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79609

registered interest
date	24/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Angola
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Angola regarding food insecurity in that country; and whether they have encouraged that government to undertake an assessment of the situation.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL1505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Poor seasonal rainfall early in 2014 in parts of Western Angola has affected the harvest and food availability there. However, throughout most of the country production is considered to be good and expected to be higher than normal. This has helped to maintain reasonable food prices for urban populations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has not had recent bilateral discussions with the Government of Angola regarding the food situation. The Government of Angola is leading the food assistance programme and is best placed to prepare for and lead such a response with the support of UN partners. The Government of Angola has set up an Inter-ministerial Commission to tackle the drought. The Government of Angola is also embarking on infrastructure projects, such as water supply projects, to mitigate drought impact in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 11/08/2014 10:41:05 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

79539

registered interest
date	23/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment has been made at the Girl Summit 2014 of the role played by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) in safeguarding the health of women and girls, and in addressing gender-related barriers to accessing immunisation services; and what assessment they have made of the cost-effectiveness so far of the United Kingdom’s contribution towards GAVI’s programme, agreed in the Multilateral Aid Review of March 2011.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL1437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The focus of Girl Summit 2014 was on ending female genital mutilation and child, early and forced marriage. No specific assessment was made at the Summit on the role of the GAVI Alliance in safeguarding the health of women and girls or addressing gender-related barriers to accessing immunisation services. However, GAVI is rolling-out two vaccines that will directly benefit girls and women: rubella vaccine, which protects against a disease damaging to unborn children; and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine, which helps prevent cervical cancer, one of the leading causes of death in young women in sub-Saharan Africa. GAVI will immunise over 30 million girls with HPV vaccines during 2013-2020 which will prevent over 150,000 women dying each year. GAVI is working to overcome the barriers to introducing the HPV vaccine in developing countries by reducing the high cost of the vaccine and tackling the challenges of immunising girls aged nine to thirteen years by integrating HPV immunisation with wider health interventions targeted at adolescent girls.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK’s support to GAVI remains a highly cost effective way to achieve childhood immunisation results at scale. The 2011 UK Multilateral Aid Review (MAR) ranked GAVI as being very good value for money. The 2013 MAR Update confirmed that GAVI is continuing to make reasonable progress. An example of this is that GAVI helped to secure a reduction in price of 35% between 2010-2012 of the three vaccines it spends the most money on.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 11/08/2014 10:43:38 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

79547

registered interest
date	23/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethiopia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they give, when allocating aid to Ethiopia, to the human rights situation in that country, particularly in relation to the Oromo population.
tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
uin	HL1445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>When allocating aid to Ethiopia, Her Majesty’s Government assesses the commitment of the Ethiopian government to our ‘Partnership Principles’, one of which relates to ‘Human Rights and International Obligations’. This assessment shapes how we work with the Government of Ethiopia in delivery of our aid.</p><p> </p><p>We are concerned at recent events related to student protests in Oromia and have raised this issue at the highest levels of the Ethiopian government. We will continue to raise our concerns, press for an investigation into what happened, and for any members of the security forces who have used excessive force to be held to account.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 11/08/2014 10:42:30 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

79567

registered interest
date	23/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UN High Commissioner for Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the budget of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is provided by the United Kingdom; and what percentage of the staff of the UNHCR are United Kingdom citizens.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL1465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK provided 3% of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) budget in 2013. UNHCR records show that in April 2014 1.5% of UNHCR staff were UK citizens.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 11/08/2014 10:41:45 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

79256

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will increase financial aid for Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	206867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is providing nearly £350million from 2011-2015 to address a broad range of Palestinian development and humanitarian needs. In addition, the UK has provided £17 million of emergency aid since the current conflict began. We keep the level of our funding under constant review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/09/2014 12:37:57 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

79257

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she will make any changes to aid allocations as a result of the violence in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	206838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is providing nearly £350million from 2011-2015 to address a broad range of Palestinian development and humanitarian needs, including relieving the humanitarian impact of the occupation of Gaza. We have provided over £17 million of emergency aid since the current conflict began. We keep the level of our funding under constant review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 01/09/2014 14:59:53 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

79356

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much energy prices on St Helena have increased in each of the last four years; and what estimate she has made of the likely change in such prices in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	206990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>From April 2010 to April 2014 the unit price of electricity per kilowatt hour in St Helena increased by 2.5p, 1.75p, 1.9p and 0.8p in each respective financial year, increasing the unit price for median consumption rates over this period from 15p to 22p per kilowatt hour.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Future energy prices on St Helena will be decided by the island’s private utility company and regulator.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 01/09/2014 15:04:25 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

79357

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena
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 (a) the current cost of transporting a container of goods to St Helena and (b) the future cost of transporting a container of goods after the RMS St Helena has been decommissioned.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	206992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Costs of transportation depend on volume and place of origin. Expressions of interest for ocean freight services are currently being reviewed by the Saint Helena Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/09/2014 12:39:00 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

79424

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what Memorandum of Understanding was reached between USAID and her Department on the transfer of the Bost Agri Park and Bost Airfield from USAID control to her Department's control in 2009.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	206962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Bost industrial business park proposal was originally approved by officials in 2009 at a time when Ministers did not approve spend under £40m. In 2012 it became clear that the project could no longer be completed within the original timeframe and in good order. To avoid wasting taxpayers’ money I decided that UK funding for the project should be cancelled. The completed park designs have been handed over to the Afghan authorities to enable them to pursue the project over a revised time frame. DFID’s work on Bost Airfield was completed in November 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There was no Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2009.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 206959 question first answered 03/09/2014 14:26:26 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

79425

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
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 10 July 2014, Official Report, column 414W, on Afghanistan and with reference to the Answer of 5 September 2013, Official Report, column 461W, on Afghanistan, for what reasons she considers the publication of official agreements signed by her Department to be covered by her Department's policy on the publication of internal discussions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	206959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Bost industrial business park proposal was originally approved by officials in 2009 at a time when Ministers did not approve spend under £40m. In 2012 it became clear that the project could no longer be completed within the original timeframe and in good order. To avoid wasting taxpayers’ money I decided that UK funding for the project should be cancelled. The completed park designs have been handed over to the Afghan authorities to enable them to pursue the project over a revised time frame. DFID’s work on Bost Airfield was completed in November 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There was no Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2009.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 206962 question first answered 03/09/2014 14:26:26 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe