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1602170

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2023
	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	Ukraine: Abduction
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the government of Russia has transferred thousands of children from Ukraine to Russia for “re-education”; what are the relevant provisions of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in respect of any such actions; and what steps, if any, they plan to take in response to these reports.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The Conflict Observatory report supports growing evidence of large-scale forced transfers of Ukrainian civilians. The UK calls on Russia to cease this practice. Forcibly transferring children of one group to another may constitute genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. We are supporting Ukraine's domestic investigations and the International Criminal Court investigations into war crimes, and Ukraine's application against Russia before the International Court of Justice. On 8 March, I met the UN Special Representative for Children &amp; Armed Conflict to discuss the international response. On 16 June 2022, we sanctioned the Russian Children's Rights Commissioner for her role in the forced transfers.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/03/2023 17:13:14 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1602185

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2023
	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	Paul Muniya
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make representations to the government of India regarding fair treatment and due process for Bishop Paul Muniya of the Shalom Church in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, following his arrest on 23 February.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>We are aware of the arrest of Bishop Paul Muniya and our network in India will continue to monitor developments, including legislation, related to religious conversions. However, we recognise that this is a matter for India and the Indian legal system.</p><p>The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief for all and to the promotion of respect and tolerance between communities. Our High Commissioner regularly meets religious representatives, including Christian communities.</p><p>In general, where we have any issues, we raise them directly with the Government of India, including at Ministerial level.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/03/2023 15:09:20 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1602995

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2023
	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	EU Law: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which EU laws will remain in force in Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework, which would otherwise be subject to removal under the provisions of the Retained EU Law Bill.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to taking the necessary steps to uphold the UK's international obligations, including the Withdrawal Agreement and the Windsor Framework.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/03/2023 17:14:23 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1602997

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2023
	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	Windsor Framework: Statutory Instruments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what statutory instruments will be required to implement the Windsor Framework.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The specific instruments taken forward to give effect to the Windsor Framework domestically will be set out in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/03/2023 17:22:19 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1602998

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2023
	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	EU Law: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which provisions of (1) Articles 5–10, and (2) Annex 2, of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland will be removed as a result of the Windsor Framework.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dodds of Duncairn
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework legal texts set out how it operates to disapply swathes of EU rules for internal UK trade, to ensure that UK food and drink safety rules apply for internal UK agrifood retail trade; to remove burdensome customs bureaucracy; to ensure it is UK authorities who licence drugs for the whole UK; to enable VAT and excise changes to be made UK-wide; and to give effect to the Stormont Brake which provides a key new democratic safeguard.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/03/2023 17:18:38 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1603145

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2023
	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	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that relief supplies, particularly for women and children, reach the whole of northern Syria, including the region known as Rojava.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to tackling the challenge of increased insecurity and rising humanitarian needs across northern Syria. In north-east Syria the UK is providing assistance via the UN and Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) partners and supports all available access modalities. Those include cross-border and cross-line assistance to reach those most in need across Syria, including women and children. In the first half of financial year 2022/23, the UK provided over 360,000 medical consultations, ensured 157,000 pupils received access to formal education, provided 32,000 people with sexual and reproductive services and provided 28,000 people with sexual and gender based violence services.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/03/2023 17:03:42 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1603146

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2023
	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	Syria: International Assistance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what relief and development aid they are providing in Syria through the (1) indigenous, and (2) external, faith authorities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>We do not publicly disclose the names of Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) partners in Syria for the interests of security. The UK works closely with UN, Syrian and International NGO partners to ensure aid reaches those in need within Syria. Since 2012 the UK has provided over £3.8 billion to the Syria crisis, our largest response to a single humanitarian crisis.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/03/2023 17:03:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1603147

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2023
	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	Syria: Refugees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they intend to have with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees regarding (1) the need for food and medical supplies for, and (2) the plans for resettlement of, the approximately 7,500 internally displaced people in the Rukban Camp on the Syria/Jordan border.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The situation in Rukban is an issue the UK Government continues to discuss with the UN as well as raising in multilateral fora such as the UN Security Council and the Humanitarian Task Force in Geneva. We will continue to advocate for unimpeded, unfettered aid access across the whole of Syria including Rukban and remain grateful for the UN's continued work to find a solution to an extremely challenging situation. We will continue to engage with the UN to ensure that any movement of camp residents to other parts of Syria is safe, voluntary and informed.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/03/2023 17:02:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1603160

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2023
	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	Kashmir: Reserve Forces
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of India concerning the rearming of the Village Defence Group in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in light of the previous revocation of the region’s semi-autonomous status.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>We have not made representations to the Government of India regarding Village Defence Groups in Jammu and Kashmir. The UK Government's position on Kashmir is that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting political resolution on Kashmir, considering the wishes of the Kashmiri people.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/03/2023 11:35:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1603161

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2023
	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	Ales Bialiatski
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Belarus concerning the case of Ales Bialaitski, founder of the Viasna human rights centre and the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize winner; and whether those representations include requesting his release from prison.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL6362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is appalled by the brutal and ongoing repression that the Lukashenko regime conducts against its own people. We have strongly condemned the politically motivated sentencing and imprisonment of Ales Bialiatski. There are nearly 1500 political prisoners in Belarus and we continue to urge the Belarusian regime to release them all, immediately and unconditionally.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 21/03/2023 17:24:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian