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To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not imposed sanctions on trade with Northern Cyprus.
To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not imposed sanctions on trade with Northern Cyprus.
The Government has not imposed sanctions on trade with northern Cyprus because the UK's approach is governed by longstanding obligations under relevant UN Security Council Resolutions and court rulings concerning the status of the northern part of Cyprus. In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise it as an independent state and we have no plans to introduce additional trade sanctions. We remain committed to supporting a just and lasting Settlement on the island and to encouraging economic engagement between the two communities within the framework of international law.
To ask His Majesty's Government how the Civil Service learning and development contracts awarded to KPMG and EY will complement UK Research and Innovation programmes like P2R: increasing UK policymaker engagement with research, which aim to strengthen direct links between policymakers, civil servants and UK research organisations.
To ask His Majesty's Government how the Civil Service learning and development contracts awarded to KPMG and EY will complement UK Research and Innovation programmes like P2R: increasing UK policymaker engagement with research, which aim to strengthen direct links between policymakers, civil servants and UK research organisations.
The Civil Service values its people, invests in their growth, and is serious about building the capability to meet the challenges of the future. This autumn the National School of Government and Public Services will formally open its doors to civil servants. The learning the school provides will boost public sector productivity and accelerate the pace of progress towards delivering the excellent, digitally-enabled public services to be expected from a modern state.
The learning and development contracts awarded to KPMG and EY enable the National School to procure evaluation and research services from UK universities and research organisations. This complements our wider evaluation, research and data strategy. As part of this, we recently launched our College of Experts, a set of academic and external experts who can bring insight to and advise on all aspects of the National School’s work, and presented on this work at the Universities Policy Engagement Network.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues to promote implementation of the Terezin Declaration.
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues to promote implementation of the Terezin Declaration.
Further to the response provided to the Noble Baroness on 15 June in response to Question HL667, the Special Envoy is continuing to work on issues around property restitution for Holocaust survivors, and we will provide further details of his overseas engagement towards that end in the normal way in due course. I appreciate that this error has resulted in an unacceptable delay in responding to the Noble Baroness and apologise for any inconvenience caused. Arrangements are now being made to submit the answers as soon as possible.
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations the Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues has made to the Government of Austria concerning the restitution of property looted from Jewish victims or sold under pressure following the Anschluss.
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations the Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues has made to the Government of Austria concerning the restitution of property looted from Jewish victims or sold under pressure following the Anschluss.
Further to the response provided to the Noble Baroness on 15 June in response to Question HL667, the Special Envoy is continuing to work on issues around property restitution for Holocaust survivors, and we will provide further details of his overseas engagement towards that end in the normal way in due course. I appreciate that this error has resulted in an unacceptable delay in responding to the Noble Baroness and apologise for any inconvenience caused. Arrangements are now being made to submit the answers as soon as possible.
My Lords, I hope the Minister will agree that it is indeed inappropriate to focus on a state where there is a stringent judicial process—we do not want discrimination. On the international front, things are even worse. In a few days’ time, the United Nations Durban conference will be marking the 25th anniversary of the World Conference against Racism, which turned out to be an antisemitism and anti-Israel conference. Can the Minister confirm—because I have written to the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister about this—that Britain will not participate in the upcoming Durban conference?
My Lords, I hope the Minister will agree that it is indeed inappropriate to focus on a state where there is a stringent judicial process—we do not want discrimination. On the international front, things are even worse. In a few days’ time, the United Nations Durban conference will be marking the 25th anniversary of the World Conference against Racism, which turned out to be an antisemitism and anti-Israel conference. Can the Minister confirm—because I have written to the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister about this—that Britain will not participate in the upcoming Durban conference?
I thank the noble Baroness for that. I will have to return on the question of participation in future conferences. On the broader
question of government action on antisemitism, I explained in the House last week that over £300 million has been committed to attacking and addressing antisemitism at home. Antisemitism is unacceptable. It is a scourge of any society, especially democratic society. At UNGA, in our upcoming event hosted by the Foreign Secretary in New York, we are going to focus more on this, and there will be more to say from the Government in due course on antisemitism.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) original, and (2) current, estimated cost of the update to Oxford station, including the new western entrance and platform five.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) original, and (2) current, estimated cost of the update to Oxford station, including the new western entrance and platform five.
The original cost for the Oxford station enhancement project was £161 million. The estimated cost is £237.4 million. This does not include the full cost of the final delivery phase of the project, including the new western entrance and platform five which is currently proceeding through Network Rail and Department for Transport approvals.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) original, and (2) current, estimated completion date of the update to Oxford station, including the new western entrance and platform five.
To ask His Majesty's Government what is the (1) original, and (2) current, estimated completion date of the update to Oxford station, including the new western entrance and platform five.
Botley Road was originally expected to open in October 24 and is now expected to open in September 2026. The remaining works in the Oxford station project are expected to be completed by mid-2029 to support the planned introduction of East West Rail services.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 31 October 2025 (HL10876), whether they will now answer the question put, namely what boundaries they recognise for the state of Palestine.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 31 October 2025 (HL10876), whether they will now answer the question put, namely what boundaries they recognise for the state of Palestine.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 31 October 2025 (HL10875), whether they will now answer the question put, namely who they recognise as the government of Palestine and where it is located.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 31 October 2025 (HL10875), whether they will now answer the question put, namely who they recognise as the government of Palestine and where it is located.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of (1) the measures taken by the government of Israel in response to the sanctions they imposed on settlements in the West Bank, and (2) those sanctions on Palestinian workers in the settlements.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of (1) the measures taken by the government of Israel in response to the sanctions they imposed on settlements in the West Bank, and (2) those sanctions on Palestinian workers in the settlements.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 31 October 2025 (HL10877), what assessment they have made of the statement by the Fatah spokesman in the Gaza Strip, Mundhir Al-Hayek, that the Palestinian Authority has not stopped paying salaries to prisoners and to the...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 31 October 2025 (HL10877), what assessment they have made of the statement by the Fatah spokesman in the Gaza Strip, Mundhir Al-Hayek, that the Palestinian Authority has not stopped paying salaries to prisoners and to the...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 31 October 2025 (HL10877), whether they still regard ending the Palestinian Authority's payments to prisoners and to the families of those killed while carrying out attacks against Israelis as a precondition for full diplomatic relations...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 31 October 2025 (HL10877), whether they still regard ending the Palestinian Authority's payments to prisoners and to the families of those killed while carrying out attacks against Israelis as a precondition for full diplomatic relations...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 31 October 2025 (HL10877), what assessment they have made of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission's ruling that Palestinian Authority employees must resign their posts and forfeit their salary to stand as candidates in local elections,...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 31 October 2025 (HL10877), what assessment they have made of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission's ruling that Palestinian Authority employees must resign their posts and forfeit their salary to stand as candidates in local elections,...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 31 October 2025 (HL10877), what conditions relating to the cessation of the Palestinian Authority's payments to prisoners and to the families of those killed while carrying out attacks against Israelis are attached to (1) the...
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 31 October 2025 (HL10877), what conditions relating to the cessation of the Palestinian Authority's payments to prisoners and to the families of those killed while carrying out attacks against Israelis are attached to (1) the...
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of training under the new Civil Service learning and development contracts awarded to KPMG and EY they expect to be delivered by subcontractors; and what assessment they have made of the value for money of using contractors rather than procuring such expertise directly.
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of training under the new Civil Service learning and development contracts awarded to KPMG and EY they expect to be delivered by subcontractors; and what assessment they have made of the value for money of using contractors rather than procuring such expertise directly.
The Civil Service values its people, invests in their growth, and is serious about building the capability to meet the challenges of the future. This autumn the National School of Government and Public Services will formally open its doors to civil servants. The learning the school provides will boost public sector productivity and accelerate the pace of progress towards delivering the excellent, digitally-enabled public services to be expected from a modern state.
Many of the Civil Service’s training needs can be delivered in-house, by civil servants and the government is committed to reducing outsourced training contracts as we transition to an in-house delivery model through the new National School. In the meantime, we need to provide continuity of current provision of essential training and development for civil servants.
The new contracts include an explicit aspiration to source at least 51% of the total contract value, excluding service charges, through small and medium enterprises, whether directly or indirectly through the supply chain.
There are three core elements upon which the centralised contracts deliver value for money:
Economies of scale: we leverage the Civil Service’s collective buying power to deliver significant savings;
Consistency: we ensure that consistent quality standards are maintained across all training programmes and across the Civil Service; and
Efficiency: applying a "build once, use many times" approach prevents the costly fragmentation that occurs when individual departments procure training separately and manage individual contracts.
Individual or direct procurement of learning prior to the launch of National School would remove the benefits of economies of scale, resulting in duplication and lack of consistency across central government departments. It would also take a significant portion of commercial and business resources to manage individual procurements and contracts thereafter.
To ask His Majesty's Government what role UK universities will have in the National School of Government and Public Services; and whether the School will have the ability to commission training and expertise directly from universities and university consortia.
To ask His Majesty's Government what role UK universities will have in the National School of Government and Public Services; and whether the School will have the ability to commission training and expertise directly from universities and university consortia.
The Civil Service values its people, invests in their growth, and is serious about building the capability to meet the challenges of the future. This autumn the National School of Government and Public Services will formally open its doors to civil servants. The learning the school provides will boost public sector productivity and accelerate the pace of progress towards delivering the excellent, digitally-enabled public services to be expected from a modern state.
The National School will move away from the historical prime-contractor framework model. This new approach will create direct relationships with the learning and developing sector, including UK universities and university consortia. These relationships will be a combination of direct commercial relationships and strategic relationships.
We recently launched our College of Experts, a set of academic and external experts who can bring insight to and advise on all aspects of the National School’s work. The College of Experts will broaden the National School’s evidence base and strengthen knowledge exchange across government and academia.
To ask The Leader of the House when she expects Written Answers to be given to the questions asked by Baroness Deech on 7 July (HL1727 and HL1728).
To ask The Leader of the House when she expects Written Answers to be given to the questions asked by Baroness Deech on 7 July (HL1727 and HL1728).
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues has engaged with domestic stakeholders, as described in the terms of reference.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues has engaged with domestic stakeholders, as described in the terms of reference.
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress reports they have received from the Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues; and what review they have carried out, if any, of his core objectives.
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress reports they have received from the Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust Issues; and what review they have carried out, if any, of his core objectives.
To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not imposed sanctions on trade with Western Sahara in view of its annexation by Morocco and transfer into it of citizens.
To ask His Majesty's Government why they have not imposed sanctions on trade with Western Sahara in view of its annexation by Morocco and transfer into it of citizens.