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date	15/04/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to support the development of electric propulsion systems.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	21660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is primarily supporting electric propulsion projects via our European Space Agency (ESA) membership, which has provided a total of approximately €90m funding to support development of UK electric propulsion systems to date. This includes €63m which supported UK companies to develop electric thrusters for flagship ESA missions, €6m through Horizon2020 to enable system development and upskill UK networks, and €9m to develop an independent UK end-to-end electric propulsion system. UKSA is also exploring nuclear electric propulsion for rapid interplanetary transit and novel water-based propellants for future off-world refuelling.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 24/04/2024 09:08:56 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

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date	08/01/2016
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	Democracy
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 7 January 2016 to Question 20871, who the (a) applicants and (b) successful bidders were for the £5.5 million Human Rights and Democracy Programme; and how much funding each such successful bidder was allocated.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	21660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>For the Financial Year 2015-16, the Human Rights and Democracy Programme (HRDP) received 27 bids for democracy projects from the following applicants:</p><p>Ba Futuru<br>British Council Libya<br>Carter Centre<br>DanChurchAid<br>Democracy Reporting International<br>Global Partners Governance<br>Guatemalan Archbishopric´s Human Rights Office<br>International Media Support<br>International Republican Institute<br>Investigative Journalists NGO (HETQ)<br>Jamii Media Company Limited<br>John Smith Trust<br>Law Association of Zambia<br>Moroccan Forum for Truth and Justice<br>National School of Government International (NSGI)<br>Northern Ireland-Cooperation Oversees (NI-CO) in partnership with Politics Plus<br>Safer World Bangladesh and Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI)<br>Saferworld<br>Stakeholder Democracy Network<br>The Asia Foundation<br>UN Development Programme<br>Westminster Foundation for Democracy<br>Young African Leaders Initiative<br>Youth Association for Human Rights Promotion and Development (AJPRODHO)<br>Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum,<br>Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights</p><p>These bids were then considered on a case-by-case basis by the Programme Team, and evaluated against criteria including: value for money, project design, evidence of need, viability, sustainability, risk and local influence. Seven applicants were successful, and were allocated the amounts listed below:</p><p>DanChurchAid: £80,000<br>Global Partners Governance: £99,727<br>NI-CO in partnership with Politics Plus: £35,000<br>NSGI: £37,220<br>Safer World Bangladesh and BEI: £103,422<br>The Asia Foundation: £99,168<br>Young African Leaders Initiative: £51,397</p><p>The £100,000 Magna Carta Partnerships Fund, to assist democracies in crisis or transition, is also channelled through the HRDP. In the financial year 2015/16, we have so far agreed funding for the following implementers:</p><p>Bingham Centre: £9,993<br>British Embassy Mexico City: £8,000<br>Chatham House: £10,000<br>Citizen’s Watch International: £10,000<br>Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK Branch: £20,000<br>King Prajadhipok Institute: £2,752<br>Northern Ireland Cooperation Overseas: £2,000<br>Slynn Foundation: £9,020<br>Westminster Foundation for Democracy: £5,150</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 18/01/2016 16:00:49 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland