The Earl of Sandwich

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the latest agreement between the Army and civilian organisations in Sudan, and (2) whether this agreement will support the development of a democratic government in that country.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the international community, including the UK, retain any recognised role in Darfur, Sudan, as a humanitarian shield for the local population; and if not, what protection remains for non-governmental organisations i...

To ask His Majesty's Government how many Afghan refugees have been admitted to the UK under the UNHCR Resettlement Schemes since August 2021; and how many further applications they expect to approve in the first quarter of 2023.

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they are holding with (1) churches, and (2) non-governmental organisations, in South Africa in relation to any UK sponsored work to tackle rural poverty in that country.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support new projects to address poverty in South Africa.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have supported any land redistribution projects in South Africa since the 1994 general election in that country.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to support interventions by non-governmental organisations to prevent famine in (1) Ethiopia, (2) Kenya, (3) Somalia, and (4) South Sudan.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, if any, of a potential link between recent flooding in areas of South Asia to (1) illegal logging, and (2) deforestation.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will match funds for Pakistan raised by the Disasters Emergency Committee members; and how they will avoid duplication with that committee's members' current support for Pakistani charities.

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent representations they have made to the government of Egypt over the continuing imprisonment of the British Citizen, Alaa Abd El-Fattah; which government officials they made such representations to; and with what ...

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the consequences the (1) imprisonment of, and (2) lack of consular access to, Alaa Abd El-Fattah could have on the COP 27 conference in Egypt.

To ask His Majesty's Government how many successful consular visits they have paid to Alaa Abd El-Fattah in prison in Cairo this year; on what occasions; and how many visits they have (1) paid, or (2) attempted, since his hunger strike began on 2 May.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made any impact assessment of the effect of the (1) imprisonment, and (2) treatment, of Alaa Abd El-Fattah on the UK's (a) political, and (b) cultural, relations with Egypt; and whether such an impact asse...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will (1) carry out, and (2) publish, an assessment of the causes of the floods in (a) Pakistan, and (b) elsewhere on the India sub-continent, to assist them in their longer term response.

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with negotiations with the government of Egypt regarding the release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who has been in prison in that country on hunger strike since April.

To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have set the period of detention before an individual may apply for bail from immigration detention as seven days.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have carried out any research into alternative destinations to Rwanda as safe countries for migrants and asylum-seekers; and if so, with what conclusions.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what evidence they have that removal to Rwanda will be a deterrent to would-be economic migrants.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken, if any, towards designating the Sudanese Rapid Forces as a terrorist organisation.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what engagement they have had with representatives of the Sundanese National Congress Party in 2022.