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1642997

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
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	Developing Countries: Food Supply
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 support farmer seed systems in the Global South.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO supports the global research organisation, the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers (CGIAR), to support seed systems to improve access of smallholder farmers to more productive and climate-resilient varieties. The CGIAR builds capacity of national research and extension systems and seed organisations to ensure uptake of public-bred varieties and other innovations. The FCDO also supports the operation of the CGIAR genebanks that hold over 700,000 crop varieties, making these available free of charge to support the development of new crop varieties. The genebanks are managed jointly with the Global Crop Diversity Trust and in line with the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. In 2021 CGIAR distributed almost 100,000 samples to users, 50 per cent of which were to developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 15/06/2023 10:24:06 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1642236

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Developing Countries: Food Supply
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 support farmer seed systems to help ensure food security in the Global South.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	188104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO supports the global research organisation, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), to support seed systems to improve access of smallholder farmers to more productive and climate-resilient varieties. The CGIAR builds capacity of national research and extension systems and seed organisations to ensure uptake of public-bred varieties and other innovations. The FCDO also supports the operation of the CGIAR genebanks that hold over 700,000 crop varieties, making these available free of charge to support the development of new crop varieties. The genebanks are managed jointly with the Global Crop Diversity Trust and in line with the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. In 2021 CGIAR distributed almost 100,000 samples to users, 50% of which were to developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 14/06/2023 16:11:22 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1581171

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Developing Countries: Food Supply
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 25 January 2023 to Question 128691 on Food Supply, for what reasons the Global Food Security Action plan is confidential internal document; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing that plan.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	133679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The Global Food Security Action Plan is a working document that is regularly updated to direct and prioritise Official's work on food security, and to enable the FCDO to monitor and evaluate progress. We publish information on actions that have been taken in line with the plan, for example funding announcements and details of Ministerial visits and engagements. The FCDO engages regularly with a range of stakeholders to consult and inform them of the actions we are prioritising. We will consider publishing further information on the FCDO's overall approach to addressing food insecurity.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 01/02/2023 10:03:51 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1486048

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	Developing Countries: Food Supply
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 she encouraged her G7 counterparts to commit a larger collective pledge to tackle global food insecurity than the $4.5 billion commitment announced by G7 Leaders on 28 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	30037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>At least 1.6 billion people are already affected by the current surge in food, energy and commodity prices and are impacted in their food security. While Putin continues his brutal war of aggression against Ukraine, the world's poorest people are inching closer to starvation. Rising food and fuel prices, and tightening financial conditions have led to vicious cycles, hitting the poorest hardest.</p><p>At the World Bank Spring Meetings, the UK and partners agreed the largest ever commitment to developing countries - $170 billion over the next 15 months, including $30 billion for food security, of which $12 billion is uncommitted. The UK is calling for the G7 and wider international community to step up support to tackle global food insecurity. One important element of the G7 response announced in June is the collective G7 commitment to provide USD 4.5 billion to mitigate the scale of the global food security crisis. We have been consistently calling on our interlocutors to maximise their support. We are also calling on Russia to end its illegal war; supporting UN efforts to unblock the export of Ukrainian grain and urging all countries to keep food trade flowing. We recognise that resources are limited, and our response must be as effective as possible. We are therefore also working to enhance the coherence of the international response, including through the G7 Global Alliance on Food Security.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 14/07/2022 14:56:58 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1483536

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Developing Countries: Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's pledges of new support for countries on the food security frontline, published on 24 June 2022, what proportion of the £133 million for research and development partnerships will be allocated to partnerships focused on food security for pastoralist communities.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	25788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>Science and innovation underpin our delivery of food security goals. The £133 million for research and innovation recently pledged strengthens the UK response to the current global food crisis to develop and implement cutting-edge technologies to improve food security. Around £8 million will be allocated to programmes that work with agri-pastoralist communities, in particular in the Sahel. These programmes will deliver research and innovation that can enable: the development of sustainable, climate resilient livestock systems; improve livestock productivity and health; and empower women working in the agri-pastoralist system.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 05/07/2022 15:00:11 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1483537

registered interest
date	27/06/2022
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	Developing Countries: Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the news story on gov.uk, PM pledges new support for countries on the food security frontline, published on 24 June 2022, which World Food Programme emergency response efforts will be funded from the £130 million commitment; how much funding each World Food Programme emergency will receive; and over what timescale that funding will be transferred.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	25789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK is a major humanitarian donor, and we are continuing the commitment set out in the Strategy for International Development to spend approximately £1 billion per year on life-saving humanitarian assistance.</p><p>The majority of the £130 million funding for the World Food Programme (WFP) directly supports their vital efforts to provide emergency food aid in some of the most food insecure countries in the world, in particular Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Somalia and South Sudan, as well as Sudan and Nigeria amongst others. These include Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Madagascar, Niger, Chad, Mali, Mozambique, Uganda and Lebanon. This funding is being disbursed in the course of 2022.</p><p>A proportion of the £130 million will be provided as unearmarked funding, not allocated to a specific region or crisis, giving WFP the maximum financial flexibility to direct funds where they are most needed and enhance their capacity to take early action to avert the risk of famine.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 05/07/2022 11:04:10 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1471289

registered interest
date	16/06/2022
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	Developing Countries: Food Supply
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on the (1) level of debt of, and (2) potential loss of life in, developing countries of global food shortages and increasing food prices, as a result of the war in Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Selkirk of Douglas
uin	HL1062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>Before Russia's invasion, almost 1 billion people in 92 countries did not have enough food to eat and 55 countries, mostly in Africa and Asia, were already in acute hunger crises, emergency or famine conditions. This has now risen to at least 1.7 billion with 49 million people already living a step away from famine (up from 25 million in 2020), and almost 860,000 people estimated to be in famine-like conditions.</p><p>Steep increases in the price of staple commodities and agriculture inputs were already apparent before the war. Russia's aggression has further exacerbated these spikes - according to the World Food Programme the price of a food basket in Ethiopia has risen 66 percent, and in Somalia 36 percent. Higher import costs of fuel and food are exacerbating the fragile debt status of many countries particularly in Africa.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/07/2022 12:54:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	802 label Biography information for Lord Selkirk of Douglas

1469831

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Developing Countries: Food Supply
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 support more efficient use of fertilisers to manage the impact on food security in developing countries over the coming months of limited supplies linked to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	16894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>The crisis in global fertiliser prices and supply poses a grave risk for global food security.</p><p>Internationally, the UK is supporting agriculture production in developing countries through a range of investments that promote sustainable and more efficient use of fertilisers. British International Investment, our Development Finance Institution, is supporting the food and agriculture sector through a $560 million portfolio that will continue to expand. We are developing a technical assistance offer through our Centres of Expertise which will support countries to identify, implement and attract investment in market-based and sustainable solutions to the fertiliser crisis.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/06/2022 15:57:17 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1462642

registered interest
date	12/05/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she (a) has had and (b) plans to have with the WTO on food security in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>Food insecurity in developing countries caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a critical global issue. The UK-led action at the World Trade Organization (WTO) committed members to ensuring open and predictable trade and the continued free flow of food. This action has now been endorsed by fifty-four other members. We have placed priority on guaranteeing that the World Food Programme is unhindered by export restrictions, allowing it to best use its funding. We aim to build on this at the WTO’s 12<sup>th</sup> Ministerial Conference in June, urging Members to create a more sustainable, efficient and resilient global food system.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/05/2022 14:09:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1437851

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
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	Developing Countries: Food Supply
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 impact of the continued invasion of Ukraine on food security in low and middle income countries.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	134079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>The UK is closely monitoring developments in Ukraine. It is difficult to make reliable assessments in such an unpredictable situation, but we recognise the likely impact on food supplies and are encouraging relevant multilateral institutions to prioritise analysis and response options. The crisis could affect prices and exacerbate food insecurity in vulnerable countries. Countries immediately affected are those most dependent on imports from Ukraine and Russia, in particular those that may not have sufficient options for substitution in the short term. We have encouraged our G7 partners to consider a policy and programming response that mitigates the risk of a global food price crisis and protects food security.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 09/03/2022 17:24:56 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran