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228827

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department is using international aid to tackle poverty in Rwanda.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>DFID Rwanda’s 2011-2016 Operational Plan (OP) supports the Government of Rwanda’s Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy 2 (EDPRS2 2013-2017/18). In 2014/15 DFID will spend around £67 million supporting delivery of basic services, in particular education and social protection; private sector and economic development; and the strengthening of domestic accountability and Rwandan civil society.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>By 2016, DFID support will seek to help 723,600 of the poorest people in Rwanda to get a job, or financial support to meet their basic needs; 44,200 children to complete basic education and ensure it is of a quality which enables them to pass their national exam at the age of 14; 4.7 million land parcels to be registered as legally owned, allowing owners to be able to invest in it to raise their incomes; and help 1.8 million people to have a greater say in their own development and to hold decision-makers to account.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/03/2015 17:44:47 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228828

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department is using international aid to increase the literacy rate amongst women in Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK has a number of development programmes in Nigeria which will seek to increase the literacy rate amongst girls and women. The Girls’ Education Project aims to improve basic education for 1 million girls in Northern Nigeria where 7 out of 10 women cannot read at all. Another programme, Educating Nigerian Girls in New Enterprises, supports 18,000 young mothers and out-of-school-girls to increase their access to basic literacy and numeracy, including financial literacy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/03/2015 17:44:21 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

228829

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department is using international aid to tackle the water shortage in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	228529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK government is providing up to £23.5 million over five years (2012-17) through the South Asia Water Governance Programme to facilitate regional collaboration over shared rivers in South Asia, including in Bangladesh, in order to address challenges around water resource management, development and climate change.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is also supporting a multi-country study (including Bangladesh) on groundwater resilience to climate change and abstraction in the Indo-Gangetic basin. The study is being undertaken by the British Geological Survey (BGS) in association with several local partners.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/03/2015 17:43:56 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

223669

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports she has received on the situation between the government of Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan Hutu rebels.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	225396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>It is vital that progress is made towards ensuring all armed groups no longer pose a threat in DRC. We welcome the government of DRC’s announcement that military action against the FDLR (the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda) has begun. However, we are keen to see meaningful action on the ground.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 04/03/2015 17:38:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

179340

registered interest
date	11/02/2015
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what additional support her Department is providing for Royal Navy personnel assisting with the aftermath of the Caribbean tsunami.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	224265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The Royal Navy is not responding to a tsunami in the Caribbean.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 26/02/2015 17:39:31 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

176155

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Argentina
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of financial aid provided to Argentina.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	222202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>DFID does not provide financial aid to Argentina.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 03/02/2015 15:10:59 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

176156

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	East Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Government's efforts to alleviate food shortages in Eastern Africa.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	222203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government helps to alleviate food shortages in East Africa through both emergency support and longer-term development. The UK’s multi-year humanitarian programmes give agencies more capacity to prepare, plan and respond in a timely way. We invest in risk monitoring, early humanitarian response, safety nets protecting vulnerable people and the development of agricultural productivity and markets. The impact of our interventions is regularly evaluated including by independent organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For example, in South Sudan, United Nations’ analysis found that the 2014 emergency food security response, to which the UK was a very significant contributor, was a critical factor in averting the widely-predicted outbreak of famine in 2014. In Kenya, UK funding ensures that over 1.3 million people, of which two thirds are women, now have a bank account and can receive emergency cash transfers during a drought. DFID’s FoodTrade Eastern and Southern Africa programme aims to develop the regional market in grains, and is expected to help reduce acute food shortages in East Africa in the long term, while directly benefiting 1.8 million people by 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/02/2015 17:50:16 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

164473

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports she has received on the humanitarian situation within the civilian population of eastern Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	215739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>DFID humanitarian advisors undertook reporting missions to Ukraine in March, June, August and October 2014 and a UK humanitarian adviser has been posted to Kiev for three months to work with the Government of Ukraine and other donors to respond to the deepening humanitarian crisis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 01/12/2014 16:48:27 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

156376

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Slavery
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 implication for its policies of the figure in the Global Slavery Index of 0.5 per cent of the world's population living as slaves.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	215051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Modern slavery affects people from all over the world, including here in the United Kingdom. This Government is committed to stamping out this abhorrent crime, building on the UK’s strong track record in supporting victims and fighting the perpetrators.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/11/2014 17:30:40 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

61786

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	200347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>The humanitarian crisis in Syria has reached catastrophic proportions. The UN estimates that 9.3 million people are in dire need of humanitarian aid within Syria. At least 6.5 million people in Syria have been forced to flee their homes to other areas of the country and there are now over 2.8 million refugees in the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 18/06/2014 16:19:31 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson