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172599

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	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 expenditure was (a) fiscal and (b) non-fiscal spending in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	220132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>% fiscal</p></td><td><p>% non-fiscal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 13/01/2015 16:21:01 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

170506

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Philippines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the funding for the Strengthening Humanitarian Preparedness in High Risk Contexts programme was allocated to the Philippines.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Gavin Shuker
	uin	218670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>£450,000 out of £20m - 2.25% - has been committed to date. Decisions on additional funding will be made in early 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID’s total funding to the Philippines on humanitarian response, recovery and preparedness is currently £92.3 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 18/12/2014 16:49:01 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

106471

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	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 steps her Department is taking to help refugees from conflict in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Banbury
	tabling member printed	Sir Tony Baldry
	uin	905896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>£42.5 million has been committed by DFID for support to refugees in the region through UN agencies including UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP. DFID offices in the neighbouring countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda are working closely to monitor the situation and provide guidance for future humanitarian support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:47:15 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry

170070

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Eritrea
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of refugees and displaced people who have left Eritrea over the past twelve months; what they consider to be the factors involved in their decision to leave; what they consider to be their primary destinations; and what is their assessment of future conditions in Eritrea.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL3705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by the political situation in Eritrea; the UN estimates that around 200 migrants leave Eritrea daily, with Sudan and Ethiopia as their primary destinations. Those who choose to leave Eritrea do so for a variety of reasons, including a desire to avoid performing national service for an indeterminate length of time and to seek greater economic opportunity than currently available in Eritrea. Our Ambassador in Asmara regularly monitors events in Eritrea and works closely with the UNHCR, through whom we receive monthly updates on migration. The UK Government has made representations to the Government of Eritrea to improve its observance of human rights, and works with European partners on the implementation of the Eritrea Country Programme under the Eleventh European Development Fund to help provide greater economic growth and opportunities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 18/12/2014 12:42:17 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

167902

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	British Council
	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 potential for joint working between the Department for International Development and the British Council; how much Official Development Assistance has been applied for that purpose in each of the last five years; and how much is expected to be expended in the period covered by the current Spending Review.
	tabling member printed	Lord Boateng
	uin	HL3426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>We primarily engage British Council through contractual relationships. DFID will continue to develop its relationship with the British Council where they have been selected as the lead supplier after fair competition.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Official Development Assistance has been disbursed through the British Council in recent years as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2009/10 - £15.7m</p><p> </p><p>2010/11 - £33.4m</p><p> </p><p>2011/12 - £13.1m</p><p> </p><p>2012/13 - £14.5m</p><p> </p><p>2013/14 - £14.5m.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We expect to disburse £10.8m in the remainder of this spending review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 15/12/2014 15:45:29 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	147 label Biography information for Lord Boateng

156021

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Somalia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make it her policy to adopt the UN monitoring group on Somalia's calls for a moratorium on the new oil and gas deals until appropriate constitutional, legislative, fiscal and regulatory provisions had been clarified and agreed to by the federal government and its regional authorities; and if her Department will take steps to discourage new oil deals in Somalia.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	214459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>We have stressed to the Somalia authorities the need to agree resource and revenue sharing arrangements with the emerging federal states in Somalia, and put in place appropriate legal and regulatory frameworks for the management of Somalia’s natural resources. We are funding the World Bank to support a Somali-led process leading to agreement on revenue sharing, and to providing technical assistance to review the legal and regulatory framework.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 24/11/2014 17:51:33 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

168065

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to ensure that aid to Syrian and Iraqi refugees reaches Kurdish and Yazidi refugees living in Suruc Municipality in Turkey.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	217189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>We have pledged £700 million to date in response to the crisis in Syria and the wider region, of which £24.2 million has been allocated to partners working inside Turkey in response to the refugee influx. DFID assistance is based on responding to need irrespective of ethnicity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 10/12/2014 15:12:48 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

170762

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will consider funding non-UNHCR programmes that support trafficked and abused North Korean women in China.
	tabling member constituency	The Cotswolds
	tabling member printed	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
	uin	219032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>We have no plans to provide funding for non-United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees programmes that support trafficked and abused North Korean women in China. The Department for International Development does not have a bilateral aid programme in North Korea and our bilateral aid programme in China closed in March 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 06/01/2015 12:39:23 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	249 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

155526

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Central African Republic
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when (a) she and (b) other ministers in her Department plan to visit the Central African Republic.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	214360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>We do not publish future ministerial visits. Past ministerial visits are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations-in-the-department-for-international-development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 20/11/2014 17:08:04 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

155380

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Lebanon
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking internationally to reduce over-crowding, improve safety and provide medical care for the inhabitants of Shatila and similar refugee camps in Lebanon.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL2838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>We assist the residents of Shatila and eleven other refugee camps in Lebanon by providing funding to international Non-Governmental Organisations and to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the coordination agency for humanitarian assistance to Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and the region. We have committed £133.7 million for humanitarian activities in Lebanon to date and are the third largest bilateral donor to UNRWA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UK funding provides cash to help urban refugees rent private sector accommodation. This moderates the numbers of refugees in camps and eases the pressures of overcrowding. To improve safety and security in camps we are supporting projects to address the causes of security challenges and respond to them when they arise. Medical care for camp populations is mostly provided through UNWRA. UNRWA spends 18% of its budget on healthcare provision and runs 27 health clinics for the refugee population offering services both in camps and in the urban environment. Our assistance to refugees in Lebanon forms part of wider UK action in the region. Since the onset of the Syria crisis the UK has committed £700 million for humanitarian activities in Syria and neighbouring states. Syrian refugees, Palestinian refugees formerly resident in Syria and host communities benefit from this funding.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 25/11/2014 16:55:36 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton