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1736112

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
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	Malaria: Disease Control
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 his Department is taking to support (a) the Global Fund, (b) Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and (c) other multilateral organisations to eliminate malaria.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK is a leading donor to the fight against Malaria. Our £1 billion contribution (2023-2025) to the Global Fund will distribute 86 million treated mosquito nets, provide 452,000 doses of seasonal malaria chemoprevention and treat for 18 million cases. I recently met the Gavi CEO, Sania Nishtar, and discussed our £1.65 billion investment (2021-2025) and Gavi's rollout of malaria vaccines, which will support the immunisation of more than 6 million children by the end of 2025. This is complemented by investments in UNITAID, WHO and others to strengthen health systems and improve access to malaria products.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 30/10/2024 10:55:49 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1736113

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
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	Malaria: Disease Control
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 his Department is taking to support the rollout of new medicines developed in the UK to tackle malaria.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>British science was key to the development of the first two vaccines ever to be recommended for use by WHO to prevent malaria. The UK's £1.65 billion funding to Gavi is also helping to fund the rollout of malaria vaccines and will immunise more than 6 million children by the end of 2025. Our funding to the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), in partnership with more than 40 UK organisations including GSK and the University of Dundee, is developing a new generation of antimalarial medicines to address the emerging threat posed by drug resistance.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 30/10/2024 10:53:26 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1734310

registered interest
date	15/10/2024
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	Azerbaijan: Corruption
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 is taking steps with his Azerbaijani counterpart to help tackle corruption by politicians in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK acknowledges that like many countries around the world, Azerbaijan faces challenges with tackling corruption. We remain in close contact with the Azerbaijani authorities and stand ready to provide support and expertise in tackling this issue.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 23/10/2024 16:01:45 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1734311

registered interest
date	15/10/2024
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	Transcaucasus: 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, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) human rights conditions and (b) respect for international law in the South Caucasus.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2024 answer text <p>Long-term human rights concerns persist across the whole South Caucasus region. The UK Government regularly raises human rights obligations and commitments with the Governments of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, as well as discussing such matters with international counterparts. For example, I [Minister Doughty] spoke to Georgian Foreign Minister Darchiashvili on 9 October. I shared with him my deep concerns about the negative implications of Georgia's recent laws on Transparency and Foreign Influence and on Family Values and highlighted our concerns regarding the pressures being applied to civil society which undermine the Georgian people's ambition for a modern, inclusive and Euro-Atlantic future.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 22/10/2024 10:20:36 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1734318

registered interest
date	15/10/2024
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	Tibet: 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 his Department is taking steps to help tackle (a) forced disappearances, (b) the prolonged detentions of monks and nuns and (c) other suppression of (i) freedom of religion or belief and (ii) human rights in Tibet.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government will stand firm on human rights, including China's repression of the people of Tibet. We will champion freedom of religion or belief for all abroad, and work to uphold the right to freedom of religion or belief through our position at the UN, G7 and other multilateral fora, and through bilateral engagement.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary raised human rights in his first meeting with China's Director of Foreign Affairs Commission Office and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, on 26 July.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 21/10/2024 12:07:13 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1733739

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
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	Georgia: 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 he has had discussions with his Georgian counterpart on human rights in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2024 answer text <p>I [Minister Doughty] spoke with Georgian Foreign Minister Darchiashvili on 9 October. I shared with him my deep concerns about the negative implications of Georgia's recent laws <em>on Transparency and Foreign Influence</em> and on <em>Family Values</em>. The pressures being applied to civil society and on human rights protections undermine the Georgian people's ambition for a modern, inclusive, Euro-Atlantic future. More needs to be done to embed Georgia's previous impressive progress - on combating corruption, improving prison conditions, and launching a human rights strategy - into reforms that enhance judicial independence and political freedoms, and protect minority rights.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 22/10/2024 10:16:28 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1732238

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
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	India: Landslips
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 is taking steps to help support families affected by the recent landslide in southern India.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK is a major contributor to the Start Fund which has allocated over £200,000 to Caritas India and SEEDS India. These two non-governmental organisations are providing support to vulnerable communities that were severely affected by the landslides and flooding in Wayanad District in Kerala. This included basic household goods, such as bedding, kitchen and hygiene items, and cash assistance.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 14/10/2024 09:31:05 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1732320

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
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	Jehovah's Witnesses: Denmark
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 his Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the initiation of supervisory proceedings against Jehovah's Witnesses in Denmark.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO is aware of supervisory proceedings against Jehovah's Witnesses in Denmark. We are committed to the safeguarding of all vulnerable people, as well as promoting freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) around the world. We will continue to monitor developments.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 14/10/2024 16:11:35 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1732321

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
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	Nigeria: Religious Freedom
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 he has had with his Nigerian counterparts on (a) violence by non-state actors and (b) freedom of religion for minority communities.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK continues to champion freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all in Nigeria, and beyond. No one should live in fear because of what they do, or do not believe in. We work to uphold the right to FoRB through our position at the UN, G7 and other multilateral fora and bilaterally in Nigeria. The UK Government remains committed to supporting Nigeria to address ongoing security challenges, including violent extremism and intercommunal violence, which continue to impinge on the rights of Nigerians to FoRB. In September, the Foreign Secretary had an initial conversation with his Nigerian counterpart on security issues and will be seeking to engage proactively on FoRB in upcoming discussions.</p> answering member constituency Oxford East answering member printed Anneliese Dodds question first answered 16/10/2024 11:10:40 answering member 4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1731872

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
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	Ukraine: NATO
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 take steps to help Ukraine join NATO.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	7456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>At the Washington Summit in July, the UK and other NATO Allies agreed measures to enhance NATO's support to Ukraine as it advances on its irreversible path to NATO membership. NATO will be stronger with Ukraine as a member. The UK will continue to play a leading role in supporting Ukraine, including on interoperability and reforms. In the meantime, the UK and our Allies are stepping up support for Ukraine's immediate and long-term self-defence.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 11/10/2024 11:35:39 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon