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897079

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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: Educational Exchanges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries they have determined as being eligible for the reciprocal visits element of the Connecting Classrooms programme.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL7503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The full list of countries deemed eligible for reciprocal visits has not yet been finalised and will be published in due course.</p><p>The criteria applied in this decision include whether the country is a priority for DFID and the British Council, and whether an appropriate degree of support for reciprocal visits can be offered in-country. However, exceptions are considered for countries which have strong links with regions of the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL7504 HL7505 question first answered 14/05/2018 14:26:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

897080

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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: Educational Exchanges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they agreed with the British Council the list of eligible countries for the reciprocal visits element of the Connecting Classrooms programme, beginning in July.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL7504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The full list of countries deemed eligible for reciprocal visits has not yet been finalised and will be published in due course.</p><p>The criteria applied in this decision include whether the country is a priority for DFID and the British Council, and whether an appropriate degree of support for reciprocal visits can be offered in-country. However, exceptions are considered for countries which have strong links with regions of the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL7503 HL7505 question first answered 14/05/2018 14:26:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

897081

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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: Educational Exchanges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they apply in selecting eligible countries for the reciprocal visits element of the Connecting Classrooms programme.
tabling member printed	Lord German
uin	HL7505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>The full list of countries deemed eligible for reciprocal visits has not yet been finalised and will be published in due course.</p><p>The criteria applied in this decision include whether the country is a priority for DFID and the British Council, and whether an appropriate degree of support for reciprocal visits can be offered in-country. However, exceptions are considered for countries which have strong links with regions of the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL7503 HL7504 question first answered 14/05/2018 14:26:19 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4163 label Biography information for Lord German

895216

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help children at risk of starvation in Yemen.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL7476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK recently announced £170 million in support to Yemen for the financial year 2018/19, which will meet immediate food needs for 2.5 million Yemenis, including children at risk of starvation. Last financial year, we provided £60 million to the World Food Programme to provide millions of people with food, as well as £25 million to UNICEF, which included support to treat children with severe acute malnutrition. We also provided £24 million to our NGO partners through our Yemen Multisector Humanitarian Response Programme, which included support to tackle food insecurity and malnutrition.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has also taken a leading role in calling on all parties to allow unhindered humanitarian and commercial access across the country, including for vital food and fuel.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/05/2018 14:29:09 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

895217

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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: Hospitals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help ensure hospitals in Yemen have access to medical supplies, including antibiotics.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL7477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK recently announced £170 million of funding to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen for the financial year 2018/19. This funding will provide life-saving food, medicine (including antibiotics), clean water and sanitation to millions of people facing disease and hunger in Yemen. Our funding to UNICEF, the UN’s Yemen Humanitarian Pooled Fund and to our NGO partners through our Yemen Multisector Humanitarian Response Programme all contribute to improving the quality and availability of healthcare and medical supplies. We have also taken a leading role in calling on all parties to allow unhindered humanitarian and commercial access, including for medical supplies, as well as food and fuel, across Yemen.</p><p>Last financial year, we provided over £8 million in targeted cholera funding to UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration. This support aimed to provide medical supplies to half a million people, safe access to chlorinated water to 300,000 people, and rehabilitate medical facilities used by 250,000 people.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/05/2018 14:30:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

895218

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
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: Water
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help ensure people in Yemen have access to clean water.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL7478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>Our funding of £170 million to Yemen this financial year (2018/19) includes support to UNICEF to provide access to a safe water supply, sanitation, and hygiene; as well as to other programmes that deliver a range of activities to improve water access alongside other priorities, including our Yemen Multisector Humanitarian Response Programme, the Yemen Humanitarian Pooled Fund, and Yemen's Social Fund for Development.</p><p> </p><p>Our support of £205 million to Yemen in the financial year 2017/18 included funding aimed at providing clean water and sanitation for approximately 1.2 million people. UK funding also provided fuel across the country to keep water systems working in major cities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/05/2018 14:30:49 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

895228

registered interest
date	01/05/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the statement by UNRWA on 26 April, what action they will take to protect and provide for Palestinian refugees in the Palestine refugee camp of Yarmouk in Damascus and surrounding areas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL7488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>Yarmouk camp has been besieged for several years. Humanitarian access remains restricted due to ongoing military activity and the presence of Daesh. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), supported by DFID, has had no direct access to the camp since April 2015.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to call on all parties to protect civilians, and to allow humanitarian agencies unfettered access to provide aid to those most in need, including at the UN Security Council and the International Syria Support Group. The Secretary of State for International Development and Minister of State for the Middle East focused on these messages at the ‘Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region’ Conference in Brussels on 24 and 25 April.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 14/05/2018 14:27:11 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

895035

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to help the estimated 22.2 million Yemenis in need of humanitarian assistance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL7400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>At the Yemen Pledging Event in Geneva on 3 April, the UK announced £170 million in response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen for the financial year 2018/2019. This funding will include support for nutrition, clean water and sanitation, and meet the immediate food needs for 2.5 million Yemenis. The UK has provided over £400 million in bilateral support since the conflict began in 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/05/2018 16:39:26 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

895036

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support they are offering to the women of Yemen to alleviate suffering during the conflict there.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hodgson of Abinger
uin	HL7401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>The current conflict has affected every man, woman, and child in Yemen. As always, however, it has had a disproportionate impact on women and girls. The incidence of violence against women is rising rapidly, including: sexual violence; domestic violence; forced early marriages; denial of resources; and psychological and emotional abuse. Furthermore, the UN estimates that more than 1 million pregnant women or nursing mothers are acutely malnourished.</p><p>Our support to UNHCR provides cash assistance for vulnerable displaced women and female headed households to access protection services, including support for women and girls to prevent and respond to sexual violence, legal assistance and counselling. The UK’s funding to UNICEF provides nutritional support to pregnant women and nursing mothers. The UK is also actively advocating for the inclusion of women in peace talks and encouraging political actors to take women’s views into account.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 08/05/2018 16:40:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4301 label Biography information for Baroness Hodgson of Abinger

895037

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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: Climate Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to focus economic and technical assistance to those developing countries in the tropics that are experiencing the most adverse effects of climate change.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL7402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has committed to provide £5.8bn of Official Development Assistance as International Climate Finance (ICF) between April 2016 and March 2021, including to many of the countries in the tropics.</p><p>UK assistance helps the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people to build resilience and cope with the impacts of climate change, move to a low carbon economy and thus reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve the stewardship of natural resources, especially forests.</p><p>UK assistance has already helped 34 million people to cope with the effects of climate change and we will continue to support those who are most in need.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 10/05/2018 15:22:16 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton