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432022

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sanitation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is giving to strengthening water, sanitation and hygiene services in countries affected by Ebola.
	tabling member constituency	St Ives
	tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
	uin	17479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>Prior to, during and following the Ebola outbreak, DFID has provided funding and technical assistance to increase access to water, sanitation services and hygiene education (WASH) in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Between 2012-2016, DFID has committed through our country programmes up to £71.3m for WASH programmes in Sierra Leone and £4.75m for Liberia. We have no bilateral programme in Guinea.</p><br /><p>During the Ebola outbreak our existing WASH programmes were adapted to help Sierra Leone and Liberia respond to the crisis. The above figure includes DFID assistance to improve water and sanitation facilities in schools and health facilities as part of our support to the post-Ebola recovery.</p><br /><p>The President of Sierra Leone has identified water as one of his top six priorities for the post Ebola recovery period. DFID has committed to support delivery of this agenda and we are working with them to define high quality programmes that will increase access to clean water.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 01/12/2015 15:42:04 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

432311

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Ethiopia: Land
	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 support communities affected by land grabs being in the Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia.
	tabling member constituency	Foyle
	tabling member printed	Mark Durkan
	uin	17730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>DFID’s development support is improving millions of peoples’ lives in Ethiopia by supporting basic services for the poorest; promoting job creation, particularly for women; tackling female genital mutilation and early child marriage which ruins lives; and boosting people’s nutrition and ability to cope with natural shocks.</p><br /><p>DFID does not have programmes that specifically target those affected by resettlement, nor does DFID fund resettlement programmes in the Omo Valley or elsewhere in Ethiopia. However since 2011, DFID, alongside other donors in Ethiopia, has visited resettlement sites, including in South Omo, to view implementation against international good practice. We have found no evidence of forced resettlement, but we have concerns about the level of consultation, speed of implementation and respect for international good practices on resettlement. We have regularly raised these concerns with the Government of Ethiopia. Further information can be accessed on the Development Assistance Group website: <a href="http://www.dagethiopia.org/" target="_blank">www.dagethiopia.org</a></p><br /> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 02/12/2015 16:48:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1594 label Biography information for Mark Durkan

432830

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of her Department's funding allocated in the Spending Review 2015 will be for research and development expenditure up to 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Nicola Blackwood
	uin	17769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>DFID is a leader in funding high-quality high-impact development research, providing technologies and rigorous evidence to tackle critical development challenges - from new treatments for children with malaria to what approaches work to prevent violence against women. DFID’s funding for research and development expenditure up to 2020 will be determined through the Department’s internal resource allocation process. Decisions will be based on an analysis of critical development challenges, key evidence and technology gaps, and DFID’s areas of comparative advantage as a research funder. We committed in our manifesto to lead a major new global programme to accelerate the development of vaccines and drugs to eliminate the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, and in November announced the Ross Fund which will deliver on this commitment.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 03/12/2015 15:50:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford

432935

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Amazonia: Rainforests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding her Department provides to support efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest from deforestation; and what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of that funding.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Ben Howlett
	uin	18087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>DFID provides no bilateral aid to Brazil. As such, DFID does not provide any support to protect the Amazon rainforest from deforestation. DFID does provide support to stop deforestation in other developing countries, such as Indonesia, Liberia, and the Central Africa region, and this is a key priority for UK climate finance.</p><br /><p>DFID’s relationship with Brazil focuses on working together in partnership to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development in other developing countries.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 03/12/2015 16:39:21 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4445 label Biography information for Ben Howlett

433264

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burundi: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussion she has had with the European Commission's (a) Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department and (b) Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development on responding to humanitarian needs in Burundi.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	18123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is extremely concerned by the ongoing political unrest in Burundi and its humanitarian consequences, including internally displaced persons and the flow of Burundian refugees to neighbouring countries.</p><br /><p>The Secretary of State attended the Foreign Affairs Council for Development on 26 October where it was agreed to launch Article 96 consultation procedures with Burundi. Senior Officials from DFID have raised Burundi with appropriate interlocutors, including in Brussels.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/12/2015 15:49:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

433265

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burundi: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to provide humanitarian funding to (a) refugees from and (b) internally displaced persons in Burundi.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	18124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is extremely concerned by the ongoing political unrest in Burundi and its humanitarian consequences, including internally displaced persons and the flow of Burundian refugees to neighbouring countries.</p><br /><p>The UK is the second largest bilateral donor to the regional appeal, after the US. DFID offices across the region, including in Tanzania, DRC, Rwanda and Uganda, are working closely to monitor the situation, review preparedness activities and provide humanitarian support. £18.15 million has been committed by DFID for refugee response in the region through UN agencies, such as UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP, and international NGOs. This funding includes £14.25 million to support refugees in Tanzania and £3.9 million to support refugees in Rwanda. We are staying in close contact with these agencies about future funding needs. DFID has deployed a Humanitarian Advisor to the region in support of the response and to monitor funding provided so far.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 03/12/2015 15:49:41 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

433543

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Climate Change: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has for her Department's Future Fit Programme in each year between 2015-16 and 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	18306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>The Future Fit initiative (2013-15) was an internal process to shape DFID’s response to climate change and resource scarcity in its development investments. Building on the lessons learnt through Future Fit, as set out in the new ODA strategy for the 2015 Spending Review DFID will have a greater focus on climate-smart development – particularly through investments in infrastructure, agriculture, cities, water and sanitation and health.</p><br /><p>Through the International Climate Fund to date, the UK has helped over 15 million people cope with the effects of climate change and given 2.6 million people access to clean energy. The Prime Minister recently announced that over the next five years the UK’s climate funding will increase by at least 50%.</p><br /> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/12/2015 16:26:29 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

433544

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
	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 net effect of her Department's projects on greenhouse gas emissions in each of the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	18307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>The principal channel through which the UK Government targets reductions in greenhouse gas emissions overseas is the International Climate Fund (ICF), managed jointly by DFID, DECC and Defra.</p><br /><p>The ICF seeks to prevent emissions by supporting countries to shift to cleaner, low carbon approaches and technology. The expected savings by the end of this financial year are over 6 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. This is a result of a variety of programmes and interventions across developing countries which seek to exploit the economic benefits of clean energy technologies, avoid locking countries and cities in to high-carbon futures, help poor people to access energy, and reduce the risks of harmful climate change.</p><br /><p>The latest results for greenhouse gas emission reductions, both achieved, expected to be achieved (by April 2016), and expected over the full lifetime of the programmes are as follows:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>Achieved results (results reported by April 2015)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expected results by April 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expected total benefits*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reduction in Greenhouse Gas emissions (Tonnes of CO2e)</p></td><td><p>2,300,000</p></td><td><p>6,600,000</p></td><td><p>440,000,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>*Some ICF programmes will continue to deliver results long after our financial support ends. Expected total benefit figures include long term legacy benefits beyond the lifetime of the programmes, and outside of the 2011 – 2016 Spending Review period.</p><br /><p>The full set of ICF results can be found here:</p><br /><p><a href="https://dfidexchange/owa/redir.aspx?C=BvLDpSnCS0qXC2NWk8QtL14UNZ4_AdMIInOUfvlFkleifEYgWTfRDB1dedUkL2YN8moCp-VJmgU.&amp;URL=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fuploads%2fsystem%2fuploads%2fattachment_data%2ffile%2f463954%2fICF_Results_Note_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/463954/ICF_Results_Note_Final.pdf</a></p><br /> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/12/2015 17:13:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

43335

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of children being cared for by a single parent in (a) Brigg and Goole constituency and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	192279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 19/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 192279.pdf title children with single parent - ONS Letter
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

43337

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what change there has been in median gross weekly earnings for (a) men and (b) women in Vale of Clwyd constituency since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	192077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 20/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 192077.pdf title Median Gross Weekly Earnings - ONS Letter
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane