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1676985

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 5523 on Democratic Republic of Congo: Conservation, what the formal mechanism for applications to receive funding from the Forest Governance, Markets and Climate programme is; and whether further funding will be made available for that programme.
tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
uin	6098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>We remain committed to delivering on the $1.5 billion multi-donor Congo Basin Pledge made at COP26. Forest Governance, Markets and Climate (FGMC) programme has supported projects on forest governance, legality, transparency and rights in the Congo Basin through a number of grants to leading non-governmental organisations. FGMC intends to launch a new competitive grants programme that will support actions of civil society organisations across the congo basin, subject to Ministerial approval of the programme's new business case in 2024. Details of the application process for these grants will be made public at the time of the launch.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 15/12/2023 11:37:42 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling

1675851

registered interest
date	06/12/2023
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will list conservation projects in the Congo Basin that have received government grants in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
uin	5523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>In the last three year's His Majesty's Government has supported projects which have contributed towards conservation in the Congo Basin region, as follows:</p><p><strong>D</strong><strong>arwin Initiative</strong>. Further information about supported projects can be found at https://www.darwininitiative.org.uk/project-search/</p><p><strong>Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund</strong>. Further information about supported projects can be found at https://iwt.challengefund.org.uk/project-search/</p><p><strong>Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use (IFSLU)</strong> programme has supported:</p><p>a. Africa Palm Oil Initiative (now renamed Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative), managed through ProForest. Covering Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Gabon and the Republic of Congo (RoC).</p><p>b. Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Djoum-Mintom landscape, Cameroon. This project is implemented by two partners: APIFED, an NGO promoting women's and indigenous people's rights and Ecotrading, an enterprise specialising in sustainable NTFP sourcing and trade.</p><p><strong>F</strong><strong>orest Governance, Markets and Climate (FGMC)</strong> programme has supported projects on forest governance, legality, transparency and rights in the Congo Basin through a number of grants to leading non-governmental organisations</p><p>a. Client Earth (CE) - Using the law to address illegal use of forest resources and promote better forest and land governance. Covered Gabon and RoC. Ended December 2022.</p><p>b. Chatham House (CH) - Strengthening Forest Governance - preparing for the next 10 years. Covered DRC. Ended December 2022.</p><p>c. University of Wolverhampton (CIDT) - Strengthening Forest and Wildlife Monitoring &amp; Law Enforcement in the Congo Basin. Covered Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), DRC, Gabon and RoC. Ended December 2022.</p><p>d. Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) - Strengthening forest governance through civil society monitoring and tracking illicit timber flows. Covered Gabon. Ended December 2022.</p><p>e. Fern - Consolidating good governance, tackling illegalities. Covered Cameroon and RoC. Ended December 2023.</p><p>f. The Proforest Initiative (PF) - Using deforestation-free commodity supply chains to support national initiatives to combat forest loss. Covered Cameroon. Ended December 2022.</p><p>g. The Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) - Embedding community real time monitoring to sustain livelihoods and forests in Central and West Africa. Covered Cameroon, DRC and RoC. Covered June 2022.</p><p>h. Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) - Local to global: Leveraging lessons and opportunities from rightsholders to drive sustainable, equitable and inclusive climate action. Covered DRC and Gabon. Ended December 2022.</p><p>i. Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) - Improving international and national governance frameworks and business standards for intact forests, climate and biodiversity. Covered Gabon and RoC. Ended December 2022.</p><p>j. World Resource Institute (WRI) - Consolidating Forest Governance through Transparency and Accountability. Covered Cameroon and RoC. Ended December 2022.</p><p>k. WWF - Strengthened multilateral engagement and collaboration with China's timber and palm oil supply chains to reduce deforestation and forest degradation. Covered Gabon. Ended December 2022.</p><p>l. Zoological Society of London (ZSL) - Driving transparent, legal and sustainable forestry practices through financial, market and governance incentives. Covered Cameroon, Gabon and RoC. Ended December 2022.</p><p>m. Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) - Improving international and national governance frameworks and business standards for intact forests, climate and biodiversity. Covered Gabon and RoC. Ended December 2022.</p><p>Further information can be found in the FGMC's Annual Review at https://iati.fcdo.gov.uk/iati_documents/D0001101.odt</p><p>The UK has also made contributions to the <strong>Central African Forests Initiative (CAFI)</strong>, a UN multi-donor trust fund, annually since FY2021/22.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 11/12/2023 09:57:16 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling

1657810

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
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	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Fisheries
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 an assessment of the potential impact of industrial fisheries on the (a) penguin and (b) whale populations around the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
uin	197372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) manages a highly regulated fishery, in accordance with its Marine Protected Area legislation. Only vessels which fully meet requirements of both the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and strict GSGSSI licensing requirements are able to conduct fishing activities. Scientific observers are deployed on every fishing vessel, and there are seasonal and spatial controls to ensure the fishery does not impact on the conservation of all animals living around these islands.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/09/2023 14:23:34 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling

1657811

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
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	Scotia Sea: Fisheries
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 mitigate the impact of industrial krill fishing on the baleen whale population in the Scotia Sea.
tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
uin	197373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK is actively engaging through the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to develop a krill risk assessment framework to enhance protection for all krill-eating species, including baleen whales across the Scotia Sea region. Through its Marine Protected Area, the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands imposes additional restrictions on the krill fishery within its waters, including restricting fishing to the winter around South Georgia to prohibit fishing during the most important seasons for krill-eating species, prohibiting fishing within 30km of land, and keeping the South Sandwich Islands closed to krill fishing.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/09/2023 14:18:36 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling

1657812

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
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	Blue Belt Programme and Marine Protected Areas
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 much funding the Government has provided to the (a) Blue Belt programme and (b) Marine Protected Area rollout in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
uin	197374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>From 2020-21 to 2022-23, Blue Belt spend has been £6.9 million, £7.7 million and £7.7 million respectively. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) does not keep the detail of funding specifically devoted to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Defra's MPA team is funded through general administrative budgets to deliver management, monitoring and enforcement working alongside Defra's Arms Length Bodies.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/09/2023 14:25:53 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling

1610323

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	al-Aqsa Mosque
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 he has had recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem in April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
uin	180456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has spoken to the Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on 8 April following the terrorist attacks in the Jordan Valley and Tel Aviv, and we discussed the wider security situation. The UK is committed to working with all parties to maintain calm, avoid provocation and uphold the status quo to ensure the safety and the security of the al-Aqsa Mosque and all who worship there. While we recognise Israel's legitimate need to deploy security measures, we encourage Israel to deploy these in a way which minimises tension and use of appropriate force. When there have been accusations of excessive use of force, we advocate for swift, transparent investigations.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 24/04/2023 15:00:39 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling