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1183426

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to tackle COVID-19 globally.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL2329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK has announced up to £241 million of aid funding to support the global efforts to combat the outbreak of COVID-19.</p><p>This includes £150 million to the International Monetary Fund to help developing countries focus their available resources to tackle the virus and a £65 million investment into COVID-19 research, which includes eight vaccine candidates and rapid diagnostics tests.</p><p>The £150 million to the International Monetary Fund’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust is to help developing countries deal with the short-term economic difficulties caused by coronavirus, allowing them to focus their spending on tackling the outbreak. This funding will help lessen the disease’s future global economic impact and thereby help safeguard the UK economy. A team of infectious disease experts will also travel to developing countries to support global efforts to prevent further spread.</p><p>UK aid has a longstanding record of supporting countries across the globe to prepare for large disease outbreaks. We are closely working with our partners, including the World Health Organization, to support vulnerable countries ensuring they are prepared and have adequate supplies and health systems can cope.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/03/2020 17:49:25 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1181792

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Turks and Caicos Islands: Robbery
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to combat the reported increase in serious robberies against individuals in the Turks and Caicos Islands referred to in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s travel advice for that territory.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL2054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>Crime rates in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) are monitored closely by the Royal TCI Police Force. In the last 5 years the overall crime rates have fallen but challenges remain in tackling serious crime including homicides and serious robberies across TCI. Most crime tends to be opportunistic burglary and theft, although an increase in more serious robberies against individuals has been reported, alongside an increase in homicide rates. We advise all travellers to consult with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) travel advice on TCI, and to make their own decisions on whether to travel. Travel advice is kept under constant review to ensure it reflects our assessment of the risk to British nationals. Our travel advice for TCI was last updated on 12 March and can be found on GOV.UK. Details on how the FCO assesses and categorises risk in foreign travel advice can also be found on GOV.UK</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL2055 question first answered 16/03/2020 17:42:04 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1181793

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Turks and Caicos Islands: Crime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the crime detection rate in the Turks and Caicos Islands; and on what basis the Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice for the Turks and Caicos Islands states that levels of crime in that territory are relatively low.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL2055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>Crime rates in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) are monitored closely by the Royal TCI Police Force. In the last 5 years the overall crime rates have fallen but challenges remain in tackling serious crime including homicides and serious robberies across TCI. Most crime tends to be opportunistic burglary and theft, although an increase in more serious robberies against individuals has been reported, alongside an increase in homicide rates. We advise all travellers to consult with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) travel advice on TCI, and to make their own decisions on whether to travel. Travel advice is kept under constant review to ensure it reflects our assessment of the risk to British nationals. Our travel advice for TCI was last updated on 12 March and can be found on GOV.UK. Details on how the FCO assesses and categorises risk in foreign travel advice can also be found on GOV.UK</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL2054 question first answered 16/03/2020 17:42:04 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1181794

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Turks and Caicos Islands: Homicide
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) the homicide rate, and (2) the sanction detection rate for homicide cases, in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL2056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) are committed to tackling crime across its islands, with UK Government support. In response to recent increases in violent crime, overall policing numbers are set to increase by 20 per cent by March 2021, alongside a US$2 million increase to TCI's Policing staffing budget in the next financial year. It is important that any approach addresses the specific challenges that TCI is facing. As part of this approach, the UK Government is working with the Government of TCI to increase their capability to improve sanction detection rates, including for homicides, for example by funding specialist support to the Royal TCI Police Force for specific investigations. Discussions with the Government of TCI on what further support the UK might provide to help the Royal TCI Police Force are ongoing and a range of options are being considered. TCI faces a unique set of challenges and the UK played an instrumental role in supporting development of a new National Security Strategy in TCI to ensure a holistic approach to tackling them.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL2057 HL2059 question first answered 16/03/2020 17:48:45 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1181795

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Turks and Caicos Islands: Homicide
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 sanction detection rate for homicide cases in the Turks and Caicos Islands compared to countries with similar homicide rates.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL2057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) are committed to tackling crime across its islands, with UK Government support. In response to recent increases in violent crime, overall policing numbers are set to increase by 20 per cent by March 2021, alongside a US$2 million increase to TCI's Policing staffing budget in the next financial year. It is important that any approach addresses the specific challenges that TCI is facing. As part of this approach, the UK Government is working with the Government of TCI to increase their capability to improve sanction detection rates, including for homicides, for example by funding specialist support to the Royal TCI Police Force for specific investigations. Discussions with the Government of TCI on what further support the UK might provide to help the Royal TCI Police Force are ongoing and a range of options are being considered. TCI faces a unique set of challenges and the UK played an instrumental role in supporting development of a new National Security Strategy in TCI to ensure a holistic approach to tackling them.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL2056 HL2059 question first answered 16/03/2020 17:48:45 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1181796

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Turks and Caicos Islands: Crime
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of crime rates in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and in particular on Providenciales.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL2058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>Crime rates in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) are monitored closely by the Royal TCI Police Force. In the last five years, the overall crime rates have fallen, however challenges remain in tackling serious crime including homicides and serious robberies across TCI. The level of crime on Providenciales is higher than on the other islands where incidences of serious crime are less frequent. Most crime tends to be opportunistic burglary and theft, although an increase in more serious robberies against individuals has been reported, alongside an increase in homicide rates.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 16/03/2020 17:50:03 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1181797

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Turks and Caicos Islands: Police
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 adequacy of the resources tackling crime in the Turks and Caicos Islands; and of the case for specialist UK police officers to be deployed to help the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL2059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) are committed to tackling crime across its islands, with UK Government support. In response to recent increases in violent crime, overall policing numbers are set to increase by 20 per cent by March 2021, alongside a US$2 million increase to TCI's Policing staffing budget in the next financial year. It is important that any approach addresses the specific challenges that TCI is facing. As part of this approach, the UK Government is working with the Government of TCI to increase their capability to improve sanction detection rates, including for homicides, for example by funding specialist support to the Royal TCI Police Force for specific investigations. Discussions with the Government of TCI on what further support the UK might provide to help the Royal TCI Police Force are ongoing and a range of options are being considered. TCI faces a unique set of challenges and the UK played an instrumental role in supporting development of a new National Security Strategy in TCI to ensure a holistic approach to tackling them.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg grouped question UIN HL2056 HL2057 question first answered 16/03/2020 17:48:45 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1175485

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	Eritrea: National Service
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 findings of the UN Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea's second report, published on 8 June 2016, that conscripts in Eritrea are at risk of sexual and gender-based violence.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL1257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of claims by women who have left Eritrea that they were sexually abused at the National Service Military Training Centre in Sawa, and these concerns were raised during the Universal Periodic Review of Eritrea in January 2019. The UK is committed to tackling the scourge of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment and continues to call for reform of Eritrea's use of a system of universal and compulsory national service.</p><p>The Government of Eritrea has justified this service on grounds of the security threat posed by Ethiopia. Following the July 2018 peace agreement with Ethiopia we have yet to see any concrete proposals for reform. In July 2019, the Eritrean Government said that it would undertake a review of national service, but they gave no deadline for the review's completion.</p><p>At the 41st session of the Human Rights Council in July 2019, the UK renewed calls for Eritrea to reform the national service system, recognising that sustainable reform of national service needs to happen in tandem with an improved economic situation and job creation. We also raise human rights in Eritrea, both directly with the Government, as the former Minister for Africa did with the Eritrean President's senior adviser when she saw him in July 2019, and when the Head of East Africa Department, with our Ambassador in Asmara, saw the same advisor in November 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/02/2020 14:57:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1175486

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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	Eritrea: National Service
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 use of national conscripts, reported to be at risk of sexual and gender-based violence, in the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa's programme 'Reconnecting Eritrea and Ethiopia through rehabilitation of the main arterial roads in Eritrea'.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL1258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>UK support for the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa project, to reconnect Eritrea and Ethiopia through the rehabilitation of the main roads, is conditional on the EU working with the UN to monitor the treatment of national service workers implementing the project. The project, run by the Eritrean state-owned company Segen Engineering, will employ approximately 300 civilian National Service workers who will receive technical and health and safety training.</p><p>We are not aware of any reports of sexual or gender-based violence connected with this project or within the construction industry as a whole. DFID works closely with the European Union on our joint agenda to safeguard against sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment. We will continue to review these specific concerns relating to Eritrean national service, and work with the EU to put further measures in place where we judge these are required.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/02/2020 14:51:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1175385

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
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	Myanmar: Portia Management Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 22 January (HL306), whether they have asked Portia Management Services to end its business relationship with the Myanmar military.
tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
uin	HL1199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2020 answer text <p>​Military and military linked companies are entrenched in the Myanmar economy. Relationships are often opaque and it can be extremely difficult to clearly identify ownership. Nevertheless we continue to urge individual companies to ensure that they are not dealing directly with military owned companies. Our Embassy has written to all British companies, including Portia Management Services, to stress the importance of undertaking robust due diligence. We will continue to offer advice and support to British businesses on responsible investment in Myanmar.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/02/2020 13:10:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie