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226451

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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 had with the government of Israel concerning its reported policy of setting dogs on civilians.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL5573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>We have not had any discussions with the Israeli authorities over this issue. We do understand, however, that the Operations Commander in the Central Command of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has ordered a halt to the use of dogs in arrest missions until the procedure is reviewed. The IDF is investigating an incident in which IDF soldiers used dogs to stop Palestinians accused of stone-throwing near Hebron. An IDF official said the soldiers’ behaviour was improper, and would be met with disciplinary measures.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/03/2015 15:59:14 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

226452

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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	Poland
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 Poland on behalf of British citizens with claims concerning restitution of property seized during (1) the Nazi, and (2) the Communist, eras.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL5574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government attaches great importance to supporting the families affected by the Holocaust – including in respect of property restitution and implementation of international declarations. The Government has raised issues relating to Polish law in the area of property restitution with the Polish authorities on a number of occasions including at Ministerial level, by the UK’s Special Envoy on Post-Holocaust issues, Sir Andrew Burns, and by our Embassy in Warsaw. The issue of property restitution was last raised with the Polish government in November 2014 during a visit to Poland by the noble Lord Ahmad. We share the hopes of international partners that the government in Poland will revive legislation as soon as possible, and we will continue to encourage them to do so.</p><p>We welcome the legislation passed in Poland in March 2014 that is intended to make the longstanding Polish benefit for war veterans and victims of oppression more accessible to eligible veterans and victims living abroad, including Holocaust survivors. Poland’s legal system already allows for claims relating to property seized during the Communist era to be pursued in their civil court.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 13:46:25 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

226453

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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	Holocaust
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to encourage international partners to implement the Terezin Declaration.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL5575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>Of the five subject areas covered in the Terezin Declaration, Holocaust education and remembrance are very effectively covered through the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). As Chair of IHRA for the last year we have worked hard to promote international sharing of best practice among member states and beyond and to encourage additional countries to join. Issues of relevance to property restitution have presented much greater challenges. We have worked closely with the European Shoah Legacy Institute (ESLI) in Prague to stimulate better provenance research and to encourage governments to implement the commitments they made on restitution, both at Terezin and by signing up to the Washington Declaration. ESLI is also planning to organise an international meeting on social welfare for Holocaust survivors, and we have been contributing to the planning process. Sir Andrew Burns, the UK Ambassador for Post-Holocaust Issues, regularly discusses these issues with the governments concerned.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 18/03/2015 16:00:21 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

226454

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 9 March (HL5115), what assessment they have made of reports that Hamas has diverted building materials to reconstruct tunnels adjacent to the border between Gaza and Israel.
tabling member printed	Lord Turnberg
uin	HL5576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID is providing £0.5million to the Materials Monitoring Unit (MMU) which oversees and monitors the import, storage, supply and use of construction materials into Gaza under the auspices of the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism (GRM). This Mechanism is designed to ensure reconstruction material reaches those who need it most.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to engage with the Palestinian Authority, the UN and the Government of Israel to ensure the mechanism continues to work as intended and that any possible infractions are reported.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 23/03/2015 15:18:55 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2537 label Biography information for Lord Turnberg

226455

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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	Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what contingency plans they have to evacuate United Kingdom nationals from Ukraine; and when any such plans were last updated.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL5577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text Our Embassy in Kyiv has a Crisis Management Plan in place to support the possible evacuation of British nationals from Ukraine. The plan was most recently updated on 30 May 2014. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/03/2015 13:45:31 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

226456

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated development cost for the Common Base Platform of the Scout family of military vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL5578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Scout Specialist Vehicle (SV) contract will provide 589 vehicles in six variants based on the Common Base Platform design concept. The contract with General Dynamics UK for the development of these vehicles amounts to £601 million (excluding VAT).</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 19/03/2015 15:43:05 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

226457

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Air Traffic Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to place a contract to implement Project Marshall.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL5579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The contract to implement Project Marshall was placed on 28 October 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 12/03/2015 17:05:30 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

226458

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have published, or intend to publish, the Statement of Intent regarding Enhanced Co-operation on Carrier Operations and Maritime Power Projection which was signed by the Secretary of State for Defence and the United States Secretary of Defense in January 2012.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL5580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The document referred to was placed in the Library of the House on 2 February 2012 in response to an answer given in the House of Commons by the then Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology (Peter Luff) on 1 February 2012 (Official Report, column 649W) to the hon. Member for Moray (Angus Robertson).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 12/03/2015 17:05:07 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

226459

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many armed sorties have been carried out by United Kingdom forces, and what ordnance has been released, over Iraq in each of the last three months.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL5581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK has deployed two types of armed aircraft in the operation against ISIL; the Tornado GR4 and the Reaper, Remotely Piloted Air System. The GR4 is armed with Paveway IV Mark 2 and Dual Mode Seeker Brimstone. The Reaper MQ9 is armed with the Hellfire Missile.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>GR4 and Reaper Operations in Iraq</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Missions Flown</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Weapons Released</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2014</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2015</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 18/03/2015 17:18:56 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

226460

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many armed sorties have been carried out by United Kingdom forces, and what ordnance has been released, over Syria in each of the last three months.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL5582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The only armed UK aircraft operating in Syria is the Reaper, Remotely Piloted Air System. The UK Reaper has not released any weapons over Syria as no authority has been granted for the discharge of weapons from UK Reaper aircraft operating in Syrian airspace.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Reaper Operations in Syria</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Missions Flown</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2014</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2015</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 18/03/2015 17:18:37 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie