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1191573

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to cancel the debt of countries in the Global South affected by the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	902052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>It is essential to help developing countries deal with the secondary economic effects of coronavirus. This will protect vulnerable people and help the world economy recover. The UK is taking a leading role by contributing up to £150m to the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust, to fund the poorest countries’ debt repayments to the IMF. We also support the suspension of debt repayments from the poorest countries by G20 and Paris Club creditors. We are working hard to stop the poorest suffering the most.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 29/04/2020 16:14:37 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1191574

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to help ensure that UK trade agreements promote (a) fair trade and (b) the provision of affordable medicines.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	902055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>The UK is both a champion of free trade and a friend to developing countries. Now that we have left the EU, the UK will work for trade deals that are free and fair for developing countries. We are seeking to continue and even enhance our previous trade agreements with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. Access to medicines is vital, so we are continuing our commitment to the Doha Declaration on Public Health to help developing countries get the supplies they need.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 29/04/2020 16:19:20 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1191575

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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	What steps she is taking to ensure that universal healthcare is available as a right in countries that are in receipt of support through her Department's aid programmes.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	902058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>The UK was an architect of the Sustainable Development Goals, one of which is to achieve Universal Health Coverage. Our NHS is a shining light and we have deployed British expertise across the world including during African Ebola outbreaks. DFID’s health programmes support developing countries to build resilient health systems that provide quality health services for all and are prepared for global health threats like coronavirus.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 29/04/2020 16:20:37 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1191576

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to ensure that the UK maintains its expenditure of 0.7 per cent of GDP on development aid during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	902046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>There has never been a more important time to deliver on our 0.7% commitment, a commitment that this government has enshrined in law.</p><p>The UK has plans in place to meet this commitment whilst delivering value for money for the taxpayer and ensuring that we continue to support coronavirus response efforts.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 29/04/2020 16:22:32 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

1189985

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she last met with Dr Seth Berkley, the chief executive of GAVI.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	39684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development last met with Dr Seth Berkley on Monday 27 April 2020.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 01/05/2020 13:39:21 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1189986

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bond
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she last met with Stephanie Draper, the chief executive of Bond, the UK network for organisations working in international development.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	39685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not yet met with Stephanie Draper, although she has corresponded with her twice since her appointment in February of this year. Baroness Sugg, who is the delegated lead for engagement with civil society, has had virtual meetings with Stephanie Draper several times recently, including on a one to one basis. The last time they met was today, as part of a Steering Group on civil society sector response on COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 01/05/2020 13:40:09 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1189987

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNICEF
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when she last met with Henrietta H Fore, the chief executive of UNICEF.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	39686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development last spoke to Henrietta H. Fore on 9 March 2020.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 01/05/2020 13:44:02 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1190021

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much Official Development Assistance has been (a) committed and (b) distributed to tackle the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	39698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>The UK is at the forefront of the global response and has publicly committed up to £744 million of UK aid. Following agreements and disbursement schedules DFID has disbursed £132.5 million to date. This does not include substantial spend through existing programmes.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 29/04/2020 17:05:16 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1190022

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
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: Written Questions
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 respond to Question 15079 asked by the hon Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston on 12 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	39699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>Due to a parliamentary system error, this PQ on East Africa Locusts remained unpublished. We have answered Question 15079 today.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 29/04/2020 17:09:21 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1190034

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
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: Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what additional support her Department is providing to countries in the Global South at risk of acute food insecurity as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	39700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>The UK is repurposing programmes in agriculture, social protection and humanitarian assistance to tackle the factors driving COVID-19 induced food insecurity. We are a major funder of existing multilateral programmes in these areas, including the recent Food and Agriculture Organisation £7.5 million contribution to fight the locust plague in East Africa. We have committed £15 million to the World Food Programme’s recent urgent appeals. In all of these we continue to put the poorest and most marginalised at the heart of our programmes to address the underlying causes of chronic hunger.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 30/04/2020 16:06:21 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan