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930887

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date	25/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 18 June (HL8400), whether, in the course of working with marginalised communities in Pakistan, they conduct any monitoring of madrassas known to promote hatred of minorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID does not support madrassas, but does support the Government of Pakistan to improve access to quality education, working in particular towards improving access to education and learning outcomes for the most marginalized groups of children, including the poorest, girls, children with disabilities and children from minority communities.</p><p> </p><p>Reforming and regulating madrassas is a key part of the Government of Pakistan’s National Action Plan developed to counter extremism in the country. This has led to registration of some madrassas as well as closing down of some madrassas seen to be promoting sectarianism, religious hatred and intolerance. This plan has been unanimously endorsed and adopted by all political parties as well as government.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/07/2018 16:45:21 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

930888

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether trade deals in which the UK is partner are conditional on other signatories ensuring the rights of minorities in their countries; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK has long supported the promotion of our values globally.</p><p>The EU has included provisions protecting human rights within their trade and political agreements with partner countries<em>. </em>EU Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with developed countries since the EU-South Korea FTA have also included references to the International Labour Organization (ILO) fundamental conventions which provide for the elimination of discrimination at work.</p><p>Additionally, the EU’s GSP+ scheme provides enhanced tariff preferences to economically vulnerable developing countries which are effectively implementing 27 international conventions, including on racial and gender discrimination.</p> answering member printed Baroness Fairhead question first answered 09/07/2018 16:31:57 answering member 4690 label Biography information for Baroness Fairhead
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

930889

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Overseas 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 Lord Bates on 18 June (HL8402), how they have monitored the use of UK aid given to Pakistan in the last ten years; and what plans, if any, they have to link the provision of aid more closely to the protection of minority rights in the recipient country.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>DFID’s approach in Pakistan includes ensuring that our development assistance targets poor women and men, regardless of race, religion, social background, or nationality. We have robust monitoring in place, including systems to track spend and monitor results and value for money, plus annual reviews and project completion reviews of all programmes. Our support contributes either directly or indirectly to the protection of minority rights, including by adopting a ‘do no harm’ approach. One of the four principles set out in the Partnership Principles Agreement that the UK has with Pakistan is a commitment to respect human rights. DFID and the FCO continue to raise the issue of human rights of minorities at the highest levels of Government, including in our annual Bilateral Assistance Talks, advocating greater tolerance and action against abuses when they occur.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/07/2018 16:45:54 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

930890

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Korean War: Casualties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions have been held with the United States authorities about the repatriation of the remains of United States and British servicemen killed during the Korean War; what is their estimate of the number of UK servicemen whose remains are still in North Korea; and what proportion this is of the total number of UK servicemen killed in the conflict.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>On 12 June 2018 President Trump and Kim Jong Un signed the Sentosa agreement, which included a commitment to recovering Prisoners of War - Missing in Action remains, including the immediate repatriation of those already identified. The UNC Military Armistice Commission have informed the UNC Sending States that a repatriation event for the transfer of remains will shortly be announced. Some of the remains may be from Sending States other than the US. UK and US officials are in discussion about the handling of remains that are demonstrated to be other than US personnel.</p><p>From 27 June 1950 to 27 July 1954, 1,129 UK Armed Forces died as a result of the Korean War[1]. An exercise is currently under way to cross reference records in the UK and the British Embassy in Seoul of those personnel with no known grave, to confirm the number of personnel whose remains might possibly be in North Korea. I will write to the noble Lord when this work is complete.</p><p>[1] For deaths prior to 1984, Defence Statistics (Health) uses the AFM database and specifically the 'Theatre' field to identify all those personnel who died as a result of operations in a medal earning theatre</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 03/07/2018 16:11:29 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

927306

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	Burma: Genocide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to evidence suggesting genocidal techniques being used by the government of Burma against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine, Christian minorities in Kachin, and other protected groups, including (1) killing members of those groups, (2) causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of those groups, and (3) deliberately inflicting on those groups conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction in whole or in part.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has been clear that ethnic cleansing has taken place in Rakhine, and that the violence of August and September 2017 may even constitute genocide, though that would be a determination for an international court to make. We are supporting the UN Fact Finding Mission into human rights violations and abuses in Burma, in particular Rakhine; we await its final report in September 2018. On 31 May, the Burmese Government announced a Commission of Inquiry. We have made clear that there must be a credible, transparent and impartial investigation, which holds to account the perpetrators of atrocities in Rakhine State.</p><p>As I told the House of Lords on 12 June, the Government is currently unable to make a full assessment of the situation in Kachin State due to access restrictions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/06/2018 12:29:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

927308

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	Burma: Travel Restrictions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they are having with the government of Burma about Burmese authorities denying aid agencies, international observers, foreign diplomats and politicians access to the country.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>​We have repeatedly urged Burma to lift restrictions on access to Burma and to specific regions within Burma for aid agencies, journalists and diplomats and politicians. We shall continue to do so when meeting Burmese Government officials. Given the depth of international concern about the treatment of minority groups in Burma it is all the more important that international representatives and observers are able to operate across the country and report freely what is happening.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/06/2018 12:23:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

927309

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	Burma: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken in international fora or bilaterally to address the situation of religious and ethno-religious groups in Burma.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>I raised the UK's concerns about the persecution faced by Rohingya Muslims, Christians and other minorities in Burma in my speech to the Human Rights Council of 27 February 2018.</p><p>Our Embassy in Burma has been supporting local projects addressing the drivers of prejudice and inter-communal violence. In 2017 it delivered a two-day inter-faith dialogue in partnership with the Myanmar Institute of Theology; and a workshop for civil servants, parliamentarians and non-governmental organisations.</p><p>We ensured that the UN Security Council letter of 31 May to Burma called for an independent and transparent domestic investigation with international involvement.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/06/2018 12:32:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

927310

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the needs of persecuted and displaced Burmese people in Burma and Bangladesh; and what steps they are taking to address those needs.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>More than 700,000 Rohingya have fled into Bangladesh since August last year, and urgently need food, shelter, and medical help. Those who have stayed in Burma also need help immediately. The UK is a leading donor to the humanitarian effort in Bangladesh, having committed £129m to help since last August. Our help has ensured that more than 391,000 children under the age of seven have been vaccinated, 450,000 people have benefited from support to make their shelters more resistant to heavy rain, and our aid will ensure 250,000 people will continue to have access to safe water through the rainy season. We are supporting 30 ‘child friendly spaces’ to support children with protective services and psychosocial and psychological support, and 19 women’s centres will offer a safe space, psychosocial support and activities to women and girls. We have also provided £1 million to the Red Cross and £2 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide assistance in northern Rakhine in Burma.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/07/2018 12:34:31 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

927311

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	Burma: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken at the United Nations to address the situation in Burma.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK is actively engaged at the United Nations, seeking to sustain international commitment to resolving the Rohingya crisis and address other issues of concern in Burma. The UK secured a UN Security Council Presidential Statement on the situation in Rakhine in November 2017, and co-led the Security Council's visit to Burma of 30 April-1 May.</p><p>The UK co-sponsored the UN Human Rights Council resolutions on Burma in March 2017 (which established the Fact Finding Mission), December 2017 and March 2018, ensuring the Council called for an end to violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law by parties to Burma's internal conflict. The UK encouraged the appointment of a new UN Secretary General's Special Envoy to Myanmar, who took up her position in June.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/06/2018 12:48:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

927312

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	Burma: Crimes against Humanity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, if any, to the government of Burma regarding voluntarily accepting the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court to investigate and prosecute crimes against humanity.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL8760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>At the Foreign Affairs Council in February the UK, together with our EU partners, invited Burma to become a State Party to the Rome Statute or accept the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.</p><p>We have made clear that there must be a credible, transparent and impartial investigation, which holds to account the perpetrators of atrocities in Rakhine State. We ensured that the UN Security Council letter of 31 May to Burma called for an independent and transparent domestic investigation with international involvement.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/06/2018 12:51:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool