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1218618

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed reductions in Official Development Assistance expenditure on UK (a) humanitarian and (b) development assistance to Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	66170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>Yemen remains a key priority for the UK Government.</p><p>I announced that the UK will commit £160 million of new aid for the current financial year (2020/21) at the 2020 Yemen Humanitarian Pledging Conference on 2 June. This was the third highest pledge at the conference and brings the total UK commitment to nearly £1 billion since the conflict began in 2015.</p><p>This funding will be provided through humanitarian and development agencies and will provide support to at least 300,000 vulnerable people each month to help them buy food and household essentials, treat 40,000 children for malnutrition and provide 1 million people with improved water supply and basic sanitation.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 02/07/2020 15:02:30 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1218619

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cumulative financial value was of the projects and programmes which have received red ratings by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	66171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>ICAI’s reviews cover thematic policy areas rather than individual projects and programmes. It is not possible to extract the cumulative financial value of projects and programmes covered by all reviews based on the methodology used.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 66172 66173 question first answered 02/07/2020 15:15:09 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1218620

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cumulative financial value was of the projects and programmes which have received amber ratings by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	66172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>ICAI’s reviews cover thematic policy areas rather than individual projects and programmes. It is not possible to extract the cumulative financial value of projects and programmes covered by all reviews based on the methodology used.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 66171 66173 question first answered 02/07/2020 15:15:09 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1218621

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the cumulative financial value was of the projects and programmes which received amber/red ratings by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	66173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>ICAI’s reviews cover thematic policy areas rather than individual projects and programmes. It is not possible to extract the cumulative financial value of projects and programmes covered by all reviews based on the methodology used.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 66171 66172 question first answered 02/07/2020 15:15:09 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1218719

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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 the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will be structured to effectively deliver on the UK's commitment under the UN Sustainable Development Goals to leave no one behind.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	66009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to the Sustainable Development Goals – and to the underpinning pledge to Leave No One Behind as we strive to achieve them. The SDGs will play an important role in post-COVID-19 recovery, recognising the connection between healthy lives, healthy societies and a healthy environment. As the Prime Minister affirmed on 28 May, we owe it to future generations to build back better, basing our recovery on a fairer, greener and more resilient global economy, and to get our shared goals on track, including the Sustainable Development Goals.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 02/07/2020 15:17:10 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1218881

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Government will consult the trade unions of the her Department's staff members at each stage of the merger of her Department with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	66010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>We have commenced discussions with our trade unions (PCS and FDA) and they will be consulted as we design and develop the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 02/07/2020 15:16:17 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1218882

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if the Government will takes steps to ensure that no employees of her Department will be made redundant during the merger of her Department with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	66011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>There will be no compulsory redundancies for DFID employees as a result of the decision to create a new Department. Some roles may change due to business needs and any changes will be handled in compliance with relevant civil service policy and guidance or local labour law for staff appointed in county overseas.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 02/07/2020 15:16:38 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1218884

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
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 following UNICEF's call for urgent humanitarian support in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	66153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK is extremely concerned by the devastating humanitarian crisis in Yemen and the rapid spread of COVID-19.</p><p>As part our new £160 million commitment to Yemen this financial year (2020/21), we are continuing to support UNICEF to provide essential health services, treat malnutrition and provide clean water and sanitation. By the end of July 2020, we expect to have disbursed over £20 million of funding for UNICEF, including £10 million for their COVID-19 response.</p><p>We are also encouraging other donors to urgently provide funding to the UN humanitarian response ahead of Yemen’s expected COVID-19 peak in late July.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 02/07/2020 15:02:56 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1218207

registered interest
date	26/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
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 help ensure that funding package to help fight coronavirus and address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen announced on 2 June 2020 by the Foreign Secretary, is additional to planned humanitarian assistance to Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	65182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK’s £160 million commitment to Yemen for this financial year (2020/21) will help tackle the spread of COVID-19 by providing over 700,000 medical consultations, training 12,000 healthcare workers to work in a safe environment and providing a much-needed boost to nearly 4,000 health centres, to continue providing existing health services.</p><p>This funding will also respond to existing humanitarian needs in Yemen by providing support to at least 300,000 vulnerable people each month to help them buy food and household essentials, treat 40,000 children for malnutrition and provide 1 million people with improved water supply and basic sanitation.</p><p>We have already disbursed 32% of our £160 million funding to Yemen this year and expect to have disbursed over 50% by the end of July.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/07/2020 15:57:43 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1217853

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the challenges associated with the equitable and efficient international supply and distribution of a vaccine for covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	64864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>On 27 June, the PM told Global Citizen’s international summit that world leaders have a moral duty to ensure that vaccines, treatments and tests are truly available to all. We are working with international partners, including industry, to agree collaborative approaches to supporting vaccine development, manufacturing scale-up and future distribution to meet both domestic and international needs.</p><p>The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), to which we have provided £250 million this year, is committed to ensuring that appropriate vaccines are available to populations when and where they are needed, regardless of a country's ability to pay. CEPI selects vaccines for its portfolio based on their potential for success, rapid development and scalability. CEPI negotiates global access requirements as part of its funding agreements.</p><p>Through the COVAX partnership, under the Access to Covid Tools (ACT)-Accelerator, CEPI, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the World Health Organization are working together to ensure that the vaccines are affordable and available equitably. As part of this, Gavi’s Advance Market Commitment (AMC) will incentivise vaccine manufacturers to produce sufficient quantities of eventual COVID-19 vaccines and to ensure access for LMICs. The UK has contributed £48 million to the AMC.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/07/2020 15:17:40 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry