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1174141

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Environment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding provided by his Department for environmental projects in the developing world.
tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
uin	900475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>Tackling climate change and environmental degradation are key priorities for DFID and this Government. At UNCAS in September, the PM announced a new £220m International Biodiversity Fund and that the UK will double our international climate finance to £11.6bn between 2021-2025, helping developing countries to take action in these areas.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/01/2020 14:14:39 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling

1174142

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to uphold human rights throughout the world.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	900476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to respecting, promoting and protecting universal human rights. Human rights are inseparable from development and DFID works closely with the FCO to support its lead on human rights. DFID also works alongside the FCO to promote human rights, which is a core part of DFID’s aid and development strategy.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/01/2020 14:17:52 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1173198

registered interest
date	24/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2020 to Question 5384 on Developing Countries: Fossil Fuels, how much the UK has allocated from the public purse in Official Development Assistance to projects for mining, transporting or generating electricity from oil and gas combined in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>UK direct bilateral ODA classified as being for oil and gas extraction amounts to £102,000 in the last five years for which data is available (2014-2018). This includes £96,000 in 2016 and £6,000 in 2018. There is no UK direct bilateral ODA classified as being for transport or generating electricity from oil and gas during this time.</p><p>CDC, the UK’s development financial institution, has made investments in oil and gas in the past five years. CDC publishes details on its investments but does not report these by fuel type. When CDC does invest in fossil fuels, it does so with an aim of increasing plant efficiencies, reducing emissions and as part of a transition plan. DFID does provide support to developing countries on energy, but specifically to think about how to use their resources and transition to cleaner, greener fuels.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/01/2020 17:01:19 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1173074

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Audit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when his Department last undertook an assessment of the adequacy of the audit arrangements for recipients of (a) Official Development Assistance and (b) grants issued by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	7290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>DFID commissions all of its programming activities to be compliant with the best practice programme delivery framework – the Smart Rules. All programmes must be compliant with the Smart Rules which are designed to accord with the public financial management legislation for grants and, where applicable, with EU procurement regulations for private sector contracts.</p><p>Before DFID authorises any payments to awarded grants and/or contracts, due diligence assessments or competitive tendering procedures are undertaken to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of the potential recipient organisation. This will include assessing governance procedures and the recipient’s own capabilities of oversight and audit of sub-partners. We also test a range of additional qualitative standards such as their capabilities in financial management, programme management, environmental/social responsibility, safeguarding and ethical trading.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 29/01/2020 16:32:05 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1172580

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that British citizens illegally imprisoned in Iran have (a) adequate food and (b) warm clothes.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	6736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>​We regularly request consular access to all our dual-national prisoners to ensure that they are treated in accordance with international standards and that their welfare needs are met. However, Iran considers these individuals to be Iranians under Iranian law and has not granted the British Government access. Although there is no international legal obligation to recognise dual nationality, we consider our dual-national prisoners to be British and will continue to request access to them.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/01/2020 15:58:47 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1172582

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many times (a) he and (b) his Department have made representations to the Government of Iran on the inadequacy of provisions for British citizens illegally imprisoned in that country in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	6737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary raised his concerns over dual nationals most recently in his call with Foreign Minister Zarif on 9 January. We regularly request consular access to our dual-national prisoners to ensure that they are treated in accordance with international standards and that their welfare needs are met. We will continue to request access to them, however Iran considers these individuals to be Iranians under Iranian law and has not granted the British Government access. The Prime Minister also raised his concerns in a recent telephone call with President Rouhani.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/01/2020 16:00:11 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1172586

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to take forward with Iran the policy of diplomatic protection invoked in the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe following the increased risk of arbitrary detention and abuse of UK citizens and embassy staff in that country.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	6741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>​Exercising diplomatic protection in Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's case has formally raised her case to a state-to-state issue. We continue to lobby the Iranian Government at the most senior levels for Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's unconditional release so she can be reunited with her family.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/01/2020 16:01:11 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1172587

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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: Sanctions
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 an assessment of the potential merits of using Magnitsky sanctions on people in Iran who have arbitrarily detaining British citizens; and what the threshold is for commencing such an assessment.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	6742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>​Our priority remains finding diplomatic solutions to de-escalate tensions. It would be inappropriate to speculate on designations under the Global Human Rights ('Magnitsky' style) sanctions regime, particularly as we are still developing the secondary legislation which will bring it into force. The IRGC as a whole remains subject to EU and US sanctions; a large number of associated individuals and entities are also designated. The UK will continue to implement the EU sanctions in the Implementation Period.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/01/2020 16:02:18 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1172677

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on contributing to the Global Survivors Fund to support survivors of conflict-related sexual violence.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	6719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK welcomes this global initiative from Nobel Laureates Dr Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad to support survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and plans to announce a contribution to the International Fund in due course. The FCO leads on this as part of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative. DFID and FCO continue to work closely together to ensure a survivor-centred approach to end conflict-related sexual violence.</p><p>Preventing and responding to all forms of violence against women and girls, including conflict-related sexual violence, is a priority for the Department for International Development. DFID provides substantial, long-term support to survivors of violence through the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women (£21 million, 2014-2020). In November 2019, DFID announced a new £67.5 million programme to prevent violence against women and girls – the largest investment by any single government donor to prevent such violence, including conflict-related sexual violence.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/01/2020 13:48:44 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1172703

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Food Supply and Malnutrition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people at risk of (a) malnutrition and (b) food scarcity as a result of climate change.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	6786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>Climate change is expected to increase the risk of malnutrition and hunger by increasing the frequency of extreme weather events and disease outbreaks. It will also reduce the quality, quantity and affordability of nutritious diets.</p><p>Countries that do not plan effectively for climate adaption are likely to see a reversal of previous improvements in nutrition and food security. Climate modelling has estimated that 2°C warming will result in there being an additional 540 to 590 million undernourished people by 2050. By 2050 there will also be an estimated 10 million more children who will be undernourished as a result of climate change.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/01/2020 14:45:18 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris