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525097

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	European Defence Agency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government who was responsible for the delay in opening the St Helena airport for commercial air services.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2016 answer text <p>The commencement of commercial air services into St Helena Airport has been delayed due to wind shear and turbulence identified on the northern approach. Wind shear is an unpredictable phenomenon experienced at a number of airports around the world.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 28/06/2016 15:10:11 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

525098

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to consider compensation claims from those who can prove they have incurred losses due to the delay in the St Helena airport becoming operational.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2016 answer text <p>This is a matter for the St Helena Government and to our knowledge no claims for compensation have been received.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 28/06/2016 15:10:24 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

525099

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect regular commercial air services to operate from St Helena airport.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2016 answer text <p>A number of options are being explored. The aim is to establish scheduled services once an operator is identified and regulatory conditions are met.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 28/06/2016 15:07:03 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

525100

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Fire Prevention
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to reinstate RMS St Helena for passenger services, and if so, when and for how long.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2016 answer text <p>In order to retain access for the people of St Helena, the St Helena Government has extended the services of the RMS St Helena for a further period beyond its previously planned service end date of July 2016. This is until September 2016 in the first instance but will be kept under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 28/06/2016 15:09:57 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

525120

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Turkey: LGBT People
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 investment case prepared by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria ahead of its replenishment conference taking place in Montreal on 16 September.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2016 answer text <p>The investment case projects that a successful replenishment will enable the Global Fund to save 8 million lives and avert up to 300 million new infections over the replenishment period 2017-2019.</p><p>The UK wishes to see a successful replenishment; the final decision on a UK contribution is yet to be made and will depend on a multitude of factors, including the outcome of DFID’s Multilateral Aid Review to be published later in the summer and discussions between the Chancellor and Secretary of State.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 28/06/2016 15:08:45 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

525121

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
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: Iraq
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions the Secretary of State for International Development has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer about replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
uin	HL703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government has enjoyed a successful partnership with the Global Fund to date. As the third largest donor for the replenishment period 2014-16, the UK’s investment will improve the lives of millions of people – helping to save approximately 580,000 lives through the prevention of 8.4m malaria, HIV and TB infections.</p><p>Earlier this year, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and I committed that the UK would spend £500 million a year battling malaria. The UK’s contribution to the replenishment of the Global Fund will play an important role in meeting the commitment.</p><p>The UK wishes to see a successful replenishment; the final decision on a UK contribution is yet to be made and will depend on a multitude of factors, including the outcome of DFID’s Multilateral Aid Review to be published later in the summer, and I look forward to discussing it with the Chancellor.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 27/06/2016 14:45:39 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

524583

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Seasonal Agricultural Workers' Scheme
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 outcome of the United Nations World Humanitarian Summit held in Istanbul in May.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The World Humanitarian Summit was a success with widespread agreement that the humanitarian system needs to reform and an emerging consensus on the way forward, in particular a renewed commitment to compliance with International Humanitarian Law. Improving the architecture to tackle forced displacement and migration was a major theme running throughout the Summit as was the need to ensure the most vulnerable are not left behind.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 27/06/2016 16:06:28 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

524591

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
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 Exiting the European Union: Ministers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to support Gaza and Gazan refugees in the light of warnings from the UN that Gaza will be uninhabitable by 2020.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>As part of its Bilateral Aid Review, DFID is in the process of agreeing future multi-year support for Palestinian development, which will include support for Gaza. This will include access for reconstruction materials, basic service delivery, support to the private sector and assistance for the most vulnerable.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 27/06/2016 16:07:26 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

524608

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Hilda Murrell
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the 2013 Report of the European Court of Auditors <i>EU Direct Financial Support to the Palestinian Authority </i>said (1) that a number of civil servants in Gaza were being paid without going to work, and (2) that the EU was not using its leverage on the Palestinian Authority to promote reforms; and what assessment they have made of the EU allocation of 252.5 million euros to the Palestinian Authority in 2016 through PEGASE.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The European Court of Auditors report of the EU’s Direct Financial Support to the Palestinian Authority assessed the European External Action Service’s and the European Commission’s management of the direct financial support provided through the PEGASE mechanism to the Palestinian Authority. The report is accessible in the public domain.</p><p>The UK is supportive of the EU’s programme of financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority, which supports delivery of essential basic services to Palestinians and helps maintain the viability of the two-state solution.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 27/06/2016 16:07:06 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech

524618

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	EURATOM
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking in co-operation with the government of Lebanon and UN agencies to ensure that all refugee children in Lebanon receive the basic and remedial education that they need.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK has committed up to £40m per year to support education in Lebanon up to 2019/20 as part of our £2.3bn response to the Syria crisis. We are a key proponent of the regional No Lost Generation Initiative, and endorsed an agreement at the London Supporting Syria and the Region conference in February that all refugee and affected host community children should be in education by the end of the 2016/17 school year.</p><p>We are aligning our support behind the Government of Lebanon’s second Reaching All Children with Education Programme (RACE II), working with a range of partners to scale up quality formal and non-formal education. We have already helped expand the Lebanese education system to reach 200,000 Syrian children and are also supporting the expansion of high-quality, standardised non-formal education and training. This includes basic numeracy and literacy and catch-up learning programmes to reach the most vulnerable out of school Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian children and youth. We are also tackling barriers to school entry, protection issues and pyscho-social problems that prevent children accessing education. We also support the United Nations Relief and Works Agency to ensure Palestinian refugees have access to education and training in Lebanon.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 27/06/2016 16:07:49 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton