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1317008

registered interest
date	21/05/2021
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	Nepal: Coronavirus
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 practical assistance his Department is providing to the Government of Nepal in tackling the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	5184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>On Friday 28 May, a plane carrying the UK's donation of 260 ventilators and 2,000 visors arrived in Nepal, in response to an urgent request for medical supplies from the Government of Nepal. Moreover, since the beginning of the pandemic, British Embassy Kathmandu has helped Nepal respond to COVID-19 by reprioritising over £40 million of its aid budget. This support has included the construction of an oxygen plant in a Kathmandu hospital; technical advice to local government on managing the impact of COVID-19; water, sanitation and hygiene facilities to support around 300,000 people; safe spaces for women in isolation centres; cash and voucher assistance for the most vulnerable; and nutrition support for pregnant and lactating women. The UK is also a leading donor to COVAX, having committed £548 million to the scheme. COVAX has allocated 2,000,000 vaccine doses to Nepal, of which 348,000 have already been delivered. We are working closely with international partners to support the people of Nepal at this difficult time.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 01/06/2021 15:17:53 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1317009

registered interest
date	21/05/2021
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: Coronavirus
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 practical assistance his Department is providing to the Government of Afghanistan in tackling the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	5185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK is firmly committed to Afghanistan and we are supporting efforts to combat the pandemic in Afghanistan through our contributions to COVAX, the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) and through our humanitarian assistance. As one of the largest contributors to COVAX, UK support has helped to secure 468,000 initial doses of SII-AstraZeneca (COVISHIELD) vaccine. Through the ARTF the UK has also provided over £65 million to support the government's COVID-19 plan. In the year 2020-21, the UK allocated over £55 million to meet urgent humanitarian needs including those arising from COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 01/06/2021 14:04:05 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1317011

registered interest
date	21/05/2021
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	Sri Lanka: Coronavirus
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 practical assistance his Department is providing to the Government of Sri Lanka in tackling the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	5187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is concerned about the rising number of COVID-19 infections in Sri Lanka, and is in regular contact with the Government of Sri Lanka and the World Health Organisation's (WHO) representatives in Sri Lanka. The UK does not have a bilateral aid programme in Sri Lanka but through our support to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other international bodies, UK aid is supporting Sri Lanka in tackling COVID-19. In addition to our average annual contribution of £120 million to assist the WHO, including in its role to provide technical guidance and operational support in maintaining essential health services, we recently announced a further £340 million (2020-24) in new core contributions. This is a significant uplift in support towards its vital work on public health. On global access to vaccines, the UK has already committed £548 million to the COVAX Advanced Market Commitment that specifically supports vaccines access for at least 500 million people in up to 92 low and middle income countries in 2021, including Sri Lanka, with our overall support to COVAX reaching over 120 countries and economies</p><p><br>Finally, to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable and conflict affected communities, we have adapted our Conflict, Security and Stability Fund work in Sri Lanka for 2020/2021, including ongoing work to respond to rising sexual and gender based violence (SGBV), and tackling disinformation that targets minorities.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 01/06/2021 14:08:08 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1317042

registered interest
date	21/05/2021
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter from the Hon. Member for West Lancashire of 17 March 2021 on foreign aid in India, reference ZA55927. .
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	5165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>A response to this letter is currently being expedited and will be sent out shortly.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 01/06/2021 15:11:00 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1317106

registered interest
date	21/05/2021
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	Development Aid: Mines Advisory Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the effect of reducing Official Development Assistance funding to the Mines Advisory Group on the people's lives in countries where that charity operates.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	5257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO's aid budget has been allocated in accordance with UK strategic priorities against the challenging financial context of COVID-19. Officials considered any impact on women and girls, the most marginalised and vulnerable, people with disabilities and people from other protected groups, when developing advice to Ministers. The FCDO carried out a central Equalities Impact Assessment which looked at our bilateral country spending.</p><p>As the Foreign Secretary said at the International Development Committee on 22 April, the FCDO has been engaging with NGOs and others and will be listening to feedback on the plan set out. We are working closely with the Mines Advisory Group to allocate demining funding in a way that maximises impact for people affected by mines.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 26/05/2021 16:08:30 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1316675

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
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	Nepal: Coronavirus
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 plans he has to provide assistance to Nepal during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	4604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is one of the leading donors to Covax, committing £548 million to the scheme, which will provide more than a billion vaccines to developing countries including doses for almost a fifth of Nepal's population. The UK has funded a new £180,000 duplex oxygen generation plant at the Nepal Police Hospital in Kathmandu to help address oxygen shortages to treat COVID19 patients. On 27 May the UK sent a further package of support to Nepal to help the country's fight against coronavirus. This includes 260 ventilators and personal protective equipment. Two health experts will travel to Nepal on the flight and will work with the British Embassy to assess how the UK will support the government of Nepal in their response to the pandemic. The Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth has also spoken with the Nepalese Foreign Minister Gyawali, the Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth, and identified a number of areas for possible further support.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 27/05/2021 16:06:28 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1316707

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
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	Pakistan: Coronavirus
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 he has made of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic in Pakistan; and what (a) practical assistance and (b) expertise support the Government plans to provide to that country to support its response to the pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	4611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK has stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Pakistan throughout the pandemic. We have already provided £17 million of UK aid to help Pakistan fight COVID-19. This includes funding the World Health Organization (WHO) to build laboratory testing capacity through training and provision of equipment across Pakistan.</p><p>The UK is also supporting the equitable rollout of vaccines in Pakistan through COVAX, an international alliance co-led by Gavi, CEPI and WHO. The UK has contributed £548m to COVAX's Advance Market Commitment, which is helping to provide supply of 1 billion doses for up to 92 developing countries, including Pakistan, in 2021. The Prime Minister has confirmed that the UK will share the majority of any future COVID-19 vaccines from our supply that are surplus to domestic needs with COVAX.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 27/05/2021 15:47:28 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1316785

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
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	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, if he will make it his policy to help ensure that project at (a) institutions and (b) academics that rely on Official Development Assistance funded research will continue after reductions to the UK's ODA budget.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	4727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>We have prioritised our aid to be more strategic and remain a force for good across the world. Following a thorough review, the FCDO's aid budget has been allocated in accordance with UK strategic priorities against a challenging financial climate caused by COVID. FCDO will now work through what this means for individual research programmes, in line with the priorities we have identified</p><p>While we recognise some programmes will close, this will be done in a measured and responsible way, working closely with our partner research institutions and academics. We will return to spending 0.7 per cent as soon as the financial climate allows.  All FCDO teams will now plan their work based on the budget that has been allocated to them. We will discuss specifics with each individual project. Budgets for 2022/23 and beyond will be determined through the spending review process later this year.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 27/05/2021 16:00:48 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1316810

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
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	Indonesia: Homicide
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 he plans to take to engage with the Indonesian Government in response to the reported killing of four Christian men in the village of Kalimago in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, who were beheaded by Islamic extremists on the morning of 11 May 2021.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	4746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK admires Indonesia's multi-faith, multi-ethnic democracy and supports the government's efforts to combat violent extremism, including the terrorist group that carried out these attacks in central Sulawesi. My thoughts are with the families of the victims. The Foreign Secretary signed a Memorandum of Understanding during his visit to Jakarta on 7 April to further strengthen our cooperation in countering regional and international terrorist threats.</p><p>Promoting Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoRB) is a core aspect of the British Embassy Jakarta's work. In February our Ambassador met the Minister of Religious Affairs to discuss our collaboration in support of Indonesia's strong tradition of religious diversity and tolerance.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 27/05/2021 12:24:48 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1316811

registered interest
date	20/05/2021
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	Myanmar: Sanctions
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 he has made of the effect of sanctions imposed as part of the Government response to the ongoing political and humanitarian situation in Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	4747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK is a longstanding supporter of sanctions on the Myanmar military. Since the start of the coup, under the UK autonomous Myanmar and Global Human Rights regimes we have sanctioned nine individuals and three entities relating to the military. Additionally the Myanmar regulations prohibit the provision of military related services, including the provision of technical assistance, to or for the benefit of the Tatmadaw. We work closely with partners to pressure those who have not implemented such systems. Our approach to sanctions is to pursue targeted sanctions, this ensures that we are designating high impact targets whilst remaining committed to the principle of 'do no harm' with sanctions, to ensure that any measures balance the risk of disproportionately affecting innocent people. By working with partners such as the EU, US and Canada to sanction military officers and military owned conglomerates we have been able to put pressure on economic interests and also send a signal to the international community that we oppose the actions of the military. We are exploring all options to put further pressure on their economic interests.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 26/05/2021 16:13:59 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart