Asked by: Lord McInnes of Kilwinning (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries have received anti-corruption support funded by the UK since 2015.
Answered by Lord Bates
Countries that have received UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) for anti-corruption support1 in 2015 and 2016 are listed below:
Country | UK ODA contributor involved | Country | UK ODA contributor involved | Country | UK ODA contributor involved |
Afghanistan | CSSF, DFID and FCO | India | DFID, FCO and Prosperity Fund | Peru | FCO |
Albania | FCO | Indonesia | BEIS, DFID, Prosperity Fund and FCO | Philippines | FCO and Prosperity Fund |
Algeria | FCO | Iraq | FCO | Rwanda | DFID and HMRC |
Angola | FCO and Prosperity Fund | Jamaica | CSSF, DFID and FCO | Senegal | FCO |
Argentina | FCO and Prosperity Fund | Jordan | DFID, FCO and Prosperity Fund | Serbia | CSSF and FCO |
Armenia | CSSF and FCO | Kenya | DFID, FCO and HMRC | Seychelles | FCO |
Bangladesh | DFID | Korea, Dem. Rep. | FCO | Sierra Leone | DFID, FCO and HMRC |
Belize | FCO | Kosovo | CSSF and FCO | Somalia | CSSF and DFID |
Bolivia | FCO | Kyrgyz Republic | DFID and FCO | South Africa | DFID, FCO and Prosperity Fund |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | CSSF and FCO | Laos | FCO | South Sudan | DFID |
Brazil | FCO and Prosperity Fund | Lebanon | DFID | Sri Lanka | FCO |
Burma | DFID, FCO and Prosperity Fund | Lesotho | HMRC | St. Helena | DFID |
Cameroon | FCO | Liberia | DFID | Sudan | DFID and FCO |
Chile | FCO and Prosperity Fund | Madagascar | FCO | Syria | FCO |
China | FCO and Prosperity Fund | Malawi | DFID, HMRC and Scot Gov | Tajikistan | DFID |
Colombia | CSSF, FCO and Prosperity Fund | Malaysia | FCO and Prosperity Fund | Tanzania | DFID and HMRC |
Congo, Dem. Rep. | DFID | Mauritius | FCO | Thailand | FCO and Prosperity Fund |
Costa Rica | FCO | Mexico | FCO and Prosperity Fund | Tunisia | FCO |
Cote d'Ivoire | FCO | Moldova | DFID and FCO | Turkey | FCO and Prosperity Fund |
Dominican Republic | CSSF | Mongolia | FCO | Uganda | Defra, DFID and HMRC |
Egypt | BEIS, DFID and FCO | Montenegro | FCO | Ukraine | CSSF, DFID, FCO and HMRC |
Ethiopia | DFID, FCO and HMRC | Montserrat | DFID and FCO | Uruguay | FCO |
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | FCO | Morocco | FCO | Uzbekistan | FCO |
Gambia | FCO | Mozambique | DFID | Vietnam | DFID, FCO and Prosperity Fund |
Ghana | DFID, FCO and HMRC | Namibia | FCO | West Bank & Gaza Strip | DFID |
Guatemala | FCO | Nepal | DFID | Yemen | DFID |
Guinea | FCO | Nigeria | DFID, FCO and Prosperity Fund | Zambia | DFID |
Guyana | DFID and FCO | Pakistan | CSSF, DFID, FCO and HMRC | Zimbabwe | DFID |
Honduras | FCO | Panama | FCO |
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1. Anti-corruption activities cover support to anti-corruption organisations and institutions, public finance management, public sector policy and management, tax and administrative support, mining policy and administrative management, and sub-national government. Some projects cover multiple countries; ODA data categorises these as “Developing Country, unspecified” or as regional spend.
UK ODA data for calendar year 2017 will be published in autumn 2018.
Asked by: Dan Poulter (Labour - Central Suffolk and North Ipswich)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money has been spent to support countries in the Caribbean in each year since 2010.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin
From 2010 to 2016, the UK has provided over £420m in bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Caribbean countries. In 2015, the DFID Caribbean programme increased by £330m, including through the establishment of the £300m UK Caribbean Infrastructure Fund (UKCIF).
Following the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, the UK also provided over £185m in humanitarian and reconstruction support, mainly to the affected islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos and Anguilla.
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| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
| figures in £ thousands | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
Barbados |
| 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Belize |
| 51 | 322 | 142 | 1,664 | 973 | 1,145 | 423 | |
Dominica |
| 195 | 18 | 34 | 32 | ~ | 492 | 44 | |
Grenada |
| 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 48 | ~ | |
Guyana |
| 1,047 | 367 | 563 | 406 | 1,042 | 2,229 | 658 | |
Haiti |
| 16,944 | 9,714 | 3,264 | 9,585 | 4,685 | 3,850 | 5,996 | |
Jamaica |
| 2,540 | 6,446 | 8,979 | 12,434 | 6,177 | 7,709 | 6,460 | |
Montserrat |
| 10,736 | 27,744 | 21,265 | 31,222 | 20,302 | 33,108 | 28,534 | |
St. Kitts-Nevis | 1 | ~ | 2,354 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
St. Lucia |
| 11 | 230 | 161 | 100 | 188 | 175 | 43 | |
St.Vincent & Grenadines | 10 | 27 | 48 | 31 | ~ | 110 | ~ | ||
Suriname |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
Trinidad & Tobago | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
West Indies, regional | 16,133 | 13,363 | 11,190 | 10,766 | 6,548 | 7,772 | 61,366 | ||
Totals | . | 47,881 | 58,235 | 48,015 | 66,319 | 39,920 | 56,673 | 103,525 | 420,568 |
Source: Statistics for International Development.
Asked by: Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to build on their diplomatic activity in Belize and the Seychelles which supported the decriminalisation of consensual same-sex relations in those countries; and what support they currently give and plan to give to the governments of Belize and the Seychelles to help to ensure that decriminalisation leads to equality for LGBT persons in those countries.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK continues to champion the rights of LGBT people. We welcomed the decriminalisation of consensual same-sex activity in both Belize and Seychelles in 2016. However, we recognise that more needs to be done to address discrimination, and to promote diversity and tolerance.
In both Belize and Seychelles, the British High Commissions are in close contact with the LGBT community and continue to provide them with advice and support. The British High Commissions, together with our partners in both countries, raise concerns about LGBT rights and equality with the governments at every opportunity.
Asked by: Chris Ruane (Labour - Vale of Clwyd)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid her Department has provided in Belize in each of the last 30 years.
Answered by Alistair Burt
DFID does not have a bilateral programme with Belize but it benefits from a number of DFID Caribbean regional programmes.
The most recent official publication on UK Government spending shows that £422,625.63 of Official Development Assistance (ODA) was spent in Belize in 2016.
The Statistics on International Development (SID) publishes an overview of UK spend on International Development in the calendar year; the SID began publishing data in 2009. Since 2009 the UK Government has spent £4,753,199.18 in Belize.
Detailed information on ODA spend can be found on the SID website, found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2017
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people currently serving in the armed forces were born (a) in other EU countries and (b) outside the EU; and in which countries those armed forces personnel were born.
Answered by Tobias Ellwood
The requested information is provided below:
Country of Birth | Numbers of Regular Armed Forces personnel as at 1 April 2017 |
Egypt | 10 |
Ethiopia | 10 |
Israel | 10 |
Somalia | 10 |
Turkey | 10 |
Venezuela - Bolivarian Republic of | 10 |
Yemen | 10 |
Ecuador | 10 |
Afghanistan | 10 |
British Indian Ocean Territory | 10 |
Montserrat | 10 |
Bahamas | 10 |
Papua New Guinea | 10 |
Rwanda | 10 |
Tonga | 10 |
Iran - Islamic Republic of | 10 |
Jersey | 10 |
Barbados | 10 |
Indonesia | 10 |
Kuwait | 10 |
Oman | 10 |
Namibia | 10 |
Russian Federation | 10 |
Brazil | 10 |
Swaziland | 10 |
Colombia | 10 |
Bermuda | 20 |
Seychelles | 20 |
Switzerland | 20 |
Norway | 20 |
Bahrain | 20 |
Japan | 20 |
Tanzania - United Republic of | 20 |
Sri Lanka | 20 |
China | 20 |
Saint Helena - Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 30 |
Botswana | 30 |
Guyana | 30 |
Dominica | 30 |
Ukraine | 30 |
Malaysia | 40 |
Saudi Arabia | 40 |
Sierra Leone | 40 |
United Arab Emirates | 40 |
Pakistan | 40 |
Thailand | 50 |
Bangladesh | 50 |
Belize | 50 |
Brunei Darussalam | 50 |
Philippines | 50 |
Mauritius | 60 |
Zambia | 80 |
Uganda | 90 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 90 |
Singapore | 100 |
Gibraltar | 120 |
New Zealand | 130 |
Cameroon | 130 |
Grenada | 140 |
Canada | 150 |
United States | 170 |
Malawi | 200 |
Australia | 210 |
Gambia | 220 |
Saint Lucia | 230 |
India | 240 |
Nigeria | 250 |
Kenya | 270 |
Cyprus | 300 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 440 |
Zimbabwe | 470 |
Jamaica | 470 |
Hong Kong | 610 |
Ghana | 800 |
South Africa | 1,160 |
Nepal | 1,320 |
Fiji | 1,550 |
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Other | 150 |
Total | 11,120 |
Note: numbers are rounded to the nearest 10 and countries with less than five personnel have been aggregated into an ‘other’ category in accordance with disclosure control and rounding policy. | |
Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in which countries his Department spent funds allocated from the (a) Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and (b) Prosperity Fund in 2016-17.
Answered by Boris Johnson
a) Below is a list of countries in which the FCO spent funds allocated from the core discretionary allocation Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) in FY16/17 in line with NSC direction and oversight. Some exclusions have been made on the grounds of operational security;
Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burma, Burundi, Chad, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia , Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Mali, Morocco, Moldova, Nepal, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Overseas Territories, Pakistan , Peru, Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Yemen.
The CSSF also funded, as part of its spending review settlement, migration work in France , China, Eritrea, Ghana, Greece, India, South Africa, Turkey, Vietnam, Zimbabwe and Counter Terrorism Programme work in Indonesia, Maldives, Philippines, and Turkey.
b) In 2016/17, the FCO spent Prosperity Fund money in Argentina, Brazil, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, South Africa , South Korea, Tanzania, , Turkey, USA. The FCO also spent Prosperity Fund money allocated to the Commonwealth Marine Economies programme in Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kiribati, Maldives, Mauritius, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Seychelles, Solomon islands, St Lucia, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 15 June 2016 to Question 39652, on Central America: Borders, what projects the UK is funding to support economic activity in the border regions of Guatamala and Belize.
Answered by Alan Duncan
In Guatemala, a Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) funded project focuses on developing agro-forestry systems to help improve the lives and finances of local families, and reduce the likelihood of illegal incursions into Belize to farm land or collect forest resources.
In Belize, a FCO funded project focuses on improving the protection of forest and water resources for communities on the border with Guatemala. This will help to promote sustainable economic development in the area which will improve the lives and finances of local families, as well as supporting mutual cooperation.
Asked by: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government in which countries UK armed forces are providing training to (1) security forces, (2) armed forces, or (3) other armed groups.
Answered by Earl Howe - Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
UK Armed Forces are providing training to Armed Forces or security forces in the current Financial Year in the countries listed below. The types of training provided cover a broad spectrum of subject matter including English language training, medical training, the conduct of disaster relief, and peacekeeping operations. The lists indicate the primary recipients of the training. In some cases training provided predominantly for members of the Armed Forces may also include participants from the security forces. Training may also sometimes be provided in the countries indicated to members of the Armed Forces of third party states, for example where one location is used to run a regional course with participants from several nations, or where training is provided to international peacekeeping forces in that country.
Armed Forces
Afghanistan
Albania
Armenia
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Burma
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Colombia
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominican Republic
Dominica
Egypt
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Georgia
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Macedonia
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Mauritania
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Nepal
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Poland
Qatar
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zambia
Security Forces
Gabon
Iraq
Kenya
Kosovo
Malta
Pakistan
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Uganda
Asked by: Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in which countries the Commonwealth Development Corporation has invested in the last seven years; and what the total value of investments was in each country.
Answered by Priti Patel
Disbursements made to Countries in Africa and South Asia over the past 7 years (2009-2015)
Region | Country | £m |
Africa | Africa Region | 395.2 |
Africa | Algeria | 9.8 |
Africa | Angola | 9.0 |
Africa | Botswana | 2.5 |
Africa | Burkina Faso | 2.1 |
Africa | Cameroon | 48.2 |
Africa | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 28.4 |
Africa | Côte d'Ivoire | 24.0 |
Africa | Djibouti | 1.7 |
Africa | Egypt | 53.6 |
Africa | Ethiopia | 11.1 |
Africa | Ghana | 52.7 |
Africa | Kenya | 81.7 |
Africa | Liberia | 0.4 |
Africa | Libya | 0.6 |
Africa | Madagascar | 3.3 |
Africa | Mali | 0.1 |
Africa | Malawi | 2.7 |
Africa | Mauritania | 1.8 |
Africa | Mauritius | 27.6 |
Africa | Morocco | 12.6 |
Africa | Mozambique | 2.4 |
Africa | Namibia | 1.5 |
Africa | Niger | 0.1 |
Africa | Nigeria | 230.2 |
Africa | Rwanda | 1.6 |
Africa | Senegal | 6.9 |
Africa | Sierra Leone | 0.9 |
Africa | South Africa | 194.0 |
Africa | Sudan | 2.6 |
Africa | Swaziland | 7.1 |
Africa | Tanzania | 35.0 |
Africa | Togo | 7.9 |
Africa | Tunisia | 14.9 |
Africa | Uganda | 29.9 |
Africa | Zambia | 41.9 |
Africa | Zimbabwe | 7.3 |
South Asia | Asia Region | 25.2 |
South Asia | South Asia Region | 38.8 |
South Asia | Bangladesh | 31.7 |
South Asia | India | 760.5 |
South Asia | Pakistan | 92.9 |
South Asia | Sri Lanka | 6.9 |
Disbursements made under the pre-2012 investment policy to countries where under the new 2012 investment policy CDC is not permitted to make new investments (2009-15)
South Asia | Azerbaijan | 0.4 |
South Asia | Kazakhstan | 4.1 |
South East Europe | Serbia & Montenegro | 2.0 |
South Asia | Turkey | 2.1 |
South Asia | Tajikistan | 0.6 |
Latin America | Latin America Region | 19.9 |
Latin America | Argentina | 0.1 |
Latin America | Belize | 0.2 |
Latin America | Brazil | 80.8 |
Latin America | Colombia | 6.9 |
Latin America | Columbia and Peru | 1.7 |
Latin America | Costa Rica | 6.7 |
Latin America | Guatemala | 80.9 |
Latin America | Honduras | 24.7 |
Latin America | Jamaica | 0.4 |
Latin America | Mexico | 12.0 |
Latin America | Nicaragua | 11.0 |
Latin America | Peru | 2.9 |
Asia Pacific | South East Asia Region | 0.8 |
Asia Pacific | Singapore | 1.7 |
Asia Pacific | Cambodia | 0.2 |
Asia Pacific | China | 218.9 |
Asia Pacific | Indonesia | 46.3 |
Asia Pacific | Malaysia | 12.0 |
Asia Pacific | Mongolia | 2.7 |
Asia Pacific | Papua New Guinea | 1.1 |
Asia Pacific | Philippines | 3.7 |
Asia Pacific | Samoa | 0.1 |
Asia Pacific | Thailand | 24.1 |
Asia Pacific | Vietnam | 7.9 |
Global | Global | 59.3 |
Asked by: Lord Northbrook (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to promote trade between the UK and the countries of the Central American Integration System.
Answered by Lord Price
The Department for International Trade (DIT) has trade promotion officers working in Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.
Supported by DIT sector resources, they are focused on identifying high value opportunities for UK exporters in sectors including Financial Services, Mining, Railways and Water.
DIT commits resources to markets that hold the biggest potential for UK companies to export to, and to attract investment from. DIT is also exploring ways to work more proactively other countries that make up the Central American Integration System, specifically Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. This as part of DIT’s developing regional approach to Latin America, where today we have an established DIT presence in a total of 12 markets.