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106472

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to put women and girls at the heart of the UK's development programmes.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
	uin	905899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Empowering girls and women is a top priority. The Strategic Vision for Girls and Women sets out the ambitious results we will deliver. Significant progress was made at the Girl Summit to tackle Child, Early and Forced Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:48:33 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

106470

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	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 seek international consensus on post-2015 education goals and targets.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
	tabling member printed	Annette Brooke
	uin	905901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is advocating for a simple, inspiring, and relevant post-2015 development framework, centred on eradicating extreme poverty. We are actively working with international partners to ensure that access to education and quality of learning is at the heart of the post-2015 focus on education.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:49:30 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1431 label Biography information for Annette Brooke

100584

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2014
	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 the United Kingdom intends to ensure that at the London Conference on Afghanistan, due to take place on 24–25 November, Afghan women in attendance will be able fully to participate in the Conference’s deliberations.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
	uin	HL2321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>As co-hosts of the London Conference on Afghanistan (LCA), the UK government has agreed the overall invitation list in partnership with the Afghan Government. However, decisions on civil society attendees have been made by Afghanistan civil society themselves (rather than the UK or Afghan Government) through a democratic process in Kabul. At least 45% of these elected, sponsored attendees are Afghan women who are scheduled to contribute fully to the civil society event and its outcomes<em>. </em>The make-up of the official Afghan government delegation is for the Afghans themselves to decide, however we will be encouraging them to ensure that this includes female Afghan representatives.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 05/11/2014 17:49:18 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
	tabling member	3895 label Biography information for Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

106469

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	West Africa
	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 is taking to encourage other developed nations to support efforts to tackle the Ebola virus in West Africa.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
	tabling member printed	Jim Sheridan
	uin	905898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The British Government is playing a leading role in galvanising international support to tackle Ebola. The Defeating Ebola conference I co-hosted on 2 October generated over £100 million of support, and the Prime Minister’s call to European leaders secured a €1 billion commitment. We will continue to push international partners to do more.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:47:44 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1464 label Biography information for Jim Sheridan

106473

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Middle East
	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 situation of refugees in Syria and Iraq.
	tabling member constituency	Cheadle
	tabling member printed	Mark Hunter
	uin	905900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The UN estimates that 6.4 million people are internally displaced in Syria and a further 1.8 million people internally displaced in Iraq. There are over 3.2 million Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:49:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	1598 label Biography information for Mark Hunter

106468

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Jordan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what refugee relief work her Department is undertaking in Jordan.
	tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
	uin	905895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID is providing £122 million for humanitarian work in Jordan, providing food, healthcare and other support to thousands of refugees from Syria now living there. In addition, DFID is expanding support to municipal services and education in Jordan, to help the country deal with the impacts of the crisis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/11/2014 15:44:36 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

101588

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sierra Leone
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many British military and NHS personnel are in Sierra Leone to deal with Ebola; and what plans the Government has to increase their numbers.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Naomi Long
	uin	212430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>Some 800 military personnel have been deployed to Sierra Leone to aid in the UK effort. These personnel have supported the establishment of a command and control logistical hub that will provide the backbone of infrastructure, commodities, training and management needed to scale up the response in Sierra Leone. They are also supporting the ongoing construction and operation of Ebola treatment centres, and are running and staffing a World Health Organisation-led Ebola training academy. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship, RFA Argus, and three Merlin helicopters have now arrived in Sierra Leone to provide crucial logistic and transport support to medical teams and aid experts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To date the UK has received 2140 applications from British medical staff and initial indications of staffing profiles and needs were received from partners on 20 October. DFID and UKMED are currently matching profiles with staffing requirements. Pre-deployment training has already started in the UK for staff deploying to the Kerry Town facility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:50:57 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

101660

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department has given to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	East Antrim
	tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
	uin	212530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The New Alliance was launched in May 2012. Since its launch, UK support to the New Alliance has focused on action to support agriculture, food security and nutrition – specifically, developing policy instruments, technology and innovation and risk management. DFID’s spend on these enabling actions over the last two completed years is as follows: (FY 2012/13) £12 million, (FY 2013/14) £17 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/11/2014 17:40:53 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

101661

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition: Seeds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations she has made to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition on the effect of their policy on seed law on small farmers.
	tabling member constituency	East Antrim
	tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
	uin	212531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition is a joint initiative between African leaders, the private sector, donors and civil society to accelerate responsible investment in African agriculture and lift 50 million people out of poverty by 2022. The New Alliance is one of a number of initiatives aimed at promoting responsible private-sector investment in African agriculture in the context and in support of the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) and national priorities set out in Country Investment Plans. It does not have a corporate policy on seed law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/11/2014 17:42:00 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

106471

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	South Sudan
	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 help refugees from conflict in South Sudan.
	tabling member constituency	Banbury
	tabling member printed	Sir Tony Baldry
	uin	905896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p>£42.5 million has been committed by DFID for support to refugees in the region through UN agencies including UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP. DFID offices in the neighbouring countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda are working closely to monitor the situation and provide guidance for future humanitarian support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/11/2014 15:47:15 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
	tabling member	93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry