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390781

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date	16/07/2015
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	Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Consular (a) hubs and (b) spokes there are in each region; and what criteria his Department has set for deciding those numbers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	7669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>We do not operate a hub and spoke network as such. In line with the FCO’s Consular Strategy 2013-2016, we focus resources on those who need us most and are most at risk. We route calls to all our consular posts overseas to three contact centres in Malaga, Hong Kong and Ottawa. Urgent cases, and those that require local support, are passed to posts across eight consular regions.</p><p>The number and location of our consular posts is based on the number of British nationals travelling and living overseas, and the number and complexity of consular cases. The number of posts in each region is as follows:</p><p>Eastern Europe &amp; Central North-Eastern Asia 25<br>Europe North 26<br>Europe South 36<br>Latin America 18<br>Middle East, North Africa &amp; South Asia 37<br>North America &amp; Caribbean 23<br>South East Asia Pacific 23<br>Sub-Saharan Africa 37</p><p>In support of these posts there are 217 Honorary Consuls operating in 86 countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/07/2015 12:59:18 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

390840

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the level and sustainability of public and private debt in emerging African economies.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	7670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>There has been a marked improvement in the debt position of many African countries over the last 15 years as a result of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI), both of which were established following strong UK leadership. Many countries have borrowed prudently over recent years and do not raise concerns about debt sustainability. But some countries’ debt levels are rising at an unsustainable rate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I welcome the recent change in the IMF’s debt limit policy to take account of all public external debt in its setting of debt limits for countries which are at risk of unsustainable debt. I also welcome the review of the way the IMF analyses debt sustainability for consideration by the IMF Board early next year. In addition to this, recent discussions at the Paris Forum, G20 and at the third Conference on Financing for Development (FFD) in Addis Ababa are important in recognising the vital role of both lenders and borrowers acting responsibly to promote debt sustainability.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/07/2015 13:27:52 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

390299

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Tristan Da Cunha: Fisheries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports his Department has received of illegal fishing by foreign vessels in the waters of Tristan da Cunha in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	7311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>There have been no confirmed cases of illegal fishing in the past three years in the waters of Tristan da Cunha.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/07/2015 13:04:49 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

390303

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Niger: Borders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what help his Department is giving to the government of Niger to help them police their borders to ensure their citizens do not cross illegally into Libya.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	7404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK recognises the threat posed by irregular migration in Europe and is committed to working with partners on a comprehensive solution to tackle it. In Niger, the UK is has an active role within the EU civilian training mission (EUCAP Sahel Niger) to deliver capacity building support to the Nigerien security services to strengthen their ability to combat terrorism and organised crime. The UK is also working closely with the EU and European partners to develop a programme of work to provide advice and training to the Nigerien authorities, and to help shape proposals on the establishment of a multi-purpose centre on migration in Niger.</p><p>EU and African partners will discuss further opportunities for cooperation ahead of the Valletta Summit on migration in November.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/07/2015 13:05:50 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

389881

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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: Land Use
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the amount of arable land in developing countries which is unused.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	6934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) does not make assessments of this nature. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) provides global figures, and estimates that 1.8 billion ha of land in developing countries could provide significant scope for further expansion of agriculture in those countries.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/07/2015 16:31:03 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

389884

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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: Sanitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions are taking place among member states of the UN to ensure that clean water and sanitation remains a sustainable development goal.
tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
uin	6984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>United Nations member states have been holding discussions on thematic areas, including water and sanitation (WASH), in preparation for the September UN Summit to adopt the post-2015 development agenda. These discussions follow the report of the UK co-chaired Post-2015 High Level Panel and the report of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals both of which included proposals for a dedicated water goal. The UK supports the inclusion of WASH in the Sustainable Development Goal framework.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 22/07/2015 14:59:28 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke

389886

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department plans to take as a member of the board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to help achieve that organisation's aim of ending epidemics of those diseases in developing that Fund's new strategy.
tabling member constituency	Finchley and Golders Green
tabling member printed	Mike Freer
uin	7071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK was awarded its own seat on the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in March 2015 and is an active member of the Strategy, Investment and Impact Committee, which provides technical and strategic advice to the Board. The UK is using its seat on that committee to try to focus the strategy on controlling the three diseases, ending them as epidemics.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/07/2015 16:33:25 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer

389888

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	HIV Infection: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will reassess her Department's decision to reduce funding for the development of an AIDS vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Finchley and Golders Green
tabling member printed	Mike Freer
uin	7073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>DFID is strongly committed to tackling HIV through the appropriate vehicles but has no plans to reassess funding levels for the development of an AIDS vaccine. In the last 2-3 years there have been some promising and significant scientific advances, but an effective vaccine is still many years away and the science has now moved back to the laboratory. DFID’s comparative advantage does not lie in supporting basic science. The recent award to the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative recognises that other agencies, supporting basic scientific research, are better placed to provide support in this area.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/07/2015 16:35:28 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer

389891

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
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: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what cross-departmental work her Department is engaged in to increase the retention of trained medical staff from low income countries in those countries' health systems.
tabling member constituency	Finchley and Golders Green
tabling member printed	Mike Freer
uin	7077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>DFID funds the Health Partnership Scheme, which uses the skills of UK health professionals to train, mentor, and coach their developing country counterparts in their home countries. Over 25,000 health workers have received training and education through this scheme. As a complementary measure, the UK has also signed the World Health Organisation Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel and the Department of Health implements it through the UK Code of Practice for international recruitment. The UK Code specifies a list of developing countries that should not be targeted for international recruitment under any circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/07/2015 16:38:25 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer

389894

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Infectious Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the press notice from the Prime Minister's Office dated 7 June 2015, announcing a global programme of drug development and research into infectious diseases, what the contents and timing of that programme will be; and what steps her Department plans to take to ensure the success of that programme.
tabling member constituency	Finchley and Golders Green
tabling member printed	Mike Freer
uin	7130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Manifesto commitment was made to respond to the urgent need for research to develop new health products for infectious diseases. There is insufficient funding globally available for the development of new drugs and vaccines for neglected diseases and resistance to essential drugs is a growing problem globally. DFID is currently working on a strategy to deliver on this commitment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has a strong track record of supporting successful product development research, through public-private Product Development Partnerships (PDPs). In the last ten years, DFID-supported PDPs have developed 11 new drugs, 2 new vaccines and 6 new diagnostic tests. Success is judged not only by cost-effective development of the products but also by ensuring that they are affordable and made available to the poorest in low and middle income countries.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/07/2015 16:39:51 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer