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1172677

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date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what his policy is on contributing to the Global Survivors Fund to support survivors of conflict-related sexual violence.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	6719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK welcomes this global initiative from Nobel Laureates Dr Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad to support survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and plans to announce a contribution to the International Fund in due course. The FCO leads on this as part of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative. DFID and FCO continue to work closely together to ensure a survivor-centred approach to end conflict-related sexual violence.</p><p>Preventing and responding to all forms of violence against women and girls, including conflict-related sexual violence, is a priority for the Department for International Development. DFID provides substantial, long-term support to survivors of violence through the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women (£21 million, 2014-2020). In November 2019, DFID announced a new £67.5 million programme to prevent violence against women and girls – the largest investment by any single government donor to prevent such violence, including conflict-related sexual violence.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/01/2020 13:48:44 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1172702

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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: Nutrition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether it is his Department's policy to make a financial commitment at the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth 2020 summit.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	6785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>DFID officials are working closely with the Government of Japan to prepare for the 2020 Nutrition for Growth Summit. This will be an important opportunity to secure new commitments to nutrition, to set the world on a better track to achieve the Global Goals and to help achieve our ambition of ending preventable deaths by 2030.</p><p>We are in the process of identifying the most appropriate and impactful commitment the UK Government can make as part of the 2020 Summit.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/01/2020 15:11:34 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1172703

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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: Food Supply and Malnutrition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people at risk of (a) malnutrition and (b) food scarcity as a result of climate change.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	6786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>Climate change is expected to increase the risk of malnutrition and hunger by increasing the frequency of extreme weather events and disease outbreaks. It will also reduce the quality, quantity and affordability of nutritious diets.</p><p>Countries that do not plan effectively for climate adaption are likely to see a reversal of previous improvements in nutrition and food security. Climate modelling has estimated that 2°C warming will result in there being an additional 540 to 590 million undernourished people by 2050. By 2050 there will also be an estimated 10 million more children who will be undernourished as a result of climate change.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/01/2020 14:45:18 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1172704

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Infant Foods: Marketing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help enforce of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	6787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>DFID supports implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes in the countries where we work. Evidence shows that inappropriate marketing of breast milk substitutes undermines breastfeeding and that infants in developing countries who are not breastfed are more likely to get sick and to die.</p><p>We are concerned that manufacturers of breast milk substitutes continue to contravene the Code. Our position is not to partner with those companies that are uncompliant with the Code.</p><p>We provide technical assistance to partner governments to develop and strengthen their own national nutrition policies. Breastfeeding support and promotion are also components of our health and nutrition programmes in countries such as Bangladesh and Nigeria.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/01/2020 15:05:21 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1172705

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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: Nutrition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to include nutrition objectives in his Department’s investments in (a) health, (b) social protection, (c) agriculture and (d) climate change adaptation.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	6788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to addressing malnutrition as part of our pledge to end preventable deaths of mothers, newborns and children by 2030.</p><p>High-impact nutrition services are an essential part of health services and coverage. We are integrating nutrition into our health programmes in countries such as the DRC and Somalia and will continue with this approach.</p><p>People also need to have access nutritious and sustainable diets. We are supporting the roll out of climate-resilient crops and helping to ensure nutritious foods – including fruits and vegetables – are more affordable. We will continue to look for ways to maximise the impact of our investments in areas such as agriculture, social protection and climate adaptation on people’s health and nutrition.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/01/2020 15:08:51 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1172706

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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: Nutrition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to incorporate the OECD policy marker for nutrition into his Department’s reporting systems.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	6789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK worked with other Governments to support the adoption of the nutrition policy marker by the OECD. We also led efforts to develop guidance on how it should be applied. The new policy marker will significantly improve our ability to track aid spending on nutrition. We are taking steps to ensure we use this policy marker to best effect in our reporting systems.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/01/2020 17:14:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1172204

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UK-Africa Investment Summit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Africa-UK Investment Summit will be an annual event.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	6102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>This Summit achieved its objectives of laying the foundations for a new stronger relationship between the UK and Africa based on mutually beneficial trade and investment, which will deliver for all our people. Following our departure from the European Union, the Government will build further on these foundations, in a range of ways, to realise the UK’s ambition to be the investment partner of choice for Africa, to create hundreds of thousands of jobs and to ensure the mutual prosperity of all our nations.</p><p> </p><p>I have placed a copy of the UK Government’s statement on the Summit in the Library of the House. The statement is also available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-government-statement-on-the-uk-africa-investment-summit" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/01/2020 13:31:06 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1172206

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UK-Africa Investment Summit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the outcomes of the UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020 were; and what plans he has to support to grassroots partnerships developed as a result of that summit.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	6103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Summit laid the foundations for new partnerships between the UK and African nations based on trade, investment, shared values and mutual interest. Billions of pounds of new commercial deals were announced highlighting the strength of the UK’s offer and existing relationship with Africa.</p><p>The UK also announced new initiatives and funding which will: strengthen the joint trading relationship, support African countries in their ambition to transform their economies, launch a major new partnership with the city of London, turbo-charge infrastructure financing, and enable Africa’s clean energy potential. For example, the Government announced it will be scaling up its Financial Sector Deepening Network programme by a further £320mn. This programme is aimed at strengthening financial systems across Africa to make them more attractive to international investors by providing support to countries to meet global standards and by deepening and driving cross-border banking across the continent.</p><p>I have placed a copy of the UK Government’s statement on the Summit in the Library of the House. The statement is also available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-government-statement-on-the-uk-africa-investment-summit" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/01/2020 13:31:44 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1172227

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
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: Genito-urinary Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to ensure that young women in developing countries who (a) unmarried and (b) are mothers can access contraceptive and sexual and reproductive health and rights services.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	6054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State recently announced that the UK would step up efforts to end preventable deaths of mothers, newborns and children by 2030. Universal health coverage, including access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), is central to these efforts.</p><p>Our health and SRHR programmes aim to understand and overcome the barriers for excluded groups, to ensure that the poorest and most vulnerable within society, including those with disabilities, are able to access services. All our SRHR programmes target adolescent girls. We also work to address the needs of ethnic groups in particular countries.</p><p>At the UN General Assembly in 2019, the Secretary of State for International Development announce funding of £600 million over 2020-2025 that will provide millions more women and girls with access to family planning.</p><p>The Women’s Integrated Sexual Health reproductive health programme uses innovative ways to identify and reach the poorest and most marginalised adolescent girls and women with essential services across 27 countries. Our support to the Robert Carr Fund, Amplify Change and the Safe Abortion Action Fund all support grassroots organisations to campaign for and promote access to the most marginalised populations’ sexual and reproductive health services and rights.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 6055 6056 question first answered 27/01/2020 17:08:46 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1172228

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
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: Genito-urinary Medicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) indigenous women and (b) other minority groups in developing countries can access contraceptive and sexual and reproductive health and rights services.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	6055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State recently announced that the UK would step up efforts to end preventable deaths of mothers, newborns and children by 2030. Universal health coverage, including access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), is central to these efforts.</p><p>Our health and SRHR programmes aim to understand and overcome the barriers for excluded groups, to ensure that the poorest and most vulnerable within society, including those with disabilities, are able to access services. All our SRHR programmes target adolescent girls. We also work to address the needs of ethnic groups in particular countries.</p><p>At the UN General Assembly in 2019, the Secretary of State for International Development announce funding of £600 million over 2020-2025 that will provide millions more women and girls with access to family planning.</p><p>The Women’s Integrated Sexual Health reproductive health programme uses innovative ways to identify and reach the poorest and most marginalised adolescent girls and women with essential services across 27 countries. Our support to the Robert Carr Fund, Amplify Change and the Safe Abortion Action Fund all support grassroots organisations to campaign for and promote access to the most marginalised populations’ sexual and reproductive health services and rights.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 6054 6056 question first answered 27/01/2020 17:08:46 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma