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1125009

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
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: Cholera
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department is providing to help victims of Yemen’s cholera epidemic.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	251195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned about the rise in cholera in Yemen this year, with a suspected 280,000 cases recorded between January and April 2019. In response, the UK has disbursed £18 million last month to help UN agencies meet their most urgent needs such as chlorination of water supply systems, distributing hygiene kits and deploying expert teams to areas most at risk.</p><p> </p><p>To help prepare for outbreaks of cholera, the UK led a joint Met Office, NASA and US scientist team to accurately predict where the disease will spread to in Yemen. We contributed 25% towards the cost of cholera vaccination campaigns which have vaccinated over 2 million people in both Houthi and Government of Yemen controlled areas to date.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/05/2019 16:03:37 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1107803

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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: Cholera
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 has provided to (a) international NGOs and (b) UN organisations to tackle cholera in Yemen in (i) 2016, (ii) 2017, (iii) 2018 and (iv) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	238601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>UK support to international NGOs and UN agencies to tackle cholera in Yemen has focussed on improving water supplies and basic sanitation across the country, as well as funding vaccination campaigns and medical treatment. This has included:</p><ul><li>Funding international NGOs with an overall package of £19 million in the 2016/17 financial year, part of which included provision for improved access to safe water to 100,000 people. We also provided UNICEF with an overall package £19 million, which included improved water supplies for over 36,000 people.</li><li>Funding international NGOs with £2.9 million in the 2017/18 financial year specifically for health and WASH activities, including improved access to safe water for 380,000. We also provided UNICEF with an overall package £19 million, which included improved water supplies for over 110,000 people.</li><li>Funding international NGOs with £6.4 million in the 2018/19 financial year specifically for health and WASH activities, including improving water supplies for 420,000 people. As well as providing UNICEF with an overall package £28 million, which included improved water supplies for over 40,000 people.</li><li>We also contributed to 25% of the costs of the first ever cholera vaccination campaigns in Yemen through our funding to the Global Vaccine Alliance, targeting nearly a million Yemenis.</li></ul><p>We are presently determining exact levels of support for 2019, however we expect to provide a further £6.4 million to international NGOs for health and WASH activities and an overall package of at least £28 million to UNICEF, which is expected to improve water supplies for over 220,000 people. We will also contribute again to this year’s vaccination campaigns.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/04/2019 13:02:58 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

995539

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
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: Cholera
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department has allocated to tackle the cholera outbreak in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	184378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK contributed 25% of the costs of the first ever cholera vaccination campaigns in Yemen early this year, through our funding to the Global Vaccines Alliance. This has helped to protect nearly a million men, women and children.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, we provided over £8 million in targeted cholera support 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><p> </p><p>In addition, the UK’s overall £170 million in aid to Yemen this financial year (2018/19) is tackling the underlying causes of cholera by helping provide emergency food, nutrition support, and clean water and sanitation to millions of people.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 01/11/2018 14:03:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

908991

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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: Cholera
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 risk of cholera in north Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	146330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>The risk of cholera in the north of Yemen is deeply concerning. In 2017, Yemen experienced the worst cholera outbreak ever recorded in a single year, with more than one million reported cases. This year, nearly 90% of the Yemeni districts prioritised by the UN for its cholera response are in Houthi-held areas in the north of Yemen.</p><p> </p><p>The risk in northern Yemen is exacerbated by obstructions to commercial and humanitarian access. The Houthis are yet to provide permission for a cholera vaccination campaign in the north of Yemen, and have obstructed humanitarian staff. Whilst critical commercial imports of food and fuel into northern Yemen are increasing, there are still not enough basic supplies entering the country.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s aid of £170 million to Yemen this financial year (2018/19) will tackle the underlying causes of cholera with support for nutrition, clean water and sanitation, and meet the immediate food needs for 2.5 million Yemenis. The UK also supported the first-ever phase of a cholera vaccination campaign in the south of Yemen, which was completed earlier this month and targeted more than 450,000 with the oral cholera vaccine.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/05/2018 15:18:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

908992

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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: Cholera
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 number of cholera vaccinations which will be available in north Yemen this year.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	146331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>In May 2018, the first phase of the first-ever cholera vaccination campaign was completed in the south of Yemen. More than 450,000 doses of oral cholera vaccine were supplied to protect vulnerable Yemenis from cholera. The UK paid for 25% of these doses. A further 860,000 doses of the vaccine have been made available to Houthi-held areas in the north of Yemen. However, the Houthis are yet to provide permission for this campaign to go ahead.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, 4.5 million doses of the vaccine have been approved by the Global Task Force on Cholera Control for the whole of Yemen. These will be delivered throughout 2018, access allowing. The exact allocation of these doses between north and south Yemen is still under analysis, but nearly 90% of Yemeni districts prioritised by the UN for its cholera response are in Houthi-held areas in the north of Yemen.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/05/2018 15:18:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

902215

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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: Cholera
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on aid for the treatment of cholera cases in Yemen in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	143108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK provided over £8 million in targeted cholera support to UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration in the financial year 2017/18. 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><p> </p><p>DFID did not target funding specifically towards cholera treatment before the cholera outbreak started in 2017. However, our funding to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) services has supported the prevention of cholera since 2015. In the financial year 2016/17, our funding of £112 million in aid to Yemen included support for WaSH services for over 670,000 people. In the financial year 2015/16, our funding of £85 million in aid to Yemen included support for WaSH services for over 1.2 million people.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/05/2018 15:08:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

861325

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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: Cholera
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the causes of the ongoing cholera epidemic in Yemen; and what assistance they are providing to the more than one million people affected.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL6308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>Yemen has suffered from one of the worst cholera outbreaks ever recorded, at almost 1.1 million suspected cases. Although new cases have declined, cholera is likely to resurge during the upcoming rainy season. Estimates put 74% of districts (representing 22 million people) at risk.</p><p> </p><p>The reason that cholera, a treatable condition which stems from using contaminated water, is so difficult to control is because systems like public health and water and sanitation have broken down.</p><p> </p><p>DFID provided £8 million in the financial year 2017/18 to UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration for prevention, for example providing households with chlorine tablets for drinking water, and treatment for those who are affected. We are now encouraging the UN to have a robust preparedness plan for the upcoming rainy season and have helped to fund the planned cholera vaccination campaign through our core-funding to GAVI.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/03/2018 16:03:24 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

850035

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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: Cholera
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which projects her Department funds in Yemen to tackle cholera in that country.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	129603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>DFID’s response to the cholera crisis in Yemen includes £8 million in targeted support to UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration, which is providing medical supplies to half a million people, safe access to chlorinated water to 300,000 people, and rehabilitating medical facilities used by 250,000 people. Other partners, including the Yemen Humanitarian Pooled Fund, to which the UK is contributing £40 million in 2017/8, are tackling cholera through providing medical treatment for vulnerable women and children, training health workers, and establishing oral rehydration centres. The UK was the largest 2017 donor, with a £76 million contribution, to the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund, which can be used to support emergency vaccination programmes, including in Yemen.</p><p> </p><p>Prevention is equally important – DFID is supporting chlorination campaigns in more than half the country’s governorates, as well as public awareness sessions on how the disease is spread. In addition, DFID’s overall funding of £205 million for Yemen this financial year is tackling the underlying causes of cholera by helping provide emergency food, nutrition support and clean water and sanitation to millions of people across the country.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2018 18:28:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

786428

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
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: Cholera
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the cholera outbreak in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	112117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The current cholera outbreak in Yemen is the largest ever recorded in a single year (as of 4 November 2017 over 900,000 suspected cases and over 2,190 deaths have been recorded since the start of the outbreak in April earlier this year). Fewer than half of Yemen’s health facilities are functioning, and 15.7 million people lack access to water, sanitation and hygiene services.</p><p> </p><p>The UK announced a renewed push to treat and contain the outbreak of cholera in August, providing £8 million for UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration’s cholera response. This support, part of our of £155 million of funding to Yemen in the Financial Year 2017/18, includes providing medical supplies to half a million people, 300,000 people with access to safe water, and rehabilitated medical centres to benefit 250,000 people.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/11/2017 18:00:57 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

775912

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
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: Cholera
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will take steps to encourage the World Health Organisation to address and formulate policy to deal with the outbreak of cholera in Yemen; whether this is the largest and fastest-spreading outbreak of cholera in modern history; and whether the majority of those affected are children.
tabling member printed	Lord Carlile of Berriew
uin	HL2320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>We continue to encourage the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other agencies to respond more effectively to the cholera outbreak in Yemen.</p><p>The current cholera outbreak in Yemen is the fastest-spreading on record. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the majority of those affected are children. As of October 2017, 56% of the 862,858 suspected cases affect children under 18, and 26% affect children under 5.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 31/10/2017 17:10:26 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1138 label Biography information for Lord Carlile of Berriew