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1241164

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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	Colombia: Human Rights
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 assessment he has made of the situation for human rights defenders in Colombia.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	100389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government remains concerned about the persistent level of violence towards human rights defenders in Colombia, and we have noted indications that this may have worsened during the COVID-19 lockdown.</p><p>We regularly raise this issue, as well as specific cases of concern with the Colombian Government, and in multilateral fora. We have also called on the Colombian Government to prioritise tackling and preventing this violence. Most recently, our Permanent Representative to the UN expressed our deep concern at the UN Security Council on 14 July, and we will use our position as penholder to raise the issue with the international community at next week's Security Council meeting.</p><p>I emphasised that the UK views this issue as one of utmost importance during a phone call with Colombian Foreign Minister Claudia Blum on 2 June. Lord Ahmad, the Minister responsible for human rights, will reiterate these concerns when he makes a virtual visit to Colombia next week.</p><p>Colombia is a UK Government 'Human Rights Priority Country,' and as such, our Embassy in Bogota has provided significant programming to help those at risk, including support to the Attorney General's office to strengthen their capacity in investigating threats against, and murders of human rights defenders.</p><p>We will continue to raise our concerns with the relevant state actors in Colombia.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/10/2020 13:48:58 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1241171

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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: Poverty
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 1 October 2020 to Question 91717, how many (a) programmes and (b) civil servants there are supporting the work of his Department on tackling poverty overseas.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	100531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The FCDO is committed to tackling poverty and this is a key component of our mission. As at 1 September the FCDO employs over 7,500 Home Civil Servants and Diplomatic Service Staff, who are all working towards this goal.</p><p>Information on Official Development Assistance programmes managed by FCDO is published at https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 12/10/2020 09:36:23 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1241220

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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	Eritrea: Christianity
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 make representations to his counterpart in Eritrea on the ongoing treatment of 27 Christians released on bail after being detained without trial for several years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	100304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the recent release of at least 60 Christians, as well as people from other faith groups. The UK Government, along with partners in the international community, takes every opportunity to voice our concern about arbitrary arrests and detentions in Eritrea, and have called for the release of those arrested and detained on the basis of religion. Over the past year, our Ambassador in Asmara has raised arbitrary detentions of members of the Christian community, as well as members of non-registered religious groups - most recently with the Minister of Information on 7 August. We will continue to seek opportunities to raise these cases in our engagements.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 12/10/2020 10:43:02 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1241268

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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	Independent Commission for Aid Impact
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 the terms of reference are for the review of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact; and when he plans to publish those terms.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	100409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>We will update Parliamentarians on the Terms of Reference for the review of ICAI in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/10/2020 13:49:13 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1241269

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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	Independent Commission for Aid Impact
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 review of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact will be a tailored review conducted according to Cabinet Office guidelines.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	100410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>We will update Parliamentarians on the Terms of Reference for the review of ICAI in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/10/2020 13:37:47 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1241270

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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	Independent Commission for Aid Impact
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, who the (a) senior FCDO officials and (b) independent external experts are leading the review of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact; and how those individuals were chosen for those roles.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	100411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>We will update Parliamentarians on the Terms of Reference for the review of ICAI in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/10/2020 13:47:09 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1241271

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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	Independent Commission for Aid Impact
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 review of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) will include (a) a call for evidence and (b) consultation with the (i) International Development Committee, (ii) hon. Members, (iii) peers, (iv) aid sector professionals, (v) other stakeholders and (vi) Government departments with experience of being reviewed by ICAI.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	100412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>We will update Parliamentarians on the Terms of Reference for the review of ICAI in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/10/2020 13:52:09 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1241319

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Contracts
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 estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of his Department's spending on management consultancy contracts (a) in the last year and (b) in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	100536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>Information on legacy FCO and DFID consultancy spend for the last financial year and all previous years can be found in the departmental annual reports and accounts published on GOV.uk.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 12/10/2020 14:41:53 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1241375

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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 to Written Question 95716, whether any Parliamentarians were consulted on the merger prior to the Prime Minister's 16 June statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	100510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>As with any such change in the machinery of government, the announcement of the forthcoming creation of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office was brought to Parliament first.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge grouped question UIN 100511 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:04:14 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1241382

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Non-governmental Organisations
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 6 October to Question 95714, whether any of the 26 NGOs consulted on the merger prior to the Prime Minister's statement on the 16th of June.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	100511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>As with any such change in the machinery of government, the announcement of the forthcoming creation of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office was brought to Parliament first.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge grouped question UIN 100510 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:04:14 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill