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Written Question
Development Aid
Thursday 21st March 2024

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much overseas development aid has been paid by his Department (a) directly and (b) indirectly to consultancies in each year since 2019.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Development Aid
Monday 18th March 2024

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many and what proportion of development projects were delivered through in-country contracts in each year since 2019.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

The information requested is not held centrally by the Department and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the department.


Written Question
Development Aid
Friday 15th March 2024

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much development funding has been paid (a) directly and (b) indirectly to consultancies in each year since 2019.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

The information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Conferences: Expenditure
Thursday 14th March 2024

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what the cost to the public purse was of each international summit held in the UK since 2019.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The requested information is not centrally held, and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the department. The budget for international summits are often held by different departments and therefore FCDO would not necessarily hold or record the complete costs for all summits.


Written Question
Conferences: Costs
Thursday 14th March 2024

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what the average cost was to host an international summit in the last five years.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The requested information is not centrally held and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the department.


Written Question
Chevening Scholarships Programme
Thursday 14th March 2024

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what estimate he has made of the gender split in each cohort of Chevening Scholars for each year since 2019.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

The gender split of Chevening scholars from 2019 to present is as follows:

Date

% Female

% Male

Non-binary

Prefer not to say

Prefer to self-identify

NULL (blank)

2019/20

55.20%

44.39%

0.00%

0.40%

0.00%

0.00%

2020/21

58.45%

40.38%

0.00%

0.29%

0.29%

0.58%

2021/22

59.02%

40.12%

0.37%

0.18%

0.31%

0.00%

2022/23

60.74%

38.40%

0.36%

0.21%

0.29%

0.00%

2023/24

55.48%

43.19%

0.88%

0.29%

0.07%

0.07%

We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion amongst awardees and ensure applicants of all genders, sexualities, races and religions feel confident in applying for Chevening.


Written Question
Ethiopia: Famine
Tuesday 27th February 2024

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential for famine in Ethiopia.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

Food shortages in Ethiopia are at a critical level. Conflict and climate change have damaged crop production and driven people off their lands, leading over 3 million people into a state of critical food insecurity. In February 2024, I visited Ethiopia and witnessed the worsening humanitarian situation in the region. In response, I announced £100 million in new aid for our Ending Preventable Deaths Programme, which will support over three million people in affected regions.


Written Question
Ethiopia: Food Supply
Monday 26th February 2024

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the food security situation in Ethiopia as of 16 February 2024; and what steps his Department is taking to help support those most in need.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

Multiple, overlapping crises are causing concerning levels of critical food insecurity across Ethiopia. The UK is committed to providing support to the most vulnerable and those in desperate need. We have already increased our humanitarian support this financial year by over 50 percent, from £46 million to £74 million in order to better respond to the immediate crisis, including a £23 million contribution to the Productive Safety Net Programme that will reach a further 350,000 people living in extreme poverty across Ethiopia. Additionally, I recently announced £100 million to the Ending Preventable Deaths Programme that will support over three million people across the country.


Written Question
Somalia: Food Supply
Monday 26th February 2024

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the food security situation in Somalia as of 16 February 2024; and what steps his Department is taking to help support those most in need.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

Food insecurity levels in Somalia remain high, driven by climate change and conflict. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification assessment estimates that 4 million Somalis are facing high levels of food insecurity in the first three months of 2024.

The UK is providing £53.5 million in lifesaving humanitarian support this financial year, including £16.5 million for El Niño response efforts. We are also tackling the drivers of food insecurity to prevent future crises. In November, the Prime Minister announced up to £100 million in funding for Somalia to increase resilience to future climate shocks over the next four years.


Written Question
Pacific Ocean Islands: Climate Change
Thursday 8th February 2024

Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with Pacific island states on climate change adaptation.

Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are on the frontline of climate change and Pacific Island leaders have made it clear that building climate resilience is their priority. UK support for climate adaptation sits at the heart of HMG ministerial engagement with Pacific Island counterparts. At COP28 we co-hosted the Third Climate Development Ministerial with Vanuatu. The Minister for the Indo-Pacific discussed climate change with a range of ministers at the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in November 2023 and the former Foreign Secretary discussed it with the leaders and ministers he met during his visit to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in April 2023.