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91755

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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
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 co-hosts of the Gaza donor conference.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	209153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK pledged at the conference to contribute £20 million, however, we made it clear that reconstruction in Gaza will require a durable ceasefire, an agreed approach on security, predictable and sustained access for people and goods in and out of Gaza, and good governance arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:14:40 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

91756

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid commitments her Department intends to make at the Gaza donor conference.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	209154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK pledged at the conference to contribute £20 million. We are clear, however, that reconstruction in Gaza will require a durable ceasefire, an agreed approach on security, predictable and sustained access for people and goods in and out of Gaza, and good governance arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:11:09 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

91757

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department's provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza is contingent on progress in the peace process between Israelis and the Palestinians.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	209180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID’s provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza is based on need, not on progress in the Middle East Peace Process. The UK has been one of the biggest donors to the Gaza crisis, providing more than £17 million of emergency assistance, and has pledged to provide a further £20million towards the cost of reconstruction.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:15:07 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

91504

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Families
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 Prime Minister's speech of 15 August 2011 calling for a family test to be applied to all domestic policy, which policies of her Department have been so assessed to date.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	208856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty internationally. It does not have a lead responsibility for domestic policies and has not made any assessments using the family test.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 13/10/2014 14:58:55 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

91505

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will require staff in her Department to report on (a) consultations with disabled people and their organisations, (b) measure to increase inclusion in bilateral aid projects and (c) measures to increase inclusion in funding agreements with partner organisations.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
uin	208973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>As part of its International Development Committee hearing commitments, DFID is in the process of preparing a departmental framework on disability inclusion. This will set out our clear commitment, approach and actions to strengthening disability in our policy, programme and international work. It will also include an explanation of how we will strengthen departmental capability on disability, how we will influence our partners to do more, and a timeframe for taking forward the activities outlined in our response to the IDC recommendations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 13/10/2014 14:50:32 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

91188

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the increase in UK aid to Gaza (a) directly and (b) through contributions to UK non-governmental organisations and to international organisations has been since the start of Operation Protective Edge.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	208660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK is one of the biggest donors to the Gaza crisis, providing more than £17 million of emergency assistance. All of our support is being channelled through UN agencies, international organisations and UK non-governmental organisations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/10/2014 16:42:00 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

91189

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to the Israeli government on reparations for the damage caused by Operation Protective Edge to UN and civilian facilities in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	208661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID, along with key partner agencies like UNRWA, is still assessing the level of damage to facilities in Gaza. The current priority is to ensure there is progress in the talks in Cairo.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/10/2014 16:43:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

91190

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what projects funded by her Department in Gaza have been (a) damaged and (b) destroyed as a result of Israeli military action during Operation Protective Edge.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	208653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Initial reports from the UN Relief and Works Agency indicate that four schools built using DFID funding sustained damage during the conflict. The office of one of our implementing partners was also damaged. Assessments are continuing to establish the extent and the exact cause of the damage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/10/2014 16:37:33 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

91191

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what contribution her Department will offer at the donors' conference on the reconstruction of Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	208654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK pledged to contribute £20 million. We are clear, however, that reconstruction in Gaza will require a durable ceasefire, an agreed approach on security, predictable and sustained access for people and goods in and out of Gaza, and good governance arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/10/2014 16:38:22 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

91192

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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
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 importance to a sustainable economy in Gaza of the re-opening of (a) Gaza airport and (b) the sea-port.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	208655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>An airport or seaport could help to facilitate trade but the extent of their importance would depend on the lifting of restrictions on exports and transfers to Gaza’s natural markets of Israel and the West Bank. We have consistently called on the Government of Israel to improve movement and access into and out of Gaza, and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/10/2014 16:39:37 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith