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634163

registered interest
date	11/11/2016
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, whether it remains her Department's policy to spend 0.7 per cent of gross national income on official development assistance.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	52532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>Meeting the 0.7 per cent target for overseas aid is a manifesto commitment. It is enshrined in law and the Government has been unequivocal that we will continue to honour that promise. Alongside our world-class diplomacy and spending two per cent of our wealth on defence, upholding our manifesto commitments on UK aid is vital to securing Britain’s place in the world, exporting economic prosperity, security and stability in the national interest.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/11/2016 16:02:11 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

631918

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that aid provided to the Palestinian Authority does not fund radicalisation.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	52399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>UK funding has helped build Palestinian institutions and promote economic growth so that any future Palestinian state will be a prosperous and effective partner for peace. DFID’s previous financial assistance to the PA was governed by a Memorandum of Understanding which reaffirms the PA’s commitment to non-violence and a negotiated solution to the conflict. As the Development Secretary has recently taken up her position, she is undertaking a full examination of DFID’s programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including our support to the PA.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/11/2016 15:51:05 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

631919

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to adjust the eligibility requirements of overseas aid funding so that the Overseas Territories are eligible for UK aid funding once the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	52401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The eligibility of the UK’s Overseas Territories to receive UK aid is not linked to the UK's EU membership and is unaffected by the UK's decision to leave the EU. Eligibility for UK aid funding is defined in the International Development Act 2002 and is dependent on a recipient country or territory being on the list of recipients of official development assistance (ODA) held by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Details of the list are available on the DAC website: <a href="http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/documentupload/DAC%20List%20of%20ODA%20Recipients%202014%20final.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/documentupload/DAC%20List%20of%20ODA%20Recipients%202014%20final.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/11/2016 17:14:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

631920

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Migrant Camps
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 infants can feed in a safe and clean environment in refugee camps.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	52342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>My Department provides funding to humanitarian organisations that work to promote safe and healthy environments for people in refugee camps across the world. Camps are not the preferred option for refugees and most refugees live outside of camps. DFID supports organisations that work specially with mothers and infants in camp situations including UNICEF, Save the Children and UNHCR.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/11/2016 15:53:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

632439

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development assistance to the Palestinian people <i>Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory</i> published in July 2015, what assessment they have made of the future habitability of the Gaza Strip.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned by the situation in Gaza and the report’s warning that Gaza could become uninhabitable by 2020. UK aid has supported economic development, provision of basic services, and enabled reconstruction through support to the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism. However, as the report makes clear, aid alone cannot solve the problems in Gaza. We welcome Israel’s decision last year to increase the water supply to Gaza, as well as other commitments which permit the construction of essential energy infrastructure. Improvements in energy and water provision are essential to improve the daily life of the people living in Gaza. The UK government frequently stresses with both parties the importance that these commitments are implemented quickly, and continues to press for a sustainable political solution for Gaza which will address Israel’s legitimate security concerns whilst opening up movement and access.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/11/2016 15:33:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

632441

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: Sewers
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 possibility of a cholera epidemic following the breakdown of the sewage system in Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK is concerned by the electricity shortage in Gaza and the serious impact it is having on the sewage system. We are in close touch with humanitarian agencies such as UNICEF, who lead on water and sanitation, about the main health risks associated with sewage treatment in Gaza. We are also in regular dialogue with Israel, the Palestinian Authority and other development actors on energy issues. The UK has supported partners such as the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which provides health services and repairs water infrastructure in Gaza. We are also encouraged by the commitments Israel made at the UN General Assembly in New York this year, which permit the construction of essential energy infrastructure for Gaza. The UK government frequently stresses with both parties the importance that these commitments are implemented quickly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/11/2016 15:31:08 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

637386

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Tanzania: Water
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 improve access to water in Tanzania.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	907182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK supports the Government of Tanzania’s nationwide Water Sector Development Programme, which aims to provide access to clean, safe water for 80% of the population by 2019. The UK Government’s contribution will improve water access for 2.1 million people in rural areas by 2019.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 16/11/2016 16:26:49 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

637387

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is giving to countries in Africa to improve their capacity to trade.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	907179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>My Department’s core mission is and will always be to combat poverty. Post-Brexit, Britain can be a global leader in helping developing countries build their access to international markets and in ensuring that it is the poorest that benefit from these trading relationships. In taking this leadership role, we will be doing something that we can rightly be proud of, whilst also creating the UK’s trading partners of tomorrow.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2016 17:05:36 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

637391

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Renewable Energy
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 plans to take to support developing countries in generating more renewable energy.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	907183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government has an ambitious agenda to increase renewable energy generation in developing countries, through better government planning and catalysing more public and private sector investment into renewable energy – including through CDC.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 16/11/2016 16:27:59 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

631199

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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 proportion of UK aid was delivered by the aid agencies of other countries in (a) the most recent period for which figures are available and (b) each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	52034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the percentage of total UK Official Development Assistance delivered by the aid agencies of other countries for each of the past five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of Total UK ODA</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/11/2016 17:57:06 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann