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631918

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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 steps she is taking to ensure that aid provided to the Palestinian Authority does not fund radicalisation.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	52399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>UK funding has helped build Palestinian institutions and promote economic growth so that any future Palestinian state will be a prosperous and effective partner for peace. DFID’s previous financial assistance to the PA was governed by a Memorandum of Understanding which reaffirms the PA’s commitment to non-violence and a negotiated solution to the conflict. As the Development Secretary has recently taken up her position, she is undertaking a full examination of DFID’s programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including our support to the PA.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/11/2016 15:51:05 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

631919

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: 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 make it her policy to adjust the eligibility requirements of overseas aid funding so that the Overseas Territories are eligible for UK aid funding once the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	52401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The eligibility of the UK’s Overseas Territories to receive UK aid is not linked to the UK's EU membership and is unaffected by the UK's decision to leave the EU. Eligibility for UK aid funding is defined in the International Development Act 2002 and is dependent on a recipient country or territory being on the list of recipients of official development assistance (ODA) held by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Details of the list are available on the DAC website: <a href="http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/documentupload/DAC%20List%20of%20ODA%20Recipients%202014%20final.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/documentupload/DAC%20List%20of%20ODA%20Recipients%202014%20final.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/11/2016 17:14:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

631920

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Migrant Camps
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 infants can feed in a safe and clean environment in refugee camps.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	52342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>My Department provides funding to humanitarian organisations that work to promote safe and healthy environments for people in refugee camps across the world. Camps are not the preferred option for refugees and most refugees live outside of camps. DFID supports organisations that work specially with mothers and infants in camp situations including UNICEF, Save the Children and UNHCR.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/11/2016 15:53:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

632407

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what mechanisms and safeguards the Department for International Development has in place to ensure that British aid distributed in Pakistan is not used by provinces or schools to purchase textbooks which contain material indoctrinating against minorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government remains firmly committed to promoting and protecting the right to freedom of religion or belief, as set out in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We are concerned about reports of abuses against religious minorities in Pakistan. The annual report of US Commission on International Religious Freedom identified ‘discriminatory’ content against minorities in provincial textbooks in Pakistan as a particular concern but did not note the progress made where DFID is providing provincial governments with support.</p><p>Since 2011, UK aid has benefited more than 6.8 million children in primary school education. The programme is an £800 million investment from 2011 to 2020 undertaken in partnership with the provincial governments in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and focussed on the poorest, especially girls. Our investments support improving access to education and raising quality, improving learning outcomes, increasing teacher and student attendance and improving school facilities. We are providing £420.5 million from 2013 to 2019 to the Punjab Education Support Programme II, working with the provincial government to ensure more children in Punjab have access to a good quality education.</p><p>The UK has worked alongside these two provincial governments including through supporting the Punjab Curriculum Textbook Board which have taken significant steps to update textbooks and replace any content that promotes prejudice and discrimination against religious or other minorities. Independent evaluations in 2007 and 2013 confirmed this curriculum to be based on values of democracy, pluralism and peace aimed at educating students to be able to think critically about these issues. This has included introducing girls as central characters, showing girls participating in stereotypically male roles, and making the illustrations more representative. They have also worked to remove any overt bigotry linked to minority groups and continue to consider these issues.</p><p>The pilot Education Fund for Sindh (EFS) programme came to an end in 2016. The new Sindh Education Non State Actors (SENSA) Programme is following on from EFS. School providers in both EFS and now SENSA follow the 2006 Pakistan national curriculum. Independent evaluations of the reformed curriculum have confirmed it to be based on values of democracy, pluralism, and peace. All textbooks which enter into schools have to be approved by the provincial government, in this case the Sindh Textbook Board, to ensure they meet the requirements of the 2006 National Curriculum. This is a legal requirement.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2965 HL2966 HL2967 HL3010 HL3013 HL3078 question first answered 17/11/2016 14:57:11 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

632408

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pakistan: Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Education Fund for Sindh takes into account the curricula being taught to students when making funding decisions, and what steps they are taking to ensure that children supported by the Fund are not taught an intolerant view of religious and non-religious minorities through the textbooks used in schools.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL3078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government remains firmly committed to promoting and protecting the right to freedom of religion or belief, as set out in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We are concerned about reports of abuses against religious minorities in Pakistan. The annual report of US Commission on International Religious Freedom identified ‘discriminatory’ content against minorities in provincial textbooks in Pakistan as a particular concern but did not note the progress made where DFID is providing provincial governments with support.</p><p>Since 2011, UK aid has benefited more than 6.8 million children in primary school education. The programme is an £800 million investment from 2011 to 2020 undertaken in partnership with the provincial governments in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and focussed on the poorest, especially girls. Our investments support improving access to education and raising quality, improving learning outcomes, increasing teacher and student attendance and improving school facilities. We are providing £420.5 million from 2013 to 2019 to the Punjab Education Support Programme II, working with the provincial government to ensure more children in Punjab have access to a good quality education.</p><p>The UK has worked alongside these two provincial governments including through supporting the Punjab Curriculum Textbook Board which have taken significant steps to update textbooks and replace any content that promotes prejudice and discrimination against religious or other minorities. Independent evaluations in 2007 and 2013 confirmed this curriculum to be based on values of democracy, pluralism and peace aimed at educating students to be able to think critically about these issues. This has included introducing girls as central characters, showing girls participating in stereotypically male roles, and making the illustrations more representative. They have also worked to remove any overt bigotry linked to minority groups and continue to consider these issues.</p><p>The pilot Education Fund for Sindh (EFS) programme came to an end in 2016. The new Sindh Education Non State Actors (SENSA) Programme is following on from EFS. School providers in both EFS and now SENSA follow the 2006 Pakistan national curriculum. Independent evaluations of the reformed curriculum have confirmed it to be based on values of democracy, pluralism, and peace. All textbooks which enter into schools have to be approved by the provincial government, in this case the Sindh Textbook Board, to ensure they meet the requirements of the 2006 National Curriculum. This is a legal requirement.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2965 HL2966 HL2967 HL3010 HL3013 HL3077 question first answered 17/11/2016 14:57:11 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

632413

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Refugees: Europe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many Syrian and other refugees remain in conditions which do not meet international standards as determined by the UNHCR in (1) Greece, (2) Bulgaria, (3) Macedonia, (4) Albania, (5) Serbia, (6) Romania, (7) Hungary, (8) Slovenia, (9) Austria, (10) Malta, (11) Italy, and (12) France; and what efforts they and the EU are making to achieve resettlement for them in third countries, or integration where they are now.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL3082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is closely monitoring the conditions of Syrian and other refugees in the European countries in which they work. UNHCR does not report on the number of refugees living in conditions which do not meet international standards; however they provide regular information updates about the situation across Europe. For the latest report see attached.</p><p>The UK response to the crisis in Europe provides humanitarian assistance, protection and durable solutions to vulnerable migrants and refugees. This includes the relocation of a number of unaccompanied refugee children from Europe to the UK. The UK will also contribute £2.5 million to the new Emerging Resettlement Country Mechanism, which will facilitate the resettlement of refugees to suitable third countries.</p><p>If a Syrian national or any other person claims asylum in one of the listed EU Member States, EU asylum law will apply and EU directives require the listed Member States to ensure access to appropriate integration programmes that take into account the specific needs of beneficiaries of international protection.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 22/11/2016 15:03:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates attachment 1 file name PQ HL3082.pdf title PQ HL3082 attachment
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

632439

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the report of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development assistance to the Palestinian people <i>Developments in the economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory</i> published in July 2015, what assessment they have made of the future habitability of the Gaza Strip.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains deeply concerned by the situation in Gaza and the report’s warning that Gaza could become uninhabitable by 2020. UK aid has supported economic development, provision of basic services, and enabled reconstruction through support to the Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism. However, as the report makes clear, aid alone cannot solve the problems in Gaza. We welcome Israel’s decision last year to increase the water supply to Gaza, as well as other commitments which permit the construction of essential energy infrastructure. Improvements in energy and water provision are essential to improve the daily life of the people living in Gaza. The UK government frequently stresses with both parties the importance that these commitments are implemented quickly, and continues to press for a sustainable political solution for Gaza which will address Israel’s legitimate security concerns whilst opening up movement and access.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/11/2016 15:33:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

632441

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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: Sewers
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 possibility of a cholera epidemic following the breakdown of the sewage system in Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL3108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK is concerned by the electricity shortage in Gaza and the serious impact it is having on the sewage system. We are in close touch with humanitarian agencies such as UNICEF, who lead on water and sanitation, about the main health risks associated with sewage treatment in Gaza. We are also in regular dialogue with Israel, the Palestinian Authority and other development actors on energy issues. The UK has supported partners such as the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which provides health services and repairs water infrastructure in Gaza. We are also encouraged by the commitments Israel made at the UN General Assembly in New York this year, which permit the construction of essential energy infrastructure for Gaza. The UK government frequently stresses with both parties the importance that these commitments are implemented quickly.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 16/11/2016 15:31:08 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

637386

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
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: Water
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 improve access to water in Tanzania.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	907182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK supports the Government of Tanzania’s nationwide Water Sector Development Programme, which aims to provide access to clean, safe water for 80% of the population by 2019. The UK Government’s contribution will improve water access for 2.1 million people in rural areas by 2019.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 16/11/2016 16:26:49 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

637387

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is giving to countries in Africa to improve their capacity to trade.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	907179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>My Department’s core mission is and will always be to combat poverty. Post-Brexit, Britain can be a global leader in helping developing countries build their access to international markets and in ensuring that it is the poorest that benefit from these trading relationships. In taking this leadership role, we will be doing something that we can rightly be proud of, whilst also creating the UK’s trading partners of tomorrow.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 16/11/2016 17:05:36 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller