Wendy Morton MP: written questions
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UK Soft Power Council : MeetingsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the planned frequency of meetings of the Soft Power Council is.
Answer: The Council aims to meet in plenary on a roughly quarterly basis. Smaller working groups and roundtables with the Council's members will form to examine specific geographies, themes and issues, with frequency of meetings calibrated according to need.
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Soft Power Council : FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the annual budget of the Soft Power Council is.
Answer: The first meeting of the Soft Power Council on 15 January was financed from within existing budgets. As the Council is a new area of activity, we continue, jointly with the Department for Culture Media and Sport, to work up a comprehensive spending review...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNATO: Military AlliancesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Locarno speech, delivered on 9 January 2025, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen defence collaboration with NATO allies.
Answer: The Government is committed to a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) First Defence Policy, through which we are making NATO stronger, ensuring one billion North Americans and Europeans are all safer and more prosperous. With our reset of relations, ...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: RepatriationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government’s policy is on the repatriation of British citizens who travelled to Islamic State-led territories to support that group.
Answer: Our priority remains to ensure the safety and security of the UK. We will continue to do whatever is necessary to protect the UK from those who pose a threat to our security.All requests for consular assistance from Syria are considered on a case-by-case ...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Hay'at Tahrir Al-ShamForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria he will use to evaluate the commitment of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham regime to (a) inclusive governance and (b) human rights.
Answer: The UK fully supports a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition process leading to an inclusive, non-sectarian and representative government. As a next step, we hope to see representative figures from across Syria appointed to the transitional go...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to deliver humanitarian aid to support the Syrian people.
Answer: In response to recent events, humanitarian aid agencies have rapidly scaled up the ongoing international aid effort to support Syrians inside Syria and across the region. The UK announced an additional £61 million to support this. We have strict measures ...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle gender-based violence through the International Women and Girls Strategy 2023 to 2030.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is committed to putting women and girls at the heart of everything we do. We are scaling up evidence-based approaches to prevent gender-based violence (GBV) through homes, schools and workplaces through the...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his policies on climate change on the International Women and Girls Strategy 2023 to 2030.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is committed to ensuring gender equality is a key part of our programming on climate and addressing gendered inequalities as part of our fight against climate change. We are committed to increasing the prop...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department has provided to the British Council in the 2024-25 financial year; what information his Department holds on the level of funding provided to e
Answer: In 2024/25, the FCDO will provide the British Council with £162.5 million Grant-in-Aid funding. The British Council is projected to generate £885 million from other sources over the same period, according to its Corporate Plan 2024-25. This self-generated...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on initiatives outlined in the International Women and Girls Strategy 2023–2030.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to putting women and girls at the heart of all we do across our diplomatic and development activity. The Foreign Secretary and I have regular discussions with the Chancellor, including o...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries; Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funds have been allocated by his Department to support initiatives outlined in the International Women and Girls Strategy 2023–2030.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to putting women and girls at the heart of all we do across our diplomatic and development activity. The Foreign Secretary and I have regular discussions with the Chancellor, including o...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to implement the International Women and Girls Strategy 2023–2030.
Answer: This Government has been clear that we will work to advance gender equality and empower women and girls through our international action. The previous government launched the International Women and Girls Strategy (2023-2030) in March 2023 to guide the UK...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that women's (a) economic participation and (b) access to education are effectively integrated in the International Women and Girls Strategy
Answer: Ensuring all girls have access to quality education is a core part of the UK's work on gender equality. We deliver bilateral education programmes in 18 countries and are the top bilateral donor to the Global Partnership for Education, which provides grant...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has to update the International Women and Girls Strategy 2023–2030.
Answer: This Government has been clear that we will work to advance gender equality and empower women and girls through our international action. The previous government launched the International Women and Girls Strategy (2023-2030) in March 2023 to guide the UK...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the British Council (a) funding model and (b) loan repayment terms on the effectiveness of the British Coun
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has provided the British Council with £162.5 million Grant-in-Aid in 2024/25. The British Council's Board of Trustees is ultimately responsible for the British Council's financial sustainability. The...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help the British Council become financially self-sufficient.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has provided the British Council with £162.5 million Grant-in-Aid in 2024/25. The British Council's Board of Trustees is ultimately responsible for the British Council's financial sustainability. The...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: LoansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on restructuring the repayment terms for British Council loans owed to the Government.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is working closely with the British Council and HM Treasury on this issue.The loan was made on commercial terms to ensure compliance with the UK subsidy control regime. The Government remains committed to r...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has plans to publish the outcomes of his Department's consultation on it's Africa policy.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary launched a five-month consultation to inform the UK's new approach to the African continent during his visit to Nigeria and South Africa in November. This follows the manifesto commitment to develop a fundamentally transformed partne...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-Nigeria strategic partnership on future trends in the level of aid distribution in Nigeria.
Answer: The Nigeria-UK Strategic Partnership is intended to provide a comprehensive framework for achieving our shared objectives and further strengthening the bilateral relationship. One of the core pillars of the Strategic Partnership is a modernised developmen...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of funding provided by his Department to (a) LAFIYA-UK and (b) other health programmes in Nigeria.
Answer: The UK has worked to strengthen the health sector in Nigeria for over two decades, with the current flagship Lafiya programme reaching 40 million people across Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, Borno and Yobe states. It does this by firstly strengthening existing hea...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNutrition for Growth SummitForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2025 to Question 22284 on Development Aid: Nutrition, if he will provide a timeline for (a) reviewing and (b) finalising his Department’s
Answer: The UK continues to look forward to the 2025 Nutrition for Growth summit. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office officials continue to work closely with French counterparts to build momentum in the lead up to the summit and will announce plans for e...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 21997 on Syria: Armed Conflict, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that aid will reach women and girls.
Answer: Support to women and girls is at the heart of the UK's policy and programmes in Syria. In the financial year of 2023/24, 53 percent of UK humanitarian programming in Syria has helped provide health, sexual and reproductive health services, education and v...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBelarus: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22001 on Belarus: Sanctions, who has been appointed to lead the cross-Government review of sanctions enforcement.
Answer: I launched the cross-Government review of sanctions at the first Small Ministerial Group on enforcement in October. The review is examining whether we have the right powers, approach, capacity and resourcing on policy, implementation and enforcement, with...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBelarus: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22001 on Belarus: Sanctions, what the terms of reference are for the cross-Government review of sanctions enforcement.
Answer: I launched the cross-Government review of sanctions at the first Small Ministerial Group on enforcement in October. The review is examining whether we have the right powers, approach, capacity and resourcing on policy, implementation and enforcement, with...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBelarus: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2025 to Question 22001 on Belarus: Sanctions, what the timescale is for completing the cross-Government review of sanctions enforcement.
Answer: I launched the cross-Government review of sanctions at the first Small Ministerial Group on enforcement in October. The review is examining whether we have the right powers, approach, capacity and resourcing on policy, implementation and enforcement, with...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
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