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969295

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	USA: UN Population Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had, if any, with the government of the United States about its decision to withdraw funding from the UN Population Fund; and what were the results of any such discussions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	uin	HL10125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>Discussions between UK and US officials take place regularly on a range of matters related to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. The UK remains the world’s largest donor to the UN Population Fund, enabling it to carry out its lifesaving work supporting some of the poorest and most marginalised people around the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/09/2018 11:38:38 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

980105

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	USA: UN Population Fund
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 18 September (HL10125), what discussions UK ministers attending the UN General Assembly in September 2018 had with representatives of the government of the United States of America regarding that government's decision to withdraw funding from the UN Population Fund; and what were the results of any such discussions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	uin	HL10374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>There were no specific discussions with the US Government on this topic at the UN General Assembly. Discussions between UK and US officials will continue to take place regularly on a range of matters related to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. The UK remains the world’s largest donor to the UN Population Fund, enabling it to carry out its lifesaving work supporting some of the poorest and most marginalised people around the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 11/10/2018 15:21:29 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns

389128

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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: Public Appointments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will list those persons appointed as chairs of non-departmental public bodies by the Department for International Development.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
	uin	HL1314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development publishes a list of persons appointed as chairs of non-departmental public bodies:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) - </strong></p><p> </p><p>Dr Alison Evans, Chief Commissioner of ICAI</p><p> </p><p>Commissioners:</p><p> </p><p>Francesca Del Mese</p><p>Tina Fahm</p><p>Richard Gledhill</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) - </strong></p><p>Richard Middleton, Chair, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK</p><p>Professor Graham Furniss OBE, FBA, Deputy Chair, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK</p><p>Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioners :</p><p> </p><p>Professor Anne Anderson OBE<br> Sandy Balfour<br> Dr Nick Brown<br> Richard Burge<br> Anthony Cary CMG<br> Professor David Cope<br> Professor Brian Faragher<br> Professor David Francis<br> Sarah Laessig<br> Dr Joanna Newman MBE<br> Mark Robson<br> Dr Mary Stiasny OBE<br> Professor Jeff Waage OBE</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 21/07/2015 16:26:57 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	4150 label Biography information for Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

476450

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UN High-level Panel on Access to Medicines
	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 mandate of the UN Secretary General’s High Level Panel on Access to Medicines and its potential to improve access to affordable and quality medicines across the world.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL7029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK is committed to ensuring access to low cost, effective medicines in the developing world, providing a range of other significant inputs to increasing access to essential medicines.</p><p> </p><p>A new £1 billion fund – the Ross Fund - was recently announced with the aim of developing, testing and delivering a range of new products to help combat the world’s most serious diseases, such as malaria, Ebola and TB in developing countries.</p><p> </p><p>We support the provision of essential medicines and other health products through innovative global partnerships such as the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, UNITAID, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP). We work to strengthen systems weaknesses, such as weak supply chains or poor procurement, which deter private investment, keep medicines prices high or lead to misuse or waste of medicines. We also place a great emphasis on research and development of new vaccines, medicines and diagnostics for conditions that affect millions of poor people. For example, the UK is a leading investor in public-private Product Development Partnerships (PDPs), designed to stimulate research and development (R&amp;D) where market incentives are insufficient.</p><p> </p><p>We support the aims of the UN High Level Panel on Access to Medicines. For it to fulfil its potential to improve access to affordable and quality medicines it will need to take a balanced approach, building and urge them to build on the WHO Global Strategy and Plan of Action (including underlying in-depth reports and discussions), and engaging withe existing global partnerships, and use its influence to galvanise Member States, public and private sectors around a common approach to this important issue.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 31/03/2016 15:02:45 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

480011

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was their bilateral spending on technical assistance to programmes funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in the financial years from 2010–11 to 2014–15 in addition to their commitment of up to £1 billion for the Global Fund.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL7123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2016 answer text <p>The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a critically important part of the international architecture for fighting the three diseases. The UK provides technical assistance to programmes funded by the Global Fund through the following organisations: the Stop-TB Partnership, Roll Back Malaria, UNAIDS and the World Health Organisation’s Global Malaria Programme. The table (below) shows DFID’s spend to these organisations over the last five financial years.</p><p><strong>(£ Millions)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHOs Global Malaria Programme</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>3.50</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>3.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Roll Back Malaria</p></td><td><p>0.52</p></td><td><p>1.00</p></td><td><p>1.63</p></td><td><p>0.63</p></td><td><p>1.23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stop TB Partnership</p></td><td><p>1.00</p></td><td><p>1.90</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>0.50</p></td><td><p>1.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNAIDS</p></td><td><p>10.00</p></td><td><p>10.00</p></td><td><p>15.00</p></td><td><p>15.00</p></td><td><p>15.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total (£ Millions)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11.52</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14.40</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21.63</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17.63</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20.73</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The UK is committed to remaining a world leader in tackling global diseases and ending the epidemics of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 2030. Our future contributions to the Global Fund will be determined following the completion of the Bilateral and Multilateral Aid Reviews.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma grouped question UIN HL7124 HL7125 question first answered 04/04/2016 12:40:12 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

480013

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their expected bilateral spending on technical assistance to programmes funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in addition to their commitment to the Global Fund in (1) 2015–16, and (2) 2016–17.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL7124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2016 answer text <p>The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a critically important part of the international architecture for fighting the three diseases. The UK provides technical assistance to programmes funded by the Global Fund through the following organisations: the Stop-TB Partnership, Roll Back Malaria, UNAIDS and the World Health Organisation’s Global Malaria Programme. The table (below) shows DFID’s spend to these organisations over the last five financial years.</p><p><strong>(£ Millions)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHOs Global Malaria Programme</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>3.50</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>3.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Roll Back Malaria</p></td><td><p>0.52</p></td><td><p>1.00</p></td><td><p>1.63</p></td><td><p>0.63</p></td><td><p>1.23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stop TB Partnership</p></td><td><p>1.00</p></td><td><p>1.90</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>0.50</p></td><td><p>1.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNAIDS</p></td><td><p>10.00</p></td><td><p>10.00</p></td><td><p>15.00</p></td><td><p>15.00</p></td><td><p>15.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total (£ Millions)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11.52</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14.40</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21.63</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17.63</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20.73</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The UK is committed to remaining a world leader in tackling global diseases and ending the epidemics of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 2030. Our future contributions to the Global Fund will be determined following the completion of the Bilateral and Multilateral Aid Reviews.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma grouped question UIN HL7123 HL7125 question first answered 04/04/2016 12:40:13 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

480014

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which organisations have received, or will receive, bilateral funding for technical assistance for programmes funded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in (1) 2014–15, (2) 2015–16, and (3) 2016–17.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL7125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2016 answer text <p>The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a critically important part of the international architecture for fighting the three diseases. The UK provides technical assistance to programmes funded by the Global Fund through the following organisations: the Stop-TB Partnership, Roll Back Malaria, UNAIDS and the World Health Organisation’s Global Malaria Programme. The table (below) shows DFID’s spend to these organisations over the last five financial years.</p><p><strong>(£ Millions)</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHOs Global Malaria Programme</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>3.50</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>3.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Roll Back Malaria</p></td><td><p>0.52</p></td><td><p>1.00</p></td><td><p>1.63</p></td><td><p>0.63</p></td><td><p>1.23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stop TB Partnership</p></td><td><p>1.00</p></td><td><p>1.90</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>0.50</p></td><td><p>1.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNAIDS</p></td><td><p>10.00</p></td><td><p>10.00</p></td><td><p>15.00</p></td><td><p>15.00</p></td><td><p>15.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total (£ Millions)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11.52</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14.40</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21.63</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17.63</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20.73</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The UK is committed to remaining a world leader in tackling global diseases and ending the epidemics of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 2030. Our future contributions to the Global Fund will be determined following the completion of the Bilateral and Multilateral Aid Reviews.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma grouped question UIN HL7123 HL7124 question first answered 04/04/2016 12:40:13 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

519588

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there will be UK ministerial attendance at the UN High Level Meeting for ending AIDS in June.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK government will be represented at the UN General Assembly high-level meeting on ending AIDS at the UN headquarters in New York in June 2016 and the International AIDS Conference in Durban in July. Precise attendance has still to be finalised.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma grouped question UIN HL154 question first answered 03/06/2016 10:40:33 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

519589

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Refugees: Iraq
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there will be UK ministerial attendance at the International AIDS Conference in Durban this year.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Barker
	uin	HL154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>The UK government will be represented at the UN General Assembly high-level meeting on ending AIDS at the UN headquarters in New York in June 2016 and the International AIDS Conference in Durban in July. Precise attendance has still to be finalised.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma grouped question UIN HL153 question first answered 03/06/2016 10:40:33 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
	tabling member	2501 label Biography information for Baroness Barker

100000

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Central African Republic
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current commitment, bilaterally and multilaterally, to the United Nations Level 3 Emergency Situation in Central African Republic.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	uin	HL2215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>In December 2013 the UN declared a Level 3 crisis in CAR which is in effect until December 2014. The UK welcomed the UN declaration which more accurately reflected the severity of the situation on the ground and brought much needed attention and resources from across the UN system to respond to the crisis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has been closely monitoring the situation and has committed a total of £18 million in humanitarian funding to CAR in 2014 to help hundreds of thousands of people, along with £7 million in Cameroon and Chad to assist CAR refugees. The funds are going towards the protection of civilians, urgent medical assistance, and to food security and livelihoods assistance through UN agencies, the Red Cross and NGOs. In 2014, the UK is the third largest bilateral humanitarian donor to CAR after the USA (£87 million) and the EU (£39 million). The UK’s combined bilateral and multilateral contributions (through the EU and the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund) to the CAR crisis total £27 million in 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 03/11/2014 11:56:42 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge