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601138

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date	13/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on securing renewable energy in developing countries in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	48496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>Estimated bilateral spend each year since 2010 on programmes that help develop renewable energy was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Net ODA (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>421,185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>5,753,369</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>18,286,309</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>38,969,172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>116,904,503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>72,134,609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>252,469,1487</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This does not capture relevant spend through multilateral funds, including the UK’s contributions to Multilateral Development Banks and climate specific funds such as the Climate Investment Funds, where there are significant renewable energy components.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 19/10/2016 14:41:26 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

601139

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Capital Punishment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of withdrawing overseas development assistance funding to countries in which the death penalty is applied.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	48525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>DFID works closely with the FCO to assess and monitor the civil and political rights context in the countries where it has programmes. DFID continuously monitors the situation in partner countries across the full range of human rights, including the death penalty. DFID uses the Partnership Principles to make an overall balanced assessment of a partner country’s commitment to human rights. These assessments inform our overall programming decisions.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/10/2016 15:57:32 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

601140

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
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: Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2016 to Question 46228, what (a) targets and (b) mechanisms are in place to ensure that funding allocated to the Energy Africa campaign has reached the number of beneficiaries for which that campaign is intended.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	48507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2016 answer text <p>Energy Africa is a UK Government campaign aimed at stimulating African markets in household solar systems so that people currently without modern energy can get access to electricity. To achieve this, DFID aims to develop Energy Africa Compacts with up to 14 African countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe) to address the policy and regulatory barriers inhibiting solar market expansion.</p><p>Energy Africa compact implementation will be supported by new and existing DFID energy access programmes, each with their own funding streams and bespoke monitoring mechanisms. We anticipate these DFID programmes will support the off-grid sector to provide energy access to at least 4.7 million people. Implementation of Energy Africa Compacts will also be complemented by funding, support and expertise from other donors and partners.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 19/10/2016 14:40:13 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

601141

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she plans to publish an updated list of her Department's priority countries.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	48524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The outcomes of the Bilateral Aid Review will be published soon, and this will include a description of the geographical priorities for the aid programme over the spending review period.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/10/2016 15:55:42 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

601143

registered interest
date	13/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Kenya: Migrant Camps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian effect of the closure of the Dadaab camp on Somali refugees in that region.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	48670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK supports voluntary return of refugees in line with international refugee law. The UK supports the extension of the Tripartite Agreement between the Governments of Kenya and Somalia, and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), as the legal basis regulating the returns process to Somalia. The UNHCR leads on refugee returns and we support their assessments of the process.</p><p>The UK welcomes the monitoring role civil society plays and works in dialogue with them. We are working across partners and government to monitor the regional impacts, including from movement of people, impacts on other refugee host countries and on regional security.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 18/10/2016 16:00:49 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

600734

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the potential pressure on its foreign aid budget from requirements for humanitarian aid within Syria and neighbouring countries.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	48293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>My department has assessed the level of support needed to help those affected by the Syria crisis and allocated its budget accordingly. In response to the Syria crisis, the UK has committed £2.3 billion since 2012, making us the second largest humanitarian donor after the US. This includes £510 million for support to Syria and the region in 2015/2016 and a further £840 million that has been pledged for the coming years until 2020.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/10/2016 16:19:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

600735

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's budget is planned to be allocated to projects administered by other Departments in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	48287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The Spending Review settlement provides that approximately 17% of DFID’s budget in 2017-18 is expected to be transferred to (a) other government departments to fund projects that they will administer and (b) cross-government facilities into which DFID and other departments can bid such as the Conflict, Security and Stabilisation Fund as set out in DFID’s Spending Review settlement letter.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/10/2016 16:02:33 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

600736

registered interest
date	12/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of assistance funding to Afghanistan, announced by her Department on 2 October 2016, she estimates will be spent by Departments other than her own in each year to 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	48289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>On 2 October the Secretary of State announced that the UK would spend up to £750m in official development assistance (ODA) to Afghanistan to 2020, depending on Afghan government performance and security conditions.</p><p>Of this, £700m is DFID ODA. The remaining £50m ODA will be spent through cross-government mechanisms including the Conflict, Security, and Stability Fund.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/10/2016 16:17:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

599442

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Israel: 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 support projects that encourage co-operation and co-existence between Israelis and Palestinians.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	47983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK is supportive of coexistence (people-to-people) programmes which bring together Palestinians and Israelis and foster inter-community understanding. The Secretary of State is currently assessing options for providing further support to coexistence programmes.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/10/2016 16:16:34 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

599447

registered interest
date	11/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ethiopia: Famine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to assist Ethiopia with famine relief and support in dealing with drought.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	48155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>Ethiopia is coming out of its worst drought for 30 years. At the peak of the crisis, over 18 million people (approximately 20% of the population) were in need of food assistance.</p><p>The UK responded quickly and decisively to the humanitarian crisis and was the second largest bilateral donor. We have provided emergency support for 3.8 million people to date. Through the Government of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Nets Programme (PSNP), which boosts household food security for extremely poor and vulnerable people over five years, UK funds are supporting 1.7 million people in 2016.</p><p>At the highest level, DFID and the FCO in Addis have undertaken diplomatic engagement and provided technical advice around the issue of chronic food insecurity with the Government of Ethiopia. My predecessor, Nick Hurd, met with Government of Ethiopia officials and committed to work together with the United Nations and others to assist them to cope with this crisis.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 17/10/2016 16:25:00 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon