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1277795

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2021
	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	Developing Countries: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on poverty rates in the Global South.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	910996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>COVID-19 is likely to have resulted in over 140 million additional people living in extreme poverty – around 2% of the global population – and many more will have temporarily fallen below the poverty line. This is a seven-year reversal in progress to reduce poverty.</p><p>The UK is one of the largest donors to the COVID-19 international response, committing up to £1.3bn of new ODA to counter the health, economic, humanitarian impacts, and to support the global effort to find and equitably distribute a vaccine.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 19/01/2021 13:26:53 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1536409

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2022
	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	Israel: Palestinians
	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 United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs' Protection of Civilians Reports for the Occupied Palestinian Territory for 2022, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart about of the number of children reportedly injured by Israeli forces.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	72250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2022 answer text <p>We regularly raise the issue of the numbers of Palestinians killed and injured by Israeli Defence Forces in the West Bank and Gaza with the Israeli authorities, encouraging them to carry out swift, transparent and thorough investigations and, if wrongdoing is found, that those responsible be held to account. We will continue to stress the importance of the Israeli security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population, particularly the need to protect children, and urge restraint in the use of live fire.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 72249 question first answered 02/11/2022 16:46:10 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1654355

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2023
	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	Palestinians: Health Services
	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 monitor (a) incidents of physical assault and (b) obstruction of emergency medical teams of Palestinian health workers.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	195051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The work of healthcare workers across the globe is vital and they must be protected when carrying out their critical work. We recognise that under international humanitarian law, Israel, as the occupying power, has a duty of ensuring and maintaining public health to the fullest extent possible. The wounded and critically ill in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories should be able to access the urgent medical care they need. The British Embassy in Tel Aviv regularly raises the importance of regularised access to healthcare with the Israeli authorities. During his call on 4 July with the Israeli chargé d'affaires in London, the Minister of State for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, urged Israel to safeguard access to healthcare and take proactive steps to guarantee the safety of civilians during Israeli operations in the West Bank. The Foreign Secretary also emphasised the importance of the proactive protection of civilians during his call with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on 5 July.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 04/09/2023 15:58:23 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1629079

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2023
	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	Gaza: Israel
	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 ensure the safe passage of (a) local and (b) international (i) medical and (ii) humanitarian personnel through the Erez crossing during airstrike attacks on Gaza.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	185912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>We urge Israel to allow access into and out of Gaza and the West Bank, in accordance with international humanitarian law, for humanitarian actors, reconstruction materials and those, including Palestinians, travelling for medical purposes. The British Embassy in Tel Aviv regularly raises the importance of this issue with the Israeli authorities. We strongly condemn all forms of violence and incitement to violence directed towards healthcare workers. The wounded and critically ill in Gaza and the West Bank should be able to access the urgent medical care they need. The UK Government welcomes any effort to cooperate between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples, including in the healthcare sector. When the Foreign Secretary wrote to the Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen on 10 May, he asked him to facilitate humanitarian access to Gaza.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 185911 question first answered 24/05/2023 14:34:41 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1524227

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	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: 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, whether he is taking steps to help ensure British research and technical experience in tackling (a) malaria and (b) other global diseases is deployed in countries where those diseases are endemic.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	67000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK is a global leader in research on tackling malaria and other global diseases, with wide-ranging expertise across the UK academic, public and private sectors. For example, the world's first World Health Organisation approved malaria vaccine was developed by a British company, GlaxoSmithKline, and the new R21 malaria vaccine has been developed by Oxford University's Jenner Institute.</p><p>The Government continues to support the deployment of UK expertise though further investments in research and development. This includes the University of Oxford and the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit's trial on a new combination therapy for drug-resistant malaria, and the Innovative Vector Control Consortium, established by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, including their novel class of bed-nets which kill mosquitoes resistant to traditional insecticides.</p><p>The UK also provides support to multilateral institutions such as GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria to deliver life-saving interventions to disease-endemic countries.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 25/10/2022 10:48:19 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1629077

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2023
	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	Gaza: Israel
	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 recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on reports of airstrikes targeting residential buildings in Gaza.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	185910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>We continue to monitor the ongoing humanitarian situation in Gaza and welcome the recent ceasefire brokered by Egypt. All countries, including Israel, have a legitimate right to self-defence. The reports of civilian Palestinian casualties, including women and children, are alarming. It is vital that all security actions are proportionate, in line with international humanitarian law, and calibrated to avoid civilian casualties as much as possible. The Foreign Secretary made this clear to Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen when he wrote to him on 10 May.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 24/05/2023 14:44:22 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1524224

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2022
	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	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 the Government is taking to help tackle malaria after the impact of the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	66997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK continues to monitor the impact that COVID-19 has had on efforts against malaria, with last year's World Malaria Report recording the first significant increase in malaria deaths in over two decades - up by 69,000 - and a 14 million increase in the number of malaria cases. The majority of our malaria investments are through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The UK continues to be a strong supporter of the Global Fund, having donated over £4.4 billion to date, and we will be announcing our support to the seventh replenishment in the coming weeks. In addition to this we will continue to invest in research to develop new tools to prevent, diagnose and treat malaria and in bilateral programmes to support malaria endemic countries to strengthen their health systems.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 24/10/2022 16:58:40 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1379423

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2021
	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	India: Visas
	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 she has had with her Indian counterparts on the eligibility of UK citizens for an e-visa for India.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	76675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials have raised our concern with the Government of India (GoI) about its e-visa services suspension for British nationals. It is for the GoI to determine the types and validity of the visas, and services it offers. However, we will continue to work closely with the GoI on this issue and update the India Travel Advice with the latest information on any changes to India's visa rules.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 22/11/2021 16:56:43 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1331423

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2021
	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	Transgender People: Discrimination
	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 US counterpart on (a) ending violence against trans people around the world and (b) tackling discrimination against trans and non-binary people in national and international sporting events.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	13052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is clear that all crimes directed towards LGBT+ people are completely unacceptable, and have no place in society.</p><p>On the participation of transgender and non-binary players in sport, the Government's overriding sporting objective remains the guarantee of fair and safe competition. It is therefore right that sports bodies have their own rules on trans issues, and can determine the right position for their own sport.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 16/06/2021 09:36:00 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1536410

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2022
	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	Israel: Palestinians
	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 Israeli counterpart on the imprisonment of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	72251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>We call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and have a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation, including the treatment of Palestinian children. We are committed to working with Israel to secure improvements to the practices surrounding children in detention and raise this with the Israeli Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 03/11/2022 16:47:25 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham