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1315549

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	UNAIDS: Finance
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 of the proposed reduction in UK funding to UNAIDS on the ability of the international community to achieve the targets in the UNAIDS Global AIDS Strategy 2021-2026.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text The UK remains committed to addressing HIV and AIDS through our commitments to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and malaria and our work in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). We remain committed to a strong UNAIDS and we are fully engaged in the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board. answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/05/2021 14:36:57 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1315550

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	UNAIDS
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 FCDO Strategic Priority on global health security, what assessment he has made on the effectiveness of UNAIDS in ensuring a whole of society approach to ending AIDS by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to addressing HIV and AIDS through our commitments to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and malaria and our work in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). We remain committed to a strong UNAIDS and we are fully engaged in the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/05/2021 14:34:45 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1315551

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	UNAIDS
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 FCDO Strategic Priority on science, research and technology, what assessment he has the effectiveness of UNAIDS in delivering the benefits of scientific advances to people living with HIV.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK provides funding to UNAIDS to support its leadership role in the HIV response. Through our programme partnership agreement, the UK assesses the work of UNAIDS against agreed indicators including furthering innovation in the response. The new Global AIDS strategy 2021-2016 clearly articulates the importance of leveraging the potential of data, science, research and innovation to guide the HIV response.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/05/2021 13:16:53 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1315552

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	UNAIDS: Finance
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 potential effect of the proposed funding cuts to UNAIDS on its (a) engagement and (b) influence at June's UN High Level Meeting on HIV & Aids.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>The seismic impact of the pandemic on the UK economy has forced us to make tough but necessary decisions, including temporarily reducing the amount we spend on foreign aid. The UK will remain a major investor in the global health institutions and continue to support stronger health systems worldwide.</p><p>The UK's aid budget has been allocated in accordance with our key strategic priorities, after a cross-government review of how we spend ODA. The Foreign Secretary has agreed he will focus our investment and expertise where the UK can make the most difference and achieve maximum impact. We are now working with partners to help them assess and manage the impact of UK funding reductions on individual programmes. In the meantime, let me reassure you that the UK remains a proud partner to UNAIDS and looks forward to a successful High Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS in June that will reinvigorate the global response and galvanise commitment to delivering the new Global AIDS Strategy 2021-2026.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/05/2021 14:42:20 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1315561

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations
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 discussions the Government has had with the US Administration on its decision to withdraw its armed forces from Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	3110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The US and Taliban agreement of 29 February 2020 set out a timetable for all international troops to leave Afghanistan. This was expected to be 1 May 2021. The UK has been in regular contact with the US on many issues, including Afghanistan. The Foreign Secretary discussed Afghanistan with US Secretary Blinken ahead of the US and NATO announcement on 14 April. We remain in close contact, including on our future approach. Most recently, Afghanistan was discussed by the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary with Secretary of State Blinken on 4 May and 3 May respectively.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 26/05/2021 16:07:18 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1315566

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	Anoosheh Ashoori
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 steps he has take to progress the case of Anoosheh Ashoori.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>We remain committed to securing the immediate and permanent release of Anoosheh Ashoori and arbitrarily detained dual British nationals in Iran so that they can return to the UK and be reunited with their families. Our Embassy in Tehran continues to request consular access to Mr Ashoori and we have been supporting his family since being made aware of his detention. The Foreign Secretary regularly raises the UK's serious concerns about Iran's practice of detaining foreign and dual nationals directly with Foreign Minister Zarif, most recently on 3 April, and the Prime Minister has raised the issue with President Rouhani, most recently on 10 March. The Ambassador in Tehran consistently raises the dual national detainees with the Iran authorities, most recently on 16 May. We remain in close contact with the family on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 26/05/2021 14:54:36 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1315567

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	Tigray: Genocide
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 reports of the Ethiopian military's involvement in the massacre in Tigray.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned at human rights violations and abuses in Ethiopia's Tigray region. There are shocking reports of extra judicial killings committed by parties to the conflict, including the ENDF at Mabhere Diego on or around 15 January. The Government of Ethiopia has committed to hold perpetrators of human rights violations to account, but we have yet to see any meaningful action to do so and are troubled that the reports of atrocities continue at pace. The UK will support the UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights to ensure that their joint investigations into atrocities in Tigray with the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission are independent, transparent and impartial and that those responsible for these human rights violations and abuses are held to account.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 25/05/2021 14:20:17 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1315577

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	Mohammed al-Roken
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 he has had discussions with his Emirati counterpart on (a) the health of Mohammed al-Roken in response to the covid-19 pandemic and (b) his unconditional release upon completion of his full sentence on 17 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	3011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>We are aware of reports concerning the detention of Mohammed al-Roken. The UK urges all countries to comply with their human rights obligations. Our close relationship with the United Arab Emirates allows us to discuss important issues such as human rights. We consistently underline the importance of political freedoms globally. This includes respect for the right to peaceful protest, the rule of law, and freedom of speech, the press, and assembly. Where the UK has cause for concern, we raise these concerns at official and Ministerial level.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 26/05/2021 14:57:36 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1315626

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	Nagorno Karabakh: Cultural Heritage
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 his Department has made to the Government of Azerbaijan on reports of the (a) protection of Armenian cultural heritage sites in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and (b) cases of destruction of those sites by Azerbaijani forces; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	3190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>I have emphasised the importance of protecting all cultural heritage sites to both the Armenian and Azerbaijani Governments, including during my visit to the region in February. The UK Ambassador to Azerbaijan has also raised this issue with representatives of the Azerbaijani Government. We continue to underline our support for the efforts of UNESCO.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 26/05/2021 09:00:38 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1315673

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
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	Tunisia: Coronavirus
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 support the Government is providing to Tunisia in their covid-19 vaccine roll out.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	3143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The UK is committed to rapid equitable access to safe and effective vaccines. We are among the largest donors to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC), committing £548 million which leveraged through match funding $1 billion from other donors in 2020. This support to COVAX has been critical to it supplying COVID-19 vaccines to over 120 countries and economies.</p><p>Tunisia is supported by the COVAX AMC, which has so far delivered over 350,000 vaccines to Tunisia.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 26/05/2021 16:14:33 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore