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114489

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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	Israel
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 Israel about the reported demolition of houses in Umm al-Khair village, near Hebron; and what assessment they have made of the impact of any such action on negotiations between the communities there.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The British Government repeatedly makes clear to the Israeli authorities our serious concerns about continued demolitions of Palestinian property and the need for Israel to abide by its obligations under international law. Demolitions cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians; are harmful to the peace process; and, in all but the most limited circumstances, are contrary to International Humanitarian Law (IHL).</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/11/2014 14:37:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

114490

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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	Israel
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 Israel about the reported demolition of property in the al-Abbasiya area of Silwan and the arrest of the family to whom it belonged; and what assessment they have made of the impact of any such action on negotiations between the communities there.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>We have raised the threat of demolitions in Silwan with the Israeli Minister of Interior and the Municipality of Jerusalem. Our Embassy made clear that we were concerned by the latest demolition orders issued in the Al-Abbasiya neighbourhood of Silwan. Demolitions cause unnecessary suffering to ordinary Palestinians; are harmful to the peace process; and, in all but the most limited circumstances, are contrary to International Humanitarian Law (IHL).</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/11/2014 14:37:11 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

114492

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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	Kosovo
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 Kosovo about reported attacks on people of Serbian origin in that country; what was the result of any such representations; what assessment they have made of the impact of any such attacks on those seeking to return after the war; and whether they have raised the reported attacks in Klina, Kosovo-Polje and Dakovice with the authorities there.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK regularly raises incidents of ethnically motivated violence with the Government of Kosovo and local authorities. In addition, the UK along with our international partners continues to call for more action at the central and grass roots level to tackle issues from the past that impede better inter-ethnic relations.</p><p>In a written statement to the media, Prime Minister Thaci condemned the recent attacks against Kosovo-Serbs and other ethnic-minorities. Other representatives from both the government and opposition condemned the attacks, which were seen locally as being linked to the recent incident at the football match between Serbia and Albania. There has also been condemnation of these attacks by some of the mayors in the areas where these incidents took place.</p><p>The recent spike in attacks against Kosovo-Serbs and their property will have a short term impact on those seeking to return, and some returnees may wish to leave. But such security incidents, specifically those that are ethnically motivated, are not common. In this case, they seem to be connected to the fallout from the recent football match rather than relating to inter-ethnic disputes within a community and should be seen in the broader context of recent efforts. The UK is the biggest bilateral donor supporting the return of Kosovo-Serbs to Kosovo. In addition to helping the returnees, British Government funding also contributes towards community projects that help smooth the returns process in difficult return environments. Other representations by the UK have resulted in increased recruitment of ethnic minorities into the Kosovo Police to further build trust in Kosovo institutions.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/11/2014 16:25:13 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

114494

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications for refugee status are outstanding from Syrian and Iraqi nationals; what is their estimate of the number of outstanding applications for persons of working age; and what is the annual cost to the United Kingdom of maintaining those applicants and their dependants.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>As at the end of June 2014, the total number of outstanding asylum claims from nationals of Syria is 884 and from nationals of Iraq is 646. The total number of outstanding asylum claims from people over the age of 18 stands at 21,633. These figures include both main claimants and their dependants who are waiting for either a decision on their claim or for a further review.<br><br>The Home Office publishes quarterly and annual statistics on the number of asylum claims that are outstanding in the UK within Immigration Statistics Release. The data on nationals of Syria and Iraq that are outstanding are available in the latest release, Immigration Statistics: April – June 2014, table as.01q and table as.02q from GOV.UK on the statistics web pages at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a>.<br><br>In the financial year of 2013-2014, the Home Office spent £265.2 million on asylum support. This expenditure includes, but is not exclusive to, the provision of accommodation and cash support as well as support provided to unaccompanied asylum seeking children.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 17:46:55 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

114495

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to granting leave to remain in the United Kingdom to asylum applicants from Syria and Iraq.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government takes its international responsibilities very seriously and will always grant protection to those in genuine need. All asylum applications, including those from citizens of Iraq and Syria, are considered on a case-by-case basis. This is done in accordance with our international obligations and against the background of the latest available country of origin information drawn from a wide range of well-recognised sources.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:25:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

114497

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the ability of refugees and displaced people in Iraq to survive the coming winter; and what additional international efforts are being made in that respect.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>In the latest Strategic Response Plan for Iraq, the UN estimates that 1.26 million internally displaced people are in need of assistance in order to be prepared for winter, with 800,000 people in need of immediate shelter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK government has responded by funding £23 million of humanitarian assistance in Iraq. £17.5 million of the funding has gone to the UN, NGOs and the International Committee for the Red Cross for projects which include winterisation assistance such as shelter kits for people living in collective shelters and unfinished buildings. In addition we have supplied some 1,500 winterised tents and more than 4,500 thermal blankets for various UN agencies and NGO partners to distribute across affected areas.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/11/2014 17:19:38 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

105808

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
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	Kosovo
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps the Kosovo Force is taking to prevent intercommunal violence in Kosovo; and whether they consider that it should increase its activity.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Kosovo Force (KFOR) continues to have a Kosovo-wide role particularly in the Serbian majority north of Kosovo. It also has a specific role in protecting Serbian Orthodox sites, yet in the south of Kosovo this is coming to an end. KFOR is currently in the process of transferring responsibility for these sites to the Kosovo Police. This is done in consultation with the Serbian Orthodox Church and taking into account the political and security conditions on the ground. The monastery at Decani remains under KFOR protection and the Patriarchate in Peja is currently undergoing a transition to police protection.</p><p>While there has been a slight increase in incidents of intercommunal violence, mainly due to the reverberations following a recent football match between Albania and Serbia, we do not see an overall trend of an increase in violence in general or a need for KFOR to increase activity.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 17/11/2014 14:40:52 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

105809

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect payments of the $5.4 billion pledged for reconstruction in Gaza to begin; and who will be responsible for collecting the pledges, and for supervising payments for work done.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>Disbursement of pledges has already begun, funding early relief, recovery and reconstruction interventions in accordance with the multi-phased strategy set out in the Palestinian Authority-led Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan 2014-2017. The Palestinian Authority will oversee the implementation of the plan in coordination with the UN, donors, international financial institutions, civil society and the private sector.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 11/11/2014 16:27:53 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

105810

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
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	Egypt
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 Egypt about recent kidnappings, in particular of women and children in central and upper Egypt, allegedly for forced conversion and marriage.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The British Government is concerned about reports of kidnapping in Egypt. We have been clear throughout recent events in Egypt that freedoms in the Egyptian constitution, including of religious belief, need to be protected as a vital component of a democratic society. Most recently, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), raised the need to protect human rights in their meeting with the Egyptian Foreign Minister on 27 October.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 11/11/2014 16:10:46 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

105811

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Hospitals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many staffed and equipped field hospitals they have.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Armed Forces operate 14 Field Hospitals: three Regular Army, ten Regionally Recruited Reserve Field Hospitals and one Nationally Recruited Reserve Field Hospital. These are shown below:</p><p>22 Field Hospital (Regular) - presently deployed in Sierra Leone</p><p>33 Field Hospital (Regular)</p><p>34 Field Hospital (Regular)</p><p>201 (Northern) Field Hospital (Reserve)</p><p>202 (Midlands) Field Hospital (Reserve)</p><p>203 (Welsh) Field Hospital (Reserve)</p><p>204 (North Irish) Field Hospital (Reserve)</p><p>205 (Scottish) Field Hospital (Reserve)</p><p>207 (Manchester) Field Hospital (Reserve)</p><p>208 (Merseyside) Field Hospital (Reserve)</p><p>212 (Yorkshire) Field Hospital (Reserve)</p><p>243 (Wessex) Field Hospital (Reserve)</p><p>256 (London) Field Hospital (Reserve)</p><p>306 Hospital Support Regiment (Reserve)</p><p>Regular Field Hospitals have a permanent cadre of staff who maintain the hospital and its equipment in barracks. During deployments and exercises they are augmented with Regular clinical staff from the Joint Medical Command. At the highest level of readiness, one of these units is able to deploy its lead elements at five days notice.</p><p>The Reserve Field Hospitals' role is to be ready to deploy for enduring operations with a minimum of 18 months notice. This allows sufficient time to prepare both the manpower and equipment for the deployment. Reserves can and do also volunteer as individuals to deploy on operations with Regular units at shorter notice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 11/11/2014 17:16:43 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton