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175563

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sudan and South Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) cases, and (2) deaths, in Sudanese refugee camps have been reported by the World Health Organisation of (a) cholera, (b) malaria, (c) malnutrition, and (d) diarrhoeal diseases; how many people have been killed by violence since December 2013 in Sudan and South Sudan; how many people living in areas of conflict in Sudan and South Sudan are projected to be in crisis or emergency phases of food insecurity; how many are estimated to be in urgent need of humanitarian assistance; and what percentage of internally displaced persons are estimated to live in flood-prone areas.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>There is no official figure for how many people have been killed by violence in Sudan and South Sudan. In South Sudan, the International Crisis Group (ICG), estimates that at least 50,000 people have been killed since conflict broke out in December 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UN currently estimates that 5.4 million people need humanitarian assistance in Sudan in 2015. In South Sudan it is projected that 2.5 million conflict affected people will be in crisis or emergency phases of food insecurity during January to March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>In Sudan, 871,160 IDPs live in flood-prone areas, constituting 28% of the total IDP population.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 03/02/2015 15:25:17 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

175580

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to provide books and other educational material for the Mesopotamia Academy of Social Sciences, Qamislo, northern Syria; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL4423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK has no such plans at the moment. We are supporting a range of UN agencies and International NGOs who can deliver at scale. For example, the UK is supporting UNICEF to provide over 160,000 children inside Syria with a foundation-level understanding of key subjects including Arabic, Maths, and Science through remedial classes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 06/02/2015 13:26:36 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

175399

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sudan and South Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when officials from the Department for International Development, the European Union or United Nations agencies last had access to conflict areas of South Kordofan, Blue Nile and Darfur; how many displaced people are estimated to be located in Blue Nile and the Nuba Mountains; and how many refugees and people displaced by conflict in the Republic of Sudan and South Sudan are estimated to be in camps inside and outside these countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>United Nations agencies operate in all five states of Darfur and Government held areas of Blue Nile and South Kordofan. DFID and ECHO travel regularly to these states (with the exception of South Kordofan) to monitor programmes. The Government routinely denies humanitarian access to areas of active conflict where needs are often greatest. Humanitarian access from Sudan to opposition held areas of Blue Nile and South Kordofan has been blocked by the Government since 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that there are 3.1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan, 1,470,000 of these live in IDP camps in Darfur. There are 540,000 IDPs in the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains, with a fifth of these living in non-government controlled areas. There are an estimated 625,000 Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries. In South Sudan, there are around 1.5 million IDPs and 500,000 South Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries, including 120,000 in Sudan</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 03/02/2015 15:27:42 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

175400

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sudan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children living in Sudanese internally displaced persons (IDP) camps are estimated to be receiving education; how many schools are known to be occupied by armed militias or IDPs; what reports they have received of forced marriage, rape, and gender-based violence in camps such as Maban refugee camp; what access women in those camps have to medical services and psychosocial support; and how many pregnant women are estimated by the United Nations Population Fund to be in need of urgent care, and to be at risk of dying because of complications, respectively.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>According to OCHA, less than 60 per cent of children in almost two thirds of localities in Darfur have access to basic education. Over half of all primary school aged girls in West Darfur and 45 per cent in South Darfur do not attend school. In Sudan, the UK supports education projects through the Common Humanitarian Fund. In 2013-14, CHF funded projects reached 223,000 people across Sudan, the majority of which were children in conflict affected areas of Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Recent insecurity and displacement in both Sudan and South Sudan have led to a further increase in women’s vulnerability and risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) although there is a poor reporting of incidents. In Maban refugee camp in South Sudan, there were 316 SGBV incidents reported in 2014. Domestic violence remains the most widespread type of incident in the camp, accounting for 59% of all reported cases, followed by forced marriage (11%), rape (9%) and attempted rape (5%). Women in Maban refugee camp access SGBV prevention and response services including counselling, case management and psychosocial support. The UK supports the provision of these services through the UNHCR.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UNFPA estimates that around 44,211 women in IDP camps in Darfur are pregnant and in need of safe motherhood services. An estimated 6,632 pregnant women are expected to develop a potentially life-threatening complication during pregnancy or at the time of delivery, and may require a Caesarean section.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 03/02/2015 15:26:59 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

175485

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
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: Agriculture
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 UK aid programmes protect the resilience of small-scale farmers.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	221833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) funds numerous projects around the world to build climate and economic resilience, including that of small-scale farmers. These are listed on the Development Tracker <a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</a>. Two examples of global programmes include: support to the International Fund for Agricultural Development over five years to deliver the Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture (ASAP) programme, which aims to support six million smallholder farmers in the most vulnerable countries; and the recently launched the Building Resilience and Adapting to Climate Extremes and Disasters programme (BRACED) to deliver interventions to build the resilience of 5 million people in 13 countries, including in the Sahel, that are at most risk of climate extremes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 02/02/2015 17:50:01 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

175486

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on health projects in each year since 2005-06.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	221849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Details of the total expenditure on health are published in Statistics on International Development (SID) which is available in the House Library or online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/statistics</a>. DFID’s reporting of aid flows is in line with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) rules. DFID started reporting against a specific family planning code in 2008/09. Details of DFID’s spending on multi-sectoral programmes which deliver nutrition results are published in <a href="http://devinit.org/report/dfids-aid-spending-nutrition-2010-2012/" target="_blank">http://devinit.org/report/dfids-aid-spending-nutrition-2010-2012/</a>. Figures for direct bilateral spend on health, nutrition, family planning, education and water &amp; sanitation are reproduced below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total DFID Bilateral Programme (£ million)</p></td><td><p><strong>2005/06</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006/07</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007/08</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008/09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Health</strong></p></td><td><p>498</p></td><td><p>548</p></td><td><p>602</p></td><td><p>734</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>877</p></td><td><p>978</p></td><td><p>1008</p></td><td><p>1239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which: Nutrition</em></p></td><td><p><em>1</em></p></td><td><p><em>2</em></p></td><td><p><em>9</em></p></td><td><p><em>13</em></p></td><td><p><em>19</em></p></td><td><p><em>24</em></p></td><td><p><em>38</em></p></td><td><p><em>49</em></p></td><td><p><em>64</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Family planning</em></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p><em>8</em></p></td><td><p><em>15</em></p></td><td><p><em>31</em></p></td><td><p><em>44</em></p></td><td><p><em>110</em></p></td><td><p><em>127</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Education</strong></p></td><td><p>323</p></td><td><p>385</p></td><td><p>364</p></td><td><p>455</p></td><td><p>398</p></td><td><p>563</p></td><td><p>628</p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>791</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Water &amp; Sanitation</strong></p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>166</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When DFID or other UK government departments provide core contributions in support of multilateral organisations, we do not break down by sector. However, there are a number of multilaterals organisations that are focussed on Health, Education and Water &amp; Sanitation. Details of the contributions from DFID to each multilateral organisation can be found online.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 221848 221857 221858 221859 question first answered 02/02/2015 17:50:27 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

175285

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria
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 encourage the Nigerian government to allow international aid agencies to carry out their work in the north-east of that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	221800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK is in regular dialogue with the Government of Nigeria about support to victims of Boko Haram. This includes discussing the importance of the Government of Nigeria’s continued support to international aid agencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/01/2015 17:42:31 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

175286

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria
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 UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on the ability of Syria's neighbouring countries to manage the safety and security of Syrian refugees; and what discussions she has had with the UNHCR on the particular requirements relating to refugees with urgent medical needs, children and victims of torture and sexual violence.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	221760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>DFID is in regular contact with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at country, regional and headquarter levels about all aspects of their mandate, including the protection, safety and security of refugees. <br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 29/01/2015 17:41:57 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

175287

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
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: Taxation
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 programmes designed to strengthen the tax systems in each country in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	221761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>We do not currently record tax programmes under a separate spend code but we have been expanding our work on tax and transparency over the Parliament. This includes the establishment of a specialist Developing Country Capacity Building Unit in HMRC, to deploy HMRC staff to provide technical expertise in support of these efforts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on Overseas Development Assistance are published by calendar year in line with international best practice. Information on country of spend is available from the National Statistics publication ‘Statistics on International Development’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2014</a> . Information on spend by specific project is available from the Development Tracker <a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 221755 221762 question first answered 29/01/2015 17:41:40 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

175288

registered interest
date	22/01/2015
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: Taxation
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 has been spent on programmes designed to strengthen tax systems in the developing world in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	221762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>We do not currently record tax programmes under a separate spend code but we have been expanding our work on tax and transparency over the Parliament. This includes the establishment of a specialist Developing Country Capacity Building Unit in HMRC, to deploy HMRC staff to provide technical expertise in support of these efforts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Statistics on Overseas Development Assistance are published by calendar year in line with international best practice. Information on country of spend is available from the National Statistics publication ‘Statistics on International Development’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2014</a> . Information on spend by specific project is available from the Development Tracker <a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 221755 221761 question first answered 29/01/2015 17:41:40 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar