Written Question
Tuesday 24th May 2022
Asked by:
Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the allocation of funds to the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund’s (CSSF) Gender and Human Rights programme; and what proportion is that amount as a percentage of the total CSSF budget.
Answered by Lord True
- Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Progressing gender equality, through the protection and promotion of the rights and inclusion of women and girls and addressing gender-specific impacts of conflict, is a fundamental driver of all CSSF programming. Women, peace and security is one of the four Fund-level outcomes, each of which shapes the nature of CSSF programming. This means work on gender is addressed not just by the Gender, Peace and Security Portfolio but the Fund as a whole.
From April 2022 all CSSF projects will be assessed using a new Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Marker, replacing the existing Gender Equality Policy Marker, which has been in use since 2016. This will drive standards for GESI across CSSF and promote learning and adaptation, while also ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.
In 2020 (the latest available year for ODA reporting), 6% of ODA funded CSSF programmes (£36 m) had gender as a main objective, while 65% (£348m) of programmes had a significant gender component.
Spend by portfolio for FY22/23 will be announced, as usual, when the Written Ministerial Statement to accompany the Annual Report is laid before Parliament, later in the year. This ensures that Ministers retain sufficient in-year flexibility to pivot funding in delivery of the most pressing national security objectives.
Written Question
Tuesday 24th May 2022
Asked by:
Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative - Life peer)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the allocation of funds to the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund where (1) gender equality is the main objective of the project or programme, (2) gender equality is a significant but not the main objective of the project or programme, and (3) where gender equality is not targeted.
Answered by Lord True
- Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
Progressing gender equality, through the protection and promotion of the rights and inclusion of women and girls and addressing gender-specific impacts of conflict, is a fundamental driver of all CSSF programming. Women, peace and security is one of the four Fund-level outcomes, each of which shapes the nature of CSSF programming. This means work on gender is addressed not just by the Gender, Peace and Security Portfolio but the Fund as a whole.
From April 2022 all CSSF projects will be assessed using a new Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Marker, replacing the existing Gender Equality Policy Marker, which has been in use since 2016. This will drive standards for GESI across CSSF and promote learning and adaptation, while also ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.
In 2020 (the latest available year for ODA reporting), 6% of ODA funded CSSF programmes (£36 m) had gender as a main objective, while 65% (£348m) of programmes had a significant gender component.
Spend by portfolio for FY22/23 will be announced, as usual, when the Written Ministerial Statement to accompany the Annual Report is laid before Parliament, later in the year. This ensures that Ministers retain sufficient in-year flexibility to pivot funding in delivery of the most pressing national security objectives.
Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 12 May 2020
Census (England and Wales) Order 2020
"My Lords, I shall raise the refusal by the ONS to include a tick-box in the census for those who identify as Cornish. The ONS seems to see this as a localised issue, ignoring the many thousands of Cornish men and women living across the UK who want to register …..."Baroness Anelay of St Johns - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 08 Jul 2019
G20 Summit
"My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Howell for introducing this short debate with his customary careful analysis, and pay tribute to his three years as the first ever chairman of the International Relations Select Committee. His expertise established it as a respected committee of this House and it …..."Baroness Anelay of St Johns - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Jan 2019
Domestic Infrastructure: Chinese Ownership
"To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the risks arising from Chinese ownership of technologies and platforms critical to the domestic infrastructure of the United Kingdom...."Baroness Anelay of St Johns - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 23 Jan 2019
Domestic Infrastructure: Chinese Ownership
"My Lords, while thanking my noble friend for his considered Answer, I point out that superfast 5G has great potential for our economy. It could be worth £200 billion over the next decade. The world leader in 5G is Huawei, but our closest security allies—Australia, New Zealand and the US—have …..."Baroness Anelay of St Johns - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 05 Mar 2015
Israel and Palestine
"My Lords, at the risk of disobeying my former Chief Whip, my noble friend Lord Cope, I add my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Luce, for tabling today’s debate. It is indeed timely. It is a subject on which all noble Lords have made significant contributions, despite the narrow …..."Baroness Anelay of St Johns - View Speech
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Speech in Grand Committee - Mon 08 Dec 2014
Sudan and South Sudan
"My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Earl on securing today’s debate at such a timely moment, as he well put it, in the development of the recent conflicts in Sudan and South Sudan. I also take this opportunity to commend the work of the Associate Parliamentary Group …..."Baroness Anelay of St Johns - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 11 Nov 2013
Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill
"My Lords, we gave an indication to the House that the Statement would take place after Amendments 94 and 95. This was for the convenience of, and to give certainty to, all those taking part in the transparency Bill, and to give some certainty to those who wished to be …..."Baroness Anelay of St Johns - View Speech
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 06 Nov 2013
Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill
"My Lords, of course, I am always sorry to cause concern to Members of the House in the matter of scheduling of business. In this House, as the noble Baroness the Leader of the Opposition said, Members are not expected to attend full time. I have to observe that many …..."Baroness Anelay of St Johns - View Speech
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