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1486051

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date	04/07/2022
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	East Africa and Sahel: Food Supply
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 announcement of 24 June 2022 entitled PM pledges new support for countries on the food security frontline, how much and what proportion of the £372 million will be allocated to (a) East Africa and (b) the Sahel.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	30040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK is a major humanitarian donor to the East Africa region, and a committed donor to the Sahel. Between 2019-2021 the UK provided over £160 million in humanitarian aid to the Sahel, and in 2021/2022 we provided more than £230 million to address humanitarian requirements across East Africa.</p><p>The UK played a critical role in convening the recent UN Horn of Africa Drought Roundtable which took place in late April in Geneva. This included working with states in the region and the UN to ensure appropriate levels of participation. It helped to bring much needed focus on the drought and mobilised roughly US $400 million in new funding.</p><p>My [Minister Ford] recent engagement as the Minister for Africa has included: A ministerial conference on global food security on 24 June; a meeting with the Disasters Emergency Committee to discuss the crisis in East Africa​, comprising UK non-governmental organisations (NGOs); and engaging with World Bank President David Malpass.</p><p>On 24 June the Prime Minister pledged £372 million in global food security aid, to be allocated along the following lines; £130 million for the World Food Programme, £133 million for research and development partnerships, £52 million for UN's global emergency response fund, £37 million for the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development, £17.7 million through the FCDO's Green Growth Centre of Expertise, £2 million for the Nutrition Match Fund.</p><p>The UK will work closely with these organisations including through our network of country-based advisors to ensure that this money is used effectively and that allocations are made accordingly to need, including in the Sahel and East Africa. We continue to monitor the situation and our response closely.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 30041 question first answered 11/07/2022 15:08:06 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1486089

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many contracts that are worth (a) between £1 million and £3 million and (b) over £3 million their (i) Department and (ii) Department’s agencies and non-departmental public bodies (A) have agreed since 2010 and (B) are due to agree within the next 12 months; how much their Department has spent on monitoring each contract in each year since 2010; and how many officials have been working on that monitoring in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	29887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>We would ask you to please see the link below to our contract finder https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search. Details of Government contracts from 2016 above £10,000, and £25,000 in the wider public sector, are published on Contracts Finder. Publications include early engagement, future opportunities, and opportunities.</p><p>In relation to your request, part b) this information is not readily available/held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 18/07/2022 16:53:41 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1486119

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	USA: Trade
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 on seeking participation in the US-EU Trade and Technology Council.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	29901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not held any discussions seeking participation in the US-EU Trade and Technology Council. The UK continues to work closely with the US and EU to further our shared technology objectives.</p> answering member constituency Gillingham and Rainham answering member printed Rehman Chishti question first answered 12/07/2022 15:50:44 answering member 3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1486185

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	Cybersecurity: Russia
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 she is taking to work with her international partners in response to the global cyber threat posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	30198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government remains vigilant to cyber threats, wherever they come from, and is ready to defend against them, working closely with allies to deter, mitigate and attribute malicious cyber activity. We consider all levers of power to protect the UK's security, consistent with our adherence to UK and international law.</p><p>The UK has dedicated significant resource to monitor, understand and counter Russia's cyber threats. This intelligence is shared with our allies, so that we are all prepared to defend ourselves from attack.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 08/07/2022 17:47:10 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1486242

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make representations to her international counterparts on the level of funding provided for LGBT+ community groups in low and middle income countries.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	29861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK regularly engages our partners, including governments, civil society, philanthropists, and multilateral organisations, on taking a collaborative approach to Official Development Assistance funding in support of LGBT+ rights.</p><p>As co-chairs of the Equal Rights Coalition (ERC), the UK and Argentina oversaw the adoption of the ERC's first strategy and five-year implementation plan in July 2021. The UK actively participates in the ERC Donor Coordination Working Group which aims to improve coordination between all actors.</p><p>Plans for the levels of UK funding for the 2022-5 Spending Round are not yet confirmed, but we will continue to focus on low and middle income countries in the global south. In June 2022, the Prime Minister announced £2.7 million of new UK funding to support LGBT+ grassroots human rights defenders, and advance equality and freedom across the Commonwealth.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 12/07/2022 15:29:35 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1486284

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	Western Sahara: Gender Based Violence
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 she plans to take to raise with her Moroccan counterpart allegations of physical and sexual abuse by Moroccan authorities of Sahrawi women activists in Boujdour, Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	29978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Support for human rights is a UK priority around the world. We raise human rights issues with Morocco accordingly and continue to monitor cases in Western Sahara, including by encouraging the investigation of such allegations both by the relevant authorities and Morocco's national human rights body.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 13/07/2022 16:15:30 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1486318

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	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 her Department’s policy is on investing in fragile and conflict affected settings; and which fragile and conflict affected settings her Department is prioritising for that investment.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	30024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>As our strategy sets out, aid will be spent where it is most needed and effective. We will target how we invest in fragile states and conflict affected states. In these contexts, our development partnerships will tackle the root causes of instability, conflict and human suffering. Our work will focus on delivering honest, reliable investment, providing women and girls with the freedom they need to succeed, stepping-up our life-saving humanitarian work and taking forward our commitments on climate change, nature and global health.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 12/07/2022 16:17:59 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1486337

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	Xinjiang: 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 recent assessment she has made of her Department's compliance with its guidance to UK companies, issued in January 2011, to safeguard UK businesses and public bodies from any involvement or links with violations of human rights in the context of US sanctions on the Xinjiang Police College.
tabling member constituency	Chingford and Woodford Green
tabling member printed	Sir Iain Duncan Smith
uin	30216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government (HMG) have robust processes in place to ensure that all projects funded by UK aid meet our human rights obligations and values. This includes publicly available HMG guidance that sets out the human rights risks that must be considered prior to providing any justice or security sector assistance.</p><p>We are aware of concerns raised by a recent report from Freedom from Torture regarding a British Council partnership with London Policing College (LPC). This project was part of a regional programme that included efforts to reduce human rights violations and other malpractice through better policing. This project did not involve the Xinjiang Policing College or any other public security entities in Xinjiang, and no funds were distributed to any overseas institutions.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 07/07/2022 16:05:30 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	152 label Biography information for Sir Iain Duncan Smith