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1505870

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
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: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the £745 million announced for Official Development Assistance to women and girls programming in the 2022-23 financial year, how much and what proportion of that funding will be spent on programmes for girls and young women.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	49157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK is putting women and girls at the heart of its foreign and development policy. This financial year, the UK intends to restore bilateral ODA spending on women and girls to 20/21 levels. Initial allocations have been set internally to deliver the priorities set out in the International Development Strategy and the Integrated Review, based on the FCDO's Spending Review 2021 settlement. Given the Government's response to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, wider ODA pressures including the ODA-eligible expenditure incurred through the Afghan resettlement programme and the UK's support to people fleeing Ukraine, the FCDO and other ODA spending departments will need to revisit those allocations to ensure all ODA eligible spending is managed within 0.5% of GNI this calendar year.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 22/09/2022 15:03:17 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1505871

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
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: Asian Development Bank
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 her Department allocated through the Asian Development Bank in the (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 financial year; and which three programmes received the largest amount of such funding in each of those financial years.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	49158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2022 answer text <p>The core funding that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) currently provides to the Asian Development Bank is to the Asian Development Fund (ADF), which provides grants to the poorest and least-creditworthy member countries that are at high risk of debt distress. The UK has pledged to provide £117.6 million to the ADF between 2021 and 2024. In Financial Year 2021-22, the FCDO provided £29.4 million to the ADF. A decision on our 2022 - 23 allocation is yet to be finalised.</p><p>The above figures are core multilateral contributions to the Asian Development Bank. In addition to these core contributions, the FCDO has provided some bilateral funding to trust funds that are managed by the Bank, including the UK Fund for Asia Regional Trade and Connectivity.</p><p>We do not earmark our core multilateral funding to the Bank to particular projects.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/09/2022 11:09:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1504931

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
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	Horn of Africa: Food Supply
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 diplomatic steps the Government is taking to help (a) bring greater global attention to the hunger crisis in Somalia and the Horn of Africa and (b) leverage funding for a frontline response in those countries.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	47549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>In Financial Year 2022/23, the UK will be providing approximately £156 million to East Africa. To avert loss of life in Somalia and elsewhere in the region, the international community must prioritise a collective response to the worsening crisis. Recently the UK played a critical role in convening the UN Horn of Africa Drought Roundtable, which took place in Geneva. This included working with states in the region and the UN to ensure appropriate participation. It helped to bring much needed focus on the drought and it mobilised roughly USD $400 million in new funding.</p><p>The UK is using our political and diplomatic influence to bring other stakeholders to the table. Minister Ford, my predecessor as Minister for Africa, recently wrote to David Malpass, the World Bank's President, and to Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), to highlight the gravity of needs across the region and to request that the World Bank and UN step up their engagement on these issues. Both have since announced further action in the region, with the World Bank publicising $5.1 billion in new funding and projects, while OCHA has confirmed a scale up of efforts in both Somalia and Ethiopia.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 21/09/2022 15:21:33 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1503833

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Ashara London 1444H sermons given by Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin in Northolt were accredited by the Home Office and UK Visas and Immigration.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	45585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government does not play a role in accrediting sermons. In relation to visas granted to faith leaders, the Home Office does not routinely comment on individual cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 21/09/2022 09:49:34 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat previous answer version 19141 answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1503990

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Somaliland: Demonstrations
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 assessment she has made of the potential effect on (a) human rights and (b) the rule of law in Somaliland of the police and armed forces allegedly opening fire on pro-democracy campaigners on 11 August 2022.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	45822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>We note reports of public disorder and the excessive use of force during the political demonstrations across Somaliland on 11 August. We have raised this issue with the Presidency and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and issued a statement calling for all sides to behave peacefully and uphold the rights to assembly and association. It is important that agreement between Somaliland stakeholders is reached on a roadmap for elections. We continue to monitor the situation and regularly raise this issue at all levels with the Somaliland Government.</p><p>We are committed to supporting the protection of human rights in Somaliland, including adherence to due process and the rule of law with regard to prisoners and the judicial system. Promoting respect for human rights is essential to enduring peace and stability. We will continue to work together with human rights defenders across Somaliland to use our collective voice to call for change.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 22/09/2022 14:41:54 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1504399

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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, whether her Department has established a definition of (a) essential and (b) non-essential overseas aid payments.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	45823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Due to pressures on the ODA budget, the government is currently prioritising critical overseas aid funding, while also meeting needs of people seeking sanctuary in the UK from conflict in Ukraine and Afghanistan. We will prioritise spending that is vital to protect against immediate threat to life and wellbeing, will prevent people falling into humanitarian need, or will prevent delays to accessing healthcare, primary education, sanitation and clean water, in addition to considering the value for money of any decisions.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 20/09/2022 15:21:08 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1491439

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
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: African Development Bank
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 18 July 2022 to Question 35954 on Development Aid: African Development Bank, what those (a) policy commitments and (b) results targets were; what progress has been made by the African Development Bank on delivering those policy commitments and attaining those results targets; what the performance targets were on which part of her Department’s funding to the 15th Replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF15) was contingent; and if she will publish the data that provides the basis for her statement that those performance targets have now been met.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	42038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>The policy commitments undertaken by the African Development Bank (AfDB) as part of the seventh General Capital Increase have been published as part of the Bank's Annual Report (Appendix 10, page 81 https://www.afdb.org/en/annualreport). This includes an update on progress against these commitments with the Bank assessing that 79 percent have been completed.</p><p>The policy commitments undertaken by the Bank as part of the fifteenth replenishment of the African Development Fund were published by the Bank as part of its report to Deputies on the replenishment (Annex 1, page 76 https://adf.afdb.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ADF-15-Deputies-Report-.pdf). The UK made a portion of its funding to the fifteenth replenishment of the African Development Fund contingent on the achievement of a selected sub-set of these policy commitments, covering the following areas:</p><p /><ul><li>Provision of sustainable and quality infrastructure;</li><li>Governance and institutional strengthening, including on domestic resource mobilisation and debt management;</li><li>Support for fragile states;</li><li>Climate change;</li><li>Gender and private sector; and</li><li>AfDB organisational and development effectiveness, including on safeguards.</li></ul><p>We will publish the UK's detailed assessment of the Bank's progress against these commitments as part of the next Annual Review of the Fund in line with our normal approach to publishing programme performance assessments.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 06/09/2022 08:02:05 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1491118

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
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 Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the statement agreed at the International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief entitled statement on freedom of religion or belief and gender equality, published on 5 July 2022, for what reason the statement was updated on 7 July to remove references to sexual and reproductive health and rights.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	40790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to defending and promoting universal and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and will continue working with other countries to protect gender equality in international agreements. In our capacity as Chair of the event, we amended the statement we made at the Freedom of Religion or Belief Conference to make the final statement more inclusive of all perspectives and views to allow for a constructive exchange of views on all issues. The UK continues to fund support and lead on issues of gender including on SRHR, through initiatives related to Women, Peace and Security and Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 05/09/2022 14:40:53 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1490782

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
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: Females
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 her Department calculated that £745 million was needed to restore ODA spending on bilateral women and girls programmes this financial year.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	39856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the International Development Strategy, we intend to restore our level of dedicated bilateral FCDO Official Development Assistance (ODA) to women and girls programming. This restoration is based on FY20/21 spend against a set of input sector codes aligned with the '3 Es' - Educating girls, Empowering women and girls, and Ending violence against women and girls.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 26/07/2022 10:13:49 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1489936

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	African Development Bank
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 investment performance has been to the UK Government of its spending through the African Development Bank in the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	38672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK provides funding to the African Development Bank (AfDB) through a number of different channels. We are currently contributing to a General Capital Increase (GCI) that was agreed by shareholders in 2019. We also provide funding to the Bank's concessional financing arm, the African Development Fund (ADF), which supports the poorest 37 countries in Africa. In addition, at COP26, the Prime Minister announced that the UK is providing a Room to Run guarantee to the Bank that will enable it to provide up to $2 billion of additional financing over four years to support countries across Africa to tackle climate change.</p><p>In terms of performance, the UK and other shareholders secured from the Bank under seven reform objectives. As of May 2022, 79 percent of these were assessed as being on track. For the ADF, the UK and other donors secured 92 policy commitments from the Bank, 62 of which were due by the November 2021 Mid-Term Review. The Bank met 93 percent of these commitments despite the challenges posed by the pandemic in 2020. The ADF has scored an &quot;A&quot; (i.e. meeting expectations) in each Annual Review over the last three years, whilst the GCI has scored two &quot;A&quot;s and a &quot;B&quot; (i.e. moderately did not meet expectations) over the last three years.</p><p>The AfDB has also performed well in a number of recent external reviews. In 2020, an ICAI assessment of UK support to the AfDB rated the Bank's relevance and alignment with UK priorities as green and its effectiveness in delivering these as green/amber. ICAI found that the Bank was &quot;highly cost effective relative to other comparable multilateral banks&quot;. Earlier this month, the AfDB came first in the 2022 Aid Transparency Index, via Publish What You Fund. And last year the AfDF was ranked 2nd out of 49 development organisations in the Centre for Global Development assessment based on the quality of its development assistance.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 22/07/2022 11:23:19 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion