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Written Question
Bahrain: Overseas Aid
Wednesday 20th January 2021

Asked by: Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour (Co-op) - Brighton, Kemptown)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for the Middle East and North Africa on 22 October 2020, Official Report, column 491WH on the 5,000 complaints investigated by Bahraini Ombudsman's office, what the source is for the number of complaints investigated; and what assessment he has made of the accuracy of that figure.

Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary

The Ombudsman's Office has made public statements that it has investigated 5,500 complaints and requests for assistance since its inception in 2012. The figures are published online in the Ombudsman's annual report.


Written Question
Gulf States: Overseas Aid
Monday 7th December 2020

Asked by: Zarah Sultana (Labour - Coventry South)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2020 to Question 106362 on Gulf States: Overseas Aid, which of the 47 projects delivered through the Integrated Activity Fund in financial year 2019-20 were delivered solely within one country; and what those countries were.

Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary

In 2019/20, the Integrated Activity Fund delivered 33 projects solely in the Gulf States including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.


Written Question
Bahrain: Overseas Aid
Tuesday 24th November 2020

Asked by: Martyn Day (Scottish National Party - Linlithgow and East Falkirk)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many projects were solely delivered to Bahrain under the Integrated Activity Fund in the (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18 financial years.

Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary

We do not disclose information related to individual Integrated Activity Fund projects to maintain the confidence and confidentiality of our Gulf partners.


Written Question
Bahrain: Overseas Aid
Monday 23rd November 2020

Asked by: Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 16 April 2018, and by the Minister of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on 23 October (HC106360), when the Integrated Activity Fund was first used to support the government of Bahrain with security matters; and whether that Fund was used to support such work in April 2018.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We do not disclose information related to individual IAF projects to maintain the confidence and confidentiality of our Gulf partners.


Written Question
Bahrain: Overseas Aid
Tuesday 17th November 2020

Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the hon Member for Glasgow East in the debate on the Transparency of the Integrated Fund on 22 October 2020, Official Report, col 475 WH that no Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessment was carried out for the visits of officials from the Bahrain Ministry of Interior and judges from the Court of First Instance to the UK in March 2018 and August 2019, which were delivered under the Integrated Activity Fund, what assessment the Government has made of compliance of those matters with its (a) human rights safeguarding policies and (b) human rights obligations.

Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary

In helping Bahrain in the area of justice and security, we always consider when an OSJA assessment might be appropriate. The visits to the UK in 2018 and 2019 were arranged for Bahraini officials to meet, observe and ask questions of UK judges and officials about the approach to alternative sentencing by the UK's courts and National Probation Service. I am satisfied that both visits were consistent with our domestic and international rights and obligations and that OSJA assessments were not required.


Written Question
Overseas Aid: Gulf States
Thursday 12th November 2020

Asked by: Martyn Day (Scottish National Party - Linlithgow and East Falkirk)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 106366 on Overseas Aid, how many projects were solely delivered in (a) Bahrain, (b) Saudi Arabia, (c) Kuwait, (d) UAE (e) Oman and (f) Qatar under the Integrated Activity Fund for the financial year 2017-18.

Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary

15 projects and programmes were delivered solely in these individual countries.


Written Question
Middle East: Overseas Aid
Tuesday 10th November 2020

Asked by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll and Bute)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 106366 on Overseas Aid, how many of those 29 projects were delivered solely in (a) Bahrain, (b) Saudi Arabia, (c) Kuwait, (d) UAE, and (e) Oman under the Integrated Activity Fund in (i) 2018-19 and (ii) 2019-20.

Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary

We do not disclose information related to individual Integrated Activity Fund projects to maintain the confidence and confidentiality of our Gulf partners.


Written Question
Middle East: Overseas Aid
Tuesday 10th November 2020

Asked by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll and Bute)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 October 2020 to Question 106366 on Overseas Aid, how many projects were delivered solely in (a) Bahrain, (b) Saudi Arabia, (c) Kuwait, (d) UAE (e) Oman and (f) Qatar under the Integrated Activity Fund in 2016-17.

Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary

During the 2016/17 financial year the Integrated Activity Fund was managed by the Cabinet Office and detailed information is not held by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


Written Question
Overseas Aid
Tuesday 27th October 2020

Asked by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll and Bute)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2020 to Question 102832 on Overseas Aid, which of the 44 projects delivered through the Integrated Activity Fund in 2018-19 were delivered solely within one country; and what those countries are.

Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary

In 2018-19, the Integrated Activity Fund delivered 29 projects solely within Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.


Written Question
Bahrain: Overseas Aid
Friday 23rd October 2020

Asked by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll and Bute)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 16 April 2018 to Question HL6838, which implementation partners the Government funds through the Integrated Activity Fund to support Bahraini-led reform, including in the field of human rights.

Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary

We do not disclose information related to implementing partners to maintain confidentiality and protect their security to ensure that our ability to use the Fund to deliver government policy is not compromised.