Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1613034

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
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	Bangladesh: Rohingya
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security implications of reports that the UNHCR and the World Food Programme removed UN insignia from UN boats that were used to transport Myanmar junta officials to Bangladesh as part of a pilot scheme that may see Rohingya refugees forcibly repatriated from Bangladesh to Myanmar.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2023 answer text <p>The UK continues to raise with the Government of Bangladesh the need for returns of Rohingya to Myanmar to be safe, voluntary and dignified, when conditions there allow.</p><p>The UK also frequently makes representations to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) about their role in the repatriations process, and works closely with them to support their remit of monitoring and assessing voluntariness of returns on both sides of the border. UNHCR are clear that conditions in Myanmar's Rakhine State are currently not conducive for repatriations. Donors have collectively raised concerns regarding UNHCR and the World Food Programme (WFP) in Myanmar providing transport to the junta. Our Permanent Representative to the UK Mission in in Geneva raised it with UNHCR HQ. We do not support UNHCR and WFPs actions, and are monitoring the situation closely.</p><p>In August 2022 the UK announced its intention to intervene in the International Court of Justice case regarding Myanmar's acts against the Rohingya. In December 2022 the UN Security Council passed a UK-led resolution on the Myanmar situation, the first in 74 years. We will continue to use our platform in international fora to improve the conditions in Myanmar, and support the Rohingya's safe, voluntary and dignified return to their homeland.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL7318 HL7319 HL7320 question first answered 05/05/2023 13:59:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1454225

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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	Iran: Nuclear Power
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of cash that will become available to Iran in the event of the renegotiated Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran (JCPOA) agreement coming into effect.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL7321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2022 answer text <p>We are at the end of talks to restore the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA). The deal on the table is a result of intensive negotiations and is based on input from all JCPoA participants, and the United States. The US has offered to lift JCPoA-related sanctions which would benefit the Iranian people. In exchange, Iran would reverse its nuclear escalation, return its nuclear programme to strict JCPoA limits and restore extensive monitoring by the International Atomic Energy Agency.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 07/04/2022 16:48:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

1228028

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that all firms based in, and selling products in, the UK comply with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in conducting due diligence on the impact of the products they sell.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL7321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>The Government supports the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights - the authoritative, voluntary international framework, which encourages businesses to conduct due diligence as part of their approaches to protecting human rights. The Government also drives transparency from our businesses to hold them to account on human rights. UK listed companies cover relevant human rights issues as part of their annual corporate reporting and our large businesses publish supply chain transparency statements according to the Modern Slavery Act, including on due diligence approaches where these are followed. In May, the Government published two policy papers which provide an update on what the Government has done to implement the UN Guiding Principles and to give an overview of how each government department contributes to this work.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 03/08/2020 15:29:56 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

892414

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: 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 test culled badgers for bovine tuberculosis.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL7321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>In the 2016 badger control operations we initiated development of a TB surveillance programme on a small sample of badger carcasses obtained from the culling operations. Tissue sampling, followed by culturing and genotyping is the most reliable method for diagnosing TB in badgers, but challenges remain with this technique when the quality of the carcasses is variable. More information on the 2016 TB surveillance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-surveillance-in-wildlife-in-england-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-surveillance-in-wildlife-in-england-2016-to-2017</a>. Further work is planned to refine our methodology.</p><p> </p><p>During the Randomised Badger Culling Trial, detailed post-mortems of culled badgers in the High Risk Area found that approximately one-third of badgers were infected. In addition, the APHA have a long running study of the wild badger population at Woodchester Park in Gloucestershire where 25% to 30% of the population test positive for Tuberculosis. A separate study in a different part of Gloucestershire in 2006 found that 53% of wild badgers tested positive.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL7322 question first answered 09/05/2018 11:36:25 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

484544

registered interest
date	22/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces: Languages
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 that those in the reserves of the armed forces have opportunities to use and develop linguistic skills.
tabling member printed	Lord Harrison
uin	HL7321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises the valuable skill sets of our reservists, all of whom have full access to the MOD's language schemes. We work to ensure that those reservists who already have a second language are able to use and develop that language. Any reservists employed in roles with direct requirements for language capability receive the same training as regular personnel.</p><p>The MOD maintains a pool of linguists through the Education and Training Services (Reserves), which provides additional language capability to exercises, operations and Defence Engagement tasks. A new training programme, which makes use of courses and bespoke training provided by the Defence Centre for Languages and Culture, has recently been introduced to develop the skills of linguists in the reserves.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 06/04/2016 12:28:41 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	2488 label Biography information for Lord Harrison