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524006

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the funding commitments her Department have made to contribute to the UN sustainable development goals; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	39989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The Global Goals are the starting point for DFID’s Strategic Objectives and are embedded across all that the Department does. Through the Bilateral Aid Review and Multilateral Aid Review we will agree on an allocation of DFID’s budget that delivers our desired ambition against the Strategic Objectives through the most effective channels, based on a solid understanding of what works, and providing maximum value for money.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/06/2016 13:22:52 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

524008

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	EU Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of total EU member states' aid the UK aid funding represents.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	39951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>Every pound of aid the UK spends through EU institutions is matched by over £6 from other Member States.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/06/2016 13:30:26 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

524010

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Corruption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her US counterpart on levels of corruption in states in receipt of international aid.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
	uin	39954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State met with Gayle Smith on 18 April for the annual DFID-USAID development dialogue in Washington DC.</p><p>My senior officials and those of USAID engage frequently and the UK and USA are working closely to follow up on commitments made in our respective country statements at the Prime Minister’s Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/06/2016 13:21:03 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

524012

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	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 she is taking to ensure that UK aid for the conflict in Yemen benefits its intended recipients; and what proportion of the £85 million of aid for Yemen committed in the last year has been used to support children.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	39874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK is the 4th largest donor to the crisis in Yemen and has more than doubled its humanitarian support over the last year to £85 million for 2015/16. We work with trusted and impartial partners such as UN agencies and NGOs who have good access and a strong track record of delivering and monitoring assistance in difficult and dangerous places. We regularly monitor and review our programmes and have an independent monitoring programme to provide independent assurance on what we are delivering.</p><p>In 2015/16 DFID provided the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with £6 million, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) with over £21 million and Save the Children with over £3 million. Amongst other activities, our funding helped treat over 150,000 children under 5 with severe acute malnutrition and screen 140,000 children for childhood infections. It also helped support and refer displaced children and enabled 3,500 refugee children and Yemeni children from their host communities to resume education. DFID has also supported education in Yemen through the Social Fund for Development (SFD). Since 2010, more than 240,000 children have attended schools supported by SFD.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/06/2016 13:20:21 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

524087

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pitcairn Islands: Shipping
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to include best practice biosecurity and waste management requirement clauses in its next contract for the Pitcairn Island supply ship.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	40043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The tender for the Pitcairn Islands supply ship is currently underway and best practice bio security and waste management requirement clauses will be included in the agreed contract.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/06/2016 13:25:17 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

524230

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Iraq: 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 situation in Fallujah.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	40109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK is concerned by reports of a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Fallujah. The UN estimates that up to 90,000 civilians may be trapped inside the city and surrounding areas. We call on all sides to the conflict to respect International Humanitarian Law and to ensure free, unimpeded access for humanitarian agencies.</p><p>Since June 2014, the UK has committed £79.5 million in humanitarian assistance to the crisis in Iraq. The UK is the largest contributor to the Iraq Humanitarian Pooled Fund, through which we are funding projects to support those leaving Fallujah. Our humanitarian partners continue to engage with the Government of Iraq, civil and military authorities to find ways of reaching civilians.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/06/2016 15:32:16 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

524473

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena: Airports
	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 operational readiness of St Helena Airport; and when she expects commercial operations at that airport to commence.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
	uin	40233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The St Helena Airport was certificated by Air Safety Support International on 10 May 2016 and is open. As a result of turbulence and wind shear identified on the northern approach, the certification confirms the airport is classed as Category C, which requires certain conditions to be met by airlines and aircraft proposing to use the airport. Work is underway to establish commercial air services.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/06/2016 15:30:17 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

524474

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena: Airports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of the weekly cost of the deferment of the opening of St Helena Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
	uin	40230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The St Helena Airport was certificated by Air Safety Support International on 10 May 2016 and is open.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Sir Desmond Swayne question first answered 15/06/2016 15:31:02 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

524778

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the findings of the report of the International Development Committee, UK implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, HC103, published on 8 June 2016, on the need for a cross-government approach in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on those goals.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	uin	40327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>I have discussed the government’s approach to implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals with the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. This will be a cross-government effort with individual Secretaries of State accountable through their Single Departmental Plans. There will continue to be regular discussions involving all relevant departments across Government. The Government will respond to the IDC report.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 15/06/2016 15:33:16 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

524779

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Eritrea: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the implications are for the Government's policy on using Overseas Development Funding aid through the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa to send Eritreans in the EU back to Eritrea of the recommendation by the Commission established by the UN Human Rights Council to refer that country to the International Criminal Court.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	uin	40328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>There are no programmes under the EUTF that are specific to Eritrea or that are funding the return of Eritreans currently in the EU.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 15/06/2016 15:17:57 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott