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458821

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
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: Disability
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why there is no mention of disability in the Department for International Development’s single departmental plan; and how that Department intends to ensure disability is prioritised across the Department in the light of that omission.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL6855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2016 answer text <p>DFID’s Single Departmental Plan reaffirms our commitment to eliminate extreme poverty and to lead the world in implementing the Leave No One Behind Promise agreed by the Prime Minister and other world leaders in September 2015. The inclusion of people with disabilities is central to the delivery of this promise. This is why I launched our revised Disability Framework in December 2015, setting out a comprehensive and strengthened commitment to include people with disabilities in all of our work.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 21/03/2016 15:52:17 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

456367

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid: Females
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 women from affected communities are in positions of leadership and involved in planning and decision-making during a humanitarian emergency response.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL6599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>To ensure that humanitarian responses meet the unique needs of women and girls, women should be provided with opportunities to engage in humanitarian response systems, decision-making processes, and accountability mechanisms. DFID works with partners, including United Nations agencies and non-governmental organisations to promote the inclusion of women and women’s groups in planning and decision-making around preparedness, response, and early recovery. This approach reflects the International Development (Gender Equality) Act 2014 that states that before provision of humanitarian assistance, the Secretary of State shall have regard to how it will take account of gender-related differences in needs.</p><p> </p><p>Ensuring the World Humanitarian Summit in May 2016 delivers outcomes for women and girls is a priority for the Government. This includes support towards proposals for system-wide accountability for gender equality and women and girls’ empowerment in crises and increased participation of women’s groups in humanitarian responses.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 14/03/2016 16:26:39 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

456368

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid: Females
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 their work supporting humanitarian emergency responses delivers long-term change that empowers women from affected communities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL6600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>Through meaningful participation and inclusion during humanitarian preparedness and response, women and girls can be included in long-term change and recovery efforts following natural disasters, conflicts, and other crises. The Women, Peace, and Security agenda offers an opportunity to link women’s participation in immediate crises response to wider political, social, and economic participation, including their inclusion in peace processes. Along with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defence, DFID is a partner in delivering the National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security.</p><p> </p><p>The World Humanitarian Summit in May 2016 offers an opportunity to ensure that women are empowered during the delivery of humanitarian assistance, which has been demonstrated to accelerate the transition from response to recovery and lead to longer-term efforts to promote and achieve gender equality. One the Government’s priorities for the Summit is to push for it to deliver outcomes for women and girls.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 14/03/2016 16:27:26 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

456369

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of humanitarian funding goes to women’s rights organisations and local organisations with expertise in gender during emergencies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL6601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>Providing opportunities for women’s rights organisations to participate in humanitarian preparedness, response, and recovery is one means to ensure that the unique needs of women and girls are addressed and that the capacities of women and girls are recognised and utilised. This is one of the themes of a high-level leaders’ roundtable event at the World Humanitarian Summit in May 2016, which the Government expects to deliver for women and girls, including on their increased participation in humanitarian assistance.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DFID has contributed £6 million to the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, which provides grants to organisations across the world to tackle gender-based violence, including small women’s rights’ and youth-led organisations and has committing to increasing its focus on funding to small women's rights organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 14/03/2016 16:27:53 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

456370

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to support proposals at the World Humanitarian Summit in May to ensure that women are involved in planning and decision-making during a humanitarian emergency response.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL6602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK supports proposals to ensure that women are involved in planning and decision-making during responses to humanitarian emergencies. It will be a priority of the UK to secure outcomes from the summit that promote the protection and empowerment of women and girls, strengthening their voice, choice and control in crisis settings.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 14/03/2016 16:28:13 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

456371

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Humanitarian Summit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Verma on 25 February (HL6190), when they will take the decision about who will represent them at the World Humanitarian Summit, and how that decision will be publicised.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL6603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>The decision will be taken closer to the Summit.</p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 15/03/2016 16:10:16 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

450644

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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: Malaria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the £536 million spent by the Department for International Development on malaria in 2013–14 was disbursed, and how much of the total committed to malaria in 2014–15 has not yet been spent.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL5945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2016 answer text <p>The methodology used to monitor UK malaria spend between 2008/09 and 2014/15 was published in the 2010 Framework for Results for Malaria. In 2013/14 the UK provided £536 million to help reduce malaria deaths. The UK is helping to tackle malaria through bilateral and multilateral channels. The UK’s bilateral support includes: malaria-specific bilateral programmes (36% of total malaria spend in 2013/14); support to strengthening health systems (20% of malaria spend in 2013/14); and other bilateral support including the delivery of interventions to reduce malaria in pregnancy and supporting malaria related research (10% of 2013/14 malaria spend).</p><p>The main contribution to tackling malaria through multilateral channels is the UK support to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (31% of total malaria spend in 2013/14).All of the Department’s 2014/15 spend on malaria has been disbursed. The UK’s investment on malaria has contributed to saving more than six million lives over the past 15 years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 18/02/2016 16:59:27 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

450487

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
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: Sanitation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Verma on 1 February (HL5238), what proportion of UK aid spending on water, sanitation and hygiene is targeted at the maintenance and upkeep of existing facilities.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL5849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Our WASH programmes take an integrated approach to both provision and maintenance of existing facilities, involving building national, local and community capacity and systems to ensure that services continue to function over time. In 2014, total UK bilateral ODA spending on water supply and sanitation was £181 million. UK aid expenditure is reported in Statistics on International Development report at table A6a which I have attached for your convenience.</p><p>We do not collect data separately on the amount of funds allocated to installation of facilities and their subsequent maintenance. In most countries responsibility for financing operation and maintenance is passed to the community where services have been installed, after appropriate training has been provided.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 11/02/2016 17:27:13 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma attachment 1 file name SID2015c.pdf title SID
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

447499

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action the Department for International Development is taking to use its influence with countries hosting Syrian refugees in the region to allow NGOs to provide non-formal education opportunities for out-of-school children.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL5401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>At the Conference on Supporting Syria and the Region being held in London on 4<sup>th</sup> February , we want the international community to agree a new goal that all Syrian refugee children and affected host country children are in education, formal school or non-formal, by the end of 2016/17. Equally, for inside Syria, it is our aim to increase access to good quality schooling or other learning opportunities such as self-learning and non-formal education. In neighbouring countries we will also increase access to vocational or skills training and higher education for children and youth.</p><p>At the Conference our ambition is that international donors, governments from countries in the region hosting refugees, non-governmental organisations and the private sector come together to agree a set of reciprocal financial and policy commitments. The UK and co-hosts are working with donors and other partners to secure increased funding for education under the UN-led appeals for 2016 and longer term, multi-year education funding commitments to ensure sustainability. We are also working with refugee hosting governments in particular to agree the policy commitments necessary to turn increased funding into delivery on the ground.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 02/02/2016 12:11:09 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover

446465

registered interest
date	20/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Sanitation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of the Department for International Development’s spending currently goes towards water, sanitation and hygiene programmes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Northover
uin	HL5237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>Expenditure by sector is reported in Statistics on International Development which I have attached for your convenience.</p><p>In 2014, UK bilateral expenditure on water supply and sanitation was £180.8 million. This was 2.6% of the UK’s total bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA).</p><p>When DFID or other UK government departments provide core contributions in support of multilateral organisations, we do not break down by sector. However, there are a number of multilateral organisations that are focussed on water and sanitation. Details of the contributions from DFID to each multilateral organisation can be found at Table A8 of the attachment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 01/02/2016 12:30:08 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma attachment 1 file name SID2015c.pdf title Statistics on Intenrational Development
tabling member	2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover