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100000

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:20
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:08
	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	Central African Republic
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2215
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/11/2014 11:56:42
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their current commitment, bilaterally and multilaterally, to the United Nations Level 3 Emergency Situation in Central African Republic.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2215
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2215
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>In December 2013 the UN declared a Level 3 crisis in CAR which is in effect until December 2014. The UK welcomed the UN declaration which more accurately reflected the severity of the situation on the ground and brought much needed attention and resources from across the UN system to respond to the crisis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has been closely monitoring the situation and has committed a total of £18 million in humanitarian funding to CAR in 2014 to help hundreds of thousands of people, along with £7 million in Cameroon and Chad to assist CAR refugees. The funds are going towards the protection of civilians, urgent medical assistance, and to food security and livelihoods assistance through UN agencies, the Red Cross and NGOs. In 2014, the UK is the third largest bilateral humanitarian donor to CAR after the USA (£87 million) and the EU (£39 million). The UK’s combined bilateral and multilateral contributions (through the EU and the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund) to the CAR crisis total £27 million in 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	creator	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

100001

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/11/2014
	date	20/10/2014
	date tabled	20/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 08:42:20
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 19:13:09
	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	Central African Republic
	house id	2
	identifier	HL2216
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	03/11/2014 11:58:34
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will review the level of humanitarian aid given bilaterally to the Central African Republic.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL2216
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL2216
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The UK has been closely monitoring the situation in CAR and has committed a total of £18 million in humanitarian funding to CAR in 2014 to help hundreds of thousands of people, along with £7 million in Cameroon and Chad to assist CAR refugees. In 2014, the UK is the third largest bilateral humanitarian donor to CAR after the USA (£87 million) and the EU (£39 million). DFID officials conduct quarterly visits to CAR in order to meet with partners and review the response.</p><p> </p> answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	creator	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

155526

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/11/2014
	date	11/11/2014
	date tabled	11/11/2014
	ddp created	11/11/2014 22:32:06
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 08:31:28
	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	Central African Republic
	house id	1
	identifier	214360
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	20/11/2014 17:08:04
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when (a) she and (b) other ministers in her Department plan to visit the Central African Republic.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 214360
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	214360
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We do not publish future ministerial visits. Past ministerial visits are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations-in-the-department-for-international-development.</p><p> </p> answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	creator	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

176526

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/02/2015
	date	28/01/2015
	date tabled	28/01/2015
	ddp created	28/01/2015 23:33:24
	ddp modified	09/02/2015 01:41:28
	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	Central African Republic
	house id	1
	identifier	222369
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/02/2015 17:09:04
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Bekou Trust Fund to date; and whether she plans to contribute to it.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Naomi Long
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 222369
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	222369
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We welcome the leadership of the EU on the humanitarian response in CAR and on programmes linking relief, recovery and development. The UK is not a current contributor to the EU Trust Fund in CAR. The UK has committed £33 million in humanitarian funds to CAR and CAR refugees since July 2013, funding a range of NGOs and UN agencies to provide protection, water, health and food security.</p> answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	creator	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

176528

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/02/2015
	date	28/01/2015
	date tabled	28/01/2015
	ddp created	28/01/2015 23:33:25
	ddp modified	09/02/2015 01:41:34
	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	Central African Republic
	house id	1
	identifier	222421
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/02/2015 17:11:24
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her assessment is of the implications of the current security situation in the Central African Republic for the delivery of humanitarian assistance in that country.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Naomi Long
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 222421
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	222421
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>DFID regularly monitors the security and humanitarian situation in CAR. High levels of violence continue across the country, and a million people have been displaced since December 2013. The security situation impacts not only communities but humanitarian workers. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported 142 security incidents directed at humanitarian workers since January 2014 and 18 humanitarian workers killed. In 2014 DFID provided £18 million to the ICRC, UN agencies and international NGOs to support communities who have suffered from the violence in CAR.</p><p> </p> answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	creator	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

416736

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/09/2015
	date	04/09/2015
	date tabled	04/09/2015
	ddp created	04/09/2015 18:39:25
	ddp modified	09/09/2015 16:50:09
	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	Central African Republic
	house id	1
	identifier	8734
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	09/09/2015 16:18:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what spending and technical support her Department has committed to what programmes in Central African Republic in each of the last five years.
	session	2015/16
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gavin Shuker
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2015/16 8734
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	8734
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>DFID’s funding to CAR and CAR refugees has increased in the last five years in response to growing humanitarian needs caused by the conflict which started in 2012. DFID committed £2.25m in assistance in 2009, £5m in 2013, £28m in 2014 and has so far programmed £18m in 2015. UK funding has provided health care, livelihoods, protection and food assistance to CAR populations and CAR refugees over this period.</p> answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	creator	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

57579

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	04/06/2014 23:18:22
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:13:05
	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	Central African Republic
	house id	2
	identifier	HL52
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	16/06/2014 15:49:30
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the number of refugees in the Central African Republic.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL52
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL52
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The ongoing violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to take a distressing toll on the civilian population, compounding an already acute humanitarian crisis. The UN estimates that 557,000 people have been displaced within CAR, with 483,000 estimated to have fled the country, of whom 358,000 are refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Cameroon, Republic of Congo and South Sudan.</p><p>Prior to the crisis, CAR was host to over 15,000 refugees from DRC and Sudan; however the deteriorating security situation has led to the voluntary repatriation of many refugees with support from UNHCR. In April over 6,000 Congolese refugees were voluntarily repatriated to Equateur province in DRC - a further sign of the gravity of the situation in CAR.</p><p>The crisis is having a marked impact on education provision, with the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimating that 400,000 vulnerable children are in need of emergency access to education. Many schools outside the capital have been closed since the onset of the crisis and whilst some schools in Bangui have reopened, work on rebuilding educational institutions as well as infrastructure is needed. The Multi-Cluster Initial Rapid Assessment in January 2014 placed the level of functioning schools at 4%, with many looted and occupied by displaced people, but did not report military use of schools. The interruption of education affects both girls and boys.</p><p>The most important need continues to be security, and the UK has worked closely with international partners, including the African Union (AU), to support efforts to bring stability to the country. We have provided £2m in non-lethal support to the UN-mandated AU force, MISCA, which despite serious challenges, has worked well with the French Operation Sangaris to bring some security to the country. We will continue to work with the AU and others as we approach the handover to the UN Peace Keeping Operation, MINUSCA, in September 2014, and as preparations are made for elections, currently scheduled for 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	creator	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

57580

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	04/06/2014 23:18:31
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:13:07
	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	Central African Republic
	house id	2
	identifier	HL53
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	16/06/2014 15:49:30
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the long-term impact of the conflict in the Central African Republic on education there, particularly of girls, on higher education, and on the use of schools for military purposes.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL53
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL53
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The ongoing violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to take a distressing toll on the civilian population, compounding an already acute humanitarian crisis. The UN estimates that 557,000 people have been displaced within CAR, with 483,000 estimated to have fled the country, of whom 358,000 are refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Cameroon, Republic of Congo and South Sudan.</p><p>Prior to the crisis, CAR was host to over 15,000 refugees from DRC and Sudan; however the deteriorating security situation has led to the voluntary repatriation of many refugees with support from UNHCR. In April over 6,000 Congolese refugees were voluntarily repatriated to Equateur province in DRC - a further sign of the gravity of the situation in CAR.</p><p>The crisis is having a marked impact on education provision, with the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimating that 400,000 vulnerable children are in need of emergency access to education. Many schools outside the capital have been closed since the onset of the crisis and whilst some schools in Bangui have reopened, work on rebuilding educational institutions as well as infrastructure is needed. The Multi-Cluster Initial Rapid Assessment in January 2014 placed the level of functioning schools at 4%, with many looted and occupied by displaced people, but did not report military use of schools. The interruption of education affects both girls and boys.</p><p>The most important need continues to be security, and the UK has worked closely with international partners, including the African Union (AU), to support efforts to bring stability to the country. We have provided £2m in non-lethal support to the UN-mandated AU force, MISCA, which despite serious challenges, has worked well with the French Operation Sangaris to bring some security to the country. We will continue to work with the AU and others as we approach the handover to the UN Peace Keeping Operation, MINUSCA, in September 2014, and as preparations are made for elections, currently scheduled for 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	creator	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

57581

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/06/2014
	date	04/06/2014
	date tabled	04/06/2014
	ddp created	04/06/2014 23:18:36
	ddp modified	06/02/2015 18:13:08
	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	Central African Republic
	house id	2
	identifier	HL54
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	16/06/2014 15:49:29
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what engagement they have had with the African Union on efforts to address the situation in the Central African Republic.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 HL54
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL54
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p>The ongoing violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to take a distressing toll on the civilian population, compounding an already acute humanitarian crisis. The UN estimates that 557,000 people have been displaced within CAR, with 483,000 estimated to have fled the country, of whom 358,000 are refugees in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Cameroon, Republic of Congo and South Sudan.</p><p>Prior to the crisis, CAR was host to over 15,000 refugees from DRC and Sudan; however the deteriorating security situation has led to the voluntary repatriation of many refugees with support from UNHCR. In April over 6,000 Congolese refugees were voluntarily repatriated to Equateur province in DRC - a further sign of the gravity of the situation in CAR.</p><p>The crisis is having a marked impact on education provision, with the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimating that 400,000 vulnerable children are in need of emergency access to education. Many schools outside the capital have been closed since the onset of the crisis and whilst some schools in Bangui have reopened, work on rebuilding educational institutions as well as infrastructure is needed. The Multi-Cluster Initial Rapid Assessment in January 2014 placed the level of functioning schools at 4%, with many looted and occupied by displaced people, but did not report military use of schools. The interruption of education affects both girls and boys.</p><p>The most important need continues to be security, and the UK has worked closely with international partners, including the African Union (AU), to support efforts to bring stability to the country. We have provided £2m in non-lethal support to the UN-mandated AU force, MISCA, which despite serious challenges, has worked well with the French Operation Sangaris to bring some security to the country. We will continue to work with the AU and others as we approach the handover to the UN Peace Keeping Operation, MINUSCA, in September 2014, and as preparations are made for elections, currently scheduled for 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	creator	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

61317

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/06/2014
	date	11/06/2014
	date tabled	11/06/2014
	ddp created	11/06/2014 22:31:06
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 08:09:48
	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	Central African Republic
	house id	1
	identifier	200313
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	16/06/2014 15:32:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the emergency response fund for the Central African Republic has so far been dispersed; and which international agencies have received such funding.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 200313
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	200313
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>DFID has contributed a total of £23m in humanitarian aid to the crisis in the Central African Republic since mid-2013, with £700,000 remaining to be distributed according to humanitarian priorities in the coming months.</p><p>DFID allocated £5m to support NGOs in CAR in November 2013 which was increased in February 2014 to £7 million in light of growing needs. The bulk of funding was awarded to five NGOs: Mentor, Save the Children, Solidarites, Mercy Corps and International Medical Corps. Since DFID makes quarterly payments to NGOs, not all funds have been disbursed.</p><p>In addition, DFID allocated humanitarian funds to the ICRC, Common Humanitarian Fund, UNHAS, UNHCR and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).</p><p> </p> answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	creator	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar