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Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Yemen: Military Intervention ( 8 Dec 2015)

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have investigated claims by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International that weapons supplied by the UK, such as Paveway IV missiles, have been used by Saudi Arabia to attack civilian targets in Yemen; and whether they have taken legal advice about the UK's responsibility for such attacks under international humanitarian law.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Yemen: Military Intervention ( 8 Dec 2015)

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations to the UN Security Council members in the Human Rights Watch report of 26 November, What Military Target Was in My Brother's House: Unlawful Coalition Airstrikes in Yemen.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Bahrain: Detainees ( 1 Dec 2015)

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the recommendation by Human Rights Watch in its report on the treatment of detainees in Bahrain, The Blood of People Who Don't Cooperate, that the UK should suspend funding, support and training for security service reform until Bahrain enacts listed reforms and issues a standing invitation to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture.

Written Answers — Department for Education: Castes: Discrimination (30 Nov 2015)

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the compatibility of their decision to delay the publication of their feasibility study regarding establishing baseline data to evaluate the effectiveness of caste legislation with their commitment to open government.

Written Answers — Department for Education: Castes: Discrimination (30 Nov 2015)

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether it is now possible to establish baseline data that could be used to determine whether the law on caste discrimination is working effectively.

Written Answers — Department for Education: Castes: Discrimination (30 Nov 2015)

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what further consideration they have given to whether amending the Equality Act 2010 to include the word "caste" would change or clarify the legal position, given the provisions already in place in section 9(5)(a) of that Act.

Mesothelioma (Amendment) Bill [HL]: Second Reading (20 Nov 2015)

Lord Avebury: My Lords, I, too, begin by congratulating my friend, the noble Lord, Lord Alton, on his masterly presentation of the case for the Bill, and on the assiduity with which he has pursued compensation for mesothelioma sufferers over a great many years with determination and thoroughness. I know how many hours he has spent on this and how many more hours he is likely to spend on it in future, but...

Written Answers — Home Office: Immigration Act 2014 (19 Nov 2015)

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will amend the gov.uk website to reflect the changes made by the Immigration Act 2014 to the British Nationality Act 1981; and whether they will also cause legislation.gov.uk to be updated accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer: Drugs (19 Nov 2015)

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty’s Government which drugs have been delisted from the Cancer Drugs Fund; how many patients are currently being treated with each drug; and what steps they are taking to develop a new system for prescribing each drug.

Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Darfur: Crimes against Humanity (18 Nov 2015)

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, during the UK's Presidency of the UN Security Council this month, they will refer reports by Radio Dabanga of crimes against humanity in Darfur to the International Criminal Court for investigation.

G20 and the Paris Attacks — Statement (17 Nov 2015)

Lord Avebury: My Lords—

G20 and the Paris Attacks — Statement (17 Nov 2015)

Lord Avebury: My Lords, reverting to the need to eradicate Daesh and its territorial base as part of a comprehensive strategy, does the noble Baroness agree that the YPG is the most effective military force in opposition to Daesh? Will we therefore make supreme efforts to bolster its efforts by supplying armaments and logistics?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Stem Cells (12 Nov 2015)

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations of the 2014 report of the UK Stem Cell Strategy Oversight Committee on the future of unrelated donor stem cell transplantation in the United Kingdom.

Chagos Islands — Question (10 Nov 2015)

Lord Avebury: My Lords—

Chagos Islands — Question (10 Nov 2015)

Lord Avebury: My Lords, will the Government publish a draft of their decision for consultation with the All-Party Group on the Chagos Islands? Will they also give both Houses an opportunity to debate the review before a final decision on resettlement is made?

Yemen — Question (29 Oct 2015)

Lord Avebury: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on restoring peace in that country.

Yemen — Question (29 Oct 2015)

Lord Avebury: My Lords, the Yemen operation has left 5,000 dead, 26,000 injured, 2.3 million internally displaced and 21 million in need of humanitarian assistance. If we agree with the Brookings Institution that al-Qaeda is the principal local winner of this war and with Human Rights Watch that Saudi attacks on IDPs and humanitarian aid are violations of the laws of war, will the Government use our...

Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Annul (27 Oct 2015)

Lord Avebury: But these things were all available to the asylum seeker before these changes were made, so the Government have cut £16 from the family income of the people who were receiving these benefits before.

Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015 - Motion to Annul (27 Oct 2015)

Lord Avebury: I wish to ask the Minister two very brief questions. First, the comment has been made, but not in this debate, about the length of time that people remain on Section 95 support. In 2013, Mark Harper, who was then the Minister in charge of immigration, gave a series of figures, including an average length of time that people are on this destitution support of 525 days. That is part of the most...

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