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1109352

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date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Southern Africa: Storms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Department, what progress is being made in getting aid to people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi after Cyclone Idai.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	240627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK is currently the largest donor to the Cyclone Idai response, providing £22 million of UK aid, £4 million of which is to match the UK public’s generous contributions to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s appeal. This is being used to deliver life-saving relief: tents and thousands of shelter kits are being distributed to those who have lost everything. UK aid is supporting the World Food Programme to feed 400,000 people in Mozambique, and cash transfers for food purchases in Malawi. In Zimbabwe, we are providing essential health, hygiene and child protection support. We continue to monitor the situation very closely, and the UK stands ready to provide further support if needed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/04/2019 16:09:02 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1109353

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to reports of aid to Yemen being stolen by armed groups in the country, what steps her Department is taking to ensure aid for Yemen reaches the people who most need it.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	240628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>We are acutely aware of the risks of delivering life-saving assistance in the midst of Yemen’s conflict. DFID has a zero-tolerance policy to the diversion of UK aid funds and seeks to minimise the risks to ensure life-saving assistance reaches those who need it most.</p><p>We do this by only channelling support through organisations with a strong record of delivering and monitoring assistance, such as UN agencies and international NGOs. All of DFID’s partners and programmes are also subject to rigorous and regular due diligence to ensure that UK aid goes directly to those who need it most. Moreover, we fund an independent monitoring programme that provides third-party verification of results that partners have reported to back to DFID.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/04/2019 16:10:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1109440

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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: Tuberculosis
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 has taken to meet commitments made at the 2018 UN High Level Meeting on Tuberculosis.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	240624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK helped to develop the political declaration agreed at the UNGA 2018 High-Level Meeting on TB. The UK is now working with other Member States to develop an accountability framework to ensure that momentum is maintained and to hold all countries which signed the political declaration to account.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is focused on supporting low income countries to achieve these commitments. As the second largest donor to the Global Fund, we invest significantly in TB prevention, diagnosis and treatment. We invest in research to develop new tools to tackle TB, including diagnostics and treatments targeted at drug resistant TB. We also support countries to strengthen health systems that can deliver quality TB programmes.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/04/2019 10:40:24 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1109441

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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: Tuberculosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department provides to help tackle Tuberculosis throughout the world.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	240625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK is a global leader in tackling TB and is currently the second largest investor in the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria, providing £1.2 billion in the 5<sup>th</sup> replenishment (2017 – 2019). The Global Fund helped to treat 5 million people for TB in 2017. The UK has significant investments through health multilaterals such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), which provides technical leadership on tackling TB and strengthening health systems. We also invest in Unitaid, which is supporting the introduction of new drug-resistant TB drugs and the development of new paediatric TB medicines for children in some of the world’s poorest countries.</p><p> </p><p>We also fund research and product development into more effective diagnosis and treatment and we support countries to strengthen health systems that can deliver quality TB programmes.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government also pushes for global action on TB through the G7 and G20 and our work with the WHO, Global Fund and other key institutions.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/04/2019 10:41:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1109470

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department has made on the distribution of the £200 million pledged in Geneva on 26 February 2019 by the Government for the alleviation of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	240495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>On 24 February, the Prime Minister announced that the UK would provide an additional £200 million in response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen for the coming 2019/20 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>This support brings the total UK commitment to Yemen to £770 million since the conflict began in 2015 and will provide vital food assistance right across the country to those most at risk of dying from starvation and disease, meeting the immediate food needs of more than 1 million Yemenis each month over the year, treating 30,000 children for malnutrition and providing over 1 million people with improved water supply and basic sanitation.</p><p> </p><p>Now that the 2019/20 financial year has begun we will make our first disbursements of this funding over the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/04/2019 10:35:40 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1109471

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the proportion of children in Yemen who have had access to full education between the ages of 6 and 14 in (a) 2016, (b) 2017, (c) 2018 and (d) to date in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	240496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>According to the 2019 UN Humanitarian Response Plan for Yemen, 36% of school-age girls and 24% of school-age boys do not attend school.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, according to the 2018 UN Humanitarian Response Plan for Yemen, 1.9 million school-age children did not attend school (25% of school-age children).</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, according to the 2017 UN Humanitarian Response Plan for Yemen, two million school-age children did not attend school (approximately 27% of school-age children).</p><p> </p><p>In 2016, according to the 2016 UN Humanitarian Response Plan for Yemen, 1.8 million school-age children did not attend school (approximately 24% of school-age children).</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/04/2019 10:38:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1109472

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to increase the number of children in education in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	240497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK is supporting education in Yemen through three global programmes: Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and Connecting Classrooms Through Global Learning (CCGL). The UK is one of the largest donors to ECW and GPE and the main donor to CCGL.</p><p> </p><p>ECW has committed $15 million to Yemen and reached over 30,000 children with services and supplies including examinations, teaching equipment, school desks, and students’ bags and supplies.</p><p> </p><p>GPE allocated $72.6 million in 2013, supporting school-based development, pre-school education, and improving teacher, school management, and inspector performance. Since 2015, GPE has supported Yemen to restructure the grant due to conflict. Through restructuring, the number of programme beneficiaries has been increased to reach at least 427,444 children.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2018, CCGL has developed 2 partnerships between UK and Yemeni schools, trained 60 teachers and 29 school leaders.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/04/2019 10:39:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1109473

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people without access to safe and clean water and sanitation in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	240498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>According to the 2019 UN Humanitarian Response Plan for Yemen, 17.8 million Yemenis do not have access to clean water and sanitation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to prioritise the need to improve access to safe water supplies across the country, which is vital in preventing the spread of water borne diseases such as cholera. As part of the UK’s £200 million funding in response to Yemen’s humanitarian crisis this financial year, we will provide over 1 million people with access to clean water and basic sanitation.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/04/2019 10:42:23 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1109474

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Housing
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 improve shelter for children in Yemen who have lost their homes as a consequence of the ongoing war in that region.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	240499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>In July 2018, DFID supplied tents and emergency items, such as blankets and solar lanterns, to over 2,500 families displaced by the escalation in conflict around the city of Hodeidah.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DFID has funded DFID has funded the International Organization for Migration and UNHCR with £19 million since July 2017, which has included reaching over 12,000 internally-displaced children inside Yemen with humanitarian assistance.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/04/2019 10:39:49 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1109534

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
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: Ministers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many non-disclosure agreements have been entered into by his Department in each of the last five years in respect of a personnel matter relating to a Minister in her Department.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	240568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>DFID has not entered into any non-disclosure agreements in each of the last five years in respect of a personnel matter relating to a Minister in the Department.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/04/2019 16:01:01 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara