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date	21/02/2023
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	Uganda: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they will have with the government of Uganda about its decision to close the offices of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights in that country in August 2023.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL5777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK regrets the decision by the Government of Uganda not to renew the mandate of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' (OHCHR) country office in Uganda. Since its establishment in 2006, with an initial mandate focused on the human rights situation in conflict-affected areas of Northern Uganda, OHCHR has made an important contribution towards the promotion and protection of human rights in Uganda. The UK makes regular representations to the Government of Uganda on human rights and will continue to work with all Ugandans to advocate for democratic freedoms and the respect for human rights.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 07/03/2023 14:09:04 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

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registered interest
date	28/01/2022
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Australia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the accounting officer’s assessment of the value for money of the choice of transport for the Foreign Secretary’s recent visit to Australia.
tabling member printed	Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court
uin	HL5777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>Foreign travel is a vital part of diplomacy. The work that ministers do overseas ultimately delivers for the British people. We have three government planes for Government business. They are used by the Prime Minister and Ministers for precisely this purpose. This is standard practice and in the national interest.</p><p>Every government decision is based on value for money. In accordance with the Ministerial Code, the FCDO publishes the costs related to all overseas Ministerial travel as part of the Quarterly Transparency Return.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/02/2022 16:45:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4586 label Biography information for Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court

1204228

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date	16/06/2020
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	Health Services: Migrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government (1) when the immigration healthcare surcharge for health and care workers and their families will be removed, (2) whether those who have already paid the surcharge in the current year will receive a refund, and (3) whether any such refund will be backdated to the day on which the Prime Minister made the announcement that the surcharge would be removed.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL5777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care and the Home Office are working at pace to deliver this exemption. Any National Health Service or care worker that has paid the surcharge since the Prime Minister’s announcement on 21 May will receive a refund. We will announce further details on the scope of the arrangements shortly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell grouped question UIN HL5778 question first answered 29/06/2020 10:38:12 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

846815

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date	22/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Eastwood Park Prison: Mother and Baby Units
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date the Mother and Baby Unit at Eastwood Park Prison was closed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Corston
uin	HL5777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The mother and baby unit (MBU) at Eastwood Park has been out of commission since October 2016, owing to flooding caused by a burst pipe. We are planning to complete refurbishment by May, with re-occupation in late June/early July.</p><p> </p><p>While the MBU remains out of use, any women at the prison whose application for a MBU place is accepted can be accommodated in one of the other five units within the women’s prison estate.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to doing all we can to address the issues around female offending so we can better protect the public and deliver more effective rehabilitation.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL5778 question first answered 08/03/2018 16:03:24 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	215 label Biography information for Baroness Corston