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1224763

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether she had discussions with (a) civil society and (b) development partners on the potential merger of her Department with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office before the decision to merge those Departments was made.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	904786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>As with any government change like this, the announcement came first to Parliament. Baroness Sugg meets British Development Civil Society Organisations regularly. Strong consultation with a wide range of partners will continue to be a key component of our work to create the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 15/07/2020 15:56:53 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1224765

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2020
	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: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department has taken through the Yemen 2020: High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen held in June 2020 to provide support to people suffering as a result of the conflict in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Keighley
	tabling member printed	Robbie Moore
	uin	904792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK committed to provide £160m at the 2020 Yemen Humanitarian Pledging Conference, bringing our contribution to almost £1bn since 2015. By the end of July, we will have disbursed over 50% of our funding, helping the UN and NGOs tackle the spread of COVID-19 and meet urgent humanitarian needs. Ultimately, only a political settlement will address the humanitarian crisis. We urge all parties to engage constructively with Special Envoy Martin Griffiths.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/07/2020 15:57:48 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore

1224764

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions she has had with (a) her international counterparts and (b) international development non-governmental organisations on the planned merger of her Department with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	904788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>As with any government change like this, the announcement came first to Parliament. Baroness Sugg meets British Development Civil Society Organisations regularly. Strong consultation with a wide range of partners will continue to be a key component of our work to create the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 15/07/2020 15:57:11 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1226787

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the Answer of 20 July to Question 73967, when the Government will begin targeted engagement with stakeholders on the Integrated Review, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	77758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government continues to ensure that some of the best minds in the UK and beyond are feeding into the Review's conclusions.</p><p>We have started targeted engagement with academic stakeholders and will engage more widely still in the coming weeks; including with Parliament, Devolved Administrations, civil society, and our allies and partners. The Government has also now issued a Call for Evidence to help inform the Integrated Review. This will facilitate contributions from the public and our stakeholders with an interest and role in our nation's security and prosperity, and in tackling the global challenges the UK will face over the coming years.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 01/09/2020 08:49:52 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1225540

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2020
	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: Development Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the 2019-20 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between her Department and the Palestinian Authority, what assessment her Department made in 2019-20 of the compliance of the Palestinian Authority with the commitments in that MOU; and what representations her Department has made to the Palestinian Authority on compliance with that MOU.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	75190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority (PA) is underpinned by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and DFID’s ‘partnership principles’. We have an active dialogue with the PA on the issues identified through these channels and we assess that the PA continues to demonstrate a credible commitment to our agreements and the ‘partnership principles’.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 75191 question first answered 21/07/2020 15:08:04 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1225541

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2020
	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: Development Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the 2018-19 Memorandum of Understanding between her Department and the Palestinian Authority, what assessment her Department made in 2018-19 of whether there had been any breach by the Palestinian Authority of the commitments set out in the MoU; and what discussions her Department had with the Authority on the importance of transparency and compliance with those commitments.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	75191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2020 answer text <p>Our partnership with the Palestinian Authority (PA) is underpinned by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and DFID’s ‘partnership principles’. We have an active dialogue with the PA on the issues identified through these channels and we assess that the PA continues to demonstrate a credible commitment to our agreements and the ‘partnership principles’.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 75190 question first answered 21/07/2020 15:08:04 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1225269

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2020
	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: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to Recommendation 12, paragraph 45 of the 12th Report of the International Development Committee of Session 2017-19, on the UK's progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Voluntary National Review, HC 1732, if the Government will take the opportunity of the merger of her Department with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to review the location of responsibility for leading and reporting on the UK’s domestic performance against the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	74607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the SDGs will play an important role in collective approaches to post-COVID-19 recovery. Responsibility for the oversight of the SDGs will need to be considered in the round as part of the formation of the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Notwithstanding this, all government departments have responsibility for the aspects of the SDGs that relate to their respective policy responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 20/07/2020 15:31:04 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1227501

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Payments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will maintain her Department's commitment to more than double its use of cash and vouchers by 2025 to 32 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	78680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a leading supporter of cash in humanitarian response as an effective, efficient, and accountable way of helping people affected by crisis meet a range of basic needs. A considerable proportion of our humanitarian assistance is currently delivered as cash (and vouchers) as per the UK Government's commitment at the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit. The UK also co-convenes the Grand Bargain Cash Workstream with the World Food Programme.</p><p>As the Prime Minister has set out, the UK is committed to spending 0.7 per cent of gross national income on development. We continue to look at how this money can be spent most effectively in our national interest including through the Integrated Review, which will report in the Autumn and inform the new department's priorities.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/09/2020 08:31:23 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1226062

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the administration of Official Development Assistance will continue to prioritise (a) economic development and (b) welfare in developing countries after her Department merges with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	76029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK continues to report its aid spend in line with the international definitions of Official Development Assistance as set by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC). The core definition of ODA is spend that has the promotion of the economic development and welfare of developing countries as its main objective.</p><p>We will continue to look at how the UK’s aid can maximise the UK’s role as a force for good in the world, including through the Integrated Review. This will inform the priorities of the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office.</p><p>As the Prime Minister said in the House, the work of UK aid to reduce poverty will remain central to the new department’s mission.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 24/07/2020 13:24:45 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1226602

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Bangladesh: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to allocate additional funding to help tackle the covid-19 outbreak in Bangladesh.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
	uin	76908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK has major health, humanitarian and extreme poverty programmes in Bangladesh. These have re-prioritised funding and interventions to tackle the immediate health needs and the broader social and economic impacts of COVID-19 on the poorest and most vulnerable. To date the UK has allocated £21 million to support the Government of Bangladesh’s Preparedness and Response Plan objectives. This includes more than £7 million for testing and treatment by the national health system and £3 million through UNDP to reach more than 2 million of the poorest people living in urban slums. In the Rohingya refugee camps, over £11 million has been allocated to UN and NGO partners to prepare for COVID-19 and to provide critical humanitarian services, including testing, isolation and treatment. DFID is collaborating with Unilever on a mass global handwashing media campaign, which will run across Africa and Asia, including in Bangladesh.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 27/07/2020 14:19:17 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum