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1717002

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Chelsea Football Club: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made in using the proceeds from the sale of Chelsea Football Club for the benefit of the people of Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer to Question HL2826 given on 13 March 2024, which can be found on the Q&amp;A web pages (https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-28/hl2826). The Government is working hard to reach an arrangement that delivers this money for humanitarian causes in Ukraine as quickly as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/05/2024 14:04:13 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1717013

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Brazil: Floods
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what support they have offered to the government of Brazil, if any, following the recent flooding in Rio Grande do Sul.
tabling member printed	Lord Kempsell
uin	HL4513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>We were saddened to learn of the terrible flooding that has ravaged Rio Grande do Sul. The Minister for the Americas [Minister Rutley] offered our sincere condolences to all those affected by this tragic incident, including the families of those who have so sadly lost their lives. His Majesty's Ambassador to Brazil has also offered condolences to State Governor Eduardo Leite. Through the Start Fund the UK has supported an allocation of £193,000 to provide humanitarian aid in response to the flooding in Brazil. The Start Fund is a pooled fund to which the UK is a major donor.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/05/2024 14:00:51 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4988 label Biography information for Lord Kempsell

1717016

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israel: Press Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, following the government of Israel’s decision to shut down the operations of the Al Jazeera television network in that country, what discussions they have had with that government concerning press freedom.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL4516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>Israel must ensure its campaign is targeted at Hamas leaders and operatives and ensure journalists can carry out their work safely. On 5 December, the UK supported a joint statement of the Media Freedom Coalition expressing concern over the repercussions for the safety of journalists and access to information due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/05/2024 13:57:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1715714

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gaza: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are taking action, with international partners, to dissuade the government of Israel from undertaking a military ground offensive in Rafah, Gaza.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL4343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>We are clear that do not support a major operation in Rafah unless there is a very clear plan for how to protect people and save lives. We have not seen that plan so, in these circumstances, we do not support a major operation in Rafah.</p><p>The fastest way to end the conflict is to secure a deal which gets the hostages out and allows for a stop in the fighting in Gaza. We must then work with our international partners to turn that pause into a sustainable, permanent ceasefire.</p><p>We must remain focused on a long-term solution to this crisis - a political horizon for the Palestinians, providing a credible and irreversible pathway towards a two-state solution.</p><p>We have consistently made these points to Israel, at all levels.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/05/2024 13:56:08 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1717449

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Russia: British Antarctic Territory
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with Russian oil and gas exploration entities operating in the British Antarctic Territory, and what agreements have been made.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL4614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The Antarctic Treaty and its Protocol on Environmental Protection prohibits the commercial exploitation of minerals. The Antarctic Treaty Parties, which includes Russia, reaffirmed their ongoing commitment to this prohibition in a Declaration on Climate Change and the Antarctic, agreed by consensus in June 2023. Russia has a long-standing programme of surveying and mapping the geology of Antarctica, but has repeatedly assured the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting that these activities are for scientific purposes, and of their commitment to sharing data through the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research's Seismic Data Library System. There is no evidence of any drilling or extraction activities. We will continue to monitor that situation and Russia's activities.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/05/2024 10:47:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1718149

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	St Helena: Exhumation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many scientific or archaeological research studies have been conducted since 2008 on ancestral human remains to determine the origins of the enslaved people on the island of St Helena.
tabling member printed	Baroness Young of Hornsey
uin	HL4666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Approximately 8000 former slaves are buried on St Helena and died after being taken to the island by the Royal Navy's West African Squadron trying to halt the slave trade in the mid-nineteenth century. Their precise origins are unknown. Archaeological research was conducted on human remains unearthed in 2008 during preparatory work for St Helena Airport and a further two studies were subsequently completed. Research conducted concluded that some of the individuals likely originated from the Central Africa region.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/05/2024 16:59:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3696 label Biography information for Baroness Young of Hornsey

1718151

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	St Helena: Exhumation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what measures are in place to ensure the ethical treatment of human remains in Rupert's Valley on St Helena and to protect and preserve the burial ground against present and future adverse development.
tabling member printed	Baroness Young of Hornsey
uin	HL4668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The St Helena Government is responsible for the protection and preservation of the burial grounds in Rupert's Valley. Human remains unearthed during preparatory work for St Helena Airport were reburied on 21 August 2022 on ground designated as a cemetery under St Helena's Burial Grounds Ordinance, ensuring it is now a protected site.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/05/2024 16:56:44 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3696 label Biography information for Baroness Young of Hornsey

1718150

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	St Helena: Exhumation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what forms of consultation and engagement with ancestral, descendant, and diaspora communities on St Helena and beyond have been carried out since the ancestral human remains there were exhumed in 2008.
tabling member printed	Baroness Young of Hornsey
uin	HL4667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The St Helena Government was responsible for the reburial of the remains and set up a Liberated African Advisory Committee to create a master plan for their respectful reinternment and to create a memorial and interpretation centre to honour those who died. The Committee consulted the island's community, National Trust and custodians of international enslavement sites around the world. The UK Government provided support for the reburial which took place on 21 August 2022 with the extensive involvement of the local community.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/05/2024 16:56:31 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3696 label Biography information for Baroness Young of Hornsey

1718152

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	St Helena: Monuments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans there are to create a memorial and interpretation centre on St Helena to honour those whose remains were buried in Rupert's Valley; what is the timescale for those plans; and how will the cost be covered.
tabling member printed	Baroness Young of Hornsey
uin	HL4669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Plans for an interpretation centre and a memorial are set out in a Master Plan created by St Helena's Liberated African Advisory Committee (LAAC). An interpretation centre is planned under Phase Two to raise awareness of the role St Helena played in the slave trade and its abolition. A memorial monument is planned under Phase Three to remember the former slaves buried in Rupert's Valley. The LAAC is in the process of publicly raising funds for the centre and memorial so the timescale for the completion of these projects is not yet known.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/05/2024 16:54:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	3696 label Biography information for Baroness Young of Hornsey

1719166

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Colombia: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the briefing by the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, People power under pressure: Human rights defenders & business in 2023, published on 7 May, and its finding that Colombia ranked 8th of the countries that had the highest numbers of attacks on human rights defenders challenging corporate harm in 2023; and what action, if any, they plan to take in response to that finding.
tabling member printed	Lord Browne of Ladyton
uin	HL4773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to promoting responsible corporate behaviour by companies overseas and supporting the implementation of the Voluntary Principles on Human Rights. We remain concerned at the worrying rate of murders of, and threats against, human rights defenders and social leaders in Colombia. In March, Minister Rutley met with the Colombian Vice Foreign Minister to raise our concern over attacks on human rights defenders and reiterate our commitment to supporting efforts to tackle the root causes of violence in Colombia. At the UN Security Council meeting on Colombia in April, we set out our commitment to supporting efforts to tackle the root causes of violence in Colombia.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/05/2024 16:52:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	620 label Biography information for Lord Browne of Ladyton