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595919

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date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to her counterparts in (a) Haiti, (b) Jamaica, (c) Cuba and (d) the Bahamas on humanitarian aid to address the damage caused by hurricane Matthew.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	47282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has been monitoring the impact of Hurricane Matthew closely and has announced up to £5 million to support Haiti where many of those most affected live. The DFID team in Haiti and Foreign and Commonwealth Office embassies and High Commissions in the region are in close contact with relevant authorities in order to understand the impact and programme these funds effectively.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 17:06:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

595921

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in (a) Haiti, (b) Jamaica, (c) Cuba and (d) the Bahamas as a result of hurricane Matthew.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	47280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>In Haiti, the Department is working with the United Nations, international partners and the Government of Haiti to assess the level of humanitarian need. The Government of Haiti and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimate 2.1 million people in Haiti have been affected by Hurricane Matthew. We are now beginning to see the full scale of the devastation wrought by the worst storm to hit this region in almost a decade.</p><p>In Jamaica, no significant humanitarian need has been identified. In respect of Cuba, the Department is working closely with the International Federation of the Red Cross to ascertain their understanding of needs and potential response plans. We are also working with the British Red Cross to deepen our understanding of the humanitarian situation in the Bahamas.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 17:02:05 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

595922

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to address the humanitarian situation in (a) Haiti, (b) Jamaica, (c) Cuba and (d) the Bahamas caused by hurricane Matthew.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	47281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK is committing up to £5 million of initial support to trusted UN, Red Cross and NGO partners to help thousands of people in Haiti affected by Hurricane Matthew. DFID prepositioned aid in Haiti to better prepare the country for natural disasters, and has a team in Haiti working with international partners and the Government of Haiti to address the humanitarian situation.</p><p>In Jamaica, no significant humanitarian need has been identified. In respect of Cuba, the Department is working closely with the International Federation of the Red Cross to ascertain their understanding of needs and potential response plans.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence and Foreign and Commonwealth Office deployed the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary Vessel Wave Knight to the Bahamas to provide aerial reconnaissance and support in the immediate aftermath of Matthew’s impact. The Department for International Development is working with the British Red Cross to deepen our understanding of the humanitarian situation in the Bahamas.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 17:05:00 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

595933

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cost to the public purse is of the airport at St Helena.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	46872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>In 2011 DFID approved an allocation of £285.5 million for the airport at St Helena.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 16:54:48 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West