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1339874

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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	Rainforests: International Cooperation
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 prioritise taking diplomatic steps with his international counterparts to tackle depletion of rainforests.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>The UK government works through diplomacy, partnerships and programmes to drive international efforts to stop deforestation. Through diplomacy, we work to encourage forest nations to take action to strengthen protections for forests. This is complemented by long-term partnerships and programmes, funded through the UK's International Climate Finance, which provide the technical support and resources required to take action.</p><p>For example, a long-standing partnership with the Government of Indonesia has had a significant impact on illegal logging, an important factor in the depletion of rainforests. With UK support, Indonesia has taken action to curb illegal logging. As a result, Indonesian timber exports have gone from a point where an estimated 80% were from illegal sources, to one where all exports are now from audited legal sources.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 06/07/2021 16:40:39 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1339875

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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	Jagtar Singh Johal
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 Indian counterpart on the arbitrary detention of UK national, Mr Jagtar Singh Johal.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	21895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government takes all allegations of human rights violations very seriously, and raises concerns with the local authorities where appropriate. We regularly raise Mr Johal's case directly with the Government of India at official and Ministerial level. The Foreign Secretary raised Mr Johal's case with the Indian Minister of External Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, on 6 May. The Secretary of State for International Trade raised the case with the Indian Minister for Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, on 5 February. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth, raised Mr Johal's case with the Indian Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kishan Reddy and with Minister Prasad on 15 March during his visit to India. Most recently, Lord Ahmad raised Mr Johal's case with the Indian High Commissioner on 8 June. This Government will continue to look to raise our concerns about Mr Johal's case at all appropriate opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 29/06/2021 14:15:24 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1339876

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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	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, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts at the G7 Summit in Cornwall on re-establishing a peace process to secure a negotiated two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	21896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to making progress towards a two-state solution. The Foreign Secretary regularly discusses this issue with international counterparts. Peace will only come through negotiations between the parties, but international action has a role in facilitating progress.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 21897 question first answered 29/06/2021 14:48:33 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1339877

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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	International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
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 he has had with his international counterparts at the G7 Summit in Cornwall on the establishment of an international fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	21897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to making progress towards a two-state solution. The Foreign Secretary regularly discusses this issue with international counterparts. Peace will only come through negotiations between the parties, but international action has a role in facilitating progress.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 21896 question first answered 29/06/2021 14:48:33 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1339878

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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	Libya: 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 support the UK is providing to the Government of National Unity to ensure free and fair elections are held in Libya by the end of 2021.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	21898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>Free, fair and inclusive national elections on 24 December 2021, including women's full, equal and meaningful participation, are a priority for the UK, as set out in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum Roadmap and endorsed by UK-drafted UN Security Council Resolution 2570. The Prime Minister discussed the importance of elections in his meeting with Prime Minister Dabaiba in London on 24 June 2021. I shared the same message with a range of Libyan interlocutors during my visit to Tripoli on 9-10 June and at the Berlin II Conference on 23 June. The UK has, through the UN Development Programme, provided support to the High National Executive Council (HNEC) to plan, prepare and conduct national and municipal elections in Libya. The UK also provided financial support to the UN to convene the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 29/06/2021 08:48:10 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1339879

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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	Iran: Nuclear Power
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 international counterparts on the restoration of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	21899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>We have been engaged in intensive discussions in Vienna with other Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) participants and the US, which are aimed at returning the US to the JCPoA, bringing Iran back into full compliance with its commitments and restoring the benefits of the deal for all. Our priority remains to find a diplomatic way forward and bring an end to Iran's continues systematic non-compliance with its JCPoA commitments.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 29/06/2021 08:45:10 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1339903

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Freedom of Information
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 freedom of information requests his Department has referred to the central Cabinet Office Clearing House for advice on handling in each year since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
tabling member printed	Florence Eshalomi
uin	22063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) do not hold this information centrally, and it can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The FCDO (and its former legacy departments) has referred requests to the Cabinet Office Clearing House where appropriate and in line with the published criteria. This is available on the gov.uk website at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-and-freedom-of-information.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 29/06/2021 14:09:03 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4870 label Biography information for Florence Eshalomi

1339940

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 G7 pledge of 13 June 2021 on covid-19 vaccines for COVAX and low and middle income countries, which (a) manufacturer and (b) distributer the vaccines pledged by (i) the UK and (ii) other nations will be coming from.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	21861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>Our G7 Presidency has championed equitable access to vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. We will share 100 million vaccine doses within the next year, 30 million of which will be shared by the end of 2021, and we are already sharing the first 5 million doses in the coming weeks. The majority of these will go to COVAX, the multilateral mechanism set up to support international cooperation on vaccines. COVAX remains best-placed for allocating vaccines where they will be most effective, and we have already begun discussions to ensure the first 5 million doses are shared by the end of September.</p><p>Going forward, decisions on vaccine sharing will be based on the continued reliability of supply chains, regulatory restrictions, and advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/06/2021 13:38:22 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1339941

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 G7 pledge of 13 June 2021 on covid-19 vaccines for COVAX and low and middle income countries, what estimate he has been made of the total cost of the 100 million doses pledged.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	21862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2021 answer text <p>Our G7 Presidency has championed equitable access to vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. We will share 100 million vaccine doses within the next year, 30 million of which will be shared by the end of 2021, and we are already sharing the first 5 million doses in the coming weeks. The majority of these will go to COVAX, the multilateral mechanism set up to support international cooperation on vaccines. COVAX remains best-placed for allocating vaccines where they will be most effective, and we have already begun discussions to ensure the first 5 million doses are shared by the end of September.</p><p>Going forward, decisions on vaccine sharing will be based on the continued reliability of supply chains, regulatory restrictions, and advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/06/2021 14:34:28 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1339942

registered interest
date	24/06/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 G7 pledge of 13 June 2021 on covid-19 vaccines for covax and low and middle income countries, whether any doses received from that pledge will (a) incur a charge to (i) lower and (ii) middle income countries and (b) be classed as Overseas Development Aid additional to the current target of 0.5 per cent of GNI in the 2021-22 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	21863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>The UK is leading the international response to COVID-19. We have made available new public commitments worth up to £1.3 billion of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to counter the health, economic, and humanitarian impacts of COVID-19, and to support the global effort to distribute vaccines equitably.</p><p>The cost of donating the UK's surplus vaccine doses to developing countries will be classified as ODA. This will be in addition to the £10 billion already committed in aid in 2021. Final UK ODA spend will be published in the FCDO's Statistics on International Development report in 2022, including COVID-19 related donations.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 01/07/2021 15:59:30 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas