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634163

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date	11/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether it remains her Department's policy to spend 0.7 per cent of gross national income on official development assistance.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	52532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>Meeting the 0.7 per cent target for overseas aid is a manifesto commitment. It is enshrined in law and the Government has been unequivocal that we will continue to honour that promise. Alongside our world-class diplomacy and spending two per cent of our wealth on defence, upholding our manifesto commitments on UK aid is vital to securing Britain’s place in the world, exporting economic prosperity, security and stability in the national interest.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/11/2016 16:02:11 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

632439

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development assistance to the Palestinian people <i>Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory</i> published in July 2015, what assessment they have made of the future habitability of the Gaza Strip.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned by the situation in Gaza and the report’s warning that Gaza could become uninhabitable by 2020. UK aid has supported economic development, provision of basic services, and enabled reconstruction through support to the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism. However, as the report makes clear, aid alone cannot solve the problems in Gaza. We welcome Israel’s decision last year to increase the water supply to Gaza, as well as other commitments which permit the construction of essential energy infrastructure. Improvements in energy and water provision are essential to improve the daily life of the people living in Gaza. The UK government frequently stresses with both parties the importance that these commitments are implemented quickly, and continues to press for a sustainable political solution for Gaza which will address Israel’s legitimate security concerns whilst opening up movement and access.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/11/2016 15:33:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

632441

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: Sewers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the possibility of a cholera epidemic following the breakdown of the sewage system in Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK is concerned by the electricity shortage in Gaza and the serious impact it is having on the sewage system. We are in close touch with humanitarian agencies such as UNICEF, who lead on water and sanitation, about the main health risks associated with sewage treatment in Gaza. We are also in regular dialogue with Israel, the Palestinian Authority and other development actors on energy issues. The UK has supported partners such as the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which provides health services and repairs water infrastructure in Gaza. We are also encouraged by the commitments Israel made at the UN General Assembly in New York this year, which permit the construction of essential energy infrastructure for Gaza. The UK government frequently stresses with both parties the importance that these commitments are implemented quickly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/11/2016 15:31:08 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

637386

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Tanzania: Water
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 improve access to water in Tanzania.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	907182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK supports the Government of Tanzania’s nationwide Water Sector Development Programme, which aims to provide access to clean, safe water for 80% of the population by 2019. The UK Government’s contribution will improve water access for 2.1 million people in rural areas by 2019.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 16/11/2016 16:26:49 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

637387

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Trade
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 giving to countries in Africa to improve their capacity to trade.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	907179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>My Department’s core mission is and will always be to combat poverty. Post-Brexit, Britain can be a global leader in helping developing countries build their access to international markets and in ensuring that it is the poorest that benefit from these trading relationships. In taking this leadership role, we will be doing something that we can rightly be proud of, whilst also creating the UK’s trading partners of tomorrow.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2016 17:05:36 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

637388

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Occupied Territories: Demolition
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 seek redress for the demolition by the government of Israel of structures in the Occupied Palestinian Territories which were built with assistance from the UK.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	907180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>No structures directly funded by the UK <ins class="ministerial">in recent years </ins>have been demolished. The UK regularly raises demolitions with the government of Israel.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/11/2016 17:09:18 question first ministerially corrected 08/02/2017 14:56:42 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 20797 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

637389

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sierra Leone: Overseas Aid
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 development needs in Sierra Leone.
tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
uin	907184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>I have just returned from Sierra Leone where I saw first-hand the scale of the development challenges, and the essential leadership role that the UK is playing in tackling them. Our cross-HMG response to the 2014/15 Ebola crisis was instrumental in bringing the epidemic under control. Since then the UK has pledged £240 million to Sierra Leone’s two year post-Ebola recovery agenda, which is saving lives, ensuring children get a better education and laying the groundwork for increased economic development.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2016 17:06:46 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

637390

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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: Cost Effectiveness
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 improve value for money in her Department's expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	907185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>Value for money is not just a matter for those who ultimately foot the bill for our aid budget – British taxpayers. Given the lifesaving work UK aid does across the globe, driving value for money also means that fewer lives are wasted to the scourge of poverty and disease. Driving the very best results for our money is therefore as much about helping the poorest as it is for justifying spending to those paying for it.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2016 17:07:58 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

637391

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Renewable Energy
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 plans to take to support developing countries in generating more renewable energy.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	907183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government has an ambitious agenda to increase renewable energy generation in developing countries, through better government planning and catalysing more public and private sector investment into renewable energy – including through CDC.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 16/11/2016 16:27:59 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

628268

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 31 October (HL2510), in which developing countries the UK supports private healthcare providers.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL3003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>To help ensure the health needs of the poor are met, the UK Department for International Development supports improvement of the quality, affordability and accessibility of healthcare provided to poor people by non-state providers. This forms part of DFID’s approach to accelerating progress towards universal health coverage in a range of its priority countries currently including Burma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/11/2016 15:31:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley