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61539

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Egypt
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what funds are available via the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development to help the people of Egypt to promote good governance, economic development and the rule of law.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stone of Blackheath
	uin	HL308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The FCO and DFID support Egypt through the following funds:</p><p>1) The Arab Partnership Economic Facility</p><p>2) The Arab Partnership Participation Fund, and</p><p>3) The Conflict Pool</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 26/06/2014 15:35:36 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	2222 label Biography information for Lord Stone of Blackheath

63715

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Egypt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the Government has offered support to the Egyptian government to help establish the Egyptian parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	202278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK has supported the preparation of Parliamentary by-laws and helped to build the capacity of the Parliamentary secretariat staff in respect of committees, the library and research sections, and the media unit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 16:01:01 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

63716

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Egypt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to support the introduction of green tourism in Egypt.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	202267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Green tourism is supported by many of the international development institutions in Egypt in which the UK is a stakeholder, including the African Development Bank and the World Bank Group.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 15:57:49 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

63717

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Egypt
	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 with her Egyptian counterpart to reduce the level of poverty in Egypt.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	202277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government provides technical assistance, directed through International Financial Institutions, to tackle Egypt's economic challenges. One example of UK support is the development of a database of 10m poor households, which the Egyptian Government can use to target cash transfers towards the poorest. The UK is also funding projects that target marginalised communities, particularly women and girls in rural Egypt, providing them with access to finance and vocational training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 16:00:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

63718

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Egypt
	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 Egyptian counterpart on structural reform in Egypt to improve employment opportunities.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	202264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>UK officials recently met the Egyptian Finance Minister, who outlined his plans for structural economic reform. The UK supports these reforms, and is providing technical advice through the World Bank to tackle some of these challenges.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 15:54:12 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

63719

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Egypt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she plans to take in conjunction with the Egyptian government to develop the Nile delta for the production of food.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	202273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID has no specific programmes to develop the Nile delta for the production of food.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 16:40:21 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

63720

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Egypt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with the Egyptian government on creating job opportunities for people under 30.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	202266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government regularly engages with Egyptian Ministries on the need to promote job creation, particularly for young people. The UK is supporting projects to reform the vocational and technical education sector, to increase access to finance, develop entrepreneurship skills, and target micro-finance support to women in rural areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 15:56:45 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

63721

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Egypt
	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 has taken to increase the number of women in the Egyptian political system.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	202274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Following the low numbers of women elected to the previous Parliament, the UK funded a project to support over 700 women with the skills and knowledge to run for local office in council elections, as a stepping stone to Parliamentary representation. This also included civic education on the role of women in political life.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 15:58:35 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

63722

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Egypt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what help the Government is giving to Egypt to source gas and oil fields.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	202263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government does not provide direct support to the oil and gas sector in Egypt.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 15:45:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

63723

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Egypt
	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 counterpart in Israel on the need for negotiations with Egypt to develop agriculture in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	202270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No such discussions have taken place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 01/07/2014 16:39:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon