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166645

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Guinea-Bissau
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have provided any humanitarian assistance to the people of Guinea Bissau in each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL3236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government has not provided direct humanitarian assistance to the people of Guinea Bissau in any of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government provides humanitarian core funding to a number of UN agencies, who in turn have provided funding to Guinea Bissau. For example, between 2011 and 2013 the UK Government provided over $300m to the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), which in turn allocated over $3m to Guinea Bissau.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 03/12/2014 15:02:22 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

166206

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	International Commission on Missing Persons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what support has been provided by the United Kingdom to the International Commission on Missing Persons in each of the last three years.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL3190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text The UK has been a strong and consistent supporter of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) since its creation in 1996. We support the ICMP in all of its program areas – the Western Balkans, Colombia, Iraq and Libya. The UK has provided grants to the ICMP for the following amounts: 2012: £18,101; 2013: £160,407; 2014: £253,051. These grants have supported projects which relate to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) identification activities at the Tomasica Excavation Site in Bosnia and aiding the Government of Libya address the issue of missing persons. The UK also provides political support as the ICMP’s work supports our wider objectives on justice and accountability. With our Dutch colleagues, the UK has successfully led a recent initiative to develop an international agreement that will grant the ICMP a new, international legal status. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/12/2014 15:54:11 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

166207

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	International Commission on Missing Persons
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect to secure international agreement on the legal status of the International Commission on Missing Persons as an international organisation.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL3191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text Yes. The UK and the Netherlands have led a recent initiative to draft an international agreement that will accord the International Commission on Missing Persons the status of an international organisation and we expect that the UK and other States will sign the agreement shortly. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 04/12/2014 15:54:38 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

156499

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Malawi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the end-of-year spending totals by programme for Official Development Assistance to Malawi in the financial years 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, and 2013–14.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL2941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows total amounts for each year:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><strong>£ Thousands</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>£71, 512</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>£95,848</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>£64,915</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>£124,253</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>£113,375</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 02/12/2014 15:04:40 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

156500

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Malawi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what changes to actual programmes funded by Official Development Assistance have taken place since the suspension of budget support in Malawi in 2011.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL2942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>General budget support to Malawi was suspended in 2011 due to concerns relating to human rights and public financial management. Tightly managed sector budget support for health and education was continued by all donors but following the <em>Cashgate</em> scandal in November 2013 this too was suspended. There can be no consideration of putting UK funding through Malawi government systems until the integrity of the Government’s financial management systems has been restored and independently verified.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is still committed to poverty reduction and supporting poor people in Malawi, through a large programme of ongoing investments delivered outside of government systems, in health, education, agriculture, water and sanitation, economic development and governance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 27/11/2014 17:57:19 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

142621

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Malawi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications for visas, broken down by month, were received from citizens of Malawi in (1) 2013, and (2) 2014 to date; and how many of those applications were rejected.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL2719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the following table.</p><p>Number of Malawian visa applications from January 2013 to June 2014</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refused</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>159</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>198</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td> </td><td><p><strong>2,931</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>415</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The statistics provided are the latest available. Source: Home Office Performance Reporting and Analysis Unit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 15:14:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

142623

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Malawi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what evidence they require a citizen of Malawi to provide in order to be granted a visa to visit the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL2720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The applicant must satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer that they meet the requirements of the immigration rules. The immigration rules apply to all non-EU nationals. For most visit visa categories, there are no requirements to provide specific evidence. In Points Based System categories (covering work and study categories) and Family Migration routes (covering applications to join family in the UK), there are specified evidential requirements. These are set out in the immigration rules, which are published at <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-rules.v</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:23:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

142625

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Malawi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what level of wealth or assets a citizen of Malawi has to have in order to be granted a visa to visit the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL2721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The applicant must satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) that they meet the requirements of the immigration rules. The immigration rules apply to all non-EU nationals. For most visit visa categories, there are is no requirement to have specific levels of wealth or assets in order to be granted a visa. The ECO is required to make an overall assessment of the application which takes into consideration the personal circumstances of the applicant, and the ability of any sponsor to support them whilst in the UK. Affluence is not a specific consideration. Amongst other considerations, the ECO assess the overall genuineness of the applicant, whether they are likely to leave the UK at the end of their visit, whether they are able to be maintained and accommodated without recourse to working or taking public funds. In Points Based System categories (covering work and study categories) and Family Migration routes (covering applications to join family in the UK), there are specified financial requirements. These are set out in the immigration rules, which are published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-rules</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 15:19:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

142626

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Malawi
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the main reasons why applications for visas from citizens of Malawi are rejected, broken down by category; and what proportion of the total number of such visas rejected each of those reasons represents.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL2722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office does not record data on its systems which would provide an answer to this question.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2014 12:24:23 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

60544

registered interest
date	09/06/2014
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	UN Security Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to support negotiations for a voluntary code of conduct in the United Nations Security Council to help prevent the use the veto in situations where mass atrocities are taking place.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>There are currently no negotiations for a voluntary code of conduct in the United Nations Security Council to help prevent the use the veto in situations where mass atrocities are taking place. I am of course aware of the proposal put forward by France and think that it offers an important contribution to the wider debate on reform of the Security Council and I welcome the interest that this initiative has created. The United Kingdom wholeheartedly supports the principle that the Security Council must act to stop mass atrocities and crimes against humanity. We cannot envisage circumstances where we would use our veto to block such action.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 17/06/2014 14:47:12 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale