The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Ashcroft on 2014-06-25.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 23 June (WA 136), why they will not place in the Library of the House a document that is freely available to commercial investors.
Baroness Northover
The publication of the requested document is a matter for the TCI Government.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Ashcroft on 2014-06-26.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 24 June (WA 146), whether they will now answer the question as originally put.
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
All military and civilian gallantry awards may be awarded posthumously; honours made in the Orders of Knighthood may not be awarded posthumously.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Ashcroft on 2014-03-11.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether United Kingdom aid has funded projects to combat climate change in South America, including a scheme to improve animal diets by cultivating trees and plants in such a way to reduce the amount of methane escaping through belching and flatulence; and, if so, how much was spent and what was the result of that project.
Baroness Verma
The Government supports a number of projects which combat climate change in South America. These include support for a project to encourage the uptake of Silvopastoral Systems (SPS) by Colombian farmers. By introducing SPS, the project is protecting forests, improving the livelihood of farmers, increasing biodiversity and reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions through improved land management. It does this through SPS techniques which improve the grazing land by the planting of trees, shrubs and fodder crops, installing living fences and conserving existing forest.
Participating small farmers, the majority of whom are living in conditions of rural poverty, are also able to raise more, healthier cattle on their existing land, increasing their income and reducing the need to clear forest. The resulting change in diet for the cattle that live on the farms may affect emissions from the cattle but this is not an objective of the project.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Ashcroft on 2014-06-09.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House the bond document of the loan that they have guaranteed for the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Baroness Northover
The TCI Government issued US$170 million of bonds in 2011 under the terms of an Offering Memorandum. This was guaranteed by DFID. It would not be appropriate for her Majesty’s Government to place a Turks and Caicos Islands Government document in the Library of the House. A copy might be requested, however, from the Turks and Caicos Islands Government.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Ashcroft on 2014-06-09.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Liberation and Justice Movement in Sudan has been involved in South Sudan; and if so in what capacity and on what side.
Baroness Warsi
We are not aware of any reports that suggest that the Liberation and Justice Movement in Sudan has been involved in the conflict in South Sudan.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Ashcroft on 2014-06-09.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any gallantry awards other than the Victoria Cross and the George Cross can be awarded posthumously.
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
All military and civilian gallantry awards may be awarded posthumously.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Ashcroft on 2014-06-09.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 25 April 2013 (WA 447– 48), with regard to the use of Diego Garcia for rendition flights, what is the latest situation in relation to such flights.
Baroness Warsi
Aside from the two cases of rendition through Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory) in 2002, there have been no other instances in which US intelligence flights landed in the UK, our overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies, with a detainee on board since 11 September 2001.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Ashcroft on 2014-06-12.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether any civilian honours other than the George Cross can be awarded posthumously.
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
I refer the noble Lord to the answer I gave on 16 June 2014, (Official Report) Column Ref WA126.