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100932

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/11/2014
	date	24/10/2014
	date tabled	24/10/2014
	ddp created	24/10/2014 17:08:44
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:18:43
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2400
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/11/2014 14:53:20
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to make representations to the European Commission to ensure that European Union policy and practice enable women and girls raped during the armed conflict in Syria to have access to safe abortions in accordance with international humanitarian law.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2400
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2400
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The UK is in regular dialogue with other EU bilateral donors and the European Commission to protect and promote women’s and girls’ access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services. This includes safe abortion services in line with our policy on safe and unsafe abortion. The UK remains one of only a handful of international donors willing to tackle this highly sensitive issue.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

169087

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/12/2014
	date	09/12/2014
	date tabled	09/12/2014
	ddp created	09/12/2014 23:36:49
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:50:00
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL3577
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	18/12/2014 12:38:41
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports of an embargo against relief aid and supplies for the Kurdish majority cantons of northern Syria; and what steps they are taking to ensure aid supplies reach those in need.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL3577
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL3577
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Delivering humanitarian assistance in Syria continues to pose significant challenges. The UK is working closely with our partners on contingency planning and is continuing to push all parties to allow the safe, unhindered delivery of aid.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

173530

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/01/2015
	date	13/01/2015
	date tabled	13/01/2015
	ddp created	13/01/2015 23:43:59
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 20:02:24
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4112
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	21/01/2015 12:01:52
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by Baroness Northover on 13 January, what action is being taken to respond to UNICEF’s report published on 11 January that UNICEF need additional resources to respond to winter conditions affecting refugees in Lebanon, Turkey, Egypt and Syria.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL4112
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4112
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>In Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq, DFID is supporting 13 implementing partners to carry out planned winterisation activities totalling over £32 million. This will provide an estimated 660,000 vulnerable people with items such as warm clothing, thermal blankets, mattresses, stoves, cash/vouchers and shelter support. In addition to our ongoing support to UNICEF in Syria and the region, a further £2 million has been provided to procure 65,000 blankets for Aleppo and Tartous in Syria reaching 32,500 children, and clothing kits for 45,000 children.</p><p> </p>
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

175580

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/02/2015
	date	26/01/2015
	date tabled	26/01/2015
	ddp created	26/01/2015 22:29:09
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 21:00:49
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4423
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	06/02/2015 13:26:36
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to provide books and other educational material for the Mesopotamia Academy of Social Sciences, Qamislo, northern Syria; and if not, why not.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL4423
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4423
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The UK has no such plans at the moment. We are supporting a range of UN agencies and International NGOs who can deliver at scale. For example, the UK is supporting UNICEF to provide over 160,000 children inside Syria with a foundation-level understanding of key subjects including Arabic, Maths, and Science through remedial classes.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

62506

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/07/2014
	date	18/06/2014
	date tabled	18/06/2014
	ddp created	18/06/2014 21:17:11
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:21:58
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL435
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	01/07/2014 16:38:25
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the suggestion by non-governmental organisations of a new approach to humanitarian aid in Syria, as reported in The Guardian on 30 May.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL435
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL435
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The UK Government agrees that it is unacceptable that people in need in Syria continue to be denied life-saving aid, and condemns the siege and starvation tactics being practised by the Syrian regime and other armed groups. The UK government agrees that the international community must work to ensure Syrians get the aid they need by the most direct routes possible, including through sustained delivery across conflict lines and borders.</p><p>Since the start of the Syria crisis, the UK has provided £76 million to agencies working cross-border to provide medical help, food and other aid to hundreds of thousands of people in desperate need inside Syria.</p><p> </p>
	creator	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

64608

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/07/2014
	date	30/06/2014
	date tabled	30/06/2014
	ddp created	30/06/2014 21:32:42
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:27:58
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL691
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	09/07/2014 16:39:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to lead a concerted international effort to help the governments of Jordan and Lebanon and international humanitarian agencies to cope with refugees and displaced people from Syria.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL691
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL691
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The UK has committed a total of £600 million for humanitarian assistance in response to the Syria crisis, including £292 million to support refugees in neighbouring countries such as Jordan and Lebanon. The UK helped to launch and mobilise international support for UNICEF's ‘No Lost Generation' Initiative and has allocated £50m to provide protection, trauma care and education for children affected by the crisis.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

65920

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/07/2014
	date	07/07/2014
	date tabled	07/07/2014
	ddp created	07/07/2014 21:44:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:32:03
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL847
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/07/2014 14:49:40
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to take action to ensure that essential medical and relief supplies reach people in the autonomous Kurdish cantons of north and east Syria.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL847
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL847
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>In Syria and the region, UK aid is supporting food for up to 535,000 people a month and water for up to 1.5 million people. UK support to WHO will provide vulnerable Syrians with essential access to comprehensive health services. WHO are also supporting trauma systems, delivering essential supplies and augmenting health systems to respond to outbreaks of diseases. Across Syria the UK has already funded over 244,000 medical consultations to critically injured and sick people.</p><p> </p>
	creator	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

77276

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/07/2014
	date	10/07/2014
	date tabled	10/07/2014
	ddp created	10/07/2014 21:29:50
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:37:23
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1010
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/07/2014 14:21:57
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' report <i>Woman Alone</i>: <i>The fight for survival by Syria’s refugee women</i>; and of its assessment of the situation of Syrian refugee families in Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan which are headed by women.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1010
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1010
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK welcomes the publication of this report, which highlights the distressing reality for women and girls affected by the crisis in Syria. Our assessment is that it accurately describes many of the hardships faced by refugee women who have become heads of their households as a result of the conflict, but also their resilience and bravery in the face of such hardships.</p><p> </p>
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

91815

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/10/2014
	date	26/09/2014
	date tabled	26/09/2014
	ddp created	26/09/2014 17:58:23
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:03:15
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1873
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	13/10/2014 11:56:44
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of the £600 million they have committed to the situation in Syria has been assigned to long-term civil society projects.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Coventry
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL1873
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1873
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Following the International Development Secretary’s announcement of £100 million at United Nations General Assembly, total United Kingdom funding in response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria and the region now stands at £700 million. Of this, over 50 per cent has been allocated to projects managed by non-governmental organisations. Due to the structure of our funding, the fluidity of the situation, and the resulting need for flexibility, it is not possible to give an exact breakdown of the amount assigned to such projects, however we remain committed to supporting capacity building of local civil society in the longer term.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	4266 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry

170909

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/12/2014
	date	11/12/2014
	date tabled	11/12/2014
	ddp created	17/12/2014 13:10:06
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 17:58:58
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	1
	identifier	906679
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	17/12/2014 15:12:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help children affected by the crisis in Syria.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Banbury
	tabling member printed	Sir Tony Baldry
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 906679
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	906679
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The UK has committed 700 million pounds in response to the Syria crisis, which is providing food, medical care and relief items to some of those most affected – including children. At the UN in September I announced a further 50 million pounds of funding specifically for the <em>No Lost Generation Initiative</em>. These funds will provide education, psycho-social support, and protection for Syrian children within Syria and in neighbouring countries.</p><p> </p>
	creator	93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry