May. 15 2024
Source Page: Gender, equality, disability and social inclusion analyses in Latin America and the Caribbean: invitation for expressions of interestFound: Gender, equality, disability and social inclusion analyses in Latin America and the Caribbean: invitation
Written Evidence Nov. 09 2023
Inquiry: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2022-23Found: HSO0035 - Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Scrutiny 2022-23 Caribbean & African Health Network
Sep. 07 2023
Source Page: UK signs agreement with Caribbean Community Climate Change CentreFound: UK signs agreement with Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
Sep. 11 2023
Source Page: Caribbean sargassum: advancing commercial, scalable processing or storageFound: Caribbean sargassum: advancing commercial, scalable processing or storage
Asked by: Damian Collins (Conservative - Folkestone and Hythe)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assistance has been provided for the development of digital infrastructure in (a) the British Overseas Territories and (b) Caribbean Commonwealth countries since 2014.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Whilst digital infrastructure is a mostly devolved matter, the UK provides significant support to the four Official Development Assistance (ODA) eligible Territories. The FCDO-funded capital investment programme in Montserrat recently delivered a sub-sea fibre cable and in St Helena we are supporting improvements in the local telecommunications infrastructure.
The UK has not provided support for digital infrastructure in the Caribbean through our bilateral ODA. However, we continue to support the development of digital infrastructure through our shareholding in multilateral agencies including the World Bank, Inter-American and Caribbean Development Banks.
Sep. 11 2023
Source Page: Caribbean sargassum: advancing commercial, scalable processing or storageFound: Caribbean sargassum: advancing commercial, scalable processing or storage
Oral Evidence Oct. 24 2023
Inquiry: UK Small Island Developing States StrategyFound: Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI), and Climate Change, Government of Jamaica Oral Evidence
Sep. 27 2023
Source Page: UKHSA supports Caribbean Public Health Agency with sequencing equipmentFound: UKHSA supports Caribbean Public Health Agency with sequencing equipment
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to tackle drug smuggling in the Caribbean United Kingdom Overseas Territories.
Answered by James Heappey
A Royal Navy ship is persistently deployed to the Caribbean. In conjunction with the US, this ship conducts counter illicit trafficking operations to directly intercept drug smugglers. In addition, a Royal Naval officer provides UK liaison to the US Joint Inter Agency Task Force (South) in Florida to ensure that we collaborate to best effect with allies. The MOD also provides capacity building to the Overseas Territories, including their Defence Regiments, to build their resilience against a range of threats.
Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces personnel are deployed to (a) Guyana, (b) South America and (c) the Caribbean.
Answered by James Heappey
For force protection reasons we cannot provide precise numbers of deployed personnel in this case, including the British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB), and on the Falkland Islands and Ascension Island through British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI). Defence’s permanent presence across these areas is also provided by our resident Defence Attaché sections based in: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Jamaica. These teams also have non-residential responsibility for a range of other countries in the region with Guyana falling under our Caribbean team. Additionally, the Royal Navy have a persistent maritime presence in the South Atlantic and the Caribbean through two Offshore Patrol Vessels.