To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of their recommendation that members
of the public donate to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal for Nepal following
the earthquakes in 2015, what assessment they have made of (1) how much money was
donated to that appeal, (2) how soon after the emergency those funds were spent, (3)
individual donors’ levels of satisfaction with how their donations were spent, (4)
how that money was shared between NGOs that are members of the DEC and Nepalese NGOs,
and (5) what effect that spending had.
<p>Funds raised by the British public for the DEC appeal have already reached over
£85 million, which includes £5 million in matched funding provided by DFID. UK Government
representatives in Nepal’s meet regularly with Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC)
members to discuss the ongoing earthquake response, recovery and reconstruction efforts.</p><p>The
DEC publishes regular updates on the Nepal response on their website and through social
media. Information on how funds are being used is also shared directly to donors via
email and post. The DEC has also commissioned and published an independent evaluation
of the work, which I have attached for ease, of members in Nepal which particularly
focuses on the emergency response phase.</p><p>The DEC is planning on producing a
‘one year on’ report which will be published on the anniversary of the earthquake.
This will give details of how funds were raised, how they were disbursed to member
agencies, how they have been spent and what has been achieved.</p><p> </p>
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the Disasters
Emergency Committee regarding openness and transparency in using public donations,
in the light of the earthquakes in Nepal in 2015 and previous disasters.
<p>Funds raised by the British public for the DEC appeal have already reached over
£85 million, which includes £5 million in matched funding provided by DFID. UK Government
representatives in Nepal’s meet regularly with Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC)
members to discuss the ongoing earthquake response, recovery and reconstruction efforts.</p><p>The
DEC publishes regular updates on the Nepal response on their website and through social
media. Information on how funds are being used is also shared directly to donors via
email and post. The DEC has also commissioned and published an independent evaluation
of the work, which I have attached for ease, of members in Nepal which particularly
focuses on the emergency response phase.</p><p>The DEC is planning on producing a
‘one year on’ report which will be published on the anniversary of the earthquake.
This will give details of how funds were raised, how they were disbursed to member
agencies, how they have been spent and what has been achieved.</p><p> </p>
