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1230094

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Southern Africa: 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, how many southern African nations have received additional dedicated support to help tackle the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	83815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK is working with partners across southern Africa to mitigate the health, humanitarian and economic impacts of COVID-19. We have committed up to £774 million of UK aid to tackle the global impacts of COVID-19 and the Foreign Secretary has announced a further £119 million package to tackle the combined threat of coronavirus and famines, this includes efforts to reduce malnutrition and child mortality in countries such as Malawi.</p><p>Through the UK Emergency Medical Team, we have directly deployed UK medical experts to South Africa and Zambia. We have contributed £75 million to the World Health Organization, enabling their leadership of the global response, whilst our £20 million contribution towards the African Union's COVID-19 response is enabling the deployment of African health experts where they are needed most.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 08/09/2020 16:53:11 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1230098

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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: Gender
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 it his policy to (a) retain and (b) promote the Strategic Vision for Gender Equality.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
uin	83951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>Advancing gender equality and women's rights are a core part of the UK Government's mission, and Global Britain's role as a force for good in the world, including fulfilling every girl's right to 12 years of quality education. The Government remains steadfast in its commitment to this agenda.</p><p>The new FCDO will continue to be a progressive force for women and girls, including for their sexual and reproductive health and rights and ensuring that their needs are central to our COVID-19 humanitarian response. We will work closely with partners across HMG to leverage the best development, diplomatic, defence and trade approaches to achieve maximum impact.</p><p>As part of the launch of the new Department, we will refresh and build on existing strategies, as well as develop new approaches, but we do not see the core ambitions of the Strategic Vision for Gender Equality changing. The challenges of advancing girls' education, sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR), women's political empowerment, women's economic empowerment and ending violence against women and girls (VAWG) are as acute now, if not more so, as when we published the strategy in 2018.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 10/09/2020 16:38:56 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

1230117

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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: Staff
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 members of staff in his Department have equality, diversity or inclusion in their job title.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	83935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2020 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. The FCDO is committed to putting diversity and inclusion at its heart.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 87651 question first answered 18/09/2020 09:49:30 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1230138

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Indonesia: 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, what the total budget was this year for DFID's Indonesia programme; and with reference to his 22 July announcement of cuts to the aid budget of £2.9bn, how much will be cut from the programme's proposed spend.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	83733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>Revised ODA allocations for 2020/21 will be published by HM Treasury at Autumn Budget.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 10/09/2020 16:41:45 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1230142

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Tajikistan: 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, what the total budget was this year for DFID's Tajikistan programme; and with reference to his 22 July announcement of cuts to the aid budget of £2.9bn, how much will be cut from the programme's proposed spend.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	83737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>Revised ODA allocations for 2020/21 will be published by HM Treasury at Autumn Budget. The next step will be to discuss specific savings with suppliers and partners and revised ODA allocations will be published in due course after this has been completed.</p><p>The Statistics for International Development published in 2021 will provide a full breakdown of the UK's ODA spend for 2020.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 08/09/2020 10:30:31 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1230143

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Caribbean: 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, what the total budget was this year for DFID's Caribbean programme; and with reference to his 22 July announcement of cuts to the aid budget of £2.9bn, how much will be cut from the programme's proposed spend.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	83738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>Revised ODA allocations for 2020/21 will be published by HM Treasury at Autumn Budget. The next step will be to discuss specific savings with suppliers and partners and revised ODA allocations will be published in due course after this has been completed.</p><p>The Statistics for International Development published in 2021 will provide a full breakdown of the UK's ODA spend for 2020.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/09/2020 14:49:43 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1230144

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	British Overseas Territories: 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, what the total budget was this year for DFID's Overseas Territories programme; and with reference to his 22 July announcement of cuts to the aid budget of £2.9bn, how much will be cut from the programme's proposed spend.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	83739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>Revised Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) allocations for 2020/21 will be published by HM Treasury at the Autumn Budget. The next step will be to discuss specific savings with suppliers and partners and revised ODA allocations will be published in due course after this has been completed.</p><p>The Statistics for International Development published in 2021 will provide a full breakdown of the UK's ODA spend for 2020.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 10/09/2020 16:40:38 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1230174

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Gaza: Humanitarian 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, what assessment he has made of the effect of DfID's merger with his Department on UK humanitarian aid to Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	83910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>The creation of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office allows us to bring together the UK's international effort and maximise our influence around the world, including in Gaza. Our recent £840,000 funding contribution is enabling the World Health Organization and UNICEF to purchase and co-ordinate the delivery of medical equipment, treat critical care patients, train frontline public health personnel and scale up laboratory testing capacity. The Foreign Secretary also recently announced a further £2.7 million funding to UN agencies to provide food assistance, medical supplies and personal protection for the most vulnerable Palestinians.</p><p>The UK Government remains deeply concerned by the situation in Gaza. The current situation is unsustainable. In addition to our commitment to funding, our Embassy in Tel Aviv and Consulate-General in Jerusalem frequently urge the Israeli and Palestinian authorities to take steps to improve conditions in Gaza. The UK will continue to work to help address the humanitarian situation and improve the lives of the people of Gaza.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 10/09/2020 16:44:53 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1230206

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reasons the call for evidence on the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy did not expressly include (a) the promotion of democracy and (b) the protection of human rights.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	83977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>At the start of the Integrated Review, the Prime Minister said that the Review will set out how the United Kingdom will be a problem-solving and burden-sharing nation. He also highlighted the importance of our values. This includes standing up for democracy and human rights.</p><p>The Call for Evidence invites the public to submit evidence to inform the Integrated Review. Its aim is to invite a broad range of submissions without prejudging which themes or issues should receive particular consideration at this stage.</p><p>Her Majesty's Government is committed to an open and inclusive review that utilises a wide range of expertise and challenges traditional Whitehall assumptions and thinking.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/09/2020 10:38:24 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1230272

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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	British Overseas Territories: 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 provided to British Overseas Territories to help them tackle the effects of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	83907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>The safety and security of those in the British Overseas Territories (OTs) is a UK Government priority. The UK Government has been working with the OTs to support their healthcare systems throughout the pandemic. To date, we have funded, procured and delivered medical supplies to all inhabited OTs (except Pitcairn, which has had no confirmed cases of COVID-19), delivered testing systems to six territories and boosted testing capabilities in three other OTs. The Government has supported OTs' efforts to source and recruit additional medical personnel, and healthcare professionals from Public Health England continue to provide technical advice and guidance. We have also been working closely with the OTs to assess their exposure and resilience to the economic shock caused by the pandemic and are considering requests from territory governments for additional economic support and funding on a case-by-case basis. We are looking to the territories firstly to make full use of their own financial resources in order to address the needs of their citizens. Economic support from the UK Government will be to complement comprehensive local responses, be subject to need, and require good governance.</p><p>We have been working with OT Governments to understand the impact of the pandemic on security and have provided in-Territory support in the form of Security Assistance Teams to a small number of OTs. We stand ready to provide additional tailored support as needed and if requested. The UK brought forward the deployment of RFA Argus to provide resilience to some of our most vulnerable OTs in the Caribbean. Since the start of the pandemic, we have worked with territories to arrange flights to the Caribbean and the South Atlantic, flying residents of the OTs home from the UK as well as repatriating British Citizens and other nationalities from the Bahamas, Bermuda, Turks and Caicos Islands, the Cayman Islands and St Helena. We have also repatriated people from Ascension and the Falkland Islands using regular RAF flights. As well as providing access routes in and out for the people of the OTs, we are working to mitigate the problems around transport access caused by the pandemic to minimise shortages in food, fuel and medical supplies. The OTs are facing an unprecedented challenge, and in addition to the urgent assistance already delivered, we will support the territories as they deal with the medium and longer-term economic, public health and other impacts of the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/09/2020 12:21:28 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont