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517269

registered interest
date	28/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
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 assist humanitarian relief in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	904855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Yemen is now one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. The UK is the fourth largest donor having more than doubled our commitment to £85m in 2015-16. We have so far helped more than 1.3m Yemenis, providing food, medical supplies, water and emergency shelter to those most in need.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 04/05/2016 15:17:17 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

477988

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress has been made on delivering the commitments made to Jordan at the Syria Donors Conference.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	904137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>In Jordan, a Management Unit has been set up within the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation to which DFID has seconded staff. Existing co-ordination mechanisms, such as the Government-Donor Education group, are developing plans to deliver the Conference goals.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/03/2016 15:53:11 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

449469

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Christianity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to Christian communities in Iraq and Syria.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	25052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>There have been horrific cases of attacks on Christians and other religious communities by violent extremists including Daesh. We prioritise reaching the most vulnerable people across Iraq and Syria, including Christians and others who have suffered from such violence. All UK funded humanitarian assistance is distributed on the basis of need, and need alone, to ensure civilians are not discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion, or ethnicity. The UK continues to work with the UN and the international community to ensure all minorities’ rights are protected and our aid reaches those in greatest need.</p><p>To date, the UK has committed £79.5 million to the humanitarian crisis in Iraq. In response to the Syria crisis, we have pledged over £2.3 billion, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis.</p><p>As a result of UK support to Syria and the region, between February 2012 and June 2015, almost 20 million food rations were distributed, 1.6 million people were provided with clean water, 2.5 million medical consultations were provided, over 4 million relief packages were distributed and over 250,000 children were supported in formal and informal education.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 04/02/2016 14:12:44 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

174447

registered interest
date	19/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria
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 provide relief in those parts of Nigeria affected by the activities of Boko Haram.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	221239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK has provided £1 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to deliver food, safe water, clothes, shelter material and other basic necessities to those people displaced following attacks by Boko Haram.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A further £1 million of UK funding is committed to the Nigerian Government’s “Safe Schools Initiative” to help protect children at school in North East Nigeria and provide schooling to children displaced by the violence. The UK has also contributed £1.7 million to the UN’s and EU’s relief efforts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 22/01/2015 17:44:04 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

106468

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Jordan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what refugee relief work her Department is undertaking in Jordan.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
uin	905895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID is providing £122 million for humanitarian work in Jordan, providing food, healthcare and other support to thousands of refugees from Syria now living there. In addition, DFID is expanding support to municipal services and education in Jordan, to help the country deal with the impacts of the crisis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/11/2014 15:44:36 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones