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693753

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date	23/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria: 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 recent representations she has made to the Nigerian Government on the humanitarian crisis in the north east of that country.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	65341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of the response to the humanitarian crisis in North East Nigeria. Our early response to the crisis, and expertise, has been welcomed by the Government of Nigeria and we have used this position to continually push for Nigerian leadership of the response. Most recently DFID’s Permanent Secretary attended the Oslo Humanitarian Conference for Nigeria/Lake Chad on 24 February, which was co-hosted by the Governments of Nigeria, Norway and Germany. The UK encouraged the Nigerian Government to set out how they would lead the response, called other donors to do more, and encouraged all parties to make sure that every pound donated to the response has maximum impact. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria delivered the same messages to the President’s Chief of Staff earlier in the week. The UK is currently examining what further steps it can take to help prevent famine in the region.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/02/2017 16:37:08 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

693803

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Famine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what additional support her Department plans to provide to South Sudan in response to the declaration of famine in that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	65276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>Millions of people in South Sudan have been suffering from food shortages for many years. For this reason, we developed a large humanitarian programme and the UK, with other donors, has been able to prevent famine in each of the last three years. When famine was declared this year we were able to respond quickly and confirmed the day after the UN appeal was announced that we will make £100 million available in 2017 to provide food for 500,000 people. We will continue to monitor the situation and encourage other donors to follow the UK’s lead.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/02/2017 16:38:29 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

693346

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many overseas visits to DFID-funded (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral programmes were made by each Minister of her Department in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	65147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>DFID Ministers have visited a range of countries overseas since their appointment. Information on Ministerial travel and meetings with external organisations is published as part of DFID’s quarterly transparency return on www.gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/02/2017 16:38:00 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

693347

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many civil service staff by grade work in her Department's Special Advisers' Office.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	65148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s Special Advisers’ Office is supported by 2 Civil Servants at Grade B2/Executive Officer. These staff members also perform broader roles within the Secretary of State’s office and DFID’s Top Management Group.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/02/2017 16:46:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

693348

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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: Press
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish a list of the (a) speeches given outside Parliament, (b) articles published and (c) media interviews given by each Minister of her Department, on her Department's areas of responsibility since the appointment of each of those Ministers.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	65149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>Ministerial speeches are published on <a href="http://Gov.uk" target="_blank">Gov.uk</a>. A list of articles published and media interviews given by each Minister is not available centrally and could only be collated at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/02/2017 16:45:40 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

693351

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Somaliland: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding her Department has provided to tackle the drought and food shortages in Somaliland (a) bilaterally and (b) multilaterally, by agency or organisation in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	65146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>The table below provides a breakdown of this funding by implementing partner.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>DFID funding in Somalia for July – December 2016, by partner agency</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Partner</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount £GBP</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Multilaterals</strong></p></td><td><p>.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>World Food Programme (WFP)</p></td><td><p>£6.1million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)</p></td><td><p>£5.5 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)</p></td><td><p>£5.5 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNICEF</p></td><td><p>£4.4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC)</p></td><td><p>£3 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bilateral</strong></p></td><td><p>.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwegian Refugee Council(NRC)</p></td><td><p>£8.7 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NRC led NGO consortium (NRC, SCI, IRC, Concern, Cesvi)</p></td><td><p>£3.2 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Save the Children(SCI) led NGO consortium (SCI, ACF, Concern)</p></td><td><p>£1.4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Galway Development Services International (GDSI)</p></td><td><p>£380,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO)</p></td><td><p>£270,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£38.7 million</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 27/02/2017 16:50:40 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

692615

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
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: Non-governmental Organisations
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 non-governmental organisations promoting human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	64773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s bilateral programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territories currently funds human rights NGOs providing legal assistance to Palestinians, through a multi-donor access to justice programme implemented by UN agencies.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/02/2017 16:42:49 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

692616

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Famine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her South Sudanese counterpart on the flow of emergency aid into areas affected by the UN-declared famine in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	64807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>I visited South Sudan earlier this month. During my visit, I met with Stephen Dhieu, South Sudan’s Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, and delivered a clear message: that the Government of South Sudan must bring an end to the fighting and allow humanitarian access to all areas of the country.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 28/02/2017 16:37:44 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

692683

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
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: Minority Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to ensure that UK development aid is reaching the most vulnerable religious minority groups in recipient countries; and what steps they are taking to ensure that religious minorities are included in the Department for International Development's development plans.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL5496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s analysis of poverty and vulnerability looks at a range of factors that lead to exclusion. We work closely with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office who lead on the protection of freedom of religion and religious minorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/02/2017 16:53:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

692702

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Famine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking to help to alleviate the famine in South Sudan.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL5515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>On the 22 February the Secretary of State for International Development announced a £100 million package of assistance for South Sudan which will provide food for 500,000 and clean water for 300,000. We are encouraging other donors to step up their efforts to respond to the famine whilst calling on all sides involved in the conflict to bring an end to the fighting.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/02/2017 16:40:46 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian