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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what complaints have been made to the United Kingdom National Contact Point regarding alleged breaches by the United Kingdom company Gamma International of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, in relation to the sale of surveillance software to Bahrain.[HL5394]

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 February 2013
Reference
743 cc271-2WA; HL5394
House
House of Lords

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals the European Union will make at the mini-summit of Kimberley Process (KP) participants to be held during the World Diamond Council annual meeting in St Petersburg on 14 and 15 July about the position of the KP monitor to Zimbabwe, Mr Abbey Chikane,...

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 July 2010
Reference
1208; 720 c210-2WA
House
House of Lords

Further to the Written Answer by the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean on 10 July 2003 (651 c53WA), how they are "carefully monitoring the extent of compliance" with assurances "that British-built military equipment should not be used offensively or to violate human rights" in Aceh. [HL 5164].

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 November 2003
Reference
654 c238-9WA; HL 5164
House
House of Lords

What action they are taking following reports that British-made Scorpion armoured vehicles are being used by the Indonesian forces in Aceh. [HL 3615].

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
10 July 2003
Reference
HL 3615; 651 c53WA
House
House of Lords

Whether, in order to comply with their obligations under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, they will consider asking Computer Aid International to take all personal computers no longer required by the government departments for re-use in developing countries. [HL 3264].

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 June 2003
Reference
HL 3264; 649 c122WA
House
House of Lords

What is the current position on the Department of Trade and Industry's review of strategic export controls 311 c262-3W, 5 May 1998; and what progress has been made in encouraging member states of the European Union and others to introduce appropriate controls over such activities, and in particular the manufacture...

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 October 1998
Reference
593 c211-2WA
House
House of Lords

Whether, in the course of their investigations into the alleged violation of Security Council Resolution 1132 by a UK based company, Sandline International: (a) they have obtained a copy of the end-user certificate for the weapons and ammunition imported into Sierra Leone; (b) contracts or agreements to supply during the...

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 June 1998
Reference
HL 1760; 590 c113WA
House
House of Lords

Whether they have offered to provide training for the Bahrain National Guard; whether they have considered or are considering the licensing of arms exports for use by this body; and what information they have about the human rights aspects of internal security policies in Bahrain. [HL177]

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 January 1998
Reference
585 c42WA
House
House of Lords

Whether HMG are satisfied that no arms were exported to Liberia from the crown dependencies during the period of three years and five months when the UN embargo was in force in the United Kingdom but not in the dependencies; and UN embargoes were applied in the crown dependencies and...

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
11 February 1997
Reference
578 c19-20WA
House
House of Lords

What inquiry HMG will conduct into the assertion by the former head of weapons procurement, General Donald lies, that arms sold by the United Kingdom to Turkey had been deployed in Northern Cyprus and various related questions on same.

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
30 January 1997
Reference
577 107-8WA
House
House of Lords

What was the outcome of the Consultative Group meeting on Cambodia in Tokyo on 11-12th July; whether any measures were agreed to combat illegal trade in Cambodia's timber and the division of revenues to the Khmer Rouge; what undertakings were received from the Cambodian government, if any, on the preservation...

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
23 July 1996
Reference
574 c103-4WA
House
House of Lords

What information they have about the threatened imposition of martial law by the authorities in Bahrain and what precautions they will take to ensure that weapons supplied by the United Kingdom are not used for the purpose of oppression, or for the violation or suppression of human rights and fundamental...

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
5 February 1996
Reference
569 c8WA
House
House of Lords

What was the outcome of the discussions between the United Nations Secretary General and the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister on the United Nations offer to allow Iraq to sell $2 billion worth of oil to finance the purchase of humanitarian supplies.

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 December 1995
Reference
567 c136WA
House
House of Lords

If HMG will confirm that under UN Security Council Resolution 661 of 6 August 1990, medicines and foodstuffs required for humanitarian purposes are exempted from sanctions against Iraq, and that under Resolution 706 of 15 August 1991 and 712 of 19 September 1991, Iraq can sell 1.6 billion dollars worth...

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 March 1995
Reference
561 c98WA
House
House of Lords

What revenue HMG estimate has been raised by Saddam Hussein by the export of oil products to Turkey, in breach of UN sanctions; how many trucks they estimate are passing daily in either direction, and what amount of oil product they are carrying.

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 March 1995
Reference
561 c98WA
House
House of Lords

In view of Iraqi Govts removal of Kurds from their homes & use of chemical weapons against Kurdish civilians to advice British firms not to participate in Baghdad Arms Fair & suspend licence for export of arms to Iraq & raise in UN Security Council plans of Iraqi Govt to...

Asked by
Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
2 May 1989
Reference
507 c138
House
House of Lords