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77273

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that sufficient medical supplies and surgical equipment are sent to Gaza to cope with the escalating number of casualties there, and that there are sufficient fuel supplies to work generators.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We are in close contact with UN and non-governmental agencies working in Gaza to make sure that priority needs are being addressed by the humanitarian community. UK aid is enabling UNRWA to continue providing basic health services and distribute fuel to ensure emergency water and sewage infrastructure can continue to function. Our support to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is helping medical supplies enter Gaza and providing surgical kits and blood for hospitals, as well as funding the repair of damaged water infrastructure. Our support to the UN Access Coordination Unit is also helping get essential supplies into Gaza, and to get the most urgent medical cases out of Gaza for treatment.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 21/07/2014 16:09:28 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

77275

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the analysis in the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' Global Trends Report of the number of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people worldwide.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department for International Development (DFID) is concerned by the increase in the number of people displaced from their homes in 2013 as highlighted in the Global Trends report. The report indicates the number of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced around the world now stands at 51.2 million, an increase of 6 million reported in 2012 and, for the first time since the end of World War II, exceeding 50 million people.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is providing assistance to refugees and internally displaced people in many of the world’s major crises. One of the agencies receiving support is the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which works in over 120 country contexts to assist displaced people, including: Syria, Kenya, South Sudan and Afghanistan. This assistance helps to meet basic needs and helps displaced people rebuild their lives whilst they await return, integration into their new community/country or resettlement. Last year UNHCR received £94 million in UK funding.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 24/07/2014 16:29:29 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

77276

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
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.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL1010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2014 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> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 24/07/2014 14:21:57 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

77307

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Government Departments: Air Travel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much was spent on first class air travel by the Department for International Development in the latest convenient period; and what was the justification for such expenditure.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>According to DFID records, no staff have flown first class during this financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 24/07/2014 16:26:03 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

77308

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for International Development has made any inquiries or requested any reports on the level of salaries in organisations it has funded in the past four years.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>DFID does not hold a central record of this information in the form requested.</p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 21/07/2014 16:09:52 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

77309

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for International Development has ever requested a salary or administration costs to expenditure ratio of organisations it has funded in the past four years.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID does not hold a central record of all requests made for data relating to salary and administration ratios for all the organisations it has funded.</p><p> </p><p>DFID always seeks to achieve the best value for money in the funding it provides. Salary costs and administration costs are considered when making funding decisions to ensure value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 21/07/2014 16:12:14 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

77764

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Castes: Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 6 May (WA 331–2) and the comments by Helen Grant, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities on 9 July (HC Deb, col 140 WH), how they intend to establish baseline data that can be used to determine whether caste legislation is stopping unlawful discrimination given their acceptance of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission’s statement that research for that purpose would not be possible; and what are the terms of reference of the feasibility study announced by Mrs Grant.
tabling member printed	Lord Avebury
uin	HL1061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>The Government has accepted that the Equality and Human Rights Commission will not be undertaking further research in the area outlined in the question. However, in their respective statements neither Lord Ahmad nor Helen Grant accepted that such research cannot be done, which is why we are commissioning the feasibility study to which the Noble Lord refers.</p><p>The key objectives for this study, which form its terms of reference, are to:</p><ul><li>Identify and critically assess the key issues which affect the feasibility of quantifying the extent of caste discrimination in Britain, and measuring changes over time;</li><li>Identify specific methodological approaches for realistically and feasibly quantifying the scale of caste discrimination in Britain and measuring changes over time;</li><li>Appraise the costs and benefits associated with each methodological option.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 04/08/2014 10:31:06 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	1665 label Biography information for Lord Avebury

77769

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on the amount of funding needed to cover out of stock medical supplies and medical referrals out of Gaza.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL1066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on 10th July that US$60 million was needed to cover out of stock medical supplies and medical referrals out of Gaza. This is now exacerbated by the Gaza emergency. Even before the recent violence the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza had chronic shortages of drugs (28% of drugs had zero stock) and medical supplies (53% of medical supplies had zero stock). Our support to UNRWA and ICRC is already helping these organisations to respond to the current situation, and we are in continuous contact with humanitarian agencies to assess emerging needs as a result of the violence.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 24/07/2014 16:30:20 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

77782

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many female Afghan civil society representatives they plan to sponsor as participants in the Afghanistan Development Conference to be co-hosted by the United Kingdom in November.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL1079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The role of women in determining the future of Afghanistan will be crucial. Therefore female civil society participation in the conference will be essential and something the UK will expect as a co-host. We expect to sponsor a number of civil society representatives – both male and female - to attend. However, the conference format and therefore number of attendees can only be confirmed once a new Afghan Government is in place.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 23/07/2014 12:12:37 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

77783

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what provision will be made for sponsored female Afghan civil society members directly to influence the communiqué of the Afghanistan Development Conference to be co-hosted by the United Kingdom in November<i>.</i>
tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
uin	HL1080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Civil society has a critical contribution to make in the lead up to, during and after the conference. The format of the conference can only be decided once a new Afghan Government is in place. However as a co-host, the UK is planning to facilitate opportunities for civil society to influence and shape the discussions and outcomes of the conference, both before and during the event itself. As part of this we will be encouraging engagement by both male and female representatives of Afghan civil society.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 23/07/2014 13:12:34 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead