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423955

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people under the age of 18 displaced by the conflict in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	13423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The UN reports that the number of people displaced internally in Yemen is 2.3 million; of those, the UN estimates that 21% are boys under the age of 18, and 22% are girls under the age of 18. The UN does not have age-disaggregated data for refugees who have fled from Yemen.</p><br /><p>The UK is one of the largest donors to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and has announced a £75 million commitment. UK aid is providing vital medical supplies, water, food and emergency shelter, including for internally displaced people and children.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/10/2015 15:47:23 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

423605

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
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 takes to monitor how aid disbursed by the UK to the Palestinian Territories is used.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	13203
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>DFID’s Operational Plan for the Occupied Palestinian Territories contains a results framework which is monitored annually to ensure results being delivered are in line with those planned. We assess that UK aid is on track to deliver key results as set out in our Operational Plan.</p><p /> <p>Each new project is approved on the basis of a value for money assessment. This involves assessing the strength of the evidence provided in each business case for the intervention, and comparing the efficiency and cost effectiveness of different delivery options. All projects are reviewed annually, and at project completion, to monitor the results that have been delivered. All reviews are publicly available on the Development Tracker website: http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/.</p><br /> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 28/10/2015 16:58:08 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

423606

registered interest
date	23/10/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Pitcairn Islands: Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department has made on establishing a renewable power facility in Pitcairn Islands.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>Energy is provided on Pitcairn through diesel powered generators. There are currently no plans to establish a renewable power facility in the near future.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/10/2015 15:47:51 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

423336

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
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: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which countries in the Middle East and North Africa her Department has assessed as able to provide safe refuge and access to essential services to refugees from Syria; and what estimate she has made of how many such refugees each of those countries could accommodate.
tabling member constituency	Glenrothes
tabling member printed	Peter Grant
uin	13071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>The countries in the Middle East assessed as able to provide safety and access to essential services are those where we currently support the host Governments to provide refuge: Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. The UK is also monitoring the treatment of Syrian refugees who have arrived in small numbers in Egypt and other part of North Africa.</p><p>The UK has been at the forefront of the response to the crisis in Syria and the region. The UK has pledged over £1.1 billion, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis. Of this, we have allocated £559 million to support refugees in the region, including £304 million in Lebanon, £193 million in Jordan and the remainder across the region.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 27/10/2015 16:59:05 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4466 label Biography information for Peter Grant

423380

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
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: Christianity
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 assist Christian refugees in Syria who are being persecuted.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	13013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government have been clear in condemning the horrific attacks on religious communities by violent extremists including ISIL. All UK funded assistance is distributed on the basis of need to ensure civilians are not discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion, or ethnicity. We prioritise reaching the most vulnerable people across Syria, including Christians and those who have suffered from such violence. DFID continues to work with the UN and the international community to ensure all minorities’ rights are protected and our aid reaches those in greatest need.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 29/10/2015 16:07:52 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

423381

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Conference on Financing for Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who represented the Government at the third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa; and what steps the Government took to consult with NGOs, churches and other stakeholders on the UK's contribution in advance of that conference.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	12943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>As Secretary of State for International Development I led the UK delegation at the third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa. In the run up to the conference, the UK Government undertook a programme of consultations on the FFD agenda with a range of stakeholders, including BOND, the UK membership body for organisations working in international development, whose members include Christian Aid and CAFOD.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 28/10/2015 14:02:01 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

424403

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Kenya: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the projects her Department funds which help disabled children access education in Kenya.
tabling member constituency	Daventry
tabling member printed	Chris Heaton-Harris
uin	901844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>DFID is making important contributions to data availability, educational access and learning outcomes for children with disabilities in Kenya. The DFID-funded national special needs survey has collected comprehensive data on the educational needs of children with disabilities for the first time in Kenya; all new DFID infrastructure provide disabled access; and visually and hearing impaired children will soon be supported with learning materials.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 28/10/2015 14:27:24 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris

424404

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nepal: Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the progress of the economic recovery in Nepal since the recent earthquake in that country.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
uin	901847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>Economic recovery has been slow. Delays setting up the National Reconstruction Authority and unrest in the border area with India, which has closed most border crossings for over 6 weeks, make economic recovery challenging. We are pressing the government to prioritise the post-disaster response.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 28/10/2015 14:28:49 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

424405

registered interest
date	22/10/2015
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: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect on her Department's work of re-allocating elements of her Department's budget to help local authorities deal with Syrian refugees.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	901845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>There will be no substantive impact on existing DFID programming. It is right that we work with communities in the UK taking refugees as we do elsewhere in the world, but of course, we will stay within ODA rules.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 28/10/2015 14:28:12 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

423008

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan
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 situation in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	12782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by the dire humanitarian situation in South Sudan. In October 2015, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) assessed that 3.9 million South Sudanese people were severely food insecure in September, an 80% increase compared to last year at the same time and unprecedented in the country. The IPC found 30,000 people in Unity state experiencing catastrophic food insecurity. The risk of famine in the absence of urgent and immediate unrestricted humanitarian access is very real.</p><p><em></em></p><p>The UK is second largest bilateral donor to the humanitarian response in South Sudan £172m has been committed since the start of the crisis in December 2013, along with an additional £88.9m to the regional response for South Sudanese refugees.</p><br /><p>The South Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan has sought $1.63 billion to meet the most urgent needs until the end of 2015 and it is so far 55% funded. The low level of funding is concerning. The UK Government continues to urge the international community to respond as we have and follow our lead.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 28/10/2015 15:47:43 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins