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1038060

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
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: UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent representations she has received on the future of UNRWA funding in Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	908418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>In December, we received representations from Pierre Krähenbühl, UNRWA’s Commissioner General, and Jamie McGoldrick, the local UN Humanitarian Coordinator who thanked the UK for our support in reducing UNRWA’s unprecedented financial shortfall. We will continue working with UNRWA and other donors to help ensure its essential services are maintained.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/01/2019 15:13:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

1038061

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Uganda: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps her Department has taken to help strengthen governance and security in Uganda.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	908419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>Since 2014 DFID has invested £30 million to improve the governance and security environment in Uganda. We are working with the Ugandan government and non-government actors to strengthen anti-corruption, build local governance capacity, increase accountability, and support public financial management reforms.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 09/01/2019 15:12:10 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1038062

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to provide long-term support for the Rohingya people.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Scully
uin	908420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK is pushing for accountability and longer-term support for the Rohingya. We are supporting the refugees in Bangladesh and pressing for improved conditions in Rakhine State. We have been one of the main donors to the international humanitarian response plan and we expect to remain a leading donor.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/01/2019 15:12:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully

1038063

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to improve the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	908421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>Following the positive Stockholm consultations in December we encourage the parties to implement their agreements. Any escalation of military activity must be avoided and Hodeidah and Saleef ports and onward supply routes kept open.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to address the deteriorating humanitarian situation through our £170m in UK aid for 2018/19.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 09/01/2019 15:13:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1038064

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
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: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What her Department's priorities are for 2019.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	908424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>DFID will continue to lead the UK’s work to end extreme poverty, deliver the Sustainable Development Goals and tackle the global challenges in line with the UK government’s Aid Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>As the UK leaves the European Union, strengthening our global presence will be vital, and I am determined that DFID will play a full part in this – maintaining and enhancing the UK’s position as a global development superpower.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/01/2019 15:14:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1038065

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
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: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What her Department's priorities are for 2019.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Will Quince
uin	908425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>DFID will continue to lead the UK’s work to end extreme poverty, deliver the Sustainable Development Goals and tackle the global challenges in line with the UK government’s Aid Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>As the UK leaves the European Union, strengthening our global presence will be vital, and I am determined that DFID will play a full part in this – maintaining and enhancing the UK’s position as a global development superpower.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/01/2019 15:14:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

1037788

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to tackle the further outbreak of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo which took place in December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	206357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>UK aid has been playing a crucial role since the outbreak was first announced on 1 August. We quickly provided funding and expertise to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for response activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and for regional preparedness.</p><p> </p><p>Our efforts are building on previous UK investments in preparedness and health systems; the experimental vaccine used in DRC was developed with UK support after the West Africa outbreak in 2014-15.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/01/2019 15:34:45 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1036999

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the conviction ratio was for rape offences in the 12 months to June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	205826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Conviction ratios for individual offences are currently published up to December 2017. Figures for individual offences such as rape for 2018 are subject to ongoing data processing and validation and will be published in May 2019. The conviction ratio for rape offences in the 6 months to December 2017 can be calculated using the Outcomes by offence data tool at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017</a>.<ul><li>Drag the ‘Year’ and ‘Quarter’ variables into the Filter box and select 2017 and Q3 and Q4</li><li>Search for ‘rape’ in the ‘Offence’ filter and ensure all rape offences (19C to 19H) are selected</li><li>The conviction ratio can be calculated as the number of convictions as a proportion of the number of proceedings</li></ul>Conviction ratios for more recent periods are currently only published for higher level offence groups (in this case, sexual offences) and the latest figures are available in the Overview Tables here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-june-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-june-2018</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/01/2019 16:53:51 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

1037002

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average deduction of wages was for (a) one child, (b) two children and (c) three children by (i) the Child Support Agency and (ii) the Child Maintenance Service in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	205857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The following table provides the average quarterly amounts paid through a deduction from earning order/request for each available quarter in the years 2016, 2017 and 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Figures are up to the quarter ending September 2018. This is consistent with the latest Official Statistics on the Child Maintenance Service and the Child Support Agency (CSA).</p><p> </p><p>Data relating to the Child Maintenance Service is not readily available before July 2017.</p><p> </p><p>For the Child Support Agency, in the quarter ending September 2018, there were no liabilities for cases with 3 or more children.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Average quarterly amount deducted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> -</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Child Support Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Child Maintenance Service</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number of Children</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3 or more</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3 or more</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Quarter ending</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£523</p></td><td><p>£735</p></td><td><p>£792</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£532</p></td><td><p>£745</p></td><td><p>£804</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£539</p></td><td><p>£750</p></td><td><p>£814</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£529</p></td><td><p>£733</p></td><td><p>£799</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£517</p></td><td><p>£716</p></td><td><p>£783</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£514</p></td><td><p>£710</p></td><td><p>£774</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£520</p></td><td><p>£724</p></td><td><p>£893</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£567</p></td><td><p>£686</p></td><td><p>£778</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£537</p></td><td><p>£749</p></td><td><p>£920</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£559</p></td><td><p>£691</p></td><td><p>£791</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>£539</p></td><td><p>£745</p></td><td><p>£948</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£575</p></td><td><p>£706</p></td><td><p>£786</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun-18<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><em>£475</em></p></td><td><p><em>£585</em></p></td><td><p><em>£1,063</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£591</p></td><td><p>£725</p></td><td><p>£815</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep-18<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><em>£455</em></p></td><td><p><em>£1,187</em></p></td><td><p><em>-</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£600</p></td><td><p>£738</p></td><td><p>£840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest £.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for three or more children are presented together as the rate at which a non-resident/paying parent is liable to pay does not change after three children.</p><p> </p><p>The caseload on CSA is falling at a faster rate as we are approaching the end of the Case Closure programme. We have now ended liabilities on the majority of CSA cases and will be taking steps to conclude the remaining cases before the end of 2018.</p><p> </p><ol><li>Figures for CSA in June 2018 and September 2018 are based on less than 200 cases. The small number of cases in this period helps to explain the greater variation in average amounts in these quarters.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 15/01/2019 11:23:26 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1037003

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she was aware of cases where service personnel were deducted more than £900 a month in child support payments while serving on operations.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	205858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>My Department does not hold information on whether service personnel are deployed on operations. Service personnel are treated in the same way as other paying parents and their child maintenance liability will increase, or decrease in line with any changes to their income.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/01/2019 11:17:21 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning