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1607650

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	al-Aqsa Mosque
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 governments of (1) Israel, and (2) Jordan, regarding access to the Al-Aqsa mosque for Palestinians in East Jerusalem and the West Bank during Ramadan.
tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
uin	HL6866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK recognises that Jerusalem's holy sites hold particular significance for all Christians, Jews and Muslims around the world. The UK is committed to working with all parties to maintain calm, avoid provocation and uphold the status quo to ensure the safety and the security of the Al Aqsa Mosque and all who worship there. I [Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon] emphasised the UK's unwavering support for Jordanian custodianship of the holy sites in East Jerusalem during my visit to the Al Aqsa Mosque on 12 January. The Foreign Secretary and I reaffirmed this in our meetings with Jordanian Foreign Minister Safadi on 22 March. British Embassy Tel Aviv also raises the matter of permits for Palestinians regularly as we approach Ramadan and Easter.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/04/2023 15:52:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

1607680

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	Seeds: UK Internal Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why individuals in Northern Ireland buying vegetable and herb seeds for personal use direct from suppliers in Great Britain are required to have a Phytosanitary certificate costing upwards of £250.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL6858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2023 answer text <p>Plants and seeds will be able to once again move easily within the UK. Plants will now move within the same plant passport regime as applies throughout the UK. As we put these arrangements into practice we will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure gardeners, farmers and growers can access plants and seeds from a wide variety of sources.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/04/2023 15:49:58 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1607688

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made on refining the specification of goods defined as "at risk" under the Windsor Framework; and what further discussions, if any, they are having on that definition.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL6885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2023 answer text <p>The Windsor Framework significantly expands the number of businesses able to be classed as internal UK traders and move goods as 'not at risk' of entering the EU through three important changes:</p><p>· First, businesses throughout the United Kingdom will now be eligible on a permanent basis.</p><p>· Secondly, we have quadrupled the turnover threshold below which companies involved in processing can move goods under the scheme which they can show stay in Northern Ireland.</p><p>· Thirdly, we have increased the number of firms eligible to move goods for processing in the animal feed, healthcare, construction and not-for-profit sectors. Inputs into food production will continue to benefit from inclusion in the 'not at risk' definition.</p><p>The Windsor Framework also expands both the traders that can access the scheme, and the goods they can move, while codifying in legal text a unique arrangement in which UK public health and safety standards will apply for all retail food and drink in the UK internal market.</p><p>For those in the scheme who can show that their goods will stay in Northern Ireland, we will provide a radically simplified process for goods movements, underpinned by the existing Trader Support Service, as we have set out.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/04/2023 15:51:12 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1607693

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	Indonesia: Earthquakes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department provided humanitarian funding and assistance to Indonesia in response to the earthquakes in that country in February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	174295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>The Indonesian Government did not formally request bilateral assistance following the earthquake in West Sumatra in February 2022. The UK-based and Non-Governmental Organisation managed Start Fund did allocate funds for humanitarian assistance in response to the earthquake. The UK is a major contributor to the Start Fund centrally. UK officials remain in close contact with the Indonesian authorities and aid partners who manage and monitor disaster response in Indonesia. This includes the Indonesia National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 04/04/2023 16:39:51 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1607713

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	Agnes Wanjiru
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 assurances he gave his Kenyan counterpart on 15 March 2023 regarding a swift resolution of the Agnes Wanjiru murder investigation.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	174438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs discussed the Agnes Wanjiru investigation with his counterpart on 15 March. His Majesty's Government remains committed to supporting this investigation and ensuring that the family of Agnes Wanjiru receives justice. The Defence Serious Crime Command, British High Commission Nairobi, Ministry of Defence and National Crime Agency have been working with the Kenyan authorities to provide UK assistance to the Kenyan investigation.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 30/03/2023 15:13:04 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1607715

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	India: 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, how much aid the UK has given India (a) directly and (b) via contributions to multilateral organisations in each of the last five years; and what proportion of that aid was for investment in renewable energy.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	174401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK has given no direct financial aid to the Government of India since 2015. Figures for UK bilateral and imputed share of multilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) to India are as follows:</p><p>2017 - £90.1 million bilateral and £159.5 million multilateral<br>2018 - £94.6 million bilateral and £177.5 million multilateral<br>2019 - £107.5 million bilateral and £83.1 million multilateral<br>2020 - £94.8 million bilateral and £69.5 million multilateral<br>2021 - £90.6 million bilateral and estimated £69.5 million multilateral</p><p>In addition, £1 billion was invested through British Investment International between 2016-2021. We do not hold data on the proportion of the bilateral or multilateral ODA invested in renewable energy.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 30/03/2023 15:49:08 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1607716

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	India: Solar Power
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 recent discussions he has had with his Indian counterpart on the land procurement process being undertaken to develop a solar park in Madhya Pradesh under the Madhya Pradesh Solar Policy; and how much UK aid has been invested in solar projects in that state.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	174402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>India's energy choices are crucial to global climate change outcomes. The UK Government welcomes India's commitment to expanding renewables at an unprecedented speed and its international leadership on initiatives such as the International Solar Alliance. We are supporting India's efforts to achieve its climate goals and Net Zero by 2070, including through a guarantee to the World Bank to provide an additional $1 billion of climate finance and British International Investment Partnerships.</p><p>The World Bank has an Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) for protecting people and the environment and the Government monitors the Bank's adherence to these standards.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 30/03/2023 15:44:35 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1607726

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	Haiti: Food Supply
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 the publication of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis which showed an increase in the number of acutely hungry people in Haiti, what discussions he has had with the World Food Programme on the situation in Haiti since the publication of that analysis.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	174218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>Food security is a key priority for the UK Government as set out in the refresh of the Integrated Review (IR) published in March 2023. There is a rising global food security crisis in 2023 with 46 million people across 36 countries estimated to be living in famine or one step away from it. We are committed to working with our international partners to respond to this situation and engage regularly with the World Food Programme (WFP) as part of this. We are monitoring the situation in Haiti closely including through the British Embassy in Port-au-Prince.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 30/03/2023 15:16:28 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1607777

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his counterparts at the United Nations on ending the advantages given to China as a consequence of its developing nation status.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	174254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>The way different parts of the UN system categorise a country as 'developing' varies, as do the benefits of such a status. The UK is clear, including in discussions in the UN and elsewhere, that in light of China being one of largest global economies, we expect it to contribute responsibly to global challenges such as on climate and international development.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 04/04/2023 16:23:16 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1607784

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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	Pakistan: Elections
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 representations he has made to the Government of Pakistan on ensuring timely Provincial elections in Punjab, in line with the Constitution and orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	174229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>We respect Pakistan's democratic process and do not interfere in its domestic political affairs. The timing of elections is a matter for the Government of Pakistan, to be resolved through democratic and constitutional means.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 04/04/2023 15:43:07 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne