Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1300755

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
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	Gulf Strategy Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2020 to Question 11408, on what date the Government plans to publish the Programme Summary of the Gulf Strategy Fund; and whether a copy of that document will be placed in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	165650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>We will publish a Programme Summary for the Gulf Strategy Fund for 2020/21 in March 2021 through the Cabinet Office's designated cross-Whitehall Transparency window, along with summaries for the other FCDO International Programme Fund programmes. This is in line with the timetable for publication of programme documents for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office using the Cabinet Office Transparency gridslot. The document will be publicly available on .gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/03/2021 15:12:20 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1287718

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Developing Countries: Malnutrition
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 effect of the covid-19 pandemic on levels of wasting, stunting and other effects of undernutrition in children.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	155338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child malnutrition is not yet fully understood due to a lack of data and disruptions to data collection activities. However, a recent modelling study estimated that, by the end of 2022, the pandemic could result in an additional 9.3 million wasted and 2.6 million stunted children. It is also estimated that there will be an additional 2.1 million cases of maternal anaemia cases.</p><p>The FCDO continues to monitor the impacts of the pandemic on nutrition and we are working with UNICEF and other partners to strengthen data collection.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 26/02/2021 16:16:25 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1287719

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Developing Countries: Nutrition
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 funding commitment his Department plans to make at the 2021 Nutrition for Growth Summit.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	155339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is working closely with the Government of Japan to make sure the 2021 Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit supports meaningful action by governments, donors, businesses, the UN and civil society.</p><p>The FCDO is undertaking a rigorous internal prioritisation process in response to the spending review announcement. We will update on the implications of this for any new commitment to nutrition in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 26/02/2021 16:25:24 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1287720

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
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	Development Aid: Nutrition
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 proportion of Official Development Assistance spending was allocated to nutrition in (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020; and what proportion will be allocated to nutrition in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	155340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>In 2018 and 2019, the UK spent 1.2% of ODA on basic nutrition programmes.</p><p>The 2020 provisional ODA spend is due to be published in early April 2021.</p><p>The FCDO is undertaking a rigorous internal prioritisation process in response to the spending review announcement. We will update on the implications of this for 2021 nutrition spend in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 26/02/2021 16:26:58 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1275244

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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	Nigeria: Violence
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 effect on human rights of recent violence in Kaduna State in Nigeria; and what diplomatic steps he is taking to tackle the conflict in that region.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	136036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>GROUPED WITH PQ 136037.</p><p>The UK Government condemns all incidents of violence in Kaduna State, including the recently reported abduction of civilians on the Birnin Gwari to Kaduna road. Such incidents constitute human rights abuses and impact on individual's rights to life, liberty and security. Our High Commissioner and her team visited Kaduna State in December 2020 to engage with the state government and police, civil society, faith and community leaders and communities affected by violence. The UK Government maintains a network of regional offices in Nigeria, including in Kaduna State. This network monitors human rights issues. We will continue to make clear to the Nigerian authorities at the highest levels the importance of protecting human rights for all.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge grouped question UIN 136037 question first answered 14/01/2021 17:02:03 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1275245

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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	Nigeria: Abduction
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 effect of recent abductions in the Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna state on human rights in that region.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	136037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>GROUPED WITH PQ 136037.</p><p>The UK Government condemns all incidents of violence in Kaduna State, including the recently reported abduction of civilians on the Birnin Gwari to Kaduna road. Such incidents constitute human rights abuses and impact on individual's rights to life, liberty and security. Our High Commissioner and her team visited Kaduna State in December 2020 to engage with the state government and police, civil society, faith and community leaders and communities affected by violence. The UK Government maintains a network of regional offices in Nigeria, including in Kaduna State. This network monitors human rights issues. We will continue to make clear to the Nigerian authorities at the highest levels the importance of protecting human rights for all.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge grouped question UIN 136036 question first answered 14/01/2021 17:02:03 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1275246

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
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	Nigeria: Violence
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 representations he has made to his Nigerian counterpart on recent terrorist violence in the north east of Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	136038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>Terrorist groups, including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa, continue to cause immense suffering to local communities in North East Nigeria. I [the Minister for Africa] have condemned recent attacks, including the attack on civilians in Koshobe on 28 November. We are committed to helping Nigeria tackle the threat posed by these terrorist groups. We are providing a comprehensive package of humanitarian and stabilisation assistance to Nigeria to help tackle the threat and support affected communities.</p><p>In November 2020, Nick Dyer, the UK's Special Envoy on Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs, met representatives of the Nigerian Government in Abuja and North East Nigeria to discuss the conflict and push for action on deteriorating food insecurity in the North East. In December 2020, the UK Deputy National Security Advisor discussed security in Nigeria, including terrorism, with the President's Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari. The British High Commissioner in Abuja also regularly raises the conflict at senior levels within the Nigerian Government.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 14/01/2021 13:32:48 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1252618

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
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	Integrated Activity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2020 to Question 106363 on Overseas Aid and pursuant to his oral contribution of 22 October 2020, column 492WH that his Department listens to concerns raised by colleagues from both sides of the House about the need for greater transparency on the Integrated Activity Fund and Gulf Strategy Fund, if he will publish a list of the titles of the 44 projects delivered by the Integrated Activity Fund in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	116620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>As stated on 22 October, we will publish a programme summary covering activities funded by the Gulf Strategy Fund in 2020/21. We do not disclose information related to individual Integrated Activity Fund projects to maintain the confidence and confidentiality of implementers and our Gulf partners.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 19/11/2020 16:58:06 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1252429

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
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	Integrated Activity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 106364 on Overseas Aid, how many projects for each of the financial years (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18, (c) 2018-19 and (d) 2019-20 his Department applied for under the Integrated Activity Fund; what the titles of those projects were; how many of those projects were approved; and how many of those projects were subjected to Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessments.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	115780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>We do not disclose information related to individual Integrated Activity Fund projects to maintain the confidence and confidentiality of our Gulf partners.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 19/11/2020 16:53:46 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1252430

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
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	Integrated Activity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2020 to Question 102832 on Overseas Aid, which Government departments applied for those 13 projects in financial year 2018-19 that were covered by an Overseas Security and Justice Assessment; and how many of those projects each of those Government departments applied for.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	115781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>We do not disclose information related to individual Integrated Activity Fund projects to maintain the confidence and confidentiality of our Gulf partners.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 19/11/2020 17:02:43 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden