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1093503

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Swine Flu
	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 respond to reports of swine flu in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	235788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK works closely with the UN and partners operating in Yemen to track the presence and spread of communicable diseases. Based on the available information, there is no clear evidence of an increase in cases of swine flu in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/03/2019 12:25:30 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1093502

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Internally Displaced People
	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 provide support to internally displaced people in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	235787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Last year the UK provided protection assistance, including primary healthcare services, legal assistance and support in response to sexual violence to over 200,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) through our funding to the International Organisation for Migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.</p><p> </p><p>On 24 February, the Prime Minister announced that the UK will provide an additional £200 million in response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen for the next financial year (2019/2020). This includes continued support to people displaced by conflict, and brings the total UK commitment to Yemen to £770 million since the conflict began in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/03/2019 12:24:17 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1081834

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Uganda: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to reports in the Indian Ocean Newsletter on 22 February 2019, that the UK Government is seeking to expand the role of British companies providing education services in Uganda, what plans her Department has to provide new funding to UK companies to deliver education services in Uganda; and which organisations and individuals the Minister of State for Africa has met with since January 2019 on this issue.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	228110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to provide new funding to UK companies to deliver education services in Uganda. The UK Government is supporting more children to access good quality education in primary and secondary schools through a partnership with the Government of Uganda.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2019, the Minister of State for Africa has not met anyone directly related to this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/03/2019 13:56:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1060473

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to promote the Government's trade for development programme.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	909199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains a world leader in trade for development. We are prioritising our trading partners for the future, for example through our commitments on gender, the new Commonwealth Standards Network and our ambition for the UK to be the largest G7 investor in Africa by 2022.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:12:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1060476

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to promote the Government's trade for development programme.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	909204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains a world leader in trade for development. We are prioritising our trading partners for the future, for example through our commitments on gender, the new Commonwealth Standards Network and our ambition for the UK to be the largest G7 investor in Africa by 2022.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:11:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1124081

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Occupied Territories: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	910649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>We continually monitor the humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and in particular the major pressure on Gaza’s health sector. Last month DFID announced a new aid package of £2 million to the International Committee for the Red Cross to support delivery of vital medicines, equipment and rehabilitation services.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 01/05/2019 15:16:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1092249

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Mozambique: Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State on 20 March 2019 on the debt crisis in Mozambique and the role played by the City of London institutions, what the next steps are for the investigation; which UK authority is conducting the investigation; and what the timeline is for it.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	234840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The relevant UK authorities have considered the allegations against UK-based banks and have offered assistance to Mozambique in relation to their investigations. Any action to be taken pursuant to investigations will be a matter for law enforcement authorities. The Government does not comment on law enforcement action for live investigations.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 25/03/2019 16:01:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1124082

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2019
	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: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment the Government has made of the contribution of female human rights defenders to improving human rights for women in the Middle East.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
	uin	910651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Office leads in this area and recognises the important work female human rights defenders do to protect and defend human rights. They do not have specific data on women’s contributions; however, the UK’s global network of embassies and high commissions works closely with human rights defenders, particularly women.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 01/05/2019 15:22:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1110399

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Libya: Humanitarian Aid
	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 humanitarian situation in Libya since the upsurge in violence in that country and the resultant displacement of civilians; and what plans she has to support the humanitarian effort in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	242257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Following the announcement by General Haftar of his Libyan National Army’s advance on Tripoli on 4 April, the UK has been working hard with our international partners to avert further bloodshed in the capital and to get the parties back to the negotiating table with UN Envoy Salamé as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to closely monitor the security situation across the whole of Libya to assess where aid can be delivered to alleviate the humanitarian situation.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently supporting the humanitarian effort in Libya through a £3.29 million programme which provides assistance to vulnerable people, improves access to primary health care, builds capacity of health care workers and bolsters humanitarian coordination and capability. We have also allocated up to £5 million to humanitarian assistance and protection for migrants and refugees in Libya, including targeted healthcare.</p><p> </p><p>The UK government has allocated £16m for Libya this financial year through the Conflict, Security and Stability Fund (CSSF) to boost political participation and economic development, and support the delivery of greater security, stability and resilience, including the fight against extremism.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, through our contribution to the EU Trust Fund, the UK has supported the EU and Africa Union joint commitment to significantly increase voluntary returns of those who want to leave Libya (as agreed at the EU-AU Summit in November 2017). Since then, more than 34,000 people have benefitted from Voluntary Humanitarian Return Assistance and been supported to return home.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/04/2019 11:44:42 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1088400

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Land Mines: Bomb Disposal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent since 2017 on landmine clearance; how many landmines have been cleared with that funding; and what proportion of those landmines were (a) manufactured landmines and (b) improved explosive devices.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	232097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Since 2017 my Department has spent over £49million on programmes that reduce the impact of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW). As set out in the UK’s policy document on mine action, this includes abandoned improvised explosive devices.</p><p>My Department measures the impact of mine action programmes by the amount of land released and available for productive use, rather than the number of devices removed, and through the number of beneficiaries of mine risk education. Programmes deliver life-saving mine risk education sessions to ensure communities living in some of the most heavily contaminated places in the world understand the dangers of landmines and ERW. Since 2017, we have supported over 17,000 mine risk education sessions benefitting nearly 400,000 boys, girls, men and women.</p><p>The mine action programme releases land in some of the most heavily contaminated countries in the world, ensuring communities can to return to their homes, travel safely to school and work, and farm their own land. In Iraq the removal of mines and improvised devices is enabling the return of displaced people to areas liberated from Daesh, where civilians are returning voluntarily to find their homes and public facilities significantly contaminated by abandoned improvised explosive devices.</p><p>The UK also supports national mine action authorities to manage their clearance of their own contamination more efficiently including training staff on quality assurance techniques and improving national mine action databases to make the most effective use of resources and ensure the most vulnerable communities have their land cleared.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/03/2019 17:45:42 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden