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1651865

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
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	Developing Countries: Debts
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 International Development Committee's Eighth Special Report of Session 2022–23, HC1393, published on 8 June 2023, whether his Department commissioned research to assess the level of private sector lending to low-income countries in the last decade to support his Department's conclusion that a legislative approach to debt relief is not needed.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	193406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of private sector lending to low-income countries. Government borrowing can be a positive source of development finance if done sustainably.</p><p>At this time, the Government is focused on delivering a market-based (contractual) approach to private sector participation in debt restructuring.</p><p>An International Monetary Fund (IMF) Review in September 2020 found this approach has been largely effective. As such the UK led the recent development of Majority Voting Provisions for private loans.</p><p>The UK, alongside international partners, expect private creditors to participate in debt restructurings on terms at least as favourable as bilateral (i.e. country) creditors.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 17/07/2023 07:38:02 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1651869

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
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	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
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 many times consignments of goods were returned to Great Britain from Northern Ireland because of a failure to comply with European Union requirements in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	193315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>No consignments were returned once they had entered Northern Ireland for customs purposes. Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) controls are the responsibility of the Department of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs (DAERA). In 2021, approximately 180 consignments were returned by DAERA, or less than 0.001 per cent of the total. In 2022, approximately 140 consignments were returned by DAERA, or less than 0.0001 per cent of the total.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/07/2023 15:00:37 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1651875

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
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	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, when he last made a statement calling on Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	193412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>A negotiated peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians leading to a two-state solution means the end to the occupation. The UK remains committed to a two-state solution, resulting in a safe and secure Israel living alongside a viable and sovereign Palestinian State; based on 1967 borders with agreed land swaps, with Jerusalem as the shared capital of both states. The FCDO Minister for the Indo-Pacific most recently reaffirmed our support for a two-state solution on 4 July.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/07/2023 15:26:27 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1651876

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
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	Multinational Companies
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 account he takes of the interests of multinational companies with headquarters in the UK in setting his foreign policy priorities.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	193413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office consistently maintains relationships with, and routinely consults with a range of business interests, including multinational corporations, to support foreign policy formulation and delivery. This includes through our network of Embassies and High Commissions. The precise nature of consultation depends on the policy and objective in scope. We work closely with other government departments - for example the Department of Business and Trade, to coordinate business engagement.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 17/07/2023 13:17:43 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1651879

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
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	Land Mines
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 is taking steps to help support the development of safe means for defusing (a) landmines and (b) unexploded munitions.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	193416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Global Mine Action Programme (GMAP), the FCDO's main vehicle for tackling the threat posed by landmines, cluster munitions, and other explosive remnants of war (ERW), currently funds demining in eight countries. GMAP has a confirmed budget of £14.8 million for this financial year. The FCDO requires all GMAP implementing partners to be fully compliant with National and International Mine Action Standards (NMAS/IMAS) and to review regularly their Standard Operating Procedures. GMAP encourages implementing partners to utilize innovative methods to improve the effectiveness and safety of demining.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/07/2023 15:02:28 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1651880

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
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	Nuclear Weapons
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 (a) reduce the risk of the use of nuclear weapons and (b) fulfil the UK's obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	193417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>Alongside reinforced deterrence and defence, the UK champions strategic risk reduction. The UK participates in expert level meetings among nuclear-weapon States on strategic risk reduction and nuclear doctrines to reduce the risk of misinterpretation and miscalculation. HMG also promotes dialogue between nuclear-weapon States and non-nuclear-weapon States. The UK remains committed to the full implementation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and will work at the upcoming NPT Preparatory Committee to make progress. This will include pushing for the entry into force of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and expanding access to peaceful nuclear technologies to support sustainable development through our Sustained Dialogue initiative.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/07/2023 15:01:35 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1651888

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
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	Climate Change: 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, with reference to the UK International Climate Finance Strategy, published on 30 March 2023, how much his Department spent on international climate finance in (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23; and how much he plans to spend in each financial year to 2025-26.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	193283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK spent over £1.4 billion on international climate finance over the course of the 2021-2022 financial year, supporting developing countries to reduce poverty and respond to the causes and impacts of climate change. Figures for financial year 2022-2023 and subsequent years will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 17/07/2023 10:31:19 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1651920

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Dahua Technology and Hikvision
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 their Department has purchased products manufactured by (a) Hikvision and (b) Dahua in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	193436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>As has been the case under successive administrations, it is not government policy to comment on the government's security arrangements. This includes any specific details regarding the make and model of security systems, which are withheld on national security grounds. Each Department is responsible for their own procurement decisions. However, I would refer the Hon. member to the Written Ministerial Statement made by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 24 November 2022, which set out that Departments had been instructed to disconnect surveillance equipment from core departmental networks where it is subject to the National Intelligence Law of China.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 19/07/2023 15:53:02 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1651932

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
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	Climate Change: Expenditure
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 proportion of his Department's climate finance budget was (a) reallocated from the Official Development Assistance budget, (b) reallocated from other budgets held by his Department and (c) new spending in (i) 2021-22 and (ii) 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	193284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>UK International Climate Finance (ICF) is Official Development Assistance and is managed as part of a single budget allocation through the spending review process.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 17/07/2023 10:34:13 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1651934

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
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	Climate Change: 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 proportion of his Department's spending on climate finance has been allocated to (a) mitigation and (b) adaptation in the (i) 2021-22 and (ii) 2022-23 financial years; and what proportion of his Department's planned spending on climate finance is expected to be spent on (A) mitigation and (B) adaptation in (1) 2023-24, (2) 2024-25 and (3) 2025-26.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	193285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>In financial year 2021-2022 approximately 64% of UK international climate finance was spent on mitigation and 36% on adaptation. Figures for financial year 2022-2023 and subsequent years will be published in due course. The UK is committed to achieving balance between adaptation and mitigation spending. In support of this and to support the most vulnerable who are experiencing the worst impacts of climate change, we will triple our funding for adaptation from £500 million in 2019 to £1.5 billion in 2025.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 17/07/2023 10:29:33 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms