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654456

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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

654457

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	Yemen: Diesel
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 availability within Yemen of diesel oil for the (a) generation of electricity and (b) functioning of water pumps used as wells.
tabling member constituency	Charnwood
tabling member printed	Edward Argar
uin	56435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>In October 2016, the World Food Programme reported that 39% of Yemen’s estimated fuel needs (including for diesel oil) were imported into Yemen. Although we do not have precise figures, this is likely to have affected the availability of diesel for the generation of electricity and functioning of water pumps as Yemen is dependent on imports for the majority of its fuel needs.</p><p>The Department of International Development is providing £1.42 million to the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM) to speed up the clearance process for shipments of essential fuel and food to Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/12/2016 17:09:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar

652743

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
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, how her Department ensures that aid finance is predictable and reliable for recipient countries.
tabling member constituency	Meriden
tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Spelman
uin	56339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is the only G7 country to legislate on its promise to provide 0.7% gross national income towards helping the world’s poor. In doing so we have given a very strong commitment to stable and predictable aid finance.</p><p>The Government recognises the importance of providing predictable flows to partner countries. To this end DFID has published indicative forward country budgets in its Annual Report and details of approved projects in every country. It is important that Ministers continually review where, how and how much we spend, to ensure that aid is being used to maximum effect in reducing poverty in the national interest, and that our work responds to changing global challenges and volatile country situations.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/12/2016 17:16:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman

652746

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on travel that was not standard class in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	56234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>DFID spend on non-standard class travel in each of the last 5 years is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>.</p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total spend on non-standard travel</p></td><td><p><strong>£1,798,021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,911,160</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£895,728</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£618,448</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£596,721</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>DFID policy is for employees always to use the most efficient and economic means of travel for duty visits. All journeys of up to 5 hours must be in economy/standard class. Journeys of over 5 hours must also be in economy/standard class unless there is legitimate business approval provided in advance for a higher standard of travel.</p><p>The information provided represents the travel bookings made through our contracted travel provider. Travel booked locally is not included. The non-standard travel costs may be overstated due to credits (e.g. from cancellations) having the incorrect class of travel applied.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/12/2016 17:12:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

652747

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Unpaid Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many unpaid internships there are in her Department.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	56310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>DFID has no unpaid internships. The Civil Service has been running the Summer Diversity Internship Programme (SDIP) for 15 years. This is a paid, two months programme specifically for BAME, lower socio-economic and those from disabled backgrounds. It is targeted at penultimate/final year undergraduates and is a major plank of the Civil Service early talent diversity strategy. DFID has participated in this scheme for the last 3 years. In 2016 we took 4 summer diversity internships, 2 in 2015 and 4 in 2014.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/12/2016 17:14:10 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

652748

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which organisations her Department is working with to end modern day slavery.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	56323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>DFID has a key part to play in helping to end modern slavery in all its forms. Tackling modern slavery will require partnering both with countries where the problem in its various forms exists, and with a wider set of partners including other countries, multilateral organisations including the United Nations, non-governmental organisations, businesses, academia, charities and faith groups.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/12/2016 17:15:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

652749

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on anti-human trafficking programmes in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	56324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>The information about the total amount DFID has spent on anti-human trafficking in each year since 2010 is not available in the form requested. DFID is committed to tackling trafficking and exploitation and is, for example, supporting a regional “Work in Freedom” programme led by the International Labour Organisation which supports safe migration and government capacity building in Asia. The programme helps stop women and girls from being trafficked through prevention, protection and empowerment. To date it has helped provide over 90,000 women with training to help them make informed migration decisions, reducing their risk of being trafficked from India, Nepal and Bangladesh.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/12/2016 17:17:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire