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484822

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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	Iraq: International Criminal Court
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 Iraq about Iraq becoming a signatory to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Leeds
uin	HL7331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2016 answer text <p>The UK coordinates with other EU member states to promote the universality of the Rome Statute. We offer support to any State that is in the process of ratifying the Rome Statute or needs assistance in adopting the national legislation needed to enact the full implementation of the statute.</p><p>Whether Iraq chooses to accede to the Rome Statute is a matter for the Government of Iraq.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/04/2016 13:10:45 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4349 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Leeds

484824

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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	Iraq: Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to record the atrocities that have been committed by Daesh in Iraq so that, in due course, offenders may be brought to justice.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Leeds
uin	HL7332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2016 answer text <p>This Government wants to see accountability for Daesh abuses, and has supported efforts to document them. The UK co-sponsored the UN Human Rights Council Resolution in September 2014 mandating the investigation of Daesh abuses.</p><p>In Iraq, we are funding training for human rights defenders to improve victim support and case documentation of sexual violence committed by Daesh. It is hoped that this evidence will be able to be used in the future to hold the perpetrators to account.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/04/2016 13:10:59 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4349 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Leeds

484825

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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	Iraq: Islamic State
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports of the use of chemical weapons by Daesh in Iraq.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Leeds
uin	HL7333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2016 answer text <p>There are credible reports that Daesh has used chemical weapons in Iraq. The Government of Iraq, with support from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), investigated allegations of chemical weapons use in Iraq last year and has concluded that sulphur mustard was used against Peshmerga fighters on 11 August 2015.</p><p>Allegations that Daesh attacked the village of Taza on 8 March 2016, possibly with sulphur mustard, are being investigated by the Government of Iraq, along with two other recent allegations of Daesh use of chemical weapons. Such behaviour would be consistent with Daesh’s record of complete disregard for human rights and international norms and values. We welcome the OPCW Director General’s press statement of 23 March offering assistance to the Government of Iraq.</p><p>We continue to monitor all allegations of chemical weapon use very closely, and condemn all such attacks by anyone, anywhere.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/04/2016 13:11:14 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4349 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Leeds

484826

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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	Iraq: Kurds
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to establishing new consular premises in Iraqi Kurdistan.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Leeds
uin	HL7334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering a permanent, fit-for-purpose Consulate General platform in Erbil at the earliest opportunity.</p><p>Significant changes to the security situation in Iraq have necessitated that we review our requirements and plans for the Consulate General platform in order to ensure that we are able to meet our political, security, prosperity and humanitarian objectives, both now and in the future. We continue to offer an uninterrupted service from our current Consulate General platform and continue to explore options for the acquisition of appropriate office accommodation for the future.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/04/2016 13:11:27 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4349 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Leeds

484827

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
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	Iraq: Kurds
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 Iraq on resolving the budget impasse with the Kurdish Regional Government.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Leeds
uin	HL7335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2016 answer text <p>We regularly raise the importance of securing a new budget agreement between Baghdad and Erbil with senior representatives of the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).</p><p>During his visit to Iraq in March the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), raised the issue with both Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and President of the Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani.</p><p>The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), underlined the importance of a new agreement with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and KRG Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani in Iraq in December 2015.</p><p>Officials at our Embassy in Baghdad and our Consulate General in Erbil continue to highlight the benefits of a united Iraq and the benefits to both sides of agreeing a new oil sharing and budget arrangement.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 05/04/2016 13:11:46 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4349 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Leeds

484828

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of Germany's Anti-Doping Law passed on 13 November 2015 and what plans they have either to use the Fraud Act 2006, or to introduce primary legislation, to enable the prosecution of those who conduct sports fraud through the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL7336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2016 answer text The case for legislation including criminal powers is currently being reviewed by the Department.<p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/04/2016 11:59:50 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

484829

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	UK Anti-doping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the budget for UK Anti-Doping for each of the last five years; how many specialists it employs; what contractual relationship it has with the International Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Agency to act as a secretariat for the International Olympic Committee Pre-Rio Anti-Doping Taskforce; and what assessment they have made of whether UK Anti-Doping has the resources necessary to fulfil its role effectively.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL7337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2016 answer text <p>The UKAD budget (income and DCMS funding) was £7.2 million in 2011/12; £7.7 million in 2012/13; £7.5 million on 2013/14; and £7.5 million in 2014/15. The 2015/16 total budget is subject to finalised accounts. Its workforce is recruited based on each individual's particular set of skills to help deliver the anti-doping programme effectively. UKAD's role as secretariat to the Pre-Rio Anti-Doping Taskforce is through an agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency. An additional full-time member of staff has been secured to carry out the task-force work so resources will not be diverted from UK Anti-Doping’s core programmes. As the honourable member will know, shocking allegations of doping in British sport emerged over the weekend, and UKAD's role in investigating the matter. The Secretary of State for DCMS has ordered an urgent independent investigation into what action was taken when these allegations were first received and what more needs to be done to ensure that British sport remains clean. We intend to keep both houses fully informed of developments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/04/2016 13:41:52 question first ministerially corrected 15/04/2016 11:30:55 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 54178 answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen answering member 4330
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

484830

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	UK Anti-doping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government between which dates the current President of the World Anti-Doping Agency was a consultant to UK Anti-Doping; how much he was paid; and what his responsibilities were.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL7338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2016 answer text <p>Sir Craig Reedie was appointed a Special Advisor to UK Anti-Doping in 2009. The role was created to provide expert advice to UK Anti-Doping, primarily during its formative phase, as and when required. Under this appointment, Sir Craig Reedie was not commissioned to provide any expert advice and therefore received no payment from UK Anti-Doping. He formally stood down from this role on his appointment to President of the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2014.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/04/2016 13:58:37 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

484831

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Tickets: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in discussions with the European Commission about whether it would be in accordance with the EU Consumer Rights Directive for both primary and secondary market ticket sellers to be required to provide a unique reference number to ensure event organisers can track ticket sales.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL7339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government is satisfied that it has a clear understanding of the constraints on legislation imposed by the Consumer Rights Directive and has not to date sought discussions with the European Commission on this matter.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 08/04/2016 11:22:16 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

484833

registered interest
date	23/03/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Tickets: Touting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 9 July 2015 (HL Deb, col 243), what action the City of London Police and Action Fraud have taken to enforce the ticket touting controls set out in the Consumer Rights Act 2015; and what action is being taken in cases where the law is being broken.
tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
uin	HL7340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2016 answer text <p>The City of London Police is working closely with the Society of Ticketing Agents and Retailers and is actively part of a number of initiatives they are taking to raise standards within the ticketing industry. They are also engaging directly with organisers of major ticketing events in an attempt to stop ticketing touts obtaining tickets on a large scale and proactively search for new websites set up to sell tickets which are in high demand. The City of London Police is also actively engaged with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in their review of secondary ticketing platforms.</p><p>All ticketing fraud reports received through Action Fraud, where viable lines of enquiry can be identified and links between cases can be seen, are disseminated by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau to the local police force for investigation.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 12/04/2016 14:34:38 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan