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1669381

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2023
	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	Sudan: Ceasefires and Peace Negotiations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 4 July (HL8646), what steps they are taking to ensure that Sudanese women and women’s civil society organisations are included in all peace and ceasefire negotiations relating to the current conflict in Sudan.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>It is essential that Sudan's civilians, civil society, women, youth, and Resistance Committees, are all represented in peace and ceasefire negotiations and are included in political discussions about their country's future. On 27 October, UK and Troika partners issued a joint statement welcoming the Sudanese civilians meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to restore Sudan's democratic transition. The UK has also been working closely with Norway in funding a Humanitarian Conference in Cairo this month. We continue to advocate for a return to a civilian-led government. The security and military forces must be held to their commitment to withdraw from politics. We urge all Sudanese stakeholders to engage in an inclusive dialogue that will deliver the peace and stability that the Sudanese people deserve.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/11/2023 15:51:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1669382

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2023
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 31 July (HL9405) and 8 November (HL10550), what were (1) the core, (2) the non-core, (3) any other, and (4) total, financial contributions to (a) the United Nations Population Fund, (b) the International Planned Parenthood Federation, (c) the World Health Organization, (d) UNICEF, (e) UNAIDS, (f) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and (g) UN Women, in each financial year from 2014 to 2022.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Based on FCDO &quot;Statistics on International Development: final UK aid spend 2022&quot;, the total amount of UK ODA financial contributions was:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1.a United Nations Population Fund - Core</strong></p></td><td><p>20,000,000</p></td><td><p>20,000,000</p></td><td><p>20,000,000</p></td><td><p>20,000,000</p></td><td><p>20,000,000</p></td><td><p>20,000,000</p></td><td><p>20,000,000</p></td><td><p>8,000,000</p></td><td><p>8,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2.a United Nations Population Fund - Non-core</strong></p></td><td><p>203,290,000</p></td><td><p>94,690,000</p></td><td><p>87,470,000</p></td><td><p>120,470,000</p></td><td><p>148,880,000</p></td><td><p>189,930,000</p></td><td><p>69,660,000</p></td><td><p>57,320,000</p></td><td><p>97,510,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>4.a United Nations Population Fund - Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>223,290,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>114,690,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>107,470,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>140,470,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>168,880,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>209,930,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>89,660,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>65,320,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>105,510,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2.b International Planned Parenthood Federation - Non-core</strong></p></td><td><p>9,600,000</p></td><td><p>9,040,000</p></td><td><p>6,430,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5,480,000</p></td><td><p>34,940,000</p></td><td><p>49,170,000</p></td><td><p>42,530,000</p></td><td><p>22,230,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>4.b International Planned Parenthood Federation - Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9,600,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9,040,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,430,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,480,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>34,940,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>49,170,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>42,530,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22,230,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1.c World Health Organization - Core</strong></p></td><td><p>14,500,000</p></td><td><p>14,500,000</p></td><td><p>14,500,000</p></td><td><p>19,500,000</p></td><td><p>29,500,000</p></td><td><p>34,500,000</p></td><td><p>5,000,000</p></td><td><p>97,600,000</p></td><td><p>97,750,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2.c World Health Organization - Non-core</strong></p></td><td><p>84,510,000</p></td><td><p>102,150,000</p></td><td><p>88,670,000</p></td><td><p>111,400,000</p></td><td><p>142,640,000</p></td><td><p>150,180,000</p></td><td><p>215,900,000</p></td><td><p>35,530,000</p></td><td><p>43,650,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>3.c World Health Organization - Assessed contribution (DHSC)</strong></p></td><td><p>11,500,000</p></td><td><p>11,830,000</p></td><td><p>12,000,000</p></td><td><p>12,190,000</p></td><td><p>12,790,000</p></td><td><p>13,000,000</p></td><td><p>13,260,000</p></td><td><p>12,490,000</p></td><td><p>13,400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>4.c World Health Organization - Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>110,510,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>128,480,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>115,170,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>143,090,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>184,930,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>197,680,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>234,160,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>145,610,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>154,800,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1.d UNICEF - Core</strong></p></td><td><p>48,000,000</p></td><td><p>48,000,000</p></td><td><p>48,000,000</p></td><td><p>48,000,000</p></td><td><p>48,000,000</p></td><td><p>48,000,000</p></td><td><p>48,000,000</p></td><td><p>24,000,000</p></td><td><p>8,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2.d UNICEF - Non-core</strong></p></td><td><p>275,130,000</p></td><td><p>287,590,000</p></td><td><p>353,970,000</p></td><td><p>400,070,000</p></td><td><p>401,460,000</p></td><td><p>429,220,000</p></td><td><p>412,740,000</p></td><td><p>201,540,000</p></td><td><p>202,170,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>4.d UNICEF - Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>323,130,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>335,590,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>401,970,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>448,070,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>449,460,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>477,220,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>460,740,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>225,540,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>210,170,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1.e UNAIDS - Core</strong></p></td><td><p>15,000,000</p></td><td><p>15,000,000</p></td><td><p>15,000,000</p></td><td><p>15,000,000</p></td><td><p>15,000,000</p></td><td><p>15,000,000</p></td><td><p>15,000,000</p></td><td><p>2,500,000</p></td><td><p>8,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>4.e UNAIDS - Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,000,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,000,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,000,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,000,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,000,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,000,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,000,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,500,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,000,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1.f Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - Core</strong></p></td><td><p>285,000,000</p></td><td><p>100,000,000</p></td><td><p>152,940,000</p></td><td><p>317,060,000</p></td><td><p>360,000,000</p></td><td><p>370,000,000</p></td><td><p>476,000,000</p></td><td><p>380,000,000</p></td><td><p>434,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>4.f Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria - Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>285,000,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>100,000,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>152,940,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>317,060,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>360,000,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>370,000,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>476,000,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>380,000,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>434,000,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>1.g UN Women - Core</strong></p></td><td><p>12,500,000</p></td><td><p>12,500,000</p></td><td><p>12,500,000</p></td><td><p>12,500,000</p></td><td><p>12,500,000</p></td><td><p>12,500,000</p></td><td><p>12,500,000</p></td><td><p>5,750,000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2.g UN Women - Non-core</strong></p></td><td><p>490,000</p></td><td><p>4,190,000</p></td><td><p>8,310,000</p></td><td><p>6,850,000</p></td><td><p>4,900,000</p></td><td><p>13,400,000</p></td><td><p>6,910,000</p></td><td><p>3,430,000</p></td><td><p>4,700,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>4.g UN Women - Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>490,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,190,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,310,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,850,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,900,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,400,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,910,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,430,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4,700,000</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Figures have been rounded to the nearest ten thousand.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/11/2023 15:50:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4229 label Biography information for Baroness Jenkin of Kennington

1669157

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	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	Gaza: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the safe evacuation of British nationals who are facing challenges trying to leave Gaza.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister and former Foreign Secretary have said, the safety of British nationals remains our top priority. We are working with the Egyptian and Israeli authorities round the clock to ensure our British nationals can leave Gaza as soon as possible. The UK is supportive of limited and temporary cessations of hostilities as part of measures to facilitate the flow of life-saving humanitarian aid into Gaza. It is crucial that we capitalise on the hostage deal to allow as much food, water, medical supplies and fuel as possible to reach vulnerable civilians in Gaza. This pause should act as a confidence-building mechanism for future pauses, including those solely on humanitarian grounds. The UK has a team at the Rafah crossing to ensure we can provide the necessary consular and administrative support needed to British nationals when they cross. We are providing support for British nationals to get from Rafah to Cairo, where we have set up a reception centre and have arranged temporary accommodation. Additional Consular and Border Force staff are in country to support this work, as is an FCDO Rapid Deployment Team and a team of British Red Cross psychological support experts. More than 150 British nationals and their dependants have left Gaza so far, this is well over half of those who registered with the FCDO initially.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/11/2023 13:23:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1668653

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	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	HIV Infection: Development Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to support community-led efforts in other countries that focus on HIV (1) prevention, (2) awareness, and (3) support for key affected populations, such as sex workers, LGBTQ+ communities, and people who use drugs.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL89
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>Addressing stigma and discrimination and ensuring equality of access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment services is critical to the global HIV response. Our funding to the Robert Carr Fund and to UNAIDS helps to support legal and policy reform to combat stigma and discrimination and to improve access to HIV services, including prevention, awareness and support services, for key populations, particularly LGBT+ communities. The UK is a champion for human rights. Our £1 billion pledge to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria will support its Strategy which includes focus on addressing inequities and structural drivers of HIV infection and AIDS-related deaths including legal barriers.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/11/2023 17:17:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1668654

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	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	HIV Infection: Development Aid
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to facilitate knowledge exchange and collaboration among countries to accelerate progress toward the global goals of ending new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths by 2030.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL90
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO remains a key funder and political supporter of major multilateral organisations and global health institutions, including WHO, UNITAID, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, and others, and engages closely with these partners to promote knowledge exchange and collaboration at every level to accelerate progress on the HIV epidemic. For example, we continue to invest core funding in UNAIDS which remains the global source of authoritative, comprehensive and disaggregated data and information on the global HIV epidemic. We also provide core funding to the WHO, which has recently published new guidelines on HIV, sexually transmitted infections and viral hepatitis prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations, which will support countries and local organisations in designing and implementing their HIV strategies and interventions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/11/2023 17:40:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

1668664

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	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	Human Rights: Business
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government to report on their participation in the negotiations on a United Nations binding treaty on business and human rights during the ninth session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to supporting the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights and in response produced a National Action Plan. The UK attended the 9th Session of the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations, which discussed the merits of introducing a new instrument or framework that could elaborate on business human rights responsibilities. The UK statement, which is available on the Working Group website, outlined suggestions on provisions of the draft instrument text, including the definition of victims. We seek flexibility in the construction of the instrument and in the negotiations process and will continue to engage in future Working Group Sessions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL111 question first answered 23/11/2023 17:28:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1668665

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	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	Human Rights: Business
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the merits of (1) calling for stronger provisions on legal liability and clear redress for victims, and (2) ensuring references to the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, in a United Nations binding treaty on business and human rights.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to supporting the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights and in response produced a National Action Plan. The UK attended the 9th Session of the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations, which discussed the merits of introducing a new instrument or framework that could elaborate on business human rights responsibilities. The UK statement, which is available on the Working Group website, outlined suggestions on provisions of the draft instrument text, including the definition of victims. We seek flexibility in the construction of the instrument and in the negotiations process and will continue to engage in future Working Group Sessions.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL110 question first answered 23/11/2023 17:28:26 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

1668681

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	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	Windsor Framework: European Convention on Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact that withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights would have on the Windsor Framework.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to a human rights framework that is up to date, fit for purpose, and works for the people of the UK. We have a longstanding tradition of ensuring rights and liberties are protected domestically and of fulfilling our international human rights obligations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/11/2023 15:53:06 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1668692

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	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	Gaza: Casualties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have calculated, or estimated on a daily or weekly basis, the numbers of United Nations and non-government aid workers, both local and expatriate, who have been killed in Gaza during the past month during their routine humanitarian work.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>We recognise the difficulty for organisations like the UN to accurately verify numbers. We are aware that there have been significant casualties, including humanitarian workers. The UK position is clear: all sides must abide by their international obligations; all sides must respect International Humanitarian Law and all side must respect civilians. Both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have, in their discussions with their Israeli counterparts, emphasised the importance of taking all possible measures to protect civilians.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/11/2023 17:30:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich

1668693

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	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 Sudan: Refugees
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the consequences of the civil war in Sudan for South Sudan, specifically the effect of tens of thousands of refugees arriving in Abyei; and what has been the humanitarian response of the UK to date, and through which channels.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Sandwich
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The conflict in Sudan has exacerbated an already dire humanitarian situation in South Sudan, including in the Abeyi Administrative Area. On 24 May 2023, FCDO's Minister for Development and Africa announced £19 million in humanitarian aid for South Sudan this financial year. This is supporting those already in need in South Sudan, and refugees and returnees fleeing from the violence in Sudan. On 20 September, FCDO's Minister for Development and Africa met South Sudanese President Salva Kiir to discuss progress on implementation of South Sudan's Peace Agreement. They also discussed efforts to secure peace in Sudan and our response to the growing humanitarian crisis.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 23/11/2023 17:26:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2109 label Biography information for The Earl of Sandwich