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889937

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of her Department's aid budget has been allocated to Commonwealth countries in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	136989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows DFID’s bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Commonwealth countries in each of the last 10 years, and as a proportion of total DFID ODA going to countries. The allocation of UK aid has changed over the past decade. We currently work in countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, many of which are fragile or at risk from fragile neighbours including Jordan and Lebanon. We also have regional programmes in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean, and development relationships with aid-dependent Overseas Territories. DFID has increased its focus on the poorest and most fragile states, and decreased traditional aid to countries that can finance their own development, such as India and South Africa, where we have transitioned to new forms of partnership based on mutual interest.</p><p>£ million</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total DFID ODA allocable to specific countries<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p><em>of which</em>: DFID allocable ODA to Commonwealth countries</p></td><td><p>Commonwealth countries of total DFID allocable ODA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2,039</p></td><td><p>1,217</p></td><td><p><em>60%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2,398</p></td><td><p>1,354</p></td><td><p><em>56%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2,699</p></td><td><p>1,444</p></td><td><p><em>54%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2,663</p></td><td><p>1,542</p></td><td><p><em>58%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3,024</p></td><td><p>1,635</p></td><td><p><em>54%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2,964</p></td><td><p>1,552</p></td><td><p><em>52%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>3,648</p></td><td><p>1,942</p></td><td><p><em>53%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3,609</p></td><td><p>1,807</p></td><td><p><em>50%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,925</p></td><td><p>1,941</p></td><td><p><em>49%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4,017</p></td><td><p>1,831</p></td><td><p><em>46%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><ol><li>Excludes bilateral ODA for regional, global and centrally managed programmes benefitting multiple countries, which is unassigned to specific countries</li></ol><p>Source: Statistics on International Development</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/04/2018 14:03:06 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

890066

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Armed Conflict
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 humanitarian situation in Idlib, Syria; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	137116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The humanitarian situation in Idlib is dire. Sites hosting internally displaced people and towns are severely overcrowded, and food, shelter and water are in short supply. We are deeply concerned by reports that the intensification of hostilities has displaced over 300,000 people within Idlib governorate since December 2017. An additional 50,000 people have arrived from Eastern Ghouta since mid-March, stretching scarce resources further.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/04/2018 14:04:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

890068

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	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 16 April to Question 134885, on Israel: Palestinians, which local civil society organisations her officials consulted.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	137118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>We held conversations directly with a number of organisations and indirectly via trusted donors and NGO groupings to draw on their experience and knowledge of the sector. Publishing the names of these organisations could harm their ability to do effective people-to-people work in the region due to the inherent sensitivities.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/04/2018 14:04:56 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

890074

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Department for International Development of 18 April 2018, Official Report, column 307 on Modern Slavery, what the functions of the business hub will be; where the hub will be located; and what the hub's governance structure will be.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	137124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Hub for Business Integrity will work with UK companies engaging with developing countries to enable them to meet international and domestic standards on anti-corruption and human rights. It will bring together advice and support for UK businesses operating overseas from a range of UK government departments. The Hub is currently under development.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/04/2018 16:19:14 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

890129

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Somaliland: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid her Department provided aid to Somaliland which was delivered by multilateral agencies in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	137179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>DFID does not compile formal aid spend statistics broken down at sub-national level. However, information on UK Government spend in Somalia through multilateral agencies, which includes spend in Somaliland, is shown in the table below for the last 3 calendar years, 2014 to 2016.</p><p><strong>UK Official Development Assistance to Somalia, 2014 – 2016</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2014 (£ thousand)</p></td><td><p>2015 (£ thousand)</p></td><td><p>2016 (£ thousand)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bilateral funding</p></td><td><p>123,791</p></td><td><p>121,828</p></td><td><p>151,715</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Of which was channelled through multilateral agencies</em></p></td><td><p>56,769</p></td><td><p>41,788</p></td><td><p>57,614</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estimated core multilateral funding<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>18,474</p></td><td><p>23,610</p></td><td><p>21,061</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. UK funding to the core budgets of multilateral organisations cannot be directly attributed to countries, instead estimates are calculated on the basis of the spend of the multilaterals in countries and the UK’s share of core funding to multilateral organisations.</p><p>Source: Statistics on International Development</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/04/2018 14:06:24 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

887870

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the Bangladeshi Government on the protection of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from the effects of the monsoon season; and (a) with whom she had and (b) what the outcome was of those discussions.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	136865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary and the Secretary of State for International Development wrote to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 20 March 2018. The UK recognised Bangladesh’s strong national track record in cyclone and monsoon preparedness and response, and asked that this expertise be applied to the Rohingya response and that options are provided for people to move to land that is at a lower risk of flooding. UK Ministers and officials continue to liaise with Government of Bangladesh counterparts on this issue.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/04/2018 14:07:06 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

887907

registered interest
date	20/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much money has been spent to support countries in the Caribbean in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	136902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>From 2010 to 2016, the UK has provided over £420m in bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Caribbean countries. In 2015, the DFID Caribbean programme increased by £330m, including through the establishment of the £300m UK Caribbean Infrastructure Fund (UKCIF).</p><p> </p><p>Following the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, the UK also provided over £185m in humanitarian and reconstruction support, mainly to the affected islands of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos and Anguilla.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>figures in £ thousands</em></p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Antigua and Barbuda</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barbados</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belize</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>1,664</p></td><td><p>973</p></td><td><p>1,145</p></td><td><p>423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dominica</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>492</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grenada</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guyana</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1,047</p></td><td><p>367</p></td><td><p>563</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>1,042</p></td><td><p>2,229</p></td><td><p>658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haiti</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>16,944</p></td><td><p>9,714</p></td><td><p>3,264</p></td><td><p>9,585</p></td><td><p>4,685</p></td><td><p>3,850</p></td><td><p>5,996</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2,540</p></td><td><p>6,446</p></td><td><p>8,979</p></td><td><p>12,434</p></td><td><p>6,177</p></td><td><p>7,709</p></td><td><p>6,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montserrat</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>10,736</p></td><td><p>27,744</p></td><td><p>21,265</p></td><td><p>31,222</p></td><td><p>20,302</p></td><td><p>33,108</p></td><td><p>28,534</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>St. Kitts-Nevis</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>2,354</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St. Lucia</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>St.Vincent &amp; Grenadines</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suriname</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Trinidad &amp; Tobago</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>West Indies, regional</p></td><td><p>16,133</p></td><td><p>13,363</p></td><td><p>11,190</p></td><td><p>10,766</p></td><td><p>6,548</p></td><td><p>7,772</p></td><td><p>61,366</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>.</p></td><td><p>47,881</p></td><td><p>58,235</p></td><td><p>48,015</p></td><td><p>66,319</p></td><td><p>39,920</p></td><td><p>56,673</p></td><td><p>103,525</p></td><td><p>420,568</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Statistics for International Development.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/04/2018 14:08:54 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

887054

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria: Boko Haram
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 help ensure the safety of schools in northern Nigeria from attack from Boko Haram.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	136622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>All children have the right to learn in safe environments. The Government remains committed to supporting Nigeria to respond to humanitarian needs, and address the root causes of the conflict in the north-east of the country. Education is a crucial part of working towards a brighter future for the region.</p><p> </p><p>The UK and Nigeria have both endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration, which deters the military from use of schools and prevents schools becoming targets in conflict-affected areas. DFID is supporting the Government of Nigeria to implement the Declaration, including in the north-east.</p><p> </p><p>DFID supported the Safe School Initiative. Technical assistance provided has focused on supporting the Safe School Initiative secretariat through development of tools for reporting and monitoring of activities including training to school based management committees.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/04/2018 14:10:01 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

887074

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Rohingya: Sexual Offences
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 support programmes on (a) sexual and reproductive health and (b) assistance for survivors of gender based violence for Rohingya women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	136642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>DFID has provided almost £2m for services relating to both sexual reproductive health and rights, and assistance for survivors of gender-based violence for Rohingya people. DFID has also deployed specialist expertise to support its own response and that of the wider international community in this area. This expertise includes the coordinator for the Gender-Based Violence sector in Cox’s Bazar and a Sexual Reproductive Health Coordinator, both working with UNFPA.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/04/2018 15:46:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

887075

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Rohingya
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 programmes in Cox's Bazar to prepare that place for the forthcoming monsoon season.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	136643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a leading donor to the humanitarian response in Bangladesh for the Rohingya people having committed £59m so far, which includes support for work regarding cyclone and monsoon preparation. This specifically consists of £3m for a joint UN project, which aims to ensure road access is maintained and improved, camp infrastructure is strengthened to be more resilient to flooding and landslides, and newly allocated land for relocations is being made safer for refugees. The UK has also allocated £1.5m to strengthen shelters and community flood awareness and preparedness.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/04/2018 14:11:34 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill