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758798

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date	07/09/2017
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 proportion of the international aid budget has been spent on (a) disaster relief and (b) refugee assistance in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	9385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The amount of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) spent on humanitarian assistance in each of the last 5 years is set out in the table below. In line with the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) classification, this includes expenditure on emergency response, reconstruction relief and rehabilitation, and disaster prevention and preparedness.</p><p>This expenditure covers humanitarian support overseas to both refugees and non-refugees. Detailed data is not collected to separately identify expenditure overseas solely on refugees.</p><p> </p><p>UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) for Humanitarian Assistance and support to refugees 2010 -2015, £ million</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Humanitarian Assistance<sup>1,3</sup></p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total (£ million)</p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>639</p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>558</p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,005</p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,347</p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,496</p></td><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on total UK ODA is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572063/statistics-on-international-development-2016a.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572063/statistics-on-international-development-2016a.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572063/statistics-on-international-development-2016a.pdf" target="_blank">Statistics on International Development</a></p><p>Table notes:</p><p>1.The definition for humanitarian assistance and support to refugees in the UK is set internationally by the OECD DAC.</p><p>2.Covering basic costs only for the first year of stay in the UK.</p><p>3.The figures for humanitarian assistance and refugee costs cover UK bilateral and multilateral aid.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/09/2017 16:50:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

758799

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
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 those affected by Hurricane Irma.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	9567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made available £32million to support those affected by Hurricane Irma and a cross-Government response has been stood up. DFID has sent more than 40 metric tonnes of UKaid to the region including thousands of shelter kits and of solar lanterns. More supplies will be arriving throughout the month. We are also working with the Overseas Territories institutions to understand how we will move from disaster response to early recovery and long-term reconstruction. The Government will continue to do all it can to support those affected. Further details of our work are available on our website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development</a></p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2017 16:58:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

758800

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in the Overseas Territories and other Caribbean states on the humanitarian response to Hurricane Irma.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	9568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Government Ministers are in daily contact with the Governors of the Overseas Territories affected by Hurricane Irma as well as with our partners in the region. We are coordinating closely on needs assessments and getting UKaid in affected areas.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2017 17:16:21 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

758801

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in the US on the provision of humanitarian assistance to those territories and states affected by Hurricane Irma.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	9569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development spoke to her US counterpart Mark Andrew Green on 11<sup>th</sup> September and our teams are coordinating closely on the response effort to territories and states affected by Hurricane Irma.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2017 17:14:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

758802

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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: Disclosure of Information
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 promote whistleblowing in her Department.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) has a robust process in place for reporting and managing all whistleblowing concerns. This process was recently refreshed to ensure it remains in line with Cabinet Office standards and recommended best practice. The process is managed independently by DFID’s internal audit department and has been designed to give confidence to all stakeholders to raise concerns, in line with the open and transparent culture that DFID has sought to create.</p><p>The whistleblowing reporting process is set out clearly on DFID’s external website (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about#reporting-fraud" target="_blank">Reporting Fraud</a>) and in more detail within the department’s internal intranet, accessible by all staff. DFID has made civil service e-learning on fraud modules mandatory for all staff and has embedded fraud awareness components across many of its core training interventions. DFID has appointed a dedicated fraud resource across the department’s country office network to support staff on an on-going basis and keep the profile of whistleblowing high.</p><p>In additional to the regular awareness raising activities undertaken, DFID played an active role in publicising the cross civil service whistleblowing awareness week in 2016 and will do so again during September 2017.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/09/2017 14:39:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

758266

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: 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 ensure that sufficient food and medical assistance is being provided to the displaced civilians of Rakine State.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	9048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK has long been one of the biggest contributors of humanitarian aid for the displaced population in Rakhine State. We have provided over £30 million in humanitarian assistance since 2012, including food and sanitation for over 126,000 people. In the current context access to the worst affected populations is seriously constrained. We are working at the highest levels with the government, other donors and the UN to improve access and ensure that aid reaches those that need it most. DFID has also committed £10.9 million to meet the needs of displaced Rohingya and the host communities who support them in Bangladesh. The UK Government is deeply concerned about the violence against the Rohingya and other communities in Burma’s Rakhine State, and the plight of thousands fleeing their homes.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2017 09:46:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

757494

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Global Learning Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has for the future of the Global Learning programme.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	8649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Global Learning Programme comes to an end in July 2018. We are currently consulting on potential future work on development education, with a focus on increasing impact and better engaging UK citizens in tackling poverty and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2017 09:51:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

757495

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether it is her policy that the UK should continue to participate in the Europe Aid Development Awareness programme after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	8650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>There will be no decisions on future UK/EU policy until the Government’s negotiations on exiting the EU have concluded.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2017 09:52:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

757496

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has for the future of development awareness education.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	8651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>DFID remains committed to development education in the UK. We are currently consulting on potential future work on development education, with a focus on increasing impact and better engaging UK citizens in tackling poverty and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2017 09:52:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

757497

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Libya: Human Trafficking
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 the victims of human trafficking and exploitation in Libya.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Paul Masterton
uin	8549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) is providing assistance to refugees and migrants at risk of trafficking and exploitation in Libya. So far this year, DFID has supported more than 20,000 emergency interventions such as healthcare, psychosocial support, hygiene kits and safe shelter. The UK Government is also assisting vulnerable migrants with voluntary returns from Libya – so far our support has helped more than 1,200 individuals to return home.</p><p>The UK government continues to support the Libyan authorities to tackle smuggling and organised immigration crime. We also continue to press for refugees and migrants in Libya to be treated in accordance with international norms and standards.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2017 09:47:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4625 label Biography information for Paul Masterton