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1176179

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date	04/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Refugees: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) attacks on Christian Rohingya refugee families by other refugees in Bangladesh, in particular reports of such attacks in the Kutupalong Refugee Camp on 27 January; and (2) what steps they are taking to ensure the safety of refugees around the world who are from religious minority groups.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of attacks on Christian Rohingya refugee families in Kutupalong, Bangladesh, and are monitoring the situation closely. The UK government, working through the main agencies responsible for protection and safety, is committed to improving the safety of all the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. DFID is a major supporter of the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR). UNHCR works to provide international protection and humanitarian assistance; and to seek permanent solutions for all refugees, returnees, stateless people and, in some instances, internally displaced people. This includes refugees from religious minority groups. UNHCR plays a critical role in ensuring that those persecuted because of their religion have protection in the country they have fled to. DFID works with UNHCR and all its humanitarian partners, including faith-based humanitarian organisations to ensure aid is given to those most vulnerable and most in need of assistance, in line with the humanitarian principles. This includes members of religious minority groups, who are often among those most in need of protection and assistance when assessed by our humanitarian partners.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/02/2020 12:12:00 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1176180

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UK-Africa Investment Summit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any consultancies were used to help deliver the UK–Africa Investment Summit 2020; and if so, why.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>The production aspects of the UK-Africa Investment Summit were contracted out to specialist event companies, as is normal government practice. We also used contractors to design and run the series of pre-events, to undertake analysis of trade and investment trends, and to assess the Summit's impact. These organisations complemented the large cross-government team of policy officials who delivered the Summit.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/02/2020 16:52:34 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1176181

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	European Development Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much UK aid has been spent via the European Development Fund (EDF) in Africa in each of the past ten years; how much will be spent via the EDF in the next financial year; whether the spending priorities for the EDF will be reassessed; who will determine any such future priorities; and on what basis.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2020 answer text <p>The European Development Fund’s (EDF) bilateral country allocations to Sub-Saharan Africa have varied over time, but historically have been at least 80% per year, with additional EDF funding to Africa going through regional components, trust funds and multilateral partners. There are no plans to reassess the EDF spending for 2020 as the instrument comes to an end in December 2020. Further information on the EDF and allocations of funding can be found at: <a href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/EPRS/EPRS-IDA-542140-European-Development-Fund-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.europarl.europa.eu/EPRS/EPRS-IDA-542140-European-Development-Fund-FINAL.pdf</a></p><p>Between the financial years 2009/10 and 2019/20 the UK contributed £4.1bn to the EDF. We estimate that at least £3.3bn has been used for allocations to Sub-Saharan Africa at country and regional levels. Full details of our annual contributions to the EDF can be found at: <a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-200236" target="_blank">https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-200236</a></p><p>The Withdrawal Agreement sets out that the UK will honour commitments made to the EU budget during the period of our membership up to December 2020. The UK will fund all programmes approved during the current EU Multiannual Financial Framework (2014-2020), which includes obligations to the current, and previous, European Development Funds. For financial year 2020/21, we estimate that at least £516m of DFID’s EDF payments will be spent in Sub-Saharan Africa<strong>,</strong> though fluctuations may result from the rate of EDF programme delivery and exchange rate fluctuations over the coming year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/02/2020 12:11:33 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1176183

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Africa: Embassies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what are the total number of FCO and DfID staff employed in UK embassies and High Commissions in Africa; (2) which countries have no UK permanent ambassador or High Commissioner; and (3) whether there are plans to establish permanent missions in any such countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2020 answer text <p>The below data provides a breakdown of the total number of Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Department for International Development (DFID) staff employed in UK embassies and High Commissions in Africa.</p><p>Across all posts in Africa (North and sub-Saharan) staff numbers are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>UK-Based Staff</p></td><td><p>Locally Employed Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p>300-319</p></td><td><p>2,000-2,499</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DFID</p></td><td><p>316</p></td><td><p>422</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Although Heads of Post elsewhere are accredited as non-resident Ambassadors or High Commissioners, the following fifteen African countries do not have a resident UK Ambassador or High Commissioner:</p><p>Benin</p><p>Burkina Faso</p><p>Burundi</p><p>Cape Verde</p><p>Central African Republic</p><p>Chad</p><p>Comoros</p><p>Congo</p><p>Djibouti</p><p>Equatorial Guinea</p><p>Gabon</p><p>Guinea Bissau</p><p>Niger</p><p>Sao Tome</p><p>Togo</p><p>The UK currently maintain offices in Burundi, Chad and Niger, though our Ambassadors reside in Rwanda, Cameroon and Bamako respectively. The offices in Chad and Niger will become full missions in the near future when the new resident Ambassadors are appointed. We are also planning to establish a mission in Djibouti with a resident Ambassador.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 19/02/2020 11:19:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1176184

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Bangladesh: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the government of Bangladesh and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to ensure the safety of non-Muslim refugees in the refugee camps in Bangladesh, and in particular, the Kutupalong Camp.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of attacks on Christian Rohingya refugee families in Kutupalong, Bangladesh, and are monitoring the situation closely. The British Government is committed to improving the safety of all the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. We will continue to engage with the Government of Bangladesh and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the safety and well-being of all the Rohingya refugees, including those at risk of religious persecution.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/02/2020 13:25:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1176185

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are considering to ensure that there is sufficient professional indemnity cover for those advising the construction industry on fire consultancy and building safety.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL1305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware of issues affecting the professional indemnity cover of some fire and building safety consultants. We are engaging with the construction industry to understand the scale of the problem, and also with the insurance industry to better understand their approach to risk.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:32:44 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1176186

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of how much property values for individual properties in high rise blocks have been affected following initial risk assessments in the light of action taken as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire; and what steps they planning to take to protect home owners.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL1306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware that concerns about building safety are leading to delays in valuing some properties for mortgage finance. The Government is engaged with the mortgage industry and is supporting their work in addressing the delays.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 25/02/2020 14:33:45 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

1176188

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Football: Racial Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they supporting work to combat racism at football grounds (1) with the English Football League, and (2) more generally.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL1308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>Racism or any form of discrimination has no place in football or society, and we must confront this vile behaviour.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government supports the steps the football authorities, including the English Football League, have taken for the current season to combat discrimination. This included actions targeted at and around football grounds such as: improving reporting systems; providing better training and support for referees and stewards; and improving the quality of CCTV around stadia.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However it is clear there is more to do. The Minister for Sport recently held meetings with both the English Football League and the Football Association in which he discussed their action on discrimination. He has asked the football authorities to report back with a more detailed update about their work on this important issue before considering future government support.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 17/02/2020 11:25:55 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1176189

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
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	Myanmar: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps, if any, they are planning to take in relation to the ruling of the International Court of Justice Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar), issued on 23 January.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL1309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>We have welcomed the International Court of Justice's decision on provisional measures, which was clear that Myanmar must do more to protect the Rohingya. On the 4 February, at the request of the UK and partners, the UN Security Council met to discuss the decision. In our statement to the Council, we urged Myanmar to abide by the provisional measures.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/02/2020 17:27:22 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1176190

registered interest
date	04/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Climate Change: Education
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 children are taught how climate change can be combatted.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL1310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>It is important that young people are taught about climate change and sustainability. Topics related to this are included in both the science and geography curricula and qualifications.</p><p>For example, in primary science pupils are taught about how environments can change as a result of human actions. In secondary science, pupils are taught about the production of carbon dioxide by human activity and the effect this has on the climate. They will also learn about the efficacy of recycling. This is expanded on in GCSE science where pupils will consider the evidence for anthropogenic causes of climate change. They will study the impact of increased levels of carbon dioxide and methane and how this can be mitigated. Pupils will also learn about renewable and non-renewable energy sources.</p><p>As part of GCSE geography pupils will look at the causes, consequences of and responses to extreme weather conditions and natural weather hazards. In 2017, the Department also introduced a new environmental science A-Level. This will enable students to further study topics that will support their understanding of climate change and how it can be tackled.</p><p>In addition, sustainability content will be included in T-Levels, new post-16 technical study programmes. In setting outline content, the T-Level panels of employers and industry experts must consider the inclusion of sustainability as relevant to their sector. For example, in construction, T-Level students will be required to learn about renewable energy and emerging technologies to support energy efficiency.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 13/02/2020 17:30:12 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth