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1050472

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Evan Mawarire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Zimbabwean counterpart to ensure that Evan Mawarire is given a fair trial in accordance with international law.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	213985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>I raised the need for all those arrested to be given a fair trial with the Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Moyo on 30 January. Our Ambassador has reinforced this message in Harare, in meetings with Home Affairs Minister Mathema on 23 January and Foreign Minister Moyo on 25 January.</p><p>Following his recent arrest, the British Embassy have been monitoring Pastor Evan Mawarire’s court hearings. We were pleased to see he was released on bail on 30 January.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/02/2019 16:07:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1050475

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) South Africa, (b) Botswana, (c) Namibia and and (d) Malawi on the situation in Zimbabwe.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	213986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>I travelled to South Africa on 30 January and raised Zimbabwe with key regional interlocutors, emphasising the need for urgent action by the international community.</p><p>I also attended the EU-AU Ministerial meeting in Brussels on 21 January and discussed a range of issues, including Zimbabwe at the meeting.</p><p>I will continue to raise the political and security situation in Zimbabwe with key counterparts, including those from Commonwealth states, as I did with the Foreign Minister of Mozambique on 3 February.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/02/2019 16:08:49 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1050477

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Zimbabwean counterpart to ensure that individuals detained by the military and the police during the recent unrest are given a fair trial in accordance with international law.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	213987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>I summoned the Zimbabwean Ambassador on 17 January to express our concern at the ongoing situation there, and to urge the security forces to stop using disproportionate force and to investigate any cases of alleged human rights violations and abuses. On 30 January, I spoke to Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Moyo, repeating our calls for an end to human rights violations and abuses and a full investigation into all allegations, including arbitrary arrests.</p><p>We will continue to call on the Government of Zimbabwe to investigate all allegations of human rights violations and abuses and urge them to follow the due process of law.</p><p>The British Embassy team continue to attend court cases in Harare and Bulawayo and are in regular contact with the legal teams of a number of individuals who have been arrested.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/02/2019 16:09:49 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1050158

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Mali: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the accuracy of reports that climate change is exacerbating conflict in Mali; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	213279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>​We agree that climate change is exacerbating conflict in Mali and the broader Sahel region, particularly by increasing competition over land and resources. The causes of conflict in Mali are, however, wider than climate change and include in particular issues around governance, demography, terrorism and organised crime.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 31/01/2019 15:48:09 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1042203

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When his Department plans to respond to its consultation entitled Food labelling: amending laws.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	908633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Defra intends to provide a summary of responses and the Government response by 7 February as set out on the consultation web page.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/01/2019 17:46:13 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1042332

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of Persistent Genital Arousal Syndrome (PGAS) have been recorded in each of the last five years; and how many PGAS specialists are currently practising in England.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	209312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 21/01/2019 16:49:22 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1041352

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department is spending on a public information campaign to prepare people for the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	208224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has a duty to inform citizens and businesses about how leaving the EU might affect them, and to advise on the steps they may need to take to prepare for EU Exit.</p><p>We have developed a cross-departmental public information campaign to help achieve this. Over the coming weeks, we will be using a range of channels to direct UK citizens, businesses, EU citizens living in the UK and UK nationals living in the EU to a dedicated area on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> at Gov.uk/EUexit</p><p>Information on the costs associated with this campaign will be released in due course as part the normal data transparency releases by the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 17/01/2019 16:15:49 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1041353

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department is spending on a public information campaign to prepare people for the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	208259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>DFID has not spent any money and is taking a no-cost approach to ensuring our stakeholders are briefed on the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/01/2019 16:39:00 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1020460

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of his Department's ODA-funded projects are listed on the Department for International Development's Development Tracker website.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	199343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>BEIS is committed to meeting the Government’s target for transparency and to score ‘good’ or ‘very good’ on the Publish What You Fund aid transparency index.</p><p> </p><p>29 of the Department’s 30 International Climate Finance programmes are listed on the Development Tracker website. This represents 96% of the Department’s International Climate Finance programmes, covering 99% of BEIS International Climate Finance expenditure from 2010/11 to the end of 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p>At present BEIS does not publish detail of its research and innovation (R&amp;I) spend on the Development Tracker website. However, much of the detail is published on the Gateway to Research website, which is run by UK Research and Innovation. BEIS is currently implementing a technical solution to be able to fully publish details of its R&amp;I expenditure to the International Aid Transparency Index, which can be automatically accessed by the Development Tracker.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/12/2018 14:39:32 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 91120 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1020461

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of his Department's ODA-funded projects are listed on the Department for International Development's Development Tracker website.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	199344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>We list nearly all of our ODA-funded programmes on gov.uk and on the Department for International Development's Development Tracker website. Information on a small number of policy programmes is not in the public domain due to the need to protect national security and the safety and security of beneficiaries, partners or partner governments.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 10/12/2018 16:27:14 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson