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1156258

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	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	Syria: Military Intervention
	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 representations he has made to his Turkish counterpart on that country's (a) invasion of Rojava and (b) attacks against the Kurds in northern Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	5104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>​The UK has been consistently clear with Turkey on our opposition to its military action in north-east Syria. The Prime Minister spoke to President Erdogan on the 12 and 20 October and called on Turkey to end its military operation. The Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary also conveyed this message to their Turkish counterparts while I did so with my counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Önal, on 26 October. I welcomed the fact that the US-brokered ceasefire appears to be holding and urged this to continue. We have also highlighted our serious concern about reports of violations of international humanitarian law during the military operation and reiterated our expectation that all parties respect their obligations towards the local civilian population under international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/10/2019 13:03:27 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1156178

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	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	Libya: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Libyan Government on the humanitarian crisis in Tripoli; and what plans he has to support the humanitarian effort in Libya.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	5101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned by the continuing conflict and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Libya. We regularly call on all the parties to de-escalate, permit humanitarian access, support a ceasefire and return to the UN-led political process. We are clear there is no military solution to the conflict.</p><p>The UK has contributed £1 million to the UN Flash Appeal for Libya. This is to provide funding to the World Health Organisation to deliver life-saving medical care and to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to improve humanitarian access for agencies on the ground. Furthermore, the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has released $2 million to provide life-saving assistance to civilians caught up in the fighting, including vulnerable migrants and refugees. The UK was the biggest donor to the CERF in 2018, providing £114.3 million.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/10/2019 13:00:51 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1156180

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Libya: Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Libya since the upsurge in violence in that country resulting in the displacement of civilians.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	5103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned by the ongoing conflict in Libya and the worsening humanitarian situation. The fighting around Tripoli has claimed over 1,000 lives and led to over 120,000 displaced, with concerning reports of airstrikes in civilian areas and increasing attacks on civilian infrastructure. It is vital that all sides engage in a durable ceasefire, ensure humanitarian access, and return to UN-led political talks. The UK is calling on all parties to engage with the UN and humanitarian community, and respect International Humanitarian Law. Aid must be allowed to reach those in need and civilians, including refugees and migrants, must be evacuated to safety.</p><p> </p><p>The UK funds a £3.29 million humanitarian programme to provide multi-sector humanitarian assistance to vulnerable people in Libya, improve access to primary health care, build capacity of health care workers, and bolster humanitarian coordination and capability. Earlier this year £1 million was given to the UN Flash Appeal. Funding to the World Health Organisation will deliver lifesaving medical care, including surgery in frontline referral hospitals, and primary healthcare supplies for 150,000 patients. Funding to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs will provide an expert to negotiate improved humanitarian access for agencies delivering aid on-the-ground.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/10/2019 17:17:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1151309

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to provide medical support to people with physical disabilities in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	3607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>DFID supports programmes to strengthen country health systems, in order to achieve universal health coverage and end preventable deaths by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>At the country level, we work with governments to prioritise meeting the needs of the poor and most vulnerable, including people with disabilities, so that they achieve better access to quality essential services without the risk of financial hardship. For example, DFID’s new flagship neglected tropical disease programme will also provide 100,000 operations to prevent or treat blindness caused by trachoma, plus provide operations and enable people to undertake self-led care to treat complications caused by lymphatic filariasis.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/10/2019 17:17:50 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1151561

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Nutrition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to ensure that nutrition is included in the UK’s commitment to Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	3819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK is the largest donor to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, committing £1.44 billion between 2016 and 2020. This support will vaccinate 76 million additional children by 2020, saving 1.4 million lives from vaccine-preventable diseases in 68 of the world’s poorest countries. The UK will host the pledging conference for Gavi in June 2020.</p><p>DFID support to Gavi includes a wider package of health care support designed to strengthen and integrate services. Immunisation is often a child’s first point of contact with their health service. It creates an opportunity where malnourished children can be identified and treated. Vaccines can also prevent some of the infectious diseases and causes of malnutrition.</p><p>The UK is committed to investment in the integration of nutrition within other sectors, including health. We have championed efforts to achieve Universal Health Coverage by bringing together initiatives on health security, antimicrobial resistance, and nutrition, into a single Universal Health Coverage approach.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/10/2019 15:07:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1151559

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Nutrition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Sustainable Development Goals, what steps he is taking to maintain levels of investment in nutrition.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	3818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government has been a global leader on nutrition since we hosted the first Nutrition for Growth Summit in 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this month the Secretary of State for International Development committed to prioritise ending preventable deaths of mothers, new-born babies and children in the developing world by 2030. Addressing malnutrition is critical and central to this ambition. Improving nutrition in developing countries is also key for achieving at least 12 of the Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2015 DFID has reached 60 million women, adolescent girls and young children with nutrition services – including lifesaving treatment for child wasting, support for breastfeeding and new crop varieties that are rich in essential nutrients.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the Government of Japan to help prepare for the Nutrition for Growth Summit in December 2020. The Summit will be an important opportunity to set the world on the path towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal target to end malnutrition in all its forms by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>We will be looking closely over the coming months at what further commitment the UK can make at the 2020 Summit to contribute to this important goal.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/10/2019 15:08:12 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1151979

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	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	Iran: International Atomic Energy Agency
	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 assessment he has made of Iran’s level of co-operation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
	tabling member constituency	North Antrim
	tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
	uin	4319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK fully supports the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) efforts to monitor, investigate and report Iran's nuclear activity. The UK has consistently urged Iran to offer full and timely cooperation to the IAEA, which will build international confidence in the peaceful intentions of its nuclear programme. We strongly urge Iran to fully comply with its legal obligations under its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement and Additional Protocol.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/10/2019 13:08:04 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

1151978

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	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	Iran: Guided Weapons
	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 assessment he has made of the capabilities of Iran’s ballistic missile programme.
	tabling member constituency	North Antrim
	tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
	uin	4318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>​We have significant concerns over Iran's ballistic missile programme, which is one of the largest in the region. We continue to take action with the international community to encourage Iran to play a transparent and constructive role in regional affairs, and have repeatedly urged Iran to comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2231's call for Iran not to develop nuclear-capable missiles.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/10/2019 13:05:46 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

1156275

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	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	Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason his officials in the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) did not inform officials from the Department of International Trade based in that unit until 29 July 2019, when the ECJU approved the arms export licence for the RSLF, that the RSLF were deployed to Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	5081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Trade unreservedly apologised for the export licences that were issued in error. The Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Trade has commissioned, on behalf of the Secretary of State for International Trade, a full investigation to be conducted to: (i) establish the precise circumstances in which these licences were granted; (ii) establish whether any other licences have been granted in breach of the undertaking to the Court or the commitment to Parliament; and (iii) confirm that procedures are in place to ensure that no further such breaches can occur. The investigation is ongoing and decisions on next steps will be made when it has concluded.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/10/2019 12:58:21 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1150695

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if his Department will provide specific training courses for religious minority candidates under the Punjab Skills Development Fund in coordination with the Punjab Government.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
	tabling member printed	Ms Marie Rimmer
	uin	1916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Nearly 6,000 people from religious minorities have received training through the Punjab Skills Development Fund’s regular skill schemes. This Fund is launching an exclusive skills scheme for religious minorities from January 2020. Under this scheme, a further 5,000 people from religious minorities (40% women) who are unemployed will be trained in a variety of trades that will lead to work. Lessons from this experience will help the Fund further refine its interventions for minorities.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 29/10/2019 17:24:12 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer