Asked by: Neale Hanvey (Alba Party - Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has held with relevant stakeholders on the steps her Department can take to support international (a) volunteering and (b) civil society in the delivery of (i) the UK’s global aid priorities and (ii) UK Aid Direct programmes to support civil society to deliver solutions to achieve sustained poverty reduction overseas.
Answered by Wendy Morton - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The International Development Strategy will outline the UK government's strategic priorities and approach to development. My ministerial colleagues have held meetings with several stakeholders, including civil society organisations, to discuss the Strategy, as part of our wider engagement process which included a public call for evidence. We intend to publish the Strategy later this year.
Asked by: Neale Hanvey (Alba Party - Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that (a) UK and international volunteers and (b) UK Non Governmental Organisations and Civil Society Organisations which facilitate volunteering are actively involved in his Department's initiatives to strengthen and promote (i) global peace, security and governance, (ii) humanitarian preparedness and response and (iii) efforts to tackle extreme poverty and help the world’s most vulnerable people.
Answered by Wendy Morton - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK funded Volunteering for Development (V4D) programme works through volunteers, including UK and international volunteers, across five of the UK Government's seven strategic priorities for ODA. This includes the promotion of open societies and conflict resolution; humanitarian preparedness and response; and the overarching pursuit of poverty reduction.
Asked by: Neale Hanvey (Alba Party - Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many enquiries his Department has received from hon. Members since the fall of the previous Afghan government with regard to (a) UK citizens seeking to return to the UK and (b) Afghan nationals seeking safe passage to the UK.
Answered by Amanda Milling
Since the start of Operation Pitting we have received over 200,000 emails, including approximately 30,000 from Hon. Members .