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Bishop of St Albans asks about effects of climate change in the Horn of Africa

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 20th March 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked  His Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to increase climate funding available to drought-affected and flood-prone communities in the Horn of Africa.

Lord Benyon (Con, FCDO): Building climate resilience is central to the UK’s work in the Horn of Africa where flooding and drought have impacted tens of millions of people.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about development aid to Ethiopia

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 20th March 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, further to their funding announced on 5 February to end preventable deaths in Ethiopia, what consideration they have given to increasing investments to prevent malnutrition in Ethiopia and its long-term health and development impacts on women and children.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about prosecutions for unlicensed fishing

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 19th March 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government how many successful prosecutions by the Environment Agency there were for fishing without a licence in England in (1) 2019, (2) 2020, (3) 2021, (4) 2022, and (5) 2023.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about foreign powers involvement in conflict in Sudan

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 18th March 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of the United Arab Emirates on the seizing of two ports the Sudanese Red Sea coast through proxy forces, and that they have plans to build a third port.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about carbon emissions in Kenya

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 14th March 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the issues raised by the Survival International Report of the Northern Rangelands Trust carbon offsetting project in Kenya.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about information on tankers in the English channel

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 12th March 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Gower on 14 February (HL2349), in what form the information on vessel transponders is collected; and where is it published.

Lord Douglas Miller (Con, DfT): The Government does not routinely collect information on vessel transponders.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about taxation of taxi and rideshare companies

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 12th March 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 13 February (HL2098), when the consultation on the Uber Britannia Ltd v Sefton MBC High Court ruling will be published.

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Bishop of Albans asks about increase in piracy off the Horn of Africa

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 5th March 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent increase in piracy off the Horn of Africa.

Lord Benyon (Con, Foreign Office): While the causes of recent maritime incidents in the Horn of Africa are unclear, the UK continues to monitor the situation in the region closely.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about forced labour in China

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 5th March 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of recent Human Rights Watch research that suggests several major carmakers could be complicit in abuse of China’s Uyghur Muslims.

Lord Johnson of Lainston (Con, DfT): Modern slavery is a barbaric crime which we are determined to stamp out. In 2022, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights published its assessment of the human rights situation in Xinjiang, which found that China had carried out “serious human rights violations” against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities.

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Bishop of St Albans asks about recent statement by Bangladesh concerning Rohingya refugees

The Bishop of St Albans received the following written answer on 4th March 2024:

The Lord Bishop of St Albans asked His Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Bangladesh in response to its statement on 7 February that it will not allow any more Rohingya refugees to enter the country.

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