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1258083

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	FSO Safer
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 recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the oil tanker FSO Safer on (a) the environment, (b) the economy and (c) the humanitarian situation in Yemen in the event that the tanker was to fragment or capsize.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	124862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>UK funded assessments have outlined the catastrophic effects of an FSO SAFER incident. A oil spill has the potential to be four times larger than the Exxon-Valdez and cause up to $20 billion in damages. It would shut down the ports of Hodeidah and Saleef, cutting off life-saving humanitarian aid to Yemen for months, pushing the country even further towards famine. An oil fire would expose 8.4 million people to dangerous air pollution and put 14.9 million at risk of losing their crops.</p><p>The UK has kept this issue on the international agenda. We welcome the agreement between the Houthis and the UN on 24 November on the scope of the UN assessment mission, to which we have contributed £2.5 million. The UN estimates it will be able to begin the mission in early February. We are also supporting the development of comprehensive UN contingency plans should a leak occur. We regularly engage with the Houthis at senior levels to press them to facilitate the UN mission and avert a disaster.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 08/12/2020 12:01:56 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1258122

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	Syria: 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, if he will make it his policy to (a) maintain the UK's aid spend in Syria and (b) take diplomatic steps at UN level to ensure Russia does not obstruct humanitarian assistance to Syria.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	124873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>Tackling the humanitarian impact of the Syria Crisis remains a priority for the FCDO. In his statement to the House of Commons on 26 November, the Foreign Secretary stated that resolving conflicts and alleviating humanitarian crises will be a focus area for ODA. To deliver on this commitment the FCDO is currently running a prioritisation exercise across all its programmes, to ensure that every pound we spend goes as far as possible and makes a world-leading difference. We are in the process of assessing the impact of this decision on the UK's aid expenditure in Syria.</p><p>The UK has been one of the largest donors to the humanitarian response to the Syria Crisis. Since 2012, we have committed over £3.3 billion to help Syrian civilians displaced and vulnerable within their country, and Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries. This includes a pledge of at least £300 million for 2020 at this year's Brussels conference.</p><p>Whilst we are at the forefront of the humanitarian response in Syria, we are appalled that Russia has twice sought to block cross-border aid access into Syria, placing political support for the Assad regime above lifesaving support for the Syrian people. We continue to use our position at the UN Security Council to push for greater aid access into Syria and we remain committed to supporting aid delivery, through all mechanisms, to those in need.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 08/12/2020 10:20:29 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1258136

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	Somaliland: Diplomatic Relations
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 is taking to develop and strengthen diplomatic relations with Somaliland.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	124691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK enjoys a warm and historic relationship with Somaliland and is the only Western donor with a permanent presence in Hargeisa. The UK does not recognise Somaliland as an independent state, but UK officials engage with the local authorities on an ongoing basis on a broad range of issues. The UK is committed to pursuing prosperity and security for people across East Africa; in Somaliland, we offer support in areas such as economic infrastructure, inclusive politics, humanitarian response, security and justice.</p><p>On my recent visit to Mogadishu, I underlined our hope that people in Somaliland should benefit from the World Bank support that is now available thanks to progress under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries debt relief process. I also encouraged President Farmajo to continue the dialogue and confidence building initiative begun in Djibouti earlier this year.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 10/12/2020 16:24:45 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1258183

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	UN High Commissioner for Refugees: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding the UK plans to contribute to the UNHCR in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	124821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>Humanitarian preparedness and response is one of our core strategic priorities, and this includes supporting refugees and displaced persons. It is not possible to give a firm figure for our 2021 spending at this stage since a number of programmes are still under discussion, and our plans will need to take into account a range of needs and the contributions from other donors. The seismic impact of the pandemic on the UK economy means we will have to take tough decisions on our 2021 aid budget, and our contributions to all partners will need to be considered in light of this. However, UNHCR remains an important partner and supporting forcibly displaced persons is a priority.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 08/12/2020 10:45:08 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1258185

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	Bilateral 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, what proportion of the £2.9 billion reduction in aid made in early 2020 came from bilateral programmes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	124822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>The final reductions of ODA spend in 2020 will not be confirmed until after the 2020 year-end. The Statistics on International Development due to be published in 2021 will provide a full breakdown of the UKs ODA spend for 2020.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 08/12/2020 10:17:32 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1258194

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	Nagorno Karabakh: Political Prisoners
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 call for the release of Amin Musayev, Bayram Karimov and other political prisoners following the ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	124726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>I spoke to the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister on 13 November and the Armenian Foreign Minister on 30 November where I highlighted the importance of return of prisoners of war and reinforced support for the International Committee of the Red Cross as the primary mediator through which prisoner exchanges should take place. We continue to monitor the situation carefully.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 10/12/2020 13:14:41 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1258202

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	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, for each type of grant under the UK Aid Direct programme, how many applications have been (a) received and (b) approved for each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	124823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>Since the formation of UK Aid Direct in 2015, to date, 3,245 applications have been received and 2,845 applications were eligible for review.</p><p>To date, 279 applications have been approved with a further 81 applications provisionally approved pending the successful completion of due diligence assessments.</p><p>All active and historical projects and values can be found at https://www.ukaiddirect.org/</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 08/12/2020 17:48:40 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1258219

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Mining
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 the Government has taken to investigate the use of child labour in cobalt mines in Congo.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	124780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is deeply concerned by continued reports of children working in the artisanal mining sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The UK is fully committed to seeing an end to such practices by 2030 as laid out in the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development.</p><p>UK officials monitor trends in child labour in mining in DRC, including by working closely with partners such as the UN Joint Human Rights Organisation who report human rights abuses in DRC and raise concerns regularly with the DRC Government. As an active member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Initiative, which promotes responsible practice, the UK has met the DRC Government and local actors in the mining sector to press for adherence to the Voluntary Principles, with a view to eventual membership of DRC.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 08/12/2020 17:38:14 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1258225

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	Development Aid: Poverty
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 24 September 2020 to Question 91694 on overseas aid: poverty, whether it remains his policy to support the bottom billion poorest people; and in which countries those people live.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	124824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK will retain our position as a leader in the global fight against poverty and we will remain committed to following the rules set by the OECD's Development Assistance Committee.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 08/12/2020 10:53:27 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1258236

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	Health Services
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 publish a global health strategy.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	124825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>COVID-19 underlines the urgency of making progress on the health-related Sustainable Development Goals. The Government has ambitious strategic objectives on global health, including manifesto commitments on ending preventable deaths of mothers, new-borns and children by 2030, and leading the way in eradicating Ebola and malaria. The Prime Minister has set out a five-point plan to work with others to strengthen global health security, including through our G7 Presidency. The Government has no immediate plans to publish a global health strategy. We will look at how our approach should evolve in light of lessons from the pandemic and the outcomes from the Integrated Review.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/12/2020 17:01:52 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill