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1347768

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
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
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 he is taking to consult local communities in (a) lower and (b) middle income countries to ensure that the reduced ODA budget is spent in a way that is as responsive as possible to their needs.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	34502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to locally-led development. This year, we have continued to work together with local partners and suppliers to ensure the UK can continue to make the most difference and achieve maximum strategic coherence, impact, and value for money. For example, we have protected funding to a new 10-year, £60 million co-funded partnership with Comic Relief that will test innovative approaches to building the capacity and sustainability of civil society organisations in Ghana, Zambia and Malawi to help them pursue their own strategic objectives.</p><p>Following announcement of the temporary reduction of ODA in 2021, FCDO Ministers engaged with over 80 NGOs, partners and parliamentarians, including through a roundtable for civil society. For 2021/22 spend, the Foreign Secretary completed a cross-government review of how ODA should be allocated against the government's priorities and set out in the results in a WMS on 26 January.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 21/07/2021 16:42:11 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1347769

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to a smaller budget for Official Development Assistance, what steps he is taking to promote a locally-led approach to programming in UK aid spending.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	34503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO is already committed to championing locally led development and the upcoming International Development Strategy will be an opportunity to refresh our approach across Government.</p><p>Demands to recognise, respect and strengthen, the role of local people and organisations represent a challenge for the whole aid sector that we must face together. Part of our approach is ensuring that we understand when and how our funding reaches local and national actors and promote good practice. For example, our new guidelines for our Rapid Response Facility, improve the tracking of FCDO funds going to local organisations, and ensure that their indirect costs are covered by our funding. In addition, our tender evaluation criteria require lead bidders to demonstrate use of local expertise and to consider the additional Social Value that their teams will deliver, with bids scored accordingly. We are also exploring other models for empowering local people to meet their own priorities. For example, our new 10-year, £60 million co-funded partnership with Comic Relief, will feature local grant making panels and test new ways of building the capacity and sustainability of locally led civil society organisations in Ghana, Zambia and Malawi to help them pursue their own strategic objectives. Another programme is supporting Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the developing countries to ensure that the priorities of people with disabilities are being addressed.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 21/07/2021 17:21:05 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1347774

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Nuclear Power: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the International Capital Markets Association Green Bonds Principles including nuclear energy, and the Government’s Green Financing Framework excluding nuclear energy, if he will reconsider the exclusion of nuclear energy from the Green Financing Framework.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	34504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>The government recognises that reaching net zero emissions by 2050 will require power to be generated from low carbon sources. As set out in the Government’s Energy White Paper last autumn, nuclear power will play an important role in achieving net zero. The UK Government Green Financing Framework explicitly states that nuclear power is, and will continue to be, a key part of the UK’s low-carbon energy mix.</p><p> </p><p>Some energy sources have been excluded from the UK Government Green Financing Framework, including nuclear energy. This is in line with current international market standards for sovereign green bonds. The Green Bond Principles published by the International Capital Market Association do not address the question of nuclear energy. All other major sovereigns have explicitly excluded nuclear energy in their green bond frameworks.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government Green Financing Framework does not represent an assessment of what the government considers ‘green’ or affect an expenditure’s eligibility for traditional financing instruments. We will review the framework on a regular basis with the aim of adhering to best practices in the market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is developing a UK green taxonomy, which will create a shared understanding of which economic activities count as environmentally sustainable and will establish an Energy Working Group to provide expert advice on the treatment of energy in the taxonomy, including nuclear power.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/07/2021 16:11:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1347810

registered interest
date	16/07/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the average waiting time for children to complete neurodevelopmental assessments in England.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	34505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2021 answer text <p>It is not possible to estimate reliably the average waiting time for children to complete neurodevelopmental assessments in England from data currently held by NHS Digital.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 29/07/2021 16:51:39 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 16057 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1347304

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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	Humanitarian Aid
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 his Department has made of the level of its humanitarian support that reaches the most vulnerable communities around the world.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	33933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>Since 2015, the UK has provided over £11.1 billion in humanitarian funding reaching over 33.7 million people with life-saving humanitarian assistance, with people in need in Africa and MENA regions receiving the most support. The FCDO has committed to spend £906 million this financial year to support the world's most vulnerable communities suffering in crisis.The FCDO is also uniquely placed to bring together diplomatic clout and humanitarian expertise to drive more effective approaches to crisis prevention, preparedness and response, such as the first ever G7 Compact to tackle the drivers of famine or our ongoing work on Tigray.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 23/07/2021 12:27:03 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1347460

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
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
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 (a) plans he has and (b) his timescale is for consulting with relevant stakeholders on the Government’s International Development Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	33934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Secretary is leading work on the new International Development Strategy, which will be cross-government in scope. The International Development Strategy will set out the UK's approach to development, in line with the Integrated Review. We look forward to engaging with a range of external stakeholders on the development of the strategy over the coming months. This will build on the extensive engagement and call for evidence that was undertaken to inform the Integrated Review.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 20/07/2021 16:02:36 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1347479

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has in place to improve cross-Government co-operation on matters relating to the commissioning of menstrual health and reproductive health services in the Women’s Health Strategy; and what steps he is taking to improve the cohesiveness of decision-making by commissioners.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	33935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>Issues related to reproductive health will be addressed in the new Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy, which is due to be published later this year. We will be considering ways to improve the cohesiveness of existing commissioning arrangements as part of the Strategy’s development process.</p><p>Improving menstrual health will be considered as part of the Women’s Health Strategy. The 14-week call for evidence included questions on menstrual health and reproductive health. The responses to the call for evidence will inform the priorities in the strategy. We will respond to the call for evidence after summer and aim to publish the Women’s Health Strategy by the end of the year. We will work to ensure cohesion between the two strategies.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 22/07/2021 15:34:43 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 15681 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1347482

registered interest
date	15/07/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned timetable is for publication of the Government's women’s health strategy.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	33936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>The 14-week call for evidence closed on the 13 June. We will publish a response to the call for evidence in the autumn and aim to publish the full Women’s Health Strategy by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 22/07/2021 15:32:37 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 15675 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1346282

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
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	Caribbean: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2021 to Question 19597 on Caribbean: Overseas Aid, of the £456 million of Official Development Assistance in the priority ODA-eligible Caribbean countries, how much was spent on advancing global LGBT rights in (a) Antigua & Barbuda, (b) Belize, (c) Dominica, (d) Grenada, (e) Guyana, (f) Jamaica, (g) St Lucia and (h) St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	32404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>The UK is committed to protecting and promoting the rights of LGBT+ people around the world, including in the Caribbean. We have several global programmes that have had specific Caribbean components, not least those supporting the work of The Commonwealth Equality Network. Due to the classifications set by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the regional nature of some of this project work, we do not hold information on country by country spend on LGBT+ rights.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 21/07/2021 15:57:24 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1346284

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
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: Palestinians
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 implications for his policies of (a) the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention's finding of 1 July 2021 that Israel is holding three female Palestinian university students in arbitrary detention and (b) the UN Working Group's request that the Government of Israel remedy the situation without delay and that the appropriate remedy would be to release the students immediately.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	32405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>We are aware of the findings by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Israel's continued detention of Layan Kayed, Elyaa Abu Hijla and Ruba Asi. We continue to call on the Israeli authorities to comply with their obligations under international law.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/07/2021 16:25:24 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion