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417634

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	South Korea: Embassies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons civil partnerships are not permitted in HM Embassy in South Korea.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	9596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>We are awaiting confirmation from the authorities in the Republic of Korea that they would have no objection to our Embassy registering civil partnerships. Such cooperation is required under UK legislation.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 11/09/2015 09:08:14 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

416498

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Kenya: Christianity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect Christians in Kenya from persecution.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	8507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The promotion and protection of the right to freedom of religion or belief is a priority for the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office (FCO).We regard freedom of thought, conscience or belief as a fundamental human right underpinning many other rights. Our officials in Kenya are working with civil society organisations, religious groups and the Kenyan government to promote tolerance and trust across communities. We are supporting a range of religious groups to work cooperatively to manage local tensions to ensure that the early warning signs of potential persecution are identified, and responded to, so as to mitigate the risk of violence. We are also supporting the Government of Kenya as part of its efforts to counter violent extremism, which fuels religious persecution. We have encouraged Kenya’s churches together with the National Council of Churches in Kenya, to continue to play a role in this work. We continue regular dialogue with faith leaders in Kenya, the UK and across the region to promote respect for all faiths.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 11/09/2015 09:07:16 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

416734

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sahel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on re-deploying a Special Envoy to the Sahel region.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	8732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>Stephen O’Brien MP was the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the Sahel from 2012 to 2015. Since his departure, the Minister for Africa and senior officials have followed events in the Sahel closely. The UK has also continued to show leadership in the Sahel through participation in international Missions such as the UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and EU training missions in Mali and Niger. The Government will keep its representation in the Sahel under review.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 09/09/2015 12:37:27 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

416735

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Central African Republic: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) regional security and (b) migration to the EU of instability in the Central African Republic.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	8733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>The unrest in the Central African Republic (CAR) has impacted on its neighbours through refugee flows and cross-border violence. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is aware of reports of rebel incursions spilling over the border from CAR into Cameroon. Approximately 442,495 of CAR’s population have been internally displaced. Approximately 241,231 refugees have fled to Cameroon, 93,120 to Chad, 68,165 to the Democratic Republic of Congo and 21,554 to the Republic of Congo. The Government is working closely with EU and African Union partners ahead of the Valletta Summit in November to develop proposals for action to disrupt smuggling and trafficking networks; strengthen cooperation on returns; and address the root causes of migration, including regional instability.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 09/09/2015 12:34:22 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

416736

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Central African Republic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what spending and technical support her Department has committed to what programmes in Central African Republic in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	8734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID’s funding to CAR and CAR refugees has increased in the last five years in response to growing humanitarian needs caused by the conflict which started in 2012. DFID committed £2.25m in assistance in 2009, £5m in 2013, £28m in 2014 and has so far programmed £18m in 2015. UK funding has provided health care, livelihoods, protection and food assistance to CAR populations and CAR refugees over this period.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 09/09/2015 16:18:37 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

416737

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Africa: Sanitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on (a) physical infrastructure and (b) hygiene promotion for water, sanitation and hygiene services in (i) rural and (ii) urban areas in (1) Sierra Leone and (2) Liberia in each of the last five years; and what such spending her Department has planned for in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	8735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID has spent the following on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services (WASH) programmes in Sierra Leone and Liberia in each of the last five years, from its bilateral aid budget:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009</p><p>(GBP millions)</p></td><td><p>2010</p><p>(GBP millions)</p></td><td><p>2011</p><p>(GBP millions)</p></td><td><p>2012</p><p>(GBP millions)</p></td><td><p>2013</p><p>(GBP millions)</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p><p>(GBP millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>£3.2</p></td><td><p>£3.2</p></td><td><p>£4.4</p></td><td><p>£11.2</p></td><td><p>£15.3</p></td><td><p>£37.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liberia</p></td><td><p>£4</p></td><td><p>£0.4</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>£2.5</p></td><td><p>£6.8</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>£7.2 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£3.6 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£4.4 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£11.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£17.8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£44.2</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This includes work on both physical infrastructure and hygiene promotion in rural and urban areas; however the data is not broken down in the format requested.</p><p> </p><p>These programmes resulted in over 1 million people gaining access to improved sanitation facilities in Sierra Leone and more than 250 tonnes of municipal solid waste being collected in Monrovia through proper channels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ongoing Ebola outbreak, which began in 2014, has devastated both countries. DFID has continued to provide support to WASH as part of our unprecedented £427m response to the crisis. In July this year, the Secretary of State approved a new £240m package to support the government of Sierra Leone in their plans to recover from the outbreak, as well as an additional £6m for the Government of Liberia. Programming, which is now underway, is likely to continue to include significant support for the WASH sector.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 09/09/2015 16:21:02 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

416738

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Conflict Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of its funding to the African Union Gender, Peace and Security Programme on each country in receipt of such funding.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	8731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>UK support to the African Union Gender, Peace and Security Programme (GPSP) comes from the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office (FCO), which has funded the programme since financial year 2014/15. GPSP has delivered a number of high-impact outcomes, including the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI). To date the GPSP has: established and supported the role of Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security within the AU, raising the political profile of Gender across the continent; deployed a team of sexual violence experts to the Central African Republic to help care for victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse; supported the formulation of the Gender Mainstreaming action plan for AMISOM, the African Union’s peacekeeping operation in Somalia; funded a conduct and discipline officer to work with the AU Peace Support Operations Department in embedding gender into all agreements between the AU and Troop Contributing Countries; and supported the African Union in responding to allegations of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Somalia by delivering initiatives such as a helpline for victims.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 09/09/2015 16:17:31 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

391718

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the UK contribution was to the World Bank in (a) paid in capital and (b) callable capital in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	8134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the UK contributions to the World Bank (specifically to IBRD, the non-concessional lending arm of the World Bank) in paid in capital and callable capital in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that the UK did not pay in additional capital to IBRD or contribute additional callable capital in 2010. Additional contributions to multilateral development bank’s capital are infrequent and only happen through General or Selective Capital Increases (known as GCIs and SCIs). The most recent of these for IBRD became effective in 2011.</p><p> </p><p>The paid in amount is fixed in US dollar terms. As such the Sterling amount varies slightly each year depending on the exchange rate. The callable element increases on a pro-rata basis as each paid in contribution is made and is reported in US Dollars in IBRD’s accounts.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Paid- in capital - Sterling paid equivalent </strong><strong>to US $31,114,059</strong></p><p><strong> (paid in December of each stated year)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Callable capital (as stated in IBRD audited </strong><strong>accounts at June 30th of following year)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>$7,832.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><br> £19,957,703</p></td><td><p>$8,319.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>£19,451,149</p></td><td><p>$8,807.1m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>£19,047,480</p></td><td><p>$9,294.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>£19,915,547</p></td><td><p>$9,781.9m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 07/09/2015 14:57:52 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

391795

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Immunity from Prosecution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Special Mission Immunity status pilot, whether any new policies or procedures have been introduced in response to the outcome of that pilot.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	8148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The pilot is still in operation. I shall inform the House of any changes to special mission policies or the procedures by which the Government will be informed of inward visits which may qualify for special mission immunity status.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 07/09/2015 13:51:06 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

391866

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Biodiversity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total value was of projects funded by her Department to improve or conserve biodiversity in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15; and what such spending is expected to be in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	8337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID funding focused on biodiversity was £29.1 million in 2010-11, £20.6 million in 2011-12, £18.3 million in 2012-13 and £35.1 million in 2013-14. This includes our relevant contributions to the Global Environment Facility. Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available.</p><p> </p><p>DFID has also transferred £5.5 million per annum since 2011 to DEFRA for the Darwin Initiative. This is not accounted for in the above numbers.</p><p> </p><p>Future funding levels for biodiversity will be determined as part of the current Spending Review process</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps grouped question UIN 8338 question first answered 07/09/2015 15:05:21 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner