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776055

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date	23/10/2017
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: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has to demonstrate progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	109108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>Following the publication of the Government’s report on how it is delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in March, it is now embedding the SDGs in Single Departmental Plans. Over the next few months, these will be updated to reflect the Government’s new priorities. A public version will be published on GOV.UK and Departments’ contributions to the delivery of the SDGs will be reported publicly in their Annual Report and Accounts.<em>The Government will announce in due course when it will showcase its work by presenting a Voluntary National Review at the United Nations. </em></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/10/2017 15:17:34 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

776072

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid and Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect on its strategy on trade and aid of the establishment of the Institute for Free Trade; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
uin	109189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>I welcome the establishment of the Institute for Free Trade, which fully acknowledges the vital role trade can play in boosting developing countries’ economic development and lifting people out of poverty.</p><p>This Government is committed to engaging with a broad range of stakeholders as we further develop our trade and development policy. I look forward to considering the work of the Institute as this progresses.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/10/2017 15:19:51 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1501 label Biography information for Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

776159

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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	Nigeria: Ethnic Groups
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 make representations to the Nigerian Government on withdrawing the eviction notices served on the Igbo people.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	109199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>We welcome the swift and widespread condemnation by the Nigerian Government of calls for Igbo residents to be evicted from parts of Northern Nigeria. We welcome in particular the swift condemnation by the Governors of the Northern states and then Acting President Osinbajo. During my visit to Nigeria in June I discussed community tensions in Nigeria with the Governor of Kaduna. We echo President Buhari's recent call for calm and reconciliation between the many ethnic groups and communities that make up and contribute to the strength and diversity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.</p><p>I welcome the fact that the Northern Nigerian Youth Groups have subsequently rescinded their call for Igbos to be evicted. We continue to monitor the situation closely, and will work with the Nigerian Government to help tackle threats to Nigeria's security and address the underlying causes of instability.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 31/10/2017 15:47:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

776185

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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: Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what bilateral assistance her Department is providing to reduce malaria cases and deaths in Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	108946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>Since 2008 DFID has delivered 11 million insecticide treated nets to Nigerian families, 4.5 million malaria treatments, 5 million rapid diagnostic kits and has also trained 22,000 health workers to improve their malaria treatment skills. DFID’s new malaria programme for Nigeria is currently being tendered.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/10/2017 16:17:13 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

776192

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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 support the Government has offered the English-speaking community in Cameroon in light of recent protests in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	109059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned by reports of deaths and injuries in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon, including reports that civilians were killed or injured by the security services during recent protests.</p><p>I released a statement on 4 October expressing the Government's deep concern at the situation, urging restraint and calling on all parties to reject violence and to enter into dialogue to find urgent solutions to Anglophone grievances.</p><p>Our High Commission in Yaoundé has been following events in the Anglophone regions closely and has met with opposition groups to discuss the challenges facing the country. Our High Commissioner has raised the need for dialogue, and for restraint with the Cameroonian authorities, underlining the importance of their obligations under international human rights law. He reiterated these points to Prime Minister Philémon Yang on 27 September and 10 October; to the Minister of Communication on 9 October; to ​the Minister of Defence, Director-General of Intelligence, and the Minister for Higher Education on 10 October; and the Minister for External Relations on 11 October. He put forward the United Kingdom's concerns in television interviews on 9 and 10 October.</p><p>The situation in Cameroon remains tense, and we urge the Cameroonian Government to accept the United Nations' offer of help to support dialogue with the Anglophone community.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/10/2017 13:50:44 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

773983

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
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	Nigeria: Ethnic Groups
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 received on the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum's threat to the Igbo population of Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
uin	108752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>​My department has received several letters from MP's and members of the public about threats made against the Igbo people in Nigeria.</p><p>The Governors of the Northern States of Nigeria condemned these threats, as did Vice President Osinbajo, then Acting President, who also called for unity.</p><p>We echo President Buhari's recent call for calm and reconciliation between the many ethnic groups and communities that make up and contribute to the strength and diversity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The British Government is concerned by violence in Nigeria but we do not assess that there is institutionalised persecution of the Igbo or any other peoples by the Nigerian authorities. We will continue to monitor the situation and work with Nigerian Government to help tackle threats to security and to address the underlying causes of instability.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/10/2017 16:38:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

773265

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many climate and environment advisers have been employed by her Department in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	108408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s Climate &amp; Environment cadre currently contains 60 advisers.</p><p>The exact numbers fluctuate during the year as advisers are recruited into or leave the organisation or when existing staff are accredited to the cadre.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/10/2017 16:51:26 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

772185

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
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	Somalia: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) his counterpart in Somalia and (b) representatives of Somalia in the UK on support for counter-terrorism and security issues in that country since the recent terrorist attack in Mogadishu.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	108339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary and I have written to the Somali President and Prime Minister, offering our condolences for the loss of life in the 14 October attacks and underlining the UK's solidarity with Somalia in the fight against terrorism. Our Embassy is in regular contact with the Somali government to support security sector reform, and in August I met the Somali Defence and Internal Security Ministers to urge progress on security coordination with the international community, during my visit to Somalia.​​<br>​<br>The UK is funding and mentoring the Joint Operations Coordination Centre in Mogadishu, which coordinated the rescue and recovery operations following the attack, and counter-terrorism police that helped secure the area. The UK contributes logistical and funding support through the UN and EU to the African Union peacekeeping mission to Somalia, and provides pre-deployment training for troop contributing countries. The UK is also committed to strengthening Somali security forces, providing support for capacity building and the provision of non-lethal equipment to the Somali National Army.​</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/10/2017 13:20:45 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

772263

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many companies supplying goods and services to her Department, or contracted to deliver services on behalf of her Department, have been identified as avoiding their tax liabilities in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	108265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s standard terms and conditions require all suppliers to notify DFID of any occasion of tax non-compliance within 5 working days. No current DFID suppliers have been convicted of a breach of obligations relating to the payment of tax in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/10/2017 17:01:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

771487

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
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	Andargachew Tsege
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2017 to Question 68600, whether he has had sight of the bilateral treaty between Ethiopia and Yemen on Andy Tsege's removal to Ethiopia.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	107927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>Mr Tsege was detained in Yemen and taken to Ethiopia in June 2014. Following Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) inquiries the Ethiopian and Yemeni authorities have both stated that they have a bilateral treaty that permited Mr Tsege's extradition to Ethiopia. We have not seen a copy of the treaty in question. The British Government takes Mr Tsege's case extremely seriously and is working to ensure his welfare and legal access. The Ethiopian government are in no doubt about the importance we place on Mr Tsege's case: the FCO continues to raise this case at the highest levels.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/10/2017 13:28:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy