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1197607

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date	20/05/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Mubarak Bala
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Nigerian counterpart on the arrest of the President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, Mubarak Bala.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	49700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government, along with international partners, is monitoring the arrest of Mubarak Bala closely. The Nigerian authorities are yet to confirm the charges against Mr Bala. I raised Mr Bala's case with the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs during our call on 21 May. Our High Commission in Abuja is discussing the case with the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Police.</p><p>The Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Rehman Chishti MP, is also personally looking into Mr Bala's case on an urgent basis, and has raised this matter with international counterparts. On 6 May, Mr Chishti spoke with the Chief Executive of Humanists UK and stressed the UK's engagement on this case. The Minister of State responsible for Human Rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, also discussed Mr Bala's case with the Chief Executive on 20 May.</p><p>We will continue to stress the importance of a transparent investigation that respects Mr Bala's human rights, the rule of law, and the Nigerian constitutional right to freedom of religion or belief. Defending freedom of religion or belief for all remains a UK policy priority and we will continue to use our voice internationally to protect this human right, championed by Mr Chishti.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 02/06/2020 15:05:43 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1197740

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC: Myanmar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the business activities are of (a) Shan Orchard, (b) Frontiir Co. Ltd, (c) Solar Home Pte Ltd, (d) MC Easy Microfinance Co. Ltd, (e) Alliance for Microfinance in Myanmar Ltd, (f) Advans Myanmar and (g) Irrawaddy Green Tower Project as invested in by CDC Group; and whether (i) the Government of Myanmar and (ii) local state authorities have shareholdings in each business.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	49886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The business activities of these investments are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Business name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Business activities</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shan Orchard</p></td><td><p>An agri-business focussed on the production of avocados</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frontiir Co. Ltd</p></td><td><p>An internet service provider</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solar Home Pte Ltd</p></td><td><p>A provider of pay-as-you-go solar home systems.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MC Easy Microfinance Co. Ltd</p></td><td><p>A microfinance institution</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alliance for Microfinance in Myanmar Ltd</p></td><td><p>A microfinance institution</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Advans Myanmar</p></td><td><p>A microfinance institution</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Irrawaddy Green Tower</p></td><td><p>An infrastructure provider of telecommunications towers</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Neither the Government of Myanmar or local state authorities are on the shareholder lists of any of the above businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 02/06/2020 16:21:07 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1197741

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department first appointed a Director of Official Development Assistance, and what the (a) salary and (b) job description is for that position.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	49891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Currently the Home Office does not have a dedicated Director of Official Development Assistance (ODA). The ODA work falls under the remit of the International Directorate, and the International Director.</p><p> </p><p>A new role of Director of Official Development Assistance has been created, and the vacancy is live on the Civil Service jobs website. The closing deadline for this application is 17<sup>th</sup> June.</p><p> </p><p>The role is to build and lead a new ODA Directorate for the Home Office and enact transformative change to focus the Department’s activities on strategic upstream interventions.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/06/2020 16:37:21 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1197179

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC: Myanmar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total invested by the Commonwealth Development Corporation in (a) Shan Orchard, (b) Frontiir Co. Ltd, (c) Solar Home Pte Ltd, (d) MC Easy Microfinance Co. Ltd, (e) Alliance for Microfinance in Myanmar Ltd, (f) Advans Myanmar and (g) Irrawaddy Green Tower Project in Myanmar was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	49008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>As stated in Written Question 46671, CDC has invested a total of $78,795,576 into the above companies over the last five years (2015-19). A $50,000,000 direct debt investment was made in Irrawaddy Green Tower Project in 2016. A $20,000,000 direct equity investment was made in Frontiir Co. Ltd in 2019. The remainder has been invested through 4 investment funds. These are Anthem Asia Myanmar SME Venture Fund, Insitor Impact Asia Fund Private Ltd, Myanmar Opportunities Fund II and Advans S.A. These funds have made six investments over the last five years in Shan Orchard, Solar Home Pte Ltd, MC Easy Microfinance Co. Ltd, Alliance for Microfinance in Myanmar Ltd, Advans Myanmar and Frontiir Co Ltd.</p><p>CDC discloses on its website the amount it invests into companies, projects and investment funds. The amount invested by those funds into underlying investments is not disclosed as this information is commercially sensitive</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 02/06/2020 16:18:24 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1197180

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC: Myanmar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish the (a) Environmental and Social Due Diligence and (b) assessment against the Commonwealth Development Corporation Code of Responsible Investing for the investments in companies (a) Shan Orchard, (b) Frontiir Co. Ltd, (c) Solar Home Pte Ltd, (d) MC Easy Microfinance Co. Ltd, (e) Alliance for Microfinance in Myanmar Ltd, (f) Advans Myanmar and (g) Irrawaddy Green Tower Project in Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	49009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>CDC’s rigorous due diligence process involves assessing a wide range of Environmental and Social, as well as Business Integrity risks and involves the production of multiple separate documents and reports. Ordinarily, CDC does not publish the suite of documents related to the due diligence it undertakes in the course of making investments because these documents contain commercially confidential or sensitive information about the business being reviewed.</p><p>On that basis, DFID does not intend to publish the documents related to the due diligence of investments listed above.</p><p>CDC does publish an overview of expected development impact, including key elements related to Environmental and Social issues, for new investments into companies and funds. The next update of CDC’s database will be available from July when CDC publishes its Annual Review.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 02/06/2020 16:19:29 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1197182

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times UK Border Force officials have requested assistance from Public Health England officials to deal with suspected cases of covid-19 at each UK Port of Entry in each of the last five months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	49010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Border Force does not hold the detailed data requested.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/06/2020 10:18:59 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1197183

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times the (a) Captain and (b) First Officer of a scheduled flight into the UK (i) radioed and (ii) communicated ahead to (A) Airport Arrivals and (B) Air Traffic Control at each airport with a request in relation to a suspected case of covid-19 on their flight in each of the last five months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	49011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The information may be available from individual airports and air traffic control providers, which operate in the private sector.</p><p> </p><p>Carriers have been requested to report on the health of passengers through General Aircraft Declarations (GAD) prior to disembarkation. This information is held by Public Health England.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/06/2020 16:39:58 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1196677

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Income: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to support people who are paid a substantial part of their income via commission and have lost that income as a result of the covid-19 outbreak where that income is not covered as part of the calculation for payments under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	48461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The objective of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to enable employers to keep people in employment. To achieve this, the grants compensate employers for the payments that they are contractually obliged to make, in order to avoid the need for redundancies. Covering discretionary payments, for example commission, would go beyond the objectives of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that for some employees, the pay in scope for this emergency grant package will be less than the overall sum they usually receive. The Government is supporting people on low incomes who need to rely on the welfare system through a significant package of temporary measures. This includes a £20 per week increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element, and a nearly £1 billion increase in support for renters through increases to the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants. These changes will benefit new and existing claimants. Anyone can check their eligibility and apply for Universal Credit by visiting <a href="https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/06/2020 06:52:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1196712

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to answer Questions 41463 and 41464 tabled by the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	48462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The responses to UIN 41463 was answered on 26th May 2020 and UIN 41464 was answered 28th May 2020.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/06/2020 13:56:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1196713

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Ports: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of UK ports of entry have had (a) Public Health England, (b) Public Health Wales, (c) Public Health Scotland and (d) Public Health Northern Ireland staff permanently located at those ports alongside UK Border Force since 1 January 2020; and how many staff from those organisations were located at each of those ports.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	48463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/08/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has staff permanently located at London Heathrow. Exact numbers vary with demand. PHE’s Heathrow based Health Control Unit provides all English ports with 24 hours a day, seven days a week public health support, risk assessments and advice. PHE also works with local National Health Services and other first responders to provide local health support when needed.</p><p>Public health is a devolved issue and it is up to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to decided how, what and where resources are deployed at ports of entry, which will vary depending on demand.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/08/2020 11:46:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 25053 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty