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518741

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date	18/05/2016
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 Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the current gap in donor funding to tackle the food shortages in Ethiopia, and what steps they are taking to encourage other donor countries to meet their obligations.
tabling member printed	Lord Oates
uin	HL35
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2016 answer text <p>Britain is working closely with the Government of Ethiopia and the international community to ensure adequate funding for drought response activities. Britain’s overall funding for the drought to date is £145 million, making the UK the second largest donor.</p><p>In December, the Government of Ethiopia and the United Nations launched an appeal for 2016 to fundraise $1.4 billion (~£923 million) to respond to the drought in Ethiopia. By the beginning of May, 66% of the required funds had been raised.</p><p>DFID is working closely with other donor governments to monitor the response and to lobby for support for the Government of Ethiopia and the UN appeal. Most recently, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Hurd discussed the current crisis with EU Commissioner Stylianides and in particular how to encourage others to step-up. DFID has also been working closely with the Ethiopian Government to support their leadership of the humanitarian response. To date, the Government of Ethiopia has allocated $381 million (~£269 million) to address the crisis. This is commendable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 31/05/2016 12:56:30 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

518760

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Business: Billing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they now expect the new airport on St Helena to be opened.
tabling member printed	Lord Shutt of Greetland
uin	HL54
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>There is no confirmed date for the commencement of scheduled services into St Helena airport. DFID is working closely with all interested parties to open the airport as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 25/05/2016 14:34:20 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2546 label Biography information for Lord Shutt of Greetland

518761

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the delay in opening the new airport on St Helena, whether the ship RMS St Helena will continue to operate beyond the advertised finishing date of 15 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Shutt of Greetland
uin	HL55
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>DFID is currently in discussion with the St Helena Government to finalise arrangements for the extension of the RMS St Helena beyond July 2016.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 25/05/2016 14:34:50 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2546 label Biography information for Lord Shutt of Greetland

518762

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that, when a Saturday air service begins to operate between Johannesburg and St Helena, those flights will provide connections with flights between South Africa and the UK that avoid an overnight stay in Johannesburg.
tabling member printed	Lord Shutt of Greetland
uin	HL56
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>Based on the currently proposed schedule for regular flights between Johannesburg and St Helena, these will permit onward flight connections to and from the UK with a reasonable transfer time and which should not require overnight stays in Johannesburg in either direction.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 25/05/2016 14:45:03 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2546 label Biography information for Lord Shutt of Greetland

518781

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to become a founding donor of the new Education Cannot Wait fund at its launch at the World Humanitarian Summit.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL75
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK has played a leading role in the development of the Education Cannot Wait fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, which was launched at the World Humanitarian Summit on 23<sup>rd</sup> May. The UK has committed to provide £30 million in support over two years to the new fund as a founding donor, which was announced by the International Development Secretary at the fund’s launch.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 25/05/2016 14:45:39 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

519303

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to encourage the promotion of LGBT rights through its work with recipients of UK aid.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
uin	37154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>'DFID’s approach to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights’ was published in February 2016 on the UK Government website. It outlines how DFID will focus on building clarity and narrative around non-discrimination in development and identifying and engaging with the Southern voices.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/05/2016 15:46:33 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh

519304

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what programmes her Department provides to counter the use of rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war and subjugation.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
uin	37157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>DFID is committed to addressing all forms of violence against women and girls in emergencies. This includes rape and sexual violence used within armed conflict as a weapon of war. We know that in conflict settings specifically, rape, or sexual violence by combatants is sadly only one component of a wide range of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). Other forms of SGBV are often more prevalent.</p><p>DFID’s response to counter the use of rape and sexual violence is primarily through our commitments under the Call to Action to Protect Women and Girls in Emergencies. Through a combination of humanitarian operations and longer term development programmes we address both the immediate needs of survivors of sexual violence and tackle the underlying root causes of violence, such as gender inequality, discrimination and lack of women’s political and economic participation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/05/2016 15:47:47 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

519305

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Government will make a multi-year commitment which increases in real terms funding for education in humanitarian situations.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
uin	37033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK is committed to providing long-term support for education in emergencies and crises, and will continue to put contributions through the most effective channels based on their ability to deliver results. For example, following an initial £115million contribution to the No Lost Generation in Syria initiative, the UK has added a further £240million for education in Jordan and Lebanon over the next four years.</p><p>The UK has played a leading role in the development of the Education Cannot Wait fund, which is designed to attract multi-year additional funding for education in emergencies and protracted crises. The UK has recently announced a multi-year commitment of £30million to the Education Cannot Wait fund at the World Humanitarian Summit on 23 May, as a founding donor to this important initiative.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 24/05/2016 15:59:17 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

519306

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 15 April 2016 to Question 32928, what issues of prisoner payments were raised with the Palestinian Authority Finance Minister Bishara in September 2015; which prisoners were discussed with that Minister; and what representations she has received on reported payments made to Kifah and Ibrahim Ghanimat.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	37018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>No UK aid is used for payments to Palestinian prisoners, or their families. UK direct financial assistance to the PA is used to pay the salaries of civil servant and pensioners. I discussed with Minister Bishara a broad range of issues regarding prisoner payments including their administration by the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. The UK continues to lobby for the payments to be more transparent, affordable and needs-based.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/05/2016 15:48:42 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

519307

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to ensure that the Education Cannot Wait fund for education in emergencies is monitored to ensure that (a) the funds are used for the purposes for which they are allocated and (b) those funds achieve the expected outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Daventry
tabling member printed	Chris Heaton-Harris
uin	37029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK has played a leading role in the development of Education Cannot Wait – a fund for education in emergencies, with the International Development Secretary announcing a £30million commitment to the fund as a founding donor at its launch at the World Humanitarian Summit on 23 May. The UK will continue to engage closely during Education Cannot Wait’s inception phase to ensure that the final design and results framework are underpinned by a transparent monitoring and evaluation system and robust financial reporting arrangements, to ensure that the UK and other donors have strong oversight of how funds are utilised and results achieved.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 24/05/2016 16:01:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris