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910111

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent support her Department has provided to strengthen democratic processes and governance in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	905510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>DFID provides extensive support to promote more inclusive, open and accountable governance. Last year DFID supported elections in Sierra Leone, Somalia and Kenya. DFID also works with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy in over 30 countries to build trust and participation in democratic institutions, including among minorities and vulnerable groups.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/05/2018 14:07:22 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

910112

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to promote value for money in aid spending.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	905511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>It is vital that aid spending delivers value for money. I have set a challenge that we ensure aid money is not just spent well, but cannot be spent better.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 23/05/2018 14:07:54 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

910113

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	East Africa: Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the level of food security in east Africa.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	905513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>More than 20 million people are experiencing acute food shortages in East Africa. The situation is most severe in Somalia, Ethiopia and South Sudan, with a risk of famine in South Sudan. The UK has recently provided assistance to over 13.6 million people and has allocated £279 million for humanitarian aid to these countries this year.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/05/2018 14:08:29 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

910114

registered interest
date	23/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	EU Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans her Department has to contribute to EU development and humanitarian funds after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	905515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>Negotiations are still ongoing about the UK’s position following the implementation period. If a UK contribution to EU development funds can best deliver our mutual interests, we should both be open to that. This will be decided on a case by case basis where it represents value for taxpayers’ money.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 23/05/2018 14:08:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

908955

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many contractors have been employed by her Department for (a) up to one year, (b) between one and five years, (c) between five and 10 years and (d) over 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	146178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The data relating to contractors is not held in a central source. Depending on the area of business, the responsibilities undertaken and the nature of the engagement, this could be held in several places. Consolidation would be manual and onerous. We consider there to be a disproportionate cost to provide this information.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/05/2018 10:51:36 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

909066

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Health Services
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 help improve healthcare facilities in Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	146098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK will provide £1.5m humanitarian funding to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) appeal to help improve the capacity of 11 hospitals in Gaza. The UK is working closely with our international partners to monitor the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and ensure a coordinated and effective response to urgent medical needs. UK financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority helps to pay the salaries of vetted health public servants in the West Bank. Last year this support provided up to 3,700 immunisations for children and around 185,000 medical consultations annually. In addition, the UK is a long-term supporter of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides basic services, including basic healthcare, to over 800,000 Palestinian refugees in the West Bank and 1.3 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/05/2018 17:20:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

909068

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much financial assistance her Department has given to projects in Palestine in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	146099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p><strong>DFID’s Official Development Assistance directly to West Bank and Gaza Strip 2007 to 2016</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2007</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2008</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2009</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2010</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2011</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2012</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2013</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2014</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">£11.2m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£55.4m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£56.1m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£58.0m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£120.5m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£58.3m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£95.9m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£109.4m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£41.4m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£43.9m</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2007</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2008</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2009</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£26.8m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£74.4m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£81.0m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£85.0m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£103.6m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£82.8m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£82.3m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£111.9m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£75.1m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£43.9m</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This includes DFID’s bilateral ODA to the West Bank and Gaza Strip including DFID’s contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for basic services and protection for Palestine refugees in the region. In the National Statistics “ Statistics on International Development” the UNRWA contribution is included in DFID’s multilateral ODA total. This is due to the OECD DAC international code rules.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/05/2018 16:13:21 question first ministerially corrected 20/06/2018 09:28:11 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 60559 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

909108

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sudan: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding will her Department plans to provide to UN agencies working in Sudan in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	146247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>DFID has planned to provide £32 million of direct funding to United Nations (UN) partners working in Sudan for the 2018/19 financial year. In 2018/19 our contributions to UN partners will help provide at least 550,000 people in Sudan with humanitarian assistance; support to prevent or treat malnutrition; and sustainable access to water.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 146251 question first answered 24/05/2018 15:16:55 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

909113

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Somaliland: Storms
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 support the people and Government of Somaliland in the aftermath of Cyclone Sagar.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	146258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK is one of the largest humanitarian donors in Somalia. DFID funded partners have pre-positioned relief supplies in Somaliland for use in the aftermath of Cyclone Sagar. These include water treatment kits, tents, health and nutrition supplies that can cater for more than 400,000 people. Airlifts of supplies to flood-affected areas are also underway, funded in part by UKAid. Our partners are undertaking needs assessments to determine the full extent of destruction caused.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 24/05/2018 15:01:07 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

909137

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contribution her Department plans to make to the voluntary national review of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	146233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK enjoys enormous respect and influence on development issues, and was at the forefront of negotiating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs provide a framework to tackle the most pressing global challenges of our time – extreme poverty and disease, global instability and conflict, mass migration, climate change and gender inequality – challenges that are at the core of DFID’s work.</p><p>As such, DFID holds policy oversight for the SDGs, and we are working closely with the Cabinet Office and other Government Departments to develop our plans for the UK’s Voluntary National Review. We will ensure that the review takes account of the UK’s domestic and international contributions to this global agenda and will consult a wide range of stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/05/2018 10:53:21 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy