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1399157

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Malawi: Drugs
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 she will publish a response to EDM 784, on Shortage of Medicines in Malawi.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	96938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>As recently covered in international media, Malawi faces regular stock-outs of essential drugs, exacerbated by the global impact of Covid-19 on the cost of commodities including drugs. The UK is helping to address the underlying causes by working with the Government of Malawi and development partners to help make better and more efficient use of limited resources. We are advocating, through the Health Donor Group, for Malawi's Government to increase budgetary allocations and per-capita spending on health, and are working with the Government on their next Health Sector Strategic Plan and Health Financing strategy.</p><p>The UK funded Umoyo Wathu (Our Health) programme in Malawi aims to improve the health and survival of the most vulnerable, focusing on women and children. It helps to improve the quality of life-saving primary and community healthcare services; improve equitable resourcing and management of services; and strengthen accountability in district-level health service delivery. Through this programme, we are supporting the Ministry of Health to upgrade health facilities and provide cost free access to health services, including drugs, in remote areas. We are also working with UN partners to improve integration and quality of maternal, neonatal and child health services at district level.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 10/01/2022 09:29:54 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1399288

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Palestinians: Non-governmental Organisations
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 discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart on Israel's classification of six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist organisations.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	96939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The decision by the Israeli authorities to designate six Palestinian NGOs and the evidence which forms the basis of these designations is a matter for the Government of Israel. The UK maintains its own criteria for designation. We continue engagement with a number of these organisations on human rights issues and respect the role that NGOs and civil society organisations play in upholding human rights and democracy.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 96940 question first answered 10/01/2022 17:44:15 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1399290

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Palestinians: Non-governmental Organisations
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 she has made of the decision by Israel officials to designate six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist organisations.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	96940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The decision by the Israeli authorities to designate six Palestinian NGOs and the evidence which forms the basis of these designations is a matter for the Government of Israel. The UK maintains its own criteria for designation. We continue engagement with a number of these organisations on human rights issues and respect the role that NGOs and civil society organisations play in upholding human rights and democracy.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 96939 question first answered 10/01/2022 17:44:15 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1399292

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Palestinians: Non-governmental Organisations
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 she has made of the effectiveness of work carried out by NGOs in Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	96941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>We have not attempted to assess the effectiveness of every NGO working in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. We are clear that human rights and civil society organisations have a vital role to play in both Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including those focused on Israel's conduct in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 10/01/2022 17:41:42 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1388654

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the announcement by the CEO of Serum Institute in India, Adar Poonawalla, that it will halve production of covid-19 vaccines.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	94416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to help bring the acute phase of the pandemic to an end as soon as possible and strongly supports the COVAX Facility as a key mechanism to deliver this. As of 17 December, over 738 million have been delivered by COVAX to 144 participants. COVAX continues to actively work to diversify supply bases and finalise new deals to manage ongoing risks and uncertainty. India, along with several other countries, will continue play a vital role in helping to meet international targets for global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in 2022.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 05/01/2022 16:20:45 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1388655

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the statement by the CEO of Serum Institute in India, Adar Poonawalla, that the company has a stockpile of approximately 500,000 covid-19 vaccines.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	94417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to equitable, global access to COVID-19 vaccines and is one of the largest donors to COVAX. To date, COVAX has delivered over 738 million safe and effective vaccines to 144 participants. India, as the 'pharmacy of the world', will play a vital role in helping to meet international targets for global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in 2022. The UK and India will continue to work together as a Global Force for Good in health, as exemplified by the collaboration between Oxford University, AstraZeneca and the Serum Institute to develop COVID-19 vaccines at scale.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 05/01/2022 16:19:34 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1388656

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 steps her Department has taken to support the (a) delivery, (b) transport and (c) deployment of covid-19 vaccines in the developing world.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	94418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to ending the acute phase of the pandemic as soon as possible, and strongly supports the COVAX Facility as a key mechanism to deliver this. UK support for delivering vaccinations has been channelled through our investments in multilateral partners. The UK is one of the largest donors to the COVAX's Advance Market Commitment (AMC). Our £548 million commitment will support the COVAX AMC to deliver up to 1.8 billion doses for up to 92 low and middle-income countries. The COVAX Facility is a multilateral mechanism that pools resources to accelerate the development, manufacture, and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines. COVAX and its Alliance partners work closely with governments to ensure robust and transparent distribution, and reporting plans are in place to ensure priority groups are reached.</p><p>Health system capacity, demand, and vaccine hesitancy are key factors in effective vaccine roll outs. Through the FCDO's Africa Vaccine Confidence Campaign, the UK is working with experts at Wits University in South Africa to build vaccine confidence. Along with COVAX partners, the UK is also working with countries to help health systems be better prepared in delivering vaccines. This includes engaging with communities and their leaders to build trust, provide correct information, and encourage uptake.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 05/01/2022 16:24:45 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1388736

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
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	Colombia: Human Rights
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 her Department has made an assessment of the circumstances surrounding the death threats received by human rights defender, Diego Enrique Salcedo Ladino, in Meta, Colombia.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	94420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>The British Government remains concerned about persistent levels of violence and threats against human rights defenders in Colombia. UK ministers and senior officials regularly raise human rights issues, as well as specific cases of concern, with the Colombian Government and in multilateral fora. The former Minister for Europe and the Americas spoke to Vice President Ramírez regarding the human rights situation on a visit to Colombia from 22 to 24 November.</p><p>Colombia is a UK 'Human Rights Priority Country,' and we also consistently raise our concerns regarding violence against human rights defenders at the UN Security Council, as we did at meetings in July, and on 14 October. We urge the Colombian Government to further integrate its presence in conflict-affected areas, and strengthen the institutions that can investigate and prosecute the criminal actors responsible. We have called on involved institutions to heed the early warnings of the Ombudsman's Office to help prevent attacks from happening and protect those at risk.</p><p>Through our Conflict, Stability, and Security Fund (CSSF) programme, which has provided £68 million in support of peace agreement implementation, security and stability in Colombia since 2015, we will continue to prioritise funding interventions to protect human rights defenders, social leaders and indigenous communities.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 06/01/2022 10:05:36 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1387442

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	Ethiopia: Humanitarian 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 recent humanitarian support the Government had provided to people affected by the famine and conflict in the Oromia region of Ethiopia.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	91996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2021 answer text <p>The humanitarian context in Oromia region is very challenging due to widespread armed violence although famine conditions are not present. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been forcibly displaced by active conflict with violence also making access to vulnerable communities extremely challenging. Some groups of internally displaced persons have not received food aid in over a year.</p><p>The UK has provided £58.8 million in humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia in financial year 2021/22. We do not have information regarding the level of UK funding directed towards Oromia or any other province. The UK is supporting humanitarian agencies that work throughout Ethiopia. UK funded partners in Ethiopia deliver aid according to need in-line with the UK's commitments towards the humanitarian principles.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 21/12/2021 17:03:28 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1382872

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
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	Preventing Sexual Violence against Women Summit
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 she will confirm the (a) dates of and 9b) the application process for delegates and observers to the Preventing Sexual Violence Against Women Summit she announced at the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council on 17 November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	83409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2021 answer text <p>In 2022, the UK plans to host an international conference to mark 10 years since the launch of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative. This will be an important opportunity to review progress, identify challenges and agree further action on sexual violence in conflict as well as wider gender and conflict issues. Further information on the conference will be available in due course next year.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 02/12/2021 13:52:48 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady