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827992

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Mining
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 support the reduction in the use of children involved in cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Anna Turley
uin	123952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>DFID is working to tackle the root causes that enable child labour to flourish in the mining sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo. To this end, DFID collaborates closely with other Government Departments and through a European Partnership for Responsible Minerals. We provide funding to the Carter Center in the DRC to improve transparency and governance of the sector. DFID DRC is also working with other international partners to consider how we might tackle the issues in the cobalt supply chain in future programme design.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/01/2018 16:10:43 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

828029

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sierra Leone: Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what reports she has received on the use of FGM by political parties in Sierra Leone as part of the electoral process; and what the effect is of such use on her Department's efforts to tackle FGM.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	123989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>We are not aware of any formal reports of FGM being used as part of the electoral process; but with our partners we are closely monitoring all risks around the election.</p><p>DFID is committed to working with the Government of Sierra Leone to promote the rights of women and girls and will seek to work with the new Government to specifically tackle FGM in the country. Supporting Sierra Leones’ elections bodies to deliver free, fair and inclusive elections is a top priority for the UK. We are working with the National Elections Commission (NEC) and Civil Society Organizations to deliver civic and voter information better targeted to specific groups like women and persons with a disability. Efforts are underway by the UN in country to establish a women’s situation room to help monitor and tackle instances of violence against women and other vulnerable groups. The NEC is also working to make voting centres more physically accessible and/or able to provide special voting arrangements e.g. tactile ballots for the visually impaired, and table-top voting screens for mothers with small children.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/01/2018 16:16:21 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

828034

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much was disbursed from the public purse in voluntary contributions excluding assessed or non-discretionary contributions to the UN Relief and Works Agency in each financial year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	123994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The amount of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in each calendar year since 2010 is given in the table below. This data is published each year in the Statistics for International Development (SID) publication. Figures for 2017 will be released next year.</p><p> </p><p>The UK remains firmly committed to supporting UNRWA and Palestinian refugees across the Middle East and we have so far provided around £50 million in 2017/18.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong><em>(£ millions)</em></strong></p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bilateral ODA through Multilateral</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>4.5</p></td><td><p>5.8</p></td><td><p>18.4</p></td><td><p>29.1</p></td><td><p>30.0</p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Core Multilateral ODA</p></td><td><p>27.0</p></td><td><p>30.5</p></td><td><p>47.5</p></td><td><p>22.9</p></td><td><p>36.6</p></td><td><p>34.0</p></td><td><p>33.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total UK ODA to UNRWA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>29.1 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>35.0 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>53.3 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>41.4 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>65.7 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>64.0 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>54.4 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source: </em><em>Statistics for International Development 2010 - 2017</em></p><p> </p><p>ODA figures are produced only on a calendar year basis in line with the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation, Development Assistance Committee definitions.</p><p> </p><p>Bilateral ODA through multilateral is funding to multilateral organisations for specific programmes or for specific countries. Core multilateral ODA describes un-earmarked funds from national governments which are pooled with other donors’ funding and disbursed as part of the core budget of the multilateral organisation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 25/01/2018 16:14:10 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

825795

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
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: Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps she has taken to prevent UK development aid funding being used to support international terrorism.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	123862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development has a zero tolerance approach to UK aid funds being diverted to fund terrorist activities and the UK Government publishes a list of prescribed extremist groups or organisations banned under UK law. Where there are allegations of misuse of aid funds, these are investigated fully by the Department’s specialist Counter Fraud Unit, and funds are always recovered to the fullest extent possible.</p><p>The Department has robust measures in place to protect, prevent, and detect the diversion of aid. Controls are embedded through-out the programme cycle and are continually revised and adapted to meet evolving threats and changes in operational circumstances. The Department has recently strengthened its already rigorous due diligence process and comprehensive risk management framework which requires risks to be identified prior to the disbursement of UK aid.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/01/2018 17:23:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan

825796

registered interest
date	19/01/2018
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: Beverage Containers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many disposable coffee cups were purchased by her Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	123863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2018 answer text <p>We are unable to provide purchasing data prior to 2017. In 2017 DFID London purchased approximately 4,300 ‘Vegware’ cups every month. Made from plant material – not plastic – these cups are organic, compostable and can be recycled with the food waste. In 2017 DFID Scotland took delivery of approximately 3,000 card and plastic cups. There are schemes in both DFID offices to encourage use of reusable coffee cups, with 10% off the price of a coffee when staff use their own cup. In DFID Scotland reusable cups are available for purchase, with the aim of bringing down the number of disposable coffee cups used.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/01/2018 12:44:09 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

825427

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
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: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Palestinian Authority and her Department, signed in 2014, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its policies of the findings and recommendations of the IMPACT-se report on the Palestinian Authority 2017 curriculum, published in October 2017.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	123568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>Officials have met with IMPACT-se staff to discuss their report on the Palestinian Authority (PA) 2017 curriculum. The report made some concerning allegations which we are currently assessing. The UK government is working with the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education to support a high quality education including through its curriculum. Our partnership with the PA includes a commitment from the Palestinian leadership to adhere to the principle of non-violence and to tackle language and actions that could incite violence or hatred. We continue to urge them to uphold this principle. The UK strongly condemns all forms of violence and deplores incitement.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/01/2018 17:46:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

825430

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Disasters Emergency Committee: Charitable Donations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the proportion of donations received by the Disasters Emergency Committee that are from people over the age of 65.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	123571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The department does not hold or collate this information.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/01/2018 17:30:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

825438

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Somalia: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on a UK aid response to (a) the severe drought and (b) the continuing conflicts in Somalia.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	123579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>My department is in close contact with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, in Somalia and at headquarter level, on both of these issues. The UK played a leading role in the response to the 2017 drought, making UK Aid available early on and mobilising early contributions from other partners, and we are working closely to ensure that the effective response continues into 2018.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/01/2018 17:42:41 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

825439

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Somalia: International Assistance
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, alongside her international counterparts, to secure a long-term solution on (a) food security and (b) general stability in Somalia.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	123580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK hosted an international Conference on Somalia in London in May 2017 at which agreements were reached to work to improve security, strengthen Somalia’s political foundations, and help the economy recover in order to put Somalia on the path to peace and prosperity and break the cycle of persistent humanitarian crises. Our efforts in Somalia – including through the UK aid programme – are designed to support progress in all these areas. The UK played a leading role in responding to the 2017 drought and related food security crisis, and will ensure these efforts continue into 2018.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/01/2018 17:43:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

825462

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Rohingya
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 Bangladesh Government to give UK humanitarian agencies access to Bangladesh to support displaced Rohingya people.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	123603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>On the Secretary of state’s recent visit to Bangladesh in November 2017, she discussed the issue of NGO access to provide support to displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh with the UN and partners in Dhaka. The issue was raised with the government of Bangladesh by FCO Ministers on their joint visit last September, and is raised regularly with the government by officials from the British High Commission in Bangladesh.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/01/2018 17:33:45 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali