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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2017-11-27more like thismore than 2017-11-27
answering body
Department for International Development remove filter
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Democratic Republic of Congo: Famine more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department is providing additional funds to protect children from famine in the Kasaï region, Democratic Republic of Congo. more like this
tabling member constituency Stafford more like this
tabling member printed
Jeremy Lefroy remove filter
uin 115752 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-12-04more like thismore than 2017-12-04
answer text <p>I visited the Kasai Central, in the DRC, in November 2017 to see for myself the impact of the conflict and resulting food insecurity. 294,000 children are at risk of dying from malnutrition. UK bilateral aid is already supporting 25,800 children with lifesaving assistance. We recently announced the new allocation of £175 million for humanitarian support over the next five years (2017-2022) for DRC. This will support a further 220,000 children nationally under the age of 5 with vital nutrition.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-12-04T17:28:36.393Zmore like thismore than 2017-12-04T17:28:36.393Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
tabling member
4109
label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy more like this