Asked by: Lord Whitehead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has provided funding to Medecins Sans Frontieres for its work in Ukraine.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The UK is not funding Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for their work in Ukraine. MSF has a longstanding policy to rely largely on private donations. More details can be found on their website (https://www.msf.org/reports-and-finances).
Asked by: Lord Whitehead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2022 to Question 126521, on Afghanistan: Chevening Scholarships Programme, what steps his Department is taking to support Chevening students from Afghanistan whose biometric residence permits have expired to find secure accommodation and employment in the UK.
Answered by James Cleverly - Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
We are aware that there are Chevening scholars from Afghanistan for the academic year 2020-21 whose biometric residence permits have expired. We are working with the Home Office to clarify options for this group to regularise their stay. Hardship funds have been provided to eligible scholars from this cohort this financial year.
Asked by: Lord Whitehead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support Chevening scholars from Afghanistan for the academic year 2020-21 whose biometric residence permits have expired.
Answered by James Cleverly - Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
We are aware that there are Chevening scholars from Afghanistan for the academic year 2020-21 whose biometric residence permits have expired. We are working with the Home Office to clarify options for this group to regularise their stay. Hardship funds have been provided to eligible scholars from this cohort this financial year.
Asked by: Lord Whitehead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of UK diplomats have been directly tasked with encouraging strong Nationally Determined Contributions from countries participating in COP 26 in November 2021.
Answered by James Duddridge
Tackling climate change in collaboration with international partners is a high priority for this government, and COP26 will require a whole-of-government effort, including strong diplomatic engagement. All Heads of Mission have been instructed by the Foreign Secretary to make climate change a top priority and, supported by around 180 diplomatic staff in embassies around the world, four regional COP26 ambassadors and the 24 staff in the Climate Diplomacy Team in FCO, encouraging strong Nationally Determined Contributions from countries is a major part of that work.
Asked by: Lord Whitehead (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, when he plans to hold the first meeting of the Cabinet sub-committee on climate change.
Answered by Boris Johnson
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member the Member for Oxford East on 7 January 2020, UIN 224.