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989352

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UN Commission on Population and Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage other countries to send ministers to the UN Commission on Population and Development in 2019.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL10746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK was pleased to be represented at the recent ICPD+25 review meeting and was delighted there was broad consensus in support of women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights.</p><p> </p><p>UK representation at the UN Commission on Population and development will be decided in due course. We would encourage all UN Member states to attend at the highest appropriate level.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL10747 question first answered 22/10/2018 16:19:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

989353

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UN Commission on Population and Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recent International Conference on Population and Development +25 review process; and whether a minister will attend the UN Commission on Population and Development in 2019.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL10747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK was pleased to be represented at the recent ICPD+25 review meeting and was delighted there was broad consensus in support of women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights.</p><p> </p><p>UK representation at the UN Commission on Population and development will be decided in due course. We would encourage all UN Member states to attend at the highest appropriate level.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL10746 question first answered 22/10/2018 16:19:53 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

984309

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Tanzania: Family Planning
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made or plan to make to the government of Tanzania following the banning in that country of family planning adverts by FHI 360; and what assessment they have made of reports that the President described family planning as being for those “too lazy to take care of their children”.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL10517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Representatives of the British High Commission in Dar es Salaam remain closely engaged with the Government of Tanzania, who have provided assurances that there is no change in government policy which supports family planning. They have been told by the Tanzanian Ministry of Health that a review of mass media communication is underway and they hope to recommence airing of advertisements within the next few months.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/10/2018 16:20:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

984312

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action, if any, they plan to take to send more humanitarian aid to the people of Yemen.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL10520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of the humanitarian response in Yemen, helping secure vital access for food, fuel and medicine to enter the country and consistently being one of the largest donors to the crisis.</p><p>On 3 April, the UK announced an additional £170 million in response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen for this financial year (2018/2019). This funding will meet immediate food needs for 2.5 million Yemenis and will bring the total UK bilateral support to Yemen to over £570 million since 2015.</p><p>To date, donors have pledged a total of US$ 2.01 billion towards the United Nations 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan in Yemen.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/10/2018 16:21:03 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

980166

registered interest
date	01/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 13 September (HL10036), what was the break-down of spending by the Department for International Development directly targeting HIV and AIDS for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Development Assistance Committee codes (1) 13041, and (2) 13042 in the financial years (a) 2015–16, and (b) 2016–17.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL10435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>A break-down of DFID spending directly targeting reproductive health under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance codes (1) 13010, (2) 13021, (3) 13022, (4) 13030, and (5) 13081 and (6) 13041, and (7) 13042 (related to HIV and AIDS) in the financial years (a) 2015–16, and (b) 2016–17 is set out in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Relevant Sexual Reproductive Health &amp; Rights (SRHR) Input Sector Codes </strong> <strong>(£ millions)*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13010 Population Policy and Administrative Management</p></td><td><p>3.113</p></td><td><p>3.979</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13021 Reproductive Health Care</p></td><td><p>46.290</p></td><td><p>51.472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13022 Maternal and Neonatal Health</p></td><td><p>124.746</p></td><td><p>122.480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13030 Family Planning</p></td><td><p>120.953</p></td><td><p>108.248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13041 HIV/AIDS including STD Prevention</p></td><td><p>21.492</p></td><td><p>22.705</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13042 HIV/AIDS including STD Treatment and Care</p></td><td><p>5.667</p></td><td><p>4.438</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13081 Personnel Development for Population and Reproductive Health</p></td><td><p>18.604</p></td><td><p>21.018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>340.864 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>334.340 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*To note: When reporting on Family Planning spend and Reproductive, Maternal New-born, Child Health spend (RMNCH) commitments, DFID uses internationally agreed methodology which allocates spend from related input sector codes.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL10436 question first answered 11/10/2018 15:23:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

980167

registered interest
date	01/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 13 September (HL10035), what was the break-down of spending by the Department for International Development directly targeting reproductive health under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Development Assistance Committee codes (1) 13010, (2) 13021, (3) 13022, (4) 13030, and (5) 13081 in the financial years (a) 2015–16, and (b) 2016–17.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL10436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>A break-down of DFID spending directly targeting reproductive health under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance codes (1) 13010, (2) 13021, (3) 13022, (4) 13030, and (5) 13081 and (6) 13041, and (7) 13042 (related to HIV and AIDS) in the financial years (a) 2015–16, and (b) 2016–17 is set out in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Relevant Sexual Reproductive Health &amp; Rights (SRHR) Input Sector Codes </strong> <strong>(£ millions)*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13010 Population Policy and Administrative Management</p></td><td><p>3.113</p></td><td><p>3.979</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13021 Reproductive Health Care</p></td><td><p>46.290</p></td><td><p>51.472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13022 Maternal and Neonatal Health</p></td><td><p>124.746</p></td><td><p>122.480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13030 Family Planning</p></td><td><p>120.953</p></td><td><p>108.248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13041 HIV/AIDS including STD Prevention</p></td><td><p>21.492</p></td><td><p>22.705</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13042 HIV/AIDS including STD Treatment and Care</p></td><td><p>5.667</p></td><td><p>4.438</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13081 Personnel Development for Population and Reproductive Health</p></td><td><p>18.604</p></td><td><p>21.018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>340.864 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>334.340 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*To note: When reporting on Family Planning spend and Reproductive, Maternal New-born, Child Health spend (RMNCH) commitments, DFID uses internationally agreed methodology which allocates spend from related input sector codes.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL10435 question first answered 11/10/2018 15:23:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

980171

registered interest
date	01/10/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Tanzania: Health Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they provide to family planning and sexual and reproductive health and rights work in Tanzania.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL10440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Since 2012, the UK Government has provided £43 Million in financial support to family planning, sexual and reproductive health and rights through the bilateral programme. A further £50 Million has been committed to this work up to 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/10/2018 14:44:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

971235

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Jerusalem: Hospitals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action, if any, they plan to take to support hospitals situated in East Jerusalem following recent reductions by the United States in financial aid.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL10230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK is working closely with our international partners to ensure a coordinated response to ensure the effective delivery of medical services across the OPTs. UK financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority helps to enable around 185,000 medical consultations annually.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>The UK is also a long-term supporter of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which provides basic services, including basic healthcare, to over 800,000 Palestinian refugees in the West Bank, including in East Jerusalem. We have recently provided two financial uplifts to UNRWA, totalling £17 million to the Programme Budget, which will help to alleviate pressures on health services for Palestinian refugees.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/09/2018 11:37:22 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

971236

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gaza: Hospitals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action, if any, they plan to take to ensure that hospitals in Gaza are able to operate following recent shortages of UN emergency fuel.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL10231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK recently provided £1.5 million to support the International Committee of the Red Cross appeal to help address urgent needs in Gaza, including hospital supplies and emergency fuel. UK officials continue to closely monitor emergency fuel supplies in Gaza.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/09/2018 11:37:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

968826

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UN Population Fund: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they made, if any, to the (1) core, and (2) non-core, funding of the UN Population Fund in (a) 2015–16, (b) 2016–17, and (c) 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL10110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Governments core and non core funding to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in a) 2015/16, b) 2016/17 and c) 2017/18 can be found in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Core</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Non-core</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UNFPA</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>94.7</p></td><td><p>87.5</p></td><td><p>110.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures were taken from ‘Statistics on International Development, table A8’. The figures for 2017 are provisional DFID figures. Final figures for HMG will be released on Statistics on International Development which is due out in November this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/09/2018 16:25:29 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge