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1285491

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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	South Sudan: Elections
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 he has made of the effectiveness of the UK's diplomatic efforts to support nation building in South Sudan; and if he will make representations to (a) the international community and (b) his south Sudanese counterpart on supporting timely and transparent elections in that country.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	152675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Despite significant delays to implementation of the 2018 Agreement, including a nine month delay in forming the Transitional Government of National Unity, the UK welcomes recent progress, notably finalising state governor appointments. Alongside our Troika partners (US and Norway), we continue to encourage South Sudan's leaders, including President Kiir and First Vice-President Machar, to expedite implementation, including setting the conditions for elections, ensuring a lasting end to violence and addressing the grave humanitarian crisis. As I made clear during a visit to South Sudan in October 2020, all parties must work together to create the conditions needed for elections to take place, including political progress and improvements to the security situation. More recently, the Foreign Secretary and I discussed stability issues including South Sudan with President Kenyatta on 20 January, given the important role of regional partners in supporting delivery of the 2018 Agreement. The UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan discusses these issues regularly with international and regional partners, including IGAD, Sudan, and with President Museveni in December 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 22/02/2021 08:42:01 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1285498

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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	Israel: Embassies
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 potential merits of moving the UK Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	152666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>The British Embassy to Israel is based in Tel Aviv and we have no plans to move it.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 26/02/2021 09:50:45 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1285499

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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	Development Aid: Education
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 plans to increase the UK's financial support for education in the upcoming replenishment of the Global Partnership for Education.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	152408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister and President Kenyatta of Kenya will co-host the <em>Global Education Summit: Financing the Global Partnership for Education</em> (GPE) in London in July 2021. The UK is GPE's largest bilateral donor. No decision has yet been taken on the UK's next contribution to GPE and details will follow in due course.</p><p>As co-hosts of the Summit we are using all the means at our disposal to help the Global Partnership for Education secure its five-year financing target of up to $5 billion (2021-2026), in line with our commitment to stand up for the right of every girl around the world to gain 12 years of quality education.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 22/02/2021 09:16:01 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1285505

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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	Aung San Suu Kyi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last had direct contact with Aung San Suu Kyi.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	152636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The last direct contact the UK Government had with Aung San Suu Kyi was on 20 November 2020, when the Prime Minister spoke with her following her election win. In the call the Prime Minister raised his concern at the actions of the military and noted that the UK would continue to push for progress on the Rohingya crisis and the situation in Rakhine, including on the international stage.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 24/02/2021 10:33:47 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1285524

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Consultants
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 much his Department and its predecessor Department spent on consultants in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	152605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Spend on consultants by legacy Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DFID), for each of the last 10 years, was as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>FCO</p></td><td><p>DFID</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£2,936,902</p></td><td><p>£24,609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£1,927,753</p></td><td><p>£27,176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£1,261,979</p></td><td><p>£11,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£814,467</p></td><td><p>£25,822</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£1,080,000</p></td><td><p>£52,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£1,600,000</p></td><td><p>£101,330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£1,500,000</p></td><td><p>£198,344</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£3,500,000</p></td><td><p>£251,383</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£12,040,000</p></td><td><p>£700,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£19,200,000</p></td><td><p>£1,400,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/02/2021 17:00:08 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1285525

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
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 staff are employed in the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative team; and at what grade each of those staff is employed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	152606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/02/2021 16:41:24 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1285550

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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	Margarita Simonyan
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 plans to add Margarita Simonyan to the UK Sanctions list.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	152570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK takes the issue of disinformation very seriously. We know that certain states routinely use disinformation as a foreign policy tool and we all have our doubts about the objectivity of the reporting of RT, including through their UK television channel, which remains a tool of propaganda for the Russian State. The UK remains committed to the protection and promotion of human rights in Russia, including via the use of sanctions, however it would be inappropriate to speculate on future listings.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/02/2021 16:32:49 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1285563

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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	Australia: 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 discussions he has had with his Australian counterpart on temporarily extending visas for UK citizens in Australia while quarantine measures are in place in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	152470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary speaks to his Australian counterpart frequently and on a wide range of issues, including on our responses to COVID-19. They spoke most recently on 15 February. The Foreign Secretary has not raised temporarily extending visas for UK citizens in Australia. British citizens in Australia are free to return to the UK with proof of a negative pre-departure Covid-19 test carried out within 72 hours prior to departure, but are subject to mandatory 10-day home quarantine upon arrival.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 22/02/2021 08:38:18 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1285580

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government's plan is for redistributing covid-19 vaccine doses to other countries; and what the timescale is for that redistribution.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	152586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>Ending the COVID-19 pandemic requires a global solution, which is why the UK is leading efforts for global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. This includes a £548 million contribution to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment to ensure that 92 low and middle income countries are able to access COVID-19 vaccines.</p><p>It is too early to determine if the UK will have excess vaccine supply. We continue to work with our international partners to drive the global response and save lives.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 23/02/2021 15:43:07 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1285581

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the scale-up of covid-19 vaccine manufacturing capacity in Low and Middle Income countries.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	152587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK is committed to rapid, equitable access to safe and effective vaccines. The UK has committed £548 million to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC), which is an international initiative whose volume guarantees encourage manufacturing capacity to be scaled up to produce and deliver vaccines at the scale needed to support global equitable access to vaccines.</p><p>The FCDO is working closely with key development partners in vaccines, such as the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), along with development finance institutions, regional institutions, and the private sector to catalyse investments into vaccine manufacturing in low- and middle-income countries.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 23/02/2021 15:44:46 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis