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1193253

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the need to increase the UK Government's contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency to meet increased demand for core services for Palestinian refugees throughout the Middle East.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	43743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a long-term supporter of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA). Our funding helps provide education to more than 533,000 children (half of which are girls), health services for around 3.1 million Palestinian refugees, and social safety net assistance for around <del class="ministerial">271,000</del> <ins class="ministerial">255,000 </ins>of the most vulnerable.</p><p>The services that UNRWA provide play a key role in helping contain and address the spread of COVID-19. We continue to monitor the situation closely and are working closely with UNRWA and the international community to ensure a co-ordinated response to the outbreak.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/05/2020 16:02:53 question first ministerially corrected 29/06/2020 11:21:23 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 20633 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1193251

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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: Coronavirus
	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 ensure logistical strategies are in place to help ensure the timely distribution of vaccines to international NGOs working on the ground in low-income and fragile states.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	43741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>My Department is at the forefront of global efforts to ensure that Covid-19 vaccines are available to everyone who needs them, including in low-income and fragile states. On 4 June, the UK will host the Global Vaccines Summit (GVS2020) alongside GAVI who are uniquely placed to ensure safe, effective and affordable COVID-19 vaccines can be rolled out at scale to ensure equitable access. The UK is the leading donor to GAVI and we recently announced the equivalent of £330 million a year for five years, covering the business planning period 2021-2025.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/05/2020 16:34:48 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1193252

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Migrant Camps: Hygiene
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts in the (a) G7, (b) G20, (c) UN and (d) World Health Organisation on the scaling up of WASH facilities available in refugee camps in (i) Greece, (ii) Turkey, and (iii) throughout the Middle East.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	43742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>The UK is at the forefront of tackling forced displacement and supporting refugees around the world, including support to Syrian refugees in Turkey and the Middle East, most notably Jordan and Lebanon. We also continue to offer support to the Greek Government to alleviate pressure and deliver sustainable improvements in the Greek migration system.</p><p>To date, the UK has committed £744 million in the international fight against COVID-19. We are a key contributor to the UN Global Humanitarian Response Plan which aims to ensure support to the most vulnerable groups including refugees and other forcibly displaced populations. This includes significant support to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to help install hand-washing stations and isolation and treatment centres in refugee camps, and increase access to clean water for displaced people.</p><p>We are working closely with the UN, International Financial Institutions, global health multilaterals, and wider international system to push for a strong and coordinated global response to the crisis and to ensure the most vulnerable groups, including refugees, are not left behind. As part of this, there is regular Ministerial and senior official engagement with the G7, G20, World Bank Group and other Multilateral Development Banks, UN agencies, and bilateral partners.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/05/2020 16:38:53 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1193254

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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: Nutrition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of UK Government-funded nutrition programmes in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	43744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>DFID undertakes reviews of all its programmes, including nutrition programmes, on an annual basis, including whether intended outcomes and impacts are being achieved. We also invest in evaluating our programmes to enable us to learn what works and to adapt our approaches accordingly.</p><p>In 2020, we have been looking across DFID’s country portfolio to assess where there is scope to improve how we address malnutrition as part of the government’s commitment to end the preventable deaths of mothers, newborns and children – and considering current efforts to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>The Independent Commission for Aid Impact is close to finalising its review of DFID’s work on nutrition. This will provide important insights into how we can further strengthen the work we do, and we look forward to receiving the final report in September.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/05/2020 16:25:09 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1193255

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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: Nutrition
	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 extent to which her Department’s funding for nutrition programmes in low-income and fragile states throughout the Middle East is meeting demand for those programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	43745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Across the Middle East, malnutrition rates, as well as food insecurity levels, are very concerning, particularly in Yemen and Syria where rates are among the highest in the world.</p><p>In Yemen, last financial year (19/20), UK support helped UNICEF screen over 400,000 children for severe acute malnutrition and enabled 45,000 children to be enrolled in nutrition programmes after screening. The UK is the second-largest donor to the malnutrition response in Yemen and we continue to encourage other donors to provide significant funding to Yemen, including for the malnutrition response.</p><p>In Syria, last financial year (19/20), the UK reached over 170,000 children under five, or pregnant or new mothers, with nutrition interventions. The UK is one of the largest bilateral donors to the Syria Crisis since it began in 2011. We are at the forefront of the humanitarian response, driving other donors to help those acutely in need, including on key issues such as malnutrition.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/05/2020 16:04:15 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1193256

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the need to tackle (a) malnutrition and (b) food scarcity among vulnerable people throughout the Middle East.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	43746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>On Friday 17 April, the Secretary of State for International Development spoke with the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, David Beasley. Their discussion covered COVID-19, the need for humanitarian access in Yemen (to enable the delivery of food to vulnerable people) and the current food scarcity risk posed by locusts in the Middle East and Africa.</p><p>On Monday 27 April, I spoke with the Government of Yemen’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Hadrami, where we discussed ways of stabilising Yemen’s economy (which will be critical for ensuring food imports and preventing a further deterioration in food scarcity).</p><p>On Thursday 23 April, DFID’s Acting Permanent Secretary discussed ways of improving humanitarian funding levels in Yemen, including in response to malnutrition and food scarcity, with the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Lowcock.</p><p>Ministers and UK officials also remain in close contact with other donors on malnutrition and food scarcity across the Middle East.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/05/2020 16:01:55 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1198474

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what outcomes were agreed on 23 April 2020 during discussions between her Department's Acting Permanent Secretary and the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs on international humanitarian funding levels in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	52363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>On Thursday 23 April, DFID’s Acting Permanent Secretary discussed the worsening humanitarian situation in Yemen and the urgent need for additional funding with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Lowcock.</p><p>The UN has requested over $2.4 billion of funding to be able to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen until the end of this year.</p><p>I announced on 2 June that the UK will provide £160 million in response to Yemen’s humanitarian crisis this financial year (2020/21). This brings our overall commitment to Yemen to £970 million since the conflict began in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 04/06/2020 16:23:09 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1198475

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she had with international counterparts on the urgent need for increased pledged funding for humanitarian aid programmes in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	52364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>Over the last month the International Development Secretary and I have held several calls with our counterparts, including from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait, to stress the importance of donors providing funds to the humanitarian response in Yemen.</p><p>UK officials have also held similar discussions with their counterparts around the world.</p><p>The UK announced our new pledge of £160 million in humanitarian funding for Yemen in the 2020/21 financial year at the Yemen Pledging Conference on 2 June, taking our total commitment since the conflict began to £970 million.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 08/06/2020 15:50:18 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1216273

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Sustainable Development
	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 potential effect of merging her Department with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on the UK’s ability to meet the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	62561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to the Sustainable Development Goals. The SDGs will play an important role in post-COVID-19 recovery, recognising the connection between healthy lives, healthy societies and a healthy environment. As the Prime Minister affirmed on 28 May, we owe it to future generations to build back better, basing our recovery on a fairer, greener and more resilient global economy, and to get our shared goals back on track, including the Sustainable Development Goals.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 25/06/2020 16:48:29 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin

1216796

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	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: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the reallocation of responsibility over the globally agreed Sustainable Development Goals following the merger of her Department with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Anna McMorrin
	uin	63460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the SDGs will play an important role in collective approaches to post-COVID-19 recovery. Responsibility for the oversight of the SDGs will need to be considered in the round as part of the formation of the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Notwithstanding this, all government departments have responsibility for the aspects of the SDGs that relate to their respective policy responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 29/06/2020 16:16:59 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4632 label Biography information for Anna McMorrin