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1548462

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date	05/12/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nutrition: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Government will begin disbursing the £1.5 billion Nutrition for Growth funding.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	102929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>FCDO has already begun to implement our 2021 Nutrition for Growth commitment to spend £1.5 billion between 2022 and 2030. Information about spending to tackle global malnutrition is published through the Statistics for International Development (SIDS) in the Autumn each year. We will continue to publish our spend information by project on DevTracker as always (updated monthly).  The FCDO has disbursed over £5 billion of ODA for nutrition between 2013 and 2020 and spent £530.2 million on nutrition specific programmes, just missing our 2020 target of £574.8 million.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 13/12/2022 14:38:25 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1548463

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Malnutrition: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Autumn Statement on his Department's ability to tackle malnutrition internationally.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	102930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to tackling malnutrition and improving health outcomes for women and girls. Prevention and treatment of malnutrition is vital for the FCDO's work on global health, humanitarian response and in support of the UK goals on girls' education. Spend will be focussed according to the priorities set out in the International Development Strategy, these include global health and ending the preventable deaths of women, babies and children. In due course, we intend to update planned ODA allocations and the spending commitments set out in the International Development Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 13/12/2022 14:39:20 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1546803

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the proportion of the foreign aid budget allocated to programmes which prevent violence against women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	99949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs has frequent discussions with the Minister for Development on the allocation of the foreign aid budget. The UK will focus spend according to the priorities set out in the International Development Strategy, which includes women and girls, while maximising the best value for money and our flexibility to respond to new or emerging priority issues. Last month, the UK hosted an international conference to drive urgent action to prevent sexual violence in conflict and announced £12.5 million new funding for this. We will be launching a new International Women and Girls Strategy in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 13/12/2022 17:20:45 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1546806

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Development Aid: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of his Department's foreign aid budget was used for programmes which prevent violence against women and girls in the 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	99952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>Ending violence against women and girls remains a top priority for the Government. Spend for 2022-23 is not yet available, the FCDO's latest estimate of its overall ODA spending for 2022-23 is £7.548 million. In 2021, the UK spent £27.6 million on bilateral funding to end violence against women and girls. Multilateral spend for 2021 is not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 07/12/2022 15:42:13 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1538663

registered interest
date	02/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Development Aid: Polio
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will increase the Government’s pledge to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	77556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK supports the work of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), to which we have provided £1.38 billion since 1995. We remain proud of our contribution to polio eradication, which has seen polio cases reduced by over 99%. To date, more than 20 million people are walking who may otherwise have been paralysed due to polio. The UK will continue to be a supportive partner to the GPEI in the future to ensure every child everywhere is safe from this disease. In light of ongoing crises, we have temporarily paused some overseas aid spending, including to GPEI, as we review our allocations.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 14/11/2022 17:31:32 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1505204

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Malawi: Polio
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if her Department will make an assessment of the extent of polio immunisation in Malawi.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	901323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>I am delighted to say that since polio was detected in Malawi in February the government there has led an incredible vaccination campaign, reaching 3.5 million children and covering the full target population. I would like to offer my warmest congratulations to the government and health workers of Malawi for such an incredible achievement. I had the huge honour of meeting the Minister for Health when I visited in April. We discussed the UK’s support for the wider sector and the challenges it faces.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 06/09/2022 16:14:05 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1350967

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Tunisia: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of Tunisian President Saied’s (a) dismissal of the prime minister and (b) freezing of parliamentary activity.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	41167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK is closely monitoring the situation in Tunisia. We believe that the solution to Tunisia's challenges can only be achieved through the principles of democracy, transparency, human rights, and free speech. We call on all parties to uphold Tunisia's reputation as a tolerant and open society and to protect the democratic gains of the 2011 revolution.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 10/09/2021 12:37:19 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1349620

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ahnaf Jazeem
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Government of Sri Lanka on the ongoing detention of young poet and teacher, Ahnaf Jazeem.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	38395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government remains concerned at the ongoing detention of Ahnaf Jazeem under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). On 7 June, the UK's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva and International Ambassador for Human Rights issued a joint statement with European partners calling on the Government of Sri Lanka to release Ahnaf Jazeem or uphold his right to a fair trial. We also highlighted our concerns in a statement to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on 22 June, and have raised the case privately with the government of Sri Lanka. We continue to call on the government to replace the PTA with human rights compliant counter terrorism legislation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 08/09/2021 15:33:51 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1349621

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to UN Resolution 46/1, what steps he is taking to protect human rights in Sri Lanka.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	38396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government, alongside our partners in the Core Group on Sri Lanka, has led international efforts over many years to promote accountability, reconciliation and human rights in Sri Lanka, including at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). On 23 March the UNHRC adopted a new UK-led resolution, 46/1. This resolution provides a continued framework for international engagement on human rights in Sri Lanka, and highlights serious concerns about the situation, including those detailed in the report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). It calls on the Government of Sri Lanka to make progress on accountability and human rights, and stresses the importance of a comprehensive accountability process for all violations and abuses committed in Sri Lanka.</p><p>The Minister of State for South Asia, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, has raised the importance of accountability, justice and reconciliation on several occasions with the Sri Lankan High Commissioner and the former Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena, most recently during calls on 10 May and 17 June respectively. We continue to engage with the government of Sri Lanka on these important issues.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 08/09/2021 15:12:28 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1327888

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Yang Hua
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the treatment of Pastor Yang Hua of Living Stone Church by Chinese authorities.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	7257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>We are concerned by reports that Pastor Yang Hua of Living Stone Church was recently attacked by Chinese officials. We remain deeply concerned about the persecution of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners and others on the grounds of their religion or belief in China. The freedom to practise, change or share ones faith or belief without discrimination or violent opposition is a human right that all people should enjoy. We believe that societies which aim to guarantee freedom of religion or belief are more stable, prosperous and more resilient against violent extremism. We will continue to raise our concerns around freedom of religion or belief with the Chinese authorities.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 02/06/2021 14:46:47 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden