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European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill

My Lords, I recognise that I stand between those noble Lords who are still graciously here and their beds. Several noble Lords have graciously said to me that I have the graveyard slot, so I do not know what I did to the Whips. One noble friend encouraged me not...

Member

Lord Malloch-Brown (Crossbench)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

20 February 2017

Reference

779 cc147-8

House

House of Lords

Terrorism: Aviation Security

My Lords, is there not a tremendous disproportionality between the attention with which an individual passenger’s luggage is microscopically examined and what she described as the trusted consigner, whose large packages cannot be examined in anything like the same detail? A second contradiction relates to the long-term interest that we...

Member

Lord Malloch-Brown (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

1 November 2010

Reference

721 c1462

House

House of Lords

Afghanistan

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the governments of NATO members in eastern Europe about the supply of helicopters and troops to Afghanistan.

Asked by

Lord Jones of Cheltenham (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 October 2009

Reference

5207; 713 c1-2WA

House

House of Lords

Afghanistan

To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures are being taken to close the ideology gap in Afghanistan.

Asked by

Viscount Waverley (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Answered on

12 October 2009

The Afghan Government increasingly have to contend with the insurgency's ability to promote its extremist ideology. In order to help counter the extremist narrative, the UK is committed to increasing the Afghan Government's ability to communicate their credibility and authority, particularly in the Pashtun Belt. The UK supports the Afghan Government in developing their communications capacity and capabilities to support growing Afghan ownership of communications, including through funding of the new Government Media and Information Centre in Kabul and support for communications infrastructure. UK strategy in Afghanistan incorporates public diplomacy and outreach such as bilateral visits by prominent Muslim opinion-formers, in order to break down Afghan misconceptions about UK life and the myths around UK motivations for intervening in Afghanistan. In June this year, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office provided funding for a group of Helmand MPs to visit the UK to develop their understanding of the role of the UK's Muslim Community. The delegation's engagements included meeting British Muslim scholars and opinion-formers, visiting British mosques and Muslim faith schools. Also at the invitation of the Government, a group of Afghan religious leaders are visiting the UK in July in order to see first-hand demonstrations of Islam's compatibility with democracy. Their engagements include meetings with the Friends of Islam All-Party Parliamentary Group, the Society of Afghan Residents in the UK, and a visit to the Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre in London. The UK works hard to explain foreign policy to domestic and international public in order to address inaccurate perceptions. We do this through media and public diplomacy work, including putting Arabic and Urdu-speaking spokespeople forward to media outlets such as Al-Jazeera, and speeches, interviews and articles by Ministers and ambassadors.

Date

12 October 2009

Reference

5040; 713 c1WA

House

House of Lords

Pakistan: Christians

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether representatives of Her Majesty's high commissioner in Pakistan have made or will make a fact-finding visit to the Christian village of Bahmani Wala, District of Kasur, that was attacked on 30 June by those alleging blasphemy against the prophet Mohammed.

Asked by

Lord Patten (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Notes

Answer received between Wednesday 22 July and Monday 27 July 2009.

Date

5 October 2009

Reference

5144; 712 c381WA

House

House of Lords

Pakistan: Christians

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made this year to the Government of Pakistan concerning alleged use of the blasphemy laws against Christian minorities in that country.

Asked by

Lord Patten (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Notes

Answer received between Wednesday 22 July and Monday 27 July 2009.

Date

5 October 2009

Reference

5142; 712 c380WA

House

House of Lords

Pakistan: Christians

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to make representations to the Government of Pakistan concerning the attacks on the Christian settlement in Taiser Town (Khuda ni Basti), Karachi, that took place on 22 April.

Asked by

Lord Patten (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Notes

Answer received between Wednesday 22 July and Monday 27 July 2009.

Date

5 October 2009

Reference

5143; 712 c381WA

House

House of Lords

Central Asia: Regional Security

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their priorities towards Turkmenistan as regards (a) regional security and stability, (b) good governance, and (c) energy security.

Asked by

Viscount Waverley (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Notes

Answer received between Wednesday 22 July and Monday 27 July 2009.

Date

5 October 2009

Reference

5062; 712 c375-6WA

House

House of Lords

Central Asia: Regional Security

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their priorities towards Tajikistan as regards (a) regional security and stability, (b) good governance, and (c) energy security.

Asked by

Viscount Waverley (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Notes

Answer received between Wednesday 22 July and Monday 27 July 2009.

Date

5 October 2009

Reference

5061; 712 c375WA

House

House of Lords

Central Asia: Regional Security

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their priorities towards the central Asia region as regards (a) regional security and stability, (b) good governance, and (c) energy security.

Asked by

Viscount Waverley (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Notes

Answer received between Wednesday 22 July and Monday 27 July 2009.

Date

5 October 2009

Reference

5063; 712 c376WA

House

House of Lords

Central Asia: Regional Security

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their priorities towards Kyrgyzstan as regards (a) regional security and stability, (b) good governance, and (c) energy security.

Asked by

Viscount Waverley (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Notes

Answer received between Wednesday 22 July and Monday 27 July 2009.

Date

5 October 2009

Reference

5060; 712 c374-5WA

House

House of Lords

Central Asia: Regional Security

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their priorities towards Kazakhstan as regards (a) regional security and stability, (b) good governance, and (c) energy security.

Asked by

Viscount Waverley (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Notes

Answer received between Wednesday 22 July and Monday 27 July 2009.

Date

5 October 2009

Reference

5058; 712 c374WA

House

House of Lords

Central Asia: Regional Security

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their priorities towards Uzbekistan as regards (a) regional security and stability, (b) good governance, and (c) energy security.

Asked by

Viscount Waverley (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Notes

Answer received between Wednesday 22 July and Monday 27 July 2009.

Date

5 October 2009

Reference

5059; 712 c374WA

House

House of Lords

International Conventions

To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will ratify (a) the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, and (b) the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance.

Asked by

Lord Judd (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Notes

Answer received between Wednesday 22 July and Monday 27 July 2009.

Date

5 October 2009

Reference

5172; 712 c379-80WA

House

House of Lords

Russia: Human Rights

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Russia about the assassination of Natalia Estemirova, in the context of mutual commitments to human rights.

Asked by

Lord Judd (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Answered on

5 October 2009

My noble friend Lady Kinnock of Holyhead, the Minister for Europe, made the following statement on 16 July 2009, the day after the murder of Natalia Estemirova. "I am saddened and troubled to learn of the kidnapping and murder of Russian human rights defender, Natalia Estemirova. I share the indignation expressed by the European Union, President Medvedev and human rights advocates at this shocking crime. I extend my deepest sympathies to her family and colleagues. Natalia Estemirova's work in the field of human rights was internationally renowned. We welcome the announcement that a criminal investigation will be led by the Russian Prosecutor-General. We stress the need for a full and thorough investigation, and hope that it will bring to justice those responsible for her murder". Our ambassador in Moscow conveyed personal condolences to the head of the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Memorial, Natalia Estemirova's employer. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office will make representations to the Government of the Russian Federation about Natalia Estemirova's murder. We will press the Russian Government for a full, transparent investigation, which should be conducted at the highest level. We will also continue to press the Russian Government to ensure a safe working environment for NGOs in the region. We continue to raise concerns about the safety of human rights defenders and journalists in Russia at every opportunity, including at the bilateral human rights consultations which were held in Moscow on 16 January 2009, and at the EU-Russia human rights consultations on 26 May 2009. The EU presidency issued a statement on the murder of Natalia Estemirova on 16 July 2009, which also urged the Russian authorities to investigate the murders of human rights defenders promptly and impartially, and to bring all perpetrators to justice. We will press for the presidency to raise Natalia Estemirova's case during the next EU-Russia human rights dialogue.

Notes

Answer received between Wednesday 22 July and Monday 27 July 2009.

Date

5 October 2009

Reference

712 c383WA; 5185

House

House of Lords

Sudan

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to promote confidence-building measures with the president of the Government of Southern Sudan, Salva Kiir, following the cancellation of a scheduled visit to the United Kingdom.

Asked by

Baroness Cox (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Notes

Answer received between Wednesday 22 July and Monday 27 July 2009.

Date

5 October 2009

Reference

712 c385WA; 5099

House

House of Lords

British Council: Annual Report and Accounts

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Chris Bryant) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Copies of the British Council’s annual report and accounts for the 2008-09 financial year have been placed in the Library. During the period, the British Council received £200,963,000...

Member

Lord Malloch-Brown (Labour)

Department

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written statements

Date

21 July 2009

Reference

712 c176WS

House

House of Lords

Enforced Disappearance

To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Triesman on 20 February 2007 (WA 239–40), whether they have conducted their detailed analysis of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance; whether they have made or will make any reservations to the...

Asked by

Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 July 2009

Reference

4710; 712 c277WA

House

House of Lords

Iraq

To ask Her Majesty's Government what investigations have been carried out on members of the Iraq war inquiry to ensure their impartiality.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 July 2009

Reference

4838; 712 c285WA

House

House of Lords

UN: Procurement Task Force

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to support the acquisition by the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services of the capacity and the broad mandate of the United Nations Procurement Task Force to permit it to investigate allegations and sanction staff and contractors who engage in bribery,...

Asked by

Baroness Whitaker (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 July 2009

Reference

4958; 712 c296WA

House

House of Lords

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