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747986

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they have made to ensure that UK deployments in Somalia and South Sudan are fully committed to people-centred peacekeeping and robust implementation of a protection of civilians mandate.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK contributes strongly to support both the policy and the delivery of people-centred peacekeeping. The missions supported by British forces in Somalia and South Sudan have a strong focus on the protection of civilians. The important enabling functions carried out by British medics and military engineers on the ground will assist these missions to fulfil this vital task.</p><p>As a member of the UN Security Council, the UK has a key role in setting the mandates for peacekeeping missions. Working alongside our partners, we seek to ensure that all missions are mandated to protect civilians where relevant. All new UN peacekeeping missions since 1999 have had a protection of civilians element in their mandate, and for some it is the primary goal. The UK has also been a champion of the use of 'phased mandates' which prioritise the delivery of certain tasks, such as protection of civilians. All capacity building training provided by the Ministry of Defence covers International Humanitarian Law, and the Armed Forces deliver training on gender issues and the prevention and response to conflict-related sexual violence to more than 7,000 African peacekeepers each year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/07/2017 14:41:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

747398

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to introduce a clear and coherent policy on the use of armed drones for counter-terrorism purposes, both within and outside areas of armed conflict.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK's policy on using force overseas is clear. It will always be in line with international law and UK law, and bounded by UK rules of engagement, targeting directives and operational directives. The same law, policy and rigorous targeting process are adhered to whether the weapons platform is an armed Remotely Piloted Air System or a piloted aircraft. We have, and we will, exercise an inherent right to self-defence against both armed attacks and imminent threats of armed attack, in accordance with international law.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 11/07/2017 15:10:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

747399

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what arrangements they are introducing to ensure that the use of armed drones for counter-terrorism is capable of being subject to parliamentary scrutiny and accountability.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is not introducing arrangements specifically for armed Remotely Piloted Air Systems, above and beyond the existing parliamentary scrutiny and accountability for any use of force. Using force is subject to the same rigorous scrutiny, regardless of the weapons platform employed.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 11/07/2017 15:11:17 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

747400

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is their policy on the development of autonomy in weapons systems; and what action they are taking to build consensus for international action to control the development and deployment of lethal autonomous weapons systems.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Current UK policy is that the operation of weapon systems will always be under human control and that no planned offensive systems are to have the capability to prosecute targets without the involvement of a human. The UK considers the UN Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) the right forum in which to discuss lethal autonomous weapons systems. The UK is a proactive State Party to the CCW and participates fully in discussions within the CCW.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 11/07/2017 15:11:41 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

746672

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they have a strategy to help strengthen the United Nations, particularly in relation to supporting the new Secretary-General and encouraging the merit-based appointment of senior officials across the United Nations.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government aims to strengthen the United Nations through providing support to the UN Secretary-General's reform programme. We have encouraged the UN to improve in its leadership, efficiency, accountability and performance, and we have mobilised our broad range of relationships and networks in support of UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Guterres to give him the best chance of progress. We encourage appointments based on merit. We are also supporting the UNSG's policy of appointing more women to senior positions to help redress the gender imbalance at the UN.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/07/2017 16:42:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

746673

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK foreign policy is always underpinned by the objective of enhancing the wellbeing of the international order.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The 2015 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review sets out the UK's objective to &quot;help strengthen the rules-based international order and its institutions&quot;. This objective remains central to our foreign policy. As part of this we championed the more open and transparent process in the selection of António Guterres as the new UN Secretary-General and strongly support his vision for UN reform. We have maintained our commitment to spend 0.7% of gross national income on Official Development Assistance. We have doubled the number of British troops deployed on UN peacekeeping missions and are leading international efforts to tackle modern slavery and conflict-related sexual violence. As we prepare to exit the European Union, the UK will continue to work closely with our allies and partners in Europe and across the world to promote and protect shared values and advance multilateral cooperation through a rules-based international order with the UN at its core.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/07/2017 16:41:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

746675

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enhance the level of public understanding of the relevance and value of international organisations and agencies to the wellbeing of the British people; including through both formal and informal education systems.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office conducts a variety of formal and informal outreach to promote the work of international institutions. We support the Model-UN initiative which reaches around 400,000 students from schools and universities every year, the civil-society led &quot;1 for 7&quot; billion campaign through our social and digital media platforms, which helped raise public awareness of the UN and the role of Secretary-General, and next year the UK will host the Commonwealth Summit and promote the importance of the Commonwealth to the British public in the run up and during the week of the Summit.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/07/2017 16:33:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

746676

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to strengthen the role of the Global Britain Fund.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) uses a small proportion of its departmental budget to fund project-based activity globally in support of the policy priorities identified in the National Security Strategy and the Government's Aid Strategy: The Global Britain Fund is the internal working title used to bring previously separate strategic and bilateral programme funds under one umbrella to enable greater central oversight and strategic direction of all this spend and activity, and to reduce bureaucracy. This small-scale funding is a mix of Official Development Assistance (ODA) and non-ODA, so that it can be spent around the world to promote British interests. The FCO's separate Global Britain Campaign aims to increase understanding, recognition and support, internationally and at home, for the UK's work and role in the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 12/07/2017 13:51:29 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

746677

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Assistance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what priority they will give to increasing support for, and strengthening the effectiveness of, the Specialized Agencies of the United Nations through the UK’s Official Development Assistance programme.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the valuable role that the Specialised Agencies of the United Nations perform in the agreement and enforcement of international norms, standards and regulations. The UK focuses its support on agencies that are best placed to deliver on the Government’s strategic priorities and which demonstrate excellent performance including value for money for UK taxpayers’ investments. The Multilateral Development Review published in December 2016 explained how the Department for International Development is working with several Specialised Agencies to improve their effectiveness, including the introduction of performance agreements to reinforce priority reforms.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/07/2017 16:38:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

713702

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what arrangements they are making to ensure that the Army Review of Junior Entry (1) seeks and considers external evidence, (2) considers how the armed services can be exemplary standard setters in fulfilling their duty of care and support for young recruits, and (3) examines the proportion of young Army recruits who are destined for a future in the infantry; and what assessment they have made of the implications of the higher death and casualty rates in the infantry service for recruitment practices.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL6299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answers given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces (Mike Penning), in the House of Commons on 27 February 2017 to Question number 64193 and on 14 March 2017 to Question number 67005. The Army is consulting with the Departments for Education, Health and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The Army is conducting a review of its Junior Entry policy to ensure it attracts the best young people and continues to maximise the talent of the individual, to the mutual advantage of both the young person and the Army. The review will report initial findings later this year.</p><p> </p><p>All recruits joining the Army, including those between the ages of 16 and 18, are recruited into a variety of roles depending on their aptitude and available vacancies. The Ministry of Defence does not make assessments of death and casualty rates in the context of recruitment practices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 04/04/2017 14:18:19 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extracts -.docx title Army: Young People
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd