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1173936

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UK-Africa Investment Summit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether representatives of (a) Shell International, (b) BP and (c) other oil and gas companies were invited to the UK-Africa Investment Summit.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	9153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>More than 1,700 people attended the UK-Africa Investment Summit on 20 January 2020. This included Leaders and Ministers from African Governments, CEOs and senior representatives from African and British businesses, institutional investors, international organisations, financial institutions and civil society. Businesses from a wide range of sectors were invited, including the oil and gas sector.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/02/2020 16:01:39 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1171933

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UK-Africa Investment Summit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of his departmental budget was allocated to funding accommodation for attendees of the UK-Africa investment summit 2020.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	5573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>As with all such Government events, the full costing will be available in due course. 2020 UK ODA spend, including for this Summit, will be reported in Statistics on International Development, published by DFID in Autumn 2021.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 5574 question first answered 23/01/2020 08:20:50 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1171934

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UK-Africa Investment Summit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of his Department's budget was allocated to food costs for the UK-Africa investment summit 2020.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	5574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>As with all such Government events, the full costing will be available in due course. 2020 UK ODA spend, including for this Summit, will be reported in Statistics on International Development, published by DFID in Autumn 2021.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 5573 question first answered 23/01/2020 08:20:50 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1171936

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK-Africa Investment Summit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of (a) Ministers and (b) representatives from African countries that had their application for a visa denied ahead of the UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	5575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>All UK Visa applications are considered on their individual merits and in line with the UK Immigration Rules: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor-rules</a>, which set out the requirements to visit the UK. These requirements apply to all visitors to the UK and the onus is on the applicant to demonstrate that they satisfy the immigration rules.</p><p>Information on the number and proportion of grants and refusals of visitor visas is published in the Home Office’s quarterly Immigration Statistics, at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2019</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 5576 question first answered 23/01/2020 17:23:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1171939

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK-Africa Investment Summit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of representatives from African countries who had their application for a visa refused in advance of the UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	5576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>All UK Visa applications are considered on their individual merits and in line with the UK Immigration Rules: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor-rules</a>, which set out the requirements to visit the UK. These requirements apply to all visitors to the UK and the onus is on the applicant to demonstrate that they satisfy the immigration rules.</p><p>Information on the number and proportion of grants and refusals of visitor visas is published in the Home Office’s quarterly Immigration Statistics, at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2019</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 5575 question first answered 23/01/2020 17:23:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1149440

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UK-Africa Investment Summit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether President Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has been invited to the UK-Africa Investment Summit scheduled to take place in January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>In January, the Government will host the UK-Africa Investment Summit. The summit will bring together African governments; UK and African businesses; and major international organisations. Formal invitations will be issued shortly from the Prime Minister to invited Heads of State.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of the event is in line with events of a similar size and ambition recently delivered by HMG. We will ensure it delivers value for money and provides positive benefits for both African countries and for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 717 720 721 question first answered 22/10/2019 15:50:14 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1149442

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UK-Africa Investment Summit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the cost of the UK-Africa Investment Summit scheduled for January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>In January, the Government will host the UK-Africa Investment Summit. The summit will bring together African governments; UK and African businesses; and major international organisations. Formal invitations will be issued shortly from the Prime Minister to invited Heads of State.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of the event is in line with events of a similar size and ambition recently delivered by HMG. We will ensure it delivers value for money and provides positive benefits for both African countries and for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 715 720 721 question first answered 22/10/2019 15:50:14 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1149445

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UK-Africa Investment Summit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether President Biya of Cameroon has been invited to the UK-Africa Investment Summit scheduled for January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>In January, the Government will host the UK-Africa Investment Summit. The summit will bring together African governments; UK and African businesses; and major international organisations. Formal invitations will be issued shortly from the Prime Minister to invited Heads of State.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of the event is in line with events of a similar size and ambition recently delivered by HMG. We will ensure it delivers value for money and provides positive benefits for both African countries and for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 715 717 721 question first answered 22/10/2019 15:50:14 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1149446

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UK-Africa Investment Summit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea has been invited to the UK-Africa Investment Summit scheduled for January 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>In January, the Government will host the UK-Africa Investment Summit. The summit will bring together African governments; UK and African businesses; and major international organisations. Formal invitations will be issued shortly from the Prime Minister to invited Heads of State.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of the event is in line with events of a similar size and ambition recently delivered by HMG. We will ensure it delivers value for money and provides positive benefits for both African countries and for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 715 717 720 question first answered 22/10/2019 15:50:14 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1686868

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2024
	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	UK-Africa Investment Summit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, for what reason the UK-African Investment Summit has been postponed.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	12711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK-African Investment Summit (UK-AIS), due to take place in April 2024, will now be postponed to a later date owing to scheduling issues in the international calendar. New summit dates will be announced in due course.</p><p>The UK government is committed to building on the success of the 2020 UK-Africa Investment Summit, which laid the foundations for new partnerships between the UK and African nations based on trade, investment, shared values and mutual interest. This includes by ensuring attendance from governments across the continent, as well as British and African businesses eager to harness the benefits of our trading relationship.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 09/02/2024 12:06:58 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones