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685323

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date	06/02/2017
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	Sudan: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 30 January (HL4652) concerning Sir Simon McDonald’s meetings with senior government figures in Khartoum, whether Sudan's refusal to grant humanitarian access to the Two Areas was discussed; and if so, what was the outcome of those discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>​Further to my written answer in HL4652, we continue to urge both sides to fully engage in the African Union-led peace process, including by reaching lasting agreements on a full cessation of hostilities and unrestricted humanitarian access. Most recently, during the visit of the UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan to Khartoum, the Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour on 24 January reconfirmed the government of Sudan's commitment to an international proposal for improving humanitarian access to the Two Areas of Blue Nile and South Kordofan. We continue to urge the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North to agree to these proposals to guarantee medical support directly to the areas under their control as a way to unblock a broader agreement on longer term access.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/02/2017 15:08:54 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

685324

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: North Korea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any children born to one North Korean parent in China, who have not acquired citizenship of either the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, or the People’s Republic of China, have claimed asylum in the United Kingdom; and if so, whether they have been granted refugee status.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2017 answer text <p>Information on claims and decisions is published as part of the Government’s Immigration Statistics quarterly release.</p><p>The relevant data tables can be found in tabs AS_01 and AS_01_q at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572374/asylum1-q3-2016-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572374/asylum1-q3-2016-tables.ods</a></p><p>The tables are also attached to this answer.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/02/2017 12:28:15 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name AS_01 and AS_01q.xlsx title Data Tables
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

685325

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: North Korea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individuals born in North Korea who have sought asylum in the United Kingdom have been deported since the United Kingdom–Republic of Korea Readmission Agreement came into force.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2017 answer text <p>Information on removals is published as part of the Government’s Immigration Statistics quarterly release.</p><p>These can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572383/returns5-q3-2016-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572383/returns5-q3-2016-tables.ods</a></p><p>The table is also attached to this answer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 21/02/2017 12:28:32 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name HL5229 rt_05q.xlsx title Asylum Data Table
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

685326

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: North Korea
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether children born to one North Korean parent in the People’s Republic of China who have not acquired citizenship of either the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, or the People’s Republic of China, are treated as South Korean citizens by HM Government.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>We would consider each case on its individual merits, looking at the case-specific evidence, the law and possibly make enquiries to determine whether they have any entitlement to citizenship. <br> <br> However, the starting point is that the Constitution of Republic of Korea (South Korea) stipulates that all North Koreans are citizens of the Republic of Korea</p><p><br> Article 1 of the Republic of Korea Nationality Act provides that a person, whose father or mother was a citizen of South Korea at the time of the person’s birth, is a citizen of South Korea.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 09/02/2017 16:48:51 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

685327

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
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	Sudan: Religious Freedom
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 Sudan about the life sentence imposed on the Czech aid worker Petr Jasek, and the imprisonment of Reverend Hassan Abduraheem Kodi Taour and Abdulmonem Abdumawla; and what assessment they have made of the extent to which the court proceedings met internationally accepted standards of justice and were in accordance with the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by the verdict in the case against Pastor Hassan Abduelraheen Kodi, Petr Jasek, and Abdulmonem Abdumawlla. We are aware that the defendants have the right to appeal. Officials from our Embassy in Khartoum were present in court for the verdict, and together with our international partners, coordinated attendance at all hearings since the defendants' initial arrest. We have regularly raised our concerns over this case directly with the government of Sudan, most recently on 22 January; and we will continue to do so as part of our ongoing human rights dialogue.</p><p>We call on all countries to comply with their international human rights obligations. We support the work of the UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan to assess efforts undertaken by the government to respond to recommendations made in this context.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/02/2017 15:05:31 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

685328

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
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 Criminal Court
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to (1) the call of the African Union (AU), made at its annual heads of state summit in Addis Ababa, for the mass withdrawal of member states from the International Criminal Court (ICC), and (2) that part of the Addis Ababa Resolution that mandates the AU to hold talks with the UN Security Council calling for the reform of the ICC.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>We regret the decision of any State Party to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC). We encourage any country considering leaving the ICC to discuss its concerns with fellow States Parties or directly with the Court.</p><p>We are aware of the draft decision at the AU Summit 22-31 January to adopt an &quot;ICC withdrawal strategy&quot;. Our understanding is that the strategy does not actually call for mass withdrawal. It is a matter for each African state, and several African states reaffirmed their support for the Court.</p><p>The resolution is still in draft and we will be able to comment further once that becomes final.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 20/02/2017 15:12:04 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

685329

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
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	Estate Agents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will institute a review of the practice of estate agents requiring pre-contract deposits in the process of purchasing homes.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL5233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to review the practices of estate agents. The conduct of estate agents is governed by legislation – Estate Agents Act 1979 - which sets out the duties estate agents owe to clients and third parties. Under the Act all estate agents in the UK engaged in residential estate agency work are required to join an approved redress scheme so that consumers can seek free and independent redress from an approved body.</p><p>Estate agents who are members of The Property Ombudsmen (TPO) are required to comply with the TPO’s Code. The Code sets out requirements in relation to pre-contract deposits. Breach of the Code could result in removal from the redress scheme – this will effectively prevent them from operating as an estate agent.</p><p>Estate Agents are also required to comply with other consumer legislation to prevent or prohibit unfair practices in their dealings with consumers.</p> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 15/02/2017 15:59:39 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

685330

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to propose to NATO that NATO members which do not spend two per cent of their GDP on defence should not receive help or protection under Article 5 of the Washington Treaty, the principle of collective defence.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK plays a leading role in the NATO Alliance, which is one of the cornerstones of UK defence. NATO's strength lies in the clear message Article 5 sends that an attack against one Ally shall be considered an attack against all. The UK and all NATO Allies are committed to upholding Article 5 and any suggestion that we would not help protect our Allies weakens the Alliance.</p><p>All Allies agreed to meet the Defence Investment Pledge at the Wales Summit in 2014, and since then defence investment across the Alliance has increased in real terms. The UK regularly encourages all Allies to meet the commitment made to spend 2 per cent of GDP on defence by 2024, because defence investment is how the Alliance will continue to have the military capabilities needed to tackle the full range of threats that it faces.</p><p>.</p><p>.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 15/02/2017 15:47:19 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

685331

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospital Beds
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people who are occupying hospital beds, despite being fit and well enough to be discharged, have been doing so for (1) between one and three months, (2) between three and six months, or (3) six months or more.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2017 answer text <p>The statistics published by NHS England on the number of patients occupying hospital beds whose discharge was delayed on the last Thursday of each month do not include any information about the lengths of stay of these patients.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 16/02/2017 12:41:55 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

685332

registered interest
date	06/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Prime Minister's statement that the President of the United States is 100 per cent behind NATO, what pressure they are placing on those NATO members which do not contribute two per cent of their GDP to defence.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>The United Kingdom meets the Defence Investment Pledge from the NATO summit in Wales, and has committed to do so for the rest of this decade. NATO's ability to deter potential adversaries requires modern capabilities, and these need appropriate funding. Government ministers regularly encourage Allies to fulfil the commitments they have made to spend two per cent of GDP on defence by 2024 (and 20 per cent of that on equipment). Better burden-sharing is an important issue for the new US Administration, and we expect this to be a focus of discussion at the NATO Defence Ministerial Meeting later this month.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe grouped question UIN HL5190 question first answered 09/02/2017 15:47:47 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra