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date	18/09/2023
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	Dams: Safety
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 has made an assessment of the potential implications for its polices of a report by the UN University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health in January 2021 on dams at risk due to aging; and whether he has had discussions with international counterparts on estimating the costs of strengthening the resilience of large water storage dams and mitigating the risks of flooding posed by aging water infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	200041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK recognises the value of water storage for many purposes; the importance of its operation, maintenance and safety inspection and the need to address aging infrastructure - the report from the UN University is welcome. Our approach to water infrastructure is within our water security policy which we have discussed with international counterparts at, for example, World Water Week and we maintain close relationships with partner countries and international organisations monitoring critical infrastructure for example on seismic safety of large dams. We expect and encourage our partners to adopt a full life cycle approach to infrastructure including maintenance, consideration of aging and, where appropriate, decommissioning. Strengthening resilience of infrastructure itself and supporting infrastructure for resilient communities and economies are priorities. We note the recommendations of the report and will discuss them further with stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 19/10/2023 15:46:07 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

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date	10/06/2014
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
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 assessment he has made of the political situation in Egypt; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	200041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The 26-28 May presidential election in Egypt was an important moment for the millions of Egyptians who expressed their opinion through the ballot box. I made a statement on 3 June in which I congratulated President el-Sisi on his election and urged Egypt's leaders to ensure that Egypt's transition leads towards accountable and democratic governance, underpinned by strong and accountable institutions. We look forward to working with President el-Sisi and his government to strengthen the broad and productive relationship between both our peoples.</p><p>We continue to believe that the best way for Egyptians to achieve the goals of the 25 January revolution of 2011 is through an inclusive political process in which all groups can participate. The UK stands ready to support the Egyptian people in achieving this.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 16/06/2014 11:18:18 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie