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1381436

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2021
	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	Afghanistan: Taliban
	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 steps she is taking to ensure that engagement with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan is gender balanced.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	80302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text A gender-balanced team of diplomats are taking forward direct UK engagement with the Taliban in Doha and in Kabul. answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 29/11/2021 12:31:45 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1437584

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2022
	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	Afghanistan: Emigration
	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 4 February 2022 to Question 115899 on Visas: Afghanistan, what steps her Department is taking to secure more routes out of Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	133178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>We continue to work including with international partners to relocate British Nationals and eligible Afghans through third countries. We also provide as much information as we can through our Travel Advice. We have supported over 3,700 individuals to leave Afghanistan since the end of Op PITTING. This includes over 1,200 British nationals and eligible dependants.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 11/03/2022 10:40:35 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1399840

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	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: Research
	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 was spent on research and development in the financial year 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	98276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The proportion of FCDO Official Development Assistance spent on research and development in the financial year 2020-21 was 5.47 per cent. This information can be found in Annex A Page 259 of the FCDO's 2020-21 Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 10/01/2022 10:57:25 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1367578

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2021
	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	Sudan: Paramilitary Forces
	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 she has made of whether arms and equipment provided by the UK to the Saudi and Emirati Governments may have been acquired by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	72419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK takes its export control responsibilities and obligations extremely seriously. We assess all export licence applications in accordance with strict licensing criteria. These criteria include prohibitions under arms embargoes and an assessment on the risk of diversion. We work closely with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Sudan and, along with the US, issued a Sudan Quad statement on 3 November calling for the full and immediate restoration of Sudan's civilian-led transitional government following the military coup on 25 October.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 16/11/2021 17:10:27 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1438684

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2022
	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	Belarus: 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, with reference to Figure 5, Statistics on International Development: final UK aid spend 2020, how much UK Official Development Assistance did Belarus receive (a) in 2020-21 and (b) so far in 2021-22; how much of that assistance was spent on R&D; and whether any of that funding is yet to be disbursed.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	135488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2022 answer text <p>The Statistics on International Development (SID) National Statistics report, published on the gov.uk website, provides an overview of all official UK spend on Official Development Assistance (ODA). ODA is an international measure and is collected and reported on a calendar year basis. UK bilateral ODA to ODA-eligible European countries is reported in Table A4d. In 2020, non-state and other non-government actors, who are working on behalf of the people of Belarus, received £1.5 million of UK bilateral ODA. None of this funding was classed as Research &amp; Development.</p><p>Figures for 2021 will be available in the Autumn when FCDO publishes &quot;Statistics on International Development: Final UK Aid Spend 2021&quot;.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/03/2022 17:31:01 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1454073

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2022
	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	Belarus: 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, with reference to figure 5 in Statistics on International Development: final UK aid spend 2020, how much Official Development Assistance Belarus received in the financial years (a) 2020-2021 and (b) 2021-22; and how much of that money was spent on research and development in each of those financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	146623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>The Statistics on International Development (SID) National Statistics report, published on the gov.uk website, provides an overview of all official UK spend on Official Development Assistance (ODA). ODA is an international measure and is collected and reported on a calendar year basis. UK bilateral ODA to ODA-eligible European countries is reported in Table A4d. In 2020, non-state and other non-government actors, who are working on behalf of the people of Belarus, received £1.5 million of UK bilateral ODA. None of this funding was classed as Research &amp; Development though small amounts of funding for analysis and evaluation is often included in programme and project work.</p><p>Figures for 2021 will be available in the Autumn when FCDO publishes &quot;Statistics on International Development: Final UK Aid Spend 2021&quot;.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 30/03/2022 16:13:35 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1399456

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2022
	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	Afghanistan: 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 her Department has made of the relative effectiveness of the different approaches to the withdrawal from Afghanistan of the UK and French Governments; and whether those different approaches were the result of different policies or different intelligence.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	96877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The FCDO worked closely alongside our diplomatic and military allies throughout the end of the Resolute Support Mission and the withdrawal of our diplomatic staff from Afghanistan and we continue to learn lessons from events there over the last few months. The UK and France share many interests in Afghanistan. Our shared contribution to Afghanistan over the past twenty years has ensured that a generation of women and girls received an education and enabled significant development gains. We continue to stand for these values and to work closely with our allies to deliver our objectives.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 10/01/2022 17:42:28 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1259213

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2020
	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	Science: Research
	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 effect the reduction to the Official Development Assistance budget will have on the level of funding allocated to scientific research from that budget.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	126869
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>Scientific advances have helped drive significant reductions in extreme poverty, increases in agricultural productivity, declines in childhood mortality and increases in life expectancy across the developing world.</p><p>The Covid pandemic's economic impact has forced the government to take the difficult decision to temporarily reduce ODA to 0.5% of GNI. The Foreign Secretary has set out a strategic approach to ensure maximum impact for our aid spend. This includes the use of ODA to support research to identify what development interventions are most effective, and develop and test new technologies and innovations, that can provide new solutions to critical challenges in development, such as climate change and infectious diseases.</p><p>Difficult decisions will be necessary, and we are currently running a prioritisation exercise on allocations, to ensure that every pound we spend on ODA goes as far as possible and has greatest impact.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 16/12/2020 15:21:59 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1418865

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2022
	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	Afghanistan: Visas
	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 assistance is available for people in Afghanistan with visas to enter the UK to travel to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	115899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>Providing support to those in Afghanistan with valid visas to enter the UK remains an HMG priority. We have been assisting British nationals and their Afghan dependents who have the correct UK visa or Indefinite Leave to Remain/Enter, to travel out of Afghanistan including through Qatar-sponsored flights. These flights are limited and controlled by the Qatari government. Commercial flights are also operating from a number of airports in Afghanistan to regional capitals, allowing individuals to travel independently where possible.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 04/02/2022 10:01:34 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1271841

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	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	Saudi Arabia: Newcastle United FC
	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 emails released under Freedom of Information legislation detailing the Premier League's wish to ensure that it was on the same page as his Department regarding the proposed takeover of Newcastle Utd by Saudi investors, what was his Department's objective in meeting the Premier League; and whether that objective was achieved.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	130732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>FCDO officials held meetings with the Premier League following a request by the latter. FCDO officials were clear with the Premier League that any prospective takeover of Newcastle United Football Club was a matter for the two parties concerned.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 11/01/2021 13:15:31 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah