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771491

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date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Commonwealth: Disease Control
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 include tackling global health threats such as malaria as part of its ongoing dialogue with other Commonwealth countries.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	107809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>Discussions with Commonwealth members and other countries on global health threats, including malaria, take place through a number of international bodies such as the World Health Organization, the UN General Assembly, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2017 16:50:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

771586

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Malaria
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 effect on economic growth in countries where malaria is endemic.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan
uin	108055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The World Health Organisation estimates that the support provided between 2000 and 2015, including that by the UK Government, resulted in a 6.8 million reduction in deaths globally. These life expectancy gains are valued at <del class="ministerial">US$2.040</del> <ins class="ministerial">US$2040 </ins>billion which, for comparison, equates to 3.6% of the total gross domestic product (GDP) of malaria affected countries in 2015.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2017 16:28:23 question first ministerially corrected 24/10/2017 15:39:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 17005 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan

771587

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has made a recent assessment of the effect of arms sales to Saudi Arabia on development and humanitarian outcomes in Yemen; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	107843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>We welcome the recent judgment by the High Court in favour of the Government on UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia, which underscores the fact that the UK operates one of the most robust export control regimes in the world. We will continue to keep our defence exports under careful review to ensure they meet the rigorous standards of the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.</p><p>The UN assesses Yemen to be the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Nearly 21 million people are in need of humanitarian aid. DFID’s support of £155 million for 2017-8 will feed 1.8 million people for at least a month, and provide 1.7 million people with nutrition support and an expected 1.2 million people with clean water and sanitation. We continue to strongly support the work of the UN’s Special Envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, to end the conflict and bring about peace.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2017 16:32:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

771588

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Departmental Coordination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has to improve coordination between her Department and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	107845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>Every day UK aid and UK diplomacy are working together to help millions of people and make a powerful and positive statement about Global Britain’s place in the world. The Department for International Development and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office each play their own vital role in Britain’s global leadership to build a safer, healthier, more prosperous world, which protects UK interests.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/10/2017 17:05:40 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

771589

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
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: Overseas Aid
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 ensure that aid to Yemen reaches those people who need it most; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	107785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Yemen. This is why we have increased UK aid to Yemen to £155 million for 2017-18, and have stepped up our work with UN agencies and other partner organisations to make sure that our aid is delivered to people in dire need. We regularly monitor and review our programmes and use independent experts to monitor and verify that food and supplies reach those in need.</p><p>As pen-holder on Yemen at the UN Security Council, the UK proposed and coordinated a Presidential Statement earlier this year, calling for all parties to recognise the importance of unhindered humanitarian access. The UK is also funding the UN’s Verification and Inspection Mechanism with £1.3 million in 2017-18 to ensure the unimpeded flow of commercial and humanitarian shipments into Yemen, as well as the UN’s Humanitarian Air Service with £1 million this year to support regular humanitarian flights into Yemen.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2017 16:35:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

770023

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the memorandum of understanding between the Palestinian Authority and her Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Palestinian Authority on its funding for summer camps in which children performed mock stabbing attacks.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	107709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle language and avoid actions that could incite violence or hatred. The UK continues to urge the Palestinian leadership to uphold this principle. I raised the issue of incitement with senior Palestinian counterparts during my recent visit.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/10/2017 16:49:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

770027

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Occupied Territories: Overseas Aid
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 12 October 2017 to Question 106502, what process she used in reviewing aid to the Occupied Palestinian Territories; and on what evidence she made decisions on which programmes to close and which to continue.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	107723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State’s decisions on which programmes to close and which to continue were based on alignment to UK Government objectives on the Middle East Peace Process, performance and impact, value for money and the safeguarding of UK taxpayers’ funds. This has resulted in a portfolio with a stronger focus on delivering essential services to the most vulnerable Palestinians and Palestinian refugees. Evidence was gathered from individual programme annual reviews and considered alongside advice from officials.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/10/2017 13:19:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

770028

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Occupied Territories: Overseas Aid
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 12 October 2017 to Question 106502, what (a) bilateral and (b) centrally managed programmes have been closed or discontinued as a result of the examination of her Department's programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	107722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>As a result of the full examination of DFID’s programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs), the OPTs components of the following programmes are being discontinued: i) Arab Women’s Enterprise Fund, ii) Gender and Adolescents Global Evidence research programme, iii) a Development Impact Bonds pilot and, iv) evaluation work through the humanitarian educational accelerator. The Secretary of State also decided not to pursue other new bilateral programmes which were being considered. These decisions ensure that aid to the OPTs is being used in the most effective way and provides the best value for money to the UK taxpayer. The UK remains committed to supporting the Palestinian people and the viability of a two-state solution.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/10/2017 13:19:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

770043

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Family Planning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Prevention of Maternal Death from Unwanted Pregnancy programme, what the difference is between disability life years saved and disability adjusted life years.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	107720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>With reference to the Prevention of Maternal Deaths programme, there is no difference. The World Health Organisation’s official terminology is ‘Disability Adjusted Life Years’. This represents a year of a person’s life saved from living under the burden of poor health and disease.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/10/2017 08:26:25 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

770045

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Family Planning
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 Disability Life Years Saved in African countries under her Department's Prevention of Maternal Death from Unwanted Pregnancy programme; and what the financial savings accrued were in each year since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	107675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Prevention of Maternal Deaths programme has averted an estimated 8 million Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). The financial savings to national health systems since the programme’s inception is an estimated £296 million.</p><p> </p><p>The annual breakdown of estimated savings is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Programme Year</p></td><td><p>£, millions saved</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 1</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 2</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 3</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 4</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 5</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year 6</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>296</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/10/2017 08:25:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce