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1029404

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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: Nutrition
	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 ensure nutritional support is considered by all teams and divisions within her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	204437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>'Saving lives, investing in future generations and building prosperity – the UK’s Global Nutrition Position Paper’, which was published in October 2017, committed DFID to strengthen the breadth and quality of its nutrition-sensitive, multi-sector investments.</p><p>Since the Paper was published, DFID has for example developed a strategic approach to integrating nutrition into relevant areas of its economic development work. This includes supporting private sector investment within different parts of the food system in order to make safe nutritious foods more affordable and accessible to poor people, in particular women, adolescent girls and children under five.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/01/2019 15:31:24 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

999709

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of people enrolled on training courses provided by the Punjab skills development fund are (a) from minority communities and (b) on nursing courses.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
	tabling member printed	Ms Marie Rimmer
	uin	187066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>41,818 trainees are currently enrolled on Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) training courses. The number of trainees who have disclosed their status as non-Muslim is 647 (1.55%). PSDF does not provide nursing courses.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 06/11/2018 15:32:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

909068

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	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, how much financial assistance her Department has given to projects in Palestine in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	146099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p><strong>DFID’s Official Development Assistance directly to West Bank and Gaza Strip 2007 to 2016</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2007</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2008</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2009</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2010</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2011</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2012</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2013</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2014</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">£11.2m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£55.4m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£56.1m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£58.0m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£120.5m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£58.3m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£95.9m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£109.4m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£41.4m</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£43.9m</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2007</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2008</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2009</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£26.8m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£74.4m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£81.0m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£85.0m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£103.6m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£82.8m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£82.3m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£111.9m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£75.1m</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£43.9m</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This includes DFID’s bilateral ODA to the West Bank and Gaza Strip including DFID’s contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for basic services and protection for Palestine refugees in the region. In the National Statistics “ Statistics on International Development” the UNRWA contribution is included in DFID’s multilateral ODA total. This is due to the OECD DAC international code rules.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/05/2018 16:13:21 question first ministerially corrected 20/06/2018 09:28:11 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 60559 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1012374

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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, whether the Memorandum of Understanding between her Department and the Palestinian National Authority signed in 2015 has been extended; and if she will place copies of all ministerial correspondence with the Palestinian Authority amending that agreement in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	194657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between DFID and the Palestinian Authority (PA) originally in effect from July 2011 to March 2014 was extended to cover the period up to March 2016. This MoU set out the individual and shared commitments in the development partnership made between DFID and the PA during this time. DFID and the PA now sign MoUs annually, which oversee our programme of financial assistance to the PA.</p><p> </p><p>I will place copies of relevant ministerial correspondence with the PA in the Library.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/11/2018 14:55:00 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1022822

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 28 November 2018 to Question 194657, whether the Memorandum of Understanding between her Department and the Palestinian National Authority was extended beyond 31 March 2016; and if she will place copies of all ministerial correspondence with the Palestinian Authority extending and amending that agreement in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	200567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting out the commitments in the overall development partnership between DFID and the Palestinian Authority (PA) was in effect from July 2011 to March 2016, and was not extended beyond that point. Copies of correspondence relating to the extension of that MoU prior to March 2016 have been laid in the Commons library. Since then, DFID and the PA have signed separate MoUs on an annual basis, specifically linked to the governance arrangements for our programme of financial assistance to the PA.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/12/2018 16:21:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

924135

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Overseas Aid
	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 in Pakistan in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
	tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
	uin	153717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>A breakdown of each financial year is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p><em>To be published in the DFID Annual Report in July.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>£422.1m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>£336.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>£255.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>£253.0m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>£203.1m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p>£215.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11</p></td><td><p>£205.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10</p></td><td><p>£138.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08/09</p></td><td><p>£119.9m</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/06/2018 14:37:23 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

732314

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian needs of the refugees in the Berm no-man's land between Syria and Jordan; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	1004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>A comprehensive needs assessment has not been conducted at the Berm recently as security constraints have restricted access. However, our partners tell us that current priorities are to improve security and access to food and medical care. We welcome the progress made to enable the UN to restart deliveries of essential supplies. However, we remain concerned by delays to recent aid distributions and the low number of attendees at the UN health clinic.</p><p>We will not be making a further statement at this time.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/06/2017 12:48:19 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1058833

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to ensure her Department's implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 5 and Goal 8 includes (a) targets and (b) indicators that can be adapted in the event of crises.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	219377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>A key strategic objective of the UK aid strategy is to strengthen resilience and response to crises. This is, in our view, critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the most vulnerable countries. DFID’s crises response is needs-based, and therefore particularly sensitive to women and girls, as one of the groups most impacted in crises. DFID also continuously adapts its programmes to prepare for, and build resilience to, crises. This includes a focus on supporting jobs and livelihoods for the most vulnerable groups including women and girls. In Nepal, we support disaster risk reduction efforts that provide work opportunities to the most vulnerable and ensure that women can access these through targeted recruitment campaigns. The DFID-funded Centre for Global Disaster Protection also works with developing countries to improve their financial resilience to disasters and help them safeguard economic development for the most vulnerable, including women and girls.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/02/2019 17:03:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

780587

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that humanitarian organisations are granted access to Northern Rakhine state to deliver aid.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
	uin	110156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>Access for humanitarian assistance in northern Rakhine is vital, and without it needswill not be met and lives will be lost. The UK has pressed for unfettered access directly with the Burmese government though ministerial and senior official calls and meetings, and as part of joint calls with other agencies and development partners working in Burma. The UK has also raised Burma three times at the UN Security Council. DFID has provided £1 million to the Burma Red Cross, which currently has limited access to Northern Rakhine. DFID is ready to support our partners already working in central Rakhine to act quickly to provide support in Northern Rakhine as soon as fuller access is granted.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/11/2017 18:08:58 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

908990

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	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: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of access for medical supplies to north Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	146329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>Access for vital supplies of medicine, food, and fuel into northern Yemen is crucial, with 70% of the people in humanitarian need in Houthi-held areas in the north of the country.</p><p> </p><p>Since the start of 2018, more than 2,000 metric tonnes of medical supplies have been delivered by dedicated vessels through the port of Hodeidah. Medical supplies are also imported into Red Sea ports on commercial vessels predominantly carrying food or fuel. In the last three months imports through Red Sea ports have increased. Further medical supplies also enter northern Yemen through UN flights into Sana’a airport. So far this year, these flights have been reliable and only one has not taken off as planned. UN agencies additionally import medical supplies through the southern port of Aden; we do not have an exact figure at this time, but they form only a clear minority of the total imports of medical supplies.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has provided £1.3 million to support the UN’s Verification and Inspection Mechanism and speed up the process of clearing commercial vessels entering Yemen. We have also provided over £2 million to the UN to support its air services into Sana’a.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/05/2018 15:19:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden