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1010753

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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	Diplomatic Service: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether UK citizens may continue to seek consular and diplomatic protection from EU member states in countries where the UK is not represented after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	193410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>​The UK has significant expertise in crisis preparedness and consular affairs. Thanks to its extensive global footprint of <del class="ministerial">273</del> <ins class="ministerial">274</ins> posts in 169 countries and territories, and its network of Honorary Consuls, the UK is able to provide professional consular services worldwide. In addition to our network, people who need assistance can call any of our embassies, high commissions or consulates, or the FCO switchboard, 24/7 for advice or help. The UK is open to maintaining a close level of cooperation with the EU, if this is perceived to be of mutual benefit, on crisis preparedness and consular affairs, including the provision of consular assistance to unrepresented EU citizens in third countries on a reciprocal basis. Details of this offer have been published on gov.uk, most recently in a <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technical-note-on-coordination-of-external-security" target="_blank">technical note</a> on coordination on external security.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/11/2018 16:58:31 question first ministerially corrected 03/12/2018 12:32:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin previous answer version 87137 answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1003825

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Ethiopia: Dams
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Egypt and (b) Ethiopia on the progress of talks between those Governments on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	189640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office Ministers have had no recent discussions with their Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials have been following the continuing talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan aimed at reaching agreement at the political and technical levels – the last being between the Foreign Ministers of Ethiopia and Egypt in the margins of this week's African Union Summit.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/11/2018 15:23:09 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1005661

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Nigeria: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps his Department is taking to support the humanitarian needs and safe return of the estimated 30,000 Anglophone refugees who have fled into Nigeria during the recent violence in Cameroon.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	190392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>This year DFID Nigeria has provided £20 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross who provide life-saving assistance to people affected by conflicts across Nigeria, including refugees from Cameroon, as well as those affected by the conflict in the north east and by inter-communal violence. Support to refugees from Cameroon includes the provision of essential household items such as clothes, hygiene products, cooking utensils and mosquito nets. DFID have a humanitarian adviser based in Cameroon working with partners on humanitarian issues in the country and are funding a protection adviser in the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs working across the region on the Anglophone Crisis.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/11/2018 17:05:49 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1005679

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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	Tanzania: LGBT+ People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of recent press reports on threats to members of the LGBT community in Tanzania.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	190481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>​We are concerned by reports in the media. As I tweeted on 2 November, language that invites violence against any community in society should be rejected. The British High Commission, alongside international partners, carried out a demarche on the Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 2 November urging the Tanzanian authorities to respect human rights and protect all Tanzanian citizens from discrimination. We welcome the subsequent statement by the Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs restating their protection of rights enshrined in their Constitution. We will continue to raise our human rights concerns with the Government of Tanzania and did so most recently at senior official level on 12 November with the Tanzanian High Commissioner to London.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/11/2018 12:04:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1005807

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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	Niger: Human Trafficking
	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 a recent assessment of the effect of the anti-human smuggling law adopted by Niger in 2015 on the rate of human smuggling in that country; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	190405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>It is Her Majesty's Government's assessment that it has become increasingly difficult for traffickers and smugglers to operate ​since the anti-human smuggling law was adopted by Niger in 2015.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/11/2018 11:57:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1005808

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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	Niger: Human Trafficking
	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 a recent assessment of the effect of training provided to local security forces in Niger through the EU common security and defence policy field office in Agadez on the rate of human smuggling in that country; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	190406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>​The EU has provided training to the Nigerien civilian security forces through EUCAP Sahel Niger since 2012. The mission provides support to build law enforcement capacity as well as assistance to tackle irregular migration. The UK supports it as part of our broader efforts to strengthen security capacity in fragile countries in Africa.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/11/2018 12:01:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1005809

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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	Niger: People Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the progress by the (a) EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and (b) EU Partnership Framework for Third Countries in establishing alternative means of income to the human smuggling trade in Niger.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	190407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>​The EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa supports projects in Niger totalling €230m, of which €75m supports work on economic and employment opportunities, assisting over 9,000 people to develop economic income-generating activities. The UK welcomes the Fund’s focus on alternative economic activity, which is a key element of a comprehensive approach to tackling people smuggling through Niger. The creation of jobs, livelihoods and longer term stability will take time and commitment.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/11/2018 12:03:12 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1006043

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has allocated to programmes to increase access to education by women in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	190752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Figures for DFID Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) spend on education with a significant or principal focus on gender per year since 2010 are provided in the table below. Figures for 2017 will be published at the end of November 2018.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>DFID Education Bilateral ODA that has a significant focus on Gender Equality by year (figures given in thousands)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Year</strong></p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Significant</p></td><td><p>£164,198</p></td><td><p>£269,394</p></td><td><p>£274,032</p></td><td><p>£461,825</p></td><td><p>£458,385</p></td><td><p>£ 313,465</p></td><td><p>£579,048</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Principal</p></td><td><p>£79,233</p></td><td><p>£73,577</p></td><td><p>£110,881</p></td><td><p>£109,422</p></td><td><p>£117,990</p></td><td><p>£102,493</p></td><td><p>£90,191</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total spend:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£243,431</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£342,971</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£384,912</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£571,247</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£576,375</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£415,958</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£669,239</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: OECD DAC ODA Statistics. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Development Assistance Committee (DAC) gender equality policy marker has been used in this answer. The marker is a statistical indicator that is assigned to a project depending on the extent to which gender equality is a significant or main aim of the project. A significant marking means gender equality is an important and deliberate objective, but not the principal reason for undertaking the project; and a principal marking means gender equality is the main objective of the project.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/11/2018 17:08:04 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1006091

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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	Cameroon: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Commonwealth counterparts on the current political and human rights situation in Cameroon after the October elections in that that country.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	190744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>During the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in London in April the then Foreign Secretary and I met Cameroonian counterparts, reminding them of the obligations placed upon Cameroon by the Commonwealth Charter. There have not been discussions with Commonwealth counterparts on the situation in Cameroon since Cameroon's elections in October.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/11/2018 15:18:01 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

1006093

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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	Cameroon: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) he and (b) Ministers of his Department plan to visit Cameroon to discuss the Anglophone crisis in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	190745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned about the situation in Cameroon and the deteriorating security situation in the Anglophone regions of the country. I visited Cameroon in February 2018 when I met the Prime Minister and other cabinet ministers and reinforced the importance of respecting human rights in a challenging security environment. In my recent statement following elections in Cameroon, I called for all parties to engage in a peaceful and structured process leading to constitutional reforms, as previously set out by the President, and to avoid violence. The UK will continue to work alongside the international community to encourage and support efforts to resolve the Anglophone crisis.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 19/11/2018 15:19:49 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan