Asked by: Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance his Department issues to asylum seekers on (a) housing, (b) work rights and (c) recourse to public funds once they have been granted leave to remain.
Answered by Tom Pursglove
Individuals granted asylum have access to the labour market and to mainstream services that support their integration, including benefits and healthcare. We are working across Government to ensure these services meet the needs of all newly granted refugees.
Support is offered from Migrant Help or their partner organisation to all individuals when they receive a decision on their asylum claim. This support includes providing advice on accessing the labour market, on applying for Universal Credit and signposting to local authorities for assistance with housing.
Asked by: Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what funding his Department provided for (a) core, (b) non-core and (c) other funding for (i) the UN Population Fund, (ii) the World Health Organisation, (iii) the UN International Children's Emergency Fund, (iv) the Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS, (v) the International Planned Parenthood Federation, (vi) Women and Children First UK, (vii) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria and (viii) the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in (A) 2021, (B) 2022 and (C) 2023.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell
The table below details the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's contributions to (i) the UN Population Fund, (ii) the World Health Organisation, (iii) the UN International Children's Emergency Fund, (iv) the Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS, (v) the International Planned Parenthood Federation, , (vi) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and (vii) the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in (A) 2021, (B) 2022. Official figures for spend in 2023 have not yet been published.
Funding for 'Women and Children First' ceased in 2016.
Type | 2021 | 2022 | |
UN Population Fund | Core | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000 |
Non-core | 57,320,000 | 97,510,000 | |
Other | 0 | 0 | |
The World Health Organisation | Core | 97,600,000 | 97,750,000 |
Non-core | 35,530,000 | 43,650,000 | |
Other | 0 | 0 | |
The UN International Children's Emergency Fund | Core | 24,000,000 | 8,000,000 |
Non-core | 201,540,000 | 202,170,000 | |
Other | 0 | 0 | |
The Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS | Core | 2,500,000 | 8,000,000 |
Non-core | 0 | 0 | |
Other | 0 | 0 | |
The International Planned Parenthood Federation | Core | 0 | 0 |
Non-core | 42,530,000 | 22,230,000 | |
Other | 0 | 0 | |
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria | Core | 380,000,000 | 434,000,000 |
Non-core | 0 | 0 | |
Other | 0 | 0 | |
The UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women | Core | 5,750,000 | 0 |
Non-core | 3,430,000 | 4,700,000 | |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Note:
The 2021 and 2022 figures are drawn from FCDO's Statistics on International Development (SID) reports. 2023 SID figures will be released in Autumn 2024.
The UK's membership fee (Assessed contributions) for WHO is paid by Department for Health and Social care.
Asked by: Virendra Sharma (Labour - Ealing, Southall)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will publish details of his Department's bilateral expenditure that has directly targeted tackling HIV and AIDS in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell
The UK remains a significant funder in the HIV response. In (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022 total bilateral expenditure for HIV and AIDS was (i) £5,831,984 and (ii) £10,035,256 respectively. Of this total Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office bilateral spend was (i) £4,548,553 and (ii) £9,916,750 for 2021 and 2022 respectively. This includes our funding to the Clinton Health Access Initiative to further improve access to essential HIV medicines and our funding to the Robert Carr Fund to support initiatives with grassroots organisations, including key populations, as part of the global HIV response.
Figures for 2023 are not yet available. They will be published in Autumn 2024.