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1468696

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
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	Nigeria: Methodist Church
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 abduction of the Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>We are aware of the abduction of the Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria alongside other clerics. They have now been released. The UK Government condemns kidnappings across Nigeria, and calls for the release of those still held captive.</p><p>Through our Security and Defence Partnership with Nigeria, we are working together to help build capacity to respond to kidnaps. We are providing mentoring and capacity-building support to Nigerian Police Force units to improve their anti-kidnap capacity, to help reduce harm to victims, and to hold those responsible to account.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 22/06/2022 15:43:45 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1468697

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
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	Niger: Refugees
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 need for people from Yewa in Ogun state Nigeria to seek refuge in the Republic of Niger, following attacks on their villages in 2021.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>Increasing insecurity across Nigeria is having a  devastating impact on affected communities. We continue to urge and support the Nigerian Government to take action to implement long-term solutions that address the root causes of violence, and we committed to work together to respond to insecurity in Nigeria at our Security and Defence Dialogue in February. We are also monitoring the strain that the conflict in Nigeria is placing on neighbouring countries such as Niger. The UK is providing ongoing support to Niger to meet the acute humanitarian needs of over 1.6 million people including refugees, and we will continue to work with international partners to monitor the impacts of the conflict in Nigeria on neighbouring countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 22/06/2022 15:44:23 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1468698

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
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	Ahmad Usman and Deborah Yakubu
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 Nigeria following the immolation of Ahmad Usman in Abuja on 5 June and Deborah Emmanuel in Sokoto state on 12 May.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The recent murders of Ahmad Usman in Abuja and of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto State were barbaric and heinous acts. The UK Government condemns their killings and will continue to urge the relevant authorities to ensure the perpetrators face justice in line with the law. The Minister for Africa expressed her profound sadness at their tragic deaths in the House on 6 June and our Deputy High Commissioner in Abuja raised Deborah's murder in a meeting with the Nigerian Government last month.</p><p>The UK Government engages regularly with members of the Nigerian Government on insecurity in Nigeria, and the need to protect and promote human rights for all, including the right to Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). The Minister for Africa raised FoRB in a call with the Nigerian Foreign Minister in May and, during her visit to Nigeria in February, she discussed, among other issues, the deteriorating security situation with the Vice President and Foreign Minister.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 22/06/2022 15:42:51 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1468699

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
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	Nigeria: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, whether they have shared any evidence of atrocities in Nigeria with the International Criminal Court; what assessment they have made of whether religious discrimination is the cause of attacks on Nigerian churches and communities; and whether they have shared any evidence of religious discrimination in any evidence submitted to the International Criminal Court.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>We have not shared any evidence of atrocities or of religious discrimination in Nigeria with the International Criminal Court.</p><p>We are aware that places of worship have been targeted in incidents of intercommunal violence in Nigeria, and condemn all such attacks; the motives behind these attacks vary, and are not always clear. In a country with a highly religious population, we recognise that religious identity can be a factor in incidents of violence, but the root causes are often complex and frequently relate to over resources, historical grievances, and criminality. The UK will continue to play a constructive role in calming these tensions and supporting solutions which meet the needs of all affected communities.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 22/06/2022 15:42:29 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1468700

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Internet
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the BBC’s use of licence fee revenue to produce online news services, which compete with commercial publishers, is compatible with (1) the BBC Charter, and (2) legal constraints on the use of public funds.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Under the Royal Charter, the BBC has an obligation to provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them. The Charter requires the BBC public services to promote its Mission and Public Purposes, including the provision of news in the UK through “online services”; it therefore allows for the use of licence fee revenue for online news services. In doing so, the BBC is required to have particular regard to the effects of its activities on competition in the UK and to seek to avoid adverse impacts on competition which are not necessary for the effective fulfilment of the Mission and the promotion of the Public Purposes.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Government carefully considered the BBC's market impact as part of Charter Review in 2015/16, and designated Ofcom as the BBC regulator to ensure the BBC is robustly held to account on its competitive impact.</p><p>The Government also committed the independent Cairncross Review into the future of journalism. This was published in 2019, and urged the BBC to think more carefully about how its news provision can act as a complement to, rather than a substitute for, commercial news.</p><p>The Charter Mid-Term Review will look at the BBC’s market impact, evaluating how the BBC and Ofcom assess the market impact and public value of the BBC in an evolving marketplace and how that relates to the wider UK media ecology, including with regard to commercial radio and local news sectors and other content makers and distributors.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 21/06/2022 10:59:37 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1468701

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
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	LGBT+ People: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to create a new fund to support global LGBT+ rights and equality.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office is currently working though a business planning process. Decisions on funding for LGBT+ programmes will be made in due course. LGBT+ rights are fundamental human rights. The UK is committed to championing these rights internationally and supporting those who defend them.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 22/06/2022 15:48:15 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1468702

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Pets: Theft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the report by Pet Theft Awareness The Cat Theft Report 2022, published on 20 March; and what steps they will take to tackle pet abduction.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>In response to concerns about a perceived increase in pet theft during Covid restrictions, the Government set up the Pet Theft Taskforce to investigate. The Taskforce gathered, researched and commissioned work to build a clear evidence base of the issue and worked with police, law enforcement, and experts to formulate recommendations. Since publication of the report, the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs, the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice continue to work together to implement the Taskforce’s recommendations and take into account new evidence, including the Cat Theft Report 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Taskforce's recommendations included the creation of a new 'pet abduction' offence to recognise that pets are not mere items of property and to recognise the potential impact on their welfare when they are taken by strangers. The offence as currently drafted in the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill focuses on dogs, with enabling powers. The inclusion of the enabling powers means that the Secretary of State will be able to extend the offence to other species of companion animal in the future by making regulations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government listened closely to views expressed on this issue during its Commons Committee stage, in particular whether cats should also be included with dogs at the outset, and the Government is currently considering this issue carefully.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill completed its Commons Committee Stage in November and following the passing of a carryover motion by the House on 25 April 2022, will continue its passage in the next Session. The Bill will be reintroduced in the third session in the form in which it was suspended and go straight to Report stage in the House of Commons before continuing its passage in the House of Lords.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 22/06/2022 12:14:52 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1468703

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cats: Theft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cat thefts have been recorded in each of the last 10 years for which records are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>Information on the number of recorded cat thefts is not held centrally.</p><p>We recognise the distress pet theft causes and are committed to preventing these cruel crimes.</p><p>However, information on the scale of pet theft was gathered as part of the Pet Theft Taskforce, which engaged a number of key organisations and experts in the field to shine a light on the existing evidence and is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pet-theft-taskforce-report/pet-theft-taskforce-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pet-theft-taskforce-report/pet-theft-taskforce-report</a>.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/06/2022 16:16:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1468704

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pepper Spray and Stun Guns
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government under what circumstances police officers are permitted to be in possession of (1) PAVA spray, and (2) TASER, when they are off duty.
tabling member printed	Baroness Blower
uin	HL753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>Decisions around the equipping of police officers with PAVA spray and TASER are operational matters for Chief Constables.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 22/06/2022 16:03:33 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4724 label Biography information for Baroness Blower

1468705

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: ICT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the effect of the HM Courts and Tribunal Service Common Platform roll-out on (1) the delivery of justice, and (2) staff morale.
tabling member printed	Baroness Blower
uin	HL754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lady to the answer given to PQ HL203 on 26 May 2022.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 20/06/2022 15:35:01 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4724 label Biography information for Baroness Blower