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1227334

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of his Department's Official Development Assistance budget for each year of the 2019 Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	78804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>On 21 July the Chancellor announced a Comprehensive Spending Review. This will set the resource budget for the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and all departments that spend Official Development Assistance until 2024 and for capital budgets until 2025.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/09/2020 13:14:04 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1227588

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	African Union
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met with President Cyril Ramaphosa in his role as African Union Chair.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	78816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK and South Africa enjoy a strong bilateral relationship. Through our High Commission in Pretoria we regularly engage with the South African Government on African Union (AU) and regional issues. The Foreign Secretary has spoken twice with the South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor, since South Africa became AU Chair, and I spoke with my South African counterpart, Mr Alvin Botes, on 16 July. I also met a number of senior AU officials including Kwesi Quartey (Acting Chairperson), Albert M Muchanga (Commissioner for Trade and Industry), Amira El Fadil (Commissioner for Social Affairs), and Smail Chergui (Peace &amp; Security Commissioner) during my visit to Ethiopia in July.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 01/09/2020 11:47:09 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1226417

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance his Department has disbursed to (a) Least Developed, (b) Other Low Income, (c) Lower Middle Income and (d) Upper Middle Income countries in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	76833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>All information on ODA spending is available at the following GOV.UK link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development</a>.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/09/2020 12:00:08 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1226495

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth 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 and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government plans to publish the Integrated Review of foreign policy, defence, security and international development.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	76839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government paused its Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy in April due to the pressing need to focus on COVID-19. We formally recommenced the Review on 24 June, building on the work done since the Review was originally launched in February.</p><p>The Review will remain closely aligned with the Spending Review, to ensure that departments are equipped with the resources they need to enact the review's conclusions. The Comprehensive Spending Review will be published in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 30/07/2020 15:31:00 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1220683

registered interest
date	03/07/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Brazil: Rainforests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations has he made to his Brazilian counterpart on the (a) continued deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and (b) the effect of that deforestation on UK businesses operating in Brazil.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	68767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK continues to monitor the situation in the Amazon closely and we regularly raise the environment in our ongoing dialogue with Brazil, including at ministerial level. The UK has dedicated funding to addressing the issue of deforestation in Brazil for almost a decade and is actively supporting efforts in Brazil to tackle deforestation. Since 2012, the UK's International Climate Finance (ICF) has invested £259 million in a number of programmes in Brazil aimed at supporting small landowners to increase their productivity through low-carbon farming, the acceleration of sustainable business in the forest economy, preventing forest fires, and implementing the Forest Code. The UK has committed an additional £100m for 2021-2025. We will continue to work with Brazil to ensure that supply chains are sustainable and open.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 14/07/2020 14:33:53 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1220412

registered interest
date	02/07/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Integrated Activity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2020 to Question 65183 on Gulf States: Overseas Aid, which projects have received funding from the Integrated Activity Fund; and how much funding has been allocated to each project in each financial year since 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	68406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Integrated Activity Fund supports a range of programmes and projects across the Gulf. These include, but are not limited to, activities focusing on aquaculture, sport and culture, healthcare and institutional capacity building. The Integrated Activity Fund was allocated £20 million each year from 2016/17 to 2019/20.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 07/07/2020 15:45:24 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1219805

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Egypt: Torture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Egyptian counterpart on the alleged use of torture to obtain confessions from detainees in that country.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	67736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2020 answer text <p>We are concerned about reports of torture and mistreatment in detention in Egypt and continue to raise these issues with the Egyptian authorities. We have raised these concerns in public, through the UN Human Rights Council and through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Human Rights Priority Country reports, and in private in meetings with Egyptian Government representatives in London and in Cairo.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 10/07/2020 16:16:33 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1218206

registered interest
date	26/06/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Yemen: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the merger of the Department for International development with his Department on UK (a) humanitarian and (b) development assistance to Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	65181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>There is already very close co-ordination between the Department for International Development's provision of life-saving humanitarian aid to Yemen and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's work to enable the humanitarian response politically and support the peace process, and we expect this to continue and improve in the new structure. The UK has shown extensive leadership in responding to the humanitarian crisis, committing almost £1 billion in support to Yemen since the conflict began in 2015. Our £160 million commitment this year aims to provide support to at least 300,000 vulnerable people each month to help them buy food and household essentials, treat 40,000 children for malnutrition and provide one million people with improved water supply and basic sanitation. Regarding development, we are working with the Yemeni Government and international partners on planning for Yemen's post-conflict recovery. This includes emphasising the importance of providing security, stabilising the economy, and delivering basic services. In the 2019/20 financial year, we provided £21 million to the Yemeni Social Fund for Development, helping to support labour-intensive public works and enabling 290,000 of the poorest households across Yemen to procure food from local markets to support their basic needs.</p><p>The Integrated Review of foreign policy will define the Government's ambition for the UK's role in the world and its outcomes will shape the objectives of the new department. The UK remains committed to our key priorities in Yemen: to support the peace process led by the UN Special Envoy, achieve a sustainable and inclusive political settlement and alleviate the humanitarian crisis.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/07/2020 15:36:10 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1218222

registered interest
date	26/06/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Integrated Activity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which projects received funding from the Integrated Activity Fund in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	65183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Integrated Activity Fund was introduced in Financial Year 16/17 and supports a range of programmes and projects across the Gulf.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 02/07/2020 14:12:50 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 33900 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1218223

registered interest
date	26/06/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Integrated Activity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any spending by the Integrated Activity Fund in (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20 was counted as Official Development Assistance (ODA).
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	65184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>All spending by the Integrated Activity Fund in 2018-19 and 2019-20 was counted as non<strong>-</strong>Official Development Assistance (NON-ODA).</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/07/2020 16:37:51 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill