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1122056

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date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Migrant Camps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in the Rukban camp in Southern Syria.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	245561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains very concerned about the humanitarian situation of the estimated 41,000 people stranded at Rukban camp. DFID engages regularly with the UN to understand the latest assessments of the humanitarian needs of those in the camp – these needs remain high, particularly given the lack of sustained access provided to humanitarian actors. Together with our international partners, we continue to call on the Syrian Regime and its backers to facilitate sustained humanitarian access to the camp.</p><p>DFID is continuing to support essential humanitarian assistance to Rukban camp, including contributing to the provision of clean water and medical support for the UN clinic. In 2018 alone, DFID funding to those at Rukban provided 8,000 children with malnutrition screening, 5,000 children with vaccines, 2,500 children with medical consultations and contributed to the provision of safe water and hygiene kits for 50,000 people.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 245562 question first answered 25/04/2019 15:21:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1122058

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Migrant Camps
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 internally displaced people in Rubkan camp in Southern Syria.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	245562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains very concerned about the humanitarian situation of the estimated 41,000 people stranded at Rukban camp. DFID engages regularly with the UN to understand the latest assessments of the humanitarian needs of those in the camp – these needs remain high, particularly given the lack of sustained access provided to humanitarian actors. Together with our international partners, we continue to call on the Syrian Regime and its backers to facilitate sustained humanitarian access to the camp.</p><p>DFID is continuing to support essential humanitarian assistance to Rukban camp, including contributing to the provision of clean water and medical support for the UN clinic. In 2018 alone, DFID funding to those at Rukban provided 8,000 children with malnutrition screening, 5,000 children with vaccines, 2,500 children with medical consultations and contributed to the provision of safe water and hygiene kits for 50,000 people.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 245561 question first answered 25/04/2019 15:21:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1122070

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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 her Department is taking to strengthen community engagement in its response to the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	245565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>Community engagement remains one of the key challenges in this Ebola response. UK Aid has supported research by Social Science in Humanitarian Action to understand community concerns and the inherently complex social and political context of the affected areas.</p><p>We are working with the key implementing partners to adapt approaches to the very varied local contexts – including working with trusted local leaders and religious groups. Experience from the devastating outbreak of 2014-2016 in West Africa shows that the response will not be able to contain the outbreak until there is sufficient community understanding, acceptance and ownership, all of which is made more difficult in eastern DRC given the active conflict.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/04/2019 16:44:39 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1122071

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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 her Department is taking to lead donor efforts to support regional (a) preparedness and (b) contingency planning in response to the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and what steps she is taking to consult with NGOs on those efforts.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	245566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK is the leading donor for regional preparedness, focusing on Priority 1 countries (Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and South Sudan) and supporting steps such as vaccination of front-line health workers. DFID officials will attend the Kampala Conference on Regional Preparedness at the end of this month. This will provide us a further opportunity to work closely with other donors and to press the World Health Organisation to develop a clear resource mobilisation strategy and plans for further preparedness activities.</p><p> </p><p>We also continue to support preparedness and contingency planning in currently unaffected areas in the DRC. Much of this work involves discussions with key non-governmental agencies and organisations around the roles they are playing and could play, making sure we take their views and needs into account in terms of the response as it develops.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/04/2019 16:45:32 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1122072

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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 assessment her Department has made of the level of Ebola misinformation in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and what steps her Department is taking to promote understanding and awareness of that disease.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	245567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>We are concerned that misinformation severely hampers efforts to fight the spread of Ebola in the DRC. Recognising this, the response is making substantial efforts to combat the spread of misinformation through social and print media, radio shows, and engagement with community and religious leaders.</p><p>The UK continues to support the implementing partners, recognising the need for the response to strengthen engagement with communities to better understand and integrate their needs and concerns.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/04/2019 16:46:00 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1122074

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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 his Department is taking to ensure compliance with (a) UN Security Council Resolution 2286 and (b) the protection of medical facilities and personnel in the relation to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	245568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK will always uphold international laws, use our influence to encourage others to do likewise, seek to condemn those that do not, and push for accountability to abused populations. The UK co-sponsored UNSC Resolution 2286 in 2016, and our support for this agenda remains steadfast. We are committed to respecting and promoting compliance with International Humanitarian Law and condemning serious violations and abuses, including the protection of medical and humanitarian personnel and their assets. We strongly condemn the attacks and threats of violence that have targeted the response to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC. In particular, we express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Dr Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung, a WHO health worker, who was murdered in an attack on 19 April.</p><p>The UK is a major donor to the Ebola response in DRC and works closely with partners on the front line. There is a clear and pressing need to protect frontline health workers, Ebola patients and others involved while being sensitive to community dynamics in an area which has faced decades of conflict.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/04/2019 15:22:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg