Asked by: Baroness Coussins (Crossbench - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is their assessment that Colombia has the highest number of internally displaced persons in the world; and why, at the 38th session of the Human Rights Council, they did not include Colombia in the references made to countries where there are large numbers of internally displaced persons.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Colombia's 52 year conflict has claimed over 8 million victims including more than 7 million displaced persons. In recent years, only the conflict in Syria has seen a larger number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) caused by internal conflict.
Speaking times at the Human Rights Council are limited, so it is impossible to cover every country of concern in the UK intervention. On this occasion, the UK chose to prioritise raising Iraq, Syria, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the situation for IDPs had deteriorated significantly during recent months.
Concerns about major displacements in Colombia were also included the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's 2017 Human Rights report, published on 16 July.
Asked by: Lord Jones of Cheltenham (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on new trade deals with (1) Argentina, (2) Ukraine, (3) Algeria, (4) Uganda, and (5) Iraq; how many visits to those countries have been made since 23 June 2016 by ministers and officials of the Department for International Trade; and what was the total cost of such visits.
Answered by Baroness Fairhead
The United Kingdom cannot negotiate its own trade agreements while it is still a member of the European Union. The UK remains committed to supporting ongoing EU negotiations with third countries and will remain a strong advocate for free trade.
As the UK leaves the EU, the Government is seeking to ensure continuity for our existing EU trade agreements, including those with: Algeria, Colombia, Egypt, Mexico, South Africa (as part of the Southern African Development Community Economic Partnership Agreement), South Korea and Ukraine, as well as with Vietnam once the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement has been ratified.
The UK continues to support the implementation of the EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the East Africa Community (EAC), including Kenya. If all EAC partners find a way to sign the EPA, the UK will also seek to replicate the effects of this agreement before we leave the EU.
The Government is talking with a range of key trade partners to explore the best ways of delivering our priorities for our trade and investment relationships. These include working groups with Colombia, Mexico, South Korea and Turkey, and commercial dialogues with Argentina and Thailand.
We have introduced legislation which enables the UK to put in place a trade preference scheme for developing countries which will, as a minimum, provide the same level of access as the EU’s scheme. Ethiopia, the Philippines, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burma, Tanzania and Uganda are currently beneficiaries of the EU scheme.
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is working with all the listed countries on promoting trade and investment relationships, including through our overseas network of embassies and High Commissions. The number of visits to these countries by Ministers from DIT are given in the tables below. DIT’s Permanent Secretary (Antonia Romeo) and Second Permanent Secretary (Crawford Falconer) have not visited these countries in the period specified. Visits to these countries by other DIT officials is not recorded centrally.
Country | Total visits (23 June 2016 – present) |
Mexico | 3 |
Ethiopia | 1 |
Philippines | 1 |
Egypt | 1 |
Vietnam | 2 |
DRC | 0 |
Iran | 0 |
Turkey | 3 |
Thailand | 3 |
Burma | 1 |
South Africa | 3 |
Tanzania | 0 |
South Korea | 3 |
Colombia | 2 |
Kenya | 1 |
Argentina | 2 |
Ukraine | 0 |
Algeria | 0 |
Uganda | 1 |
Iraq | 0 |
Details of expenditure for DIT Ministerial travel overseas is published on the Gov.uk website on a quarterly basis: www.gov.uk/government/publications/dit-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel-january-to-march-2018.
Asked by: Lord Jones of Cheltenham (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on new trade deals with (1) South Africa, (2) Tanzania, (3) South Korea, (4) Colombia, and (5) Kenya; how many visits to those countries have been made since 23 June 2016 by ministers and officials of the Department for International Trade; and what was the total cost of such visits.
Answered by Baroness Fairhead
The United Kingdom cannot negotiate its own trade agreements while it is still a member of the European Union. The UK remains committed to supporting ongoing EU negotiations with third countries and will remain a strong advocate for free trade.
As the UK leaves the EU, the Government is seeking to ensure continuity for our existing EU trade agreements, including those with: Algeria, Colombia, Egypt, Mexico, South Africa (as part of the Southern African Development Community Economic Partnership Agreement), South Korea and Ukraine, as well as with Vietnam once the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement has been ratified.
The UK continues to support the implementation of the EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the East Africa Community (EAC), including Kenya. If all EAC partners find a way to sign the EPA, the UK will also seek to replicate the effects of this agreement before we leave the EU.
The Government is talking with a range of key trade partners to explore the best ways of delivering our priorities for our trade and investment relationships. These include working groups with Colombia, Mexico, South Korea and Turkey, and commercial dialogues with Argentina and Thailand.
We have introduced legislation which enables the UK to put in place a trade preference scheme for developing countries which will, as a minimum, provide the same level of access as the EU’s scheme. Ethiopia, the Philippines, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burma, Tanzania and Uganda are currently beneficiaries of the EU scheme.
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is working with all the listed countries on promoting trade and investment relationships, including through our overseas network of embassies and High Commissions. The number of visits to these countries by Ministers from DIT are given in the tables below. DIT’s Permanent Secretary (Antonia Romeo) and Second Permanent Secretary (Crawford Falconer) have not visited these countries in the period specified. Visits to these countries by other DIT officials is not recorded centrally.
Country | Total visits (23 June 2016 – present) |
Mexico | 3 |
Ethiopia | 1 |
Philippines | 1 |
Egypt | 1 |
Vietnam | 2 |
DRC | 0 |
Iran | 0 |
Turkey | 3 |
Thailand | 3 |
Burma | 1 |
South Africa | 3 |
Tanzania | 0 |
South Korea | 3 |
Colombia | 2 |
Kenya | 1 |
Argentina | 2 |
Ukraine | 0 |
Algeria | 0 |
Uganda | 1 |
Iraq | 0 |
Details of expenditure for DIT Ministerial travel overseas is published on the Gov.uk website on a quarterly basis: www.gov.uk/government/publications/dit-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel-january-to-march-2018.
Asked by: Lord Jones of Cheltenham (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on new trade deals with (1) the Democratic Republic of Congo, (2) Iran, (3) Turkey, (4) Thailand, and (5) Burma; how many visits to those countries have been made since 23 June 2016 by ministers and officials of the Department for International Trade; and what was the total cost of such visits.
Answered by Baroness Fairhead
The United Kingdom cannot negotiate its own trade agreements while it is still a member of the European Union. The UK remains committed to supporting ongoing EU negotiations with third countries and will remain a strong advocate for free trade.
As the UK leaves the EU, the Government is seeking to ensure continuity for our existing EU trade agreements, including those with: Algeria, Colombia, Egypt, Mexico, South Africa (as part of the Southern African Development Community Economic Partnership Agreement), South Korea and Ukraine, as well as with Vietnam once the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement has been ratified.
The UK continues to support the implementation of the EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the East Africa Community (EAC), including Kenya. If all EAC partners find a way to sign the EPA, the UK will also seek to replicate the effects of this agreement before we leave the EU.
The Government is talking with a range of key trade partners to explore the best ways of delivering our priorities for our trade and investment relationships. These include working groups with Colombia, Mexico, South Korea and Turkey, and commercial dialogues with Argentina and Thailand.
We have introduced legislation which enables the UK to put in place a trade preference scheme for developing countries which will, as a minimum, provide the same level of access as the EU’s scheme. Ethiopia, the Philippines, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burma, Tanzania and Uganda are currently beneficiaries of the EU scheme.
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is working with all the listed countries on promoting trade and investment relationships, including through our overseas network of embassies and High Commissions. The number of visits to these countries by Ministers from DIT are given in the tables below. DIT’s Permanent Secretary (Antonia Romeo) and Second Permanent Secretary (Crawford Falconer) have not visited these countries in the period specified. Visits to these countries by other DIT officials is not recorded centrally.
Country | Total visits (23 June 2016 – present) |
Mexico | 3 |
Ethiopia | 1 |
Philippines | 1 |
Egypt | 1 |
Vietnam | 2 |
DRC | 0 |
Iran | 0 |
Turkey | 3 |
Thailand | 3 |
Burma | 1 |
South Africa | 3 |
Tanzania | 0 |
South Korea | 3 |
Colombia | 2 |
Kenya | 1 |
Argentina | 2 |
Ukraine | 0 |
Algeria | 0 |
Uganda | 1 |
Iraq | 0 |
Details of expenditure for DIT Ministerial travel overseas is published on the Gov.uk website on a quarterly basis: www.gov.uk/government/publications/dit-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel-january-to-march-2018.
Asked by: Lord Jones of Cheltenham (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on new trade deals with (1) Mexico, (2) Ethiopia, (3) the Philippines, (4) Egypt, and (5) Vietnam; how many visits to those countries have been made since 23 June 2016 by ministers and officials of the Department for International Trade; and what was the total cost of such visits.
Answered by Baroness Fairhead
The United Kingdom cannot negotiate its own trade agreements while it is still a member of the European Union. The UK remains committed to supporting ongoing EU negotiations with third countries and will remain a strong advocate for free trade.
As the UK leaves the EU, the Government is seeking to ensure continuity for our existing EU trade agreements, including those with: Algeria, Colombia, Egypt, Mexico, South Africa (as part of the Southern African Development Community Economic Partnership Agreement), South Korea and Ukraine, as well as with Vietnam once the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement has been ratified.
The UK continues to support the implementation of the EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the East Africa Community (EAC), including Kenya. If all EAC partners find a way to sign the EPA, the UK will also seek to replicate the effects of this agreement before we leave the EU.
The Government is talking with a range of key trade partners to explore the best ways of delivering our priorities for our trade and investment relationships. These include working groups with Colombia, Mexico, South Korea and Turkey, and commercial dialogues with Argentina and Thailand.
We have introduced legislation which enables the UK to put in place a trade preference scheme for developing countries which will, as a minimum, provide the same level of access as the EU’s scheme. Ethiopia, the Philippines, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burma, Tanzania and Uganda are currently beneficiaries of the EU scheme.
The Department for International Trade (DIT) is working with all the listed countries on promoting trade and investment relationships, including through our overseas network of embassies and High Commissions. The number of visits to these countries by Ministers from DIT are given in the tables below. DIT’s Permanent Secretary (Antonia Romeo) and Second Permanent Secretary (Crawford Falconer) have not visited these countries in the period specified. Visits to these countries by other DIT officials is not recorded centrally.
Country | Total visits (23 June 2016 – present) |
Mexico | 3 |
Ethiopia | 1 |
Philippines | 1 |
Egypt | 1 |
Vietnam | 2 |
DRC | 0 |
Iran | 0 |
Turkey | 3 |
Thailand | 3 |
Burma | 1 |
South Africa | 3 |
Tanzania | 0 |
South Korea | 3 |
Colombia | 2 |
Kenya | 1 |
Argentina | 2 |
Ukraine | 0 |
Algeria | 0 |
Uganda | 1 |
Iraq | 0 |
Details of expenditure for DIT Ministerial travel overseas is published on the Gov.uk website on a quarterly basis: www.gov.uk/government/publications/dit-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel-january-to-march-2018.
Asked by: Lord Grocott (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which member states of the United Nations have recognised Palestine as a state.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
136 UN member states have recognised a Palestinian state. They are: Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Antigua & Barbuda; Argentina; Azerbaijan; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Belarus; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bosnia & Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Comoros; Republic of Congo; Costa Rica; Cote d' Ivoire; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Democratic Republic of Congo; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Nepal; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Oman; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Qatar; Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Lucia; Sao Tome and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Slovakia; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland; Sweden; Syria; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Holy See, which is not a member of the United Nations but has permanent observer status, has also recognised a Palestinian state.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for which foreign states the UK's armed forces provide training; and which services provide training for each those states.
Answered by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
The table below sets out the foreign states that were provided training by each Service of the UK military in financial year 2017-18.
Army | Royal Navy | Royal Air Force | Joint Forces Command |
Afghanistan | Albania | Albania | Afghanistan |
Albania | Algeria | Australia | Albania |
Algeria | Angola | Bahrain | Algeria |
Armenia | Anguilla | Belgium | Argentina |
Australia | Antigua and Barbuda | Bosnia | Armenia |
Austria | Australia | Brazil | Australia |
Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | Brunei | Azerbaijan |
Bahrain | Bahamas, The | Canada | Bahamas |
Bangladesh | Bahrain | China | Bahrain |
Barbados | Bangladesh | Czech Republic | Bangladesh |
Belarus | Barbados | Denmark | Barbados |
Belgium | Belgium | Dominican Republic | Belarus |
Belize | Belize | Egypt | Belgium |
Bermuda | Bosnia | Estonia | Belize |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Brazil | France | Bermuda |
Botswana | Bulgaria | Germany | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Brazil | Canada | Hong Kong | Botswana |
Brunei | Chile | India | Brazil |
Cameroon | Croatia | Iraq | Brunei |
Canada | Denmark | Italy | Burma |
Chile | Djibouti | Jamaica | Cameroon |
China | Dominican Republic | Jordan | Canada |
Colombia | Egypt | Kenya | Chile |
Czech Republic | Estonia | Kosovo | China |
Denmark | Fiji | Kuwait | Colombia |
Dominican Republic | France | Latvia | Cyprus |
Egypt | Georgia | Lithuania | Czech Republic |
Eritrea | Germany | Macedonia | Denmark |
Estonia | Ghana | Malta | East Timor |
Ethiopia | Greece | Malawi | Egypt |
Finland | Guyana | Netherlands | Estonia |
France | India | Nigeria | Fiji |
Gambia | Indonesia | Norway | Finland |
Georgia | Iraq | New Zealand | France |
Germany | Ireland | Oman | Gambia |
Ghana | Ivory Coast | Pakistan | Georgia |
Greece | Jamaica | Philippines | Germany |
Guyana | Jordan | Qatar | Ghana |
Iceland | Kenya | Saudi Arabia | Greece |
India | Kuwait | Serbia | Guatemala |
Indonesia | Lebanon | Seychelles | Guyana |
Iraq | Macedonia | Singapore | Iceland |
Ireland | Malaysia | Sweden | India |
Israel | Malta | Trinidad and Tobago | Indonesia |
Italy | Mexico | Tunisia | Iraq |
Ivory Coast | Montenegro | United Arab Emirates | Ireland |
Jamaica | Netherlands | Ukraine | Israel |
Japan | New Zealand | United States | Italy |
Jordan | Nigeria | Zambia | Jamaica |
Kazakhstan | Norway |
| Japan |
Kenya | Oman |
| Jordan |
Kosovo | Pakistan |
| Kazakhstan |
Kuwait | Philippines |
| Kenya |
Kyrgyzstan | Portugal |
| Kosovo |
Latvia | Qatar |
| Kuwait |
Lebanon | Romania |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Lithuania | Saudi Arabia |
| Lebanon |
Macedonia | Senegal |
| Macedonia |
Malawi | Seychelles |
| Malaysia |
Malaysia | Sierra Leone |
| Mali |
Malta | Singapore |
| Malta |
Mexico | Slovenia |
| Mexico |
Montenegro | Somalia (Somaliland) |
| Moldova |
Morocco | Sri Lanka |
| Montenegro |
Nepal | Tanzania |
| Nepal |
Netherlands | Thailand |
| Netherlands |
New Zealand | Tonga |
| New Zealand |
Nigeria | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Niger |
Norway | Uganda |
| Nigeria |
Oman | Ukraine |
| Norway |
Pakistan | United Arab Emirates |
| Oman |
Palestinian Autonomous Areas | United States |
| Pakistan |
Papua New Guinea | Vietnam |
| Palestinian Autonomous Areas |
Paraguay |
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| Papua New Guinea |
Philippines |
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| Philippines |
Portugal |
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| Qatar |
Qatar |
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| Rwanda |
Romania |
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| Saudi Arabia |
Rwanda |
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| Senegal |
Saudi Arabia |
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| Serbia |
Serbia |
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| Seychelles |
Sierra Leone |
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| Sierra Leone |
Singapore |
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| Singapore |
Slovakia |
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Slovenia | South Africa | ||
Somalia |
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South Africa |
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| Spain |
South Korea |
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| Sri Lanka |
Spain |
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| Sudan |
Sri Lanka |
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| Sweden |
Sudan |
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| Switzerland |
Sweden |
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| Thailand |
Switzerland |
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Tajikistan |
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| Trinidad and Tobago |
Tanzania |
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Thailand |
| Turkey | |
Trinidad and Tobago |
| Uganda | |
Tunisia |
| Ukraine | |
Turkey |
| United Arab Emirates | |
Uganda |
| United States | |
Ukraine |
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United Arab Emirates |
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United States |
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Uruguay |
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Asked by: Lord McInnes of Kilwinning (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries hosted a British Council office and staff in (1) 1990, (2) 2000, (3) 2010, and (4) 2015.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(1) In 1990, as stated in the 1989-1990 Annual report, the British Council had offices in the following countries*:
* Details were correct as at 1 September 1990.
Algeria | Argentina | Australia | Austria | Bahrain |
Bangladesh | Belgium | Botswana | Brazil | Brunei |
Bulgaria | Burma | Cameroon | Canada | Chile |
China | Colombia | Cote d'Ivoire | Cyprus | Czechoslovakia |
Denmark | East Jerusalem | Ecuador | Egypt | Ethiopia |
Finland | France | Germany, Federal Republic of | Ghana | Greece |
Hong Kong | Hungary | India | Indonesia | Iraq |
Ireland, Republic of | Israel | Italy | Jamaica | Japan |
Jordan | Kenya | Korea | Kuwait | Lesotho |
Malawi | Malta | Mauritius | Mexico | Morocco |
Mozambique | Namibia | Nepal | Netherlands | New Zealand |
Nigeria | Norway | Oman | Pakistan | Peru |
Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Qatar | Romania |
Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Singapore | South Africa |
South Pacific | Soviet Union | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sudan |
Swaziland | Sweden | Tanzania | Thailand | Tunisia |
Turkey | Uganda | United Arab Emirates | USA | Venezuela |
Yemen, Republic of | Yugoslavia | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
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(2) In 2000, as stated in the 1999-2000 Annual Report, the British Council had offices in the following countries*:
*Details are correct as at 31 March 2000.
Albania | Algeria | Argentina | Australia | Austria |
Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Estonia | Latvia | Lithuania |
Bangladesh | Belarus | Belgium | Luxembourg | Bolivia |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | Botswana | Brazil | Sâo Paulo | Brunei |
Bulgaria | Burma (Myanmar) | Cameroon | Canada | Chile |
China | Colombia | Croatia | Cuba | Cyprus |
Czech Republic | Denmark | East Jerusalem (West Bank and Gaza) | Ecuador | Egypt |
Eritrea | Ethiopia | Finland | France | Georgia |
Germany | Ghana | Greece | Hungary | India |
Indonesia | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Jamaica |
Japan | Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Korea |
Kuwait | Lebanon | Lesotho | Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of | Malawi |
Malaysia | Malta | Mauritius | Mexico | Morocco |
Mozambique | Namibia | Nepal | Netherlands | New Zealand |
Nigeria | Norway | Oman | Pakistan | Peru |
Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Qatar | Romania |
Russia | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Singapore |
Slovakia | Slovenia | South Africa | Spain | Sri Lanka |
Sudan | Swaziland | Sweden | Switzerland | Syria |
Tanzania | Thailand | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey |
Uganda | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | USA | Uzbekistan |
Venezuela | Vietnam | Yemen | Yugoslavia | Zambia |
Zimbabwe |
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(3) In 2010, as stated in the 2009-10 Annual Report, the British Council had offices in the following countries*:
*Details were correct as at 31 March 2010.
Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | Argentina | Armenia |
Australia | Austria | Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Bangladesh |
Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana | Brazil | Bulgaria |
Burma | Cameroon | Canada | Chile | China |
Colombia | Croatia | Cuba | Cyprus | Czech republic |
Denmark | Egypt | Eritrea | Estonia | Ethiopia |
Finland | France | Georgia | Germany | Ghana |
Greece | Hungary | India | Indonesia | Iraq |
Ireland | Israel | Italy | Jamaica | Japan |
Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Korea, Republic of | Kosovo |
Kuwait | Latvia | Lebanon | Libya | Lithuania |
Macedonia | Malawi | Malaysia | Malta | Mauritius |
Mexico | Montenegro | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia |
Nepal | Netherlands | New Zealand | Nigeria | Norway |
Oman | Pakistan | Palestinian Territories | Philippines | Poland |
Portugal | Qatar | Romania | Russia | Saudi Arabia |
Senegal | Serbia | Sierra Leone | Singapore | Slovakia |
Slovenia | South Africa | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sudan |
Sweden | Switzerland | Syria | Taipei | Tanzania |
Thailand | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey | Uganda |
Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom | United States of America | Uzbekistan |
Venezuela | Vietnam | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
(4) In 2015, as stated in the 2014-15 Annual Report, the British Council had offices in the following countries*:
*Details were correct as at 31 March 2015.
Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | Argentina | Armenia |
Australia | Austria | Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Bangladesh |
Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana | Brazil | Bulgaria |
Burma | Canada | Chile | China | Colombia |
Croatia | Cuba | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Egypt |
Estonia | Ethiopia | France | Georgia | Germany |
Ghana | Greece | Hungary | India | Indonesia |
Iraq | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Jamaica |
Japan | Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Korea, Republic of |
Kosovo | Kuwait | Latvia | Lebanon | Libya |
Lithuania | Macedonia | Malawi | Malaysia | Malta |
Mauritius | Mexico | Montenegro | Morocco | Mozambique |
Namibia | Nepal | Netherlands | New Zealand | Nigeria |
Occupied Palestinian Territories | Oman | Pakistan | Peru | Philippines |
Poland | Portugal | Qatar | Romania | Russia |
Rwanda | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Serbia | Sierra Leone |
Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia | South Africa | South Sudan |
Spain | Sri Lanka | Sudan | Switzerland | Taiwan |
Tanzania | Thailand | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey |
Uganda | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom | United States of America |
Uruguay | Uzbekistan | Venezuela | Vietnam | Yemen |
Zambia | Zimbabwe |
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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: Lord Northbrook (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when the level of UK aid to the Republic of Iraq was last increased.
Answered by Lord Bates
The Prime Minister announced a further £20million in humanitarian support and £30million in stabilisation support to the Republic of Iraq during her visit to Baghdad in November 2017. Additionally, at the recent Kuwait Conference for Reconstruction the Minister for the Middle East pledged £1.5 million of new funding for the repair of housing in Mosul through the UN’s Funding Facility for Stabilisation which brings the total number of houses that UK funds will repair to 2,000. The Minister also pledged £8 million of new funding, delivered through UNICEF, to improve the water networks and sanitation facilities for 600,000 people, and to deliver better sanitation in health facilities and schools.