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470509

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burundi: Overseas Aid
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 for post-conflict assistance in Burundi.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Jo Cox
uin	30922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK is gravely concerned about the ongoing political and human rights crisis in Burundi. DFID has provided technical support, in the form of secondment of experts, to support and strengthen the capacity of UN agencies working in Burundi, and has deployed a humanitarian adviser to the region in support of the response and to monitor funding provided so far.</p><p>DFID has provided £21.15 million since April 2015 to support shelter, food, healthcare and livelihoods assistance for Burundian refugees in Tanzania and Rwanda. DFID is also supporting refugees in the DRC and Uganda through existing programmes and the provision of technical advice. DFID offices across the region are working closely to monitor the situation, review preparedness activities and provide humanitarian support.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 21/03/2016 15:12:10 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4375 label Biography information for Jo Cox

470510

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
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, which (a) fixed and (b) mobile structures funded by her Department in Area C of the Occupied Palestinian Territory have been (i) demolished and (ii) confiscated by the Israeli authorities in (A) 2015 and (B) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	30875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I provided on 17 March to Question number 30955</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 17/03/2016 15:35:39 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

470512

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
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, what estimate she has made of the value of UK-funded structures that were demolished or confiscated in Area C of the Occupied Palestinian Territory in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	30873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>No UK funded structures have been demolished or confiscated in Area C in 2015 or 2016. A number of EU ECHO-funded structures have been demolished in recent months. The UK contributes to the EU budget as a whole, not individual instruments within it. The UK’s share on EU expenditure in EU instruments is approximately 15%.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 17/03/2016 15:33:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

470513

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
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 Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's decision making process is on the (a) provision and (b) removal of (i) bilateral and (ii) other aid assistance programmes.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	30874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>DFID is undertaking a number of reviews, which aim to look across our portfolio to build the most effective response to deliver the Spending Review, the UK Aid Strategy and the Strategic Defence and Security Review. These include a review of the research portfolio, a Civil Society Partnership Review, a Multilateral Aid Review and a Bilateral Aid Review (BAR). The outcome of these reviews will collectively determine DFID’s approach to delivering the UK Aid Strategy over the period of the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 17/03/2016 15:33:43 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

470514

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many and what proportion of officials of her Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in each of the last five years; and what proportion of total sick leave that leave was in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	30865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The table below provides the overall sick leave taken by DFID staff, and the proportion of sick leave for reasons related to stress in each of the past three years. Information on 2011/12 and 2012/13 could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Stress Related Absence (Days )</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Sick Leave (Days)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage Stress Related Absence against Total Sick Leave</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of Staff who took Stress Related Absence</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of Staff who took Sick Leave</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage staff who took Stress Related Absence against total staff who recorded a sick absence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015 - February 2016</p></td><td><p>1485</p></td><td><p>9087</p></td><td><p>16.3%</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>1294</p></td><td><p>4.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2014 - March 2015</p></td><td><p>1642</p></td><td><p>8889</p></td><td><p>18.5%</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>1367</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013 - March 2014</p></td><td><p>1137</p></td><td><p>8427</p></td><td><p>13.5%</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>1180</p></td><td><p>3.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 17/03/2016 15:34:22 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

470517

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burundi: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contingency plans her Department has for additional support to Burundi in the event of a further escalation of violence in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	30924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>DFID is supporting Burundian refugees in Tanzania and Rwanda, as the second largest donor to the regional appeal with £21.15 million in contributions since April 2015. DFID has deployed a humanitarian adviser to the region, and within Burundi we are supporting technical experts seconded to the UN. DFID will continue to work with counterparts across Whitehall, the international financial institutions (IFIs) and humanitarian partners in Burundi. DFID has prepared a response plan in the event of significant unmet humanitarian needs emerging. DFID is monitoring the situation closely with the FCO, and will consider additional funding should there be a further deterioration in the situation.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 21/03/2016 15:11:43 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

470518

registered interest
date	14/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burundi: Bilateral Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to reinstate the bilateral aid programme with Burundi.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	30923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>There are no plans for DFID to re-open the office in Burundi. DFID’s bilateral programme in Burundi closed in 2012 following the 2010 Bilateral Aid Review. We have provided support to Burundi through Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA), an independent agency promoting trade and regional economic integration, given that this is central to Burundi’s growth and prosperity. DFID has provided £10 million for TMEA work in Burundi since 2012.</p><p>DFID will continue to monitor the situation closely and work with counterparts across Whitehall, the international financial institutions (IFIs) and humanitarian partners in Burundi. DFID is working with the IFIs to identify options to support the provision of basic services, where there is none. DFID has prepared a response plan in the event of significant unmet humanitarian needs emerging.</p><p>DFID has also provided technical support, in the form of secondment of experts, to support UN agencies working in Burundi. This includes support to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) to strengthen humanitarian coordination in Burundi.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 21/03/2016 15:12:32 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

461329

registered interest
date	11/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Females
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 protect and support the rights of women and girls in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	30813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK continues to press the Government of South Sudan to progress its commitments to tackle violence against women, to push for both the Government and Opposition to meet the agreed quotas for women’s participation in the transitional government of national unity.</p><p>Our development programmes in country dovetail with HMG’s overall efforts to support the rights of women in South Sudan. Through our Access to Justice Programme we seek to improve access to justice for those subjected to sexual and gender based violence. Our education programmes seek to empower women including the Girls Education South Sudan programme which operates in all South Sudanese states to help 200,000 girls complete secondary school. Our humanitarian support funds projects in the conflict-affected Greater Upper Nile region to prevent and respond to Gender-Based Violence against women and girls. Women’s empowerment projects in Lakes and Central Equatoria states are funded through the cross-governmental Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and the FCO’s Human Rights and Democracy Programme.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 18/03/2016 14:55:57 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

459254

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sub-Saharan Africa: Health Services
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 role of investment through local revenue raising in the development of sustainable health systems capable of detecting and responding to disease outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL6899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>Domestic financing has a central role to play in all countries to strengthen health systems and improve accountability. In April 2001, African Union Heads of State agreed the Abuja Declaration which set a target of allocating at least 15% of budgets to improve the health sector. Subsequently, the share of budgets allocated to health increased from 8.1% in 2000 to 9.6% in 2010. However, even at 15% of government expenditure, many African countries would still lack the funding necessary to improve their health systems significantly. The international community therefore plays an important supporting role in strengthening health systems to contain disease outbreaks and to ensure global health security.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 22/03/2016 12:17:10 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

459255

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Health Organization
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made, in the aftermath of the Ebola epidemic, of the case for the reform of World Health Organisation governance structures in order to strengthen the effectiveness of global responses to the outbreak of infectious diseases.
tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
uin	HL6900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>Following lessons learned from Ebola, Her Majesty’s Government (HMG) supports the recommendations from the independent Advisory Group to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General on Reform of WHO’s Work in Outbreaks and Health Emergencies. HMG welcomes the action that WHO Director General Chan has already taken in joining together WHO’s disease outbreaks and emergency response departments. We also welcome commitment by the WHO to implement one workforce, one budget, one set of rules and processes, and a clear line of authority which we assess will strengthen WHO’s governance structure and allow for an effective response to outbreak of infectious diseases. HMG has urged the WHO to implement the Advisory Group recommendations in full and without delay and we look forward to an update on progress with this at the World Health Assembly in May.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 22/03/2016 12:19:28 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng