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1140211

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to work with faith leaders to help tackle the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	278890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK has been a major supporter of the response to the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC since it began in August 2018. Community engagement remains one of the most important factors that will help end the outbreak and strengthening this aspect of the response is a key part of the ongoing ‘reset’ pushed for by the UK and other partners. The response, led by the Government of DRC with international support directed by the UN, is increasingly working with religious leaders to help foster community trust and ownership. On top of our wider financial, technical and political support to the response, UK Aid is funding anthropological research into community dynamics in affected areas, which is helping response partners strengthen their engagement with communities, including faith leaders.</p><p>The Secretary of State for International Development met with faith leaders (both Christian and Muslim) in Butembo during his recent visit to eastern DRC. He also recently discussed the outbreak with the Archbishop of Canterbury, whose insights were incredibly valuable, while officials continue regular dialogue with a number of UK-based faith groups on the issue.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/07/2019 14:15:35 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1137546

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the potential risk of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo spreading to South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	274556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The risk of spread to countries neighbouring eastern DRC remains high, including to South Sudan. This is why the UK is the leading donor to regional preparedness efforts in neighbouring countries, helping support a range of activities, including screening at border crossings and the vaccination of health workers. The recent confirmed Ebola case in Ariwara, DRC, 70km from South Sudan, has further encouraged the international community to step up preparedness activities, particularly in high-risk areas along the border, in the support of the Government of South Sudan.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/07/2019 15:54:59 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

1132846

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the level of risk of Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo spreading to other countries in Africa.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	266171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>On 11 June, the first cross-border cases of Ebola since this outbreak began in August 2018 were confirmed in Uganda. Although these were quickly contained, the risk of further spread to countries neighbouring eastern DRC remains high. This is why the UK has been the leading donor to regional preparedness efforts, helping support a range of activities, including the construction of screening facilities at border crossings and the vaccination of health workers.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 24/06/2019 14:32:07 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

1128904

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department is providing to health workers working on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	259469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK continues to take the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC extremely seriously, providing funding and technical assistance to the response. Our funding to the WHO goes to directly support the public health response. Health workers are provided with training, vaccination, and access to personal protection equipment to reduce the risk of infection. We are also supporting other efforts within the response that are essential to building community trust.</p><p> </p><p>The UK strongly condemns attacks on health workers and facilities and will continue to support the DRC Government and UN system to work with affected communities to ensure the safety and security of all frontline responders. All those involved in fighting Ebola must be able to work in safety for the benefit of those being affected by this outbreak.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/06/2019 14:50:32 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

1128301

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to protect from violence the health workers providing vaccines and aid to people affected by Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	257418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the DRC is one of DFID’s key emergency priorities. Although a challenging security context is significantly hampering response activities, an experimental vaccine has been deployed throughout the response to good effect, and has likely saved thousands of lives.</p><p>The UK Government is committed to promoting respect for International Humanitarian Law. We strongly condemn repeated attacks and threats of violence directed towards health facilities and health workers who are working towards ending this outbreak. Health workers are not a target. The response must balance protecting health workers with not using security in a way that further escalates mistrust or violence. This is something that the UK has been advocating since the beginning of the outbreak. We are pleased to see theincreasing involvement of the United Nations Department of Safety and Security, as well as a number of civil society organisations who have important experience of working in fragile and conflict affected humanitarian contexts.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/06/2019 15:25:05 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1126887

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is an immediate priority for his Department; and whether he has immediate plans to travel to the region.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	254860
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is an immediate priority for the Department for International Development (DFID), we have dedicated teams leading a coordinated UK HMG response effort. The UK is one of the leading donors to the response in DRC, and preparedness efforts in the region.</p><p>DFID have so far contributed £33.5 million to Ebola in DRC in 2018/19. Moreover, we are the leading donor by far for regional preparedness, contributing £14 million across the most-at-risk countries (mainly for Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan). We have also provided specialist staff into the response and are continuing to push other donors to step up their engagement. Beyond funding and technical support, we are actively lobbying to improve management of the response, including coordination. While the efforts of the Government of DRC and the WHO have been laudable, significant improvements must be made in terms of coordination and management to bring the outbreak to an end.</p><p>I plan to visit North Kivu in Eastern DRC later this month to understand the situation on the ground and how the UK can continue to support the response. One immediate priority is the need to galvanise other donors to support the response and preparedness efforts. We are also working closely with responders on the ground to ensure management and coordination of the response reflects the severity of the current situation and the high risk of further spread, and to build trust with affected communities.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/05/2019 15:59:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1121814

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the number of ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	245602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>As of 21 April, the WHO estimate that there have been 1340 Ebola cases in the DRC, 1274 of which are confirmed and 66 are probable. However, given difficulties with surveillance and the high proportion of community deaths, epidemiologists suspect that there may be even more people affected.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/04/2019 15:19:14 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1121815

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to support efforts to limit the number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	245603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the largest in the country’s history and the second largest on record. The UK continues to be one of the leading supporters of the response, providing both £33.9 million in funding so far and technical expertise to the WHO and others. Moreover, given the risk of Ebola spreading across borders remains significant, we are the leading donor for regional preparedness providing £14 million so far. Preventing the spread of the disease not only saves lives but also provides the stability necessary for economic growth and security.</p><p>With case numbers continuing to rise and the response not yet under control, and ongoing conflict in the region, it is as important as ever to maintain international momentum in tackling the outbreak. Other donors must now step up in terms of funding and the response must double down on efforts to manage the outbreak effectively, including engaging communities effectively to ensure the range of activities needed to break the transmission chain can be carried out.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/04/2019 15:20:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1122070

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola
	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 strengthen community engagement in its response to the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	245565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>Community engagement remains one of the key challenges in this Ebola response. UK Aid has supported research by Social Science in Humanitarian Action to understand community concerns and the inherently complex social and political context of the affected areas.</p><p>We are working with the key implementing partners to adapt approaches to the very varied local contexts – including working with trusted local leaders and religious groups. Experience from the devastating outbreak of 2014-2016 in West Africa shows that the response will not be able to contain the outbreak until there is sufficient community understanding, acceptance and ownership, all of which is made more difficult in eastern DRC given the active conflict.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/04/2019 16:44:39 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1122071

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Ebola
	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 lead donor efforts to support regional (a) preparedness and (b) contingency planning in response to the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and what steps she is taking to consult with NGOs on those efforts.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	245566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK is the leading donor for regional preparedness, focusing on Priority 1 countries (Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and South Sudan) and supporting steps such as vaccination of front-line health workers. DFID officials will attend the Kampala Conference on Regional Preparedness at the end of this month. This will provide us a further opportunity to work closely with other donors and to press the World Health Organisation to develop a clear resource mobilisation strategy and plans for further preparedness activities.</p><p> </p><p>We also continue to support preparedness and contingency planning in currently unaffected areas in the DRC. Much of this work involves discussions with key non-governmental agencies and organisations around the roles they are playing and could play, making sure we take their views and needs into account in terms of the response as it develops.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/04/2019 16:45:32 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg