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1672506

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date	22/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what action they are taking to encourage the government of Ethiopia to (1) pursue talks with Amhara’s armed militia in order to end the current violence in the region, and (2) set up a dialogue with the various regional factions in Ethiopia to address their disputes in order to avoid a new conflict.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK regularly raises the need for dialogue and political solution to all Ethiopia's conflicts. On 11 August, the British Embassy Addis Ababa coordinated a statement with US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, condemning the violence in Amhara. Since the outbreak of conflict His Majesty's Ambassador to Ethiopia has reiterated this message to the Regional President of Amhara and senior government representatives and offered UK support for talks. The UK supports political and regional dialogue initiatives across Ethiopia, with a particular focus on the participation of women and women's organisations and the objective of contributing to a more inclusive National Dialogue process.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 05/12/2023 17:39:29 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1466051

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the terms of reference for the Monitoring Committee, which was referred to in the Memorandum of Understanding with the government of the Republic of Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership arrangement; and when the Monitoring Committee will be operational.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The terms of reference and membership of the Monitoring Committee for the Migration and Economic Development Partnership are in the process of being developed. The Monitoring Committee is due to become operational in the coming months. More details on this will be set out in due course.</p><p>The co-chairs for the Joint Committee will be decided upon in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL524 HL525 question first answered 09/06/2022 16:40:09 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1327268

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Immunosuppression: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with employers regarding the safety of immunocompromised clinically extremely vulnerable groups in relation to their return to work.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has collaborated with businesses, business representative organisations and trade unions to produce guidance to employers on how they can make workplaces COVID-19 safe, including how they can maintain social distancing and a system of risk management in their workplace. The guidance, <em>Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19)</em>, which is available in an online only format, sets out the guidance for employers to take to operate safely in fourteen different work settings.</p><p>Within each work setting, employers should make sure suitable arrangements are in place so that their vulnerable employees can work safely, provide mental health and wellbeing support to staff and they should consider whether clinically extremely vulnerable individuals can take on an alternative role or change their working patterns temporarily to avoid travelling during busy periods.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 06/07/2021 12:59:52 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1171552

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
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	Qassem Soleimani
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the killing of General Qassem Soleimani on 3 January and the President of the United States' subsequent statement on Twitter on 13 January that it "doesn’t really matter...because of his horrible past" whether an imminent attack was planned by General Soleimani, what assessment they have made of the case for a review of the international legal framework in relation to (1) the conduct of targeted assassinations, and (2) strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>Article 51 of the UN Charter recognises that all States have an inherent right of self-defence. Any use of force must be in accordance with the requirements of applicable international law.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/01/2020 14:01:25 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1167255

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Ministerial Powers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions since 24 July Permanent Secretaries or Senior Civil Servants required ministerial direction to act, broken down by Government Department.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>Ministerial directions are published on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no ministerial directions since 24<sup>th</sup> July 2019.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 01/11/2019 09:28:48 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

748860

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the statement in the Queen's Speech that they will ensure that mental health is prioritised in the National Health Service, what steps they are taking to (1) end health inequalities faced by people with severe mental illness, and (2) ensure that those people have the same life expectancy as the rest of the population.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>This Government was the first to introduce waiting time targets for mental health, has increased funding to £11.6 billion and committed to increasing access to 1 million more people by 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) is taking action to reduce premature mortality for people with serious mental illness.</p><p> </p><p>PHE has responsibility for Recommendation 20 in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, which focuses on ensuring that people with mental health problems who are at greater risk of poor physical health get access to prevention and screening programmes. This includes primary and secondary prevention through screening and NHS Health Checks, as well as interventions for physical activity, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancer and access to ‘stop smoking’ services.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 18/07/2017 16:30:30 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

523708

registered interest
date	07/06/2016
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	Mental Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they are having with the government of Iraq and the regional government of Kurdistan about the protection needs of people likely to be displaced by current, and proposed, offensives against Daesh, in particular women and children.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK is in regular contact with the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional government, and regularly raises with them the protection needs of internally displaced persons arising from the conflict – including the protection needs of girls and women. We continue to urge the Government of Iraq to fulfil its commitments to develop and implement plans to stabilise areas which have been liberated from Daesh by providing the governance, services and security necessary to enable the safe return of people to their homes.</p><p>The UK has committed £79.5 million of humanitarian assistance to Iraq since summer 2014. This includes cash assistance for vulnerable displaced Iraqis, allowing them to prioritise what they need most. Through the UN Iraq Humanitarian Pooled Fund, we fund a number of projects designed to meet the most urgent needs of displaced Iraqis including emergency healthcare, water and sanitation, and protection services for girls and women. Our partners consider gender related differences in needs when developing all Department for International Development funded projects.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 16/06/2016 14:34:45 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

381607

registered interest
date	16/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Sovereignty: Scotland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of recent statements by the Scottish National Party seeking further devolution of powers, whether they plan to arrange a referendum in England on whether to maintain the union with Scotland.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has no such plans.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 29/06/2015 12:24:35 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

63114

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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 made to the government of Israel concerning the reported death of Mohammed Dudeen.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv have raised our concerns over this case with the Israeli National Security Council. The Israeli authorities have said they will investigate the shooting.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 01/07/2014 13:08:40 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge