Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funds have been paid by her Department to Global Butterflies in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.
Answered by Amanda Milling
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has not provided funding to Global Butterflies in the last five years.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 November 2021 to Question 67045 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Stonewall, if she will provide details of all funding from her Department to Stonewall in each of the past five years with a breakdown of how much was allocated to each project; and what assessment she has made of the consistency of her Answer to Question 67045 and the funding from her Department recorded in Stonewall’s Trustees' Report And Financial Statements accounts.
Answered by Wendy Morton - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
As noted in the response provided on 8 November the FCDO works closely with a range of civil society organisations, including Stonewall, to defend the human rights of LGBT+ people around the world. Stonewall is a world leading organisation supporting for the protection and promotion of the human rights of LGBT+ people. The UK and Argentina currently co-chair the Equal Rights Coalition alongside Stonewall as one of three civil society co-chairs. The Equal Rights Coalition, an international grouping of 42 countries and over 120 civil society organisations committed to advancing LGBT+ rights around the world.
The following is a detailed breakdown of funding provided to Stonewall since 2018. This is based on financial year reporting whereas Stonewall reports against calendar years accounting for differences. We acknowledge a discrepancy in the figure previously provided, which is due to technical complications caused by the legacy departments' different accounting systems.
2021/22: £45,000
2020/21: £549,190
2019/20: £201,375.55
2018/19: £143,457
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to respond to Question 67045 tabled by the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham.
Answered by Wendy Morton - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
A response to the Honourable Member's question was issued on 8 November.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that child rights and well-being are embedded across its policies; and if she will make training on child rights, developed and delivered by UK NGOs, mandatory for all staff in her Department, both in the UK and overseas.
Answered by Wendy Morton - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK Government is fully committed to the promotion, protection, and realisation of children's rights, and to the principles laid out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children are a central part of the FCDO's work, whether through ensuring access to quality education and healthcare, or through protecting them from violence, and working to end child marriage.
The FCDO recently collaborated with the Bond Child Rights Working Group to hold a learning session on child rights, and specifically the international child rights framework. We are considering further capability development sessions on child rights issues in 2022 based on knowledge needs across the department, and will continue to work closely with the BOND Child Rights Working Group as we develop these plans.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what funding her Department has allocated to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and for what projects.
Answered by Wendy Morton - Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK is committed to the principle of non-discrimination on any grounds, including on the basis of sexual orientation and/or gender identity. The FCDO works closely with a range of civil society organisations, including Stonewall, to defend the human rights of LGBT+ people around the world. Stonewall is widely recognised as a world-leading advocate in this space. As co-chair of the Equal Rights Coalition, the UK is working with Stonewall and two other civil society co-chairs to deliver on our collective ambition to ensure that all LGBT+ people can live their lives free from the discrimination and violence that persists today. The following details funding provided to Stonewall as part of our international programming work:
2021/22: £80,000; 2020/21: £140,219; 2019/20: £105,459.55; 2018/19: £101,426
Projects include:
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and (b) Ministers in his Department on the imposition of export controls for companies dealing with Chinese businesses suspected of (i) breaching the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and (ii) genocide considerations pertaining to the Trade Act 2021.
Answered by Amanda Milling
On 12 January, the Government committed to review existing export controls as they apply to China to identify whether we can bring into scope any additional goods which could be used for internal repression or human rights violations in Xinjiang. This review is ongoing and the Department for International Trade will report back to Parliament on the outcome of the review in due course.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether British Embassy staff in Beijing have been instructed not to attend (a) events promoting the Winter Olympics and (b) the Winter Olympics in 2022.
Answered by Amanda Milling
As the Government has previously made clear, no decisions have yet been made about Government attendance at the Beijing Olympics in 2022.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the resolution of the House on Beijing Winter Olympics and Chinese Government Sanctions, Official Report, column 609, 15 July 2021, when she plans to make a decision on a potential diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022.
Answered by Amanda Milling
As the Government has previously made clear, no decisions have yet been made about Government attendance at the Beijing Olympics in 2022.