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1540889

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Şebnem Korur Fincancı
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Turkey about the arrest of the head of the Turkish Doctors Union, Dr Sebnem Korur Fincanci.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL3275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>We have long encouraged Turkey to work towards the full protection of fundamental rights, particularly in the area of freedom of expression and we continue to monitor developments on this case closely. We look to Turkey, as a modern democracy, to undertake any legal processes against its citizens fairly, transparently and with full respect for the rule of law.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/11/2022 13:25:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1540890

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with countries receiving official development assistance (ODA) for sexual and reproductive health and rights.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL3276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK is proud to defend and promote universal and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) internationally, including by using official development assistance (ODA) to support countries to deliver comprehensive SRHR for all.</p><p>SRHR is a core part of our dialogue with partner countries, as laid out in the FCDO Action Plan on ending preventable deaths of mothers, babies and children by 2030, published in Dec 2021. Additionally, the UK supports the global partnership on family planning, FP2030, to encourage dialogue with countries on leadership on family planning and build more integrated and resilient family planning systems.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 22/11/2022 17:28:26 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

1540891

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what their financial contributions were to (1) United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), (2) UNICEF, (3) UNAIDS, (4) WHO, (5) UN Women, (6) The Global Fund, and (7) International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, and (c) 2020-21.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hussein-Ece
uin	HL3277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>Table 1 shows UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) in the form of core contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, for the period 2018 to 2020. Additionally, the UK uses these multilateral organisations as a delivery partner for bilateral aid (&quot;multi-bi&quot; ODA), except for UNAIDS.</p><p>The International Planned Parenthood Federation is an international NGO to which the UK provided £5million of bilateral funding in 2018, £35million in 2019 and £49million in 2020, as set out in Table 2.</p><p>Table 1 - UK ODA: Core Contributions to Selected Multilateral Organisations (2018-2020, £million)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Nations Population Fund</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Nations Children's Fund</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>World Health Organisation: voluntary contribution</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>World Health Organisation: assessed contribution</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria</p></td><td><p>360</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>476</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Table 2 - UK ODA: Bilateral ODA to International Planned Parenthood Federation (2018-2020, £million)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Programme Title</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Women's Integrated Sexual Health Programme</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Approaches in complex and challenging environments for sustainable sexual and reproductive health and rights (ACCESS)</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preventing Recourse to Unsafe Abortion - supporting locally led initiatives (SAAF)</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Statistics on International Development 2020</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 22/11/2022 17:28:06 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4164 label Biography information for Baroness Hussein-Ece

1540892

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Climate Change and Environment Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government further to the publication of Zero Hour’s Nature and Climate Declaration on 1 November, what steps are they taking (1) to reduce the full scope of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions reductions in line with limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius, (2) to halt and reverse biodiversity decline by 2030, and (3) to deliver a more ambitious and integrated environmental protection and decarbonisation plan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL3278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering net zero emissions by 2050. This is consistent with the Paris Agreement goal to limit global warming to well below 2°C and pursue efforts towards 1.5°C.</p><p>The Environment Act 2021 commits the Government to halting the decline in species in England by 2030, in addition to setting at least one long term target for biodiversity. The Environment Act’s package of new policies, alongside other measures including the Nature for Climate Fund and new Environmental Land Management schemes, will help the Government to reach its targets and tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 21/11/2022 12:38:31 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

1540893

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Water: Pollution
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 Benyon on 7 November (HL2422), what were the names of the 63 recipients of enforcement undertaking payments from water and sewerage companies, totalling £11.5 million, paid out between 2017 and 2021.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL3279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2022 answer text <p>Attached is a list of all charities, groups and organisations that received payments from water companies through use of Enforcement Undertakings (EUs) for the period 2017–2021 inclusive. Please note that some EUs included payment to more than one recipient, which is why the number of recipients is greater than the number of EUs accepted.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 19/12/2022 14:01:22 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon attachment 1 file name PQ HL3279 - Water Company EU Recipients 2017-2021.xlsx title Water company EU recipients
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1540894

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
answering dept id	92
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask the Leader of the House why Written Questions HL2182 (tabled on 5 September), HL2307 and HL2308 (tabled on 8 September) have yet to be answered.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL3280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>As Leader of the House, I have stressed that I take my responsibility to ensure all Ministers provide full, timely and accurate responses to Questions for Written Answers (QWAs) very seriously.</p><p>Of the three QWAs mentioned in your question, all have now been answered. HL2182 was answered on the date you submitted this question, 8 November.</p><p>HL2307 and HL2308 were delayed due to the death of Her Majesty The Queen on 8 September and were subsequently answered within the 10 working day target on 28 September.</p><p>For more information on what we are doing to address late QWAs please see my previous response to you on 11 October (HL2274) and my answer to Lord Scriven (HL2615) on 27 October.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 22/11/2022 11:40:16 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

1540895

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dairy Farming: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the growth in sales of UK dairy products abroad.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL3281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the dairy sector capitalise on the strong demand for British products across the world, drawing on our reputation for quality and high standards of production, welfare and food safety.</p><p>We are focused on enabling British dairy exporters to access as many international markets as possible. In addition to removing trade barriers through negotiation of new Free Trade Agreements we are boosting our technical expertise in key markets through expansion of our network of dedicated agri-food attachés to 10 posts across the globe. These roles resolve market access barriers, support export growth and provide market insight to enable British companies to target markets with the highest potential. There is strong export potential for dairy products and a growing international reputation, especially for cheese. Our attaches will work with dairy companies to build our market share further and generate further awareness and demand.</p><p>As well as maximising market access, the Government is working with the sector to build capability and competitiveness in international markets. The new UK-wide Food and Drink Exports Council, which will be launched early next year, brings together industry and Governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to boost exports from all parts of the UK and build export capability in the sector, especially in SMEs. The Department for International Trade provide a broad range of export support to help companies begin or progress their export journey, including advice on entering particular markets and opportunities to showcase products to international buyers.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 24/11/2022 12:03:03 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1540896

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dairy Farming: Exports
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 barriers to the growth of dairy exports to the EU.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL3282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the dairy sector capitalise on strong demand for British products across the world, drawing on our reputation for quality and high standards of production, welfare and food safety.</p><p>We are focused on enabling British dairy exporters to access as many international markets as possible. In addition to removing trade barriers through negotiation of new Free Trade Agreements, we are boosting our technical expertise in key markets through expansion of our network of dedicated agri-food attachés to 10 posts across the globe. These roles resolve market access barriers, support export growth and provide market insight to enable British companies to target markets with the highest potential. There is strong export potential for dairy products and a growing international reputation, especially for cheese. Our attaches will work with dairy companies to build our market share further and generate further awareness and demand.</p><p>As well as maximising market access the Government is also working with the sector to build capability and competitiveness in international markets. The new UK-wide Food and Drink Exports Council, which will be launched early next year, brings together industry and governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to boost exports from all parts of the UK and build export capability in the sector, especially in SMEs. The Department for International Trade provide a broad range of export support including the Export Support Service (ESS), Export Academy and the online great.gov platform to help companies begin or progress their export journey, including advice on entering particular markets and opportunities to showcase products to international buyers.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 19/01/2023 11:59:56 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1540897

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	African Union
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the African Union as an organisation, and (2) the work it undertakes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL3283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The African Union (AU) is Africa's foremost multilateral body and a key strategic partner for many UK priorities. We collaborate effectively across a range of issues such as peace and security, climate change, global health and trade. This includes supporting the AU on the African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the AU's Green Recovery Action Plan and funding £20 million to the AU's Covid-19 Response Fund. The AU plays an important role in regional stability and we are grateful for the role the African Union played in brokering the Cessation of Hostilities agreement between the Ethiopian Government and Tigray People's Liberation Front on 2 November.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 22/11/2022 17:25:56 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1540898

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Tigray: Humanitarian Situation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the situation in Tigray.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL3284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>We welcome the recent agreement between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front to end the conflict in northern Ethiopia. The agreement provides for unfettered humanitarian access and for the resumption of essential basic services. The humanitarian situation in Tigray remains very serious. According to the UN approximately 5.4 million people require life-saving aid and hundreds of thousands are on the brink of famine.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 22/11/2022 17:19:36 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley