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1310097

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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	Development Aid: Environment Protection and Water
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 Official Development Assistance has been spent on (a) water supply and sanitation, (b) renewable energy and (c) general environment protection in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	183237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The Statistics on International Development (SID) National Statistics report, published on the gov.uk website, provides an overview of all official UK spend on Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed breakdowns of 2020 ODA spend, including spend by sector, will be published in autumn 2021, therefore the most recent five years with relevant data available are 2015 to 2019.</p><p>The total UK bilateral ODA spend to the OECD defined sectors of (a) Water Supply and Sanitation, (b) Renewable Energy and c) General Environment Protection between 2015 and 2019 is set out in the table below:</p><p><strong>Table 1. UK bilateral ODA spend by broad sector</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sector</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Water supply and sanitation</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>177</p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Renewable energy</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General environment protection</p></td><td><p>318</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>306</p></td><td><p>334</p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: Statistics on International Development: Final UK Aid Spend 2019</em></p><p>These sectors will also receive aid from multilaterals, to which the UK contributes.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 26/04/2021 14:28:12 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 98656 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1310098

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
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 the budget is for the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict team in 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	183238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>The portfolio agreed by the Foreign Secretary will focus our investment and expertise on issues where the UK can make the most difference and achieve maximum strategic coherence, impact, and value for money. We will now work through what this means for individual programmes, in line with the priorities we have identified.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/04/2021 16:38:00 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1310274

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2021 to Question 179333, which Government departments have published performance metrics for the Government's levelling up agenda; and which departments are in the process of developing performance metrics for that agenda.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	183240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>Levelling up all areas of the country remains at the centre of Government’s agenda. The Spending Review established a set of provisional priority outcomes and metrics across all departments and policy areas which have been published here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fspending-review-2020-documents&amp;data=04%7C01%7CEmmanuel.Igwe%40communities.gov.uk%7C490b2aa6bb6b48c6a39708d904ded8d0%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637546177420329412%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=AQSbkqjrKui3TaQVHNpxnZAkEjE%2FWKws%2BiZ57xJ8qpw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spending-review-2020-documents</a> . These outcomes are now being embedded by departments into Outcome Delivery Plans, which will set out strategy and planning information for delivering the priority outcomes and for delivering on strategic “enabling” activities that are crucial to successful delivery.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 22/04/2021 15:23:45 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1309786

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
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	Development Aid
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 targets he has to ensure that all UK aid spending Departments achieve (a) good or (b) very good at the next assessment by the the Aid Transparency Index.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	182080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The 2015 UK Aid Strategy set out the expectation that aid-spending UK government departments would achieve good or very good in the Aid Transparency Index.</p><p>Following on from the 2015 UK Aid Strategy, an International Development Strategy will be published later in 2021 in line with the ODA strategic framework which the Foreign Secretary announced on 26 November. The FCDO continues to be committed to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) standard, with the next Aid Transparency Index due to be published in June 2022. The indicators for the Aid Transparency Index are set by Publish What You Fund, and all UK aid spending Departments use the 'good' or 'very good' markers. My officials have created a community of practice for all UK aid spending Departments to share and solve challenges with their data transparency whilst working towards achieving the standard.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 21/04/2021 16:21:29 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1309787

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
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 Development Association: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2021 to Question 179341, whether the budget for the World Bank's International Development Association for 2021-22 is £25,666,666 as stated on devtracker.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	182081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>Donor contributions to the current International Development Association (IDA) replenishment are expected to be paid in over the period from July 2020 to June 2023. The UK pledged £3,062 million to this replenishment and we have contributed £995 million towards this to date. The 2021/22 Spending Review confirmed that the UK would remain the largest donor to this replenishment. While FCDO's Development Tracker ('Devtracker') reflected provisional plans for a further payment of around £26 million, we cannot yet confirm our final specific funding allocations for 2021-22. Devtracker will be updated, as needed, once this allocation has been agreed.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 21/04/2021 16:15:05 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1309788

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	G7: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April 2021 to Question 174934, how many companies applied for the contract to support the physical and digital delivery of the G7 Summit.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	182082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has recently appointed a production company, through a detailed tendering process which was open to companies on the Crown Commercial Services Communication Services Framework (RM3796). Three companies bid for the contract to support the physical and digital delivery of the G7 Summit. Information relating to the successful bidder, estimated contract value and the terms will be available through Crown Commercial Services contracts finder.</p><p>Information relating to the grants awarded to some G7 Engagement Groups for outreach activity will be published through the usual grants transparency process in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 182083 182084 question first answered 28/04/2021 16:38:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1309789

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	G7: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April 2021 to Question 174933, how many and which G7 Engagement Groups have (a) bid for and (b) been awarded outreach funding to help increase the reach of their activity and develop the evidence base for their recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	182083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has recently appointed a production company, through a detailed tendering process which was open to companies on the Crown Commercial Services Communication Services Framework (RM3796). Three companies bid for the contract to support the physical and digital delivery of the G7 Summit. Information relating to the successful bidder, estimated contract value and the terms will be available through Crown Commercial Services contracts finder.</p><p>Information relating to the grants awarded to some G7 Engagement Groups for outreach activity will be published through the usual grants transparency process in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 182082 182084 question first answered 28/04/2021 16:38:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1309790

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	G7: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April 2021 to Question 174933, as of 16 April 2021 how much funding has been (a) committed and (b) disbursed to G7 Engagement Groups in outreach funding to help increase the reach of their activity and develop the evidence base for their recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	182084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has recently appointed a production company, through a detailed tendering process which was open to companies on the Crown Commercial Services Communication Services Framework (RM3796). Three companies bid for the contract to support the physical and digital delivery of the G7 Summit. Information relating to the successful bidder, estimated contract value and the terms will be available through Crown Commercial Services contracts finder.</p><p>Information relating to the grants awarded to some G7 Engagement Groups for outreach activity will be published through the usual grants transparency process in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 182082 182083 question first answered 28/04/2021 16:38:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1309795

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offensive Weapons: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government plans to publish its response to the public consultation on the draft statutory guidance on measures in the Offensive Weapons Act.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	182085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>We intend to publish the statutory guidance on measures in the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 shortly, and in advance of these measures coming in to force later this year. Commencement of the Act was paused due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the measures put in place to keep people safe, and to avoid placing significant additional burdens on the courts, police, retailers and delivery companies at a difficult time.</p><p>With the easing of lockdown restrictions we are now able to take forward the action necessary to allow for commencement later this year.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/04/2021 13:58:26 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1309562

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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: Pay
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 any Ministers in his Department receive remuneration for paid work for organisations or companies outside of government.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	181377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>All Ministers have a responsibility to declare their interests in line with the Ministerial code. Details of this, including for FCDO Ministers, are available at: https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-financial-interests/parliamentary-commissioner-for-standards/registers-of-interests/register-of-members-financial-interests/ and www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-ministers-interests.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 28/04/2021 15:59:53 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill