Andrew Mitchell: The UK is committed to supporting regulated and responsible arms transfers and preventing the diversion of arms to terrorists and criminals. We provide cooperation and support to states on the management of Small Arms and Light Weapons, through various mechanisms, such as the Arms Trade Treaty's (ATT) Voluntary Trust Fund, which Cameroon can apply to for assistance as a State party. The UK...
Andrew Mitchell: The UK Government remains committed to the £11.6 billion and it is our intention to deliver it over the timeframe that was originally envisaged.
Andrew Mitchell: It was inspiring to see Sierra Leoneans vote last month and the security situation has been largely calm following the announcement of results. As a friend of Sierra Leone, the UK noted irregularities in the electoral process, in particular the tabulation of votes. On 28 June, the British High Commission coordinated a press statement with international partners raising this and calling for...
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Andrew Mitchell: It is a tremendous pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies, and the first time that I have done so. This is a subject that you and I have discussed many times over the last 10 or 15 years, so I know that you take a great interest in it. My pleasure in appearing before you, Mr Davies, is exceeded only by my pleasure in responding to the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah...
Andrew Mitchell: ...and undermine the human rights and freedoms of those perceived as being LGBT+. Ministers and officials speak regularly with the Government of Ghana and other stakeholders about the Bill. I [Andrew Mitchell] raised this most recently on two different occasions in June 2023, and with the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee during my visit to Ghana in December 2022.
Andrew Mitchell: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office coordinated and agreed UK negotiating positions with other government departments in advance of and during the negotiations on the Ljubljana-The Hague Convention. UK negotiators also consulted widely during the Diplomatic Conference with delegations from other participating States and observers, including civil society representatives....
Andrew Mitchell: The Girls Education Project 3 (GEP3) was designed to improve education quality and access in six Nigerian states with high numbers of out-of-school girls. Between 2012 and 2022, the project supported 1.5 million additional girls to access schooling. It increased enrolment of girls, and improved education system governance and planning. GEP3 improved education quality by training over 64,000...
Andrew Mitchell: The 'Reducing Maternal and Newborn Deaths in Kenya' programme was a ten-year, £64.6 million intervention which ended in March 2023. The most recent Review in June 2021 found the programme to be effective in scaling up service delivery and scored it an A. The programme resulted in increased skilled birth attendance rate, reductions in still birth rate and helped reduce maternal deaths from...
Andrew Mitchell: The Economic Growth Research Team in FCDO undertook performance assessments during the life of the Development and Economic Growth Research Programme (DEGRP), through the annual review process. The reviews consistently rated the programme's outputs as having met expectations. On completion of the programme in 2021, a programme completion review was undertaken to assess the programme's...
Andrew Mitchell: The FCDO is proud of CABI's effectiveness in using science to improve food security in developing countries and our investment in CABI's PlantwisePlus programme has received an A rating. The recent Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) Review of UK aid to agriculture in a time of climate change noted that CABI's work "strengthens capabilities in agricultural research and extension...
Andrew Mitchell: The International Development Strategy sets out the FCDO's commitment to working in partnership with a diverse range of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs). UK Aid Direct is the FCDO's main centrally-managed funding mechanism for small and medium sized CSOs based in the UK and overseas, working to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. By July 2022, the programme had reached more than 9.7...
Andrew Mitchell: The Social Protection Programme grant has been assessed as effective in reaching those in need and achieving the expected impact. It was doubled in size to respond to the back-to-back crises of cyclones and COVID in 2019 and 2020, reaching almost one million poor and vulnerable households. The programme benefit was increased to the equivalent of £100 over a six-month period, an increase from...
Andrew Mitchell: The UK regularly engages with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission, Government of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean civil society and other actors on tackling corruption in Zimbabwe. In 2021, the UK sanctioned Zimbabwean businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei for serious corruption.
Andrew Mitchell: The UK supports populations living in conflict zones with a range of assistance to ensure safe access to food, including cash assistance. Last year we provided £156 million in humanitarian assistance across East Africa, including food assistance. The UK champions UN Security Council Resolution 2417 on conflict and hunger which enables reporting and early warnings to the Security Council when...
Andrew Mitchell: The Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Crises Compact was agreed during the UK's G7 Presidency and we have provided our share of the $7 billion in humanitarian assistance to the countries one step from famine in 2021. We have also allocated a further £3 billion for humanitarian responses over the next three years. We continue to deliver on our policy commitments in the Compact. For example,...
Andrew Mitchell: Between 2015 and 2020 FCDO supported 8.1 million girls to gain a decent education. Through our Girls’ Education Challenge programme, we have supported up to 1.6 million girls, and over 150,000 girls with disabilities, to make progress in school. We will soon launch a new campaign on girls’ education results, to demonstrate the lifechanging impact of UK funding.
Andrew Mitchell: On 12 July, in response to the ongoing conflict in Sudan, the UK announced a package of six sanctions under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. We are freezing the assets of three commercial entities linked to each party involved in the conflict: the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), headed by Al Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), headed by Hemedti. The SAF and RSF have...
Andrew Mitchell: Educating girls is one of the top priorities under the British Government’s international development strategy—indeed, it is the way to change the world. Over the last five years for which figures are available, the British taxpayer procured a decent education for more than 8 million children in the poor world.
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