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1055177

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date	05/02/2019
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: Trade
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 28 January (HL12814), what increases have been achieved for the import and export of goods into and from Gaza in the past 12 months.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL13480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>There was a slight reduction in the numbers of truckloads entering and leaving Gaza every month on average in 2018 compared to 2017*. In 2017 an average of 9,876 truckloads (other than fuel) entered and 218 truckloads left Gaza each month; whereas in 2018 an average of 8,843 truckloads (other than fuel) entered and 217 left Gaza each month. The 2018 averages conceal major fluctuations in trade flows, primarily due to escalations in violence which led to tighter movement restrictions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK consistently calls for an end to all violence and regularly calls on the Israeli authorities to ease their restrictions to support ordinary Palestinians living standards and to support legal trade into and out of the Gaza strip. We also fund the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism (GRM) which enables Gazan businesses, as well as citizens and families, to get access to imported reconstruction materials following widespread destruction in the 2014 conflict.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>*<em>DFID has come to this conclusion from OCHA’s reporting of monthly averages of truckloads exiting and entering Gaza (excluding truckloads entering Gaza carrying fuel) in 2017 and 2018.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/02/2019 15:17:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1055178

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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: Job Creation
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 28 January (HL12814), what measures they have taken to support job creation in the Gaza Strip in the past 12 months.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL13481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>In 2018, DFID's Palestinian Market Development Programme (PMDP) worked to support businesses and to help job creation in Gaza. Over the programme lifetime (2013-2018) the PMDP successfully supported 470 businesses and created around 1,550 jobs in Gaza.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID also continued to support the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism (GRM) which has enabled Gazan businesses, as well as citizens and families, to gain access to reconstruction materials following widespread destruction in the 2014 conflict.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMG officials have also continued to call on the Israeli authorities to ease their restrictions to improve the living standards of ordinary Palestinians, and to support legal trade into and out of the Gaza strip.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/02/2019 15:18:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1055180

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
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 further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 28 January (HL12814), what improvements they hope to see in the conditions in Gaza in the next five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL13482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Within the next five years the UK Government hopes to see an improvement in access to clean water, energy and jobs in Gaza. We would also like to see all parties ease movement and access restrictions. This would make it easier for Gazans to sell their goods to Israel and other countries in the region; and for small businesses to grow and create jobs. DFID's new economic development programme will support all these activities.</p><p> </p><p>However, we are clear that a durable agreement is needed to address the underlying causes of the conflict and to transform the situation in Gaza. This is why the UK continues to support progress towards a two-state solution that permanently ends the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Such an agreement should ensure that Hamas and other terrorist groups permanently end rocket fire and attacks against Israel and accept the Quartet Principles; the Palestinian Authority resumes control in Gaza and restores effective and accountable governance; and that Israel lifts its restrictions to ease the suffering of ordinary Palestinians and allow the Gazan economy to grow.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/02/2019 15:19:41 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1054324

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they collect data on Department for International Development allocations by religion; if not, why not; and if not, whether they have considered the consistency of not collecting such data with the obligations under the Equalities Act 2010 in regard to religion.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL13381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>DFID does not currently identify or record beneficiaries by their religion; however, our Data Disaggregation Action Plan has set out our increased ambitions to increase the level of disaggregated data we collect, report and use, and to work with the United Nations and others to improve data collection and disaggregation at a global level. Our short-term focus remains on four disaggregates (sex, age, disability status and geography) in the first instance to help us reorient our approach and raise our ambition whilst we work with others in the international system to find and develop tools, methods and guidance on further disaggregation variables.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is firmly committed to ensuring aid reaches the most vulnerable, including those from religious minorities, where they constitute part of that category. In line with the Equality Act 2010, DFID operates by the humanitarian principles of neutrality and impartiality which aim to ensure that no one is excluded or discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, or religion; and to also ensure that the specific risks facing religious minorities are addressed and that assistance reaches those who need it most.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/02/2019 17:43:34 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1054325

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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: Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Department for International Development (DfID) records the religion and other protected characteristics of those it employs; how funding is allocated to organisations after consideration of protected characteristics; and how DfID ensures that those non-governmental organisations, private sector companies, consultancies, and others with whom it contracts are required to report on how they have performed in ensuring equity of access to their work by those with protected characteristics.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL13382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Employees can voluntarily declare their diversity data on our HR systems.</p><p> </p><p>DFID contracts are awarded after a process of fair and open competition on the basis of value for money, capability to deliver programme outputs and, as relevant to the specific procurement, equality considerations. DFID’s standard contract Term and Conditions require partners not to unlawfully discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, have due regard for the advancement of equal opportunity and promote good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. Partners are also required to adhere to relevant recommendations by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. DFID’s Supply Partner Code of Conduct requires contractors to ensure that robust procedures are adopted and maintained to eliminate the risk of poor human rights practices, including any inequality or discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, religion, sexuality, culture or disability. Both requirements are legally binding and subject to compliance checks by DFID.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/02/2019 16:14:12 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1054343

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNRWA: Schools
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are aware of reports that Israel intends to remove United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East schools in East Jerusalem; and whether they intend to make representations to the government of Israel in this regard.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL13397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>UK Officials have contacted UNRWA following media reports surrounding the future of UNRWA schools in East Jerusalem. UNRWA stated that they have not received any official indication that there will be any change to their operation in East Jerusalem.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/02/2019 14:31:14 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

1050765

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Pakistan about employment discrimination, with particular regard to advertisements published by that government which reserve low level jobs, such as street sweeping, for religious minorities; whether UK aid supports employment opportunities in the public sector closed to religious minorities; and whether they support programmes which help illiterate members of religious minorities in that country to improve their employment prospects.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL13192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>Our aid relationship with any government is based on an assessment of their commitment to our Partnership Principles, including to promote and safeguard human rights. Our development assistance targets the poor, regardless of race, religion, social background or nationality. We promote the Partnership Principles in our dealings with the Pakistan Government, and this extends to economic development and employment. The Partnership Principles Assessment (PPA) is regularly discussed with the Economic Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan, at the federal level and we discussed it formally last year at the Bilateral Assistance Talks in March. We also have specific programmes to help the poorest become more equipped for work. DFID Pakistan’s Skills Development Programme will provide 330,000 poor and vulnerable people, including those from minority communities, with technical and vocational training to improve their employment prospects.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID and the FCO continue to raise the issue of human rights of minorities at the highest levels of Government, including in our annual Bilateral Assistance Talks, advocating greater tolerance and action against abuses when they occur.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/02/2019 16:05:51 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1050816

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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: Abortion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what methods they use to measure how many unsafe abortions have been averted through the programmes that they fund internationally.
tabling member printed	Lord Morrow
uin	HL13238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>DFID uses modelling to estimate the number of unsafe abortions prevented by some programming. It is possible to model, for illustrative purposes, the number of abortions prevented by improved access to family planning specifically. Between April 2017 and March 2018, we estimate UK aid reached at least 14 million women and girls with family planning services, preventing an estimated 1.2 million unsafe abortions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our methodology is explained in the first footnote to the Family Planning page at: <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fdfid-results-sector-pages-2017-to-2018-single-department-plan&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cee7f166e5e4d4106beb608d68852cc0f%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C636846286514994978&amp;sdata=ILpw390pwiosUz%2F%2FIee46AP3n60Z5IF7QhFVj1iqnZI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-results-sector-pages-2017-to-2018-single-department-plan</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/02/2019 16:07:52 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name Family-Planning1.pdf title Family Planning - results by sector
tabling member	3795 label Biography information for Lord Morrow

1050817

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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: Abortion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many safe abortions they provided funding for through the Prevention of Maternal Death from Unwanted Pregnancy project.
tabling member printed	Lord Morrow
uin	HL13239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Prevention of Maternal Death from Unwanted Pregnancy programme aimed to help women and girls avoid recourse to unsafe abortion and to increase access to voluntary family planning.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The programme supported integrated sexual and reproductive health services designed around women’s needs, for example providing a woman with holistic care for HIV, counselling, post-abortion care and information on family planning. Because these services are integrated, it is not possible to disaggregate figures solely relating to safe abortion procedures.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Modelling estimates are that the project helped to avert 7.1 million unsafe abortions through such approaches over the lifetime of the programme. This is the estimated impact of holistic approaches including contraception, information and provision of safe alternatives; all of which help women avoid having to go through the trauma and life-threatening health risks of unsafe abortions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/02/2019 16:08:26 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3795 label Biography information for Lord Morrow

1050818

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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: Abortion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many unsafe abortions were avoided as a result of the Prevention of Maternal Death from Unwanted Pregnancy project, which came to an end in June 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Morrow
uin	HL13240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>Modelling estimates indicate that the Prevention of Maternal Death from Unwanted Pregnancy project helped to avert approximately 7.1 million unsafe abortions through integrated sexual and reproductive health services over the lifetime of the programme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 12/02/2019 16:08:44 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3795 label Biography information for Lord Morrow