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1190066

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date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Commonwealth Development Corporation is taking to adapt its global investments to respond to the health and economic effects of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	39571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>CDC remains a long-term investor and is open for business. CDC and the Department for International Development are working together to deliver a targeted response that preserves, strengthens and helps rebuild economies across Africa and South Asia in response to the impact of COVID-19.</p><p>Firstly, CDC is supporting its existing portfolio of companies. CDC is assessing where it can provide additional capital to help firms and their workers weather the crisis. CDC has also launched an Emergency Technical Assistance Facility and published advice on its website (<a href="https://www.cdcgroup.com/covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.cdcgroup.com/covid-19</a>) on measures that companies should take to protect the health and safety of employees and customers and protect jobs.</p><p>Secondly, CDC is focused on strengthening the response to the wider economic and health challenges created by the COVID-19 crisis. CDC is actively looking to make new investments that can provide more systemic liquidity to companies, especially Small Medium Enterprises, and at investments that can directly mitigate some of the adverse health impacts of COVID-19.</p><p>Finally, CDC will be there to support countries rebuild and will continue to invest for long-term sustainable development in its geographies.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 30/04/2020 16:05:19 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1190067

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the use of expired anti-retroviral (ARV) HIV medication in (a) Zimbabwe and (b) other African countries; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that flows of in-date ARVs are maintained to tackle HIV during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	39572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>DFID Zimbabwe does not bilaterally fund the procurement of ARVs in Zimbabwe. The Global Fund – to which the UK is the second largest donor – does however provide support for the procurement of ARVs in Zimbabwe. In June 2019, concerns were raised over the distribution of expired ARVs, procured through the Global Fund. At the time of procurement, the ARVs expiry date was approaching but ARVS were urgently needed as there was a risk of stocks in country. Assurances were provided by the Manufacturer and the Medical Council Association of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) that the medicines were safe and effective before they were distributed.</p><p>DFID’s central teams work closely with the Global Fund to ensure they are actively monitoring supply chain issues at a global level and engage closely with partners. Global Fund Partners are supported in implementing good practices including safeguarding against purchase and use of expired drugs.</p><p>The COVID-19 outbreak presents a risk to the ongoing supply and distribution of ARVs. The majority of ARV procurement and distribution in Zimbabwe is funded by PEPFAR and USAID have taken several steps to ensure that patients continue to receive their prescriptions such as providing monthly rather than weekly prescriptions, so patients do not have to visit clinics so frequently. The Global Fund is also flexing to cope with the crisis. It has created up to $1 billion of flexible funding opportunities for countries to re-programme existing grants and apply for additional funding, including in Zimbabwe. This will support countries with their direct COVID-19 response, address critical gaps in health systems, and to adapt their HIV, TB, and malaria programmes, including if needed to reinforce in-country ARV supply chain management.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 30/04/2020 16:02:14 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1190068

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she or ministers in her Department last met Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund for HIV, TB and Malaria; and what steps she is taking to ensure continued support for the Global Fund's work.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	39573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>The most recent meeting between Peter Sands and UK Ministers was with the Secretary of State for International Development’s predecessor at the Global Fund Sixth Replenishment Conference in Lyon on 10 October 2019. The UK is a strong supporter of the Global Fund and the second largest donor to the Sixth Replenishment.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 29/04/2020 17:04:32 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1190069

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, what (a) changes to existing and (b) new programmes she has made or established in response to the covid-19 global pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	39574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) is a cross-government fund managed by the Joint Funds Unit (JFU). The JFU are taking steps to ensure existing programmes consider the implications of COVID-19 and are currently assigning 25% of discretionary spending to new programming on COVID-19 response. Activities funded to date include supplying specialist medical equipment, hygiene kits and pharmaceuticals in the Middle East and North Africa, and funding healthcare systems in the UK’s Overseas Territories. An ongoing CSSF re-prioritisation exercise will determine how existing and new programmes respond to COVID-19. This exercise will ensure that CSSF funding complements departmental efforts to coordinate the international health response and support vulnerable countries to meet future challenges to security and stability linked to the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 29/04/2020 16:32:39 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1190070

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what Official Development Assistance qualifying spending over £1 million she has (a) authorised, (b) suspended and (c) transferred to other Government Departments since 15 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	39575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>Dev Tracker (<a href="https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</a>) publishes all our approved programming and disbursements, all of which flow from Secretary of State (or via her delegated approval). Ministers have made no decisions yet on suspension of activities. It is too early to catch changes to our planned spending for 2020/21 on our management information systems.</p><p>Pursuant to my answer on 16 March, the Department will provide details of all budget transfers to other Government Departments in our Memorandum to the International Development Committee on the publication of the department’s Main Supply Estimate.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 29/04/2020 17:03:56 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1189237

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa Centres for Disease Control: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when (a) she and (b) her Ministers last met Dr John Nkengasong, Director of the African Union CDC, to discuss tackling the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	38927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>We are supporting the Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa CDC) COVID-19 response by deploying a UK Public Health Rapid Support Team and £2 million of research and response capacity-building funding alongside the Wellcome Trust from our Joint Initiative on Research for Epidemic Preparedness Programme. We also have a Public Health England expert on long term secondment to Africa CDC with whom I have spoken.</p><p>Members of the Government and UK officials are in regular contact with senior Africa CDC representatives. I spoke with the African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs, H.E. Amira El Fadil and Dr Benjamin Djoudalbaye, Head of the Division of Policy, Health Diplomacy and Communication on Tuesday 21 April to discuss the work of Africa CDC and the UK’s on-going support. UK officials have also spoken with Dr John Nkengasong and his team and are due to do so again this week.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 27/04/2020 16:33:47 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1176441

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Religious Buildings: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places of worship have received funding from her Department for additional safety and security measures by religious denomination in Wales in the last 12 months; and how much each such place of worship has received.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	12907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Places of Worship Protective Security Fund (POW) is a key commitment in the Hate Crime Action Plan published in 2016. The Scheme provides funding to places of worship that have been victims of or are vulnerable to hate crime attacks and provides for physical protective measures such as alarms, fencing and access control. The fifth year of the scheme recently closed, and successful applicants will be announced in due course.</p><p>Funding in the region of £38,500 was allocated to one place of worship in Wales in year four (2019/2020). The scheme is open to places of worship across England and Wales, and we will continue to promote the scheme across Wales for future rounds of funding.</p><p>The Jewish Community Protective Security Grant was introduced in 2015 following a series of terrorist attacks against Jews and Jewish locations across Europe. For 2019-20 a grant of £14m was provided to fund additional protective security measures, primarily guarding, at Jewish state, free and independent schools, colleges, nurseries and some other Jewish community sites, including synagogues. A grant of £14m is to be provided in 2020-21. We do not keep a breakdown of funding by region.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/09/2020 14:17:12 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1171515

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police National Computer: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many conviction alerts on foreign nationals have not been sent to police in their home countries in each of the last three years, by country.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	4347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">ACRO and the Home Office are working to identify a technical fix and implement it as soon as possible.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In order to resolve this issue, an ongoing technical response has been put in place. It is not possible to provide a specific figure of the number of notifications per EU Member States until the technical response is complete. Each Member State will be notified with the number of notifications they will receive as they are sent, to enable them to process the data as they see appropriate. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office is working closely with the national Criminal Records Office (ACRO) to finalise the resolution of this issue as soon as possible. </ins></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 01/07/2020 16:22:14 question first ministerially corrected 06/07/2020 13:19:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 33916 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1168821

registered interest
date	20/12/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Religious Buildings: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department has allocated to improving security at places of worship in the South Wales Police area in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2020 answer text <p>The Places of Worship Protective Security Fund (POW) is a key commitment in the Hate Crime Action Plan published in 2016. The Scheme provides funding to places of worship that have been victims of or are vulnerable to hate crime attacks for physical protective measures such as alarms, fencing and access control. The scheme is currently in its fourth year of funding, and successful applicants for this scheme will be announced in due course. There was only one application from Wales in Year 3. However, the criteria were set across all applications and this application did not meet the minimum requirements to receive funding.</p><p>Over the first three years of the scheme we provided £1.5m funding for over 130 grants and have £1.6m committed for this financial year (2019/20). There was not any funding allocated under the POW scheme in the South Wales Police area in year three (2018/19). However, the scheme is open to places of worship across England and Wales, and we will continue to promote the scheme across Wales for future rounds of funding.</p><p>Following the attacks in Christchurch, we supported Faith Associates to deliver security training prior to and during Ramadan. They delivered 22 workshops across England and Wales, and distributed advice and guidance to over 2,000 mosques, madrassahs and community centres.</p><p>The Jewish Community Protective Security Grant was introduced in 2015 following a series of terrorist attacks against Jews and Jewish locations across Europe. In 2018-19 a grant of £13.4m was provided to fund additional protective security measures, primarily guarding, at Jewish state, free and independent schools, colleges, nurseries and some other Jewish community sites, including synagogues. A grant of £14m is to be provided in 2019-20. We do not keep a breakdown of funding by region.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/06/2020 14:40:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty