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91757

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department's provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza is contingent on progress in the peace process between Israelis and the Palestinians.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	209180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>DFID’s provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza is based on need, not on progress in the Middle East Peace Process. The UK has been one of the biggest donors to the Gaza crisis, providing more than £17 million of emergency assistance, and has pledged to provide a further £20million towards the cost of reconstruction.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:15:07 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

91755

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with the co-hosts of the Gaza donor conference.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	209153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK pledged at the conference to contribute £20 million, however, we made it clear that reconstruction in Gaza will require a durable ceasefire, an agreed approach on security, predictable and sustained access for people and goods in and out of Gaza, and good governance arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:14:40 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

91756

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid commitments her Department intends to make at the Gaza donor conference.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	209154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK pledged at the conference to contribute £20 million. We are clear, however, that reconstruction in Gaza will require a durable ceasefire, an agreed approach on security, predictable and sustained access for people and goods in and out of Gaza, and good governance arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:11:09 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

93035

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Conflict Pool
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will place in the Library the annual reports of the Conflict Pool for 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	210197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>The Building Stability Overseas Strategy (BSOS), published by the Coalition Government in 2011, set out a new strategic framework and multi-year funding model for the Conflict Pool. Progress on the implementation of BSOS – including through the Conflict Pool – has been reported to Parliament annually since 2011.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Once the Conflict Pool comes to a close at the end of FY14/15 the FCO, MOD and DFID will commission an external review of the Conflict Pool, covering the three-year Conflict Pool results framework. This report will be published once completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/10/2014 16:10:21 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

79357

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena
	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 (a) the current cost of transporting a container of goods to St Helena and (b) the future cost of transporting a container of goods after the RMS St Helena has been decommissioned.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	206992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Costs of transportation depend on volume and place of origin. Expressions of interest for ocean freight services are currently being reviewed by the Saint Helena Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/09/2014 12:39:00 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

79356

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much energy prices on St Helena have increased in each of the last four years; and what estimate she has made of the likely change in such prices in each of the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	206990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>From April 2010 to April 2014 the unit price of electricity per kilowatt hour in St Helena increased by 2.5p, 1.75p, 1.9p and 0.8p in each respective financial year, increasing the unit price for median consumption rates over this period from 15p to 22p per kilowatt hour.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Future energy prices on St Helena will be decided by the island’s private utility company and regulator.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 01/09/2014 15:04:25 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

79426

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Turks and Caicos Islands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the social and environmental effect of conditions imposed on UK Government loans to the Turks and Caicos government.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	206996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) are not in receipt of a loan from the UK Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/09/2014 12:40:12 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

93335

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Japan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the policy of the Government is on providing financial aid to Japan following Typhoon Vongfong.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	210374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Japan has not requested international assistance and has strong national capacity for dealing with disasters. When deciding whether to respond to a humanitarian emergency DFID takes into account a number of factors such as the severity and scale of impact of the event, the vulnerability of the affected population, the capacity of the affected government to respond and whether the affected national government has requested assistance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 21/10/2014 15:17:39 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

78549

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Middle East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the UK is taking to ensure that all Palestinian civilians made homeless during Operation Protective Edge will have their homes rebuilt as swiftly as possible.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	206227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This conflict has taken a terrible toll. Initial damage assessments point to destruction on an unprecedented scale, with more than 100,000 Gazans left homeless. Reconstruction will require a durable ceasefire, an agreed approach on security, predictable and sustained access for people and goods in and out of Gaza, and good governance arrangements. The UK continues to work with international partners to this end.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 01/09/2014 14:56:53 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

90868

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2014
	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, what steps she is taking to encourage clothing retailers to interrogate their supply chains in China to assess the working conditions of people working in that country.
	tabling member constituency	South Down
	tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
	uin	208392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK government works with business to provide guidance for companies to meet their obligations to respect human rights throughout their operations. Recent changes to the Companies Act have strengthened requirements for company reporting to include these issues.</p><p> </p><p>DFID has developed a package of activities - including engagement with clothing retailers - to address unsafe working conditions in the garment sector in Bangladesh, following the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013, which will have wider benefits. In terms of UK companies engaging with HMG on working conditions, DFID does not have a bilateral programme with China.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/09/2014 16:36:09 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick