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date	07/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq: Minority Groups
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 Yazidis, Christians and other vulnerable minorities in Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	56651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>All UK-funded humanitarian aid is distributed on the basis of need irrespective of race, religion or ethnicity. The organisations through which we channel our support in Iraq do not identify or record beneficiaries by their religion. Since June 2014, the UK has committed £169.5 million in humanitarian assistance to the crisis in Iraq. This includes access to clean water, food, medicines, protection and other life-saving assistance, targeted towards the most vulnerable people in Iraq.</p><p>Through the Conflict, Security and Stabilisation Fund (CSSF), the UK provides funding for projects designed to support community cohesion and encourage reconciliation, acceptance and tolerance between communities.</p><p>In our dialogue with the Government of Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government, and the United Nations, UK Ministers and officials frequently raise the importance of protecting the rights of minorities.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/12/2016 17:10:26 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

654459

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date	07/12/2016
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, what changes her Department plans to make to the list of priority countries as a result of the Bilateral Development Review 2016.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	56484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>DFID’s 2015/16 Annual Report (available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/546038/annual-report-accounts-201516-print.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>) provides a list of the countries we currently work in. We keep this list under review, given the dynamic nature of the department’s work and the volatility of current conflicts, particularly in the Middle East.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/12/2016 17:05:01 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

654460

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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 her Department plans to open any new country programmes as a result of the Bilateral Development Review 2016.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	56478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>DFID does not plan to open any new country programmes as a result of the Bilateral Development Review.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/12/2016 17:03:35 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

654461

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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 her Department plans to exit or transition from any country programmes as a result of the Bilateral Development Review 2016.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	56534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>DFID has not taken any decisions to exit specific country programmes as a result of the Bilateral Development Review. However, we will continue to review readiness for countries to self-finance their development, or transition from traditional aid to different forms of UK support based on mutual interest and engaging other parts of the UK Government.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 14/12/2016 17:04:09 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg