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595922

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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 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

595924

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	West Bank: Water Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations she has made to the Israeli authorities on the effect on the Palestinians in the West Bank of restricting water supplies.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	47293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK regularly raises the issue of water in the Occupied Palestinian Territories with the Israeli authorities, most recently on 8 September. We continue to stress the urgent need for Israel to take immediate and practical measures to improve the current situation and ensure fair distribution of water in the West Bank and Gaza.</p><p>We encourage both parties to find a swift resolution to this issue and to reconvene the Joint Water Committee to facilitate approval of projects that will improve Palestinian access to water. We see continuity of supply to the West Bank as essential for both the basic needs of Palestinians and for stability and security more widely.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 17:07:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

595925

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	Department for International Development: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, approximately how many (a) British and (b) non-British nationals are employed cleaning the Westminster estate of her Department.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	47566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>DFID utilises a cross government contract for cleaning services in their UK estates.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 17:11:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

595926

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	Department for International Development: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of staff on the payroll of her Department who work in Westminster are (a) British nationals and (b) nationals of another country.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	47588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>All Government Departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules.</p><p>Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.</p><p>More broadly, the Government will be consulting in due course on how we work with business to ensure that workers in this country have the skills that they need to get a job. But there are no proposals to publish lists of the number or proportion of foreign workers.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 17:11:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

595927

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	Palestinian Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to section 6.5 of the Memorandum of Understanding between her Department and the Palestinian National Authority, whether her Department has been aware of any breach of the commitment of human rights and taken any action in response to a breach of that commitment.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	47603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK assesses that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is not in breach of its commitment to respecting human rights. The UK promptly raises specific human rights issues with the PA when necessary, both publicly and privately.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 17:12:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

595928

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	Palestinian Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to section 6.5 of the Memorandum of Understanding between her Department and the Palestinian National Authority, whether her Department has been aware of any breach of the commitment on the principle of non-violence and taken any action in response to a breach of that commitment.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	47604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK deplores incitement on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We take the issue very seriously and raise our concerns when incidents occur. The UK’s assessment is that the Palestinian Authority is not in breach of the Memorandum of Understanding and the track record of President Abbas and Prime Minister Hamdallah demonstrates their overall commitment to non-violence and a negotiated two-state solution.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 17:13:44 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

595929

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	Palestinian Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to section 6.5 of the Memorandum of Understanding between her Department and the Palestinian National Authority, whether the implications of any breach of the commitment on human rights was discussed at the annual partnership talks between her Department and that Authority.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	47605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK raised the issue of human rights as part of the FCO-led UK-Palestinian strategic talks and in the DFID- Palestinian Authority (PA) annual talks that review the broader DFID-PA Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with a clear message that we take very seriously any allegations of human rights abuses. The UK assesses that the PA is not in breach of its commitment to respecting human rights.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 17:14:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

595930

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	Palestinian Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to section 6.5 of the Memorandum of Understanding between her Department and the Palestinian National Authority, whether the implications of any breach of the commitment on the principle of non-violence was discussed at the annual partnership talks between her Department and that Authority.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	47606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK raised the issue of incitement as part of the FCO-led UK-Palestinian strategic talks and in the DFID-Palestinian Authority (PA) annual talks that review the DFID-PA Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), sending a clear message of discouraging incitement to violence. The UK’s assessment is that the PA is not in breach of the MoU and the track record of President Abbas and Prime Minister Hamdallah demonstrates their overall commitment to non-violence and a negotiated two-state solution.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 17:15:28 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

595931

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	Palestinian Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with regard to the amendment letter to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Palestinian Government for Financial Assistance, signed on 19 March 2015, whether her Department has a list of the eligible beneficiaries of the PEGASE support programme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	47607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The list of vetted civil servants is held by the European Union. DFID has access to this list on request. The list of eligible beneficiaries is subject to a vetting process that includes screening against international and ad hoc sanctions lists, covering a large number of different risk categories including terrorism financing.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/10/2016 17:16:10 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

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