>We continue to believe that the UN African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has an important role to play in the protection of civilians in Darfur. The Secretary-General’s most recent report on UNAMID noted some improvements in humanitarian access, but stated that the overall situation remained problematic. For that reason, we strongly supported the 2014 Strategic Review of the mission and look forward to the upcoming report on its implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 09/03/2015 16:23:59 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead