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1302734

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Treatment of, and Outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the progress of the implementation of the Lammy review in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	913480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published regular updates on the actions the department has taken in response to the Lammy Review recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>Of the actions we said we would undertake 29 have been completed out of the 33 recommendations made in the Lammy Review. The remaining recommendations have a justifiable reason for their extended timescales.</p><p> </p><p>Where a recommendation could not be implemented in full or exactly as set out in the Review, alternative approaches have been sought to achieve the same aim.</p><p> </p><p>The recommendations of the Lammy Review apply to services delivered across both Wales and England. One recommendation needed to acknowledge health as a devolved service in Wales in its implementation.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 16/03/2021 18:11:46 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1302257

registered interest
date	12/03/2021
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	Africa: 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 discussions the UK Representative to the UN Human Rights Council has had with relevant stakeholders on the alleged human rights abuses in (a) Uganda, (b) Ethiopia, (c) Eritrea, (d) Tanzania and (e) Nigeria in the last three months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	167869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Julian Braithwaite, and the UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Rita French, regularly hold discussions with relevant stakeholders on ongoing and emerging human rights situations of concern, including with representatives of other governments, international organisations, human rights defenders and other members of civil society.</p><p>In addition to discussions with stakeholders, the UK also speaks out publicly against human rights violations and abuses through the Human Rights Council, including during its current (46th) regular session which began on 22 February. On 24 February at an Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Eritrea, Ambassador French delivered the UK's statement expressing concern at the involvement of Eritrean forces in Tigray and at reports of human rights violations and abuses by all those involved in the conflict. The statement called for independent, international investigations into allegations of human rights abuses and violations, to ensure that perpetrators of proven allegations are held to account. On 26 February, in our Item 2 General Debate statement, we called on the Nigerian authorities to ensure those responsible for alleged human rights violations during the #EndSARs protests were held to account. The UK also joined a joint statement on Ethiopia with 41 other countries in which we condemned in the strongest terms the reported killings of civilians in Tigray, called on Ethiopia to grant full access to the region for unhindered humanitarian access and assistance and to protect the human rights of all people in the conflict-afflicted zone, and also called for the withdrawal of all Eritrean troops from Ethiopia.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 17/03/2021 17:46:00 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1302258

registered interest
date	12/03/2021
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	Commonwealth: 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, what assessment he has made of the change in the level of total Official Development Assistance to eligible Commonwealth member states in the last reporting year.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	167870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>For the last reporting year available (2019), the UK's bilateral Official Development Assistance to Commonwealth countries was approximately £1.888 billion. This was an increase of over 8% on the previous year. Detail on UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending in 2020 is not yet available.   In the autumn, FCDO will publish &quot;Statistics on International Development: Final UK Aid Spend 2020&quot;. This publication will contain detailed breakdowns including UK bilateral ODA to Commonwealth countries.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 17/03/2021 17:47:59 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1302261

registered interest
date	12/03/2021
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	Sub-Saharan Africa: 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, what assessment he has made of the change in the level of total Official Development Assistance to eligible Commonwealth member states in Sub-Saharan Africa in the last reporting year.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	167871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>For the last reporting year available (2019), the UK's bilateral Official Development Assistance to Commonwealth countries in Sub-Sahara Africa was approximately £1.173 billion. This was an increase of around 7 per cent on the previous year.</p><p>Detail on UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending in 2020 is not yet available.   In the autumn, FCDO will publish &quot;Statistics on International Development: Final UK Aid Spend 2020&quot;. This publication will contain detailed breakdowns including UK bilateral ODA to Commonwealth countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 17/03/2021 17:45:42 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1302265

registered interest
date	12/03/2021
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	Mozambique: Development Aid and Security
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 (a) security and (b) Official Development assistance the UK provided to Mozambique in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	167872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>(a) The Ministry of Defence, with other government departments, provides support to Mozambique under the UK-Mozambique Defence Memorandum of Understanding agreed in 2019. This includes defence cooperation and is intended to assist the Government of Mozambique in addressing terrorism and promoting respect for human rights. The UK also co-leads, with Ireland, the International Community Crisis Response Taskforce, endorsed by the Government of Mozambique, which provides an important platform for high-level political dialogue and coordination relating to the security situation in Cabo Delgado.</p><p>(b) Official Development Assistance (ODA) in Mozambique supports activities in a number of sectors including humanitarian, health, education, water and sanitation, better governance and economic development. Data for the last three years which is available is below. This information is taken from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's National Statistics publication 'Statistics on International Development'. The next report, published in Autumn 2021, will provide a full breakdown of the UK's ODA spend for 2020.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£ Thousands</p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total UK Bilateral ODA</p></td><td><p>57,526</p></td><td><p>70,895</p></td><td><p>103,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Imputed UK share of Multilateral Net ODA</p></td><td><p>54,070</p></td><td><p>65,706</p></td><td><p>75,296</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>111,596</p></td><td><p>136,600</p></td><td><p>178,880</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Statistics on International Development, 2019 - tinyurl.com/yh5vl9fz</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 17/03/2021 17:49:44 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1302268

registered interest
date	12/03/2021
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	United Nations: Sustainable Development
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 (a) promote cooperation between and (b) draw on the expertise of NHS and other clinical and academic expertise on global health issues in pursuit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	167873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK is a leader in global health and the NHS is a key part of our international offer, as one of the first Universal Health Coverage initiatives in the world. The UK draws on the full breadth of expertise in the UK health sector to help strengthen health systems in partner countries, to end preventable deaths and to respond to COVID-19.</p><p>In response to the pandemic, the UK has offered its world leading genomics expertise to countries around the world through a New Variant Assessment Platform, led by Public Health England, to identify new variants of the COVID-19 virus. In terms of broader global health security, the UK also works through the Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC's) International Health Regulations Strengthening Project and the UK Public Health Rapid Support team, to support partner countries to better prevent, detect and respond to public health emergencies. The UK's clinical and academic expertise is a key part of these efforts. DHSC's Commonwealth Partnership for Antimicrobial Stewardship programme has also created partnerships between NHS volunteers and their counterparts in Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, to work to address antimicrobial resistance.</p><p>We are also drawing on NHS expertise to strengthen health systems through the FCDO's Global Better Health Programme, working with the NHS and Healthcare UK on non-communicable diseases in South East Asia, Latin America and South Africa. In addition, the UK Partnerships for Health Systems programme funds health partnerships between UK NHS and health institutions and their counterparts in lower and middle income countries to improve health workforce and service performance.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 17/03/2021 17:50:25 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1300843

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
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	Equatorial Guinea: Explosions
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 support he has provided to the Government of Equatorial Guinea following the recent explosions linked to a munitions depot.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	165553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>On 8 March I [Minister Duddridge] publicly expressed the UK's sorrow and passed on condolences to the people of Equatorial Guinea following the tragic explosions in Bata. FCDO officials are in close contact with UK-funded partners including the Red Cross and the UN who are assessing the situation and providing support to those affected. We continue to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 12/03/2021 14:51:53 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1300844

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
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	Africa: 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, what conflict risk assessment he has undertaken in relation to proposed UK cuts to aid in (a) Nigeria, (b) South Sudan, (c) Somalia and (d) the Sahel region.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	165554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>As announced last year, the impact of the global pandemic on the UK economy has forced us to take the tough but necessary decision to temporarily reduce how much we spend on Official Development Assistance (ODA).</p><p>The Foreign Secretary has set out seven core priorities for the UK's aid budget, including resolving conflict. We are now working through the implications of these changes for individual programmes. No decisions have yet been made on individual budget allocations.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 12/03/2021 15:04:49 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1300846

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
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	Sub-Saharan Africa: Food 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 assessment he has made of the effect of proposed UK aid reductions on the ability of multilateral agencies to respond to famine risk in Sub-Saharan Africa in the next twelve months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	165556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has clearly reiterated our commitment to global humanitarian leadership, including in statements to the House of Commons in February.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of our humanitarian spend goes through UN agencies. Working through and with multilateral agencies such as the UN is particularly important for access in conflict affected countries where many of the most vulnerable and at risk live.</p><p> </p><p>The most protracted, severe food insecure crises are caused by conflict at their root. We need to couple available resources with humanitarian diplomacy, as exemplified by the UK's Famine Call to Action and the appointment of Nick Dyer as the UK's first Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs ensuring humanitarian access to affected populations and protection of civilians in conflict. If we achieve these two things we will go a long way to averting famine and the worst of human suffering in crisis.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 12/03/2021 15:00:49 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1300847

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
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	Sub-Saharan Africa: Food 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 assessment he has made of the number of people at risk of famine or severe food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	165557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The combined impact of the coronavirus pandemic, conflict, locust swarms and climate change have left millions of people worldwide facing extreme hunger over the past year. In sub-Saharan Africa 95.5 million people are projected to reach crisis levels of food insecurity by the middle of 2021. The risk of famine is real. Famine is likely already occurring in western Pibor, South Sudan whilst Burkina Faso and north-east Nigeria also face a credible threat of famine.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has responded to this threat by launching our Famine Initiative, pledging £180 million dedicated to tackling food insecurity and to provide aid to more than 7 million vulnerable people in some of the world’s most dangerous places. The first Special Envoy for Famine Prevention has been appointed to drive UK efforts to prevent the immediate risk of famine and address mounting acute food insecurity through mobilising the international community to take strong, concerted and urgent action.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 12/03/2021 14:57:38 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty