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418438

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Refugees
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 support refugees from (a) Libya, (b) South Sudan, (c) Somalia, (d) Democratic Republic of Congo and (e) other countries.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	9964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID provides humanitarian assistance which includes provision of support to UNHCR and other actors, such as NGOs, who are responsible for delivering assistance to refugees across the world. This includes in DRC, Somalia, South Sudan and other countries. We are closely monitoring the humanitarian situation in Libya, including the situation of refugees and internally displaced people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 17/09/2015 15:36:01 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

418482

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
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: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) financial and (b) other support her Department is providing to the least developed countries to tackle climate change and its effects.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	10075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID is committed to supporting Climate Smart Development which tackles climate change and reduces poverty in developing countries. Our programmes aim to increase the ability of poor people to cope with the impacts of climate-related shocks, including droughts, floods and storms, and to build their resilience to future changes in climate. The International Climate Fund (ICF) is the UK Government’s vehicle for delivering climate finance assistance and other forms of support, such as technical assistance. Through the ICF the UK government is providing £3.87bn in support between 2011/12 and 2015/16.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 18/09/2015 10:53:10 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

418265

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to review the level of disclosed aid through the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition Group.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	9902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK has committed a total of £600 million to the New Alliance over 3 years. This investment is split between commitments to food security, agriculture and nutrition programmes in six partner countries (Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ghana, Malawi and Nigeria), accounting for £480 million, and a range of wider enabling actions including policy tools and agricultural technology.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition group publish a comprehensive report on annual basis that can be found on the New Alliance website. Furthermore, every DFID programme contributing is subject to DFID’s annual review processes that are posted on the DFID Development Tracker website (http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 17/09/2015 15:19:46 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

418299

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Education
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 20 July 2015 to Question 7327, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policy of promoting religious tolerance and respect for diversity of the findings on pages 10 and 11 of the report of the US Commission on International Freedom entitled Connecting the dots: education and religious discrimination in Pakistan, published in 2011.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	9945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID’s education programmes in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces support the implementation of Pakistan’s 2006 reformed curriculum which teaches religious tolerance and respect for diversity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has worked alongside the Government of Pakistan who have taken significant steps to update textbooks and replace any content that promotes prejudice and discrimination against religious or other minorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Independent evaluations in 2007 and 2013 confirmed this curriculum to be based on values of democracy, pluralism and peace aimed at educating students to be able to think critically about these issues.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 17/09/2015 15:10:52 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

417983

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Central African Republic: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the timetable is for the completion of programme reviews of UK aid funding for the Central African Republic.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	9698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID has recently completed two project reviews for humanitarian work in the Central African Republic and with Central African Republic refugees. These reviews will shortly be available on our website ‘Development Tracker’.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 16/09/2015 13:53:53 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

417984

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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: 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 her Department has made of the likelihood and scale of food shortages in Yemen as a result of conflict in that country.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	9699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>Food security for the people of Yemen is a growing concern. According to the UN, of the 12.9 million Yemenis classified as food insecure, 6 million are facing severe food shortages. In Hodeidah city alone, UNICEF has warned that 96,000 severely malnourished children are at risk of dying. The ongoing conflict has affected imports of essential fuel, food and medical supplies into Yemen. In addition, ongoing fighting is preventing the distribution of food to those who most need it.</p><p>The UK is one of the largest donors to the crisis in Yemen and has announced £55 million to help at least half a million Yemenis caught in this conflict. This is providing vital medical supplies, water, food and emergency shelter.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/09/2015 14:18:53 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

417985

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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 assessment she has made of the prospects for re-establishing free and fair access for humanitarian aid to Yemen through Port Hodiedah.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	9700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Right Hon. member to the answer given by my Right Hon. Friend Minister of State Tobias Ellwood on 16 September 2015 to Question 9701.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/09/2015 14:18:13 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

418004

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iraq: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what information her Department holds on (a) financial and (b) other support provided by the federal government of Iraq to internally displaced people in the Kurdistan region of that country; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	9696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government of Iraq’s (GoI) Ministry of Migration and Displacement, the department responsible for addressing humanitarian needs, has a budget for 2015 of $850 million. To date, they have received and allocated $300 million of their budget from the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry of Displacement and Migration estimate that 40% of the budget received to date is reaching those in the Kurdish Region of Iraq (KRI).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since summer 2014, DFID has provided £59.5 million to the humanitarian crisis in Iraq. This includes essential humanitarian supplies, such as food, water and shelter. In order to improve the effectiveness of the humanitarian response, including between KRI and GOI, we are also funding KRI and GOI coordination mechanisms as part of this support.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/09/2015 13:52:55 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

418013

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
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: Textiles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to make it compulsory for companies to comply with the 2013 Accord on Fire and Safety in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	9671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The 2013 Accord on Fire and Safety in Bangladesh is a voluntary, independent, legally binding agreement between Trade unions and Brands. The UK Government is not able to mandate companies to join but all UK companies have been encouraged to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK supports a programme which, amongst other activities, conducts structural and fire assessments of those factories not covered by the Accord or the Alliance and ensures that they are closed down or remedied if found to be at risk of fire or collapse.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/09/2015 13:51:34 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

418042

registered interest
date	09/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nepal: Overseas Aid
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 effectiveness of the UK's support for the reconstruction effort in Nepal following the 2014 earthquake in that country.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	9837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK is one of the largest bilateral donors to Nepal. UK support to the humanitarian response has already delivered important results including: 5,600,000 people benefitting from the restoration of healthcare services in their area; 200,000 benefitting from shelter support; and 80,000 people receiving cash transfers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government of Nepal has committed to establishing an Earthquake Reconstruction Authority and a detailed housing and building reconstruction plan. This will be put into effect in the affected areas once the snow clears at the end of winter. We will work closely with the Government of Nepal on these plans.</p><p> </p><p>We have established a field presence in Gorkha, the epicentre of the earthquake on 25<sup>th</sup> April, to assess partner progress and performance and to determine reconstruction priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/09/2015 14:19:59 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden