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1673210

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department has taken to deliver the (a) commitments made in the Glasgow Declaration for Fair Water Footprints and (b) other commitments on water and climate resilience made at COP26.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	3773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK delivery plan for the Fairwater Footprints (FWF) programme will improve the governance of water in supply chains. Already FWF is shaping new investment in collective water action in over 60 UK food and drink retailers in water-scarce regions of Peru, Kenya and Morocco, reforming procurement, regulation and investment policy in Panama, Madagascar, Finland and the Netherlands, and strengthening the voice of vulnerable communities in Malawi. In March 2023 the UK announced £1 million to design the flagship Just Transitions for Water Security programme to support the FWF alongside two other COP26 initiatives: the Water Tracker and the Resilient Water Accelerator.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 05/12/2023 08:22:51 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1641906

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
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: 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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing (a) Official Development Assistance to Malawi, (b) funding for programmes to build climate change resilience and (c) Official Development Assistance to 0.7 per cent of GDP.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	187619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO's Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations are set out in my [Andrew Mitchell] Written Ministerial Statement of 30 March. We plan to publish full breakdowns of the allocations, including by country, in the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023. Allocations are regularly reviewed to respond to changing global needs to ensure ODA is being used most effectively.</p><p>We remain committed to doubling our International Climate Finance to £11.6 billion between 2021/22 and 2025/26 and to balancing our funding between mitigation and adaptation. This will include programmes that seek to build the resilience of those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.</p><p>The Government is committed to returning to spending to 0.7 per cent of gross national income (GNI) on ODA as soon as the fiscal situation allows. We will return to spending 0.7 per cent of GNI on ODA when, on a sustainable basis, the government is no longer borrowing for day-to-day spending and when underlying debt is falling.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 12/06/2023 15:42:41 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1539449

registered interest
date	04/11/2022
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	Academic Technology Approval Scheme
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 a recent estimate of the average processing time of an Academic Technology Approval Scheme certificate.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	79283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK takes its responsibility towards countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and advanced conventional military technology seriously. The Academic Technology Approval Scheme is a thorough, necessary and proportionate tool to protect UK research from misappropriation and divergence to military programmes of concern. The majority of applications are processed within published timescales and we continue to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 15/11/2022 08:00:14 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1539452

registered interest
date	04/11/2022
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	Academic Technology Approval Scheme
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 a recent estimate of the number of students who have been unable to accept (a) places on courses and (b) research positions due to delays in issuing Academic Technology Approval Scheme certificates; and if will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	79284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK takes its responsibility towards countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and advanced conventional military technology seriously. The Academic Technology Approval Scheme is a thorough, necessary and proportionate tool to protect UK research from misappropriation and divergence to military programmes of concern. The majority of applications are processed within published timescales and we continue to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 15/11/2022 10:17:09 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1416594

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
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	Yemen: Armed Conflict
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 plans to take as penholder for Yemen on the UN Security Council in response to the recent escalation in conflict in that country.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	111547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK will continue to use its role as penholder in Yemen to support UN-led efforts towards peace. I hosted UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, in London on 10 January and discussed with him again on 26 January UK support for UN led peace efforts to drive forward the political process in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 28/01/2022 13:17:17 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1416595

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
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 representations she has made to the government of Saudi Arabia on strengthening the (a) monitoring and investigation of civilian casualties and (b) potential violations of international humanitarian law by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	111548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK raises regularly the importance of protecting civilians and complying with International Humanitarian Law with members of the Saudi-led Coalition. Most recently, I [Minister Cleverly] discussed the escalating violence in Yemen and the importance of protecting civilians with the Saudi Ambassador to Yemen on 26 January.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 28/01/2022 14:51:11 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1416596

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
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	Yemen: Armed Conflict
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 she is taking to ensure that parties to the conflict in Yemen that are responsible for the killing and maiming of children are held to account.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	111549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK is an active member of the UN Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, which considers the reports of the Secretary-General and produces recommendations for addressing the impacts of conflict on children. Yemen is one of the 14 countries considered by the Working Group. We call on all parties to conflict in Yemen to work towards a comprehensive and inclusive negotiated political solution to end the conflict, as the only sustainable way to end the suffering of children in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 28/01/2022 14:47:24 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1388684

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	Yemen: Peace Negotiations
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 progress has been made by the UN special envoy, Martin Griffiths, on helping to restore the peace process in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	94326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK supports fully the efforts of UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, appointed on 6 August, to drive forward the political process in Yemen. We urge the parties to engage constructively in negotiations to end the conflict and alleviate the dire humanitarian crisis.</p><p>A record and summary of the Special Envoy's latest briefing on 14 December to an open session of the UN Security Council can be found at</p><p>https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1cjfioqd5</p><p>and https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sc14735.doc.htm</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 05/01/2022 15:03:30 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1309163

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
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
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 publish his Department's long-term financial plan for Official Development Assistance funding.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	180952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary laid a WMS on 26 January setting out the conclusion of the cross-government review of Overseas Development Assistance. The total FCDO ODA settlement for 2021 is £8.115 billion, funding beyond 2021/22 will be determined by a future government spending review, expected later this year.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/04/2021 16:18:31 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1289502

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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
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 and what proportion of the 2021 Official Development Assistance budget had been allocated as part of long-term spending commitments before the start of 2021.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	158010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has set out seven core priorities for the UK's aid budget in the overarching pursuit of poverty reduction: climate and biodiversity; Covid and global health security; girls' education; science and research; defending open societies and resolving conflict; humanitarian assistance; and promoting trade and economic growth. We are working through our internal business planning process which will allocate the ODA budget across these priorities and geographies. No decisions have yet been made on budget allocations for 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 01/03/2021 14:40:29 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray