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1609704

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Bilateral Aid: HIV Infection
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 his Department's guidance is for HIV and AIDS organisations applying for bilateral funding under the International Development Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	179837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>FCDO spending on global health is guided by the International Development Strategy together with the Department's Health System Strengthening and Ending Preventable Deaths approach papers. Prospective partners seeking bilateral funding should consult these documents and the terms of any calls for proposals when submitting applications.</p><p>Health systems strengthening is key to the UK's long-term approach to protecting and promoting good health, including HIV prevention and response. The UK will focus on integrating essential services, including HIV services, through improved primary health care that includes public health functions, quality of care, rights and equity, including for women with HIV who have some of the highest maternal death rates.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 24/04/2023 14:54:54 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1609705

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Uganda: LGBT+ People
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 plans to take steps to support LGBTQ+ communities in Uganda providing HIV prevention, testing and care services.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	179838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Through our contributions to the Global Fund, the UK is helping to tackle HIV/AIDS in Uganda by providing targeted prevention, testing and treatment services. This is through community outreach and the facilitation of drop-in centres that offer services such as legal and human rights, psychosocial and mental health support. The UK is the third largest donor to the Global Fund, having contributed £4.4 billion since its inception. Last year, the UK committed to providing a further £1 billion over three years to the Global Fund which will help to reach three million members of key populations, such as LGBT+ groups, worldwide with prevention programmes.</p><p>The UK was proud to play a strong role with our partners in shaping the progressive new Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Global AIDS Strategy &quot;Ending Inequalities&quot; 2021-26 and an ambitious UN Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS in June 2021 to enhance reporting against targets to end AIDS by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 24/04/2023 11:29:24 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1609706

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Development Aid: HIV Infection
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 his Department is taking to provide (a) financial and (b) other support to help other countries reduce cases of HIV and AIDS.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	179839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK remains a world leader in efforts to end the global AIDS epidemic and funds all key partners in the global AIDS response, including the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria.</p><p>Our recent pledge of £1 billion to the Global Fund will save over 1 million lives, including by providing antiretroviral therapy for 1.8 million people and HIV counselling and testing for 48 million people. Our funding for the Robert Carr Fund and UNAIDS supports initiatives to empower local civil society and grassroots organisations, predominantly in the Global South, to increase access to HIV prevention, testing and care services.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 179840 question first answered 24/04/2023 14:52:29 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1609707

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Development Aid: HIV Infection
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 has taken steps to offer support to local organisations who provide prevention, testing and care services for HIV and AIDS in the Global South.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	179840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK remains a world leader in efforts to end the global AIDS epidemic and funds all key partners in the global AIDS response, including the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria.</p><p>Our recent pledge of £1 billion to the Global Fund will save over 1 million lives, including by providing antiretroviral therapy for 1.8 million people and HIV counselling and testing for 48 million people. Our funding for the Robert Carr Fund and UNAIDS supports initiatives to empower local civil society and grassroots organisations, predominantly in the Global South, to increase access to HIV prevention, testing and care services.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 179839 question first answered 24/04/2023 14:52:29 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1609715

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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 recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Pakistan on the operation of free, fair and safe elections in that country.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	179848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>We have frequent contact with the Government on Pakistan on a wide range of issues. We respect Pakistan's democratic system and do not interfere in its internal political affairs. We will continue to engage regularly with the Government of Pakistan to advance our shared priorities and interests, including on human rights, freedom of expression and upholding democratic norms.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/04/2023 16:03:35 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1609721

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	World Malaria Day
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 his Department are taking to mark World Malaria Day in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	179854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK recognises the importance of World Malaria Day for raising awareness and galvanising the global response. I [Minister Mitchell] will attend a roundtable with leading figures to discuss the role of Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) and British science in ending malaria. The Department will be highlighting UK's leadership in fighting against the disease. This includes our £1 billion contribution to the seventh replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria; our support to research and development including to world leading Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) such as the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC); and our funding for catalytic interventions to bring down the prices of new products and tackle barriers to widespread access.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 24/04/2023 10:50:59 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1609889

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Gibraltar: Intelligence Services
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 the UK has any intelligence agency bases in Gibraltar.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	180022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments that we do not comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/04/2023 16:10:42 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1609913

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Shahid Hussain
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 counterpart in Pakistan on the arrest of Shahid Hussain.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	180046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Mr Hussain was released on 27 March. We are aware of reports of arrests and continue to monitor the situation on the ground. Where there are credible allegations of human rights violations, we expect these to be investigated in line with due process.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/04/2023 16:08:00 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1609935

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
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 potential implications for his policies of the extent of Government corruption in Zimbabwe.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	180068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK sees corruption as an important barrier to economic reform and inclusive growth in Zimbabwe. We engage with the Government of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission, civil society and other actors in the fight against corruption in Zimbabwe. In 2022 we sanctioned a Zimbabwean businessman for serious corruption. No UK aid is channelled directly through Government of Zimbabwe systems, instead, we work primarily through multilateral organisations, notably United Nations agencies, international Non-Governmental Organisations and the private sector to deliver our programmes.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 24/04/2023 14:54:51 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1609940

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Ukraine: Military Law
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 his Department provides to British companies seeking to repatriate monetary assets held in Ukraine under martial law.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	180073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>British Embassy Kyiv officials have spoken with a number of businesses affected by this issue and raised their concerns with the Government of Ukraine.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/04/2023 15:51:52 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore