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1713596

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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: Casualties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on injuries received by (a) children and (b) civilian men of working age in Gaza hit by Israeli drone fire.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	23499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The British Government has underlined the need for Israel to ensure effective deconfliction in Gaza. We want to see Israel take greater care to limit its operations to military targets, avoid harming civilians, in particular children, and destroying homes. Too many civilians have been killed.</p><p>We are calling for an immediate pause to get aid in and hostages out, then progress towards a sustainable, permanent ceasefire, without a return to destruction, fighting and loss of life.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary reiterated these points during his visit to Israel on 17 April, where he met Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 30/04/2024 13:44:26 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1713597

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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: Drinking Water
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the potential merits of the resumption of the supply of fresh water in Gaza.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	23500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The situation in Gaza is desperate. Too many Palestinian civilians have been killed and there is an urgent need to get more aid to the people of Gaza to prevent a famine. Israel has made some progress in allowing more aid into Gaza, but more needs to be done.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary visited Israel on 17 April. During his visit he met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Foreign Affairs Minister Katz and reiterated the need to maintain focus on getting more aid into Gaza and getting hostages out. He also stressed the need to see an expansion of the types of aid allowed into Gaza and the provision of electricity, water and telecommunications, to both the north and the south of Gaza.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 30/04/2024 13:43:40 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1692102

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much his Department (a) paid in apprenticeship levy fees and (b) spent from its apprenticeship levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	15913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The department has contributed £3,557,814.53 in Levy funds between September 2021 and August 2023. This includes the 10 per cent government top up.</p><p>During the same period, the department's spend from its apprenticeship Levy funds was £854,341.64.</p><p>These are the combined levy figures for the Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office (FCDO) and our Trading Fund, FCDO Services.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/03/2024 09:01:09 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1683047

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	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	West Bank: Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the cost of (a) domestic settler violence to Palestinian property and (b) trends in the level of insurance coverage for Palestinians in the West Bank.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	10144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>We have urged Israel to take stronger action to stop settler violence and hold the perpetrators accountable; extremist settlers, by targeting and killing Palestinian civilians, are undermining security and stability. Both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have emphasised to Prime Minister Netanyahu that it is critical that Israel acts to reduce tensions in the West Bank.</p><p>As the Foreign Secretary said on 14 December, we are preventing those responsible for settler violence from entering the UK.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 26/01/2024 12:21:14 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1683045

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	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 Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the number of (a) aid workers and (b) journalists who have been killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	10142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The safety of humanitarian personnel and healthcare workers in Gaza is critical to enable aid to reach those who need it most. We also recognise the valuable role of journalists operating on the ground in Gaza, providing important coverage of the conflict in incredibly challenging circumstances. We continue to call for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) to be respected; under IHL, journalists covering conflicts and humanitarian aid workers should be afforded protection. As the Foreign Secretary has said, there must be a reduction in civilian casualties and Israel must take greater care to limit its operations to military targets. The Prime Minister has made this clear to Prime Minister Netanyahu repeatedly and has been in close contact throughout.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 24/01/2024 11:16:50 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1683046

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	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	West Bank: Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the of the potential impact of trends in the level of settler violence in the West Bank on the local population.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	10143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is concerned at the high numbers of Palestinians killed in the West Bank, and we continue to be clear that extremist settlers, by targeting and killing Palestinian civilians, are undermining security and stability. We have urged Israel to take stronger action to stop settler violence and hold the perpetrators accountable. It is critical that Israel acts to reduce tensions in the West Bank.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 22/01/2024 10:42:43 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1673588

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2023
	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	Development Aid: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much and what proportion of UK Official Development Assistance spending has been on (a) 16-19 education, (b) adult education and (c) education in total in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	4178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>Education is an important international development priority. From 2013 to 2022, the UK is estimated to have spent £6.9 billion of bilateral education Official Development Assistance (ODA). Of this, £1 billion was spent on secondary education and £1 billion on post-secondary education including scholarships. The UK is estimated to have spent £2.3 billion in multilateral education ODA from 2012 to 2021. Of this, £451 million was spent on secondary education and £381 million was spent on post-secondary education. Annual breakdowns of UK ODA spend on education, including as a proportion of total spend, are available here: [https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development]</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 06/12/2023 14:54:56 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1673587

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2023
	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	South Africa: Just Energy Transition Partnerships
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much of the funding pledged by the UK at COP26 for the Just Energy Transition in South Africa has been allocated; and what information his Department holds on how much of the total funding pledged at COP26 for the Just Energy Transition in South Africa has been allocated as of 28 November 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	4177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The Just Energy Partnership (JETP) is a decades long endeavour which has made good progress since its inception in 2021. The original members of the International Partners Group (IPG) have increased their grant offer by 57 per cent since COP26 (from $329 million to $517 million). With the addition of the Netherlands and Denmark to the IPG, grant financing has increased by 116 per cent to $713 million. Approximately 50 per cent of the pledged grant funding has been committed, and 35 per cent is in the planning stages. Total financing from the IPG has expanded to $9.3 billion. $1.3 billion of IPG loans have been signed - with Euro 600 million disbursed.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 05/12/2023 17:44:56 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1673589

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2023
	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	Development Aid: Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much and what proportion of UK Official Development Assistance spending has been on green skills in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	4179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Recently we have supported green skills development in Mexico, Kenya, South Africa and Indonesia through the Skills for Prosperity programme and released a position paper laying out our position on girls' education and skills development and the role they play in addressing the climate crisis. Green skills is not currently tracked as a specific marker in UK ODA spending.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 05/12/2023 17:41:47 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1653868

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2023
	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	Afghanistan: Poisoning
	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 he has with (a) international partners and (b) the UN on recent reports of cases of schoolgirls in Afghanistan being poisoned and hospitalised.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	194736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2023 answer text <p>FCDO officials regularly press the Taliban on all human rights issues, including the rights of women and girls. Reports of poisonings of schoolgirls in Afghanistan are very worrying. We are working closely with our mission in Doha, international partners, NGOs and the UN to continue to monitor the reports. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad, Minister for South Asia, has made clear that it is essential that all girls can exercise their human right to education without fear.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/07/2023 16:26:17 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra