Asked by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Yeovil dated 13 March 2025 on a constituent renouncing Colombian citizenship.
Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has no record of receiving this correspondence.
Asked by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the family of Michael Frison who went missing in Sardinia on 13 July 2024.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has been providing consular support to Michael Frison's family since his disappearance in Italy in July 2024. Officials have remained in contact with the Italian authorities to seek updates on the investigation. Our thoughts remain with the family at this difficult time.
Asked by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Yeovil dated 7 April 2025.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member's correspondence. I issued a response to the hon. Member on 6 May.
Asked by: Adam Dance (Liberal Democrat - Yeovil)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, whether he has plans to ring fence spending on (a) international vaccine distribution and (b) disease prevention, in the context of the proposed decrease in official development assistance by 2027.
Answered by Catherine West
The UK is one of the largest donors to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. We have committed £1.65 billion to the current strategic period covering 2021-2025. This funding has enabled Gavi - in partnership with countries - to vaccinate over a billion children saving over 17 million lives. While we will of course face tough choices resulting from the reduced Official Development Assistance (ODA) available in the coming years, this government remains fully committed to a globally significant role on development. It is both in our national interest and in the interest of our partners across the globe. As part of the UK Spending Review, which will be completed in June, we are assessing how the UK can have the greatest impact with all of our global health investments in the round. Announcements will be made following the completion of the review.