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1046050

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what international support is being made available to Zimbabwe in light of recent civil unrest and disproportionate use of force by the security forces of that country.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	211262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK aid programme in Zimbabwe provides specialised medical, counselling and legal assistance as well as extensive financial and technical assistance to a number of civil society organisations aimed at protecting and promoting human rights and upholding Zimbabwe’s democratic principles. In addition, we continue to provide humanitarian assistance and support to basic service provision to benefit the poorest Zimbabweans.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 28/01/2019 17:37:48 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1051436

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Zimbabwe: 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 is taking to ensure the development of adequate supplies of (a) fuel and (b) hard currency in Zimbabwe.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	214585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>We are encouraging the Government of Zimbabwe to seek IMF advice on the reforms needed to address the current macroeconomic challenges including ensuring adequate supplies of fuel and hard currency in Zimbabwe.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/02/2019 17:20:06 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

711507

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	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: 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 is taking to ensure that UK-funded aid is not blocked at ports in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	68155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK continues to lobby all parties to the conflict to facilitate commercial and humanitarian access, and is supporting the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the UN Humanitarian Air Service to improve access for humanitarian agencies.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/03/2017 18:04:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

389234

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what resources her Department plans to allocate to Yemen over the next six months in response to the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs' level 3 emergency appeal.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	6890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>On 19 June, the International Development Secretary announced an additional £40 million for the humanitarian response in Yemen, bringing the total UK contribution to £55 million for 2015-16. In line with the United Nations Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan, our support provides lifesaving assistance such as medical supplies, water, food and emergency shelter; helps treat severe acute malnutrition; and supports UN work to co-ordinate the humanitarian response.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 21/07/2015 13:26:39 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

711512

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	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: Food Supply
	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 implications for its policies of the findings of the Integrated food security phase classification analysis on Yemen, published by the UN on 15 March 2017, on the humanitarian situation and extent of food insecurity in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	68163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2017 answer text <p>The findings of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification analysis highlight the need to respond urgently to the food security crisis and prevent loss of life. In February, the Secretary of State issued a call to the international community to step up their response to the risk of famine in Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen. The UK has led by example, providing lifesaving nutrition support to 889,000 women and children and food or food vouchers to 462,000 people in 2016/17 so far. We are planning a significant contribution to Yemen in 2017/18.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/03/2017 18:04:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

777866

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Uganda: Refugees
	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 plans to take to support the Government of Uganda in supporting refugees in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	109606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is the second largest bilateral donor to the refugee response in Uganda. Our support is increasing to reflect rising needs from the recent influx of refugees, predominantly from South Sudan. In the coming year, we plan to provide food to more than 900,000 refugees, shelter to 116,000 refugees, access to clean water for more than 212,000 refugees and nutritional support to more than 215,000 children.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 01/11/2017 09:45:38 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

628105

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UNESCO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much financial support the Government has provided to UNESCO and its subsidiary agencies or national committees in each of the last five years; and from which government departments such support has come.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	51866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>DFID and DCMS have managed the UK Government’s contributions to UNESCO and its subsidiary agencies over the last five years, a breakdown of which is denoted in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total DFID contributions to UNESCO and its subsidiaries</strong> (£)</p></td><td><p><strong>Department of Culture, Media and Sport contributions to UNESCO and its subsidiaries </strong>(Contribution to World Heritage Fund) (£)</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong> UK government financial support to UNESCO (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>29,577,145</p></td><td><p>132,303</p></td><td><p>29,709,448</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>11,165,043</p></td><td><p>133,748</p></td><td><p>11,298,791</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>13,137,912</p></td><td><p>110,910</p></td><td><p>13,248,821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>13,275,902</p></td><td><p>100,498</p></td><td><p>13,379,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>10,400,893</p></td><td><p>101,160</p></td><td><p>10,502,053</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>DFID pays the core contribution to UNESCO on behalf of the UK Government and chooses to fund additional programmes for dedicated work on specific issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 08/11/2016 16:29:35 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

628106

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UNESCO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the financial support that the Government has provided to UNESCO and any of its subsidiary agencies or national committees has been counted towards the 0.7 per cent of GNI ODA target in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	51867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Of the UK Government’s financial support to UNESCO, contributions which count towards ODA over each of the last five years are outlined in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>UK Financial Year</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong> <strong>UK government</strong> <strong>financial support to UNESCO</strong> (£)</p></td><td><p>ODA year</p></td><td><p>Total UK government financial support to UNESCO <strong>of which counted towards 0.7% ODA spend </strong>(£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>29,709,448</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>8,689,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>11,298,791</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>17,094,203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>13,248,821</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7,729,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>13,379,400</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>7,813,414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>10,502,053</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6,060,535</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>According to OECD DAC rules, 60% of funding to UNESCO can be counted as ODA. ODA is assessed on a calendar year basis, therefore UNESCO funding which is counted as ODA may differ significantly to annual contributions depending on the date of disbursement. The non-ODA remainder of UNESCO’s budget funds activities which benefit the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 08/11/2016 16:31:00 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

641330

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UN Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to meet the Executive Director of UN Women.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	53858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State met the Executive Director of UN Women during the UN General Assembly in September, and would expect to meet her again in the course of regular business.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/11/2016 17:14:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

418439

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UN Sustainable Development Summit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which Ministers and how many officials will take part in the UK delegation at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in September 2015; and what estimate she has made of the cost of their attendance at that summit.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	9999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial overseas travel is published quarterly and is available on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 16/09/2015 13:50:13 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady